Front panel of a 4u library, 2u library and 4u library front panel descriptions – Dell PowerVault TL4000 User Manual

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Table 1-1 below contains front panel descriptions for both the 2U library in
Figure 1-1 on page 1-1 and the 4U library in Figure 1-2.

Table 1-1. 2U library and 4U library front panel descriptions

Number

Item

Description

1

Power button

Pressing this button powers ON the library. Pressing and holding this button for 4
seconds will power OFF the unit (soft power down). No power switch or button can
be found on the back panel of the library.

2

Front panel

LEDs (left to

right)

v

Ready/Activity

(Green LED) - It is illuminated any time the unit is powered ON and

able to function. It should blink whenever there is library or drive activity, or when
the library is in the process of powering up.

v

Clean Drive

(Amber LED) - It is illuminated when the drive needs to be cleaned.

The LED will be turned OFF after the drive is cleaned successfully.

v

Attention

(Amber LED) - It is illuminated when there has been a failure that

indicates a piece of media is incompatible with the drive, damaged, marginal, or
invalid. It will be cleared when all invalid cartridges have been exported from the
library. The amber LED may also be lit because a power supply or a power supply
fan is failing, or a drive sled is defective, missing, or has been replaced by a
different drive type.

v

Error

(Amber LED) - It is illuminated when there is an unrecoverable library or

drive failure. A message is displayed at the same time on the Operator Control Panel
display.

3

Cartridge

magazines

v

The 2U library contains two cartridge magazines.

– The left magazine can hold up to 12 cartridges (or 11 data cartridges and the

elective 1-slot I/O Station.)

– The right magazine can hold up to 12 cartridges.

v

The 4U library contains four cartridge magazines.

– The upper left magazine can hold up to 12 cartridges.

– The lower left magazine can hold up to 12 cartridges (or 9 data cartridges and the

elective 3-slot I/O Station.)

– The upper right magazine can hold up to 12 cartridges.

– The lower right magazine can hold up to 12 cartridges.

4

Air vents

These vents draw cooler air into the library enclosure and allow warm air to escape,
which helps keep the library at a normal operating temperature.

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Figure 1-2. Front panel of a 4U library

1-2

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