IBM 4mm DDS-2 Tape Autoloader, Инструкция по установке и эксплуатации

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Loading and Unloading Cartridges
Refer to “Controls and Indicators” on page 5-8 for a detailed description of the 4mm
tape autoloader controls and indicators.
When a Magazine containing cartridges has been inserted into the tape autoloader,
some applications can begin because they use the Move Medium commands which
can select and load cartridges. Many applications, including the AIX commands
mksysb, tar, backup, cpio, will operate only with a tape drive which has the media
loaded (is Ready). The tape drive must be loaded with an appropriate cartridge to
boot from the tape drive, or to run diagnostics on the tape drive. The tape drive can
be loaded manually using the controls on the front of the tape autoloader.
To load a tape cartridge into the tape autoloader, use the Select button on the front
panel. After selecting one of the tape cartridges from the Magazine, press the Load
Tape button. This will cause the selected tape cartridge to be moved from the
magazine to the tape drive. The tape drive will then start a load cycle automatically.
Pressing the Load Tape button when the Select digit is "0" will cause the loading of
the first available tape cartridge into the magazine.
The tape drive may encounter difficulties in loading the tape cartridge. Observe the
loading process to ensure it completes successfully.
Note: AIX and most other using applications typically communicate with Ready
devices and may be unaware if the Load Tape process has failed.
If the Load Tape process fails, the tape autoloader will retry the cycle several times.
The operator will be signaled of the load failure by a flashing (Yellow) Operator
Attention Required LED and messages on the LCD. If an Error Message is displayed
(e.g. Error 112) alternating with the instruction, " PressEject", the operator should
press the Eject button which will cause the magazine to be ejected with the
unloadable cartridge. If a second cartridge also fails to load, the drive may be
defective. However, if a substitute cartridge loads successfully, the original cartridge
may be defective.
When a cartridge has been loaded, the LCD will display the READY message, and
the application, diagnostic, or command can be initiated or continued. On initial
manual loading, the tape autoloader is in a Sequential Mode. In this mode, an
Unload command issued to the drive will cause the cartridge to be placed back in its
assigned slot in the magazine and the next available cartridge to be loaded. This
process ends when the cartridge in the highest numbered occupied slot of the
magazine has been processed.
Most AIX commands such as mksysb, tar, and backup do not issue Unload
commands at the end of the command or at the end of the tape. When not
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4mm DDS-2 Tape Autoloader Installation and User's Guide