Labeling And Loading Tape Cartridges - IBM TS2900 Manual

1. Obtain the IP address of the library on the Operator Panel.
a. From the top menu of the Operator Panel, press the Minus key to select View Current Information, and press Enter.
b. Press the Minus key until the IP Address setting is displayed and make a note of the IP address.
c. Press the Cancel key repeatedly to log out of the Operator Panel.
2. Open the web browser on your server or PC to access the Web User Interface.
3. In the browser address field, enter the IP address of the library. For example, https://192.168.1.1
4. On the Web User Interface login screen, enter the administrator login account name and default password.
The account name and password are case-sensitive.
Account: admin
Password: secure
5. Click Login or press Enter.
Note: You must change the password during the initial login. For directions on resetting or changing passwords, go to
If needed, you can view or customize the following basic features from the Web User Interface.
Configuring network settings
Configuring library settings
Configuring date and time settings
For detailed information about all the functions available on the library with the Web User Interface, see

Labeling and loading tape cartridges

The procedure for loading the library with cartridges.
To load the library with data and cleaning cartridges, complete the following procedure:
1. From the top menu screen on the Operator Panel, press the Minus key to select Unlock Magazine, and press Enter, or from Web User Interface: Manage Library >
Unlock Magazine.
2. Insert cartridges in the magazine.
Note: A blue release gate ( 1 in
magazine. When manually releasing the gate with one hand, position your other hand in front of the column opening to protect cartridges that are ejected by the
internal column spring.
Figure 1. Cartridge release gate
Figure 2. Incorrect (left) and correct (right) placement of release gate
Note: Column 5 Tier 2 is reserved as the exchange position. This position is accessible by the library only. A locking mechanism prevents insertion of a cartridge into
the reserved slot.
Each cartridge must be inserted with the indicator arrow on the leading edge of the upper surface of the cartridge pointing towards the cartridge magazine (see
Figure 3).
Note: Do not rely on the bar code label orientation, if attached, to provide an indication of the correct cartridge orientation. The bar code label is right side up if
attached correctly.
Figure 3. Cartridge orientation
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Figure 1) in the upper left corner of each column in the cartridge magazine prevents each cartridge from falling out of the front of the
Managing user access.
Locating management functions.