A Startup

The SL150 library is typically started up when power is applied (the power cord is plugged in or the external power is switched on). If the library was manually powered down (from the front panel power switch or the shutdown function of the remote management interface), pressing the front panel power switch starts the library.

During library startup, the following steps are preformed:

1. The robot is unparked.

2. The hand fully retracts.

3. The robot moves from the top to the bottom of the entire library. By starting at the top and moving down one module at a time, the robot determines the order of the modules.

4. The wrist sweeps through its full range of motion.

5. The hand moves through the full track range.

6. The reach mechanism extends and retracts.

7. Magazines are latched.

8. A full library audit is performed.

   You can observe the progress of a library audit from the Library view in a web browser. Tape slots that the library has not audited are greyed-out while audited tape slots are active (a barcode icon is present in the slot). When you move the cursor over the active slot the tape location and barcode information is shown. If the barcode information has a value of unreadable, the barcode label is out of specification, damaged, or it does not exist.

   Note that the barcode icon is a facsimile and does not represent the actual cartridge barcode.

   When the audit completes and all drives are ready, the library is operational.