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Chapter 4. Operation and Configuration.
4.3. Main Menu
The Main menu contains a set of frequently used functions and links to a set of sub menus. See Table
4.3 below.
Item name
Description
Load to Drive
Loads a cartridge from a selected magazine slot into the drive.
When
Select
is pressed on this menu item, a magazine slot
selection dialog is displayed. The operator has to scroll to the
wanted slot and press
OK
to start the operation. The progress of
the operation is displayed, and when the loader part of the
operation is completed, the main menu is displayed.
The loader must be idle to make this function selectable.
See Chapter 4.7.2. Moving Cartridges to and from the Drive for
more details.
Unload from
Drive
Unloads a cartridge from the drive and stores it in a selected
magazine slot. When
Select
is pressed on this menu item, a
magazine slot selection dialog is displayed. The operator has to
scroll to the wanted destination slot and press
OK
to start the
operation. The progress of the operation is displayed, and when
the operation is completed, the main menu is displayed.
The loader must be idle to make this function selectable.
See Chapter 4.7.2. Moving Cartridges to and from the Drive for
more details.
Eject Magazine
Ejects one or both of the two magazines. When
Select
is
pressed on this item, a magazine selection menu is displayed. The
operator has to choose left, right or both magazines and press
OK
to start the operation. The progress of the operation is displayed,
and when the operation is completed, a status informing the
operator that one or both magazines are not in place is displayed.
The loader must be idle to make this function selectable.
See Chapter 4.8. Magazine Handling for more details.
Setup
Selects the loader and drive setup functions. The loader must be
idle to make this function selectable.
See Chapter 4.4. Setup Menu for more details.
View Data
Selects the access to loader and drive system data. This is the
only menu entry, which is selectable when the loader is not idle.
See Chapter 4.5. View Data Menu for more details.
Utilities
Selects a set of the loader and drive maintenance and diagnostic
functions. The loader must be idle to make this entry selectable.
See Chapter 4.6. Utilities Menu for more details.
Table 4.3. Main Menu Items.
The Main menu can be selected even if the loader is not in the idle state. While in the main menu, the
loader will accept and execute SCSI/SAS commands. When any of the main menu entries except the
View Data entry is selected, the loader will go to its busy state and SCSI/SAS commands will be
terminated with Check Condition and Not Ready status.
See also Figure 4.5. The Complete Menu Tree for the front panel interface.