Quantum SCALAR DISTRIBUTED LIBRARY CONTROLLER User Manual

Scalar Distributed Library Controller

Reference Manual

Document Number: 6-00658-01

Version 2.4

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Agreement

This Software License is entered into and effective as of this _____, day of
_____________ 2002 ("Effective Date"), by and between:

and

Advanced Digital Information
Corporation
PO Box 97057
Redmond, WA 98073-9757
(Referred to as “ADIC")

This License sets forth the terms and conditions under which ADIC agrees to grant and
Licensee agrees to accept a license to use certain of ADIC's proprietary software and
related documentation. Any software programs or related materials provided to Licensee
by ADIC will be subject to the terms and conditions of this License.

Company:
___________________________
Located at:
___________________________

___________________________

___________________________
(Referred to as “Licensee")

1. Definitions

“Designated Computer(s)” means that computer equipment, identified to ADIC in

Exhibit A by serial number, upon which the Software is installed.

“Documentation” means ADIC provided materials related to the Software, includ­ing, but not limited to operator and user manuals, training materials, guides, listings,
specifications, or other written documentation.

"Release" means a modification to the Software that does not change ADIC's base
version number, but may add functionality. New Releases are provided to the Lic­ensee at no charge when Licensee maintains a current Software Maintenance Agree­ment with ADIC.

“Software

” means only the current version of those software products specified in
Exhibit A hereto, in object code form only, and the Documentation provided by ADIC
in connection therewith or any portions thereof, and any subsequent Releases.

"Upgrade" means a modification to the Software that adds significant features and/
or functionality and causes a change in ADIC's base version number. Upgrades may
have a new initial License fee or upgrade charge associated with it.

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2. Software License.

a License. In consideration of Licensee's full payment of the License fees and sub-

ject to the terms and conditions of this License, ADIC hereby grants to Licensee a

personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use and copy the Software. A

separate license is required for use of each Software program on each Designated

Computer.

b Use. Licensee is authorized hereby to use the Software on the Designated Com-

puter(s) only, or on backup equipment if the Designated Computer is inoperative

until such time as the Designated Computer is restored to operation and processing

on the back-up equipment is completed. This grant is specifically limited to use by

the Licensee for normal, customary internal data processing, and specifically

excludes Licensee's time-sharing or the rental of the Software or use of the Soft-

ware in the development or marketing of a competitive or compatible product. No

right to use, print, copy or display the Software or Documentation, in whole or in

part, is granted hereby except as expressly provided in this License.

c Copying. Licensee may make one (1) copy of the Software in a non-printed,

machine-readable form for archival and back-up purposes only. In order to protect

ADIC's trade secret and copyrights in the Software, Licensee agrees to reproduce

and incorporate Licensee's trade secret or copyright notice in any copy or partial

copy, and will maintain appropriate records of the location of such copy.

d Transfer Rights. The Software will be installed initially on Licensee's Designated

Computer(s) set forth in Exhibit A. Licensee may thereafter transfer the Software

to another one of its computers of the same machine architecture, provided that the

Software is installed on one (1) Designated Computer at a time, b) is covered

under a current maintenance support plan with ADIC, and c) provides ADIC with

written notice thirty (30) days prior to the transfer. If Licensee transfers the Soft-

ware to a machine of a different architecture, Licensee may be subject to a transfer

fee.

e US Government Rights

. If the Licensee is the United States government, Licensee
understands and agrees that ADIC Software and documentation are provided as
"Commercial Items" as defined at 48 CFR 2.101 and are being licensed to U.S.
Government end users consistent with 48 CFR 12.212.

3. Price and Payment. Licensee will make payment to ADIC for the Software license
pursuant to those fees set forth in agreement of the parties. The Licensee must pay
any such fees within thirty (30) days of the date of ADIC's invoice.

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4. Software Ownership and Protection

a ADIC's Warranty. ADIC warrants that it is the owner of the Software and all por-

tions thereof, except for any embedded third party software for which ADIC holds
a license that is not inconsistent with the license granted under this agreement, and
that it has the right to modify the Software and to grant this License for its use.

b Title to Software. The Software and all copies thereof (except for any embedded

third party software) are proprietary to ADIC and title thereto remains in ADIC.
All applicable rights to patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets or other pro­prietary rights in the Software and any modifications made at Licensee's request
are and will remain in ADIC.

c Restrictions. Licensee will not itself or permit others to:

i. sell, sublicense, transfer, publish, disclose, display, provide access via a net-

work or otherwise make or allow available the Software or any copy thereof, in
any form whatsoever, to others;

ii. remove, obscure, or alter any copyright, trade secret, trademark, patent or other

proprietary rights notice affixed to or displayed on the Software or Documenta­tion or affixed to or printed on any of its factory packaging;

iii. modify, merge with other programs or translate any portion of the Software

into any other assembly or foreign language; and

iv. reverse-assemble, reverse-compile or attempt to derive a source code equiva-

lent of the Software.

d Protections

. Licensee agrees to secure and protect the Software, the Documenta­tion and copies thereof in a manner consistent with ADIC's rights therein and to
take appropriate action to satisfy its obligations in this Article by instruction or
agreement with its employees, agents, subcontractors or others who are permitted
access to the Software. All programs or copies developed by or for the Licensee in
violation of this License, including translations, compilations, partial copies with
modifications and up-dated works, are the property of ADIC.

e Responsibility. Licensee has sole responsibility for use of the program and any

information entered, used, or stored thereon. This responsibility includes protec­tion of data from modification, destruction, or disclosure, and for the accuracy and
integrity of the results from improper use. ADIC assumes no responsibility for
Licensee's negligence or failure to protect data from modification, destruction, or
disclosure.

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5. Installation. Licensee will, at its own expense, ensure that the installation site con­forms to the requirements of the Software and, at its own expense, prepare and main­tain the environmental conditions at the installation site in accordance with the
requirements of the relevant hardware manufacturer. ADIC will be responsible for
reasonable support during the initial installation process.

6. Use and Training. Licensee will limit the use of the Software to those individuals
who have been appropriately trained. ADIC will make training for the Software avail­able to Licensee pursuant to its standard training procedures. Unless otherwise mutu­ally agreed, any additional training will be provided at ADIC's Englewood, Colorado
facility at ADIC's then current rates.

7. Warranty and Warranty Servicing.

a Warranty. ADIC warrants that for a period of ninety (90) days from installation the

Software will conform to all substantial operational features in ADIC's current
published specifications and will be free of defects which substantially affect per­formance of the Software. ADIC does not warrant that the Software will meet the
Licensee’s requirements or that the operation of the Software will be uninterrupted
or error free.

b Compatibility. It is the intent of ADIC to provide Software which is compatible

with the current releases of common computer operating systems, however, ADIC
does not warrant that the Software is compatible with the current releases of all
operating systems, nor that the Software, including any future Releases, will be
made compatible with new releases of the operating system within a specified
amount of time, or at all. At Licensee's request, ADIC will notify Licensee of the
version level of the operating system with which the current version of the Soft­ware is intended to be compatible, and the version level of operating systems for
which a subsequent release of the Software is intended to be compatible.

c Warranty Servicing. The Licensee must notify ADIC in writing, within ninety (90)

days after installation of the Software of Licensee’s claim of any defect. If the
Software is found defective by ADIC, ADIC’s sole obligation under this warranty
is for ADIC, at its option, either to correct, in a manner consistent with ADIC's
regular support practices, any defect in the Software or to accept the return of the
Software. Where Software is returned for claims made during the warranty period,
Licensee will be provided a full refund for the Software and related products sold
under the same Purchase Agreement.

d Warranty Exclusions. This warranty is made void if the Licensee or any other

third party makes any modifications to the Software. Licensee will pay ADIC for
corrections necessitated by difficulties or defects traceable to Licensee's errors or
system changes in accordance with ADIC's then current standard time and material
charges.

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e Warranty Disclaimer. EXCEPT FOR THE EXPRESS LIMITED WARRANTY

STATED ABOVE, ADIC MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, FOR THE SOFTWARE, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

f Third Party Warranties. No reseller or distributor of the Software who may have

participated in offering, demonstrating, promoting or delivering the Software sub­ject to this License makes any warranty whatsoever. All limitations and exclusions
of warranty, disclaimers of warranty, limitations of damages and remedies are as
set forth hereinabove and the terms of all portions of this License apply to such
reseller or distributor to the full extent applicable to ADIC.

8. Maintenance. Maintenance, enhancements and Updates for the Software are not cov­ered under this License. If desired by the Licensee, such services must be provided for
under separate agreement.

9. Infringement Indemnification

a ADIC will defend, indemnify, save, and hold Licensee harmless against claims,

demands, liability, damages, and judgments which are finally adjudicated, includ­ing attorney's fees and court costs arising or resulting directly from any claim, suit
or litigation brought against Licensee based on infringement of any U. S. patent or
copyright by the Software (except that indemnification does not apply to any third
party software which may be embedded therein), provided, however, that such
indemnity is conditioned upon receipt by ADIC of prompt notification in writing
of such claim and that Licensee provides continuing information and reasonable
assistance for the defense and settlement of any claim. ADIC will retain attorneys,
as deemed necessary, and conduct the defense and settlement of such claim. ADIC
may, at its own expense and at its option, either (1) procure for Licensee the right
to continue using the Software, or (2) replace the same with non-infringing soft­ware, or (3) modify the Software so that it becomes non-infringing provided such
modified intellectual property will reasonably meet Licensee's needs.

b Upon failure of (1), (2) or (3) above, despite the reasonable efforts of ADIC, Lic-

ensee may terminate this License only with respect to the Software adversely
affected by such action or claim. Upon such termination ADIC will promptly
refund to Licensee any License Fees paid and other payments made for the
adversely affected Software. ADIC may deduct from the refund a fair market
value for usage, which will be a pro rata share of the License charge for the time
period used, assuming a three (3) year straight line depreciation with no salvage
value.

c Notwithstanding the foregoing ADIC has no liability if any such claim or suit is

based upon or arises out of: 1) alterations of the Software by Licensee or any third

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party; 2) Licensee's failure to install updated Software provided by ADIC for
avoiding such infringement; 3) use of the Software in combination with apparatus
or software not furnished by ADIC; 4) use of the Software in a manner for which it
was neither designed nor contemplated; 5) third party software embedded in the
Software; 6) Software modified by ADIC for Licensee in accordance with Lic­ensee's specifications or requests; or 7) a patent, trademark or copyright in which
Licensee or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries has a direct or indirect interest by
license or otherwise.

10. Term and Termination.

a Ter m. The term of this License is perpetual, unless terminated by ADIC as pro-

vided herein.

b Termination. This License commences on the Effective Date and will continue in

perpetuity unless Licensee fails to comply with any of the material conditions of
this License. ADIC may, after allowing Licensee a reasonable time to cure its
default, terminate this License upon written notice to the Licensee. Within thirty
(30) days after termination of this License, Licensee will certify, in writing, to
ADIC, that Licensee has discontinued the use of all Software; and either destroyed
or, at ADIC’s election, returned to ADIC the original and all copies of the Software
and Documentation in any form maintained by Licensee.

c Termination for Cause. A violation of any provision of Paragraph 3. above will be

deemed a material breach and the basis for immediate termination of this License.

d Termination upon Insolvency. This License may be terminated by ADIC if the Lic-

ensee (i) terminates or indefinitely suspends its business; (ii) becomes subject to
any bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding under governmental statute; or (iii)
becomes insolvent or becomes subject to direct control by a trustee, receiver or
similar authority.

e Remedies upon Termination. If this License is terminated by ADIC, ADIC will

have the right to take immediate possession of the Software, Documentation, and
all copies wherever located, without demand or notice. Termination of this
License is in addition to and not in lieu of any equitable or legal remedies available
to ADIC.

11. Notices and Correspondence. All notices and correspondence sent by one party to
the other in all matters will be sent to the addresses listed in the initial paragraph
hereof, except as otherwise requested in writing.

12. DISCLAIMER AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. THE LICENSEE HAS THE
SOLE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ADEQUATE PROTECTION AND BACK-UP
OF ITS DATA USED IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE. IN NO EVENT

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WILL ADIC BE LIABLE FOR SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSE­QUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING
FROM THE LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, RERUN TIME, INACCURATE
INPUT OR WORK DELAYS, OR ANY PERSONAL OR PROPERTY DAMAGE
ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS LICENSE OR THE USE,
PERFORMANCE OR NON-PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE, WHETHER
IN ACTION, IN CONTRACT, OR TORT INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE, EVEN IF
ADIC KNEW, SHOULD HAVE KNOWN OR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POS­SIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. ADIC's LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES HERE­UNDER WILL IN NO EVENT EXCEED THE AMOUNT OF FEES PAID BY
LICENSEE UNDER THIS LICENSE.

13. General.

a No Assignment. This License is not assignable. None of the Software or Docu-

mentation may be sublicensed, assigned, or transferred to any other party without
ADIC’s prior written consent. Any effort contradictory with this is null and void.

b Modification. This License or any Exhibit hereto can only be modified by a written

agreement executed by Licensee and ADIC.

c Governing Law. The laws of the state of Washington will govern this license. All

litigation between the parties, including all applications for injunctive relief, must
be conducted before a court of competent jurisdiction within King County, Wash­ington, USA and both parties consent to personal jurisdiction of such court. If any
of the provisions of this License are held to be invalid under any applicable statute
or law, they are, to that extent, deemed omitted.

d Enforcement Costs. The party prevailing in any litigation or legal proceeding,

including arbitration, arising out of any dispute under this Agreement will be enti­tled to recover reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs from the other party.

e Limitations on Actions. Any action, regardless of form, arising out of the transac-

tions under this License, may not be brought by either party more than one (1) year
after the cause of action has accrued, except that an action for nonpayment may be
brought within four (4) years after the last payment date.

14. Entirety. Licensee acknowledges that it has read this Software License, understands
it, and agrees to be bound by its terms and conditions. Further, Licensee agrees that
this is the complete and exclusive statement of the agreement between the parties and
supersedes all proposals or prior agreements, oral or written and all other communica­tions between the parties relating to the subject matter of this License. Any variance
from the terms and conditions of this License or any supplement in any Licensee pur­chase order or other written notification or agreement will be of no effect.

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Contents

Introduction

Intended Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1

Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

Explanation of symbols and Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2

Associated Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2

Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

Technical Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

Contacting Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-3

Description

System Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

Logical Library Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

PC System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

Cluster Solution Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-4

Tape Library Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

Operating mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

Firmware Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-5

Element Addressing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

Remote Browser Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8

Graphical User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8

Command Line Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-8

Service and Maintenance Alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9

Configuration

Autostart Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-1

Scalar DLC Management GUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-3

Browser Pre-Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-4

Java Plug-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-6

Scalar DLC with SAK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6

Launch the Management GUI from a Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-8

Firewall and Proxy Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9

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Launch the Management GUI as an Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9

Resizing Windows and Panes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9

Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10

Automatic Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10

Manual Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11

Advanced Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11

Rescan a SCSI Bus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11

Create Partitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-11

Create a Logical Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12

Assign Partitions to a Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12

Create Mailbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12

Create Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12

Initialize the Logical Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13

Create Pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13

Configure Clean Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13

Assign Drives to Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13

Configure Additional Libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14

Operations

Main Menu Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1

Screen Refresh Icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1

Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1

Wizards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

Create Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

Assign Partitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6

Create Ticket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-8

Create Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14

Extended Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23

Registration Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23

Connect to RMU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24

View Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-25

Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28

GUI Tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-29

Library Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34

Configuration Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34

Logical Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34

Physical Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-35

Users Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-35

Clients Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-35

SCSI Target Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-35

Events Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-35

Queue Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-35

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Monitoring Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-35

Acknowledge Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-35

History Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36

Rules Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36

Service Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36

Firmware Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36

Logs Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36

Diagnostic Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36

ATAC Calls Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36

Operator Panel Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-37

Cluster Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-37

GUI Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-37

Library Tab

Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2

Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3

Drag and Drop Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-6

Move Cartridge to Element . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-6

Cartridge State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-7

Home Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9

Pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9

Mailbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10

Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12

Configuration Tab

Logical Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1

Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2

Partition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4

Pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5

Assign Media to Pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7

Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8

Mailbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10

Assign Slots to Mailbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12

Storage Slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12

Mailbox Slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-14

Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15

Create Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-17

Assign Partition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-19

Create Pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-20

Create Mailbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-21

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Physical Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-22

Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-24

Media Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-25

Create Media Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-27

Apply Media Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-27

Robot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-28

Offline Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-29

Storage Slots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-32

Mailboxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-33

Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-34

Partition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-35

Create Partition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-37

Users Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-38

User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-41

Create User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-42

Clients Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-44

DAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-44

DAS Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-45

Create DAS Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-52

SCSI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-54

SCSI Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-55

Create SCSI Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-60

ROBAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-61

ROBAR Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-62

Create ROBAR Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-64

SCSI Target Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-66

Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-67

Target . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-69

Create Target . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-70

Events Tab

Queue Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1

Monitoring Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2

Acknowledge Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4

History Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5

Rules Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7

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Firmware Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-1

Logs Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2

Command Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-2

Error Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4

Dump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-5

Diagnostic Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6

ATAC Calls Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-9

Operator Panel Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-15

Cluster Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-18

Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-1

SQL Server Agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1

SCSI and Fibre Channel Target Mode Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1

SCSI and Fiber Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-1

Initiator Driver Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-2

PCI Slot Troubles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2

SNC Troubles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3

Client Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3

Legato Networker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4

HP Omniback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4

DASADMIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4

Error Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5

Utilities and Applicaiton Notes

Database Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-1

Database Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-2

Database Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-4

Database Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-7

Log Viewer Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-9

Trace Manager Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-12

Trace Viewer Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-17

SCSI Target Port Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-18

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Problem Report Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-20

Cluster Configurator Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-21

Scalar DLC Software Licensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-22

Standard License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-22

Obtaining License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-22

Installing License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-25

Cluster License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-28

Application Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-28

Media Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-28

Drive Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-30

DAS Guide

System Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-1

Commands Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-1

Media Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-1

DAS Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-2

Client Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-2

Scratch Pool Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-2

Starting DAS Client Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-2

DAS Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-3

Reserve Drive (allocd) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-5

Reserve Volsers (allocv). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-6

Activate Barcode Reader (barcode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-7

Cancel Command (cancel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-7

Move a Medium to the Slot (carry) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-7

Catalog Foreign Volume (catf) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-8

Get Device Information (cellinfo) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-9

Drive Cleaning (clean) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-10

Retrieve a Medium from the Drive (dismount) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-10

View the Logical Ranges Configuration (eif_conf) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-11

Display Logical Ranges in EIF (eif_info). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-11

Eject Media (eject3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-12

Eject Media (eject2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-12

Eject Media (eject) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-13

Eject Cleaning Media (ejectcl) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-14

Eject Media Complete (ejectcom). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-14

Send Email Message (email) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-15

Flip Optical Disk in the Drive (flip). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-15

Display Volsers Assigned to Drive (getvolsertodrive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-15

Display Volsers of the Optical Disk (getvoltoside) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-16

Insert Media (insert2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-16

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Insert Media (insert) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-16

Initialize Library Elements (inventory). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-17

Display All Active Commands (list2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-17

Display All Active Commands (list) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-19

Display Drive Assignment (listd4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-20

Display Drive Assignment (listd3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-21

Display Drive Assignment (listd2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-23

Display Drive Assignment (listd) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-24

Display Foreign Volser (listf). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-25

Display Volser Reservation (listv) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-26

Load a Medium in Drive (mount) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-26

Initialize Element Range (partinventory). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-27

Pause DAS Communication (pausedas) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-28

Disable Robot Access to Drive (pausedrive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-28

Query the Software Version (qversion). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-28

Query the Volser Ranges in the Library (qvolsrange). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-29

Remove a Foreign Medium (rmf) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-30

Deactivate Robotic Controller in the library (robhome). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-31

Activate Robotic Controller in the Library (robstat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-31

Next Scratch Medium (scr_get) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-31

Scratch Pool Information (scr_info) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-32

Insert Scratch Media (scr_insert) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-32

Execute Scratch Mount (scr_mount) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-33

Add Medium to the Scratch Pool (scr_set) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-33

Add Media to the Scratch Pool (scr_set_range) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-34

Remove Medium from Scratch Pool (scr_unset) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-35

Display Client Parameters (show2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-35

Display Client Parameters (show) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-36

Send SNMP Message (snmp) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-36

Display Drives by Media Type (typelist) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-37

Operate Drive Buttons (unload) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-37

Obtain Information on a Volser Range (view2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-37

Obtain Information on a Volser (view) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-39

Initialize Volser (volserinventory) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-40

Unsupported DAS Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-41

SCSI Guide

Installation and Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1

Associated Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1

General Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1

SCSI Bus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2

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Initiator Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-3

Target Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-3

Element Addressing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-3

SCSI Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-4

Bus Phases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-4

SCSI Message System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-4

COMMAND COMPLETE (OOh) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-5

SAVE DATA POINSTERS (02h) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-5

RESTORE POINTERS (03h) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-5

DISCONNECT (04h) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-5

INITIATOR DETECTED ERROR (05h) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-5

ABORT (06h) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-6

MESSAGE REJECT (07h) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-6

NO-OP (08h) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-6

MESSAGE PARITY ERROR (09h) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-6

BUS DEVICE RESET (0Ch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-6

IDENTIFY (80H or C0h) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-6

SCSI Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-6

Device Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-6

SCSI Command Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-7

SCSI Command Status Byte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-8

SCSI Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-8

Parity Checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-8

Disconnection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-8

Resetting the Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-9

Power-On Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-9

SCSI Device Reset Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-9

Other SCSI Functionality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-9

Unit Attention Condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-9

ROBAR Guide

Installation and Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-1

ROBAR Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-1

ROBAR Command Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-3

Command Header . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-3

Command Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-4

ROBAR Coordinates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-6

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Figure 2-1 Clients Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2--1

Figure 2-2 Physical Libraries connected to the Scalar DLC . . . . . 2--2

Figure 2-3 Partitions and Logical Libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2--3

Figure 2-4 Clients and Logical Libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2--3

Figure 2-5 Element Addressing (single-aisle library) . . . . . . . . . . 2--7

Figure 2-6 Element Addressing (dual-aisle library) . . . . . . . . . . . 2--8

Figure 3-1 Autostart Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3--1

Figure 3-2 Warning before launching the installation . . . . . . . . . . 3--3

Figure 3-3 About Scalar DLC State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3--4

Figure 3-4 ADIC Scalar DLC Home Page (without SAK) . . . . . . 3--5

Figure 3-5 Tools and Utilities Page (without SAK) . . . . . . . . . . . 3--6

Figure 3-6 ADIC Scalar DLC Home Page (with SAK) . . . . . . . . 3--7

Figure 3-7 ADIC Scalar DLC Administration Page (with SAK) . 3--8

Figure 3-8 Scalar DLC GUI Logon Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3--9

Figure 3-9 Host Connection Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3--9

Figure 3-10 Configuration Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3--10

Figure 4-1 Main Menu Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4--1

Figure 4-2 Select Physical Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4--3

Figure 4-3 Select Logical Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4--3

Figure 4-4 Select Mailbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4--4

Figure 4-5 Select Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4--4

Figure 4-6 Configuration Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4--5

Figure 4-7 Configuration Complete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4--6

Figure 4-8 Partitions Contained . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4--6

Figure 4-9 Partitions Not Contained . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4--7

Figure 4-10 Partition List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4--7

Figure 4-11 Partitions Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4--8

Figure 4-12 Ticket Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4--9

Figure 4-13 Ticket Priority and Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4--9

Figure 4-14 Ticket Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4--10

Figure 4-15 Ticket Device, Library, and Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4--11

Figure 4-16 Ticket Service Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4--12

Figure 4-17 Ticket Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4--13

Figure 4-18 Rule Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4--18

Figure 4-19 Rule Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4--18

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Figure 4-20 Rule Event Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4--19

Figure 4-21 Rule Notification Sent Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4--20

Figure 4-22 Rule Notification Receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4--20

Figure 4-23 Rule Email Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4--21

Figure 4-24 Rule Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4--22

Figure 4-25 Rule Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4--22

Figure 4-26 Registration Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4--23

Figure 4-27 Connect to RMU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4--24

Figure 4-28 View Log: standard mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4--25

Figure 4-29 View Log: advanced mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4--26

Figure 4-30 Log Message Detail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4--27

Figure 4-31 Scalar DLC Software Version Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4--29

Figure 4-32 GUI Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4--38

Figure 5-1 Library Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5--1

Figure 5-2 Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5--2

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Figure 5-3 Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5--4

Figure 5-4 Multiple Mailbox Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5--5

Figure 5-5 Move Cartridge to Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5--7

Figure 5-6 Pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5--10

Figure 5-7 Mailbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5--11

Figure 5-8 Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5--13

Figure 6-1 Logical Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6--1

Figure 6-2 Logical Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6--2

Figure 6-3 Logical Partition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6--4

Figure 6-4 Inventory Elements Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6--5

Figure 6-5 Pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6--6

Figure 6-6 Assign/Unassign Volsers to Pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6--7

Figure 6-7 Normal Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6--8

Figure 6-8 Foreign Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6--10

Figure 6-9 Mailbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6--11

Figure 6-10 Assign/Unassign Slots to Mailbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6--12

Figure 6-11 Storage Slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6--13

Figure 6-12 Mailbox Slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6--14

Figure 6-13 Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6--16

Figure 6-14 Logical Library Creation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6--18

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Figure 6-15 Partition Assign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6--19

Figure 6-16 Pool Creation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6--20

Figure 6-17 Mailbox Creation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6--21

Figure 6-18 Physical Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6--23

Figure 6-19 Physical Library Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6--24

Figure 6-20 Media Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6--26

Figure 6-21 Media Rule Creation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6--27

Figure 6-22 Apply Media Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6--27

Figure 6-23 Robot Online . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6--28

Figure 6-24 Robot Offline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6--29

Figure 6-25 Offline Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6--30

Figure 6-26 Offline Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6--31

Figure 6-27 Physical Storage Slots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6--33

Figure 6-28 Physical Mailboxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6--34

Figure 6-29 Physical Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6--35

Figure 6-30 Physical Partition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6--36

Figure 6-31 Partition Creation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6--37

Figure 6-32 User Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6--40

Figure 6-33 User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6--41

Figure 6-34 User Creation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6--43

Figure 6-35 DAS Interface Pane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6--45

Figure 6-36 DAS Client Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6--46

Figure 6-37 DAS Client Drive Reservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6--48

Figure 6-38 DAS Client Volser Reservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6--49

Figure 6-39 Reserve Volser Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6--50

Figure 6-40 DAS Client Aliasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6--51

Figure 6-41 DAS Client Creation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6--52

Figure 6-42 SCSI Plane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6--55

Figure 6-43 SCSI Client Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6--56

Figure 6-44 SCSI Client Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6--58

Figure 6-45 SCSI Client Creation Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6--60

Figure 6-46 ROBAR Interface Pane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6--61

Figure 6-47 ROBAR Client Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6--63

Figure 6-48 ROBAR Client Creation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6--65

Figure 6-49 Port: SCSI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6--68

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Figure 6-50 Port: Fiber Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6--68

Figure 6-51 SCSI Target . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6--70

Figure 6-52 SCSI Target Creation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6--71

Figure 7-1 Queue Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7--1

Figure 7-2 Monitoring Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7--3

Figure 7-3 Acknowledge Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7--4

Figure 7-4 History Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7--6

Figure 7-5 Rules Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7--8

Figure 8-1 Firmware Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8--1

Figure 8-2 Command Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8--3

Figure 8-3 Email Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8--3

Figure 8-4 Error Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8--5

Figure 8-5 Dump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8--6

Figure 8-6 Diagnostic Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8--7

Figure 8-7 Diagnostic Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8--8

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Figure 8-8 ATAC Calls Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8--9

Figure 8-9 Start Repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8--11

Figure 8-10 Repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8--12

Figure 8-11 Fixed Problem Confirmation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8--13

Figure 8-12 Not Fixed Problem Confirmation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8--13

Figure 8-13 Repair History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8--14

Figure 8-14 Operator Panel Tab for the Scalar 10K . . . . . . . . . . . 8--16

Figure 8-15 Operator Panel Tab for the Scalar 1000 . . . . . . . . . . . 8--17

Figure 8-16 Cluster Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8--19

Figure A-1 Log On Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A--1

Figure A-2 Database Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A--2

Figure A-3 Backup Schedule Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A--3

Figure A-4 Database Compact Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A--5

Figure A-5 Compact Schedule Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A--6

Figure A-6 Database Restore Dialog (by backup) . . . . . . . . . . . . . A--7

Figure A-7 Database Restore Dialog (restore from device) . . . . . . A--8

Figure A-8 Log Viewer Main Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A--9

Figure A-9 View Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A--10

Figure A-10 Result Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A--11

Figure A-11 Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A--11

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Figure A-12 Goto Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A--11

Figure A-13 Logging Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A--11

Figure A-14 Filtering Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A--12

Figure A-15 Trace Manager Main Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A--13

Figure A-16 Group Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A--14

Figure A-17 Class Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A--14

Figure A-18 Add Object . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A--14

Figure A-19 Add Existing Object . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A--15

Figure A-20 Object Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A--15

Figure A-21 Start Tracing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A--16

Figure A-22 Tracing Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A--16

Figure A-23 Trace Viewer Main Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A--17

Figure A-24 View Trace Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A--18

Figure A-25 SCSI Target Port Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A--19

Figure A-26 Advanced Port Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A--20

Figure A-27 Problem Report Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A--20

Figure A-28 Cluster Configuration Utility: no configuration . . . . A--21

Figure A-29 Cluster Configuration Utility: configuration complete A--21

Figure A-30 Licensing Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A--22

Figure A-31 License Request File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A--23

Figure A-32 Licensing Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A--23

Figure A-33 Send License via Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A--24

Figure A-34 Licensing Before Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A--25

Figure A-35 Authorization String . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A--26

Figure A-36 Library Slot Restriction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A--26

Figure A-37 Time-based License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A--27

Figure A-38 Finishing License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A--27

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Tables

Table 2-1 SCSI and Fibre Channel Adapters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4

Table 2-2 Required Firmware Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

Table 2-3 Element Mapping (Single-aisle libraries) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

Table 2-4 Element Mapping (Dual-aisle libraries) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7

Table 3-1 Autorun Selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

Table 3-2 Scalar DLC Task Bar Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4

Table 3-3 Scalar DLC Software System Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11

Table 4-1 Screen Refresh Icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1

Table 4-2 Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

Table 4-3 Select Physical Library Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

Table 4-4 Select Physical Library Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3

Table 4-5 Select Logical Library Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3

Table 4-6 Select Mailbox Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4

Table 4-7 Select Client Areas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5

Table 4-8 Configuration Summary Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5

Table 4-9 Configuration Complete Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6

Table 4-10 Partitions Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7

Table 4-11 Partition List Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7

Table 4-12 Partitions Summary Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8

Table 4-13 Ticket Registration Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9

Table 4-14 Ticket Priority and Description Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10

Table 4-15 Ticket Category Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11

Table 4-16 Ticket Device, Library, and Client Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12

Table 4-17 Ticket Service Code Areas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13

Table 4-18 Ticket Summary Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13

Table 4-19 Event Specification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14

Table 4-20 Rule Name Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18

Table 4-21 Rule Event Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19

Table 4-22 Rule Event Location Areas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19

Table 4-23 Rule Notification Sent Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20

Table 4-24 Rule Notification Receiver Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21

Table 4-25 Rule Email Destination Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21

Table 4-26 Rule Email Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22

Table 4-27 Rule Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22

Table 4-28 Registration Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23

Table 4-29 View Log: standard mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-25

Table 4-30 View Log: advanced mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26

Table 4-31 Log message detail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-27

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Table 4-32 Help Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28

Table 4-33 Tree Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-29

Table 4-34 Logical Library States. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-31

Table 4-35 Physical Library States. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-31

Table 4-36 Robot States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-31

Table 4-37 Partition Class and State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32

Table 4-38 Storage Slots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32

Table 4-39 Mailbox Slots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32

Table 4-40 Drive Slots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-33

Table 4-41 Properties Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-33

Table 4-42 Operational Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34

Table 4-43 Status Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-37

Table 5-1 Controller Properties and Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1

Table 5-2 Library Properties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2

Table 5-3 Cartridge Properties and Buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4

Table 5-4 Drag and Drop Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6

Table 5-5 Cartridge States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7

Table 5-6 Mailbox Properties and Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11

Table 5-7 Drives Properties and Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13

Table 6-1 Logical Controller Properties and Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1

Table 6-2 Logical Library Properties and Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3

Table 6-3 Logical Partition Properties and Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4

Table 6-4 Pool Properties and Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6

Table 6-5 Cartridge Properties and Buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8

Table 6-6 Mailbox Properties and Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-11

Table 6-7 Storage Slot Properties and Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-13

Table 6-8 Mailbox Slot Properties and Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15

Table 6-9 Drive Properties and Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-16

Table 6-10 Logical Library Creation Properties and Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-18

Table 6-11 Partition Assign Properties and Buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-19

Table 6-12 Pool Creation Properties and Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-20

Table 6-13 Mailbox Creation Properties and Buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-21

Table 6-14 Physical Controller Properties and Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-23

Table 6-15 Physical Library Properties and Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-24

Table 6-16 Media Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-26

Table 6-17 Robot Properties and Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-28

Table 6-18 Offline Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-31

Table 6-19 Offline Cartridge Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-32

Table 6-20 Storage Slots Properties and Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-33

Table 6-21 Mailboxes Properties and Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-34

Table 6-22 Drives Properties and Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-35

Table 6-23 Physical Partition Properties and Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-36

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Table 6-24 Partition Creation Properties and Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-37

Table 6-25 Users Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-38

Table 6-26 User Privileges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-39

Table 6-27 User Controller Properties and Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-40

Table 6-28 User Properties and Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-41

Table 6-29 User Creation Properties and Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-43

Table 6-30 Client Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-44

Table 6-31 DAS Interface Operational Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-45

Table 6-32 DAS Client Properties and Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-46

Table 6-33 DAS Client Drive Reservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-48

Table 6-34 DAS Client Volser Reservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-49

Table 6-35 DAS Client Aliasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-51

Table 6-36 DAS Client Creation Properties and Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-52

Table 6-37 SCSI Operational Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-55

Table 6-38 SCSI Client Properties and Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-56

Table 6-39 SCSI Client Mode Parameters and Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-58

Table 6-40 SCSI Client Creation Properties and Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-60

Table 6-41 ROBAR Interface Properties and Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-61

Table 6-42 ROBAR Client Properties and Buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-63

Table 6-43 ROBAR Client Creation Properties and Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-64

Table 6-44 SCSI Target Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-66

Table 6-45 SCSI Port Properties and Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-68

Table 6-46 SCSI Target Properties and Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-69

Table 6-47 SCSI Target Creation Properties and Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-70

Table 7-1 Queue Properties and Buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2

Table 7-2 Monitoring Tab Event Classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3

Table 7-3 Monitoring Tab Event List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4

Table 7-4 Acknowledge Tab Event Classes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5

Table 7-5 Acknowledge Tab Event List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5

Table 7-6 History Tab Event Classes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6

Table 7-7 History Tab Event List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7

Table 7-8 Rule Properties and Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8

Table 8-1 Library Firmware Properties and Buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2

Table 8-2 Command Log Operational Buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3

Table 8-3 Email Properties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4

Table 8-4 Error Log Operational Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5

Table 8-5 Dump Operational Buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6

Table 8-6 Diagnostic Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8

Table 8-7 Color Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9

Table 8-8 Ticket Properties and Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10

Table 8-9 Start Repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11

Table 8-10 Repair. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-12

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Table 8-11 Confirmation of a Fixed Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-13

Table 8-12 Confirmation of a Not fixed Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-13

Table 8-13 Repair History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-14

Table 8-14 Operator Panel Indicators and Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-17

Table 8-15 Cluster Properties and Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-19

Table 9-1 Paraallel SCSI Match . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2

Table 9-2 Object name limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3

Table 9-3 Scalar DLC Error Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5

Table A-1 Log On Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

Table A-2 Database Backup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3

Table A-3 Backup Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4

Table A-4 Database Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5

Table A-5 Compact Schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-6

Table A-6 Database Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-7

Table A-7 Log Viewer Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-10

Table A-8 Log Viewer Menu Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-10

Table A-9 Logging Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-11

Table A-10 Filtering Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-12

Table A-11 Trace Manager Main Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-13

Table A-12 Group Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-14

Table A-13 Class Level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-14

Table A-14 Add Object . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-15

Table A-15 Add Existing Object . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-15

Table A-16 Object Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-15

Table A-17 Start Tracing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-16

Table A-18 Tracing Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-16

Table A-19 Trace Viewer Menu Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-17

Table A-20 View Trace Record. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-18

Table A-21 SCSI Target Port Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-19

Table A-22 Advanced Port Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-20

Table A-23 Licensing Dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-22

Table A-24 Licensing Request File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-23

Table A-25 Licensing Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-24

Table A-26 Send License via Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-25

Table A-27 Authorization String . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-26

Table A-28 Library Slot Restriction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-26

Table A-29 Time-based License. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-27

Table A-30 Finishing License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-27

Table A-31 Media Types. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-28

Table A-32 Drive Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-31

Table B-1 Client Management Commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3

Table B-2 Media Management Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-4

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Table B-3 DAS Management Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-5

Table B-4 Scratch Management Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-5

Table B-5 Parameters for the Allocd Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-6

Table B-6 Parameters for the Allocv Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-6

Table B-7 Parameters for the Barcode Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-7

Table B-8 Parameter for the Cancel Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-7

Table B-9 Parameters for the Carry Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-8

Table B-10 Details for the Carry Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-8

Table B-11 Parameters for the Catf Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-9

Table B-12 Parameters for the CellInfo Command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-9

Table B-13 Parameter for the Clean Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-10

Table B-14 Parameters for the Dismount Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-11

Table B-15 Parameters for the Eif_info Command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-11

Table B-16 Parameters for the Eject3 Command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-12

Table B-17 Parameters for the Eject2 Command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-12

Table B-18 Parameters for the Eject Command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-13

Table B-19 Parameters for the Ejectcl Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-14

Table B-20 Parameters for the Ejectcom Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-14

Table B-21 Parameters for the Email Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-15

Table B-22 Parameter for the Flip Command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-15

Table B-23 Parameters for the Getvolsertodrive Command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-16

Table B-24 Parameters for the Getvoltoside Command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-16

Table B-25 Parameters for the Insert2 Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-16

Table B-26 Parameter for the Insert Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-17

Table B-27 Parameters for the List2 Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-17

Table B-28 Explanation of Returned Status for List2 Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-18

Table B-29 Parameters for the List Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-19

Table B-30 Explanation of Returned Status for List Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-19

Table B-31 Parameters for the Listd4 Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-20

Table B-32 Explanation of Returned Status for Listd4 Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-21

Table B-33 Parameters for the Listd3 Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-22

Table B-34 Explanation of Returned Status for Listd3 Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-22

Table B-35 Parameters for the Listd2 Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-23

Table B-36 Explanation of Returned Status for Listd2 Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-24

Table B-37 Parameters for the Listd Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-24

Table B-38 Explanation of Returned Status for Listd Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-25

Table B-39 Parameter for the Listf Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-25

Table B-40 Returned Status for Listf Command Explanation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-26

Table B-41 Parameter for the Listv Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-26

Table B-42 Parameters for the Mount Command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-27

Table B-43 Parameters for the PartInventory Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-27

Table B-44 Parameters for the Pausedas Command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-28

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Table B-45 Parameters for the Pausedrive Command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-28

Table B-46 Parameters for the Qvolsrange Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-29

Table B-47 Returned Status for Qvolsrange Command Explanation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-29

Table B-48 Parameters for the Rmf Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-30

Table B-49 Parameter for the Robhome Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-31

Table B-50 Parameters for the Robstat Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-31

Table B-51 Parameters for the Scr_get Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-31

Table B-52 Parameters for the Scr_info Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-32

Table B-53 Parameters for the Scr_insert Command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-32

Table B-54 Parameters for the Scr_mount Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-33

Table B-55 Parameters for the Scr_set Command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-33

Table B-56 Parameters for the Scr_set_range Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-34

Table B-57 Parameters for the Scr_unset Command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-35

Table B-58 Parameters for the Show2 Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-35

Table B-59 Parameters for the Show Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-36

Table B-60 Parameters for the Snmp Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-36

Table B-61 Parameter for the Typelist Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-37

Table B-62 Parameter for the Unload Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-37

Table B-63 Parameters for the View2 Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-37

Table B-64 Returned Status for View2 Command Explanation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-38

Table B-65 Parameters for the View Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-39

Table B-66 Returned Status for View Command Explanation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-40

Table B-67 Parameters for the VolserInventory Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-40

Table C-1 Bus Phases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-4

Table C-2 Supported SCSI Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-5

Table C-3 Supported SCSI Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-7

Table C-4 SCSI Command Format. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-7

Table C-5 Status Bytes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-8

Table D-1 ROBAR Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-1

Table D-2 Command Header format. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-3

Table D-3 Command format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-4

Table D-4 ROBAR Coordinates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-6

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Introduction

This manual contains reference information and instructions for operating the Scalar Distributed
Library Controller

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(Scalar DLC) software.

Intended Audience

This guide is intended for clients and administrators who use the Scalar DLC software.

Organization

The section topics in this manual include:

Introduction - Describes the overview, intended audience, organization, associated
documents, explanation of symbols and notations, and how to obtain additional assistance.

Description - Describes general information about the Scalar DLC software.

Configuration - Describes the configuration order of the Scalar DLC software components.

Operations - Describes the common menu bar and general user tab information.

Library Tab - Describes the main working area and the logical library functionality.

Configuration Tab - Provides information about configuring the Scalar DLC internal features.

Includes Logical, Physical, Users, Clients, and SCSI Target tabs.

Events Tab - Provides information for configuring returned status messages and notification
rules. Includes Queue, Monitoring, Acknowledge, History, and Rules tabs.

Service Tab - Describes the methods for performing service procedures and provides the
information for service calls. Includes Firmware, Logs, Diagnostic, ATAC Calls, Operator
Panel, and Cluster tabs.

Troubleshooting - Describes some known bugs and methods to avoid causing a Scalar DLC
software error.

Utilities and Application Notes - Provides information for using Scalar DLC software utilities
and interfacing Scalar DLC software with third party applications.

DAS Guide - Provides information for using Scalar DLC DAS-Client software and includes
some basic DAS Administration instructions.

SCSI Guide - Provides information for using SCSI Client software and includes some basic
SCSI Administration instructions.

ROBAR Guide - Provides basic information for using ROBAR Client software.

Index

1. Scalar Distributed Library Controller is a trademark of ADIC. Throughout the remainder of this document, we
refer to Scalar Distributed Library Controller as Scalar DLC software.

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Explanation of symbols and Conventions

The following symbols and highlighted passages note important information:

Symbol Damage to... Signal Word Definition Consequence

Person WARNING: Imminent

hazardous electrical
situation

Material CAUTION: Potential damaging

situation

NOTE: Indicates important

information that
helps make better
use of the system

The following is a list of formatting conventions used throughout this document:

Italics • Headline, for example, Chapter 2, Description

• File name, for example, ERRORS.TXT

Bold • Special Term, for example, Utilities

• Operating element/key on the Operator Panel

• Terms appearing on the Operator Panel

Courier • State of the equipment, for example, ONLINE

• Switch position, for example, ON, OFF

Death or serious injury

Possible damage to
the product, data, or
environment

No hazardous or
damaging
consequences

Associated Documents

This manual contains the reference on following documents:

• Scalar DLC Install and Upgrade Manual

• Scalar DLC AML/J Reference Guide

• Scalar DLC AML/2 Reference Guide

• Scalar DLC AML/E Reference Guide

• DAS Administration Guide

• Scalar 10K Operator Guide

• Scalar 1000 Operator Guide

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Customer Assistance

Advanced Digital Information Corporation (ADIC) provides the following types of customer
assistance for the Scalar DLC software.

Technical Assistance

Telephone and e-mail support, as well as training for the Scalar DLC software, is available through
ADIC.

Contacting Support

Depending on how you purchased technical support, telephone support is provided either through
your reseller or directly through ADIC.

The ADIC Technical Assistance Center (ATAC) in Denver, Colorado, provides world-wide service
and support.

In the USA 800.827.3822

Outside the USA (toll free) 00.800.9999.3822

Outside the USA 001.303.874.0188

Send email to [e-mail]

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Description

This section provides an overview of the Scalar DLC software that supports the Scalar 1000, Scalar
10K (single- and dual-aisle), AML/J, AML/2, and AML/E tape libraries.

System Description

The Scalar DLC software runs as a service under Windows 2000. It serves as a centralized library
management tool that simplifies and automates the tracking and management of all system
resources for optimal performance and maximum availability. The Scalar DLC software provides
network and Systems Administrators with a Java-based interface that allows library monitoring from
anywhere on the Web
events provide notifications to customers and ADIC Technical Assistance Center (ATAC) via email
and Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) alerts.

The main working tool of the Scalar DLC software is the Management GUI. Refer to Graphical User
Interface on page 28. This tool executes all the actions of management and configuration.

The Scalar DLC provides the connectivity between the library and the client. The connection type
depends on client configuration. See Figure 2-1.

1

. It also allows administrators to select parameters that define which library

Figure 2-1 Clients Connection

The Scalar tape libraries are connected to the Scalar DLC software host via the SCSI bus. The AML
tape library is connected via the PMAC or Serial Multiport interface. See Figure 2-2 on page 22
For each tape library found during Scan SCSI Bus operation, the Scalar DLC software creates an
object called physical library. This object represents all aspects of the real tape device.

NOTE:

Only one AML tape library (AML/J, AML/2, or AML/E) can be connected to a
single Scalar DLC host. The number of connected Scalar tape libraries is limited
only by SCSI bus properties.

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1. If a firewall is being used, outside access by Web browsers might be denied.

System Description 2-1

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Figure 2-2 Physical Libraries connected to the Scalar DLC

Logical Library Concepts

In order for clients to have a flexible way to share common resources (physical library), the Scalar
DLC uses the virtual objects called logical libraries to represent the real device for the client. The
Management GUI creates and configures these logical libraries. The connection between the
logical library and the device is implemented with the help of the partitioning features, unique for the
Scalar DLC software. The partitioning operation creates for the physical library a number of element
ranges called partitions. These ranges then are assigned to the logical libraries (see Figure 2-3 on

page 23) so that the client who uses a certain logical library could access the correct part of the

physical library. This feature is very useful when clients should use a single physical library, and this
client should have access to only a certain resource. The logical library represents these resources,
and the assigned partitions provide a connection between the logical library and its physical
equivalent.

This logical library concept is based on a partition that is the continuous range of elements of a
single type (for example, storage) and media domain (for example, DLT). The partitions cannot
overlap; however, a single partition can be assigned to two or more logical libraries. In that case,
two logical libraries will have a shared area, and the clients of the first library can access this area
as well as the clients of the second library.

NOTE:

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The partition cannot contain both storage tower and storage shelf elements,
even if they consist of the identical storage slots (for example, Generic DLT).
This means for the single-media library with a storage tower (for example,
Scalar 10K), no less than two storage partitions should be created in order to
cover its storage area completely; the first partition will cover the tower, and the
second will cover the linear storage (storage shelves).

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Figure 2-3 Partitions and Logical Libraries

Two or more clients either of the same type (for example, DAS-based) or of different types (for
example, DAS-based and ROBAR-based) may use a single logical library. This means that they
have rights to use common resources that are part of this library (cartridges, drives, and so forth).
See Figure 2-4.

Figure 2-4 Clients and Logical Libraries

PC System Requirements

The minimum PC system hardware requirements are based on Microsoft PC 2000 System Design
Guide Specifications. The following list summarizes the Scalar DLC system requirements:

Required:

• 800 MHZ or faster Inter Pentium

• 256K L2 Cache

• 256 MB RAM

• Dual matched Hard Drives (10GB or more)

• CD ROM

• 3.5" Diskette Drive

• 15" or greater SVGA Display

• NT/2000 compliant SCSI card

• Standard keyboard & mouse

• Windows 2000 pre-installed (Service Pack 3 is strongly recommended)

Optional:

• SCSI target HBA ASC LDI/UW/H

• SCSI target HBA ASC LDI/U2W

TM

or equivalent CPU (minimum 4 free PC slots in chassis)

System Description 2-3

Scalar DLC

• SCSI target HBA LSI 20860

• SCSI target HBA LSI 8751D

• SCSI target HBA LSI 8951U

• Fibre Channel target HBA QLogic 2200F-33

• Fibre Channel target HBA QLogic 2300F

• NT/2000 compliant SCSI card

Refer to Table 2-1 for a description of SCSI and Fibre Channel adapters that can be used in the
system.

Table 2-1 SCSI and Fibre Channel Adapters

Adapter Ty pe Connection (external)

LSI 20860 SCSI 50-pin high density SE 77 5

LSI 8751D SCSI 68-pin high density HVD 15 15 25

LSI 8951U SCSI 68-pin very high density

LVD/S E

QLA 2200 Fibre

Channel

QLA 2300 Fibre

Channel

SC duplex multi-mode

Small form factor multi­mode optic LC

Max

targets

15 15

31 127 -

31 127 -

Max

SCSI ID

Max cable

length, m

12(LVD)

5(SE)

Cluster Solution Requirements

The Scalar DLC Cluster solution is provided for the clients using Microsoft Cluster service. This
solution allows the user to have a shared disk with the Scalar DLC database and two hosts contain
the installed components of Scalar DLC software; for the redundancy reasons, one host is online
and the other is offline. If an error occurs and the online Scalar DLC host turns offline, the other host
should go online immediately, so the user may not notice there has been a problem with the host.
The customer engineer can work on the problem host without stopping the work of Scalar DLC
software.

The Scalar DLC Cluster solution is based on Microsoft Cluster service. However, this software has
special requirements summarized in the following list:

• Two PCs, both requiring the standards described in The minimum PC system hardware

requirements are based on Microsoft PC 2000 System Design Guide Specifications. The
following list summarizes the Scalar DLC system requirements:.

• Microsoft Windows 2000 operating system (Advanced Server or Data Server) installed on

both PCs.

• Microsoft Cluster Service installed on both PCs.

• For each PC, there should be a minimum two disk controllers, not necessary the same type

(e.g. using on-board IDE and SCSI is acceptable).

• At least one external (shared) disk based on RAID or SCSI bus, or Fibre channel. The disk

partition should be NTFS-formatted.

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• SCSI, RAID, or Fibre channel adapter (on both PCs) to access a shared disk.

NOTE:

WARNING:

For the details about Scalar DLC Cluster solution, refer to Scalar DLC Install and Upgrade Manual.

The type of connections between the shared disk and both PCs must be the
same.

Scalar DLC 2.4 in a redundant configuration requires the Windows
2000 Advanced Server operating system. By default, this system is
configured without password protection for network access. Because
of this, ADIC strongly urges companies using this product to use all
normal and customary procedures to protect Scalar DLC servers from
external threats.

Tape Library Requirements

Operating mode

CAUTION:

The Scalar DLC software may not work properly if the tape library
operates in the unsupported mode.

For the Scalar 1000 library, the following operating modes are supported:

•Native

• EXABYTE compatibility

• Storage Technology compatibility

• EMASS compatibility

For the Scalar 10K library only native mode is supported.

For the Scalar 10K DA (dual-aisle) library:

• Both medium changers (aisles) must run in native mode.

• Both medium changers (aisles) must operate in non-compressed mode.

• At the time of the first configuration, both medium changers (aisles) must be in online state.

Ready state is not required.

Additionally, for the libraries with towers (AML/2, AML/E, Scalar 10K, and Scalar 10K DA):

• At the time of the first configuration all towers (if any) must be in library (online) state.

Firmware Version

Refer to Table 2-2 and be sure that the firmware version of each tape library used meets the Scalar
DLC requirements.

System Description 2-5

Table 2-2 Required Firmware Version

Scalar DLC

Tap e

Library

Scalar 1000 3.0 or newer If the current version is 2.3 or older, contact

Scalar 10K 130A or newer

Scalar 10K DA200A or newer (for

AML/J PMAC Microcode

AML/2 V0230H0000 or

AML/E V0230H0000 or

If the Scalar-library firmware version is older then required, a higher version firmware can be
downloaded by the user. Perform the following steps:

Required Firmware Comment

ATAC. A Customer Engineer will upgrade
the library with the appropriate firmware
version.

both robots)

Can be downloaded and installed via the

4.11or newer

newer

newer

Scalar DLC AML/J Tool. Refer to Scalar
DLC AML/J Guide.

If the current version is older, contact
ATAC. A Customer Engineer will upgrade
the library with the appropriate firmware
version.

If the current version is older, contact
ATAC. A Customer Engineer will upgrade
the library with the appropriate firmware
version.

Step 1 Install Scalar DLC software.

Step 2 Use the automatic configuration procedure to configure the library.

Step 3 Do not inventory the library at this time.

Step 4 Use the Firmware tab to download the firmware from the disk.

Step 5 If Autoteach is enabled, skip the next step.

Step 6 Teach the library. Refer to the Scalar 1000 Operator Guide and Scalar 10K Operator Guide.

Element Addressing

The slots in the tape libraries are mapped to the elements of physical library by the Scalar DLC
physical library object. In the single-aisle libraries, the mapping is identical to the original picture.
Refer to Table 2-3 on page 26

Table 2-3 Element Mapping (Single-aisle libraries)

Section

I/E 16 None 16

Robot1 Start

Coordinate

and see Figure 2-5 on page 27.

Robot2 Start

Coordinate

Scalar DLC Start

Physical Coordinate

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Table 2-3 Element Mapping (Single-aisle libraries)

Section

Drive 256 None 256

Storage 4096 None 4096

Figure 2-5 Element Addressing (single-aisle library)

In the dual-aisle libraries there is much more complicated picture. Refer to Table 2-4 and see Figure

2-6 on page 28.

Robot1 Start

Coordinate

Robot2 Start

Coordinate

Scalar DLC Start

Physical Coordinate

Table 2-4 Element Mapping (Dual-aisle libraries)

Section

I/E

Drive

Storage

Robot1 Start

Coordinate

16 None 1024 (Robot1 I/E)

None 16 2048 (Robot2 I/E)

256 None 4096 (Robot1 drives)

None 256 8192 (Robot2 drives)

4096

None 49152 (Robot2 storage)

Robot2 Start

Coordinate

None 32768 (Robot1 storage)

4096

Scalar DLC Start

Physical Coordinate

16384 (shared storage)

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Figure 2-6 Element Addressing (dual-aisle library)

Remote Browser Requirements

The Scalar DLC Management GUI takes advantage of very advanced Java2 features that are not
supported by all browsers. The browser updates can be initiated from the Scalar DLC software
splash page by selecting the Tools and Utilities tab. Refer to the Install and Upgrade Manual.

Graphical User Interface

The Scalar DLC software Graphical User Interface (GUI) is based on web browser technology that
guarantees a consistent user interface appearance across all UNIX and Windows platforms. The
GUI is available to users, System Administrators, and Customer Engineers. The GUI consists of the
following components:

• Main menu bar

• Library tab

• Configuration tab

• Events tab

• Service tab

• GUI Log

Each component is covered in detail in the following chapters.

Command Line Interface

The command line interface is supported by the DAS version 3.11 application. The DAS application
supports numerous third party software applications. Although the Scalar DLC software is designed
to support all of the current DAS functionality, the following commands are not supported and are
rejected by the Scalar DLC:

• KillAMU

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• Scap

• Scop

•Scop2

• Shutdown

• Switch

An error code is generated to inform the user that a command has been rejected. Additional
information about DAS is contained on this CD-ROM in the DAS V3.11 Administration Guide
document.

Service and Maintenance Alerts

The Scalar DLC software monitors all system resources and automatically notifies the ADIC
Technical Assistance Center (ATAC) whenever a service call is required. The information supplied
to ATAC includes:

• Error detection

• Event logging and tracing

• Error recovery

Notification is generated via applications in the following list:

• GUI Messenger

• Email Home

• Call Home

•SNMP

Each component is covered in detail in the following chapters.

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Configuration

NOTE:

Local administrator rights are required to install the Scalar DLC software and all
required components.

Autostart Installation

To launch the autostart program, load the CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive. If the autostart program
does not launch, use the Run option from the Start button osn the task bar to execute the
autorun.exe program.

NOTE:

See Figure 3-1 for the autostart screen.

Figure 3-1 Autostart Screen

If autostart does not run, locate autorun.exe on the CD-ROM and execute the
program.

Table 3-1 on page 32

Autostart Installation 3-1

describes the options available from the Autostart Screen.

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Table 3-1 Autorun Selections

Link Action Explanation

Install software
packages

Supplied Launch the installation of appropriate

software package.

Scalar DLC Click-to-install Start Scalar DLC Typical Installation.

Refer to Install and Upgrade Manual.

AML/J Tool Click-to-install Start installation of Scalar DLC AML/J

software.

AML/2 Tool Click-to-install Start installation of Scalar DLC AML/2

software.

AML/E Tool Click-to-install Start installation of Scalar DLC AML/E

software.

DAS Client Click-to-install Start installation of DAS Client

(dasadmin) software.

Install Drivers Supplied Launch the installation of appropriate

drivers.

SCSI and Fiber
Channel Target drivers

Click-to-install Start installation of Target drivers for

SCSI and Fiber Channel adapters.
Refer to Install and Upgrade Manual.

Product

Supplied Opens the product documentation.

documentation

Readme.1st Click-to-open

(txt)

Release Notes Click-to-open

(PDF)

Install and Upgrade
Manual

Click-to-open
(PDF)

The last-minute-information about
current release of Scalar DLC software.

The notes on current Scalar DLC
release. Refer to Release Notes.

The manual on install and upgrade the
Scalar DLC. Refer to Install and

Upgrade Manual.

Reference Manual Click-to-open

The main Scalar DLC document.

(PDF)

AML/J Guide Click-to-open

(PDF)

AML/2 Guide Click-to-open

(PDF)

AML/E Guide Click-to-open

(PDF)

License agreement Click-to-open

(html)

The manual on AML/J Tools. Refer to
Scalar DLC AML/J Guide.

The manual on AML/2 Tools. Refer to
Scalar DLC AML/2 Guide.

The manual on AML/E Tools. Refer to
Scalar DLC AML/E Guide.

The ADIC- Scalar DLC license
agreement.

NOTE:

AML/J Tools, AML/2 Tools, or AML/E Tools installation can be launched only
after the Scalar DLC software is installed properly.

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CAUTION:

The Adobe Acrobat Reader ver. 4.0 or higher is required to view the documentation in PDF-form.
The user can download the most recent version of the required software from the Adobe web site
at http://www.adobe.com.

Because of the browser security restrictions the documents should open immediately, but the
installation packages will be launched only after the warning screen associated with the file
download displays (see Figure 3-2).

Figure 3-2 Warning before launching the installation

Only one AML tools (AML/J, AML/2, or AML/E, but not two or three of
them) can be installed on a single PC. The Scalar DLC software will not
work with two AML tape devices.

Select “Open this file from its current location” and click OK to proceed. The installation package
will be launched.

For the description of the installation process, refer to Install and Upgrade Manual.

Scalar DLC Management GUI

The Scalar DLC Management GUI is started by either the browser launched applet or the
supervisory desktop application. Before using the browser applet, determine that the Scalar DLC
service is running. To check the service state, examine either the Control Panel > Services or the
task bar. The Scalar DLC task bar icons are illustrated and described in Table 3-2 on page 34

NOTE:

Before starting the Management GUI, verify that the display resolution setting is
800 x 600 pixels or higher and the display color setting is more than 256 colors.

.

Scalar DLC Management GUI 3-3

Table 3-2 Scalar DLC Task Bar Icons

Task Icon Description

The Scalar DLC supervisor service is stopped (Offline for the
Scalar DLC Cluster solution). Double click the icon to display
Figure 3-3.

The Scalar DLC supervisor service is started (Online for the Scalar
DLC Cluster solution). Double click the icon to display Figure 3-3.

The Scalar DLC supervisor service is either starting or stopping
(turning online/offline for the Scalar DLC Cluster solution).

Figure 3-3 About Scalar DLC State

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Browser Pre-Installation

Both Netscape Navigator  and Internet Explorer  browsers must be updated to take full
advantage of the Scalar DLC Management GUI. For a remote browser, the update is required
before the browser can launch the Scalar DLC software. For a local browser, the update could be
executed manually; but it is recommended that the browser(s) be installed before launching the
Scalar DLC software installation. The update steps should be executed by either a System
Administrator or an expert PC user.

NOTE:

Start the update procedure by entering the Hostname location of the Scalar DLC software server
on the browser address line (for example, http://computer). This establishes a connection with the
Scalar DLC software home page.

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The Internet Explorer browser is a required component for the Scalar DLC
software installation. If Internet Explorer is not present, the Scalar DLC CD
autorun program installs the Internet Explorer as a part of the Scalar DLC
Typical Installation process. No pre-installation is required in the case of
complete installation.

Scalar DLC

Depending on the Web Server configuration used on the Scalar DLC host, the page appearance
may vary. See Figure 3-4 and Figure 3-5 on page 36
with SAK on page 36 for the advanced (IIS + SAK-based) pages.

Figure 3-4 ADIC Scalar DLC Home Page (without SAK)

for the basic pages, and refer to Scalar DLC

The only required component for the browser update is a Java Plug-in. Click Launch Management
GUI when it appears. Refer to Java Plug-In on page 36 for the description of update process.

Selecting the Tools and Utilities tab displays the Tools and Utilities pane. See Figure 3-5 on page

36.

Scalar DLC Management GUI 3-5

Figure 3-5 Tools and Utilities Page (without SAK)

Scalar DLC

The new versions of both Netscape Navigator
downloaded from this page. The Scalar DLC Management GUI that is designed to launch the Scalar
DLC software application from a remote host can be downloaded also. The installation steps of the
Scalar DLC Management GUI are also described on this page.



and Internet Explorer  browsers can be

Java Plug-In

When running versions of Netscape Navigator prior to version 4.7, the Scalar DLC GUI requires the
Java 2 Plug-in 1.3.1_02 Release. Installing the Plug-in enables direct Java2 applets to run while
using Sun’s JRE. Therefore, the j2re-1_3_1-02-win-i.exe file must be executed so that files are
added to a specific directory. Begin the procedure by selecting the hyperlink associated with the
Java Plug-in. Save the file to a temporary directory; and then launch it.

The same update procedure should be executed when the Scalar DLC Management GUI is used
with the remote Scalar DLC host.

NOTE:

This patch is also required for the Microsoft Internet Explorer browser. However,
the MS IE browser installs this patch automatically when the user tries to launch
the Scalar DLC software for the first time. The Netscape Navigator browser
needs to be updated manually.

Scalar DLC with SAK

The Scalar DLC home page based on Internet Information Service and Microsoft Server Appliance
Kit looks completely different and offers much more functionality. See Figure 3-6 on page 37

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Figure 3-6 ADIC Scalar DLC Home Page (with SAK)

SAK has been designed for the remote administration, and the Administration section on this home
page (see Figure 3-7 on page 38

) opens the way to the Scalar DLC tools, license, and so forth, as
well as for internal SAK functions. The detailed description can be found in the built-in help system
accessible by clicking on the ? button.

NOTE:

The Administration section is accessible only for users with administrative rights
on the Scalar DLC host computer (computer, on Figure 3-7 on page 38

).

The GUI Manager button starts the Scalar DLC Management GUI applet. GUI Application opens
the page to download the archive files for remote Scalar DLC Management GUI Application. Log
opens the Scalar DLC Log Viewer (refer to View Log on page 425).

Scalar DLC Management GUI 3-7

Figure 3-7 ADIC Scalar DLC Administration Page (with SAK)

Scalar DLC

For the details of Administration page, see build-in help (either Help tab or “?” button).

Launch the Management GUI from a Browser

Enter the Hostname location of the Scalar DLC server on the browser. This procedure establishes
a connection with the Scalar DLC home page. See Figure 3-4 on page 35

NOTE:

When the Scalar DLC home page appears, press the Launch Management GUI button. The
Scalar DLC Logon dialog window appears. See Figure 3-8 on page 39

Two user types are predefined, Admin and ATAC.

An Administrator (Admin) user, password, and access level are established when Scalar DLC
software is installed. The Admin user can be logged into Scalar DLC from this location. At any given
time, only one user with Administrator rights can log into Scalar DLC. The Customer Engineer (CE),
password, and access level also are pre-defined.

Two default logins established during installation are: user “admin”, password “password” for the
default Admin; user “atac”, password “guardian” for the default CE.

Disk write operations (upload) are not allowed from the browser-launched
Scalar DLC Management GUI due to security restrictions.

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Figure 3-8 Scalar DLC GUI Logon Dialog

Firewall and Proxy Issues

If the Scalar DLC Management GUI launches but does not connect to the Scalar DLC server, a
firewall or proxy server could be present between the browser and the Scalar DLC server. The
remote methods invocation transport layer normally attempts to open a direct socket connection to
the host on the Internet. Many intranets, however, have firewalls or proxies that do not allow this
procedure.

The Management GUI cannot communicate with the Scalar DLC software server through a firewall
if the port 1099 is not open. Connections also are easier to make if the browser is not configured to
use a proxy. If necessary, contact the System Administrator to resolve any connectivity issues.

Launch the Management GUI as an Application

From the Windows desktop, launch the Scalar DLC Manager shortcut (Start > Programs > ADIC
Distributed Library Controller > Scalar DLC Manager, or double-click on the Scalar DLC

Manager desktop icon) to enable the host connection window. See Figure 3-9. The operation can
be executed either from local host where the Scalar DLC software is installed or from a remote host
after the user installs the Management GUI.

Figure 3-9 Host Connection Window

Enter the Scalar DLC hostname in the dialog window. Then the Scalar DLC log on dialog appears.
See Figure 3-8 on page 39.

NOTE:

Disk write operations (upload, download) are not allowed from the application­based Scalar DLC Management GUI.

Resizing Windows and Panes

Both the browser-based and application-based Management GUI allow users to modify the size of
the main Scalar DLC window screen as well as resize some internal Scalar DLC panes. ADIC does
not recommend that the user reduce the Scalar DLC screen below its original size.

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Configuration

When a user is logged into the Management GUI and no previously configured physical library is
present, a configuration selection window appears. This allows the user to choose the Scalar DLC
configuration method. See Figure 3-10.

Figure 3-10 Configuration Window

Accept the default configuration or select the desired configuration method.

Automatic Configuration

ADIC recommends the automatic configuration for typical or first time users. Using the automatic
configuration, create a default Scalar DLC configuration for each detected physical library.

The automatic configuration creates the configuration by executing the following procedures:

Step 1 Scans the SCSI bus for physical libraries.

Step 2 Creates partitions for all the physical library elements.

Step 3 Creates a logical library.

Step 4 Assigns the partitions to the logical libraries.

Step 5 For each logical library, creates two identical mailboxes (I01 and E01) covering all the mailbox

slots.

Step 6 For each logical library, creates a client and assigns it to the logical library.

NOTE:

By default, if the DAS Client support is installed, the created client is DAS Client;
if not, no client is created because the SCSI and ROBAR interface need certain
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Manual Configuration

For advanced users, the wizard-based configuration automatically scans for libraries and creates
physical library objects by executing the following step-by-step procedures:

Step 1 Scans the SCSI bus for physical libraries.

Step 2 Creates partitions for all the physical library elements.

Step 3 Creates a logical library.

Step 4 Assigns the partitions to the logical library.

Step 5 Creates two identical mailboxes covering all the mailbox slots.

Step 6 Creates a client and assigns it to the logical library.

With the wizard based configuration, the advanced user can specify exact names for the
components and select the type of the client.

NOTE:

By default, if the DAS Client support is installed, the created client is DAS Client;
if not, no client is created because the SCSI and ROBAR interface need certain
pre-configuration.

Advanced Configuration

ADIC recommends this mode for expert or administrator users. In this mode, only the icon
associated with the Scalar DLC software system appears. Refer to Table 3-3.

Table 3-3 Scalar DLC Software System Name

Icon Purpose

This icon is named after the PC where the Scalar DLC software is
installed (computer, on the example pictures).

To enable all of the GUI functions, create a working configuration by performing the procedures in
the following sections:

Rescan a SCSI Bus

Create the device objects associated with a physical library by using the Rescan SCSI Bus button
on Configuration > Physical > Controller pane. Refer to Physical Tab on page 622.

Create Partitions

Create the partition objects representing desired parts of the Physical Library. That can be done on
Configuration > Physical > Library pane. Refer to Create Partition on page 637.

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NOTE:

The partition properties also can be modified later, even after the partition is assigned to a logical
library, via the Configuration > Physical > Library pane. Refer to Partition on page 635.

There should be at least three partitions created for each physical library. Refer
to Partition on page 635 for the details.

Create a Logical Library

Create a logical library. That can be done on Configuration > Logical pane. Refer to Create
Library on page 617.

Right after creation, the logical library is shown as Invalid. That is correct: Invalid state indicates that
the library does not contain a proper set of partitions.

Assign Partitions to a Library

Assign the partitions created before to the new logical library. That can be done through the
Configuration > Logical > Library pane (or Assign Partitions wizard in Main Menu > Wizards
section). Refer to Assign Partition on page 619 or Assign Partitions on page 46.

NOTE:

There should be at least three partitions assigned to each logical library. The
partition can be shared between two or more logical libraries. Refer to Partition
on page 64 for the details.

The partitions also can be assigned or unassigned later.

Create Mailbox

Create one or more mailboxes for a logical library. They will represent its insert/eject areas. That
can be done through the Configuration > Logical pane. Refer to Create Mailbox on page 621.

NOTE:

The mailbox name and assigned range of insert/eject slots also can be changed later through the
Configuration > Logical > Mailbox pane. Refer to Mailbox on page 610.

Although Management GUI does not have name restrictions for the mailbox
name, some backup applications do. ADIC recommends the name Exx for
mailboxes to be used for Export (Eject) operations, and Ixx for mailboxes to be
used for Import (Insert) operations.

Create Client

Create the client object(s) that will represent the client(s) that will work with the library. Depending
on the interface used, the clients are DAS Clients, SCSI Clients, or ROBAR Clients. Some clients
may share a single logical library.

The DAS Client can be created via the Configuration > Clients > DAS pane. Refer to Create DAS
Client on page 652.

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The SCSI Client can be created via the Configuration > Clients > SCSI pane. Refer to Create
SCSI Client on page 660. Note that the SCSI Target object must be created before (Configuration

> SCSI Target > Port pane). Refer to Create Target on page 670.

The ROBAR Client can be created via the Configuration > Clients > ROBAR pane. Refer to
Create ROBAR Client on page 664. Note that the ROBAR Port must be configured before the
clients can send commands (refer to ROBAR on page 661).

Initialize the Logical Library

The library must be initialized for its internal elements and cartridges to be created. It can be done
by using the Inventory button. The same command can be done via the client interface.

Once the initialization process is completed, the library functions are available to the user.

Create Pool

Create the required number of cartridge pools for a logical library. The Scratch pools should contain
the data cartridges ready for writing; the Clean pools should contain the cleaning cartridges ready
to perform drive clean operations. That can be done through the Configuration > Logical pane.
Refer to Create Pool on page 620.

NOTE:

The pool name and assigned cartridges can be also changed later through the Configuration >
Logical > Pool pane. Refer to Pool on page 65. Some DAS and ROBAR clients also may assign
cartridges to the existing pool and remove them as well.

Although Management GUI does not have name restrictions for the pool name,
some backup applications do. ADIC recommends the name Pxx for scratch
pools, and CLx for the clean pools.

Configure Clean Manager

After the cleaning pools are created and configured, they can be assigned to the appropriate drives
for the Drive Cleaning operation that can be executed either automatically or by the client request.
This can be done via the Configuration > Logical > Drive pane. Refer to Drive on page 615.
Specify also the correct cleaning time, it depends on the drive type and model.

Assign Drives to Cartridges

After the cartridges are created, they may be assigned to the appropriate drives in order to Generic
mount operation will use the assigned drive as the first position in the list of possible mount

destinations. A cartridge can be assigned to one drive, but the drive can be the assign position for
a multiple cartridges.

The assignment is executing (and can be changed later) through the Configuration > Logical >
Cartridge pane. Refer to Cartridge on page 68.

NOTE:

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This optional feature is not required for SCSI or ROBAR clients, but some DAS
clients do use it.

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Configure Additional Libraries

Follow the sequence of the previous procedures to configure additional logical libraries.

NOTE:

A re-initialization of the library is necessary if the library properties are changed.
A re-initialization also is recommended after stop/start the Scalar DLC software.

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Operations

This sections describes the parts of the Scalar DLC Management GUI. The GUI screen is divided
into three areas. The upper portion of the screen contains the Main Menu bar, as shown in Figure
4-1, and the Refresh icon, as shown in Table 4-1. The center portion of the screen contains the
library related menus, configuration and service tabs, and so forth. Refer to GUI Tabs on page 429.
The lower portion of the screen holds the GUI Log. Refer to GUI Log on page 437.

Main Menu Bar

The Main Menu Bar contains five sections. See Figure 4-1. The sections are:

• Screen Refresh Icon

• Connection

• Wizards

• Extended Service

•Help

Figure 4-1 Main Menu Bar

Screen Refresh Icon

The broad black bar containing the red ADIC logo and the user-to-host connection status is a screen
refresh icon. It forces the Management GUI screen to refresh. Refer to Table 4-1 for an explanation
of the options.

Table 4-1 Screen Refresh Icon

Icon Description

Refresh the Management GUI screen.
The bar itself is the refresh button, too.

NOTE:

Depending on the PC performance and the current Scalar DLC configuration,
the refresh may take up to several minutes.

Connection

The Connection section contains the following options:

• Log Off

• Exit

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Refer to Table 4-2 for an explanation of the options.

Table 4-2 Connections

Name Description

Log Off Log off the Management GUI. A new log on dialog appears.

Exit Close and exit the current applet or application and log off the user.

Wizards

The Wizards section contains the wizard-based engines to create some Scalar DLC internal
elements. It contains the following options:

• Create Configuration

• Assign Partitions

• Create Ticket

• Create Rule

Refer to Table 4-3 for an explanation of button options.

Table 4-3 Select Physical Library Areas

Name Icon Operation Description

First Click Return to the first dialog (disabled at the

first wizard dialog).

Previous Click Return to the previous dialog (disabled at

the first wizard dialog).

Next Click Go to the next wizard dialog.

Create/Finish Click Create (only at the last dialog).

Cancel/Exit Click Cancel creation or exit wizard after

successful creation.

Create Configuration

NOTE:

The Configuration wizard creates a logical library that covers all the parts of the selected physical
library, creates two identical mailboxes (I01 and E01) that cover all insert/eject area, and assigns a
client to the created library. The wizard automatically creates the required partitions in the ranges
of a physical library and assigns them to the logical library.

This section is accessible only for users with administrative privileges.

Selecting the Create Configuration option activates the Configuration wizard. The first dialog is
Physical Library selection. See Figure 4-2 on page 43

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Figure 4-2 Select Physical Library

The Select Physical Library dialog begins the configuration process. Refer to Table 4-4 for an
explanation of the selections.

Table 4-4 Select Physical Library Areas

Name Operation Description

Select
Physical
Library

Select Select the physical library from the combo box. The

created library will be based on the selected device.

The next dialog is Logical Library Selection. See Figure 4-3.

Figure 4-3 Select Logical Library

Accept the default name or enter the desired name. ADIC recommends accepting the default name
while being sure not to duplicate the name of already existing libraries. Refer to Table 4-5 for an
explanation of the selections.

Table 4-5 Select Logical Library Areas

Name Operation Description

Name of new
Logical Library

Enter Enter the new logical library name.

The next dialog is Mailbox selection. See Figure 4-4 on page 44

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Figure 4-4 Select Mailbox

Accept the default names or enter the desired names. ADIC recommends accepting the default
names. Refer to Table 4-6 for an explanation of the selections.

Table 4-6 Select Mailbox Areas

Name Operation Description

Name of new
Maibox

Name of new
Maibox

Enter Enter the name of the new mailbox (E01 for export).

Enter Enter the name of the new mailbox (I01 for import).

The next dialog is Client selection. See Figure 4-5.

Figure 4-5 Select Client

Accept the default name or enter the desired. ADIC recommends accepting the default name while
being sure not to duplicate an existing client name. Refer to Table 4-7 on page 45
explanation of the selections.

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Table 4-7 Select Client Areas

Name Operation Description

Select the type
of new Client

Name of new
Client

The next dialog is Configuration Summary. See Figure 4-6.

Figure 4-6 Configuration Summary

Select DAS Client selects the DAS client. Always available

if the DAS Client support is installed.
SCSI Client selects the SCSI Client. Available only

after the SCSI is configured (the target is created).
Refer to Create Target on page 670.

ROBAR Client selects the ROBAR Client. Available
only after the ROBAR interface is configured. Refer
to ROBAR on page 661.

Enter Enter the name of the new client.

Review the configuration summary before creating the library configuration. Refer to Table 4-8 for
an explanation of the selections.

Table 4-8 Configuration Summary Areas

Name Operation Description

Summary Supplied Be sure that the data entered from the previous

dialogs is correct.

Then the final configuration dialog appears. See Figure 4-7 on page 46

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Figure 4-7 Configuration Complete

Refer to Table 4-9 for an explanation of the selections.

Table 4-9 Configuration Complete Areas

Name Operation Description

Operation list Supplied The list of operations executed by configuration

wizard.

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Assign Partitions

NOTE:

The Partition Assignment wizard assigns the partition(s) to the logical library or executes the
backward operation. The logical library and the partitions to assign must be created before
launching the wizard.

Selecting the Assign Partitions option activates the Partition Assignment wizard.

There are two kinds of the Partition Assignment wizard first screen. Figure 4-8 appears when the
selected logical library contains at least one partition.

Figure 4-8 Partitions Contained

This section is accessible only for users with administrative privileges.

Figure 4-9 on page 47

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Figure 4-9 Partitions Not Contained

Refer to Table 4-10 for an explanation of the selections.

Table 4-10 Partitions Areas

Name Operation Description

Select Logical
Library

Select
Physical
Library

Select The logical library to assign/unassign partition(s).

Supplied The physical library whose partition(s) are already

assigned to the selected logical library.

Select The physical library whose partition(s) should be

assigned to the selected logical library.

The next wizard screen shows the assign/unassign dialog. See Figure 4-10.

Figure 4-10 Partition List

Refer to Table 4-11 for an explanation of the selections.

Table 4-11 Partition List Areas

Name Operation Description

Library
name

Supplied The logical library to assign/unassign partition(s).

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Table 4-11 Partition List Areas

Name Operation Description

Partition(s) Check The checked partitions are, or should be, assigned to

the logical library. The unchecked partitions currently
are not assigned to the library or should be
unassigned from it. The changes done by user are
marked with asterisks.
The partition properties (name, class, type, and so
forth) are indicated, too.

The next screen shows the summary dialog. See Figure 4-11.

Figure 4-11 Partitions Summary

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Refer to Table 4-12 for an explanation of the selections.

Table 4-12 Partitions Summary Areas

Name Operation Description

Summary Supplied Shows the summary for the assign/unassign

partition(s)

Create Ticket

NOTE:

Ticket is a brief report of the problem encountered by the user, the problem that should be solved
by ADIC Technical Assistance Center (ATAC). After the ticket that describes the problem is created,
the email notification is sent to ATAC. The informed CE (customer engineer) then can start to work
on solving the problem. Information supplied to the ticket becomes a part of the ATAC Calls pane.
Refer to ATAC Calls Tab on page 436.

Selecting the Create Ticket option activates the Ticket wizard. The Ticket Registration dialog is
shown in Figure 4-12 on page 49

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Figure 4-12 Ticket Registration

The Ticket Registration dialog begins the technical support process. Refer to Table 4-13 for an
explanation of the selections.

Table 4-13 Ticket Registration Areas

Name Operation Description

Enter your
name

Enter your
phone number

System Serial
Number

The Ticket Priority and Description dialog is the next step in the wizard process. A priority is
selected, and a description of the problem is entered. The Ticket Priority and Description dialog is
shown in Figure 4-13.

Figure 4-13 Ticket Priority and Description

Enter The user name.

Enter The user’s telephone number.

Supplied The system serial number (taken directly from the

Scalar DLC Database).

The Ticket Priority and Description dialog continues the technical support process. Refer to Table

4-14 on page 410 for an explanation of the selections.

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Table 4-14 Ticket Priority and Description Areas

Name Operation Description

Select a
priority for
the ticket

Enter a
brief
description
of the
problem

The Ticket Category dialog is used to select a category for the problem. The frequency of the
problem is established. The Ticket Category dialog is shown in Figure 4-14.

Select Critical means the problem must be solved immediately.

Highest priority.
Urgent means that solving the problem is very important

but not critical. High priority.
Major means that the problem should be solved.

Medium priority.
Minor means that the problem should be solved. Low

priority.
Enhancement means that the problem should be

solved. Lowest priority

Enter

A description of the problem.

Figure 4-14 Ticket Category

The Ticket Category dialog continues the process. Refer to Table 4-15 on page 411
explanation of the selections.

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Table 4-15 Ticket Category Areas

Select a
problem
category
that
describes
the problem

Did the
problem
occur once
or
repeatedly?

Name Operation Description

Select Do not know means the problem category is unknown.

Operator means the problem source is an operator

error.
Hardware means the problem source is a hardware

error.
Firmware means the problem source is a software

error.

Service call means the user asks for service help.
Configuration means the problem source is an

incorrect system configuration.
Statistical means the problem source is statistical data.

Select Do not know means the problem frequency is

unknown.
Temporary means the problem occurred once and was

not reproduced.
Permanent means the problem appeared several

times.

The Ticket Device, Library, and Client dialog selects the problematic device, details the location of
the logical library that contains the device, and identifies the associated client. The Ticket Device,
Library, and Client dialog is shown in Figure 4-15.

Figure 4-15 Ticket Device, Library, and Client

The Ticket Device, Library, and Client dialog continues the technical support process. Refer to

Table 4-16 on page 412

for an explanation of the selections.

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Table 4-16 Ticket Device, Library, and Client Areas

Name Operation Description

Select the
device where
the problem is

Select the
logical library
where the
device is
located

Is the problem
related to a
specific client

The Ticket Service Code dialog establishes the service code associated with the problem. The
Ticket Service Code dialog is shown in Figure 4-16.

Figure 4-16 Ticket Service Code

Select

Select Select the logical library from the combo box if the

Select Select the client from the combo box if the problem

Select the device from the combo box if the problem
is somewhere in the device.

problem is with the logical library.

related with a client.

Refer to Table 4-17 on page 413

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Table 4-17 Ticket Service Code Areas

Select the
Service Code
for the
problem

Name Operation Description

Select Do not know means the cone is unknown.

Unscheduled Repair means an unexpected repair is

required.
Scheduled Repair means a pre-arranged time has

been allocated for the repair.

Information Call means information is sent to ATAC.
Customer Resp. means the problem is caused or

belongs to the customer.
Preventive Maint. means routine preventive

maintenance is scheduled.
Installation means the ticket is generated to notify

ATAC about the installation of the system.
De-Installation means the ticket is generated to

notify ATAC about a system de-installation.
EC/Field Bill means a service call is the result of an

EC/Field build installation.
Feature Code Change means a new feature or

function is added to the system.

The Ticket Summary dialog contains selected information from the previous dialogs. The wizard
assembles the data and requires a verification. See Figure 4-17 for the Ticket Summary dialog.

Figure 4-17 Ticket Summary

The Ticket Summary dialog completes the technical support process. Refer to Table 4-18 for an
explanation of the selections.

Table 4-18 Ticket Summary Areas

Name Operation Description

Summary Supplied Be sure that the data entered from the previous dialogs

is correct.

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NOTE:

The Create button is disabled while the ticket is in the creation process. During
this period, the data is being integrated into the ATAC Calls pane.

Create Rule

NOTE:

The Scalar DLC software contains so-called rules for monitoring system events with the possibility
of send notification via Email or directly to the GUI. In addition to system rules that are generated
by the Scalar DLC software itself, there exists a possibility for the user to create his own rules that
will operate the same way. Refer to the Table 4-19 for the detailed description of the events and
matching rules configuration.

NOTE:

Table 4-19 Event Specification

This section is accessible only for users with administrative privileges.

(Any) means selection “Any”; (None) means selection “None”, (#) means exact
selection (for example, “Library1”).

Event

Event Group

Start supervisor Statistical SDLC supervisor

has been started

Stop supervisor Statistical SDLC supervisor

has been stopped

License
expiration
warning

Physical library
is created

Physical library
is deleted

Physical library
state changed

Logical library
state changed

Library Tape
Alert

Statistical License is to expire

in a few days

Statistical New physical library

is created

Statistical Physical library has

been deleted

Statistical The library state has

changed

Statistical The library state has

changed

Statistical Message about

Drive Tape Alert
Flag

Specific Event

Error code

Physical Library

0

None None None

0

None None None

0

None None None

0

None None None

0

None None None

0 Any

#

0

None # None

0 Any

#

Client

Logical Library

None Any

None Any

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Table 4-19 Event Specification

Event

Event Group

Drive Tape Alert Statistical Message about

Drive Tape Alert
Flag

Front door
closed

Inventory (GUI) Statistical Library elements

Inventory (auto) Statistical Library elements

Inventory
(common)

Move cartridge
(common)

Move cartridge
(client)

Move cartridge
(GUI)

Physical element
state changed

Logical element
state changed

New firmware
loaded

New firmware
loaded

Drive cleaning Statistical Message from Clean

Clean pool
requires service

Element(s)
allocated by
client

Statistical Library door closed.

Context are defined
below.

have been
inventoried

have been
inventoried

Statistical Library elements

have been
inventoried

Statistical A cartridge has been

successfully moved

Statistical A cartridge has been

successfully moved

Statistical A cartridge has been

successfully moved

Statistical Library elements

changed its state

Statistical Library elements

changed its state

Statistical New firmware has

been loaded to
physical library

Statistical New firmware has

been loaded to
physical library

Manager about drive
cleaning

Statistical A clean’s pool

condition has
become critical

Statistical Logical library

element has
changed its
allocation state

Specific Event

Error code

Physical Library

0

# None Any

0

# None Any

0

None # None

0

# None Any

0

##Any

0

None # #

0

None #

0

None # Any

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

# # Any

None # None

# None Any

None # Any

None # #

None # None

None # #

Client

Logical Library

Any

#

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Event

Cluster node
changed

Hardware error:
generic, and so
forth

Hardware error:
accessor cannot
pick a cartridge

Hardware error:
accessor cannot
put a cartridge

Hardware error:
destination full

Hardware error:
source empty

Hardware error:
accessor cannot
move

Hardware error:
common

General failure:
common

Not ready:
common

Not ready:
device is
becoming ready

Illegal request:
destination full

Illegal request:
source empty

Illegal request:
destination is
accessor

Event Group

Statistical Cluster node has

been changed

Hardware An erroneous

situation has been
encountered

Hardware An erroneous

situation has been
encountered

Hardware An erroneous

situation has been
encountered

Hardware An erroneous

situation has been
encountered

Hardware An erroneous

situation has been
encountered

Hardware An erroneous

situation has been
encountered

Hardware An erroneous

situation has been
encountered

General An erroneous

situation has been
encountered

General An erroneous

situation has been
encountered

General An erroneous

situation has been
encountered

General An erroneous

situation has been
encountered

General An erroneous

situation has been
encountered

General An erroneous

situation has been
encountered

Specific Event

Error code

Physical Library

0

None None Any

217 Any

#

216 Any

#

215 Any

#

223 Any

#

222 Any

#

360 Any

#

220 Any

#

217

Any

205 Any

#

248 Any

#

223

Any

222

Any

358

Any

Client

Logical Library

Any Any

Any Any

Any Any

Any Any

Any Any

Any Any

Any Any

Any Any

##

Any Any

Any Any

Any Any

##

Any Any

##

Any Any

##

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Event

Event Group

Illegal request:
invalid CDB field

Illegal request: I/
E station door
open

Abort: command
aborted

General failure
(Scalar 1000)

General failure
(Scalar 1000)

General failure
(Scalar 1000)

General failure
(Scalar 1000)

General failure
(Scalar 1000)

General failure
(Scalar 1000)

Internal error Internal An erroneous

License expired ConfigurationLicense has been

Configuration
changed

Manually created
ticket

Automatic
created ticket

Ticket in work Ticket Continue ticket 0 None None Any

Close ticket Ticket Close ticket 0 None None Any

General An erroneous

situation has been
encountered

General An erroneous

situation has been
encountered

General An erroneous

situation has been
encountered

General An erroneous

situation has been
encountered

General An erroneous

situation has been
encountered

General An erroneous

situation has been
encountered

General An erroneous

situation has been
encountered

General An erroneous

situation has been
encountered

General An erroneous

situation has been
encountered

situation has been
encountered

expired

ConfigurationConfiguration

changed

Ticket Open ticket

(manually)

Ticket Open ticket (auto) 0

Specific Event

Error code

Physical Library

363

Any

368

Any

376

Any Any

247

Any Any

212

Any

354

Any

221

Any

355

Any

226

Any

0

Any Any Any

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NOTE:

The incorrect rule cannot be created. Only the selections matching the selected
event group, event, and so forth, are enabled in the Rule wizard.

Selecting the Create Rule option opens the Rule Name dialog. Specify the Rule name here. See
Figure 4-18.

Figure 4-18 Rule Name

Refer to Table 4-20 for the definitions.

Table 4-20 Rule Name Areas

Entry Operation Description

Enter the
name for the

Enter The rule name. ADIC recommends using names

describing the meaning of the rule.

new rule

The Rule Event dialog continues the wizard process. The event group and specific event must be
specified here. See Figure 4-19.

Figure 4-19 Rule Event

Refer to Table 4-21 on page 419 for the definitions.

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Table 4-21 Rule Event Areas

Entry Operation Description

Event group Select Event group selection. Refer to Table 4-19 on page

414.

Notification
of events

The Rule Event dialog continues the wizard process The device, library, and client must be
specified here. See Figure 4-20.

Figure 4-20 Rule Event Location

Select Event selection. Refer to Table 4-19 on page 414

Refer to Table 4-22 for the definitions.

Table 4-22 Rule Event Location Areas

Entry Operation Description

Send notification if event
is related to the following
device

Send notification if event
is related to the following
device

Send notification if event
is related to the following
device

To be notified about a
specific error situation for
an event

The Rule Notification Sent dialog continues the wizard process. The way to sent notification should
be specified here. See Figure 4-21 on page 420

Select Device (Physical library) selection. Refer

to Table 4-19 on page 414

Select Logical library selection. Refer to Table

4-19 on page 414.

Select Client selection. Refer to Table 4-19 on

page 414.

Enter An error code listing. Refer to Error

Codes on page 95 and Table 4-19 on

page 414.

.

.

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Figure 4-21 Rule Notification Sent Dialog

Refer to Table 4-23 for the definitions.

Table 4-23 Rule Notification Sent Areas

Entry Operation Description

How should the
notification be

Select EMAIL sends notification via email.

GUI sends a notification to the Management GUI.

delivered

After this notification
is acknowledged, do

Check Enable/disable a service ticket generation request

(enable only when GUI selected).

you want a ticket to
be generated

Next Click If EMAIL has been selected, the Rule Email Destination

dialog appears. See Figure 4-23 on page 421

.

If GUI has been selected, the Rule Notification Receiver
dialog appear. See Figure 4-22.

NOTE:

Although there exist some predefined rules that send notification via SNMP, the
user-created rules other than predefined cannot deliver SNMP notification
because of interface properties.

The Notification Receiver dialog pane identifies the user who receives the notification.

Figure 4-22 Rule Notification Receiver

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Refer to Table 4-24 for the definitions.

Table 4-24 Rule Notification Receiver Areas

Entry Operation Description

Choose the user
who should receive
this notification

Next Click Go to the next wizard dialog (Summary).

The Rule Email Destination dialog identifies the user who receives the notification via email. See
Figure 4-23.

Figure 4-23 Rule Email Destination

Select A selection from the user list.

Refer to Table 4-25 for the definitions.

Table 4-25 Rule Email Destination Areas

Entry Operation Description

Choose an email
destination or
create a new one

Delete Click Delete the entry from the list. The service engineer

Add Click Add an entry to the list. The service engineer

Choose an email
template

Next Click Go to the next wizard dialog (Summary).

The Rule Email dialog identifies the user who should receive the notification. See Figure 4-24 on

page 422.

Select A selection from the current list of email destinations.

destination cannot be deleted.

destination has been added already. See Figure 4-

24 on page 422.

Select Choose a selection from the combo box. Only valid

template (matched the rule) could be selected.

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Figure 4-24 Rule Email

Refer to Table 4-26 for the definitions.

Table 4-26 Rule Email Areas

Entry Operation Description

Name Enter Email sender name.

To Enter Email recipient address.

From Enter Email sender address.

Host To Enter Recipient email server.

Host
From

Port Enter Sender email port (the default is shown).

Enter Sender email server.

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The last Rule wizard dialog displays the Rule Summary. See Figure 4-25.

Figure 4-25 Rule Summary

Refer to Table 4-27 for the definitions.

Table 4-27 Rule Summary

Entry Operation Description

Summary Supplied Be sure that the data entered from the previous dialogs is

correct.

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Extended Service

The Extended Service section contains the following options:

• Registration Information

• Connect to RMU

• View Log

Registration Information

Selecting the Registration Information opens the Registration Information pane. See Figure 4-26. It
shows the customer’s personal information that has been entered during installation of the Scalar
DLC software.

Figure 4-26 Registration Information

Review the registration information and change it if desired. Table 4-28 shows additional
information.

Table 4-28 Registration Info

Name Operation Description

Company
name

Company
address

Contact name Enter The contact person name.

Contact email Enter The contact email address.

Email
Notification

SMTP Server Enter The SMTP server name.

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Enter The company name.

Enter The company mailing address.

Check Check this box for receiving notifications via email.

Table 4-28 Registration Info

Name Operation Description

Port Enter The SMTP server port number.

Contact
telephone

Fax Enter The contact fax number.

Service
contract

Site ID Enter The site ID (for the signed service contract).

SDLC serial
number

SDLC location Enter The Scalar DLC location.

SDLC dial-in
number

ATAC contact Select The Scalar DLC ATAC contact region (North

Reset Click Clear all the fields and restore the registration

Update Click Update the Scalar DLC database with the

Cancel Click Close the pane without saving changes.

Enter The contact phone number.

Check Marks the service contract feature as ‘signed’.

Supplied The Scalar DLC serial number.

Enter The Scalar DLC dial-in number.

America or Europe).

information from the Scalar DLC database

registration information entered in this pane.

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Connect to RMU

Selecting the Connect to RMU opens the RMU connection pane. See Figure 4-27. It allows the user
to connect to the remote management unit.

Figure 4-27 Connect to RMU

The factory installed Remote Management Unit (RMU) in each system uses a standard web
browser for remote library access. The supported browsers are:

• Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.0 and above

• Netscape Navigator version 4.01 and above.

With an RMU, one can do the following:

• Update RMU firmware

• Access the library status

• Make configuration changes

• Access the library Operator Panel

• Update the library controller firmware

• Retrieve library command and error logs

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• Use the ADIC website to access Scalar documentation

The RMU supports Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) version 2.0 and acts as an
SNMP server. The RMU acquires Tape Alert 3.0 compatibility information from the library over the
serial interface port and sends that information to a SNMP server. The RMU also detects a power
loss and generates a SNMP trap for notification.

View Log

Selecting the View Log opens the online log viewer window. See Figure 4-28.

Figure 4-28 View Log: standard mode

Table 4-29 describes the details. Double-clicking on the record message opens the log message
detail window. See Figure 4-29 on page 426

Table 4-29 View Log: standard mode

Name Operation Description

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log file

Record Filter Select The filter of records can be specified.

Max records Enter The maximum number of records to show can be

Advanced
mode

Reversed
sort order

Download Click Downloads the current log file.

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Select The log file to view can be selected. The log file for

current session is the default.

specified.

Check Pressing the Submit filter button shows the View

Log advanced mode window. See Figure 4-29 on

page 426.

Check Not supported in current version.

.

Table 4-29 View Log: standard mode

Name Operation Description

Help Click Opens Log help screen.

Home Click Go to the first record page.

End Click Go to the last record page.

Next Click Go to the next record page.

Prev Click Go to the previous record page.

Submit filter Click Refreshes the current screen to apply changes

according to the filter specified.

Record
messages

Figure 4-29 View Log: advanced mode

Double­click

Opens the log message detail window. See Figure

4-30 on page 427.

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Table 4-30 describes the details of advanced mode. Double-clicking on the record message opens
the log message detail window. See Figure 4-30 on page 427

Table 4-30 View Log: advanced mode

Name Operation Description

Time Check/

Enter

Command
Type

Command Id Check/

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Check/
Enter

Enter

Specify the time range of the record to show using
the From and To fields. Empty fields specify all
records.

Specify the command type of the record to show.

Specify the command ID of the record to show.

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Table 4-30 View Log: advanced mode

Name Operation Description

Client Check/

Enter

Class Check/

Enter

Object Click/Enter Specify the object of the record to show.

Description Check/

Enter

Data Check Specify the record data to show.

Information
message

Warnings Check Show warning messages.

Errors Check Show error messages.

Critical errors Check Show critical error messages.

Figure 4-30 Log Message Detail

Check Show information messages.

Specify the client of the record to show.

Specify the class of the record to show.

Specify the description of the record to show.

Table 4-31 describes the meaning of record fields.

Table 4-31 Log message detail

Name Description

Log Log file the record message is taken from.

Date The record date.

Time The record time.

Severity The record severity.

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Table 4-31 Log message detail

Name Description

Command Id The record command id.

Command
type

Client The record client.

Class The record class.

Object The record object.

Description The record description

Data The record additional data.

Refer also to the Log Viewer Utility on page A9.

The record command type.

Help

The Help section contains the following options:

• Help Content

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• License Agreement

• About

Refer to Table 4-32 for a description of the Help facilities.

Table 4-32 Help Contents

Name Description

Help
Content

License
Agreement

About The Scalar DLC software and component code versions can be

Contains browser based HTML help files that cover installation,
operation, and service. This information appears in a separate
window. The contents, index, search engine, and bookmarks are
accessed from this window.

A copy of the Scalar DLC software license agreement can be
viewed from this pane. Refer to Advanced Digital Information
Corporation Software Licenses Agreement on page -iii to read the
license agreement.

viewed from this pane. See Figure 4-31 on page 429

.

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Figure 4-31 Scalar DLC Software Version Code

GUI Tabs

While using the GUI Tabs, clicking the expand/collapse button on the left of the branch in the Select
Components area of the pane expands or collapses that branch of the tree. Selecting the actual

branch displays the associated properties.

NOTE:

The top of the tree always indicates the Scalar DLC controller. As each branch of the tree is
expanded and selected, the properties for that branch of the tree appears. An explanation of the
tree objects is shown in Table 4-33.

NOTE:

Table 4-33 Tree Icons

Controller The name (Hostname) of the Scalar DLC controller. All the

Logical
library

Physical
library

Robot The robotic accessor inside the physical device. Both devices

Expanding the tree does not select branches from the tree.

Some elements are present throughout all the panes of the Scalar DLC
Management GUI, some are not.

Object Icon Description

example pictures has the name “computer”.

The name of the library. The color of the library indicates the
state of the library. The state of the library also is indicated in
parenthesis next to the name of the library. Table 4-34 on

page 431 explains the definition of the states.

The name of the physical device. The color of the library
indicates the state of the library. The state of the library also is
indicated in parenthesis next to the name of the library. Table

4-35 on page 431 explains the definition of the states.

contain only one robot (so-called single aisle libraries),
however some devices contain two robots (so-called dual
aisle libraries). Refer to Table 4-36 on page 431

.

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Table 4-33 Tree Icons

Object Icon Description

Partition Partition is a segment of Physical library. It contains the

continuous range of slots of single type and single media
domain. The partition should be assigned to a Logical library.
The Logical library should contain at least one storage
partition, one mailbox partition, and one drive partition of the
same media domain for the complete configuration.
In the dual aisle libraries, the partition also must be in the
range of one robot only. If the robot is offline, its partitions are
offline, too. Refer to Table 4-37 on page 432

Scratch
pool

Clean pool The name of the clean cartridge pool. Contains the cleaning

Cartridges This list indicates the cartridges currently contained in the

Data
cartridge

Cleaning
cartridge

Storage
slots

Storage
slot

Mailbox The name of the insert/eject area of the logical library.

Mailboxes This list indicates the mailbox (insert/eject) area in the

Mailbox
slot

Drives This area contains the drive slots for executing the read/write

The name of the scratch cartridge pool. Contains the data
cartridges available for writing. The pool content either may
be the continuous range or the discrete set as well. Only the
cartridges of single media type can be assigned to the pool.

cartridges. The pool content either may be the continuous
range or the discrete set as well. Only the cartridges of single
media type can be assigned to the pool.

library.

For a dark green colored cartridge text, the list indicates the
data cartridges. Refer to Table 5-5 on page 57
details.

For a dark yellow colored cartridge text, the list indicates the
cleaning cartridges. Refer to Table 5-5 on page 57
details.

This list indicates the storage area in the physical library.

For a blue colored storage slot name, a cartridge is present in
the slot. Refer to Table 4-38 on page 432

For a black colored storage slot name, the slot is empty.
Refer to Table 4-38 on page 432

Contains a set of insert/eject slots that are also called
mailboxes or mailbox slots. The mailbox content may be
either the continuous slot range or the discrete set as well.

physical library.

For a blue colored mailbox slot name, a cartridge is present in
the slot. Refer to Table 4-39 on page 432

For a black colored mailbox slot name, the slot is empty.
Refer to Table 4-39 on page 432

operations

.

.

.

for the

for the

.

.

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Table 4-33 Tree Icons

Drive slot For a blue colored drive slot name, a cartridge is present in

Table 4-34 Logical Library States

Online Green The library is online and accepts all commands

Object Icon Description

the slot. Refer to Table 4-40 on page 433

For a black colored drive slot name, the slot is empty. Refer
to Table 4-40 on page 433

State Icon Color Description

.

.

Diagnostic
/ Service

Disabled Dark

Invalid Red The library configuration is invalid (one or more

Not ready Red The library is not available (either the connection is

Table 4-35 Physical Library States

State Icon Color Description

Online Green The library is online and accepts all commands

Diagnostic Dark

Service Dark

Not ready Red The library is not ready (service needed).

Offline Red The library is offline (connection lost).

Dark
Yellow

Yellow

Yellow

Yellow

Either the library diagnostic or the firmware update is
being executed.

The library is logically switched off (Home operation
executed).

required partition(s) missing).

lost or the admin has changed the library state
manually).

The library diagnostic is being executed.

The library is in service mode (firmware update
process is being executed).

Table 4-36 Robot States

State Icon Color Description

Normal
(Online)

Offline Gray The robot is offline. All elements of the robot are

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Black The robot is online and workable. All elements of the

robot are accessible.

temporary not accessible.

Table 4-37 Partition Class and State

Class State Icon Description

Storage Online Contains the range of storage slots.

Offline

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Import/
Export

Drive Online Contains the range of drives.

Table 4-38 Storage Slots

State Icon Color Description

Occupied,
online

Occupied,
offline

Empty,
online

Empty,
offline

Home
position,
online

Home
position,
offline

Not
available

Online Contains the range of mailbox slots.

Offline

Offline

Blue The slot contains cartridge. The robot is online.

Gray The slot contains cartridge. The robot is offline.

Black The slot is empty and free. The robot is online.

Gray The slot is empty and free. The robot is offline.

Black The slot is empty but it remains a home position of a

cartridge that is currently in drive or mailbox slot. The
robot is online.

Gray The slot is empty but it remains a home position of a

cartridge that is currently in drive or mailbox slot. The
robot is offline.

Gray The slot is currently not available (e.g. tower door is

opened).

Table 4-39 Mailbox Slots

State Icon Color Description

Occupied,
online

Occupied,
offline

Empty,
online

Empty,
offline

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Blue The slot contains cartridge. The robot is online.

Gray The slot contains cartridge. The robot is offline.

Black The slot is empty and free. The robot is online.

Gray The slot is empty and free. The robot is offline.

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Table 4-39 Mailbox Slots

Occupied,
online

Occupied,
offline

Home
position,
online

Home
position,
offline

Not
compatible

Missing Gray The slot is physically missing.

Table 4-40 Drive Slots

State Icon Color Description

Blue The slot contains cartridge. The robot is online.

Gray The slot contains cartridge. The robot is offline.

Black The slot is empty but it remains a home position of a

cartridge that is currently in drive slot. The robot is
online.

Gray The slot is empty but it remains a home position of a

cartridge that is currently in drive slot. The robot is
offline.

Gray The slot is not compatible with the library.

State Icon Color Description

Occupied,
online

Occupied,
offline

Empty,
online

Empty,
offline

Not
available

Not
installed

Some Management GUI screens contain the panes of element properties. The element properties
are marked with icons. Refer to Table 4-41.

Table 4-41 Properties Icons

Property Icon Operation Description

Read-only Supplied The property is read-only and cannot be edited.

Editable Enter The property can be edited, checked, or selected,

Disabled Supplied The property cannot be edited until another field

Forbidden Supplied The user is not authorized to change the

Blue The slot contains cartridge. The robot is online

Blue The slot contains cartridge. The robot is offline

Black The slot is empty and free. The robot is online.

Black The slot is empty and free. The robot is offline.

Gray The slot is not available.

Gray The slot is not installed.

Select

Check

typical for text fields, check boxes, and combo
boxes.

is selected or checked. Then becomes editable.

property.

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Some Management GUI panes and pop-up windows also contain the typical operational buttons
listed below (or only one of them). Refer to Table 4-42.

Table 4-42 Operational Buttons

Button Icon Operation Description

OK/Create Click Create object (creation panes) or execute an

operation.

Cancel Click Close pop-up pane without creation/executing an

operation.

Update Click Save the element properties after edit.

Help Click Open online help for the current pane.

The Management GUI tabs contain no more than two levels. The first level contains the following
tabs:

• Library Tab

• Configuration Tab

• Events Tab

• Service Tab

Library Tab

The Library Tab displays the information about logical libraries and allows the user to execute the
basic operations. The Library tab contains no levels.

Configuration Tab

The Configuration Tab is used to configure the components of Scalar DLC system: logical and
physical library components, users, clients, SCSI target. The Configuration Tab contains an
additional level with the following tabs:

• Logical Tab

• Physical Tab

• Users Tab

• Clients Tab

• SCSI Target Tab

Logical Tab

The Logical Tab describes the attributes of the logical libraries and their parts and allows
modification to the attributes.

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Physical Tab

The Physical Tab describes the attributes of the physical libraries and their parts and allows
modification to the attributes.

Users Tab

The Users Tab describes the general and email properties of a user. A user is executing either a
browser applet or an application. Additional users can be added from this pane.

Clients Tab

The Clients Tab describes the basic and advanced properties of a client. A client can be either a
user or an application executed by a Host attached to Scalar DLC software. Additional clients can
be added from this pane.

SCSI Target Tab

The SCSI Target Tab is a part of the Scalar DLC client service software. Select this tab to configure
the SCSI for Scalar DLC Clients work.

Events Tab

The Events Tab displays additional tabs for viewing notifications received by the Scalar DLC
software. A notification appears when a specific rule (either predefined or user-defined) reacts on a
specific event that has been occurred in the system. The Events Tab has an additional level with
the following tabs:

• Queue Tab

• Monitoring Tab

• Acknowledge Tab

• History Tab

•Rules Tab

Queue Tab

The Queue Tab displays a queue of commands that should be executed. The queue manage is
allowed for the administrator and users with a queue management privileges.

Monitoring Tab

The Monitoring Tab displays a list of events executed during current GUI session from startup.

Acknowledge Tab

The Acknowledge Tab displays a list of notifications that require a response. Acknowledging the
notification deletes it from the list.

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History Tab

The History Tab displays a running list of the last 200 events executed by the Scalar DLC software.

Rules Tab

The Rules Tab contains the list of rules along with their properties.

NOTE:

This section is accessible only for the administrator and users with the rule
management privileges.

Service Tab

The Service Tab is a very important part of the Scalar DLC software service. Through this tab, the
user establishes conditions and requirements for automatically notifying ATAC. The Service Tab
contains an additional level. The additional level holds the following tabs:

• Firmware Tab

• Logs Tab

• Diagnostic Tab

• ATAC Calls Tab (for the CE users only)

• Operator Panel Tab

• Cluster Tab (for the Cluster Solution only)

Firmware Tab

The Firmware Tab allows the user to display information or update the library firmware code.

NOTE:

Update feature is not available for a browser-based software applet.

Logs Tab

The Logs Tab allows the user to view, email, and download the command log, error log, and
firmware dump, and generate a new dump.

Diagnostic Tab

The Diagnostic Tab allows the user to execute a pre-defined sequence of diagnostics available on
a specific library.

ATAC Calls Tab

The ATAC Calls Tab allows the customer engineer to assemble a complete history of the library
problems and repairs.

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NOTE:

This tab is accessible only for ATAC and the users with the ticket management
privilege.

Operator Panel Tab

The Operator Panel Tab reflects the operator panel located directly on tape device.

Cluster Tab

This tab is used to operate the specific Microsoft Cluster features.

NOTE:

This tab is active only when the Scalar DLC is installed as the Cluster solution.

GUI Log

The GUI Log is located at the bottom portion of the screen. It shows the list of messages that reflects
the operations executed in Management GUI during the current session.

If the list is large or the message is long, the user is allowed to scroll the pane. See Figure 4-32 on

page 437.

NOTE:

Figure 4-32 GUI Log

Refer to Table 4-43 for the explanation of the icons.

Table 4-43 Status Line

Icon Description

The GUI Log does not reflect the operations executed from a client side.

Indicates that the current message contains an information message.

Indicates that the current message contains a warning message.

Indicates that the current message contains an error message.

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Library Tab

This section describes the Library Tab. The Library Tab allows the user to manage the data in the
configured libraries. The Library Tab pane describes the logical libraries connected to the Scalar
DLC controller. In the Select Components area of the pane, the Controller appsears. See Figure 5-

1.

Figure 5-1 Library Controller

Selecting the Controller causes the Scalar DLC host hardware property list to appear. No edit or
change is supported. Refer to Table 5-1.

Table 5-1 Controller Properties and Buttons

Property/Button Icon Operation Description

CPU Identifier Supplied The CPU identifier.

CPU Vendor ID Supplied The CPU vendor identifier.

CPU Speed Supplied The CPU speed.

Total Physical
Memory

Free Physical
Memory

Total Virtual
Memory

Free Virtual
Memory

Supplied The total physical memory size.

Supplied The free physical memory size.

Supplied The total virtual memory size.

Supplied The free virtual memory size.

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Table 5-1 Controller Properties and Buttons

Property/Button Icon Operation Description

Help Click Open online help for the current pane.

Library

In the Select Components area of the pane, selectable Libraries appear. Clicking the expand button
causes an element expansion. See Figure 5-2.

Figure 5-2 Library

Selecting the Library branch causes the list of properties to appear in the Properties area of the
pane. Refer to Table 5-2.

Table 5-2 Library Properties

Property Icon Operation Description

Name Supplied Logical library name.

ID Supplied Logical library identification number.

Number of
cartridges

Number of drives Supplied Number of available drives.

Number of slots Supplied Number of available storage slots.

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Supplied Number of available cartridges.