IBM System Storage TS3100, Setup, Operator, And Service Manual

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Table 1-1. 2U library and 4U library front panel descriptions
Number Item Description
1
Power button Pressing this button powers ON the library. Pressing and holding this button for 4
seconds will power OFF the unit (soft power down). No power switch or button can
be found on the back panel of the library.
2
Front panel
LEDs (left to
right)
v Ready/Activity (Green LED) - It is illuminated any time the unit is powered ON and
able to function. It should blink whenever there is library or drive activity, or when
the library is in the process of powering up.
v Clean Drive (Amber LED) - It is illuminated when the drive needs to be cleaned.
The LED will be turned OFF after the drive is cleaned successfully.
v Attention (Amber LED) - It is illuminated when there has been a failure that
indicates a piece of media is bad, marginal, or invalid. It will be cleared when all
invalid cartridges have been exported from the library. The amber LED may also be
lit because a power supply or a power supply fan is failing, or a drive sled is
defective, missing, or has been replaced by a different drive type.
v Error (Amber LED) - It is illuminated when there is an unrecoverable library or
drive failure. A message is displayed at the same time on the Operator Control Panel
display.
3
Cartridge
magazines
v
The 2U library contains two cartridge magazines.
– The left magazine can hold up to 12 cartridges (or 11 data cartridges and the
elective 1-slot I/O Station.)
– The right magazine can hold up to 12 cartridges.
v
The 4U library contains four cartridge magazines.
– The upper left magazine can hold up to 12 cartridges.
– The lower left magazine can hold up to 12 cartridges (or 9 data cartridges and the
elective 3-slot I/O Station.)
– The upper right magazine can hold up to 12 cartridges.
– The lower right magazine can hold up to 12 cartridges.
4
Air vents These vents draw cooler air into the library enclosure and allow warm air to escape,
which helps keep the library at a normal operating temperature.
5
Control keys
v UP (+) - The upper left button is used to scroll upward through menu items.
v DOWN (-) - The lower left button is used to scroll downward through menu items.
v CANCEL (X)
- The upper right button is used to cancel a user action and return to
the previous menu screen.
v SELECT - The lower right button is used to display a sub-menu or force an accessor
action.
6
Machine type,
Model number,
and Serial
Number label
The machine type, model number and serial number of the library are located on this
label. This serial number is the number that links the library to your warranty.
7
Operator
Control Panel
display
This component is a 128 X 64 monochrome graphic display.
8
I/O Station The Input/Output (I/O) Station is used to import and export cartridges into and out
of the library.
v The 2U library has an elective 1-slot I/O Station.
v The 4U library has an elective 3-slot I/O Station.
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