Quantum 6331190V1R1, 6331190V1R1 2 User Manual

Quantum ATL P4000 and

ATL P7000 Prism FC470

User’s Guide Addendum

Introduction 3

Fibre Channel Description ...........................................................................3

Prism FC470 Router Operation ...................................................................3

Supported Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters and Switches ..................3

Supported Backup Applications .................................................................4

Quantum Customer Support.......................................................................5

FC470 Overview 5

FC470 Web Interface 7

FC470 Menu Items.........................................................................................8

Accessing the FC470 Web Pages .................................................................8

Home Page .....................................................................................................9

System Page..................................................................................................10

Ports Page .....................................................................................................16

Discovery Page ............................................................................................21

Mapping Page..............................................................................................22

Statistics Page...............................................................................................25

Utilities Page ................................................................................................26

Trace Settings Configuration .....................................................................28

Current, Previous, and Last Assert Trace Displays................................29

Clear Current and Assert Traces...............................................................30

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Event Log Configuration ........................................................................... 31

Event Log Display....................................................................................... 32

Clear Event Log........................................................................................... 32

Report Menu................................................................................................ 33

Reboot Option .............................................................................................33

Troubleshooting 34

LED Indicators............................................................................................. 34

Basic Troubleshooting................................................................................ 35

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Introduction 0

The Quantum ATL P4000/P7000 Series automated tape libraries are
controlled by a host computer via a SCSI differential bus using the
SCSI-2 medium changer command set. There is also an RS-232
diagnostic port interface.

The P4000/P7000 Prism Architecture™ allows for easy conversion
from the SCSI host interface to a Fibre Channel host interface. This
document describes upgrading a standard P4000/P7000 equipped
with a SCSI host interface to a Fibre Channel host interface using a
Prism FC470 Upgrade kit.

Fibre Channel Description

Prism FC470 Router Operation

Fibre Channel is a serial data transfer architecture for use with

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computers and mass storage devices that is rapidly emerging to
challenge SCSI as the interface of choice for host-to-storage
applications.

Fibre Channel advantages include:

• Connection distances with the Quantum ATL FC470 option up to
500 meters

• 2 GB/Sec data transfer rates

• Supports up to 126 devices in a loop mode

• Supports 24-bit addressing for over 16 million devices in point-to­point mode or fabric, when using a Fibre Channel switch or
multiple Fibre Channel switches.

• Operating system independence

• Interconnect flexibility

Once a Prism FC470 Router option is installed and tested, the library

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operates exactly as a P4000/P7000 with a SCSI host interface.
Operation of the library via the graphical user interface (GUI) is
unchanged.

Supported Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters and Switches

The following tables provide a list of supported Fibre Channel host
bus adapters (HBAs) and switches that have been tested at the time of

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this printing. For an updated list of supported Fibre Channel HBAs
and switches, please see www.quantum.com

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Table 1 Supported Fibre
Channel HBAs

Table 2 Supported Fibre
Channel Switches

Manufacturer Model # Minimum Driver Level

Qlogic 2100, 2200,

23xx

Must have QLDriver installed on
host computer. See manufacturer’s
website for latest driver
information.

Emulex LP8K, LP9K See manufacturer’s website for

latest driver information.

JNI 1663, 6410,

65xx

Sun x6749a,

x6757a,

See manufacturer’s website for
latest driver information.

See manufacturer’s website for

latest driver information.
x6767a,
x6768a

Manufacturer Model Name/Number

Brocade Silkworm

McData Connectrix

Supported Backup Applications

Table 3 Supported
Backup Applications

SANbox and SANbox II 8/16

The following table lists the backup applications tested at the time of

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this printing. For an updated list of supported backup applications,
please see www.quantum.com

Software Developer Application Version

Veritas NetBackup 3.4.1, 4.5 and later

Backup Exec 8.6 and later

Computer
Associates

Legato Networker 5.5, 6.x, 7.0 and later

HP Data Protector Omniback 4.x

BrightStor Enterprise 10.0 and later

ARCServe 6.61, 7.0 and later

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Quantum Customer Support

The Quantum Customer Support Department provides a 24-hour help

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desk that can be reached at:

North/South America: [phone] or

[phone]

Asia/Pacific Rim: (International Code)

[phone]

Europe/Middle East/Africa: (International Code)

[phone]

Send faxes for the Customer Support Department to:

North/South America: [phone]

Asia/Pacific Rim: (International Code)

[phone]

Europe/Middle East/Africa: (International Code)

[phone]

To contact the Customer Support Department use the following web/
E-mail addresses:

North/South America: www.quantum.com/askaquestion

Asia/Pacific Rim:

[e-mail]

Europe/Middle East/Africa: [e-mail]

FC470 Overview 0

The FC470 provides a bridge between a Fibre Channel host and the
SCSI tape drives within a library. Figure 1
Channel bridge and feature locations.

shows the FC470 Fibre

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Figure 1 FC470 Overview

SCSI ports

Fibre ports

RJ-45 port

SCSI Ports 0

The FC470 contains four SCSI ports or buses (port 0, port 1, port 2, and
port 3). When the SCSI port (bus) is connected to a tape drive, the
corresponding LED is lit indicating activity on the SCSI bus.

Fibre Channel Ports 0

The FC470 contains two Fibre Channel ports (port 0 and port 1). Each
port has two corresponding LEDs. The top LED indicates activity on
the Fibre Channel port and the bottom LED indicates a valid Fibre
Channel link on the port.

Ethernet Port 0

The FC470 contains one Ethernet port which is used for remote
configuration and bridge management. The port has two
corresponding LEDs. The top LED indicates activity on the port and
the bottom LED indicates a valid Ethernet link.

Serial Port 0

The FC470 contains one serial port which is used to access the serial
interface and locally manage or configure the bridge.

Power Indicator 0

The FC470 contains one power LED which indicates two power states
on the bridge. If the LED is green, the bridge is powered on. If the LED
is yellow, the bridge is in the process of performing a “Power-On-Self­Test” or a the bridge has a processor problem.

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The FC470 contains a reset button that is used to force a manual reboot
of the bridge. A pen or other small object must be used to access the
reset button. You can also reboot the FC470 from the web interface.

Caution: Resetting the FC470 during a backup/restore job can

result in a disruption of that process and loss of data.
Ensure all data transfer jobs have completed before
resetting the FC470.

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The FC470 utilizes a web-based interface which allows you to
configure and manage the bridge from a remote workstation on the
same network. The FC470 is managed through the following web
pages (accessible using Internet browser software installed on the host
computer):

• Home Page

contains status information, including a physical

image of the FC470.

• System Page

allows you to configure standard system

components.

• Ports Page

allows you to configure both the SCSI and Fibre

Channel ports

• Discovery Page

allows you to display connected devices and

discover new devices

• Mapping Page

• Statistics Page

• Utilities Page

allows you to display and configure route mapping

displays the FC470 statistics

allows you to access FTP utilities and trace

information

• Report Menu

• Reboot Option

displays the consolidated view of all FC470 systems

allows you to remotely reboot the FC470

The FC470 supports the following web browsers:

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or later
You can download this software from

http://www.microsoft.com.

• Netscape Navigator 6.2 or later
You can download this software from

http://www.netscape.com.

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Figure 2 FC470 Menu
Tree

The following figure depicts the menu items available from the FC470
Web Pages.

Accessing the FC470 Web Pages

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To access the FC470 web pages:

1 On the host computer, open the internet browser software.

In the

Address field, type http://IPaddress/ where IP address is the

IP address for the FC470.

Note: The default IP address is 1.1.1.1

The FC470

Home page is displayed, showing FC470 status

information (see figure 3
who knows the IP address.

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). The home page is accessible to anyone

Figure 3 Home Page

FC470 bridge

Main menu

Status information

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Figure 4 Password Dialog

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2 Select a menu option to access menus and screens.

Password dialog box is displayed (see figure 4).

The

The first page that displays when you access the FC470 web pages is
the FC470

Home page (see figure 3). This page includes information on

the FC470 status as follows:

• Current platform information

• Current bios initialization information

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• Current bootup initialization information

The

Home page is divided into three distinct sections:

• FC470 bridge - The FC470 image is interactive, allowing quick
access to configuration menus:

• To display current settings and status for a port, click the

corresponding port shown on the FC470 image.

• To open a menu for making changes to the configuration for

that particular port or bus, click the desired Fibre Channel port
or SCSI port.

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• To open the

Network Configuration page, click the Ethernet port

• Main menu

• Bridge status information

The banner frame displays the corporate logo and product name. The
main menu displays a list of the FC470 web pages. To view a page,
click its corresponding link. The management frame displays the page
you selected.

The

System page is used to view and configure serial, network, trap,

active fabric, clock, and power supply components.

To access the

1 Click System from the Main menu on the Home page.

The

System page:

System page displays (see figure 5):

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Figure 5 System Page

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The System page allows you to configure:

• Serial port (Quantum Field Service Only)

• Network Information

• SNMP (currently not supported)

• Active Fabric

• User Information

• Real Time Clock

• Reset Page

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The

Network Information page allows you to configure network

settings for the FC470.

To access the

1 Click Network in the System menu.

The Network Information page displays (see figure 6

Network Information page:

):

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Figure 6 Network
Information Page

Table 4 Network
Configuration Fields

2 Edit the configuration information as desired (see table 4 for a

description of the fields) and click

Submit to accept any new

information.

Field Description

Hostname View or set the hostname for the FC470 (for

example, the DNS name)

Ethernet Mode View or set the Ethernet port speed (10Mps,

100Mps half duplex, 100Mps full duplex, 10/100
auto negotiate

IP Address View or set the IP address for the FC470
Subnet Mask View or set the subnet mask for the FC470
IP Gateway View or set the IP gateway for the FC470
DHCP Enable or disable DHCP support. When enabled,

the FC470 requests a dynamic IP address form a
DHCP server on the Ethernet network.

The FC470 will not use the new basic configuration until it has been
rebooted.

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The

Active Fabric page allows you to configure active fabric options on

the FC470.

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