Export Tape Cartridges

Use the mailslot to remove tapes from the library.

1. If exporting from a partitioned library, assign the mailslot to a partition (see Assign the Mailslot to a Partition).
2. Use the host application to move the tapes from the storage slots to the mailslot.

   If you cannot use the host application, you can move tapes using the remote interface. Then, after closing the mailslot update the host application database to account for the removed tapes.

3. Open the Mailslot. Remove the tapes. Close the Mailslot.
4. In a partitioned library, once you are finished exporting tapes, unassign the mailslot (see Unassign the Mailslot)..