Moving a Tape Cartridge from a Tape Drive to a Cell

Moving a Tape Cartridge from a Tape Drive to a Cell

•  Moving a Cartridge from One Cell to Another Cell
•  Moving a Cartridge from a Cell to a Tape Drive

Note: Before moving a tape cartridge from a tape drive to another location, the tape must first be unloaded.
The tape can be unloaded by issuing a REWIND/UNLOAD command from the host computer.
Also, you can manually unload the tape cartridge by reaching through the front door and pressing the Unload button.
(For more information about manually unloading a tape cartridge, see 'Manually Removing a Tape Cartridge'.)

       Starting from:
       IBM XXX7  X.XX x
       DIAG OFFLINE
       A:  DLT7000   VNN y1
       B:  DLT7000   VNN y2

1.  Press the CYCLE key twice. The following menu is shown on the operator panel.

          CHANGE MODE
        ->MOVE CARTRIDGE
          DLT DIAGNOSTIC
          CONFIDENCE TEST
          REMOTE DIAGS
          DRVLDULD
          COMM TEST
          MAINTNANCE MENU
    

2.  Press the SELECT key once. The following menu is shown on the operator panel.

          SELECT SOURCE
          ->Storage Cell ?
            Drive ?
    

3.  Press the CYCLE key to move the arrow from Storage Cell to Drive.
4.  Press the SELECT key once. The following menu is shown on the operator panel.

          SELECT SOURCE
          ->Drive A ?
            Drive B ?
    

    For tape libraries with two tape drives, use the CYCLE and MENU key to switch between drive A and drive B.

5.  Press the SELECT key once. The following menu is shown on the operator panel.

          SELECT DEST
          ->Storage Cell ?
            Drive ?
    

6.  Press the SELECT key once. The following menu is shown on the operator panel.

          SELECT DEST
          Cartridge 0 ?
    

    Press the CYCLE key to increase the storage cell number from 0 through 14.
    Press the MENU key to decrease the storage cell number trom 14 through 0.

    To void the pending move operation, press the MENU key when the arrow is pointing at Drive A.
    To run the move operation, press the SELECT key. The following menu is shown on the operator panel.

          Press select to
          execute move
          From Drive y
          To Element xx
    

7.  Press the SELECT key. The following menus appear on the operator panel as the move operation is performed.

          MOVE
          From Drive y
          MOVE
          To Element xx
    

8.  After the move operation is finished, press the MENU key.
    The DIAG OFFLINE menu is shown on the operator panel, and you can perform additional operations.

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