The Shutdown/Restart screens allow you to shut down or restart the library. Some maintenance activities require that the library be shut down or restarted. Before performing a shutdown or restart, make sure the connected host applications are not sending commands to the library.
Shutdown shuts down the library's operating system and firmware. When performing a shutdown, the library finishes all active commands received from the host application and does not process any new commands. It shuts down all partitions and lowers the robot to the "shipping" position on the floor of the library. To finish the shutdown, you must access the physical library and press the power switch on the front of the control module.
Always perform a shutdown before completely removing power from the library. To completely remove power from the library, you must turn off the power switch on each power supply. Power is completely removed from the library when the blue LED on each power supply turns off.
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CAUTION: If you do not perform a shutdown before you physically power off the library, loss of library configuration data could occur. |
Restart shuts down and restarts the library's operating system and firmware. When performing a restart, the library finishes all active commands received from the host application and does not process any new commands. The library shuts down all partitions and restarts them during the reboot. In addition, the library performs an inventory of cartridges, tape drives, and slots during a reboot.
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NOTE: This operation should not be performed concurrently by multiple administrators logged in from different locations. You can access the appropriate screens, but you cannot apply changes while another administrator is performing the same operation. |
The Shutdown/Restart screen displays.
A confirmation dialog box displays asking you to confirm that you want to stop/restart the software.
The Progress Window displays. The Progress Window contains information on the action, elapsed time, and status of the requested operation.Do one of the following:
You cannot access the system through the web client after it has shut down or when it is rebooting. You can log back into the system after the system finishes rebooting.
If the "Not Initialized" message displays on the operator panel after the reboot is complete, the library did not properly initialize. View the RAS tickets to find the issue that is preventing the library from properly initializing. See Working With RAS Tickets for information.
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