User guide
Table Of Contents
- 1 About This Guide
- 2 Product Overview
- 3 Unpacking the StorageLibrary
- 4 Hardware Installation
- 5 Operator Interfaces
- 6 Configuring the Library
- About the Setup Wizard
- Applying a License Key
- Configuring Pass-Thru
- Configuring I/E Slots
- Configuring Cleaning Slots
- Configuring Auto Clean
- Configuring Partitions
- Configuring Menu Timeout
- Setting Date and Time
- Configuring Barcode Scan
- Configuring Audible Alarm
- Configuring Network Settings
- Configuring FPI Password
- Configuring RMI Password
- Configuring SNMP
- Configuring Notifications
- 7 Running the Library
- 8 Getting Status and Information
- 9 Adding, Removing and Replacing
- 10 Updating Firmware
- 11 Working With Cartridges and Barcodes
- 12 Troubleshooting
- 13 Shipping or Transporting the StorageLibrary
- 14 Specifications
- 15 Safety and Regulatory Information
- 16 Approved Drive Types
46 Operator Interfaces
• Any operator or administrative user who is logged in and inactive for more than “N” minutes is
automatically logged out. “N” is user configurable, from 1 to 9 minutes.
• Selecting “Log Out” or “X” in the top right corner of the RMI closes the application and logs the
user out.
• Only one user can be logged in at one time from either the FPI or the RMI.
Words Commonly Used on the FPI and the RMI
Some of the words displayed on the front panel interface (FPI) and the remote management interface
(RMI) screens may need an explanation. See Table 2 for commonly used words.
Table 2. Commonly Used Words on FPI and RMI
Word Abbr. in
FPI
Description
Idle The library is idle.
Drive Empty __ There is no cartridge in the drive.
Drive Loaded ld A cartridge is loaded in the drive.
Drive Idle ie A cartridge is loaded and the drive is ready to use it.
Drive Rewinding
rw The drive is rewinding the tape.
Drive Seeking sk The drive is searching for specific data on the tape.
Drive Reading rd The drive is reading data for transfer to a host via the SCSI interface.
Drive Writing wr The drive is writing data received from a host to the tape.
Drive Erasing er The drive is erasing data from parts of, or the whole of, the tape.
Drive Cleaning cl A cleaning cartridge has been inserted into the drive, and the drive is
using it to clean the relevant mechanical parts.
Drive Loading ld A tape has been inserted into the drive. The drive is in the process of
mechanically loading the tape.
Drive Unloading ul The drive is in the process of mechanically unloading the tape.
Drive Update
Ready
ur The drive has completed an internal update.
Drive Updating ud The drive is in the process of performing an internal firmware update.
Drive
Calibrating
ca A data tape has been inserted and loaded into the drive. The drive is
in the process of measuring its physical properties.
During inventory and in the Maps menu, different symbols are displayed on the FPI to indicate if there
are cartridges present in the magazines, in the drives, and in the robotics. A description of the
symbols are enlisted in Table 3.