Access Door; I/E Station; Operator Panel - Quantum scalar i500 User Manual

Access Door

I/E Station

Operator Panel

Scalar i500 User's Guide
The access door allows access to the internal components of the library.
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Each control module and expansion module has an access door. In most
cases, you will not need to access the library through this door except
when you want to bulk load or unload cartridges from the library.
The access door is locked by the I/E station door. To open the access
door, you must first open the I/E station door. If you want to prohibit
access to the library, which is recommended for security reasons, lock the
I/E station door. This keeps unauthorized users from accessing tape
cartridges.
You can lock and unlock the I/E station door using commands on the
menu. For more information, see
Operations
I/E Stations on page 266.
If the access door is opened, the library is not available for use. When an
access door (on any module) is opened, all in-progress motion commands
are stopped, and the picker slowly lowers to the bottom of the library.
When the access door is closed, the library returns any media in the
picker to its original slot and also performs a library inventory.
Caution: Care should be taken to avoid opening the access door
during robotic operations since the robot will stop
immediately and will fail to complete the current
operation.
I/E stations enable importing and exporting cartridges with minimal
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interruption of normal library operations. I/E stations are located on the
front of the control module and on the front of expansion modules. A 5U
I/E station has a capacity of six cartridges within a removable magazine.
A 9U I/E station has a capacity of 12 cartridges within two removable
magazines.
The I/E stations can also be configured as storage as well as become part
of a logical division of library resources known as a partition. The I/E
station is shared among all partitions, but the I/E station slots are owned
by one partition at a time. When an I/E station slot is assigned to a
partition, only the assigned partition can access that slot.
The operator panel is the touch screen display device upon which the
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graphical user interface (GUI) appears. The operator panel is located on
Chapter 1 Description
Front Panel Components
Locking and Unlocking the
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