Cartridges by Logical Library

Use the Cartridges by Logical Library page to create and manage logical libraries, and assign, unassign, or move cartridges.

Searching for cartridges
Use either the Cartridges page or the Cartridges by Logical Library page to find specific cartridges.
Viewing cleaning cartridge status
IBM® supplies a cleaning cartridge with the first frame of each media type in a library. The library uses the cleaning cartridge to automatically clean tape drives as needed to maintain the efficiency of the tape drives. Each cleaning cartridge can be used 50 times.
Assigning or unassigning cartridges
A bar code label with a volume serial (VOLSER) number is affixed to each cartridge. Cartridges are assigned to a logical library with VOLSER ranges that are defined when the logical library is created. If the VOLSER range that is assigned to a logical library matches the VOLSER of a cartridge, that cartridge is assigned to the logical library. If the VOLSER of a newly inserted cartridge does not match the VOLSER range of a logical library, the cartridge is available to be imported into any logical library of the same media type. The assignment is then determined by the first application to import the cartridge. VOLSER ranges were called the Cartridge Assignment Policy with the TS3500 tape library.
Moving cartridges
At times, you might want to tell the library to move a specific tape cartridge. For example, if a single host controls the library and the host fails during an operation, you can use actions on the Cartridges or Cartridges by Logical Library page to move one or more cartridges to continue the operation.
Exporting cartridge information
Click the Save icon on the toolbar to view the export options.
Performing other cartridge tasks from the CLI
The following cartridge tasks can be performed only from the command-line interface (CLI):

Parent topic: Cartridges

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