Access door, I/e station – Dell PowerVault ML6000 User Manual
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Chapter 3 Description
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Access Door
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The access door allows access to the internal components of the library.
Each 5U Library Control Module and 9U Library Expansion Module has
an access door. In most cases, you will not need to access the library
through this door except when you want to bulk load or unload
cartridges from the library.
The access door is locked by the I/E station door. To open the access
door, you must first open the I/E station door. If you want to prohibit
access to the library, which is recommended for security reasons, lock the
I/E station door. This keeps unauthorized users from accessing tape
cartridges.
You can lock and unlock the I/E station door using commands on the
Operations
menu. If necessary, you can also manually unlock the I/E
station door. For more information, see
If the access door is opened, the library is not available for use. When an
access door (on any module) is opened, all in-progress motion commands
are stopped, and the picker slowly lowers to the bottom of the library.
When the access door is closed, the library returns any media in the
picker to its original slot and also performs a library inventory.
I/E Station
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I/E stations enable importing and exporting cartridges with minimal
interruption of normal library operations. I/E stations are located on the
front of the 5U Library Control Module and on the front of 9U Library
Expansion Modules. A 5U I/E station has a capacity of six cartridges. A
9U I/E station has a capacity of 12 cartridges.
The I/E stations can also be configured as storage as well as become part
of a logical division of library resources known as a partition. The I/E
station is shared among all partitions, but the I/E station slots are owned
by one partition at a time. When an I/E station slot is assigned to a
partition, only the assigned partition can access that slot.
Caution:
Care should be taken to avoid opening the access door
during robotic operations since the robot will stop
immediately and will fail to complete the current
operation.