Automatic Mode; Unload Message; Example; Place Csl In Automatic Mode - StorageTek 9840 User's Reference Manual

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Modes of Operation

Automatic Mode

The automatic mode allows the CSL to operate without operator intervention.
Cartridges automatically loads from the input bin into the drive. Cartridges are
loaded in the order they were inserted and unloaded into the output bin when
the operating system is finished with the tape.
Note: If the input bin is empty while the CSL is in Automatic mode, the

Unload Message

Upon receiving an unload message from the host, the CSL acts identically to the
unload in the system mode with a subsequent pre-queued mount of the next
cartridge into the drive automatically if possible. The CSL sequences as follows:
• If the output bin is not full, the cartridge is placed into the output bin.
• If the output bin is full, the cartridge remains in the feed channel, and the
Operator indicator blinks until the cartridge is removed from the output bin
and the
Note: Refer to
• If a mount has been pre-queued then, if possible, the next cartridge is
mounted with only one cartridge shift operation.

Example

A job requires a specific order of cartridges to execute.
1. Load the cartridge tapes into the input bin in the order they will be used.
2. Press the
Note: The CSL automatically inserts cartridges into the feed channel in the

Place CSL in Automatic Mode

1. Press the
illuminates.
2. Press the
3. Load up to seven cartridges in the input bin in the required sequence (left
to right, in the order they will be used).
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input bin must be replenished, and the
to restart the CSL operation.
Refer to
"Priority Mount Mode" on page 6-18
priority cartridge directly into the CSL.
switch is pressed.
Start
"Cartridge Removal from Feed Channel" on page 6-20
remove a priority mounted cartridge from the feed channel.
switch.
Start
order they were inserted in the input bin and ejects them into the
output bin when the operating system has finished with each tape.
switch until the green Automatic indicator
Autoload Mode
switch to set the Automatic mode.
Start
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switch must be pressed
Start
to physically mount a
to
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