Automatic Cartridge Facility ACF and Magazine | IBM 3590 guide

Chapter 4. Automatic Cartridge Facility (ACF) and Magazine

This chapter describes the Automatic Cartridge Facility (ACF) and the magazine.

ACF Description

Figure 13 shows the Automatic Cartridge Facility with a loaded magazine.

Figure 13. 3590 ACF and Magazine

The following lists the ACF components:

Operator Panel

Priority Cell

Magazine

Machine Side of Magazine

Magazine Cartridge Lock

Magazine Door

Lock Button

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Contents

Operator Guide Page Operator Guide Fourteenth Edition October Contents Identifying Subsystem Figures Vi 3590 Operator Guide Safety Material Handling SafetyLaser Safety and Compliance Viii 3590 Operator Guide Related Publications PrefaceIBM 3590 Publications IBM 3490 Publications AS/400 Publications RS/6000 PublicationsPublications IBM Fibre Channel Fabric Publications IBM Ficon Publications Related Software PublicationsSA22-7456 HP Publications Online Access IBM Storage Media supportSUN Publications Other Publication Do You Have Comments or Suggestions? Non-IBM Support Xiv 3590 Operator Guide Fourteenth Edition Summary of ChangesThirteenth Edition Twelfth Edition Ninth Edition Tenth EditionEighth Edition Seventh Edition Fifth Edition Xviii 3590 Operator Guide Introduction Enterprise Tape System 3590 Introduction and Planning Guide It is 100MB per secondModel Attachment Host System Attachment A14, C10, and C14 Operator Panel A14, C10, and C14 Control Unit Operator Panel Operator Guide Operator Panel Display Drive Operator Panel and Controls Operator Guide Change Mode ResetUp Arrow Down Arrow Processor Check Enter Drive Type Indicator Options and Status Description Label Icon 2x information is available in on Indicators and Icons Drive PowerThis section describes the indicators on Fiducials Processor Check Indicator Tape Position IndicatorFile Protected Icons Dump Icon Clean Icon Describes messages that can be displayed for Intervention Messages Lock magazine. See on FID 1 C6 Error Message Example Message Priority and Display Rules Message Action Term DefinitionsMessage Priorities Message Life Cycle Rules FIDRoutine Messages-Mount Routine Messages-Combined Demount/Mount Routine Messages-Demount Routine Messages-General Custom Routine Messages-Clean FID and Attn Supplemental Messages Operator Messages Feed Overcurrent Magazine Full Pinch Tension Dropped Operator Panel Menus Example of Selectable Options Shows the operator menus with panel functions Operator Flow Chart Options Menu Operator Menus Set ACF Mode Menu Set Online Services MenuSet Offline Set Address Force Error Dump Reset DriveChange Language Statistics Proceed Set Online MenuShows the Set Online menu Page Shows the Confirm Offline menu Confirm Offline MenuSet Address Menu Shows the Set Address menu Shows the Set Port 0 Address menu Set Port 0 Address MenuCauses the Set Address Menu on page 37 to appear Value Shows the Set Port 1 Address menu Set Port 1 Address Menu Show Node Name Menu Fibre Address Menu Shows the Show Port Names menu Show Port Names MenuPort 0 Name Port 1 Name Shows the Set Port 0 Fibre Address menu Set Port 0 Fibre Address MenuCauses the Fibre Address Menu on page 40 to appear Set Hard Address Shows the Set Port 1 Fibre Address menu Set Port 1 Fibre Address Menu Set Hard Address Menu Save DataSaves port Alpa and returns to Fibre Address Menu on Continue Use Soft Address MenuChange Language Menu Language Statistics Menu Shows the Statistics menuShow Statistics Show Statistics Menu Shows the Confirm Mode Change menu Confirm Mode Change Menu ACF Description Automatic Cartridge Facility ACF and Magazine Cartridge Storage Positions ACF Functions Automatic Cartridge Facility ACF and Magazine Following lists the Magazine Cartridge positions ACF Magazine Cartridge Magazine Positions Inserting and Removing Cartridges from the Magazine Magazine WeightImport Position Export Position ACF Door and Lock Function Inserting and Removing the MagazineUnlocked Locked Inserting the Magazine Modes of OperationRemoving the Magazine from Cartridge is fed to the drive loader individually each time Random and Random 2-LUN ACF Notes Manual Mode Accumulate Mode Automatic Cartridge Facility ACF and Magazine Automatic Mode System Mode 62 3590 Operator Guide Random and Random 2-LUN Modes Cell Status Indicator LEDs Cell Status Steady Green-In-Use Indicator LED on Cell Status Flashing Yellow-Attention indicator LED Cell Status Steady Yellow-Alert Conditions Cell Status Steady Green-In-Use Indicator LED Bottom View of a Cleaning Cartridge Cleaning Procedures Cleaning the Tape Path Model B11/E11Model B1A/E1A Cleaning Notification Operator Panel Cleaning NotificationScsi and Fibre Channel Interface Cleaning Notification Cleaning the Tape Cartridge Cleaning the Tape Cartridge Cleaning the Magazine 72 3590 Operator Guide Unable to Insert a Tape Cartridge Identifying Subsystem ProblemsFID or Attn on the Message Display Tape Drive is Not Ready Shows a cartridge with a detached leader block Leader Block Detaches from the Tape Fibre Channel Problems Scsi Bus ProblemsUnloading a Tape Cartridge after a Power Failure Tape Winds Completely Out of the Cartridge Tape/Drive Read or Write Problems See Appendix A. Media/Hardware Problem Isolation onMessage Display is Blank ACF Recovery Procedure 78 3590 Operator Guide IBM 3590 High Performance Cartridge Tape Media Types Page Cartridge Capacity Tape Handling and Storage Advantages Capacity of a Subsystem and Cartridge Selections 84 3590 Operator Guide Cartridge Care and Handling Unpacking the CartridgesHandling the Cartridges Cartridge Labels Stacking Cartridges Damaged Cartridges Unlatched from the cartridge Tape Supplies Cartridge Quality and Library Maintenance Illustrates the replacement procedure Leader Block Replacement Replacing the Leader Block 92 3590 Operator Guide Using Non-IBM Cartridges Leader Block InspectionSee to inspect the tape in the leader block 94 3590 Operator Guide Environmental and Shipping Information Operating and Storage Environment Operating EnvironmentStorage Environment Shipping Tape Media Cartridge Cartridge Data Security and Cartridge Disposal EnvironmentCartridge Disposal Cartridge Degaussing 98 3590 Operator Guide Appendix A. Media/Hardware Problem Isolation Failure Failure Date Drive Code Unknown Other FID Messages Appendix B. FID Messages This failure may be caused by a damaged cartridge Drive Problem Call for service Drive Microcode FID FF Displayed on Drive Panel It also went to the host Appendix C. Problem Determination Scsi BusAIX Environment Attachment Check Type tapeutil Inquiry CommandRead and Write Tests At the Hit any key to continue... prompt, press enter HP-UX Environment Attachment Check AS/400 Environment Attachment CheckType Wrkcfgsts *DEV *TAP ASTLVL*BASIC at the prompt Type /opt/IBMtape/tapeutil Sun Environment Attachment Check Windows NT and Windows 2000 Environment Attachment Check Fibre Channel Fibre Channel Problem Determination 110 3590 Operator Guide Service and Media Information Messages SIMs and MIMs Appendix D. Host ReportingStatistical Analysis and Reporting System SIM/MIM Presentation CSM formally Adsm 114 3590 Operator Guide 115 116 3590 Operator Guide Following terms are trademarks of other companies Trademarks Actions You May Not Take IBM Agreement for Licensed Internal Code Following applies AIX License Information Additional Terms and ConditionsAt the Berkeley campus Distribution Compliance Laser Safety and Compliance Communication StatementsFederal Communications Commission FCC Statement Canadian Department of Communications Compliance Statement European Union EU Electromagnetic Compatibility DirectiveGermany Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive Hinweis Statement of Limited Warranty Part 1 General Terms Warranty Period One yearIBM Warranty for Machines Extent of Warranty Items Not Covered by WarrantyWarranty Service Page Part 2 Country/region-unique Terms Production StatusLimitation of Liability Following terms apply to all Emea countries EUROPE, Middle EAST, Africa Emea Following terms apply to the country specified Warranty ServicePage 130 3590 Operator Guide Page 132 3590 Operator Guide Capacity. See media capacity Glossary ERP. See error-recovery procedures Glossary Loader. See cartridge loader Migration. See conversion 138 3590 Operator Guide Numerics Index Library FID1 FID2 FID3 FID4 Magnetic field precaution 85 How satisfied are you that the information in this book is Readers’ Comments We’d Like to Hear from You GA32-0330-13 Readers’ Comments We’d Like to Hear from YouPage Part Number 19P1593 Operator Guide