Efficient error reporting from an operator control panel of a storage apparatus

摘要

Storage apparatus and related methods for managing removable media. A controller is configured to manage the removable media. A user interface is coupled to the controller for displaying errors. When an error displayed on the user interface is selected, the controller causes the user interface to display additional information related to the error from an event log. For example, when the error is selected, a complete error log for an individual error or a screen display showing all current errors, if there are multiple ones, is displayed.

主权项

1. A storage library device, comprising:
a housing; a plurality of storage drives inside the housing; a robotics assembly inside the housing to load and unload a removable media in a selected storage drive of the storage drives; a controller inside the housing configured to control the robotics assembly; components inside the housing; and an operator panel on the housing, the operator panel to display a user interface provided by the controller for displaying errors for the components; wherein, in response to user selection of an error displayed on the user interface, the controller is to cause the user interface to directly route a user to a complete error log for the selected error.