Table 43: Virtual Operator panel controls. Use with Figure 32 on page 77.
Pushbutton/Indicator
Description
Change Mode
Allows the CE to select Operator Mode, CE Offline Mode, or CE
Online Mode.
• CE Offline Mode provides special menus on the service panel
display, which are not available in operational mode. This mode
can be selected at any time, but it does not become active until
the drive completes all current operations.
• Operator Mode or CE Online Mode can be selected at any time.
Selecting Operator Mode returns the Virtual Operator panel
menu to the operational menu (which provides status and
conditions).
Change Mode is labeled by a symbol which looks like a wrench.
Up Arrow
Allows the CE to move up the cursor arrow through the menu
options
Down Arrow
Allows the CE to move the cursor arrow down through the menu
options
Enter
Allows the CE to select the menu option at the location of the
cursor arrow
Refresh image
Allows the CE to refresh the Virtual Operator panel and display the
current contents on their browser page. The page does not
automatically refresh.
Virtual Operator panel display
Displays include service menus, device (or, drive) status, activities, error conditions, and data. Menus and
messages display in English only. See Figure 33 on page 79 for the locations of the display areas on the
service panel, and use Table 44 on page 79 for descriptions of these areas. The lower half of Figure 33
on page 79 depicts an example of display information.
78 IBM 3592 TS1140, TS1150, TS1155, and TS1160 Tape Drives: Maintenance Information