StorageTek Installation Manual

Standard Installation Procedure
1-20 Revision L 96053
Inserting the Cartridges
Make sure you refer to “ESD Precautions” on page xxii before proceeding.
Depending on the version and configuration of your library, some storage cells cannot be
used. Read the legend on the page following
Figure 1-3 on page 1-21.
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 operator panel might
display an error message. Make sure you insert the cartridge inside the
black array, not above or beneath it.
Figure 1-4 on page 1-22 shows the
correct way to insert cartridges into storage cells.
Do not place a white cartridge into cell 1022d (see Figure 1-3 on
page 1-21), or you will cause an initialization failure.
Check the cartridges to make sure that they are correctly labeled, as described in the user’s
guide.
The media check feature, if enabled, ensures that there are no unreadable, unlabeled, or
improperly placed cartridges. If the robot cannot grab one of these cartridges, the library
status will be “not ready.”
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.
Insert as many cartridges into the library as you want and as your configuration allows,
making sure you seat them all the way into the storage cells.