Spectra Logic Spectra 12000, Spectra 64000 Install Manual
Part Number 90910895 Revision A
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Passive QIP Replacement Guide
Spectra 12000
™
Spectra 64000
™
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Notices
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Passive QIP Replacement Guide: Spectra 12000, Spectra 64000
Copyright © 2000 Spectra Logic Corporation. All rights reserved.
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Contents
Introduction.....................................................................................................4
Prepare the Library and the Host System.......................................................6
Remove the Old Passive QIP...........................................................................8
Install the New Passive QIP..........................................................................11
Finish..............................................................................................................15
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Introduction
About this manual
This manual describes the procedure for replacing the passive QIP assembly. This information
applies to Spectra Logic’s Spectra 12000
™
and Spectra 64000™ automated tape libraries.
About the Gator™ Architecture
Both the Spectra 12000 and Spectra 64000 utilize the Gator architecture for robotic tape libraries
developed by Spectra Logic. Gator architecture in the Spectra 12000 can be configured with 60
to 120 cartridges and from two to eight tape drives. Gator architecture in the Spectra 64000 can
be configured with up to 640 cartridges and 32 tape drives in a single rack. Gator architecture
is based on hot-swappable Quad Interface Processor (QIP) boards (S-QIP for HVD SCSI, L-QIP
for LVD SCSI, and F-QIP for Fibre Channel). The heart of Gator architecture is a counterbalanced rack-and-pinion picker mechanism that can perform more than 600 tape handling
operations per hour. Gator architecture includes Shared Library Services™ that allows users to
allocate the library's resources across various platforms, software applications and tape drives.
Gator architecture offers a color touchscreen user interface that provides access to status
information, configuration parameters, and diagnostics.
About the Passive QIP
The passive QIP provides an interface between the drives, the Gator Entry/Exit Controller
(GEEC) and the QIPs.
Figure 1 Passive QIP by itself.
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Introduction
How long will this take?
This procedure should take less than an hour.
What you will need
You will need a Passive QIP assembly from Spectra Logic or an authorized reseller.
Passive QIP FRU Assembly Part Number 90919024
You will also need:
A #2 phillips scredriver
A large flat-blade screwdriver
The library door key
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