Powering off

This section explains the procedure for turning off the power to the TS3500 tape library.

About this task

Always press the PAUSE key before you power off the TS3500 tape library. If you power off before pausing, the library may take longer to go online after the next power on.
Note: In a TS3500 tape library shuttle complex, pressing the PAUSE key causes any shuttle cars that are present in the current library to move to another library in the shuttle complex.

Use the following steps to power off the TS3500 tape library after normal operation and not during an emergency:

Procedure

  1. Ensure that the host application has removed cartridges from all drives and that the library is varied offline from the host (if the host is attached).
  2. Press the PAUSE key on the display. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Move the library power switch to O. If you do not power off within 30 seconds, the Activity screen displays again.