IBM Magstar 3494 manual „2… Barrier door, „3…Hot standby library manager, Picker not visible

Figure 12. Model HA1, Left Service Bay Functional Components (right front)

Figure 13 on page 16 shows the following functional components of the Model HA1, Right Service Bay from the right front:

„1… Cartridge storage cells

Are located on the interior side of the front doors on the 3494 and on the back interior wall but are for service use only.

„2… Barrier door

Used by service personnel to separate the service bay from the main aisle of the 3494. This allows for concurrent service of the accessor and the associated hardware.

„3…Hot standby library manager

The Hot Standby Library Manager can take control of all operations in the 3494. Its hardware consists of a controller, display, pointing device, and keyboard. An optional Remote Library Manager Console feature is also available for remote installation on a Local Area Network (LAN) environment.

Hot standby accessor or second active accessor (not visible)

Moves on horizontal and vertical axes, moving cartridges between the storage cells, devices, and input and output facilities. The vision system (barcode reader) on the cartridge accessor identi®es cartridges. This accessor can be controlled by either Library Manager.

Picker (not visible)

The part of the cartridge accessor that picks the cartridges. The picker comes standard with one gripper installed or two grippers if the optional Dual Gripper feature is installed.

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