MSL2024 Operator control panel (OCP)
The operator control panel on the front of the device includes a 2-line by 16-character green backlit
liquid crystal display (LCD), four function keys, and four LEDs. This panel provides everything you
need to monitor the device status and control its functions.
The following functions are available through the OCP:
• “Unlocking the mailslot (Unlock Mailslot)” on page 108
• “Status/Information” on page 109
• “Inventory (Status/Information > Inventory)” on page 109
• “Library information (Status/Information > Library Information)” on page 110
• “Drive information (Status/Information > Drive Information)” on page 111
• “Component status (Status/Information > Component Status)” on page 111
• “Network information (Status/Information > Network Information)” on page 112
• “Configuration” on page 112
• “Configuring logical libraries (Status/Information > Set Logical Libraries)” on page 113
• “Changing the administrator password (Configuration > Change Admin Password)” on page
113
• “Setting the number of reserved slots (Configuration > Set Reserved Slot Count)” on page 114
• “Configuring the mailslot (Configuration > Configure Mailslot)” on page 114
• “Bar code reporting format (Configuration > Barcode Format Reporting)” on page 114
• “Changing the SCSI address — parallel SCSI devices (Configuration > Change Drive)” on page
115
• “Setting the master drive (Configuration > Set Master Drive)” on page 116
• “Setting behaviors (Configuration > Library Behavior)” on page 116
• “Setting the date and time (Configuration > Library Date/Time)” on page 118
• “Configuring network settings (Configuration > Configure Network Settings)” on page 118
• “Configuring automatic cleaning (Configuration > Configure Auto Cleaning)” on page 119
• “Restoring factory defaults (Configuration > Restore Defaults)” on page 120
• “Saving and restoring the Library configuration (Configuration > Save/Restore Configura-
tion)” on page 120
• “Operations” on page 121
• “Unlocking, removing, and replacing magazines (Operations > Unlock Left or Right
Magazine)” on page 122
• “Cleaning a tape drive (Operations> Clean Drive)” on page 122
• “Moving tapes in the Library (Operations > Move Tape)” on page 123
• “Updating tape cartridge inventory (Operations > Perform Inventory)” on page 124
• “Rebooting the Library (Operations> Reboot Library)” on page 124
• “Enabling password locks (Operations > Enable Library Password Locks)” on page 125
• “Support” on page 125
• “Powering a drive on or off (Support > Power On/Off Drives)” on page 125
• “Running the demonstration (Support > Run Demo)” on page 126
• “Running the slot to slot test (Support > Run Slot To Slot Test)” on page 126
• “Running the wellness test (Support > Run Wellness Test)” on page 127
Operating the Tape Library104