Spectra T50e - Check and Respond to Messages

Chapter 5—Operating the Library Controlling the Library Power
August 2017 User Guide—Spectra T50e Library
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4. Afterinitializationiscomplete,theLoginscreendisplaysandyoucan
logintothelibrary(seeLogIntotheUserInterfaceonpage86).
Note: Ifthelibrarycannotcompletetheinitializationprocess,it
generatessystemmessagesandentersmaintenancemode.
ContactSpectraLogictechnicalsupportforassistance.
Power Off the Library
Beforepoweringoffthelibrary,usethefollowingstepstoprepareforshut‐
down.
Note: Ifyouneedtoresetthelibraryinsteadofpoweringitoff,see
ResettingtheLibraryonpage365
1. Useyourstoragemanagementsoftwaretostopanybackupsrunningto
thelibrary.
2. PausePostScanifitisrunning(seePausethePostScanProcesson
page254).Anytapescurrentlybeingscannedarereturnedtotheir
storagelocations.
3. Pressandholdthefrontpanelpowerbuttonforapproximatelyone
second.Thepower‐offsequencetakesapproximatelytwominutes,
whichallowstheBlueScalesoftwareandcomponentstoshutdown
gracefully.
 Ifthesystemisstableatpoweroff,amessagedisplaysindicating
thatthepowerbuttonwaspressed.
 Ifthesystemisunstableatpoweroff(thatis,ifyoupoweroffthe
librarywhenitisinanerrorstate),thepowerofftimetakes
approximatelyoneminuteandshowsnoindicationthatitis
poweringoff.Waitforthesequencetocomplete.
Ifthelibrarydoesnotpoweroffaftertwominutes,pressandhold
thefrontpanelpowerbuttonfortensecondstoinvoketheemergency
poweroffprocess.Thisprocesspowersoffthelibraryimmediately
withoutagracefulshutdownoftheBlueScalesoftwareandlibrary
components.
Note: Ifyouintendtoleavethelibrarypowereddownforanextended
lengthoftime,disconnecttheACpowercordsfromthelibrary.