Manually Loading Cartridges Into Drives in a Disabled LSM

If your LSM fails and you take it off line, you can still manually load cartridges into the library drives if the data path is still operational.

To manually load cartridges into drives in a disabled LSM:

1. Open the LSM door.
2. Note the cartridge labels of any cartridges that are already in drives, and remove them.You will need to replace these cartridges at the end of this procedure.
3. Load the drives with the cartridges you want to read from or write to.

   Repeat this step as often as necessary until the LSM is repaired, then continue with Step 4.

   Caution:

   In this step, you can remove cartridges from library cells and load these cartridges in the drives. Note the cell locations of these cartridges and ensure that you return the cartridges to these locations in Step 4.
4. After the LSM is repaired, remove all cartridges from the drives, and replace them with the original cartridges you noted in Step 2.
5. Close the LSM door, vary the LSM back online, and resume normal operations.