Shutting Down/Restarting the Library

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.

Shutdown shuts down the library's operating system and firmware. When performing a shutdown, the library finishes the current command and lowers the robot to the floor of the library.

Always perform a shutdown before powering off the library or completely removing power from the library.

To power off the library, perform a shutdown and then press the power button on the front of the control module.

To completely remove power from the library, perform the shutdown sequence and power off the library. Then turn off the power switch on each power supply, located at the rear of the library. Finally, disconnect the power supply cables from their electrical source.

Restart shuts down and restarts the library's operating system and firmware. When performing a restart, the library finishes the current command, then shuts down the library and restarts it. During the restart, the library brings all tape drives and partitions online and performs an inventory of cartridges, tape drives, and slots.

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.

From the Operations menu, select System Shutdown.
The Shutdown/Restart screen displays.
Do one of the following:
- Select Shutdown to shut down the library's operating system and firmware.
- Select Restart to shut down and reboot the operating system and firmware.
Click Apply.
A confirmation dialog box displays asking you to confirm that you want to stop/restart the software.
Click OK.
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:
- If Success displays in the Progress Window, the library successfully shut down or is currently rebooting the operating system and firmware. Click Close to close the Progress Window. Continue with step 5.
- If Failure displays in the Progress Window, the operation did not complete successfully.Follow the instructions listed in the Progress Window to resolve any issues that occurred during the operation.
Do one the following:
- If you selected Shutdown and you have access to the physical library, do the following:
- 1. Press the power switch located on the front of the control module to finish the shutdown.
  2. If you need to completely remove power from the library, 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.
  3. To restart the library, turn on the power switch on each power supply and then press the power switch on the front of the control module . Once the library comes back on, any partitions or tape drives that were offline before shutdown are brought back online.
- If you selected Restart, wait for the library to completely reboot. A reboot takes approximately 5 minutes for a 5U control module and longer for a larger configuration.
- 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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