Removing The Slot Blocker - 2U Library - IBM TS3100 Setup, Operator, And Service Manual

Configuring the Tape Drive
1. Log on to the Web User Interface.
2. Verify that you are running the latest version of Library firmware and drive
3. Use the Web UI to update the Logical Library (Configure Library > Logical
4. Reconfigure your library using the OCP to configure your network settings,
5. Save your library configuration to your host computer or to a USB device.
6. Update your Library Configuration Form with the new drive and configuration
7. Resume normal library operations.

Removing the Slot Blocker - 2U Library

Earlier versions of the 2U library may have a "slot blocker" in the upper right cell
of the left magazine. A slot blocker is used to close off/restrict a data cell so a data
cartridge cannot be placed there. For 2U libraries using library firmware of 1.90 or
higher, this blocker can be removed by following the procedure below:
Figure 10-10. 2U Magazine with Slot Blocker
Completely remove the magazine from the library. The power does not have to be
turned off.
1. In the upper right cell, locate the slot blocker ( 1 ).
2. Remove the slot blocker.
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TS3100 Tape Library and TS3200 Tape Library Setup, Operator, and Service Guide
firmware (library firmware: Monitor Library > Library Identity; drive
firmware: Monitor Library > Drive Identity). Upgrade, if necessary (Service
Library > Upgrade Firmware).
Libraries) and Drive (Configure Library > Drives) configurations. Refer to
Chapter 5, "Operations," on page 5-1. Select Submit on the Configure Library
> Logical Libraries web page even if there are no required changes. This action
will refresh the Data Transfer Element (DTE) for the drives. Refer to
Appendix B, "SCSI Element Types, SCSI Addresses, and Physical
Configurations," on page B-1 for information regarding DTE addressing. If
Configure Library > Logical Libraries does not correctly refresh/update the
DTE addresses, execute step 3 and step 4. Otherwise, proceed to Step 5.
then using the Web UI to complete your library configuration.
information.
a. From behind the magazine, push a screwdriver or a pen through the hole.
b. Pop the slot blocker out of the cell.
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