How to Unload a Library Drive

If a volume is no longer needed, its cartridge is automatically unloaded. However, you can also manually unload a drive. When you unload a drive, the mounted cartridge is removed from the drive and placed in its storage slot.

Before You Begin

Before unloading a drive, you must idle the drive. For more information, see How to Idle a Library Drive.

  1. From the Manage Hosts menu or the Managed Hosts page, choose the name of the server that you want to administer.
  2. From the navigation tree, choose Archive Media.

    The Tape Library Summary page is displayed.

  3. Click the name of the library on which the drive that you want to unload is located.

    The Library and Drive Details page is displayed.

  4. Select the radio button next to the row in which the drive that you want to unload is located, and click Unload.