Chapter 3 Configuring Your LibraryWorking With PartitionsScalar i500 User’s Guide 77The paths to open the appropriate screens are as follows:• From the Web client, select Operations > Partitions > Change Mode.• From the operator panel, select Operations > Change Partition Mode.Disabling/EnablingManual CartridgeAssignment 3Administrators can disable or enable manual cartridge assignment. Whenmanual cartridge assignment is enabled (the default setting), the AssignI/E screen automatically appears on the operator panel once cartridges areplaced into the I/E station. The Assign I/E screen prompts you to use theoperator panel to assign the cartridges to a specific partition or to thesystem partition.When manual cartridge assignment is disabled, the Assign I/E screen doesnot appear on the operator panel, and the cartridges in the I/E stationremain unassigned until they are moved or imported into the library.For more information on how manual cartridge assignment affectsimporting of media, see Importing Media on page 246.You can disable manual cartridge assignment by clearing the ManualCartridge Assignment check box on the operator panel System Settingsscreen. For more information on system settings, Configuring SystemSettings on page 126.Manual cartridge assignment cannot be configured from the Web client.The path to open the appropriate screen is as follows:• From the operator panel, select Tools > System Settings.Understanding Host Application Notification 3When manual cartridge assignment is enabled, SCSI Unit Attention6/2801 notifies the host application when the I/E station has beenaccessed, allowing the host to automatically detect the presence of mediain the I/E station and update its I/E station status information.When manual cartridge assignment is disabled, host notification via SCSIUnit Attention 6/2801 depends on the number of configured partitions:• If multiple partitions are defined, the host application is not notifiedwhen the I/E station has been accessed. Media presence in the I/Estation is reported to any partition requesting it.
