Basic Tasks
Operator Tasks 3-5
Manually Load a Cartridge
Manual loading is commonly done on rack mounted drives. For a library failure, you
might have to manually load a data cartridge.
A T10000C drive automatically hibernates to save power after a period of inactivity.
When hibernating, the drive cannot detect the presence of a cartridge. The library
monitors whether a drive is hibernating and commands the drive to wake up
whenever a mount is forthcoming.
Hibernation poses a problem when a user opens the library door and attempts to
manually
mount a cartridge.
Note: With some library code levels (for example SL8500 FRS_6.02
and SL3000 FRS_2.81), hibernating drives remain in the hibernation
state and will neither detect nor load a manually inserted cartridge.
Always strive to use the most current library code version.
To force the drive out of hibernation, you can either power cycle the drive or use VOP.
The drive remains awake until after a mount or dismount sequence, but resumes it's
auto-hibernation behavior after the cartridge has been extracted.
To Load a Cartridge
Note: A T10000 tape drive accepts T10000 cartridges only.
To load a cartridge into a T10000 tape drive, do the following:
1. Look into the drive cartridge slot to make sure there are no obstructions.
2. Make sure the cartridge is not defective (see "To Identify a Defective Cartridge" on
page 3-4).
3. Make sure the cartridge write-protect switch is in the proper position.
Note: For any cartridge on which data is to be written, set the
write-protect switch to the unlocked position (see Figure 3–2).
4. Hold the cartridge by the finger grips (Figure 1–8, "T10000 Cartridge") with the
hub side down, and carefully insert the cartridge into the tape drive loading slot.
5. Push the cartridge all the way into the slot.
Push on the label edge of the cartridge because there is not enough room for your
fingers (finger grip recessions do not exist on the bezel of a library drive). You
must overcome some resistance to fully seat the cartridge.
When you fully seat the cartridge, the data cartridge lowers onto the file reel
motor hub assembly.
Note: When manually loading a library-attached drive, make sure
the library hold-off signal to the drive is disabled. Otherwise, the
drive will not accept a manual load.
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