Note: If the inventory update is not enabled, select Perform Inventory Update
from the Commands pull-down (see “Using the Commands Pull-Down”
on page 152) to add the newly inserted cartridges to the library manager
database and to send messages to the hosts. Perform Partial may also
be selected. The operator is shown which doors were opened and may
select or deselect doors to re-inventory. All other library activity is held
until the inventory update is completed (approximately 4 minutes per
frame being inventoried).
If the high availability model is installed, do not insert cartridges into the
service bays, as they cannot be accessed by the library.
Using the Convenience Input⁄Output Station Feature to Insert
Cartridges
Cartridges may be inserted into the library by using the Convenience Input⁄Output
Station during normal automatic operation by performing the following steps:
Note: The ten-cell I/O station feature is shown in Figure 34 on page 79. Figure 35
on page 80 shows the optional 30 cell I/O. If the 30-cell I/O is installed, the
operation remains the same, but there are two operator doors. The upper
operator door 1 provides access to the top 10 cells. The lower operator
door 2 provides access to the lower 20 cells. (Both doors open together.)
1. Check the status of the Convenience Input⁄Output Station on the operator panel.
If the Output Mode status light and the Unload Required status light are not lit
on the operator panel, proceed to step 2.
If the Output Mode status light or the Unload Required status light is lit on the
operator panel, open the Convenience Input⁄Output Station door and remove all
the cartridges in the Convenience Input⁄Output Station.
2. Insert the cartridges 2 (see Figure 34 on page 79) that you want to add to the
library into the Convenience Input⁄Output Station 1 with the cut-off corner (and
leader block) to the left and the external label facing to the inside of the
Convenience Input⁄Output Station. Shut the Convenience Input⁄Output Station
door.
The Input Mode indicator will light and stay lit until all the cartridges in the
Convenience Input⁄Output Station are stored.
3. Repeat these steps until all of your cartridges are inserted.
Convenience I/O Mode
The Convenience Input⁄Output Station will be in either Import Mode or Insert Mode,
depending upon the capabilities of the VTSs in the library and the configuration of
the library. (See Figure 77 on page 131.) The Convenience Input⁄Output Station is in
Insert Mode when the library does not have a VTS that is capable of Import/Export
operations.
The Convenience Input⁄Output Station is in Import Mode when the library has at
least one VTS that is capable of Import/Export operations.
The mode of the Convenience Input⁄Output Station is stored so that the Library
Manager “remembers” the mode across shutdowns. Once the mode is determined,
the stored mode is used each time the Library Manager initializes. The mode will
change if the configuration changes or the VTS capabilities change. The System
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