HP MSL6000 manual Operation, Front Panel, Magazine Doors

4 Operation

This chapter describes how to operate an HP StorageWorks MSL Series tape library. Sections in this chapter include the following:

•Front Panel, page 49

•Library Display Screens and Options, page 53

•Menu Selections, page 60

•Inserting and Removing Tape Cartridges, page 72

Front Panel

The front panel of the library includes the following (see Figure 34):

•Magazine doors (left- and right-hand)

•Graphical user interface (GUI) touch screen

•Library status LED

•Viewing window

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1	2
2
3	4
	5
	3	4
		5

1	Left-hand Magazine Door	4	Library Status LED
2	Viewing Window	5	Right-hand Magazine Door

3GUI Touch Screen

Figure 34 Library front panel

Magazine Doors

The magazine doors have both an electrical release (via the GUI touch screen) and a manual release. It is always recommended that you open the magazine doors using the GUI touch screen. However, if the GUI touch screen fails, or if the magazines need to be accessed when power is off,

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