Populating the LSM
Cartridges can either be manually placed in cells when the library is offline, or entered into a library through a CAP.
An essential requirement for the library and ACSLS to function properly is the availability of a few free cells in each LSM to accommodate dismount, pass through, and eject operations. You should reserve at least one free cell for each tape drive installed in each LSM.
To determine the free cell count of an LSM, issue the following command:
query lsm lsm_id
In the SL8500, each rail is defined as an LSM.