Import And Export Media During Normal Library Operation; Service Library: Reboot Page - IBM TS3100 Setup, Operator, And Service Manual

This page is used to complete a library reboot. There is a default time delay when the Web User Interface
page refreshes itself. This time is sufficient to reload the page. However, during a reboot, the connection
to the library might be lost. If the connection is lost, the user must reload the page manually.
Click Reboot to initiate the reboot.
Figure 142. Service Library: Reboot page

Import and export media during normal library operation

Import media
Data cartridges can be inserted and taken out of a magazine while the library is in operation. If the
library contains an I/O station, and you want to import media, follow these steps:
1. From the OCP main menu, select Control > Open I/O Station. The I/O station unlocks itself.The I/O
station slot opens, and the "Unlocking I/O station" message displays. Wait for the "Insert/remove
cartridge and close I/O station" message to insert or remove the cartridge, then close the I/O station
by gently pushing the slot back into the left magazine.
Note: It is recommended to wait for the messages before you insert or remove cartridges to ensure
that the library is ready to handle the cartridges.
2. Pull out the I/O station and insert a data cartridge. On a 2U library, only 1 cartridge can be inserted
at a time. On the 4U library, 3 cartridges can be inserted at one time.
3. Close the I/O station. The library automatically starts an inventory. The cartridges in the I/O station
are counted but unassigned until they are moved into storage slots.
4. From the OCP main menu, select Control > Move Cartridges and move the data cartridges into the
wanted data slots. See "Control: Move Cartridges" on page 97 or "Manage Library: Move media" on
page 121 for more information.
If the library does not have an I/O station (all slots are assigned to storage), and you want to import
media, you must release a magazine and insert the cartridges manually following these steps:
1. From the OCP main menu, select Control > Magazine. Choose the magazine to unlock and remove.
2. Pull out the magazine and insert data cartridges into the empty slots.
3. Push the magazine back into the library. The library automatically starts an inventory.
4. To move cartridges in the magazine once they are inserted, from the OCP main menu, select Control
> Move Cartridges and move the data cartridges into the wanted slots. See "Control: Move
Cartridges" on page 97 or "Manage Library: Move media" on page 121 for more information.
Note: If you run a library configuration backup program on your host computer, use the program to
run an audit of the library after new cartridges are added to update the backup program.
Export media
To remove cartridges from your library with your I/O station, follow these steps:
1. From the OCP main menu, select Control > Move Cartridges and move the data cartridges into the
I/O station. See "Control: Move Cartridges" on page 97 or "Manage Library: Move media" on page
121 for more information.
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