Basic Tasks
3-6 StorageTek T10000 Tape Drive Operator’s Guide
6. When a cartridge loads, observe that the rack mounted operator panel display
window indicates one of the following:
Ready A when the tape is ready and is a VolSafe cartridge.
Ready F when the tape is ready and file protected.
Ready H when a higher density, non-VolSafe cartridge is ready and not
file-protected in a lower density tape drive.
Ready L when a lower density, non-VolSafe cartridge is ready and not
file-protected in a higher density tape drive.
Ready U when the tape is ready and not file protected.
Note: See "To Unload a Cartridge" if a cartridge fails to load.
Manually Unload a Cartridge
Manual unloading is commonly done on rack mounted drives. For a library failure,
you might have to manually unload a data cartridge.
To Unload a Cartridge
Note: A T10000 tape drive does not eject the cartridge from the
tape drive as is commonly done by other cartridge tape drives.
Use the following procedure to remove a cartridge from the drive.
1. Make sure the tape drive is not in use.
This is done by checking the following:
a. There are no active jobs, applications, or programs using this drive.
b. The rack mount operator panel activity indicator is steady and not flashing.
c. The display window (VOP or operator panel) does not indicate any activity
relative to tape movement (such as reading, writing, or locating).
Caution: Possible data loss: Do not push the Unload button while a
data cartridge is in use.
2. Unload the tape drive.
Rack mounted tape drive:
■ Press the operator panel Unload button and wait for the drive to raise the
cartridge to the unload position.
The display should show an asterisk (*) when the operation is complete.
Note: If the drive is offline, the asterisk alternates with
Offline
.
VOP unload:
■ Select Unload Tape from the Drive Operations menu or use the Shift+U
keyboard shortcut.
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