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--- master:slotting [2019/08/19 03:42] – [Manually Add a Volume to a Slot] Scott Cunliffe
+++ 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 ====
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 ==== 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 [[master:volume_properties_window|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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 ==== Sample Slotting Script ====
-<sxh>
+<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"
-</sxh>
+</code>
 ==== Preparing TapeMaster for Automatic Slotting ====
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     * **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 Options.
-  * **Do not reslot**: If set to true a Volume will not be reslotted in it's previous slot when it is moved back.
+  * **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.
-  * **Retain moving slot**: If set to true the slot allocation is not made available for other volumes until the volume moving out is confirmed at target location. False allows the slot to be allocated to another volume as soon as the occupying volume is placed in a move status.
+  * **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.
-  * **Slotting Order**: There are three orders with which Volumes may be assigned Slots:
+  * **Slotting Order**: There are three orders with which [[master:volumes|Volumes]] may be assigned Slots:
-    * **Movement Time**: Volumes will be assigned Slots based on when they arrived at the selected Repository.
+    * **Movement Time**: [[master:volumes|Volumes]] will be assigned Slots based on when they arrived at the selected Repository.
-    * **From Location**: Volumes will be assigned Slots based on which Repository they were sent from.
+    * **From Location**: [[master:volumes|Volumes]] will be assigned Slots based on which Repository they were sent from.
-    * **Volume-ID**: Volumes will be assigned Slots in the alphanumeric order based on their Volume-IDs.
+    * **Volume-ID**: [[master:volumes|Volumes]] will be assigned Slots in the alphanumeric order based on their [[master:volumes|Volume-ID's]].
+{{tag> slot slotting}}