Chapter 1 — Library Overview Library Features
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ThefollowingtabledescribeseachofthecomponentsshowninFigure10
andFigure11.
Operator Panel and Touch Screen
Theoperatorpaneltouchscreenonthemainframeprovideslocalaccessto
theBlueScaleuserinterfacethroughtheLibraryControl(LC)server.You
canselectoptionsandenterinformationbytouchingtheappropriate
locationonthescreen.FordetailedinformationaboutusingtheBlueScale
userinterfacethroughthetouchscreen,seeChapter3–Introducingthe
BlueScaleUserInterface,beginningonpage81.
Component Description
TAP Carousel TheTAPcarouselaccommodatesupto14TeraPackmagazines.
Door Release
Button
AnLEDinthebuttonindicatesthecurrentstateoftheTAPcarousel.Pressingthe
button,whenthecarouselisreadytobeloadedorunloaded,opensthedoor.
Solidgreen—Thecarouselisreadytobeloadedorunloaded.
Flashinggreen—Animportorexportoperationisinprogress.
Red—Thecarouselisinanerrorstate.
Off—Thecarouselisemptyandtherearenounprocessedimportorexport
requests.
Door Thedoorlockstopreventunauthorizedaccesstothecarousel.
Media Storage ThebulkTAPframehas91LTOmediastoragechambersor77TS11x0media
storagechambers.EachchamberaccommodatesasingleTeraPackmagazine.
SeeDriveandMediaFramesonpage61foradditionalinformation.
Bulk TAP Service
Control Module
ThebulkTAPservicecontrolmodule(SCM)providesthecontrollogicforthe
bulkTAPcarouselanddoor.
Figure 12 The library operator panel displaying the General
Status screen of the BlueScale user interface.
Power buttonLCD touch screen