Adding and removing cartridges

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How to add and remove cartridges in IBM Storage Archive Library Edition.

Note: An unformatted medium cannot be added to the IBM Storage Archive LE file system. Format the medium before you add it. For more information, see Formatting a medium in the library.
A new cartridge must be added to the IBM Storage Archive LE file system to become usable. When added, the cartridge volume serial number (VOLSER) is recognized by the operating system as a subdirectory. The leadm tape assign command adds a medium to the IBM Storage Archive LE file system. The following example shows the leadm tape assign command that is used to add a medium (VOLSER AA0012L5) to the local library server:
leadm tape assign AA0012L5
When a medium is in use, the cartridge cannot be removed from the inventory. The leadm tape unassign command removes a medium from the IBM Storage Archive LE file system, as in the following example:
leadm tape unassign AA0013L5

Using the I/O station

When a new medium is imported or a used medium is exported, the user moves the medium to or from the (input/output) I/O station.

To import a new cartridge, the user then inserts the cartridge into the I/O station and closes it. The cartridge is added to the IBM Storage Archive LE file system and then moved to the library by using the leadm tape assign command, as in the following example:
leadm tape assign AA0012L5
Note: If the target cartridge is in the I/O station, IBM Storage Archive LE implicitly assigns the home slot in the storage slot and moves the medium to it.
To export a cartridge from the library, the user first moves the cartridge from the storage slot to the I/O station. The user then opens the I/O station and removes the cartridge from the station. The cartridge can be removed from the IBM Storage Archive LE file system and then exported from the library by using the leadm tape unassign command along with the leadm tape move command. The following example shows how the commands are used:
leadm tape unassign AA0013L5; leadm tape move -L ieslot AA0013L5