Operating the Library

Understanding Display Window Messages

Understanding Display Window Messages

The display window displays drive status indicators and menu options.

Drive Status

The following figure shows the drive status indicators displayed when the library is in the “ready” state.

In this example:

1.Drive 1 has a cartridge inserted and data is being written to the tape.

2.Drive 2 has a write-protected cartridge inserted.

Status Indicators

Status indicators provide drive status information for the drive number that precedes one of the following indicators.

The drive is full.

The drive is empty.

The drive needs to be cleaned.

The tape cartridge in the drive is write-protected.

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