Using The Operator Panel To Determine Status Of Cartridge Accessor - IBM TS3500 Manual

• Viewing drive displays
This section introduces two ways to view the characters that display on the front of a
3592 tape drive or an Ultrium tape drive in the TS3500 Tape Library.
• Determining the status of an I/O station
This section introduces three ways to determine whether one or more tape cartridges
are present in an I/O station of the TS3500 Tape Library.
• Determining the status of storage slots
Use one of the following methods to determine how many storage slots are in use in
the TS3500 Tape Library.
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Determining the location of cartridges
This section introduces three ways to determine the location of cartridges.
Parent topic: Operating procedures
Using the operator panel to determine the status of the cartridge
accessor
Complete this task to determine the status of the cartridge accessor using the operator
panel.
About this task
To use the operator panel to determine whether tape cartridges are present in the cartridge
accessor of the TS3500 Tape Library, perform the following steps:
Procedure
1.
From the library's Activity touchscreen, press MENU —> Library Status —>
Accessor Status —> ENTER. The Accessor Status screen displays.
2. Accessor Status
3.
4. Accessor A - Online Preferred
5. Gripper 1 - Operational
6.
7. Gripper 2 - Failed VOL031L3
8.
9.
Panel 0004
3592/LTO
3592/LTO