Instruction Manual

Operation
M8701A / M8702A ACL Tape Library Installation and User’s Guide—694636-001
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Status
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Cooling Fan Active — On if the cooling fan is on
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Drive Activity — the current drive activity
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Port A Status and Port B Status (Fibre Channel tape drives) — current status of the
ports
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Speed (Fibre Channel drives) — the current speed setting of the drive port
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Port Type (Fibre Channel drives only) — the current setting of the drive port. Direct
connected devices are typically Loop. Devices connected to a switch are typically
Fabric.
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N-Port ID (Fibre Channel drives only) — Fabric address. Only relevant when in
Fabric mode.
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ALPA (Fibre Channel drives only) — Loop address. Only relevant when in Loop
mode.
Viewing the Tape Cartridge Inventory
The Status: Inventory page provides detailed information about the tapes in the tape
drives, with a summary of tapes in magazine slots.
Note. The Internal Drive Temperature is not the temperature of the tape path in the drive nor
is this the operating environment temperature.
Figure 4-9. Status: Inventory Page