IBM Magstar 3494 An unexpected volser xxxxxx was found, Ejected to the convenience I/O station

Table 19. Intervention Required Conditions relating to external cartridge labels (continued)

Intervention Required Condition	Resolution Actions
Message	1.	Remove the cartridge from the convenience I/O
An unexpected volser (xxxxxx) was found and		station.
	2.	Determine where the cartridge belongs and take
ejected to the convenience I/O station.
		corrective action.
Probable Cause
During a library operation other than inventory or
inventory update, a cartridge was found whose external
volume serial number xxxxxx indicates a volser that is not
in the library manager's database. It is likely that the
cartridge was added to the library when one of the doors
was open and an inventory operation was not performed
or inventory update has been disabled.
Message	1.	Place the library system in pause mode.
An unexpected volser (xxxxxx) was found and	2.	Open the appropriate enclosure door.
ejected to high-capacity facility cell: yyyy.	3.	Remove the cartridge from the high-capacity facility.
Probable Cause	4.	Close the enclosure door.
	5.	Place the library system in auto mode.
During a library operation other than inventory or	6.	Determine where the cartridge belongs and take
inventory update, a cartridge was found whose external		corrective action.
volume serial number xxxxxx indicates a volser that is not
in the library manager's database and the convenience
I/O station is not installed, is full or is not available. It is
likely that the cartridge was added to the library when
one of the doors was open and an inventory operation
was not performed or inventory update has been
disabled. The problem cartridge was placed in rack cell,
yyyy.
Message	1.	Place the library system in pause mode.
A cartridge or cartridge label located at cell yyyy is	2.	Open the appropriate enclosure door.
upside-down.	3.	Remove the cartridge from the cell.
Probable Cause	4.	If the cartridge label is installed upside-down, remove
		the label and replace it (or a new label) the correct
During an inventory or inventory update operation, the		way up on the cartridge.
	5.	Replace the cartridge in the same cell. Ensure that it
vision system could not read the external volume serial
number label because the cartridge or the label was		is the correct way up. (It will not insert fully into the
upside-down in the cell. Most likely the cartridge was		cell if it is upside-down).
placed in the library upside-down. The cartridge is in cell	6.	Close the enclosure door.
yyyy.	7.	Place the library system in auto mode.
Message	1.	Remove the cartridge from the convenience I/O
A volser (xxxxxx) with an unknown media type has		station.
	2.	If no seventh character is present; either add one, or
been ejected to the convenience I/O station.
		modify the volser ranges to include this volser. See
Probable Cause		ªVolser Range for Media Typesº on page 161 on how
During an inventory or inventory update operation, the		to modify the volser ranges.
	3.	Inspect the cartridge's seventh character. Install a
media type of a cartridge could not be determined by the
		readable seventh character representing the media
vision system, the volser did not ®t into an established
		type. See ªCartridge System Tape Labelsº on page 20
media type range and a default media-type was not
		for the procedure.
de®ned for the library.
	4.	Place the cartridge in the convenience I/O station.

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