Sun Microsystems SL500 manual Cartridge Access Ports, Allow Prevent

Cartridge Access Ports

Cartridge Access Ports

The cartridge access ports (CAPs) can be used to add cartridges to the library, or remove cartridges from the library without interrupting normal robotic operation.

■The CAP in the Base Module has one five-cell magazine.

■The CAP in the Drive Expansion Module has two five-cell magazines.

Although the CAPs are not physically connected, they are logically connected. If any of the CAPs are open, the CAP LED on the keypad will be on, alerting the operator to take action to close the CAP. If all of the CAPs are closed, the CAP LED will be off.

You can use the keypad on the robotics unit to issue a command for the robot to unlock the CAP.

The CAP has two settings, ALLOW and PREVENT. ALLOW is the default setting after you power-on or reset the library. The following table shows how these settings affect the CAPs. For CAP LED indicator information see “Controls and Indicators” on page 35.

CAP Condition	ALLOW	PREVENT
All of the CAPs are closed	When you press the CAP button	When you press the CAP
	all of the CAPs in the rack will	button, the action is ignored and
	open.	all of the CAPs remain closed.
	The library firmware turns on
	the CAP LED.

Any of the CAPs are open	When you press the CAP
	button, any CAP that is not
	open in the rack will open.

When you press the CAP button, the action is ignored and all of the CAPs remain in their individual current state of open or closed.

18 SL500 User’s Guide • July 2008 Revision: KA • 96116