Front Panel; Front Panel Components; Front Panel Component Descriptions - IBM TS2900 Setup, Operator, And Service Manual

Front panel

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Figure 2. Front panel components
Table 4. Front panel component descriptions
Number
1
2
3
4
Cartridge magazine release
5
6
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Component
Operator Panel
Control keys
Cartridge magazine
Serial number label
Air vents
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The Operator Panel features a monochrome 16-character LCD
graphic display that is on the front of the library. Library
operations and service functions are completed from this
screen.
The Web User Interface offers some of the same functionality
as the Operator Panel with a web browser for remote access to
the library. For information about the Operator Panel and the
Web User Interface, see "User interfaces" on page 13.
The control keys are located to the right of the Operator Panel
LCD display on the front of the library.
The tape library has a single cartridge magazine that can hold
up to 9 data cartridges, or 8 data cartridges with a 1-slot I/O
station. See Figure 3 on page 4.
Column 5/Tier 1 in the cartridge magazine can be configured
as a 1-slot I/O station. Column 5/Tier 2 in the cartridge
magazine is reserved for the exchange position and can be
accessed by the library only. The I/O station is used to import
and export cartridges without interrupting normal library
operation. Beginning with Column 4, a minimum of one
column can be reserved for cleaning cartridges. Cleaning
cartridges are used to clean the tape drive heads. For
configuration details, see "Installation and configuration" on
page 21.
Emergency cartridge magazine lock release. When the I/O
station is locked, insert a large, straightened paper clip twice
or hold the paper clip in place while the cartridge magazine
slides past the I/O station lock.
The machine type and serial number of the library are on the
front bezel of the library. The serial number is the number that
links the library to IBM entitlement for service.
These vents draw cooler air into the library enclosure and
allow warm air to escape which helps keep the library at a
normal operating temperature.
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