Library Management

The Library Management function allows you to manage individual libraries and the Volumes contained within them.

Select Library Management from the Task Menu and click Next to continue.

This will open the Options window. If required you can set the location for the log files to be written to, or leave the default.

To change the default directory, click in the field to the right of the Log File Folder and click on the (…) button and select directory.

Click Next to continue.

Select the Customer that you want to manage Volumes for by double-clicking the Customer-ID or left-clicking the Customer-ID and clicking Next at the bottom of the page.

Select the Media to manage Volumes by double-clicking the required Media or by selecting the Media and clicking Next

Select the Repository to manage by double-clicking the required Repository or by selecting the Repository and clicking Next

The Volume Management window displays Volume and Repository information including required moves to maintain the set level of scratch Volumes.

Clicking Execute will affect the displayed moves to manage the selected Repository's management requirements and take you to the Move Lists window.

If you don't wish to execute the move command, the Volume Management window can be closed by clicking the X at the top right to continue to the Move list window.

Notes:

• A Repository usage statistics.
• B Repository scratch requirements.
• C Free slots and current scratch Volumes in repository.
• D Movement calculations required to hit scratch Repository targets.
• E Target Repository (required) for ejected Volumes.
• F Volumes selected to move into the Repository.
• G Volumes to be ejected to create enough space for incoming Volumes.

The Move list window displays all Volumes currently in a move status including Volume-ID, current and target location, elapsed move time, scanned out status and whether the Volume is overdue at its intended target Repository.

• Edit
  • Copy: Volume-ID's can be copied to the Windows clipboard by selecting the required volumes and right-clicking the highlighted Volume/s and selecting Edit → Copy.
• Export: Reports can be exported by selecting the required volumes and right-clicking the highlighted Volume/s and selecting Export.
• Operations
  • Cancel Move: Volumes can have their move revoked or canceled by right-clicking highlighted Volumes and selecting Operations → Cancel Move