3-4
Operating the Library
Understanding Display Window Messages
Understanding Display Window Messages
The display window displays drive status indicators and menu options.
Drive Status
The following figure shows the drive status indicators displayed when the library is
in the “ready” state.
In this example:
1. Drive 1 has a cartridge inserted and data is being written to the tape.
2. Drive 2 has a write-protected cartridge inserted.
Status Indicators
Status indicators provide drive status information for the drive number that precedes
one of the following indicators.
The drive is full.
The drive is empty.
The drive needs to be cleaned.
The tape cartridge in the drive is write-protected.