Front panel
| Number | Component | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Operator Panel | The Operator Panel features a monochrome 16-character LCD graphic display that is on the front of the library. Library operations and service functions are completed from this screen.
The Web User Interface offers some of the same functionality as the Operator Panel with a web browser for remote access to the library. For information about the Operator Panel and the Web User Interface, see User interfaces. |
| 2 | Control keys | The control keys are located to the right of the Operator Panel LCD display on the front of the library. |
| 3 | Cartridge magazine | The tape library has a single cartridge magazine that can hold up to nine data cartridges, or eight data cartridges with a configurable one-slot I/O station. See Figure 1.
Column 5/Tier 1 in the cartridge magazine can be configured as a one-slot I/O station. Column 5/Tier 2 in the cartridge magazine is reserved for the exchange position and can be accessed by the library only. The I/O station is used to import and export cartridges without interrupting normal library operation. Beginning with Column 4, a minimum of one column can be reserved for cleaning cartridges. Cleaning cartridges are used to clean the tape drive heads. For configuration details, see Installing. |
| 4 | Cartridge magazine release | Emergency cartridge magazine lock release. When the I/O station is locked, insert a large, straightened paper clip twice or hold the paper clip in place while the cartridge magazine slides past the I/O station lock. |
| 5 | Serial number label | The machine type and serial number of the library are on the front bezel of the library. The serial number is the number that links the library to IBM entitlement for service. |
| 65 | Air vents | These two vents allow the flow of cooler air into the library enclosure and allow warm air to escape which helps to keep the library at a normal operating temperature. |