To unload a magazine

1Press the Eject button on the front panel. (See figure 9.)

2The autoloader ejects the magazine. However, if one of the cartridges is still in the drive mechanism when you press the Eject button or the autoloader is busy, it may be a long time before the autoloader will respond to the request because it will finish the task it is performing first. This ensures that the task is terminated in a controlled manner and no data is lost.

Note It is possible for the host server to disable the Eject button by sending a PREVENT MEDIA REMOVAL command via SCSI. This will remain in force until either the host sends an ALLOW MEDIA REMOVAL command or the autoloader is reset or power-cycled.

Autoloader modes

HP StorageWorks DAT autoloaders may be operated in either stacker or random mode. Mode is initially determined by what happens after you insert a magazine:

•If the host sends a command to move a cartridge from the magazine to the drive, the autoloader goes into random mode

•If you select a cartridge by pressing the Select button and then load it by pressing the Load Cartridge button, the autoloader goes into stacker mode

See the electronic User’s Guide on the HP StorageWorks Tape CD-ROM for more information about autoloader modes.

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