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3. With the help of another person, lift the library onto the rack mount shelves.
4. Slide the library all the way into the rack.
5. Press the white button next to the left magazine access door and open the door.
6. Notice the hole behind the magazine access door, at the lower edge of the library
(see figure 1).
This hole provides access to the rack mount clamp screw.
Figure 1 Securing the Library to the Rack
7. Insert a Phillips screwdriver into the hole and turn the rack mount clamp screw
clockwise to tighten it fully.
As you tighten this screw, a lever protrudes from the side of the library and presses
against the back side of the rack rail.
8. Repeat steps 5 through 7 to secure the right side of the library to the rack.
9. Close the magazine access doors.
STEP 2: PREPARING AND INSERTING TAPE CARTRIDGES
Now that the library is installed, complete the installation by labeling the tape cartridges and
inserting them into the library.
1. Label the tape cartridges (see figure 2):
• DLT and SDLT cartridges use non-adhesive labels that slide into a slot at the front of
the cartridge.
• LTO cartridges use adhesive labels that adhere to the front of the cartridge.
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M1500 LIBRARY QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE
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Figure 9 Power Switch
The graphical user interface (GUI) on the front panel of the library displays a welcome screen (see figure 10) and the library runs a
power-on self-test (POST).
Figure 10 Sample Welcome Screen
When the POST is complete, the GUI displays the main screen (see figure 11). The information on this screen differs depending on the
type and number of drives installed in the library.
Figure 11 Sample Main Screen
The M1500 is ready for operation.
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Access hole
for rack mount
clamp screw
Power switch
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