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Menu System Overview
Menu Structure Overview
The menu structure consists of six categories. When you press the Menu switch on the
operator panel, the first menu provides selection of Online (default) or Offline menus.
The current drive state appears in the operator panel display window.
Press the Select switch to toggle the mode, as desired.
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Press the Menu switch to advance to the next menu (drive configuration settings).
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View or Change Configuration menus display drive configuration settings when the
drive is online and allow configuration changes when the drive is offline.
Press Select to enter the drive configuration submenus.
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Press Menu to advance the display to the next menu (TCP/IP Configuration).
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View or Change TCP Configuration menus display the drive Transmission Control
Protocol /Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) configuration settings when online and allow
changes to IP addresses or selection of DHCP when offline.
Press Select to enter the TCP/IP configuration submenus.
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Press Menu to advance the display to the next menu (Drive Operations).
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Drive Operations menus (offline only) provide drive utilities (IPL from tape, make a
dump tape, make a code tape, make a data tape, or rebuild the MIR).
Press Select to enter the drive operations submenus.
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Press Menu to advance the display to the next menu (Drive Firmware).
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The Drive Firmware menu displays the current drive firmware release level.
Release level format is Rx.yy.zzzc where:
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x =major revision level
y =minor revision level
z =integration number
c =channel interface type (f=Fibre Channel, e=FICON 3490 image, and m=FICON
3592 image)
The Exit menu provides the choice to either return to the Online/Offline selection
menu by pressing Menu or to exit the menu system by pressing Select.
Menu Operations
Menu operations for online (view) mode and offline (change) mode are very similar. In
both menu systems:
Press Menu to advance or to answer No when the menu prompt is a question
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Press Select to scroll options or to answer Yes when the menu prompt is a question
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To enter variable characters or digits:
Press Select to start the change mode.
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4-2 StorageTek T10000 Tape Drive Operator's Guide
If you exit the menu system with the drive offline, the
Note:
Operator Panel alternately flashes Offline (if a data cartridge has
been loaded at least once) as a reminder that drive status is still
offline. This reminder flashes until the drive is either placed back
online or powered-off.
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