Tools > Storage Manager > Library Operator Interface

Parameter	Description
Media ID	The unique identifier for each piece of media.
Current Library	The name of the library where media currently reside. For Move or Enter actions, the source archive is displayed. For example, Ejected From: vault123.
Pending Library	The name of the destination library to which the media action will be carried out.
Reason	The reason motivating the action upon the media.
Media Location	The current physical location of the media.
Action Required	The action to be performed on selected media.
Details	Displays information or errors from the back-end system. If information is not available, the field is blank.

1. On the Tools menu, click Storage Manager, and then click Library Operator Interface.
2. Select one or more media on which to perform the action indicated in the Action Required column, or click All to select all media. Due to the limitation of the port selection, the media chosen must all be related to the same action and library.
3. In the Port list, select the mailbox port ID for the library on which the action will be performed.
   • If the action is to enter media into a SCSI-attached library, open the mailbox and enter the media at this time.
4. Click Perform Action to initiate the action shown in the Action Required column, or click Cancel Action to cancel the action on the media.
   • If the action is to enter media into an ACSLS attached library, open the cap and enter the media at this time.

   • If the action is to eject media from an ACSLS or SCSI-attached library, open the cap/mailbox and remove the media at this time.

5. When the confirmation message appears, click Yes to proceed.

Note: If you do not agree that a required action is necessary, you can select the line containing the media action and click Cancel Action.

Traditionally, vaulting enables a library to manage more media than it can physically hold, and is mainly used for data archival purposes.

With the recent introduction of Quantum Scalar i6000 Tape Library’s Active Vault partition feature that can keep vaulted media inside the library, there is added value in using an Active Vault policy that works with the library’s Active Vault partition feature.

With Active Vault, you can manage StorNext Management Suite (SNMS) licensed capacity more proactively. Active Vault offers a flexible, and fully configurable vault policy that helps you manage SNMS licensed capacity.

Active Vault is integrated with the SNMS scheduling automation feature, and i6000 Active Vault plug-in.

Each time a scheduled Active Vault policy runs, if SNMS used capacity exceeds a high water mark percentage of licensed capacity, qualified media will be vaulted (using the command vsmove) until used capacity is below a low water mark percentage of licensed capacity or qualified media is exhausted.

For additional details and configuration information, see Active Vault Policy.