Powering Off The 3494 Tape Library; Changing To Pause Mode - IBM TotalStorage 3494 Tape Library Operator's Manual

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2. On the Mode menu, select Shutdown.... The System Administrator Password
3. Enter a valid password in the password field and select OK. A confirmation
4. Select Yes on the confirmation window. After the standby Library Manager
5.
6.
7. Set the power switch on the standby Library Manager to the Off position.
Frame Power Removal Procedures
VTS Frame Removal
1. Perform a soft shutdown of the active Library Manager and attached
2. Move the VTS frame power switch to the OFF (O) position.

Powering Off the 3494 Tape Library

Perform the following steps to power off the 3494 Tape Library:
1. Ensure that all tape drives are varied offline to the appropriate host.
2. Press the Unit Power switch on the operator panel to the Power Off position.
3. Observe the Power Off Pending LED on the operator panel. The LED flashes
Note: In an emergency, you can power off the 3494 Tape Library immediately by
Attention: Using the Unit Emergency switch for immediate power off can cause
database problems or check disk (CHKDSK) problems with the Library Manager or
the VTS controller. The Unit Emergency switch does not power off the 3494 B18,
B10, and B20 VTSs, but the associated tape drives will have power removed.

Changing to Pause Mode

Perform the following steps to change to Pause mode:
1. Press the Pause button on the operator panel.
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window opens.
window opens asking you to verify your request.
shuts down, the Shutdown window opens.
Select Shutdown computer for power-off... on the Shutdown window.
When it is safe to shutdown the Library Manager, an information window on
the Library Manager opens with the following message:Shutdown has
completed. It is now safe to turn off the Library Manager.
After all attached subsystems have quiesced, power can be removed from the
frames safely. If only one frame needs to have power removed, all subsystems
in that frame must first be quiesced.
subsystems as described above.
Note: If the Local Remote power switch is in the Local position, the Unit
Power switch can power off the 3494 Tape Library.
until the 3494 Tape Library is powered off.
If the 3494 Tape Library has a VTS, the system can take up to 20 minutes to
shut down. When the shutdown completes, the 3494 Tape Library (including
the 3494 B18, B10, and B20 VTSs, if installed) is powered-off.
using the Unit Emergency switch either on the operator panel or at the right
end of the 3494 Tape Library. The second switch, at the right end, is
provided if the 3494 Tape Library has more than eight frames or if the 3494
HA1 Option is installed.

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