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Product
Date
Scalar® 10K 314A.00001
March 2007
Contents 0
Purpose of This Release ................................................................................................ 1
New Features and Enhancements............................................................................... 2
Compatibility Matrix..................................................................................................... 3
Resolved Issues .............................................................................................................. 4
Known Issues ................................................................................................................. 7
Documentation............................................................................................................... 9
Contacting Quantum..................................................................................................... 9
Purpose of This Release 0
The Scalar 10K 314 release includes new features and enhancements that extend
its capabilities. These release notes describe these new features and
enhancements, as well as currently known issues and issues that were resolved
for this release of the product. These notes also provide drive and auxiliary
firmware compatibility information. Visit
information about the Scalar 10K and previous releases.
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New Features and Enhancements 0
The Scalar 10K 314 release includes the following new features and enhancements:
Aisle Light Options 0
• 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 > Lights). You can
set 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 0
• The Scalar 10K library now supports the integration of IBM LTO-3 4 Gb drives.
Logical Tape Drive Serial Number 0
• 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 through 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.
IBM TS1120 Drive Support 0
• 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.
IBM TS1120 Media 0
• The Scalar 10K library now supports TS1120 extended read/write media and TS1120
extended WORM media with media identities JB and JX.
WORM Support 0
• 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/TS1120
drive is installed in the library, the library must be inventoried after the upgrade.
If the 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 0
See the following table for information on drive and auxiliary firmware compatibility
with 314 release of Scalar 10K 314A.00001. This information is current as of this product
release. For the most up to date information on Quantum Global Services, please visit:
www.quantum.com/support
Drive Firmware
S10K Release
Library Firmware: 314A.00001
Component Firmware Version
RMU 210A.00002
Scalar DLC 2.6 + Hotfix 1
AMC/LMC 4.5.1/1.5.1
SNC
SNC 3100 3.42.18
SNC 5100 4.45.20
Drive Types
Quantum DLT 8000 V80
Quantum SDLT 220 V87
Quantum SDLT 320 (SCSI) v87
1
IBM LTO-1 (SCSI) 5AU1
IBM LTO-1 (FC) 5AU1
IBM LTO-2 (SCSI) 67U1
IBM LTO-2 (FC) 67U1
IBM LTO-3 (FC) 2G 69U3
IBM LTO-3 (FC) 4G 69U3
IBM 3590 E1A / H1A / B1A DOIF_2D4
IBM 3592-J1A D310_902
IBM TS1120 D3I1_A33
AIT-2 0203 001
AIT-3 0209_0001
Note: The library assigns 12-character logical serial numbers to 3592-J1A tape drives. If you use IBM Tivoli® Storage
Manager (TSM), install a version of the TSM device driver that is later than maintenance release 5.2.4.4 (for TSM
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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.
Resolved Issues 0
This release of Scalar 10K firmware resolved the following issues. This table also shows
cumulative information for the previously released versions.
.
Change
Request
Number
Version 313A.00001
64349 Sled code incorrectly determines DDC boards to be LDC boards causing
Version 312A.00001
64247 When the library gets many READ ELEMENT STATUS commands from
Version 311A.00001
62065 The drive firmware code for TS1120 drives should be updated to ensure
Version 310A.0002
48008 When powering up, the Scalar 10K library should always turn on at a
54701 The library can cause a SAC 35 and hang the library if certain conditions
54936 The gripper test should be run at boot, and the results printed in the log so
57293 DLT 8000 drives generate a SAC 96 when mounting tapes into the drive.
Service
Request
Number
Description
boot failures.
SCSI (20-30/sec) the library may go Not Ready.
the library initializes the TS1120 drives properly.
slow speed to avoid damage to the library if a motor, pulley assembly, or
logic fails.
exist during a SCSI abort.
the health of the gripper can be evaluated.
The problem was caused by code sending a request for an extended status
to the drive, which is only supported in SDLT drives. This caused the
drive to report an error. A request for extended status to DLT 8000 drives
is no longer sent.
Version 304A.00001
CR 30354 N/A Capture and log False Symptom Codes (FSCs) from drives. After being
captured, the FSCs are logged by the Library SCSI Controller (LSC) and
are visible through the Library Command Log.
CR 42442 N/A Send the tape's VOLSER to the drive so when drive information is
extracted it will contain a meaningful VOLSER that a customer can locate.
(LTO & 3592 drive types are the only ones that support this feature so far.)
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Change
Request
Number
Service
Request
Number
Description
CR 43221 N/A Tape Alert (TA) information more accurately reflects the condition of the
drive.
CR 47537 SR 420534 When large amounts of data were passed to the host, high SCSI activity
would cause a Service Action Code (SAC) A3 for the gripper. For
example, the SAC A3 occurred when the library performed multiple
tasks, such as teach the IE and attempting to send data to the host over
SCSI bus. The Library SCSI Controller (LSC) became so busy it could not
service responses to the gripper command and would post a SAC A3 on
the operator panel. Now if the SCSI bus is busy performing large data
transfers, the other operations will wait for the data transfer to complete
before issuing additional commands to the gripper.
CR 51700 SR 461614 When a drive was being varied online, the cartridges that were in other
drives would be set to the default media type. When the cartridges that
were in other drives were moved back to storage slots, the library could
no longer place them back into a drive if their new media type was not the
correct type for the drive. Now when a drive is being varied on line, the
library will not set the media type of cartridges that are in other drives.
CR 52796 SR 465006 Touch teach failures should not post operator panel messages for IE
stations. The library notes the failure in the library log, but no longer posts
the touch teach failure to the operator panel, because the library does not
fail and the IE magazines can still be used to import and export the media.
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Change
Request
Number
Service
Request
Number
Description
Version 303A.00001
CR 49088 SR 448174 Opening and closing the I/E door during the vaulting operation causes
the operation to fail
If the I/E door is opened and closed while Netbackup is vaulting to the I/
E station, Netbackup vaulting operations can fail. If the vaulting
operations fail, the operator must restart the vaulting job. Opening and
closing the I/E door while the vaulting operation is in process is
considered to be operator error.
To avoid causing this failure during the vaulting process:
• Open the I/E doors only when prompted to do so by Netbackup.
• Open all of the I/E doors at the same time and remove all cartridges.
• Close all of the I/E doors at the same time and make sure the lock light
is on all I/E station doors that were closed prior to telling Netbackup to
proceed with the vaulting operation.
Library no longer returns the full status on an open I/E door
Formerly, when the I/E doors were opened fully loaded with cartridges,
and the cartridges were removed and the I/E doors closed, Netbackup
would attempt to move the cartridges back into the library. The vaulting
process would fail and the library would return a 02/53/02 service action
code.
The vaulting process failed because the library returns an exception status
for all cells when the I/E door is open. However, when Netbackup checks
the status of the cell it ignores this exception status and recognizes only
the full status. To avoid the error, the firmware has changed so that when
the I/E door is opened, the library no longer returns the full status and
voltag information in response to a Read Element Status command.
Library processes I/E door interrupts sooner
Formerly, as soon as the first I/E door was closed, the library would block
the interrupts while teaching and inventorying the I/E door. The library
code has changed so that the I/E door interrupts are disabled only during
critical move operations.
Library allows time for SCSI commands to complete between opening
and closing I/E doors
Formerly the library would finish teaching and inventorying all I/E doors
that were closed before processing any other information. This caused
SCSI commands waiting in a queue to time out and moves to fail. The
library code has changed so that after each door is taught and inventoried,
the library processes all waiting SCSI commands prior to teaching and
inventorying the next door.
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Change
Request
Number
Version 302A.00001
CR 45736 SR 427194 When one I/E station is being taught and inventoried, it was possible for
Version 301A.00002
CR 43807 SR 404660 Fibre channel topology selection for sleds does not correctly affect the
Service
Request
Number
Description
the Read Element Status (RES) for the other I/E stations to be inaccurate.
For example, after you opened I/E station 2 and then closed it, the S10K
locked the station to the SCSI host while it performs the teach and
inventory for the I/E station. While the S10K performed the teach and
inventory for the I/E station 2, the S10K allowed you to open and close I/
E stations 1, 3, 4, because the RES data returned to the host indicated that
these other I/E stations were accessible. However, if the host then issued
a move to the cells in one of these I/E stations, the move would fail.
With release 302A, all other I/E stations are locked to the host while the
S10K teaches and inventories the I/E station that was just opened and
closed.
configuration of the drive. Instead, the drive is always configured to
operate in AUTO topology mode, independent of OP panel choice.
Known Issues 0
This release of Scalar i2000 firmware has the following known issues. This list contains
cumulative information for the previously released versions.
Change
Request
Number
33359 282830 On occasion, the vertical mounting
40518 When a Teach Current operation is
Service
Request
Number
Description Workaround
of a 3590 tape drive might be higher
than the vertical window expected
by the library firmware to
successfully scan for the drive
fiducial. As a result, the library
cannot teach the drive.
performed for a DM, a drive teach
failure can return an incorrect bay
number to the Operator Panel.
Manually adjust the vertical
placement of the 3590 tape drive or
the front bezel until the library can
successfully teach the drive.
Physically inspect the drive bay that
the failure indicated or possibly the
bay that is located immediately
before. The bay that is identified by
the failure might not exist.
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Change
Request
Number
Service
Request
Number
Description Workaround
41203 When using a data tape instead of a
FUP tape to update a list of drives,
the library correctly posts a “BAD
FIRMWARE MEDIA” operator
intervention message, but continues
to the next drive in the list. The
operation should fail and not
continue.
41301 After cleaning cartridges are ejected
from drives, the View dialog (Main
MenuSetupCleaningView)
continues to indicate a Valid status
for the first cleaning cartridge rather
than clearing the status.
No applicable workaround is
available.
Make sure that cleaning cartridges
are inserted into the library by using
the Insert Clean Tape command
(Main MenuCommands Insert/
EjectInsert Clean Tape). This
operation physically inserts the
cartridges and also inserts them into
the library database.
NOTE: Do not use Main Menu
SetupCleaningMedia to perform
this operation. This operation inserts
the cartridges into the library
database only.
41305 The usage count for the first cleaning
cartridge increments when a second
cleaning cartridge is used.
Make sure that cleaning cartridges
are inserted into the library by using
the Insert Clean Tape command
(Main MenuCommands Insert/
EjectInsert Clean Tape). This
operation physically inserts the
cartridges and also inserts them into
the library database.
NOTE: Do not use Main Menu
SetupCleaningMedia to perform
this operation. This operation inserts
the cartridges into the library
database only.
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Documentation 0
The following documents are currently available for the [Product Name] [Product
Number].
Document Number Document Title
6-01023-02 Rev A Scalar 10K Unpacking Instructions
6-01337-03 Rev A Scalar 10K Planning Guide
6-00058-04 Rev A Scalar 10K Operator Guide
6-01338-03 Rev A Scalar 10K SCSI Reference Manual
Contacting Quantum 0
More information about this product is available on the Service and Support website at
www.quantum.com/support. The Service and Support Website contains a collection of
information, including answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs). You can also access
software, firmware, and drivers through this site.
For further assistance, or if training is desired, contact Quantum:
Quantum Technical Assistance
Center in the USA:
For additional contact information:
To open a Service Request:
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