IBM Tape Library Magstar 3494, Operator'S Manual

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Using the Action List Screen
Use the library manager for this procedure.
1. Select mounts in the order shown on the Action List screen. See Figure 143 on
page 230 .
The mounts are listed in order of priority with the highest priority at the top.
Note: Mounts are automatically confirmed and removed from the Action List
screen when a successful mount is done.
2. Get the specified volume at its From storage cell location. See “Cartridge
Storage Cells” on page 24 if you are not familiar with the numbering of
components.
Notes:
a. If the From location is a drive, remove the cartridge from the drive.
b. If the From location is followed by ?, the cartridge has already been used in
Manual mode. If the cartridge is not in the indicated From location, look in
the output facility where you are storing demounted cartridges, for example,
the cartridge cart or the high-capacity output facility.
3. Place the volume in specified To drive. The message display on the drive
indicates the volser of the requested volume alternating with the cell location of
the cartridge.
Note: If the drive already contains a cartridge, perform “Demounting
Cartridges”.
Demounting Cartridges
Note: Do not place demounted cartridges in the high-capacity output facility. If the
High-Capacity I/O Facility is defined, it can be used to store the demounted
cartridges.
When you are performing a mount and the drive contains a cartridge, do the
following:
1. Remove the cartridge from the drive.
2. Perform one of the following procedures with the cartridge:
v
Place the cartridges in a secure location, such as a cartridge cart. You will
put these cartridges in the library when the 3494 is returned to Auto mode
through an I/O station.
v
For an extended period of Manual mode, you may choose to use the
Figure 148 on page 238 to put the cartridges in their home cells.
v
Place the cartridge in any unoccupied cartridge cell in the library, except in
the high-capacity output cells. Make sure that the inventory update is
enabled.
Inserting Cartridges
An insert action is initiated when a cartridge must be added to the 3494. One or
more cartridges may be in the Convenience Input⁄Output Station or you may be
handed a cartridge to be added into the library.
1. Press the Insert key (F5) on the Action List screen of the library manager. See
Figure 143 on page 230.
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