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--- master:slotting [2017/10/18 16:54] – [Preparing TapeMaster for Automatic Slotting] dcumming
+++ master:slotting [2025/01/21 22:07] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 ===== Slotting =====
-A Slot is a location in a [[master:admin_zone|Zone]] large enough for one [[master:volumes|Volume]].  Slotting is a process of allocating a volume to a particular slot to allow documentation of the exact storage location of that volume.
+A Slot is a location in a [[master:admin_zone|Zone]] large enough for one [[master:volumes|Volume]].  Slotting is a process of allocating a [[master:volumes|Volume]] to a particular Slot to allow documentation of the exact storage location of that [[master:volumes|Volume]].
 ==== Adding Slots to a Repository ====
-To add Slots to a [[master:repository|Repository]], create a [[master:admin_zone|Zone]] using the Zone Administration tool in the Administration Menu. Then, follow the steps to Add a Zone to a Repository.
+To add Slots to a [[master:repository|Repository]], create a [[master:admin_zone|Zone]] using the Zone Administration tool in the Administration Menu. Then, follow the steps to [[master:admin_zone|Add a Zone]] to a Repository.
 ==== Manually Add a Volume to a Slot ====
-To manually add a Volume to a Slot,
+To manually add a [[master:volumes|Volume]] to a Slot,
-Double-Click a [[master:volumes|Volume]] in the Volume List or Right-Click a [[master:volumes|Volume]] in the Volume List and select Properties. This will launch the Volume Properties Window.
+double-click a [[master:volumes|Volume]] in the [[master:volumes|Volume]] List or right-click a [[master:volumes|Volume]] in the Volume List and select **Properties**. This will launch the [[master:volume_properties_window|Volume Properties Window]].
 Select the **Target Location** tab and enter a Slot number in either the ''Slot field'' in the Relative Location window or the ''Level field'' and ''Slot field'' in the Absolute Location window.
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-Click ''Save'' and the [[master:volumes|Volume]] will be put into a Move to that slot, even if that Volume is moving to a Slot within its Current [[master:repository|Repository]].
+Click ''Save'' and the [[master:volumes|Volume]] will be put into a Move to that slot, even if that [[master:volumes|Volume]] is moving to a Slot within its Current [[master:repository|Repository]].
-Click F5 in the inventory window to update the display to show new target slotting.
+Press F5 in the inventory window to update the display to show new target slotting.
 ==== Automatic Slotting ====
-Automatic Slotting in TapeTrack is done with a Command Line program called [[cli:TMSS10SlotAllocation]] that is included in installs of [[server:guide|TapeTrack Framework Server]] and TapeTrack Server Utilities in conjunction with Windows Task Scheduler.
+Automatic Slotting in TapeTrack is done with a Command Line program called [[cli:TMSS10SlotAllocation]] that is included in installs of [[server:guide|TapeTrack Framework Server]] and [[cli:introduction|TapeTrack Server Utilities]] in conjunction with [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Task_Scheduler|Windows Task Scheduler]].
 [[cli:TMSS10SlotAllocation]] must be run on the [[server:guide|TapeTrack Framework Server]], but it can be launched remotely if necessary.
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 ==== Sample Slotting Script ====
 <code>
-TMSS10SlotAllocation -S superuser:-password@tapetrack.domain.com > "%TMSS10REPORTS%\slotting_report.txt" 2> "%TMSS10REPORTS%\slotting_error.txt"
+TMSS10SlotAllocation -S user:-password@tapetrack.domain.com > "%TMSS10REPORTS%\slotting_report.txt" 2> "%TMSS10REPORTS%\slotting_error.txt"
 </code>
 ==== Preparing TapeMaster for Automatic Slotting ====
-Before running [[cli:TMSS10SlotAllocation]] , Repositories must be set so that Slotting is Enabled. This can be done under the Options Tab of the Repository Properties Window.
+Before running [[cli:TMSS10SlotAllocation]] , Repositories must be set so that Slotting is Enabled. This can be done under the [[master:repository_options|Options Tab]] of the [[master:repository_properties_window|Repository Properties Window]].
 {{:master:repository_enable_slotting.png|}}
-Once **Slotting** is enabled, the slotting preferences can be set.
+Once **Slotting** is enabled, the slotting Assignment Options can be set.
-  * **Slot Assignment Setting**
+  * **Slotting Mode**
     * **IntelliSlot**: The Slotting batch process will Slot [[master:volumes|Volumes]] in groups by Consignment or Slotting Order  until the available group slots are filled. At this point, empty Slots will be filled on a First Available Status.
     * **First Available**: [[master:volumes|Volumes]] will be put in the first available Slot in their Repository and will not be grouped.
     * **Bypass**: When [[master:volumes|Volumes]] are automatically confirmed (see above), they will not be assigned Slots.
-  * **Ignore Home Slot**: If a Volume has been assigned a Home Slot in the Options Tab of the [[master:volume_properties_window|Volume Properties Window]], this Repository will ignore it and Slot using the Slot assignment setting.
+  * **Ignore Home Slot**: If a Volume has been assigned a Home Slot in the Options Tab of the [[master:volume_properties_window|Volume Properties Window]], this Repository will ignore it and Slot using the Slot assignment Options.
-  * **Slotting Order**: There are three orders with which Volumes may be assigned Slots:
+  * **Do not reslot**: If set to true a [[master:volumes|Volume]] will not be reslotted in it's previous slot when it is moved back.
-    * **Movement Time**: Volumes will be assigned Slots based on when they arrived at the selected Repository.
+  * **Retain moving slot**: If set to true the slot allocation is not made available for other [[master:volumes|Volumes]] until the [master:volumes|Volumes]] moving out is confirmed at target location. False allows the slot to be allocated to another [[master:volumes|Volume]] as soon as the occupying [[master:volumes|Volume]] is placed in a move status.
-    * **From Location**: Volumes will be assigned Slots based on which Repository they were sent from.
+  * **Slotting Order**: There are three orders with which [[master:volumes|Volumes]] may be assigned Slots:
-    * **Volume-ID**: Volumes will be assigned Slots in the alphanumeric order based on their Volume-IDs.
+    * **Movement Time**: [[master:volumes|Volumes]] will be assigned Slots based on when they arrived at the selected Repository.
+    * **From Location**: [[master:volumes|Volumes]] will be assigned Slots based on which Repository they were sent from.
+    * **Volume-ID**: [[master:volumes|Volumes]] will be assigned Slots in the alphanumeric order based on their [[master:volumes|Volume-ID's]].
+{{tag> slot slotting}}