Procedure
1.
From the
Operations
menu, select
Unlock Left Magazines
or
Unlock Right Magazines
.
NOTE:
The MSL8048 will only unlock the left magazines.
2.
Enter the administrator password if requested.
3.
Pull all the magazines you want to remove out a few centimeters or inches until they are past the latch.
4.
Pull the magazines out one at a time.
5. The library cannot perform any other operation until the magazines are replaced.
After exchanging
tapes in a magazine, slide the magazine completely into the library. Each magazine locks into place after it
is correctly installed. When all magazines are in place, the library inventories the replaced magazines.
Releasing magazines using the RMI
Procedure
1.
Log in to the RMI as the administrator user.
2.
Select the Administrator Account Type, enter the administrator password, and press
Sign In.
3.
The Operations > Magazines page
on page 89.
From this page you can release the right, left, or both magazines from the library.
Releasing the magazine using the manual magazine release
Procedure
1.
From the back of the library, locate the magazine release hole associated with the magazine being
released. The magazine release latches are accessed from the magazine release holes on the bottom
tape drive plate.
For the MSL4048, MSL8048 and MSL8096, the library will release all magazines on a side at the same
time.
Figure 92: Manual magazine release holes
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Releasing magazines using the RMI
