Spectra Logic Spectra 12000, Spectra 64000 User Manual

Remote Library Controller User Guide

 Spectra 12000™ Library

 Spectra 64000™ Library

This Guide

This guide describes the Remote operation of the Spectra 12000
library and the Spectra 64000 library. This guide is intended to be
used with, not in place of, the Spectra 12000 Library User Guide, or
the Spectra 64000 Library User Guide.

Related Publications

These publications are also available from Spectra Logic:

 Spectra 12000 Library User Guide (90910889) and the Spectra 64000

Library User Guide

the use of each library.

 Release Notes: Spectra 12000, Spectra 64000 (90910852): provides

last-minute information about the library.

 Developer Guide: Spectra 12000, Spectra 64000 (90910850):

provides SCSI reference material and other reference information
useful to application developers.

(90910851): provides detailed information for

© 2001 Spectra Logic Corporation. All Rights Reser ved.
Document # 90910059 Revision A December 2001

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Warranty

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Warnings and Cautions

Tap es

Caution: Use only the data cartridges approved for use with

the drives in the Spectra 12000 library or Spectra 64000
library. Improper data cartridges can cause damage to the
drives, library and cartridges.

Conte nts 5

Chapter 1. Introduction 7

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Option Enablement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Setting Up the Remote Library Controller (RLC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

To Enable the RLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

To Set IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

A Tour of the Remote Library Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Remote Login . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

The Remote General Status Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Refresh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Exceptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Toolbars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

General Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Configuration Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Maintenance Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Security Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Chapter 2. General 19

Inventory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

General Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Robotics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Chapter 3. Configuration 25

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Partition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Configure Partitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Configuring SCSI IDs, Emulation and Dip Switch Settings . . . 31

Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Configuring S-QIPs and L-QIPs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Configuring F-QIPs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Chapter 4. Maintenance 41

Update Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Traces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Diagnostic Traces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Chapter 5. Security 49

Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

User Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

To Add or Edit a User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

To Delete a User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Switch Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Glossary of Terms 55

1Introduction

This guide is for users who have remote management capability for their
Spectra 12000 library or Spectra 64000 library.

This chapter covers:

 Introduction

 Setting Up the Remote Library Controller (RLC)

 A Tour of the Remote Library Controller

 Toolbars

8 Remote Library Controller User Guide

Introduction

The Spectra 12000 library and Spectra 64000 library provide a
combination of high reliability, speed, large capacity, ease of use, and
built-in redundancy to minimize or eliminate downtime. The library
features include:

 Hot swappable tape drives—you can easily switch drives without

tools and without interrupting other backups.

 Multiple logical libraries partitioned within a single physical library

 Color touchscreen interface.

 A single Spectra 12000 or Spectra 64000 library can communicate via

Fibre Channel, SCSI, Ethernet or any combination of the three.

 A capacity of up to eight drives and 120 cartridges in a Spectra 12000

library, or 32 drives and 640 cartridges in a Spectra 64000 library.

 Support for AIT drives.

 High reliability: system redundancy allows the library to continue

operating while it is being serviced.

 Import and Export tapes either individually or in removable

cartridge packs of 15.

Chapter 1. Introduction 9

Option Enablement

Spectra Logic has added a new feature to its Spectra 12000 library and
Spectra 64000 library called Option Enablement. Option Enablement
allows the user to add several functions to their library:

CoD™ is a capacity on demand system that allows you to add library
storage capacity in increments as small as 15 slots, virtually
instantaneously. Slots are key activated and can be purchased in advance
or as needed. CoD allows you to efficiently manage your data growth,
while eliminating the need for long-range forecasting and expensive
retrofits.

NDMP Enabled by TAOS™ in your library provides a simple and effective
storage networking solution for the network attached storage (NAS) filer
environment. In this solution, the NDMP (Network Data Management
Protocol) feature enables shared backup and restore between multiple
filers via your library, which can also be attached directly to the network.
The need for dedicated hardware and shared storage software is
eliminated, reducing risk and complexity, and lowering the total cost of
ownership.

Serverless Backup Enabled by TAOS in your library shifts management of the
backup and restore process from the server to the library. With this
feature enabled, the library is able to communicate directly with other
storage devices and can backup data from a disk device directly to tape.
The server is no longer needed to manage the data I/O (input/output),
therefore freeing up the CPU for other tasks. Additionally, now that there
is one less device/step in the process, backup and restore performance is
improved.

Remote Library Controller (RLC) allows for convenient, remote (off-site)
access to your library. The Remote Library Controller can manage all
library actions, including moving tapes, creating partitions, managing
library inventory, monitoring drive and library status and performing
configurations. In addition, feature modules, such as CoD and TAOS­enabled NDMP and Serverless Backup can be activated with the RLC.

To add any of these functions to your library contact Spectra Logic
Technical Support at [phone]. You will need to know the serial
number of your device (as displayed in the Serial # field after tapping the
Robotics bar) when you call. Or, go to the Spectra Logic Web site at:
http://www.spectralogic.com, for ordering information.

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Setting Up the Remote Library Controller (RLC)

Note: You must purchase an Option Enablement Key for

RLC access from Spectra Logic.

To purchase a key call Spectra Logic Technical Support at
[phone]. Tell the representative that you would like
to purchase the Remote Library Controller Option
Enablement key. You will need the serial number of the
device (as displayed in the Serial # field after tapping the
Robotics bar) when you call. Or, go to the Spectra Logic
Web site at: http://www.spectralogic.com, for ordering
information.

To Enable the RLC

1. From the General Status screen on the Library Controller (LC) of your
library, tap Robotics. The System Setup screen displays (Figure 1-1).

Figure 1-1 The System Setup screen.

2. Tap the white section next to the Submit Key button in the Gator

Configuration section. A virtual keyboard appears.

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3. Enter the key on the virtual keyboard and tap OK. The key will
appear in the white box.

4. Tap Submit Key. The ability to access the RLC function will be added
to your library. You should see the RLC key located in the scroll
menu under Gator Configuration.

To Set IP Address

You must set the IP address for your library.

Caution: Spectra Logic strongly recommends entering an IP
address (or static IP address) to ensure access to your
library. By selecting Use DCHP you may lose access to
your library.

1. In the IP Address section of the System Setup screen (Figure 1-1),
enter the IP address, Subnet Mask and Gateway that you want the
library to use, and then tap Set Address.

2. Use the IP address to access your library with the RLC.

Note: Your library must connected to a network in order to
access it by remote.

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Before You Begin

The RLC should only be used after the initial setup and configuration of
the library has occurred on site. The RLC is not intended for initial setup
and configuration.

You must know the Interne Protocol (IP) address of your library to
access it remotely. Spectra Logic recommends you use a static IP address
for RLC.

If you have a remote proxy server, see the Using Chapter in the Spectra
12000 Library User Guide or Spectra 64000 Library User Guide.

A Tour of the Remote Library Controller

Chapter 1. Introduction 13

Figure 1-1 The Remote Login screen.

Remote Login

To access RLC:

1. Open your internet browser, and type in the library’s IP address. The
Remote Login screen (Figure 1-1) will appear.

2. To access the library, type in your user name and password and select
Login.

Note: Depending on your level of permissions, you may
not be able to perform all of the functions available in
RLC. See User Types on page 50 to determine your level of
permissions.

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The Remote General Status Screen

Too lb ar s

Exceptions

Figure 1-2 The Remote General Status screen.

Refresh

Refresh

The Refresh box allows you to set different time increments for
refreshing the General Status and Inventory screens by using a drop
down menu. Select Set to apply the time increment. To refresh all other
screens, use your Internet browser refresh button.

Exceptions

The Exceptions button will only appear when an error has occurred.
Click on Exceptions to view the details.

Chapter 1. Introduction 15

Toolbar s

The RLC has a General toolbar, a Configuration toolbar, a Maintenance
toolbar, and a Security toolbar; the General toolbar displays by default.

General Toolbar

The General toolbar displays commonly used options,
including:

Inventory Shows transport locations: use this to move tapes
between slots and drives. Select the Inventory icon to access
logical libraries and slot inventory information.

Status Shows information about robotics, drives and media
elements.

Help Displays online help for the RLC.

Figure 1-3

General
Toolbar.

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Configuration Toolbar

Use the Configuration toolbar to configure the library:

Partition Shows partition status. This lets you set up and
alter library partitions, assign drives to each partition,
assign the number of slots, and name the partition.

Drive Shows drive configuration information, and lets you
configure drives. Drive information includes the emulation
of the drive, the firmware level, and the SCSI ID assigned
to each drive.

Controller Shows QIP information and lets you configure
QIPs.

Help Displays online help for the RLC.

Maintenance Toolbar

Use the Maintenance toolbar to handle firmware updates
and trace diagnostics:

Figure 1-4

Configuration
toolbar.

Update F/W Use Update Firmware to update QIPs, GCP
Server, GCP Front Panel, GCP Web Server, GCP OS, and
Robotics.

Trac es Use the Traces icon to troubleshoot library errors.

Help Displays on-line help for the RLC.

Security Toolbar

Use the Security toolbar to handle security controls,
including:

Chapter 1. Introduction 17

Figure 1-5

Maintenance
Toolbar.

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Users Use this icon to add, remove or edit library users and
prevent unauthorized users from tampering with the library.

Switch User Selecting this icon will send you to the Login
screen.

Help Displays on-line help for RLC.

Figure 1-6

Security
Toolbar.