Quantum SCALAR 10K 313A.00001 User Manual
Release Notes
Product: Scalar® 10K 313A.00001
Date: January 2007
Contents
Page Topic
1 Purpose of This Release
1 New Features and Enhancements
3 Compatibility Matrix
4 Resolved Issues
8 Known Issues
9 Documentation
9 Contacting Quantum
Purpose of This Release
This release provides an update to the Scalar 10K firmware, which resolves several functional issues. Refer
to Resolved Issues
on page 4.
New Features and Enhancements
The Scalar 10K 313A release includes the following new features and enhancements.
• Aisle Light Options
The Scalar 10K library now provides the capability to set timer durations for the aisle lights using
options available in the Operator Panel (Utils > Library > L ights). Yo u can se t the aisle lights to be
on for two, four, six, eight, or ten hours, or you can set the lights to be continuously on.
• IBM LTO-3 Fibre Channel 4Gb Support
The Scalar 10K library now supports the integration of IBM LTO-3 4 Gb drives.
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• Logical Tape Drive Serial Number
If a drive supports this feature, the Scalar 10K library can write a logical serial number to the drive
that will always be the same for that drive position in the library. The logical serial number that is
assigned to the drive position is the last nine digits of the world wide name assigned to the drive
slot, preceded by the character, “F”.
You can enable or disable the logical serial number throu gh the Operator Panel. When enabled,
drives display the logical serial number instead of the manufacturer’s serial number.
• Note: When enabling or disabling the logical serial number, the library must be power
cycled before the change is reflected in the library. Once you enable the logical serial
number feature, the manufacturer’s serial number is no longer visible and the logical serial
number is listed in the library logs, along with the manufacturer’s serial number.
Drives that currently support this feature are:
• IBM LTO-1 SCSI / FC, IBM LTO-2 SCSI / FC, IBM LTO-3 SCSI / FC, IBM LTO-3 4Gb FC,
IBM 3592-J1A/TS1120.
• IBM TS1120 Drive Support
The Scalar 10K library now supports the TS1120 drive. This drive returns an element type of 0x06.
Refer to the Scalar 10K SCSI Reference Guide for information on drive element types.
• WORM Support
The Scalar 10K library supports WORM (write once, read many) technology in LTO-3 tape drives.
WORM allows non-erasable data to be written once and provides extra data security by prohibiting
accidental data erasure. When the library firmware and WORM-supported LTO-3 tape drive code
are installed on a library with LTO-3 tape drives, the WORM feature is supported whenever the
operator uses WORM cartridges.
• Note: Due to the addition of the LTO-3 WORM support, if a 3592-J1A/TS112 0 drive is
installed in the library, the library must be inventoried afte r the upgrade. If th e library is not
inventoried after this upgrade, the media types for 3592 J1A or TS1120 media will be listed
incorrectly and mounts to the drives may fail.
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Compatibility Matrix
The following table provides information about drive and auxiliary firmware compatibility with Scalar 10K
313A.00001. This information is current as of the publication date of these release notes. For the most
current information, contact the Quantum Technical Assistance Center.
Component Firmware Version
RMU
Scalar DLC 2.6
AMC 4.4.2
SNC
SNC 3100 3.42.18
SNC 5100 4.45.18
Drive Types
LTO-1 5AU1 (SCSI, FC)
LTO-2 5AT0 (SCSI, FC)
LTO-3 64D0 (FC)
AIT-2 0203_001
AIT-3 0209_0001
210A.00002
53J1 (SCSI, FC)
53Y2 (SCSI, FC)
5481 (FC)
0207_1002
DLT-8000 V80
SDLT 220 V87
SDLT 320 V87
3590 E1A / H1A / B1A DOIF_26E
3592-J1A D310_825
TS1120 D3I1_942
Note
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The library assigns 12-character logical serial numbers to 3592-J1A tape drives. If
you use IBM Tivoli
driver that is later than maintenance release 5.2.4.4 (for TSM 5.2) or later than
5.3.1.1 (for TSM 5.3) to ensure that TSM can properly identify 3592-J1A tape drives
according to their 12-character logical serial numbers.
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Storage Manager (TSM), install a version of the TSM device
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