Remote management unit (rmu) – Dell PowerVault 136T LTO/SDLT (Tape Library) User Manual

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associated with the Operator Panel.

 

Table 3. Drive Indications

The lower center screen area displays six lines of text, graphics representations, or a combination of both. Each text line can be up to twenty
characters long. These lines communicate interactive dialogs, special messages, alerts, and library configurations. Greater details are covered in

Using the Operator Panel Menu

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 Remote Management Unit (RMU)

The RMU resides in each system and is pre-installed at the factory. The RMU allows remote access via a Web browser to the library. The RMU
supports Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.0 and above, as well as Netscape Navigator versions 4.01, 4.5, 4.7X and above. All available
functions, as described below, are accomplished without the need of a dedicated server (or separate software).

The RMU performs the following functions:

Indicator

Description

Drive Present

If a tape drive is present, the initial black outline box is displayed.

Power On

If power is applied to the tape drive, the Power On indication is displayed.

Cleaning
Required

If tape drive cleaning is required, the Cleaning Required indication is displayed.

Error Code

If a drive error condition exists, an Error Code indication is displayed. All errors are preceded by the character "!" followed
by the drive error code. "!..." indicates drive failures detected by the library and the drive is not capable of reporting the error.

Compression On

If the tape drive is compressing data on tape, the Compression On indicator is displayed.

Write Protect

If the tape is write protected, the Write Protect indicator is displayed.

Tape Activity

A tape drive is present but does not contain a cartridge.

A tape drive is loading a cartridge.

A tape drive has a cartridge loaded.

A tape drive is rewinding a cartridge.

A tape drive is unloading a cartridge.

A tape drive has unloaded a cartridge.

A tape drive is reading data from a cartridge.

A tape drive is writing data to a cartridge.

A tape drive is erasing data from a cartridge.

A tape drive is locating data on a cartridge.

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