HP StoreEver MSL2024, MSL4048, MSL8048, and MSL8096 Tape Libraries User and Service Guide (AK378-96059, December 2012)

To access the Status/Information menu:
1. From the Home screen, press Previous or Next until the screen displays Status/Information.
Press Enter to select.
2. Press Previous or Next until the screen displays your selected function. Press Enter to select.
Inventory (Status/Information > Inventory)
This option provides information on which slots have cartridges and which are empty. The second
line on the screen displays one of:
• Full (tapes without bar code labels)
• Bar code identification from the tape
• Empty
The device has the following inventory locations:
• Mailslot
• Left magazine
• Right magazine
• Drive 1
• Drive 2 (if two drives are present)
Each location provides different information:
• Drive or Mailslot: The screen display may read Mailslot AESO32L3, where AESO32L3 is an
example of the bar code number on the tape, or it may read Full or Empty.
• Left or right magazine: The screen display may read Left Magazine or Right Magazine. The
second line on the display indicates which slots have a tape or are empty. Slots in the left
magazine are numbered 1-12 or 1-11, and slots in the right magazine are numbered 12-23
or 13-24. Each slot is represented by a character, as shown in Table 22 (page 105).
Table 22 Display indication definitions
DefinitionCharacter displayed
Slot has a tapeX
Slot is empty-
Mailslot is enabled but does not have a tapem
Mailslot has a tapeM
Slot has a cleaning tapeC
Media needs attention, often as a result of a damaged or incompatible cartridge!
NOTE: If the mailslot is enabled, the storage slot count is reduced.
To view more details about the contents of each slot, press Enter when the screen displays either
Left Magazine or Right Magazine.
To view the tape inventory:
1. From the Home screen, press Previous or Next until the screen displays Status/Information.
Press Enter to select.
2. Press Previous or Next until the screen displays Inventory. Press Enter to select.
3. By using Previous or Next, you can select from the following inventory locations:
• Mailslot
• Left magazine
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