IBM Magstar 3494 manual Using Manual Mode, Clean desktop, Change power-on language

Figure 139. Options Pull-Down Menu

The Options pull-down selections are as follows:

Clean desktop

Removes any visible or minimized window from the screen. See ªUsing the Operator Menuº on page 98 for the screen now displayed. Also repositions all windows to their home positions.

Change power-on language

Displays a list of supported languages, which are selectable. The current language is indicated by a check mark. If a language is selected, the user is requested to con®rm the selection. The new language becomes active when the library manager is shutdown and restarted.

Using Manual Mode

Manual mode can be used as follows:

vA problem in the 3494 prevents automated operations.

vThe service representative is performing scheduled maintenance activities.

The library manager allows the selection of Manual mode from the Mode pull-down of the Operator menu. (See ªManual Modeº in ªUsing the Mode Pull-Downºon page 99.)

When in Manual mode, the operator follows the instructions on the library manager display and con®rms as necessary when the instructions are completed. Mount and demount requests issued to the virtual drives in a Virtual Tape server continue to be processed by the library automatically and are not included in the actions displayed for operator processing. If, in order to satisfy a mount to a virtual drive, a logical volume needs to be recalled from a physical volume, the resulting mount for that physical volume is included in the actions to be performed under manual mode.

Typical actions include physical cartridge mounts, demounts, and ejects (removing cartridges from the library). A sample screen with pending actions is shown in Figure 143 on page 230.

The library manager recognizes when a requested physical cartridge is successfully mounted in the requested drive and automatically removes the mount request from the list. Instructions to eject a cartridge are manually removed from the list when you use the keyboard to con®rm (respond) that the action is completed or has an error.

A limited number of processed instructions can be viewed on the library manager display to correct any mistakes. See Figure 146 on page 236.

See ªCartridge Storage Cellsº on page 24 for a description of theFrom and To locations used to ®nd a cartridge for a mount.

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