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5. Open the Mailbox and put a scratch tape in the top slot.
The scratch tape will be returned to this slot when the command is complete.
6. Close the Mailbox.
The library executes a TEACH and INVENTORY command.
7. Select OK. When complete, a confirmation screen displays. Select OK.
Exercising the Picker Fingers
Use Fingers to exercise the picker fingers. This command is a collection of routines that manipulate
the open/close and reach/retract operations of the picker fingers.
Path: Main menu > More > Service > Library > Diags > Fingers
The following exercises are available through the Fingers menu:
• Getting and putting tape cartridges into storage slots or drives
• Opening and closing and extending and retracting the fingers
Getting and Putting Tape Cartridges
Use Get/Put to instruct the library to get a collection of tape cartridges and move them to a different
location.
Path: Main menu > More > Service > Library > Diags > Fingers > Get/Put
To get and put tape cartridges
1. From the Main menu, select More and then select Service. Select Library and then select
Diags. Select Fingers and then select Get/Put.
The Get/Put dialog appears
2. Use Up, Down, Next, and Yes/No to specify the following:
• Cycles to run — the number of cycles to run. Possible values are 0 to 9999.
• Number of slots — the number of slots to use in the cycles. Possible values are 0 to 96.
• Starting slot — indicates the starting slot. This field is read-only and only changes when
New start slot is selected.
• New start slot — indicates whether you want to change the start slot or use the currently
indicated slot. Possible values are Yes and No.
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