Follow
this procedure to bulk load (manually insert) cartridges
directly into non-HD storage slots of the TS3500 tape library.
About this task
Notes:
With the Advanced Library Management System (ALMS) enabled, cartridges
that are not in a cartridge assignment policy will not be added to
any logical library.
In order to bulk load cartridges
into HD slots, refer
to Bulk loading cartridges into HD slots. Only bulk load cartridges
into HD slots during initial cartridge insertion.
Procedure
From the library's Activity screen (see Figure 1), press the PAUSE
key. The library displays the message If you open the door the
library will go Not Ready and any remaining jobs in the work queue
may fail. Press ENTER to continue.
Figure 1. Activity screen on the front panel of the IBM® TS3500. Use
the screen to pause the library.
Press ENTER. The message PAUSE in Progress displays.
The library parks the cartridge accessor in the base frame and displays
the message The library is now paused. Normal operations will resume
in 30 seconds.
Within 30 seconds, unlock
and open the front door on any
frame. If you do not open the door within 30 seconds, the Activity
screen redisplays.
Insert the cartridges into
any empty storage slots, except for the slots reserved for diagnostic
cartridges (that is, F01,C01,R01, or, if you are using mixed drive
types, Fxx,C01,R01 where xx equals the first
expansion frame for the second type of media).
Note: Non-HD cartridge storage slots in LTO Ultrium
frames are black. Non-HD cartridge storage slots in 3592 frames are
gray. Place only Ultrium cartridges in Ultrium slots and place only
3592 cartridges in 3592 slots.
CAUTION:
Only place
cartridges in a frame whose front door is open. Do not add or remove
cartridges from an adjacent frame.
The write-protect switch is located on the left side of
both Ultrium and 3592 cartridges. Insert Ultrium and 3592 cartridges
into the storage slots so that the write-protect switch is on the
left and the volume serial (VOLSER) number label is visible (see Figure 2 and Figure 3). The orientation
differs from the orientation in an I/O slot. Figure 2. Proper
orientation of LTO Ultrium tape cartridges in cartridge storage
slots
Figure 3. Proper orientation of 3592
tape cartridges
in cartridge storage slots
Gently close and lock the front door.
After
approximately 15 seconds, the TS3500 tape library automatically
inventories the frame of the door that you opened. During the inventory,
the message INITIALIZING displays on the Activity screen. When
the inventory is complete, READY displays.