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Information about the
Operator
Interfaces
Words Commonly Used on the FPI and RMI
Some of the words displayed
on the FPI and RMI screens may need an explanation.
Table
4.
Commonly Used W
ord
s
on FPI and RMI
Word
Abbr.
i
n
FPI
Description
Idle
The library is idle
.
Drive Empty
__
There is no cartridge in the drive.
Drive Loaded
ld
A cartridge is loaded in the drive
.
Drive Idle
ie
A cartridge is loaded and the drive is ready to use it.
Drive
Rewinding
rw
The drive is rewinding the tape
.
Drive Seeking
sk
The drive is searching for specific data on the tape.
Drive Reading
rd
The drive is reading data for transfer to a host via the SCSI interface.
Drive Writing
wr
The drive is writing data rec
eived from a host to the tape.
Drive Erasing
er
The drive is erasing data from parts of or the whole of the tape.
Drive Cleaning
cl
A cleaning tape has been inserted into the drive, and the drive is using
it to clean the relevant mechanical parts.
Drive
Loading
ld
A tape has been inserted into the drive. The drive is in the process of
mechanically loading the tape.
Drive Unloading
ul
The drive is in the process of mechanically unloading the tape.
Drive Update
Ready
ur
The drive has completed an interna
l update.
Drive Updating
ud
The drive is in the process of an internal firmware update.
Drive
Calibrating
ca
A data tape has been inserted and loaded into the drive. The drive is
in the process of measuring its physical properties.
During inventory
and
in the Maps menu
,
different
s
ymbols are displayed on the FPI to indicate
if there
are cartridges present in the magazines, in
the drives
,
and in the robotics
, as show in
Table
5.
Cartridge
Present
Symbols
on
FPI
during
I
nventory
and
in
the
Maps
Menu
.
Table
5.
Cartridge Present Symbols
on FPI
during
I
nventory
and in the Maps Menu
Symbol on FPI
Descri
ption
__
Drive Present, load status empty
??
Drive present, load status unknown
**
Drive not installed
Symbols for the magazine slots and the robotics
Symbol
Description
Grey box if m
agazine slot/robotics status is unknow
n
Filled box
if
c
artridge is present in the magazine slot/the robotics
Empty box if cleaning cartridge is present in the maga
z
in
e
slot
N
The magazine slot/the robotics is empty