Users Guide

Table 3. Front panel component descriptions

Number Component Description

1 Operator Panel The Operator Panel features a monochrome 16-

character LCD graphic display that is on the front of the

library. Library operations and service functions are

completed from this screen.

The Web User Interface offers some of the same

functionality as the Operator Panel with a web browser

for remote access to the library. For information about

the Operator Panel and the Web User Interface, see

Chapter 2, “User interfaces,” on page 13.

2 Control keys The control keys are located to the right of the Operator

Panel LCD display on the front of the library.

3 Cartridge magazine The tape library has a single cartridge magazine that can

hold up to 9 data cartridges, or 8 data cartridges with a

1-slot I/O station. See Figure 3 on page 4.

Column 5/Tier 1 in the cartridge magazine can be

congured as a 1-slot I/O station. Column 5/Tier 2 in the

cartridge magazine is reserved for the exchange position

and can be accessed by the library only. The I/O station

is used to import and export cartridges without

interrupting normal library operation. Beginning with

Column 4, a minimum of one column can be reserved for

cleaning cartridges. Cleaning cartridges are used to clean

the tape drive heads. For conguration details, see

Chapter 3, “Installation and conguration,” on page 21.

4 Cartridge magazine

release

Emergency cartridge magazine lock release. When the

I/O station is locked, insert a large, straightened paper

clip twice or hold the paper clip in place while the

cartridge magazine slides past the I/O station lock.

5 Air vents These vents draw cooler air into the library enclosure and

allow warm air to escape which helps keep the library at

a normal operating temperature.

Cartridge magazine

Chapter 1. Product description