Sun Microsystems Oracle StorageTek SL8500, StorageTek SL8500 System Assurance Manual
StorageTek SL8500
Modular Library System
Systems Assurance Guide
Part Number: E24254-01
July 2011
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StorageTek SL8500 Modular Library System - Systems Assurance Guide
Part Number: E24254-01
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Summary of Changes
Date Revision Description
May 2004 First (A) Initial release
June 2004 Second (B) Refer to this revision for the list of changes (artwork change)
July 2004 Third (C) Refer to this revision for the list of changes (power updates)
October 2004 Fourth (D) Refer to this revision for the list of changes (specifications)
May 2005 Fifth (E) Refer to this revision for the list of changes (pass-thru port)
September 2005 Sixth (F) Refer to this revision for the list of changes (handbots and drives)
March 2006 Seventh (G) Refer to this revision for the list of changes (features)
September 2006 Eighth (H) Refer to this revision for the list of changes (SPL, TCP/IP)
March 2007 Ninth (J) Refer to this revision for the list of changes (SPL, Host connectivity)
January 2008 Tenth (K) Refer to this revision for the list of changes.
January 2010 Tenth (KA) Refer to this revision for the list of changes.
May 2010 Eleventh (L) Refer to this revision for the list of changes.
July 2011 01 Changes to this revision include:
• Updated with engineering comments
• Updated marketing order numbers
• Assigned a new Oracle part number: E24254-01
Note: Change bars are included in this revision.
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Summary of Changes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Figures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
Tables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xv
Preface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xix
Terminology and Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xix
Related Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xix
Documentation, Support, and Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xx
Oracle Welcomes Your Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xx
1: Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Library Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Library Walls, Arrays, and Slots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Expansion Modules and Library Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
RealTime Growth Capability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Capacity on Demand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Total Library Physical Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Partitioned Physical Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Reserved Slot Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
N+1 Power Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
2N Power Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
AC Power Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Delta or Wye? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Load Sharing DC Power Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Power Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Electronics Control Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
HBC Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
HBT Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
HBK Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Audits and Initialization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Robotic Rail Assemblies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Cartridge Access Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Pass-thru Mechanisms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
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Elevators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Pass-thru Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Library Cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Accessory Racks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Operator Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Remote Operator Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Touch Screen Operator Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Service Safety Door and Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Emergency Robotic Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Host Interface Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Host Connectivity Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Library Complex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Dual TCP/IP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Partitioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Multi-Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Redundant Electronics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Library Management Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Storage Management Component . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Host Software Component . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Enterprise Library Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Virtual Storage Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
HTTP Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Extended High Performance Data Mover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Expert Library Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Expert Performance Reporter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Automated Cartridge System Library Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Client System Component . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
LibraryStation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Independent Software Vendors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Simple Network Management Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Management Information Base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Tape Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Media and Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Safety Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Emergency Robotic Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Door Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Smoke Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Service Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Interlocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Mechanical Access Door Mechanism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Service Safety Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Interior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Fire Suppression . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Regulatory Agencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Electromagnetic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Fiber-optic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
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Laser Product Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Shock, Vibration, and Impact Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
2: System Assurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
System Assurance Planning Meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Customer Team Member Contact Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
StorageTek Team Member Contact Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Engagement Methodology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
3: Site Survey Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Interoperability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
System Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
MVS General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
ACSLS General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Data Bases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Hardware Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Tape Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Tape Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
ESCON Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
FICON Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Cables and Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Planning for Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
4: Site Preparation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Site Planning Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Physical Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
Environmental Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
Air Flow Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
Seismic or Earthquake Ratings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
Airborne Contaminants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
Accessory Racks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
Tape Drive and Cartridge Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
AC Power Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Floor Template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Floor Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
Co-planar Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93
Floor Cutouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
Cable Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
Ceiling Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
Height Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
Clearances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
Drive and Electronics Module Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
Electronic Module Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
Tape Drive Cable Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
Fire Suppression Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102
Pass-thru Port Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103
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Obtaining a Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
Installing the Library Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
Preparing for the Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
Personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
Floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106
Installation Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106
Shipping Weights and Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
Moving Unpacked Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
Adjustable Jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Moving Libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Remote Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Service Delivery Platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Technical Excellence Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
5: Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Library Features and Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Physical Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Hardware Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
HandBots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
Service Safety Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
Cartridge Access Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
Touch Screen Operator Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121
Accessory Racks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121
Redundant Electronics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121
Pass-thru Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122
WebCam Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
AC Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
HandBot Power Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124
Tape Drive Power Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
Software Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
Activated Slot Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
Partitioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
Dual TCP/IP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
Multi-Host TCP/IP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
Downloading Upgrades from E-Delivery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
Add-ons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
Library Management Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
Tape Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130
Ethernet Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130
Fiber-Optic Cables Work Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131
ESCON Cables Work Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132
Order Number Listing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133
A: Content Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135
Dedicating Rails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136
Managing Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
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Grouping Tape Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138
Minimizing Elevator and PTP Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139
Cartridge Access Port Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140
Planning for Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140
B: Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
From a Software Point of View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143
Structural Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143
Addressing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144
Tape Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145
Cartridge Access Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146
Elevators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
Operational Differences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
Host Software Component . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 47
Enterprise Library Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148
Automated Cartridge System Library Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149
ACSLS Differences with a SL8500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150
Upgrading ACSLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150
AS/400 Configuration Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150
VSM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151
Independent Software Vendors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151
Tier 1 and 2 Partners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151
Software Feature Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152
HSC Feature Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152
C: Tape Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153
T9840 Tape Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154
T9940 Tape Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154
T10000 Tape Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155
HP LTO Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155
IBM LTO Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156
Super DLT600 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156
Dynamic World Wide Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157
Arbitrated Loops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157
Tape Drive Comparisons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158
D: Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159
Disclaimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159
9840 Tape Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160
9940 Tape Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161
T10000 Tape Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162
LTO Tape Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163
Super DLT Tape Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164
VolSafe Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165
Barcode Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166
Barcode Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167
Media Domain and ID Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168
Media Label Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168
Cleaning and Diagnostic Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170
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Ordering Tape Cartridges and Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171
Volume Serial Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171
9840 and 9940 Cartridge Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171
Media Comparisons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 72
E: Electrical Conversions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Symbolic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173
To Find Volts, Watts, and Amperes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173
To Find Volt-Amperes (V A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174
To Find Kilovolt-Amperes (kVA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174
To Find Kilowatts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174
To Convert Between kW and kVA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175
To Find British Thermal Units From Electrical Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175
F: Comparisons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177
Contrasts Between Libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177
Capacity Comparison with 9310 Libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .179
Library Comparisons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .180
G: TCP/IP Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Differences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186
Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186
Network Addressing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188
Subnet Masks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189
Netmask Quick Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191
ACSLS and Dual TCP/IP Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192
ELS/HSC and Dual TCP/IP Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193
Multi-Homed Configuration on Two Subnets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194
CLI Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195
Multi-Homed Configuration with Different Subnets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196
CLI Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197
Single Interface Host with Multi-Homed SL8500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .198
CLI Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .199
Service Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200
Potential Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .201
Shared Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .201
Diagnosing TCP/IP Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202
Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202
Gigabit Ethernet Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202
H: Partitioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203
Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203
Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .204
Software and Firmware Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .206
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207
Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208
Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209
I: Multi-Host Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
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Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219
Library Management Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219
Specifics for ACSLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220
Specifics for HSC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220
Host Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220
Multi-Host Network Entries Work Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221
Configuration Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 22
J: Work Sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Host Selection Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .226
Network Entries Work Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .227
Multi-Host Network Entries Work Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .228
Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
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Figure 1. SL8500 Modular Library System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Figure 2. Library Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Figure 3. Panel Numbering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Figure 4. Expansion Modules and Physical Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Figure 5. N+1 Power Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Figure 6. 2N Power Configuration (Optional Feature) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Figure 7. Delta or Wye? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Figure 8. HandBot and Rail Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Figure 9. Cartridge Access Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Figure 10. Elevators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Figure 11. Pass-thru Port Mechanism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Figure 12. Library Cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Figure 13. Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Figure 14. Touch Screen Operator Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Figure 15. Service Safety Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Figure 16. Emergency Robotic Stop Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Figure 17. TCP/IP Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Figure 18. ACSLS Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Figure 19. SNMP Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Figure 20. Management Information Base Hierarchy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Figure 21. Content Management Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Figure 22. Accessory Rack Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
Figure 23. Drive Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Figure 24. PDU Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Figure 25. Terminal Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Figure 26. Floor Planning Template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Figure 27. Weight Distribution Pad Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
Figure 28. Co-planar – Floor Slope Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Figure 29. Floor Cutouts for Power and Signal Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
Figure 30. Cabling Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
Figure 31. Internal Conduit and Cable Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
Figure 32. Upper Module Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Figure 33. Minimum and Maximum Height Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Figure 34. Drive and Electronics Module Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Figure 35. Electronic Control Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
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Figure 36. Cabling Tape Drives (Example, figure is not exact) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
Figure 37. Fire Suppression Ceiling Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Figure 38. Pass-thru Port Planning Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103
Figure 39. Rack Stops Per Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Figure 40. Adjustable Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Figure 41. Jack Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Figure 42. Ordering Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Figure 43. Features and Their Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Figure 44. Fiber Optic Duplex Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131
Figure 45. ESCON Cable Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132
Figure 46. Content Management Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135
Figure 47. Content Management Work Sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Figure 48. 9840 Tape Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Figure 49. 9940 Tape Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Figure 50. Tape Cartridge Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162
Figure 51. LTO Tape Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163
Figure 52. DLT and SDLT Tape Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164
Figure 53. VolSafe/WORM Tape Cartridge Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Figure 54. Barcode Label Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166
Figure 55. Barcode Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167
Figure 56. Label Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169
Figure 57. Cleaning and Diagnostic Label Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170
Figure 58. Multi-Homed Host, Multi-Homed SL8500 on Two Subnets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Figure 59. Multi-Homed Host, Multi-Homed SL8500, Interfaces on Different Subnets . . . 196
Figure 60. Single Interface Host and Multi-Homed SL8500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .198
Figure 61. Dual TCP/IP Port 2A Service Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Figure 62. Partition Planning and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Figure 63. Partition Planning Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .210
Figure 64. Base Library Partition Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Figure 65. One Expansion Module Partition Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213
Figure 66. Two Expansion Modules Partition Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Figure 67. Three Expansion Modules Partition Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Figure 68. Four Expansion Modules Partition Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Figure 69. Five Expansion Modules Partition Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Figure 73. Content Management Work Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Figure 74. Partition Planning—Base Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .230
Figure 75. Partition Planning—One Expansion Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Figure 76. Partition Planning—Two Expansion Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .232
Figure 77. Partition Planning—Three Expansion Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .233
Figure 78. Partition Planning—Four Expansion Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Figure 79. Partition Planning—Five Expansion Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
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Table 1. Module Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Table 2. Addressing Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Table 3. Physical Data Cartridge Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Table 4. Partitioned Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Table 5. Reserved Slots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Table 6. Load Sharing Power Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Table 7. Hubbell Connectors and Plugs (IEC 309) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Table 8. Circuit Breaker Ratings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Table 9. Accessory Rack Installation Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Table 10. Library Console Remote Operator Panel Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Table 11. Host Connection Checklist and Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Table 12. Library Software Compatibility Matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Table 13. HSC Large Library Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Table 14. Independent Software Vendors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Table 15. Supported Tape Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Table 16. Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Table 17. System Assurance Task Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Table 18. Engagement Methodology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Table 19. Questions About the Customers Operating Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Table 20. System Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Table 21. Questions About the Customers Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
Table 22. Backup and Archive Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Table 23. Network Management Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Table 24. Library Attachment Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Table 25. MVS Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Table 26. ACSLS Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Table 27. Questions About the Customers Data Base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Table 28. Existing Libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Table 29. Tape Drive Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Table 30. Existing Tape Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Table 31. Existing Tape Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Table 32. Fibre Channel Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Table 33. Ethernet Hubs and Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Table 34. Fibre Channel Switch Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Table 35. ESCON Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
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Table 36. FICON Director Worksheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Table 37. Cables and Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Table 38. Site Planning Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Table 39. Library Weights and Measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Table 40. Environmental Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Table 41. Environmental Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Table 42. Air Flow Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Table 43. Gas Limit Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Table 44. Rack Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Table 45. Drive Tray Weights and Measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Table 46. Tape Drive Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Table 47. Cartridge Tape Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Table 48. Overhead Clearances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Table 49. Installation Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Table 50. Shipping Pallets – Weights and Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Table 51. Total Pallet Weights for a Selected Library Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Table 52. Component Weights and Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Table 53. Unpacked Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Table 54. Base Library Order Numbers – Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Table 55. Additional Library Module Order Numbers – Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Table 56. Expansion Module Order Numbers – Optional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Table 57. Rail Order Numbers – Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Table 58. HandBot Order Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Table 59. Service Safety Door Order Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Table 60. Cartridge Access Port Order Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Table 61. Touch Screen Operator Panel Order Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Table 62. Accessory Rack Order Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Table 63. Redundant Electronics Order Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Table 64. Pass-thru Port Order Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Table 65. WebCam Order Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Table 66. Power Distribution Order Numbers – Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Table 67. HandBot Power Supply Order Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Table 68. Load Sharing Power Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Table 69. Tape Drive Power Supply Order Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Table 70. Activated Capacity Feature Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Table 71. Tape Drive Power Supply Order Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Table 72. Tape Drive Power Supply Order Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Table 73. Tape Drive Power Supply Order Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Table 74. Ethernet Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Table 75. Two Gigabit Fiber-Optic Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Table 76. ESCON Cable Part Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132
Table 77. Order Number Listing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133
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Table 78. Slot Addressing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Table 79. Software Drive Numbering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Table 80. Physical Drive Numbering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145
Table 81. ACSLS Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Table 82. Supported Independent Software Vendors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Table 83. Tier 1 and Tier 2 Partners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Table 84. HSC Feature Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Table 85. Supported Tape Drives and Microcode Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Table 86. Tape Drive Comparison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Table 87. Media Domain and Media ID Designators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Table 88. EDP Trioptic Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Table 89. Old versus New Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177
Table 90. Comparisons Between PowderHorn and the SL8500 Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Table 91. SL8500 Power Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Table 92. Network IP Classes and Address Ranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Table 93. Netmask Quick Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Table 94. Partitioned Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Table 95. Steps and Tasks for Partitioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Table 96. HSC LMU Path and Address Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220
Table 97. Host Selection Checklist and Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
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Preface
The system assurance process is the exchange of information among team
members to ensure that no aspects of the sale, order, or installation of
Oracle’s StorageTek SL8500 Modular Library System are overlooked. This
process promotes an error-free installation and contributes to the overall
customer satisfaction.
This System Assurance Guide is intended for account execu tives, marketing and
sales representatives, system engineers, professional services, installation
coordinators, service representatives, plus anyone interested in information
about the SL8500 modular library system.
Important:
This guide is intended to be shared with customers that are interested in planning
for, purchasing of, and using the SL8500 modular library system.
■ Terminology and Usage
The following terminology is used throughout this document and mean the same
unless otherwise noted:
• SL8500 modular library system, SL8500 library, SL8500, or just “library”
• Media, cartridges, tape cartridges, volumes, tape volumes, or just “tapes”
• Tape drives, or just “drives”
• Rail (hardware) and library storage module or LSM (software)
• Slots (hardware) and cells (software)
• Library complex (hardware) and automated cartridge system ACS (sof tware).
An ACS can contain multiple libraries within a complex.
■ Related Publications
The following publications contain more information about the installation and
using the library.
Document Title Part Number
SL8500 Modular Library System Installation Manual 96138
SL8500 Modular Library System User’s Guide 96154
SL8500 Modular Library System Best Practices Guide TM0017
SL8500 Modular Library System Customer Orientation Checklist TM 0005
SL8500 Modular Library System Optimization Checklist TT0017x
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Introduction
This chapter provides an overview of Oracle’s StorageTek SL8500 Modular
Library System.
■ Library Overview
Figure 1 shows an example of the SL8500 library, which stands 2.37 m (7.76 ft)
tall, 1.7 m (5.6 ft) wide, and from 2.76 m (9.1 ft) to 7.5 m (24.7 ft) deep.
Figure 1. SL8500 Modular Library System
1
The basic library has slots for 1,448 cartridges and depending on the model
and features selected, one SL8500 library can store up to 10,088 tape
cartridges with 64 tape drives.
Currently , a Library Comp lex of 10 SL8500 libraries that connect to gether using
pass-thru ports (PTPs), can store over 100,000 customer usable data tape
cartridges with up to 640 tape drives.
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Modules
Figure 2 shows a view of the library with an example of each type of module
and the location of certain components.
Figure 2. Library Modules
1. “Cartridge Access Ports” on page 20
2. Facade—may contain up to 2 operator panels (Keypad and the Library Console)
The two elevators (vertical pass-thru) are located behind the operator panels).
3. Customer Interface Module (CIM)—only 1 module per library. See “Capacities” on page 7
4. Storage Expansion Modules (SEM)—up to 5 modules per library. See “Capacities” on page 7
5. Robotics Interface Module (RIM)—only 1 module per library. See “Capacities” on page 7
6. Pass-thru Ports—columns 6 and –6. See “Pass-thru Port s” on page 22
7. Drive and Electronics Module (DEM)——only 1 module per library
8. AC Power and Electronics Control Modules—can have two modules per library
9. DC Power supplies—can have up to 24 modules per library
10. Tape drive bay—holds up to 64 tape drives
1 1. Accessory racks—may have up to 4 racks that can hold servers, network switches, and the SDP
12. Inner wall cartridge slots
13. “Service Safety Door and Mode” on page 28
14. “Reserved Slot Capacities” on page 9
- E = End stop
- X = Diagnostic cartridges
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Table 1. Module Descriptions
Module Description
Introduction
Customer Interface
Module
Storage Expansion
Modules
The customer interface module is the first module in the library and measures
95.25 cm (37.5 in.) deep. This module contains:
• 648 data cartridge slots (see “Library Walls, Arrays, and Slots” on page 4)
• 198 slots for diagnostic and cleaning cartridges
(see “Reserved Slot Capacities” on page 9)
• 24 end slots (eight 3-slot arrays) for targeting and drop-off cells
(see “Reserved Slot Capacities” on page 9)
• One LED display and keypad (see “Keypad” on page 26)
• Touch screen operator control panel (optional feature)
(see “Touch Screen Operator Control Panel” on page 27)
•Two “Load Sharing DC Power Supplies” on page 13
• One service safety door for maintenance activity (optional feature)
• One standard “Cartridge Access Ports” on page 20
• Two elevator assemblies that can transfer up to four cartridges from one
rail to another.
The SL8500 library can accommodate up to five storage expansion modules
(callout #4). Each expansion module:
• Increases th e de pt h of the libr ar y by 95 .2 5 cm (37 .5 in.)
(see “Physical Planning” on page 84)
Robotics Interface
Module
Drive and
Electronics Module
• Adds 1,728 customer usable data cartridge slots per expansion module.
(see “Library Walls, Arrays, and Slots” on page 4)
The robotics interface module (callout #5) is the next module and measures
76.2 cm (30 in.) deep. This module contains:
• 800 data cartridge slots (see “Library Walls, Arrays, and Slots” on page 4)
• Pass-thru ports (see “Pass-thru Ports” o n page 22)
• One of two robotic configurations (see “Robotic Rail Assemblies” on
page 19)
The drive and electronics module (callout #7) is the last module in the library
and measures 76.2 cm (30 in.) deep. This module contains the:
• AC power distribution units (see “Power” on page 10)
• “Electronics Control Module” on page 16
• “Load Sharing DC Power Supplies” on page 13
• “Accessory Racks” on page 25
• Slots for 1 to 64 tape drives (see “Tape Drives” on page 50)
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Library Walls, Arrays, and Slots
The library has two types of walls with arrays and slots that hold cartridges:
• Inner walls—consist of 14-slot arrays
• Outer walls—consist of 13-slot arrays with space for the robotic rails
In addition to the 13- and 14-slot arrays, there are:
• 8-slot arrays in the pass-thru port panels
• 8-slot arrays underneath the stop brackets for the service safety door
• 4-slot arrays on the elevators and pass-thru ports
• 3-slot arrays (end stops) at the ends of each HandBot rail
Each array has two targets centered vertically with allowances that | \ |
accommodate the different sizes and depths of the tape cartridges.
Cartridges are placed in slots and lie flat, hub-side down, parallel to the floor.
To prevent slippage, cartridges are held within their slots by retainer clips.
Aisle space between the inner and outer walls is limited to 0.5 m (18 in.).
Because of this, entry into the library should be limited.
Address Scheme
Cartridge locations in previous libraries were: ACS, Library, Panel, Row, and
Column (HLI-PRC). Cartridge slot designations in an SL8500 library uses five
parameters: Library, Rail, Column, Side, Row (L,R,C,S,W):
1. Library: Is the number of that library or within a library complex
2. Rail: Rails are numbered top down from 1 – 4 with rail 1 being on top.
• Each rail is considered a separate library storage module (LSM).
• LSMs are numbered 0 – 3 (top down).
3. Column: Indicates the horizontal location of a tape cartridge referenced from
the center of the drive bay at the rear of the library forward, where:
• +1 is just right of the center of the drive bays and
• -1 is just to the left of the drive bays
Column numbering is consecutive—the first columns that contain tape
cartridges are +3 and -3 and continue forward to the front access doors.
4. Side: Indicates the inner and outer walls, or left and right HandBots in a
redundant configuration.
Walls: Outer wall = 1 Inner wall = 2
HandBots: Left HandBot = 1 Right HandBot = 2
5. Row: Is the vertical location of a tape cartridge and are consecutively
numbered from the top (1) down (13 outer wall and 14 inner wall).
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Understanding the Address Scheme
There are differences in the addresses of the SL8500 and other libraries.
Introduction
• The SL8500 is one’
• Other libraries use a zero-base
• The SL8500 uses five p
s-based (1) and uses negative numbers.
d (0) and no negative numbers.
arameters: library, rail, column, side, and row.
• Other libraries use: ACS, LSM, panel, row, and column (HLI–PRC).
Table 2. Addressing Descriptions
HLI–PRC SL8500
ACS Library Number of the specific library in a library complex (ACS).
LSM
LSM 0 ➩
LSM 1 ➩
LSM 2 ➩
LSM 3 ➩
Panel
Panel 0 ➩
Panel 1 ➩
Panel 2–n ➩
Rail
Rail 1
Rail 2
Rail 3
Rail 4
Column
CAP
Drives
Storage slots
Description
Note: An ACS contains multiple SL8500’s in a library complex.
The SL8500 library has four rails that the HandBots travel, which are
numbered from top to bottom 1–4 (one’s-based ).
ACSLS and HSC considers each rail to be a separate LSM,
numbered from top to bottom 0–3 (zero-based).
Columns indicate the horizontal location in the library . As viewed from
the front of the library column and panel numbers start at the center
of the drive panel (1) and sweep forward with increasing numbers.
Note: See Figure 3 on page 6 for an example of a storage panel.
The SL8500 does not use panels as an address.
An HLI panel spans across the width of the library to include both
sides (left and right) and both walls (inner and outer) for each LSM.
Side Wall location
1. Outer wall
2. Inner wall
Row Row Rows indicate the vertic
numbered from the top—down.
Column Rows for the HLI address are: Rows for the SL8500 address are:
• Storage panels start at 2
olumn 0 = left
with C
and Column 1 = right
• Rows 0–12 outer walls
• Rows 13–26 inner walls
• Each column in a norm a l
age panel has 27 rows.
stor
• For a total capacity of 54
tridges per panel.
car
• Zero-based num b er ing (a s with HL I) starts numbering at 0.
• One’s-based numbering (as with the SL8500) starts numbering at 1.
• This is an important difference in the numbering sequences between software (ACSLS or HSC)
d hardware (physical SL8500 addresses)
an
al location of a tape cartridge and are
HandBot number
1. Left (–)
2. Right (+)
• Storage slots start at
Column -3 = left
Column +3 = right
• Rows 1–13 outer wall
• Rows 1–14 inner wall
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Introduction
Panel 6 – 26 cells (no inner wall)
Panel 2 – 54 cells
Panel 3 – 54 cells
Panel 4 – 26 cells (no inner wall)
Panel 5 – 14 cells (contains PTP)
Panel 7 – 26 cells (no inner wall)
Panel 8 – 54 cells
Panel 9 – 54 cells
Panel 10 – 54 cells (standard panel)
Panel 0 – CAPs
Panel 1 – Tape Drives
Panel xx – 54 cells
Tape Drives
g
Outer walls = 0 – 13
A host library interface (HLI) panel spans across the width of the library to
include both sides (left and right) and both walls (inner and outer).
Figure 3 shows how panels match-up to the columns in an SL8500 library.
Figure 3. Panel Numbering
Panel 1
HLI Column 0 HLI Column 1
HLI Panel Numbers
HLI Row Numbers
Panel 0
e Access Ports
Cartrid
Configuration Panel Number Ranges
Base Library RIM CIM
2 – 7 8 – 10
One expansion module RIM SEM CIM
Two expansion modules RIM SEM SEM CIM
Three expansion modules RIM SEM SEM SEM CIM
Four expansion modules RIM SEM SEM SEM SEM CIM
Five expansion modules RIM SEM SEM SEM SEM SEM CIM
2 – 7 8 – 15 16 – 18
2 – 7 8 – 15 16 – 23 24 – 26
2 – 7 8 – 15 16 – 23 24 — 31 32 – 34
2 – 7 8 – 15 16 – 23 24 — 31 32 – 39 40 – 42
2 – 7 8 – 15 16 – 23 24 — 31 32 – 39 40 – 47 48 – 50
Inner walls = 14–26
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■ Capacities
Ph ysic al slot cou n ts:
1448
3176
4904
6632
8360
10088
Lengths –
9ft 1in to 24ft 9in
The capacity for the SL8500 uses Capacity on Demand and RealTime Growth
to allow customers to instantly increase and activate capacity without
disruption.
Slot upgrade part numbers provide the capability to increase the amount of
activated capacity in the library (Capacity on Demand).
While with RealTime Growth, physical capacity can be pre-installed and then
activated when and as needed.
Expansion Modules and Library Capacities
Adding expansion modules increase library physical capacity by 1,728 slots
per module.
Figure 4. Expansion Modules and Physical Capacities
Introduction
1448 No expansion modules
3176 One expansion module
4904 Two expansion modules
6632 Three expansion modules
8360 Four expansion modules
10088 Five expansion modules
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Introduction
The SL8500 delivers exceptional value in these ways:
• Scale non-disruptively at your pace and pay only for what you need with
RealTime Growth capability and Capacity on Demand.
• Design storage the way you really want it—the library does not dictate
your choices.
• The SL8500 includes Any Cartridge Any Slot capability and the flexibility,
which allows customers to select any physical slots in the library as
licensed slots.
RealTime Growth Capability
RealTime Growth offers:
• Advance installati on of expansion modul es
- Install extra physical capacity during the initial install
- Pay for activated cpacity when you are ready to use it, it is already
installed
• Quick and easy growth
- Non-disruptive growth in capacity
- No physical library components required for growth
- Eliminates many internal procedures
RealTime Growth also includes the capability to add pass-thru ports
dynamically while the library is operating.
Capacity on Demand
Capacity on Demand is a non-disruptive, optional feature, that allows the
customer to add capacity to the library using previously installed, yet inactive
slots. The SL8500 offers capacity on demand with slot upgrades in 100, 250,
500, and 1000 Slot increments.
Non-disruptive Capacity Changes
Changes to active capacity result in minimal disruptions to library operations.
The specific library behavior depends on the type of host connection, for the
SL8500, that would be an Ethernet (HLI) connection.
Note: Although changes to active capacity are not disruptive to library hosts,
it is recommended that you make the library unavailable to other users
before committing the active storage region changes.
With HLI libraries, you can increase active capacity without stopping host jobs
or having host connections go offline. When you increase or decrease the
capacity, the library goes offline only momentarily and then comes back online
automatically.
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Total Library Physical Capacities
Table 3. Physical Data Cartridge Capacity
Library Configuration Cartridge Capacity
Starting—Base configuration 1,448
Introduction
When adding expansion module, each module adds 1,728 da
One expansion module 3,176
Two expansion modules 4,904
Three expansion modules 6,632
Four expansion modules 8,360
Expansion Modules
Five expansion modules (maximum) 10,088
Partitioned Physical Capacities
Table 4. Partitioned Capacities
Library Configuration Partition Capacity per Rail
Drive & Electronics Module 0
Ro
botics Interface Module 200
Customer Interface Module 162
Base configuration per rail (total) 362
Basic Library Expansion Modules
When adding expansion module, each rail get s 43
One expansion module 794
ta cartridge slots
2 additional data car tridge slots
Two expansion modules 1,226
Three expansion modules 1,658
Four expansion modules 2,090
Five expansion modules (maximum) 2,522
Reserved Slot Capacities
Note: Reserved slots that cannot to be used for data cartridges.
Table 5. Reserved Slots
Slots Usage
198 Diagnostic cartridges
24 Eight 3-cell arrays intended for targeting, proximity sensing, and drop-of f.
8 Drop-off slot for the second HandBot
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Introduction
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Electronics
■ Power
The SL8500 library has two internal power configurations:
N+1 Power Configuration
The N+1 power configuration provides a higher level of DC power redundancy
by adding an additional power supply to each DC power grid.
The N+1 configuration contains one “system” power distribution unit (PDU)
and one N+1 power distribution unit.
• The system PDU accommodates the main power cord and distributes AC
power from the customer’s branch circuit to the three DC power grids, the
electronics control module, and the N+1 PDU.
• The N+1 PDU provides AC power to an extra 48 VDC load sharing power
supply on each of the three DC power grids plus an extra AC-to-DC
converter for the Electronics Control Module.
If a single power supply fails, there is still enough DC power available on
that power grid to keep the entire system operational until the power
supply can be replaced.
Note: The N+1 power configuration provides only DC power redundancy.
Figure 5. N+1 Power Configuration
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