Turning Off The Library - Quantum scalar i40 User Manual

Turning Off the Library

Quantum Scalar i40 and Scalar i80 User's Guide
Shutting Down, Restarting, Turning Off, and Removing Power
Web Client
1 Make sure the connected host applications are not sending
commands to the library and that all library operations have
stopped.
2 Press Operations > System Shutdown.
3 Select Restart and click Apply.
4 Press OK to confirm.
5 Several messages appear on the operator, in the order shown in
Figure 25 on page 142. Do not do anything in response to these
messages. The library will restart and initialize on its own.
Turning OFF the library means pressing the power button on the front
panel.
It is recommended that you perform a shutdown via the Web client or
operator panel before turning off the library. If you do not perform a
shutdown, the library attempts to complete all shutdown operations
before turning off the library. However, it may not have enough time to
shut down completely, and operations could be stopped mid-process.
Caution: You should always perform a shutdown before turning off
the library or completely removing power. Otherwise, the
following could occur:
– The library may not complete closing all data and log 
files.
– If you turn off power while writing to tape, the data on 
the tape could become corrupted.
1 Make sure the connected host applications are not sending
commands to the library and that all library operations have
stopped.
2 Shut down the library (see
3 Turn OFF the library by physically pressing the power button on the
library's front panel. It can take up to 12 seconds for the power to
completely turn off.
Chapter 6: Performing Library Operations
Shutting Down the Library on page 140).
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