
45 StorageLoader Installation and User Manual
Figure 4.22. Magazine release tool in use on Right Magazine.
4.9. Standby Functionality
On the front panel a standby button is available.
To activate Standby mode, press the button for a minimum of 2 seconds, the StorageLoader will then
enter a standby mode in a controlled manner. The following takes place before the StorageLoader
goes into standby mode.
1. Finish possible StorageLoader activity.
2. Controlled aborting of tape drive activity; buffered data is flushed to tape; cartridge is unloaded
from drive but not ejected.
3. The display is turned off.
4. No StorageLoader activity is allowed until standby button is pressed again.
5. While in standby mode, the attached server/host can see the SCSI/SAS device in the
StorageLoader, but the SCSI/SAS status will be “not ready.”
6. The green LED on the front will blink with short blinks- long intervals.
7. To leave the standby mode, press the standby button for 2 seconds. The StorageLoader will
then restart and perform a full inventory.