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Apply power to the TLS library. During initialization, the library will reposition the
cartridge handler and tape magazine carrousel. The tape drives and magazines will be
scanned to inventory the contents of the library. The third line of the LCD displays
the status of these operations.
If the Fibre Channel Option (FCO) is enabled and busy, it will also display status in-
formation on the third line of the LCD. If there is more than one message to be dis-
played, they will cycle at one-second intervals. Table 4-2 shows the possible messages
that can appear while the FCO is initializing.
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FC: Please Wait
On single Fibre Channel Option installations, status messages are prefixed with
“FC:”. On dual installations, status messages for the left module are prefixed with
“FCL:” and status messages for right module are prefixed with “FCR:”. The right and
left module’s statue messages will alternate.
Status message Status Condition
Please Wait
Waiting for Fibre Channel Option to complete restart initialization.
Reading Config
Reading the Fibre Channel Option configuration data.
Checking Config
Checking the Fibre Channel Option configuration.
Setting Config
Setting the Fibre Channel Option configuration.
Controller Reset
Resetting the Fibre Channel Option.
Table 4-2 Possible Fibre Channel Status Messages
If a serial communications error to the Fibre Channel Option is detected, the following
warning will be displayed.
Fibre Channel
Communications
error detected
ENTER to continue
Note that on dual bay libraries with two Fibre Channel Options installed the left or right
FCO will be specified in the message. Pressing the ENTER key will clear the message.
This warning message can be caused by an incorrectly installed serial cable. If the
message reoccurs after checking the cables and clearing the message using the EN-
TER key several times, it may require power cycling the library, to reset the FCO. If
this problem occurs, please contact the Technical Support department at Qualstar so
that corrective action can be taken.
The initialization procedure can take up to several minutes. If the host system is
started while FCO status messages are still present, the host may miss seeing the Fi-
bre Channel devices because the system is still busy. The host should be instructed to
scan for Fibre Channel devices after the FCO has been configured and line three is
clear in the TLS Library’s LCD display.
501440 Rev. G FCO Type A Installation 4-11