Operator Panel Messages

Operator Panel Messages

Operator messages are shown on the operator panel.
These messages can give status about the library and tape drives, or they can signal an error condition.

Rows 1 and 2 show the tape library status and robotics activity.
During initialization, rows 1 and 2 show information such as:

Definition of the robotic shuttle Y and Z axes
Audit of the magazines and drives
Initialization of the drives

This information is part of the normal initialization routine.

When the library is in normal on-line operating mode, rows 1 and 2 show:

IBM XXX7 X.XX x ONLINE

Rows 3 and 4 show the tape drive status. Row 3 shows the status for tape drive A.
Row 4 shows the status for tape drive B. The two rows provide a running account of drive operations.

During initialization one of the following messages appears briefly (XXXX is the firmware version for the tape drive):

A: DLT7000 VNN yl B: DLT7000 VNN y2 or A: DLT7000 VNN yl B: NOT PRESENT

These messages are normal (if, in the second case, the tape library is a single-drive unit).
If rows 3 or 4 show the following, call your technical support personnel to get a tape library or DLT7000 software update:

A: UNKNOWN TYPE B: UNKNOWN TYPE

If either or both rows 3 and 4 show Cln Reqd , clean the head of the appropriate drive (see 'Cleaning the Heads').
If either or both rows 3 and 4 show Service Reqd , have the appropriate drive serviced.

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