The explanation of the status and intervention screens that follows, describes the messages that are displayed on the operator panel by the library. It is possible for system application software to display other information or messages on the operator panel. Refer to the system application software documentation for explanations of any messages that are not described below.
The status screen (Figure 67) provides a view of the current operational status of the library and drive. This screen is the normal default screen. If some other screen is the current display and you want to check status, select SHOW STATUS from the Options Menu.
«1¬Drive in use
«2¬Drive location
«3¬Drive status
«4¬Percentage (%) of tape processed
«5¬File protect status Figure 67. Status Screen
«6¬Dump available symbol (!) or drive requires cleaning (*)
«7¬Library status
«8¬Cleaning cartridge status
«9¬Priority cell
«10¬Magazine 1 cells (10-1) status
«11¬Magazine 1 location
«12¬Library Mode
«13¬Library Mode
«14¬Magazine 2 location
«15¬Magazine 2 cells (20-11) status
«16¬Library Configuration
«17¬Dump available symbol (!) or drive requires cleaning (*)
«18¬File protect status
«19¬Percentage (%) of tape processed
«20¬Drive status
«21¬Drive position
«22¬Drive in use
Line 1:
Line 1 displays the status of drive 1.
«1¬ the numeral “1” indicates that the remainder of this line of text refers to drive 1.
«2¬ indicates the physical location of drive 1.
→indicates that drive 1 is located on the right.
«3¬ a word such as READY is displayed to indicate a brief status of drive 1. The following is a list of the words that are displayed in this field:
[blank field]
The library is inactive, and the drive is not loaded.
ACCESSNG
The picker is moving to get a cartridge.
CLEANING
A head cleaning operation is in process.
CODE LVL
A code level mismatch exists between drives.
DIAG RUN
The diagnostic tests are running.
ERASING
The device is erasing data from the media.
INIT Drive is in process of resetting.
LOAD PT
The volume in the device is positioned at load point.
LOADING
The cartridge is being loaded into the drive.
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LOCATING
The device is moving the media to a specific location.
READING
The device is reading data from the media to the device buffer.
READY
The device is loaded, not moving media, and not performing a rewind-unload operation.
RECOVER
Drive requires recovery; select START from Options Menu.
REPLACE CLN CART
The cleaning cartridge has been used up and needs to be replaced.
REWINDNG
The device is rewinding the media to the beginning of the logical volume.
UCODE LD
Microcode is loading.
UNLOADNG
The cartridge is being removed from the drive.
WRITING
The device is writing data from the device buffer to the media.
XFERRING
The picker is moving a cartridge to another slot or to the drive.
«4¬ indicates the percentage of media that has beenused (processed) by drive 1.
«5¬ is a lock symbol that indicates the status of the file-protect switch on the cartridge that is currently loaded in drive 1.
The file-protected icon is aread only symbol that indicates that the file-protect switch is in the write-prevent position.
The file-unprotected icon is aread/writesymbol that indicates that the file protect switch is in the allow-write position.
«6¬ when the exclamation point (!) is displayed, a dump is available for drive 1. A dump contains detailed information that pertains to the device operation at the time of a failure (this dump is available for the use of a service representative only).
When the asterisk (*) is displayed, drive 1 needs to be cleaned.
Line 2:
Line 2 displays the status of magazine 1, the cleaning cartridge cell, and the library.
«7¬ indicates the library status; that is, if the library is moving, = is shown, if a cartridge is being moved, ÷ is shown.
«8¬ indicates the status of the cleaning cartridge storage slot located inside the Magstar MP subsystem. A solid pattern indicates that the cleaning cartridge is in the storage slot. A dash (–) indicates that no cleaning cartridge is present in the storage slot.
«9¬ indicates the state of the priority cell where the operator can load a cartridge.
v A solid pattern indicates that a cartridge is present and that it is in theimport position; that is, accessible to the library.
v An open pattern indicates that a cartridge is present and that it is in the exportposition; that is, not accessible to the library.
v A one (1) indicates that the cell is in use by drive 1.
v A two (2) indicates that the cell is in use by drive 2.
v A dash (–) indicates that no cartridge is present in that position of the magazine.
v An hour-glass shape (an X filled in at the top and bottom) indicates the Magstar MP has not determined the status of a magazine cell.
«10¬indicates the state of the ten storage elements that are associated with magazine 1 (including the priority cell). The cells are numbered from 10 to 1, left to right. See item «9¬above for a list of symbols that can appear in this field.
«11¬indicates the physical location of magazine 1
→indicates that magazine 1 is located on the right
«12¬displays the library mode (A=AUTO, R=RANDOM, M=MANUAL) for all drives in a Base Configuration or associated with drive 1 in a Split Configuration. During a power-on reset before the microcode can determine the mode set in nonvolatile storage, N is displayed.
Line 3:
Line 3 displays the status of magazine 2 and the library configuration.
«13¬displays the library mode (A=AUTO, R=RANDOM, M=MANUAL) associated with drive 2 in a Split Configuration. During a power-on reset before the microcode can determine the mode set in nonvolatile storage, N is displayed.
«14¬indicates the physical location of magazine 2.
←indicates that magazine 2 is located on the left.
«15¬indicates the state of the ten storage elements that are associated with magazine 2. The cells are numbered from 20 to 11, left to right. See«9¬ in the Line 2 description for a list of the symbols that are displayed in this field.
«16¬indicates the library configuration.
BASindicates the base library configuration.
SPLindicates the split library configuration.
Line 4:
Line 4 displays the status of drive 2.
«17¬when the exclamation point (!) is displayed, a dump is available for drive 2. A dump contains detailed information that pertains to the device operation at the time of a failure. When the asterisk (*) is displayed, drive 2 needs to be cleaned.
«18¬is a lock symbol that indicates the status of the file-protect switch on the cartridge that is currently loaded in drive 2. See «5¬in the Line 1 description for a list of the symbols that are displayed in this field.
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«19¬indicates the percentage of media that has been used(processed) by drive 2.
«20¬indicates the status of drive 2. See«3¬ in the Line 1 description for a list of the words that are displayed in this field.
«21¬indicates the physical location of drive 2.
←indicates that drive 2 is located on the left.
«22¬the numeral “2” indicates that the remainder of this line of text refers to drive 2.