Note: Left magazine of a 2U Library has a 1-slot I/O station.
The black boxes are inventoried cartridges. Press the Up and Down keys to scroll. Note that this
magazine has a 3-slot I/O station. These slots might be changed to storage slots if needed. See
“Configuring I/O stations and reserving slots” on page 160.
Press SELECT to display all empty slots and cartridge serial numbers in the associated magazine.
Table 25. Detailed information on cartridges residing in a magazine
▌1▐ Magazine slot number ▌3▐ Media type (generation of cartridge)
▌2▐ Cartridge volume serial number
or “Empty” (meaning no
cartridge currently residing in
slot)
▌4▐ Encryption abbreviation for LTO4 cartridges:
v EC - encryption capable (The LTO 4 cartridge does not
contain encrypted data).
v ED- encrypted data (The LTO 4 cartridge does contain
encrypted data).
Control menu
The Control Menu contains the following items:
v Open I/O Station
v Move Cartridges
v Magazine
v Re-Inventory
Control: Open I/O Station
Use this menu item to open the I/O station.
Important: Wait for the messages before you insert or remove cartridges to ensure that the library is
ready to handle the cartridges. After the I/O station is closed, you must wait for the library to complete
its inventory before normal library operations commence.
Figure 70. Detailed information on cartridges residing in a magazine
Control
OpenI/OStation
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Figure 71. Control: I/O station menu
96 IBM TS3100 Tape Library and TS3200 Tape Library: Setup, Operator, and Service Guide Machine Type 3573