Quantum 7100GUID User Manual

Quantum|ATL 7100 Series Library

Operator’s Guide

6241102-02

Ver. 2, Rel. 2

Quantum|ATL 7100 Series Library Operator’s Guide, 6241102-02, Ver. 2, Rel. 2, August 2001. Printed in the USA.

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Preface ix

Chapter 1 Introduction 1

Overview .................................................................................................1

Library Numbering Conventions..................................................3

Operator Accessible Components........................................................6

Control Panel....................................................................................6

Load Port...........................................................................................8

Front Door .......................................................................................10

Storage Array Door........................................................................11

Drive Access Door .........................................................................12

Rear Panel .......................................................................................13

Chapter 2 Operating the Library 15

Operating Procedures..........................................................................15

Applying Power to the Library....................................................15

Placing the Library Online............................................................16

Taking the Library Offline............................................................16

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Removing Power from the Library .............................................16

Working With Tape Cartridges...................................................17

Turning the Interior Light On or Off...........................................2 2

Using the Control Panel Menus .........................................................23

Entering Menu Mode ....................................................................23

Menu Navigation...........................................................................24

Performing Library Diagnostics ..................................................27

Setting the Library SCSI Address................................................29

Setting a Tape Drive SCSI Address.............................................30

Defining the Library Power-Up State .........................................33

Enabling/Disabling the Auto Clean Option..............................34

Enabling/Disabling the Retries Option......................................35

Enabling/Disabling the Auto Load Option...............................36

Setting the Status Display Area Language.................................37

Adjusting the Status Display Area Contrast..............................38

Cleaning a Drive.............................................................................40

Displaying the Library’s Actuator Status...................................41

Performing an Inventory ..............................................................43

Enabling/Disabling 4/52 Identity Mode ...................................44

Chapter 3 Operator Troubleshooting 47

Status Messages ....................................................................................47

Other Problems.....................................................................................49

Appendix A Regulatory Statements 51

FCC Statement ......................................................................................51

Industry Canada (Digital Apparatus) ...............................................52

Notice for USA and Canada Only......................................................53

Laser Statement.....................................................................................54

Battery Statement..................................................................................55

Glossary 57

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Index 61

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Figures

Figure 1 Library..................................................................................2

Figure 2 100 Cartridge Model...........................................................4

Figure 3 68 Cartridge Model.............................................................5

Figure 4 Control Panel.......................................................................6

Figure 5 Load Port..............................................................................9

Figure 6 Front Door..........................................................................10

Figure 7 Storage Array Door ..........................................................11

Figure 8 Drive Access Door............................................................12

Figure 9 Rear Panel ..........................................................................13

Figure 10 Bar Code Label on a Tape Cartridge..............................17

Figure 11 Inserting and Removing Tapes.......................................18

Figure 12 Tape Cartridge Orientation.............................................21

Figure 13 Turning the Interior Light On/Off.................................23

Figure 14 Menu Structure .................................................................25

Figure 15 Menu Navigation Example .............................................26

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Tables

Table 1 Controls on the Control Panel...........................................7

Table 2 Default Tape Drive SCSI Address..................................30

Table 3 Tape Drive Locations .......................................................32

Table 4 Tape Drive Locations .......................................................41

Table 5 Status Messages.................................................................48

Table 6 Other Problems .................................................................49

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The Quantum|ATL 7100 Series library (library) is the automated storage and retrieval component of an automated tape library system. It contains up to seven tape drives and is capable of storing a maximum of 96 tape cartridges in a Fixed Storage Array (FSA). An operator-accessible load port at the front of the lib rary can hold an additional four tape cartridges for a maximum total of 100.

Audience

Purpose

This document was written for operators of the library.

This document provides information about the library including:

• Installing the library

• Basic library operations

• Operator commands

• Service commands

• Troubleshooting

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Preface

Notational Conventions

This manual uses the following conventions:

Caution: Cautions indicate potential hazards to equipment

and are included to prevent damage to equipment.

Note: Notes emphasize important information related to the

main topic.

Warning: Warnings indicate potential hazards to personal

safety and are included to prevent injury.

This manual uses the following:

• Right side of the library — Refers to the right side as you face the component being described.

• Left side of the library — Refers to the left side as you face the component being described.

• b — All binary numbers are succeeded by “b.”

• h — All hexadecimal numbers are succeeded by “h.”

• Error or attention conditions are represented in parenthesis

that translate as follows: (SK=S ASC=AA ASCQ=QQ) where:

S — hexadecimal sense key value AA — hexadecimal additional sense code QQ — hexadecimal additional sense code qualifier

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1Introduction

This chapter contains a brief description of the Quantum|ATL 7100 Series library (library) and each of the operator-accessible components.

Overview 1

The library is an automated tape storage and retrieval system (see

figure 1

storing a maximum of 96 tape cartridges in a Fixed Storage Array (FSA). An operator-accessible load port at the front of the library can hold an additional four tape cartridges for a maximum total of

100.

). It accomodates up to seven tape drives and is capable of

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Chapter 1 Introduction Overview

Figure 1 Library

Fixed Storage Array (FSA) (96 cartridge bins)

Load port (open)

(4 additional cartridges

Control Panel

Door handle

)

Gripping mechanism (gripper)

Vertical carriage

Horizontal carriage

(Left-side cosmetic panel removed)

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Tape drives (7)

(Front)

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Overview

A host computer communicates with the library through a SCSI interface using the SCSI-2 medium changer command set. In a typical operation, the robotics receive a command from the host computer to transfer a tape cartridge from one FSA component to another (storage bin, tape drive, and load port). To transfer a cartridge, a gripping mechanism aligns itself with the designated tape cartridge and “picks” it from the FSA component. It then moves and aligns itself with the designated location within the FSA and “places” the tape cartridge.

Library Numbering Conventions

All FSA components (storage bins, load port bins, and t ape drives)

are numered. Figure 2

shows the numbering convention for the “100 cartridge model”. This numbering convention is used in the diagnostic software and the library menu mode, which is viewed in the status display area of the control panel.

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Chapter 1 Introduction Overview

Figure 2 100 Cartridge Model

Fixed Storage Array (FSA) bins

Bin 0 Bin 1

Bin 2 Bin 3

Bin 4

Bin 5 Bin 6

Bin 7

Bin 8

Bin 9

Bin 10

Bin 11

Bin 12

Bin 13

Bin 14 Bin 15

Bin 16 Bin 17 Bin 18

Bin 19

Bin 20

Bin 21

Bin 22

Bin 23

Bin 24 Bin 25 Bin 26

Bin 27 Bin 28

Bin 29 Bin 30 Bin 31

Bin 32 Bin 33

Bin 34

Bin 35

Bin 36 Bin 37 Bin 38 Bin 39

Bin 40

Bin 41

Bin 42

Bin 43

Bin 44

Bin 45 Bin 46

Bin 47

Bin 48 Bin 49

Bin 50 Bin 51 Bin 52

Bin 53

Bin 54 Bin 55 Bin 56

Bin 57

Bin 58

Bin 59

Bin 60 Bin 61

Bin 62

Bin 63

Bin 64 Bin 65 Bin 66

Bin 67 Bin 68 Bin 69 Bin 70

Bin 71

Bin 72

Bin 73

Bin 74

Bin 75

Bin 76 Bin 77 Bin 78 Bin 79

Bin 80

Bin 81

Bin 82

Bin 83

Bin 84

Bin 85 Bin 86

Bin 87

Bin 88

Bin 89

Bin 90

Bin 91 Bin 92 Bin 93

Bin 94 Bin 95

Bin 0 Bin 1 Bin 2 Bin 3

Drive 0

Drive 1

Drive 2

Drive 3

Drive 4

Drive 5

Drive 6

Load port bins

Tape dr iv e s

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Figure 3 68 Cartridge Model

FSA bins

Chapter 1 Introduction

Overview

Figure 3 shows the numbering convention for the “68 cartridge

model”.

Load port bins

Bin 0 Bin 1 Bin 2 Bin 3

Tape dr ives

Bin 0 Bin 1 Bin 2 Bin 3 Bin 4 Bin 5 Bin 6 Bin 7 Bin 8 Bin 9 Bin 10 Bin 11 Bin 12 Bin 13 Bin 14 Bin 15

Bin 16 Bin 17 Bin 18 Bin 19 Bin 20 Bin 21 Bin 22 Bin 23 Bin 24 Bin 25 Bin 26 Bin 27 Bin 28 Bin 29 Bin 30 Bin 31

Bin 32 Bin 33 Bin 34 Bin 35 Bin 36 Bin 37 Bin 38 Bin 39 Bin 40 Bin 41 Bin 42 Bin 43 Bin 44 Bin 45 Bin 46 Bin 47

Bin 48 Bin 49 Bin 50 Bin 51 Bin 52 Bin 53 Bin 54 Bin 55 Bin 56 Bin 57 Bin 58 Bin 59 Bin 60 Bin 61 Bin 62 Bin 63

Drive 0

Drive 1

Drive 2

Drive 3

Drive 4

Drive 5

Drive 6

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Chapter 1 Introduction Operator Accessible Components

Operator Accessible Components 1

Control Panel 1

Figure 4 Control Panel

The control panel (figure 4

) is located on the right side at the front

of the library. Its features are described in table 1

Control panel

Status display area (16 characters/2 lines)

FAULT

STANDBY

OPEN CLOSE

STOP

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SELECT

Scrolling buttons

(Up {↑} and down {↓})

Table 1 Controls on the Control Panel

Control Library Function

Chapter 1 Introduction

Operator Accessible Components

OPEN

(load port)

OPEN button opens the load port door providing access to the four

The loading bins. When pressed, the following occurs:

1. Park the robotics (green indicator blinks).

2. Unlock and open the load port door (green indicator illuminated).

3. Lock the load port door in the open position (green indicator off).

(load port)

CLOSE button closes the load port door. When pressed, the

The following occurs:

1. Park the robotics (red indicator blinks) .

2. Unlock the door (red indicator illuminated).

3. The operator closes the door (red indicator illuminated).

4. The library locks the door in the closed position (red indicator off).

STANDBY The STANDBY button toggles the library between online mode and

standby mode. On-line mode —normal operation, the red indicator is Off. Standby mode — host communications are disabled, the control panel

menu mode is available, the diagnostic port on the rear panel (

DIAG) is

active, and the red indicator is On. If chosen during a transfer operation, the library completes the operation before sta ndby mode is active (the red indicator blinks during the completion of the transfer).

STOP

SELECT

↑↓

The STOP button removes power to the robotic equipment (red indicator illuminates). Pressing the button again restores power to the robitics (red indicator off).

With the library in STANDBY mode, pressing the

SELECT button

activates the menu mode. In menu mode, a menu appears in the bottom line of the status display area (SDA). An operator then uses the

↑ and ↓

buttons to scroll menu options in the SDA. When the desired menu option is displayed, the operator then chooses the SELECT button.

For detailed procedures on using the menu mode, see Chapter 3,

Operator Troubleshooting

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Control Library Function

FAULT

(Indicator)

Status Display Area

Load Port 1

The FAULT indicator illuminates when the library has an error condition. The SDA displays the name of the error condition. For a listing and detailed description of all status messages shown in the SDA, see chapter 3, Operator Troubleshooting

This is a 16-character, 2-line liquid crystal display (LCD) display. It displays status messages that describe the operating state of the library. It also displays menu options when the library is in menu mode.

The load port is located at the front of the library above and to the left of the control panel (see figure 1 and/or remove up to four tape cartridges (see table 1

). It allows an operator to insert

for a

description of the lo ad port buttons). To load/remove cartridges, press the OPEN button. When the

indicator stops blinking, the load port door opens and allowing the operator to insert tape cartridges. To close , press the

CLOSE button

and push the door to the closed position.

Caution:

You must release the CLOSE button before pushing the load port door closed.

For the unload operation, the gripper places tape cartridges in the load port bins. Looking through the view port, the operator will be able to decide if an unload operation is necessary. Pressing the

OPEN button automatically opens the door allowing the operator

to remove the tape cartridge(s).

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