User`s guide

Cartridge Handling Tasks
322 SL500 User’s Guide • July 2008 Revision: KA • 96116
▼ Insert Cartridges into Storage Cells
Depending on the version and configuration of your library, some storage cells cannot
be used. See Appendix A, “SL500 Wall Diagrams and Specifications” for details.
Note – You do not have to insert a cartridge into every storage cell. The library
automatically audits cartridges and empty cells as part of its initialization routine.
Note – LTO cartridges can be placed in either LTO arrays or mixed-media arrays.
SDLT/DLT-S4 cartridges can only be placed in mixed-media arrays, not LTO arrays.
Caution – Inserting the cartridges correctly is critical for library operation. If you do
not orient the cartridges correctly or do not insert them all the way into the storage
cells, the library might fail, and the SL Console might display an error message. Make
sure you insert the cartridge inside the array, not above or beneath it. FIGURE 9-1
shows the correct way to insert cartridges into the magazine.
1. Check the cartridges to make sure they are correctly labeled.