IBM TotalStorage 3494 Tape Library, Operator'S Manual

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Note: If the drive’s feed slot already contains a cartridge, perform “Demounting
Cartridges” on page 390.
Mounting Cartridges
Mount requests from the host are displayed on the following:
v
3490E message display
v 3590 tape drive operator panel
v
3592 E05 and J1A tape drive operator panels
v Action list display
The two mount procedures are “Using the Drive Message Display,” which is the
most efficient, and “Using the Action List.”
Attention: Do not attempt to insert a 3592 Enterprise Tape Cartridge into a 3590
tape drive. Do not attempt to insert a 3490E Enhanced Capacity Cartridge System
Tape into a 3592 Tape Drive. Do not attempt to insert a 3590 High Performance
Cartridge Tape or Extended High Performance Cartridge Tape into a 3490E tape
drive. Do not attempt to insert a 3490E Enhanced Capacity Cartridge System Tape
into a 3590 tape drive.
Using the Drive Message Display
Do not use the Library Manager for this procedure. Perform the following steps to
use the drive message display:
1. Read the 3490E or 3590 or 3592 message display for the volume serial number
of the cartridge and the cell location of the volume. The drive message display
alternates between the two messages.
2. Get the cartridge from the specified cell location.
3. Mount the cartridge on the specified drive. If the drive’s feed slot already
contains a cartridge, perform “Demounting Cartridges” on page 390.
Using the Action List
Use the Library Manager for this procedure. Perform the following steps to use the
Action List:
1.
Select mounts in the order shown on the Action List (Figure 242 on page 387).
The mounts are listed in order of priority with the highest priority at the top.
Note: Mounts are confirmed and removed from the Action List automatically
when a successful mount is done.
2. Get the specified volume at its From storage cell location. See “Cartridge
Storage Cells” on page 37 if you are not familiar with the numbering of
components.
Note:
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).
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