HP StoargeWorks ESL9000 series tape library user guide (April 2003)

Operating the Control Panel
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Drive Status
The Drives area reports whether or not:
■ A tape drive has a cartridge
■ The cartridge is write-enabled or write-protected
■ Compression is enabled
It also provides status for:
■ Bar code labels
■ Drive states
■ Drive types
■ Media types
■ Drive serial numbers
■ Drive firmware level
■ Controller firmware level
■ SCSI IDs
■ Drive cleaning
For a more detailed view of drive status, press on the desired drive to display the
Tape Drive Status box (see Figure 25 on page 68). Use the arrow buttons at the
bottom of the box to scroll to other drives, if desired. To return to the Overview
screen, press the screen anywhere in the Tape Drive Status box, or press the
Back button (see Figure 25 on page 68).