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## Manage Logical Library (Basic Mode)

1. Select Manage Logical Library (Basic Mode) action to start the wizard.
   The Information screen displays the existing logical libraries, which will be deleted by the wizard.
2. Click Proceed and then click Next.
3. The Create Logical Library Scheme screen displays the number of slots, I/O station, tape drives, and maximum available logical libraries for the library.

|  | If you want to enable or disable the I/O station, Cancel the wizard and update the I/O station configuration before configuring logical libraries.

1. Select the number of logical libraries.
2. Select the number of barcode characters reported to the host application. This option provides interchange compatibility with libraries with more limited barcode reading capabilities. The maximum length is 15 and the default is 8. This configuration will apply to all logical libraries.

|  | The industry standard length for LTO barcode labels is eight characters. Barcode labels longer than eight characters might scan incorrectly, particularly if they are not high quality labels.

1. Select whether to report the barcode characters from the left or right end of the barcode label to the host application when reporting fewer than the maximum number of characters. For example, when reporting only six characters of the barcode label 12345678, if alignment is left, the device will report 123456. If alignment is right, the device will report 345678. The default is left.
2. Select Auto Clean to enable the auto cleaning feature. When enabled, the library automatically initiates a cleaning operation when media is unloaded from a drive that requires cleaning instead of creating a warning event when a drive requires cleaning. For reliable operation, enable Auto Clean for each logical library and ensure that the library has a valid cleaning cartridge.

When a cleaning operation starts, the library first attempts to use an unexpired cleaning cartridge from the same logical library as the tape drive. If the logical library does not contain an unexpired cleaning cartridge, the library then attempts to use an unexpired cleaning cartridge from a storage slot that is not assigned to a logical library. The library does not use a cleaning cartridge from a different logical library. When Auto Cleaning is enabled, ensure that each logical library has an unexpired cleaning cartridge or place at least one unexpired cleaning cartridge in a storage slot is not assigned to a logical library.

1. Select Enable Sequential Mode to enable it.
   Sequential Mode is inteneded to be used by host applications which are not supporting SCSI media changer devices but need to get another media loaded if the current media is full.
   Select Loop Mode to restart the sequence from the beginning in case there are no more cartridges available.
   Select Autoload Mode to load the first cartridge automatically during library startup after inventory scan has been finished.

Click Next

1. The Finish Configuration screen displays the proposed allocation of library resources into logical libraries.

- To update the configuration, click Back.
- To have the wizard configure logical library as shown, click Finish.
- After the wizard reconfigures the logical library, the library will come on line automatically.
- To exit the wizard, click Cancel or Exit.

| TIP | You can use the Expert Logical Library Wizard to adjust the allocation of resources after creating the logical libraries with the Basic Logical Library Wizard.