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Dismounting a Cartridge from a, Drive, Returning the LSM to Online Status

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Hardware Operator's Guide Dismounting a Cartridge from a Drive To dismount a cartridge from a drive: 1. Obtain the drive number from the LSM management software and place the drive offline. 2. Open the LSM front door by using a latch key to unlock the top and bottom latches. Refer to Figure 3-3. 3. Locate the desired drive. 4. Make sure that the job is done. 5. Make sure that the Operate Handle indicator is on. If it is not, press the Unload button on the drive to unload the drive. The indicator will turn on. 6. Push the shuttle all the way back, pause for about two seconds, then release the shuttle. Note: If the cartridge does not come out of the drive, remount the cartridge by releasing it from the shuttle latch under the right side of the cartridge. Then push the cartridge into the drive, and lower the handle. If this fails, the tape leader might be dislodged and require rethreading. 7. Remove the cartridge from the drive. 8. Properly store the cartridge outside the LSM (refer to "Storing Cartridges" in Chapter 4). Returning the LSM to Online Status To place the LSM online for automated operations: 1. Make sure that the drive shuttle Operate Handle indicator is on and the handle is up. 2. Close and lock the LSM doors. The robot will perform an audit of the cells. 3-16

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Hardware Operator’s Guide
3–16
Dismounting a Cartridge from a
Drive
To dismount a cartridge from a drive:
1.
Obtain the drive number from the LSM management software and place the
drive offline.
2.
Open the LSM front door by using a latch key to unlock the top and bottom
latches.
Refer to Figure 3–3.
3.
Locate the desired drive.
4.
Make sure that the job is done.
5.
Make sure that the Operate Handle indicator is on. If it is not, press the Unload
button on the drive to unload the drive. The indicator will turn on.
6.
Push the shuttle all the way back, pause for about two seconds, then release
the shuttle.
Note:
If the cartridge does not come out of the drive, remount the cartridge
by releasing it from the shuttle latch under the right side of the
cartridge.
Then push the cartridge into the drive, and lower the handle.
If this fails, the tape leader might be dislodged and require rethreading.
7.
Remove the cartridge from the drive.
8.
Properly store the cartridge
outside
the LSM (refer to “Storing Cartridges” in
Chapter 4).
Returning the LSM to Online Status
To place the LSM online for automated operations:
1.
Make sure that the drive shuttle Operate Handle indicator is on and the handle
is up.
2.
Close and lock the LSM doors.
The robot will perform an audit of the cells.