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--- technote:preparing_racks_for_slotting [2021/11/15 02:44] – [Method 2] Scott Cunliffe
+++ technote:preparing_racks_for_slotting [2025/01/21 22:07] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 ===== Method 1 - Last Volumes To First Empty Slots=====
-The fastest method to compact the Volumes in the racking slots is to move Volumes from end of Slots to fill gaps.
+The fastest method to compact the Volumes in the racking slots is to move Volumes from end of Slots to fill gaps, or highest Slot numbers to Lowest Slot number gaps until all gaps are filled.
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 This file is then loaded into TapeMaster with the first entry being assigned to Slot one, the second entry to Slot 2 etc.
-===== Method 3 =====
+===== Method 3 - Record Each Volume-ID And Slot Allocation =====
 Volumes are left in their current Slots and each Volume-ID is recorded in a Excel spreadsheet, or similar, for importation into TapeMaster.  To do this you need a thorough understanding of Virtual and Physical Slotting principles and put the required labour into recording each Volume-ID and its corresponding Slot number.
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+===== See Also =====
+[[technote:labelling_storage|Labelling Storage Racks]] \\
+[[technote:gemtrac_labels|Labelling GemTrac Racks]] \\
+[[technote:promedia_labels|Labelling ProMedia Cabinets]]
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