L700 (CTL700) Installation and User's Guide (G06.28+, H06.04+, J06.03+)

Configuring and Testing the Tape Library
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Placing the Tape Library Online
Once you load all the tape cartridges, close and lock the main door. The robot
automatically audits the tape cartridges and their locations within the tape library.
When the tape library is placed online, enter the command to update the host’s tape
cartridge database. The tape library audit information is then sent to the host.
Tape cartridges can also be entered through the CAP. Figure 5-5 on page 5-19 shows
the CAP entry method.
CAP Operation
Tape cartridges are entered into and ejected from the CAP. Each CAP has four
magazines, numbered one through four, from the top location to the bottom. Each cell
location in a CAP is assigned an element number.
There is no restriction on how cartridges are entered into a magazine or CAP. When
the CAP door is closed, the robot audits all CAP cell locations for cartridges.
For ejection of cartridges, however, the robot places the target cartridge into the lowest
available element number first. Therefore, an ejection process within a tape library that
has two CAPs, for instance, begins at the optional CAP (CAP B) because it has the
lowest element number.
Placing the Tape Library Online
When you are ready to use the tape library for production, have the operator enter the
system command to place the tape drives and tape library online.
Figure 5-5. Loading the CAP with a Tape Cartridge