Ejecting

For successful ejecting of a tape from a tape library, the tape library must have the mail slot and the slot must not be locked by a user or by other software.

To eject a tape:

1. In the Navigation tree, click Tape management. If connected to the management server, select the storage node to which your tape device is attached.
2. Click the pool that contains the necessary tape, and then select the required tape.
3. Click Eject. The software will prompt you to provide the tape description. We recommend that you describe the physical location where the tape will be kept. During recovery, the software will display this description so you could easily find the tape.

   Details. You can disable the tape description prompt by clicking Do not show this message again. To re-enable the prompt: click Options on the menu, then click Console options, click Pop-up messages, and then select the Request description when ejecting a tape check box.

4. Click OK to start the operation.

After a tape is ejected either manually or automatically, it is recommended to write its name on the tape.