Tandberg T128 User Manual

USER’S GUIDE

433568-01

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Published: July 2006 Part No.: 433568-01 ADIC P/N: 6-01710-01, Rev A

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Contents

1 About This Guide and Your Product 1

Product Safety Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Product Model Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Explanation of Symbols and Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Other Documents You Might Need . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Getting More Information or Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

2 Description 3

Modules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

5U Control Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

9U Expansion Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Stackability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Unused Storage Slots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Front Panel Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Access Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

I/E Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Operator Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Front Power Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Back Panel Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Rear Power Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Power System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Library Control Blade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Robotic System and Barcode Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Tape Drive Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Library Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Licensable Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Capacity-On-Demand (COD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Partitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Logical Unit Numbering (LUN). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Control Path Modification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Support for WORM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

System Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

3 Setting Up the Library 17

Unpacking the Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

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Unpacking and Inspecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Finding a Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Initial Setup Road Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Downloading Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

4 Understanding the User Interface 21

Common User Interface Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

System Summary and Subsystem Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Home Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Capacity View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Library View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Operator Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Operator Panel Keyboards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Web Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Menu Trees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

User Privileges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

User Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

5 Configuring Your Library 29

About the Setup Wizard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Using the Default Administrative User Account. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Completing the Library Configuration With Menu Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Using the Setup Wizard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Setup Wizard Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Choosing the Interface: Local or Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Remote Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Configuring Network Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Working With Partitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Automatically Creating Partitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Manually Creating Partitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Modifying Partitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Deleting Partitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Deleting Partitions Before Permanently Removing Expansion Modules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Changing Partition Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Changing Partition Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Configuring Cleaning Slots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Configuring I/E Station Slots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Configuring Zero I/E Station Slots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Setting Tape Drive Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Modifying the Control Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Applying License Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Obtaining a Capacity-On-Demand License Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Setting Customer Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Configuring the Library E-mail Account. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Working With E-mail Notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Creating E-mail Notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Modifying E-mail Notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Deleting E-mail Notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Working With User Accounts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Creating User Accounts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Modifying User Accounts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

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Deleting User Accounts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Setting the Date and Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Managing the Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Enabling SSL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Setting Trap Registration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Enabling SNMP Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Configuring Library Security Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Configuring the Internal Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Configuring System Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Configuring Operator Panel Display Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Registering the Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

6 Running Your Library 55

Logging In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Logging Out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Understanding the Location Coordinates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Modules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Columns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Slots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Tape Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Power Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Performing Media Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Importing Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Bulkloading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Moving Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Exporting Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Loading Tape Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Unloading Tape Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Changing the Tape Drive Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

About Cleaning Tape Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Enabling AutoClean. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Importing Cleaning Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Exporting Cleaning Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Manually Cleaning Tape Drives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Locking and Unlocking the I/E Stations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Shutting Down or Restarting the Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

7 Getting Information 69

Viewing System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Viewing the Library Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Viewing Network Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Viewing Logged in Users. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Viewing Slot Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Viewing Information About the Tandberg StorageLibrary T128 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

8 Updating Library and Tape Drive Firmware 73

Updating Library Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

About Tape Drive Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

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Creating a FUP Tape. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Erasing a FUP Tape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Using a FUP Tape to Update Tape Drive Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Using an Image File to Update Tape Drive Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Order a New FUP Tape From Technical Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Retrieving Tape Drive Logs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

9 Installing, Removing, and Replacing 83

Taking the Library Online/Offline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Taking a Library Online . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Taking a Library Offline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Cabling the Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Connecting Library Cables (SCSI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Connecting Library Cables (Fibre Channel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Installing a Stand-Alone 5U Control Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Installing a New 14U Library Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Preparing to Install a 14U Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Installing the 9U Expansion Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Installing the 5U Control Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Preparing to Use the 14U Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Adding a 9U Expansion Module to an Existing Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Preparing to Install the 9U Expansion Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Unstacking the Existing Modules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Installing the New 9U Expansion Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Preparing to Use the Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Removing 9U Expansion Modules From an Existing Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Preparing to Permanently Remove the 9U Expansion Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Removing the 9U Expansion Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Preparing to Use the New Library Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Replacing the 5U Library Control Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Preparing to Remove the 5U Control Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Removing the 5U Control Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Replacing the 5U Control Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Preparing to Use the 5U Control Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Replacing a 9U Expansion Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Preparing to Remove the 9U Expansion Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Removing the 9U Expansion Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Replacing the 9U Expansion Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Preparing to Use the 9U Expansion Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Removing and Replacing the Library Control Blade and LCB Compact Flash Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Replacing the LCB and LCB Compact Flash Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Replacing the LCB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Adding, Removing, and Replacing Power Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Adding a Redundant Power Supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Permanently Removing a Redundant Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Removing and Replacing a Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Installing the Rackmount Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Preparing Rackmount Kit for Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Installing the Rackmount Shelves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Preparing Your Library for Rack Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Installing Modules in the Rack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Installing Additional Modules Into the Rack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Adding, Removing, and Replacing Tape Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Adding a Tape Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

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Permanently Removing a Tape Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Removing and Replacing a Tape Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

10 Troubleshooting 153

About RAS Tickets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Viewing RAS Tickets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Resolving RAS Tickets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Capturing Snapshots of Library Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

About Saving and Restoring the Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Saving the Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Restoring the Configuration and Library Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Identifying Tape Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Configuring the Internal Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Interpreting LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

LCB LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Amber LED on the LCB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Servicing the LCB Based on LED Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Tape Drive LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Fibre Port Link LED on Tape Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Power Supply LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

11 Working With Cartridges and Barcodes 163

Handling Cartridges Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Write-Protecting Cartridges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Barcode Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Installing Barcode Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

12 Specifications 167

Library Specifications Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Library Capacity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Library Environmental Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Library Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Library Component Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Electrical Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Library Power Consumption and Heat Output. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

13 Glossary 173

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Tables

Table 1 Available Library Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Table 2 Licensed Slots Per Library Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Table 3 Web Client Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Table 4 Operator Panel Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Table 5 Number of Partitions Supported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Table 6 Number of I/E Station Slots Available Per Base System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Table 7 Activated Slots Per Available Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Table 8 Cover Plate Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Table 9 Cover Plate Location after Removing a 9U Expansion Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Table 10 Library Control Blade LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Table 11 Amber LED on the Library Control Blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Table 12 Tape Drive Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Table 13 Fibre Port Link LED on Tape Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Table 14 Power Supply LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Table 15 Library Specification Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Table 16 Library Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Table 17 Library Environmental Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Table 18 Library Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Table 19 Library Component Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Table 20 Library Typical Power Consumption and Heat Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

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Figures

Figure 1 5U Library Configuration (Stand-Alone 5U Control Module) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Figure 2 14U Library Configuration (5U Control Module Plus One 9U Expansion Module) . . . . . . . 4

Figure 3 5U and 14U Library Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Figure 4 Front Panel Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Figure 5 Tandberg StorageLibrary T128 Back Panel Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Figure 6 Power System LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Figure 7 Library Control Blade LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Figure 8 Operator Panel User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Figure 9 Web Client User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Figure 10 Library Location Coordinates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Figure 11 Stand-Alone 5U Control Module SCSI Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Figure 12 Multi-Module SCSI Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Figure 13 Stand-Alone 5U Control Module Fibre Channel Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Figure 14 Multi-Module Fibre Channel Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Figure 15 Location of Tape Drive LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Figure 16 Power Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Figure 17 Current Draw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

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About This Guide and Your Product

This guide contains information and instructions necessary for the normal operation and management of the Tandberg StorageLibrary™ T128 library. This guide is intended for an yone interested in learning about or anyone that needs to know how to install, configure, and operate the Tandberg StorageLibrary T128 library. Be aware that administrator level privileges are required to configure many of the features described in this guide.

Product Safety Statements

Note

This product is designed for data storage and retrieval using magnetic tapes. Any other application is not considered the intended use. Tandberg Data will not be held liable for damage arising from unauthorized use of the product. The user assumes all risk in this aspect.

This unit is engineered and manufactured to meet all safety and regulatory requirements. Be aware that improper use may result in bodily injury, damage to the equipment, or interference with other equipment.

Be sure to read all operating instructions in this manual and in the System, Safety, and Regulatory Information Guide before operating this product.

Product Model Number

The StorageLibrary model number is as follows: i500.

Explanation of Symbols and Notes

The following symbols appear throughout this document to highlight important information.

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CAUTION

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Indicates a situation that may cause pos sible damage t o eq uip ment , loss of data, or interference with other equipment.

Note

Indicates important information that helps you make better use of your system.

Getting More Information or Help

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2 About This Guide and Your Product

Description

The Tandberg StorageLibrary T128 tape library automates the r etrieval, storage, and manag ement of tape cartridges. Tape cartridges are stored in the library and mounted and dismounted from tape drives using firmware running on the library or software running on the host systems.

The Tandberg StorageLibrary T128 tape library is different from other tape libraries because it is an intelligent library. The Tandberg StorageLibrary T128 tape library offers advanced management features and reliability as well as scalable performance and storage capacity.

The Tandberg StorageLibrary T128 library is designed for ease of installation, configuration, and field upgrades. The Tandberg StorageLibrary T128 library is built upon two basic building blocks: the 5U control module and 9U expansion module (where 1U = 1.75").

These building blocks form the basis of the following available library configurations:

• A 5U library, consisting of a stand-alone control module

• A 14U library, consisting of one 5U control module and one 9U expansion module

Figure 1 Figure 2

expansion module. .

Figure 1 5U Library Configuration (Stand-Alone 5U Control Module)

on page 3 shows the front view of a 5U stand-alone control module. on page 4 shows the front view of a 14U library, consisting of a 5U control module and a 9U

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Figure 2 14U Library Configuration (5U Control Module Plus One 9U Expansion Module)

Modules

Tandberg StorageLibrary T128 libraries are modular, an d you can increase the size of the 5U library at any time. The base systems for the Tandberg StorageLibrary T128 library are as follows:

• A 5U library, consisting of a control module

• A 14U library, consisting of a 5U control module and a 9U expansion module Expansion modules provide additional capacity as your stor age and tape drive requirements change. If you

have a stand-alone 5U control module, you can add a 9U expansion module to increase the size of your library to 14U. See Figure 3

Table 1

Table 1 Available Library Configurations

Each module has a specific number of fixed storage slots, I/E station slots, and tape drive slots available. See Table and replacing modules, see Installing, Removing, and Replacing

shows the specifications for the available library configurations.

Library Configuration

5U 1, 236, 36 1, 2

14U 1, 636, 128 2, 4

on page 168 for more information on module capacity. For information on installing, removing,

on page 5 for an illustration of library scalability.

Minimum, Maximum Tape Drives

Minimum, Maximum Tape Slots

on page 83.

Minimum, Maximum Power Supplies

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WARNING

ALL LIBRARIES MAY BE INSTALLED IN A RACK HAVING A MAIN PROTECTIVE EARTHING (GROUNDING) TERMINAL, AND POWER MUST BE SUPPLIED VIA AN INDUSTRIAL PLUG AND SOCKET-OUTLET AND/OR AN APPLIANCE COUPLER COMPLYING WITH IEC 60309 (OR AN EQUIVALENT NATIONAL STANDARD) AND HAVING A PROTECTIVE EARTH (GROUND) CONDUCTOR WITH A CROSS SECTIONAL AREA OF AT LEAST 1.5 MM

T O ENSURE PROPER AIRFLOW AND ACCESS SPACE, ALLOW 60 CM (24 INCHES) IN THE FRONT AND BACK OF THE LIBRARY.

(14 AWG).

5U Control Module

The 5U control module is required in any Tandberg StorageLibrary T128 library configuration. The 5U control module contains the robotic controls, library control blade (LCB) , and touch screen di splay. The 5U control module also contains an import/export (I/E) station, fixed storage slots, tape drives, and at least one power supply.

9U Expansion Modules

A 9U expansion module is a supplementary module that can be stacked above or below the 5U control module (The recommended (but not required) placement of the 9U expansion module is below the 5U control module). The expansion module contains fixed storage slots, tape drive slots, and power supply slots. The I/E stations on the expansion module are included and may be configured as storage.

If an expansion module contains only cartridges, all power is derived from the control module.

Stackability

The two base systems for the Tandberg StorageLibrary T128 are the 5U library, consisting of a 5U stand-alone control module, and the 14U librar y, con sisting of a 5U control module and a 9U expansion module. In addition, a 9U expansion module can be added to an existing 5U library to expand the size of the library to 14U, which is the maximum rack height of the library. Figure 3 stackability of the library.

Figure 3 5U and 14U Library Configurations

on page 5 illustrates the

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Unused Storage Slots

Each library configuration contains a limited number of slots that are not accessible to the robot. In any library configuration, the picker cannot access the bottom two slots in each column in the lowest

module in the stack due to the fact that there is not enough clearance at the bottom of the library for the robotic picker. The slot counts in this User’s Manual do not include these unusable slots. When bulkloading the library, do not insert storage or cleaning tapes into the bottom two rows of the lowest module in the library configuration. For information on bulkloading, see Bulkloading

on page 59.

Front Panel Components

The Tandberg StorageLibrary T128 library is made up of physical hardware components. Figure 4 on page 6 shows the front panel components of the library. The paragraphs following Figure 4 components in detail.

Figure 4 Front Panel Components

describe the

Access Door

The access door allows access to the internal components of the library. Each control module and expansion module has an access door. In most cases, you will not need to access the library through this door except when you want to bulkload or unload cartridges from the library.

The access door is locked by the I/E station door. To open the access door, you must first open the I/E station door. If you want to prohibit access to the library, which is recommended for security reasons, lock the I/E station door. This keeps unauthorized users from accessing tape cartridges.

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You can lock and unlock the I/E station door u sing commands on the Operations menu. If necessary, you can also lock and unlock the I/E station door manually, using a T10 TORX screwdriver. For more information on these methods of locking and unlocking the I/E station door, see Locking and Un locking the I/E Stations on page 66.

If the access door is opened, the library is not available for use. When an access door (on any module) is opened, all in-progress motion commands are stopped, and the picker slowly lowers to the bottom of the library. When the access door is closed, the library returns any media in the picker to its original slot and also performs a library inventory.

CAUTION

CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN TO AVOID OPENING THE ACCESS DOOR DURING ROBOTIC OPERATIONS SINCE THE ROBOT WILL STOP IMMEDIATELY AND WILL FAIL TO COMPLETE THE CURRENT OPERATION.

I/E Station

I/E stations enable importing and exporting cartridges with minimal interr uption of normal library operations. I/E stations are located on the front of the control module and on th e front of expansio n module s . A 5U I/E station has a capacity of six cartridges within a removable magazine. A 9U I/E station has a capacity of 12 cartridges within two removable magazines.

The I/E stations can also be configured as storage as well as become part of a logical division of library resources known as a partition. The I/E station is shared among all partitions, but the I/E station slots are owned by one partition at a time. When an I/E station slot is assigned to a partition, only that partition can access that slot.

Operator Panel

The operator panel is the touch screen display device upon which the graphical user interface (GUI) appears. The operator panel is located on the access door of the control module. The libr ary operations and service functions are performed from this screen. The GUI is also accessible through a remote web client. For more information on the library user interfaces, see Understanding the User Interface

on page 21.

Front Power Switch

Turning off the front power switch turns off the robot and operator panel, but power still runs to the power supplies. Use the front power switch to manually reboot or shut down the library. See Shutting Down or

Restarting the Library on page 67 for instructions on how to shut down or restart the library safely.

Back Panel Components

Figure 5 on page 8 shows the back panel components of the library. The paragraphs following Figure 5

describe the components in detail.

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Figure 5 Tandberg StorageLibrary T128 Back Panel Components

Rear Power Switches

Rear power switches are located on each power supply. Turning off the rear power switch on a power supply removes all power from the library. The rear power switches should be used in all emergency and service situations.

WARNING

CAUTION

TURN OFF THE REAR POWER SWITCH WHENEVER YOU ARE SERVICING THE LIBRARY. IN THE EVENT OF DANGER TO PERSONNEL OR PROPERTY, IMMEDIATELY TURN OFF THE REAR POWER SWITCH AND REMOVE ALL POWER CORDS.

Except in emergencies, use the shutdown procedure before switching off the rear power switch. See Shutting Down or Rest artin g

the Library on page 67 for instructions on how to shut down the

library.

Power System

The library supports single and redundant power configur ations. The single power configuration has a single AC line input and single DC power supply. The redundant configuration has dual AC line input and dua l DC power supplies.

If you have redundant power supplies, you can hot swap a power supply (power to the library remains on while you exchange the hardware), and you can hot add power supplies to other modules (power to the library remains on while you are adding the hardware).

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WARNING

THE POWER OUTLET MUST BE AVAILABLE NEAR THE LIBRARY AND MUST BE EASILY ACCESSIBLE.

CAUTION

must have at least one power supply for every four drives. You can add a redundant power supply to each module. Installing one power supply in one module and another power supply in another module does not provide redundant power; the two power supplies must reside in the same module.

The power system consists of the following components:

• Power supply

• AC power cord The power supply has three light-emitting diodes (LEDs) that provide status information. These LED status

indicators are green and blue in color.

• Green represents AC OK or DC OK.

• Blue represents swap-mode power status.

The control module and each expansion module that contains drives

Figure 6 Power Supply LEDs

on page 10 shows the power system LEDs. For more information on the behavior of the LEDs, see

on page 161

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Figure 6 Power System LEDs

Library Control Blade

The library control blade (LCB) manages the entire library, including the operator panel and picker assembly, and is responsible for running system tests to ensure that the library is functioning properly.

The LCB indicates its status with three LED Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability (RAS) status indicators. These indicators are green, amber, and blue in color.

• Green represents processor status.

• Amber represents health status.

• Blue represents power-control status.

Figure 7

the behavior of the LCB LEDs, see LCB LEDs

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on page 11 shows the location of the LCB components, including LEDs. For more information on

on page 158.

Figure 7 Library Control Blade LEDs

Robotic System and Barcode Scanner

The robotic system identifies and moves the cartridges between the storage slots, tape drives, and the I/E station. The robotic arm (picker) has picker fingers that enable it to grab tape cartridges an d move them into positions along X, Y, and Z motion coordinates. The robotic system and the barcode scanner work together to identify the locations of resources within the library.

Each tape cartridge must contain a barcode that the barcode scanner reads during the inventory process. During the inventory process, the barcode scanner reads the fiducial labels to identify the types of magazines and tape drives that are installed in the library.

Every tape cartridge must have a unique machine-readable barcode attached to it. Tape cartridges cannot have duplicate barcode labels. This barcode identifies the cartridge. The library stores th e physical location of the tape cartridge in an inventory database. All library or host reque sts typically reference the location of the tape cartridges based on this barcode number. Barcode labels are mandatory and must adhere to specific standards. For more information on barcodes, see Working With Cartridges and Barcodes

163.

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on page

Tape Drive Support

Tandberg StorageLibrary T128 libraries support the following tape drives:

• RoHS-compliant LTO-3 SCSI and Fibre Channel (FC) tape drives. RoHS-compliant LTO-3 FC tape

drives allow FC speed configurations up to 4GB.

• Linear Tape Open-GEN 2 (LTO-2) SCSI and Fibre Channel ( FC) tape drives. The supported LTO-2

tape drives are not compliant with the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directive.

Note

Mixed connectivity (using both SCSI and FC tape drives) is supported in Tandberg StorageLibrary T128 libraries. However, only one type of tape drive can be used in any one partition. LTO FC tape drives can be directly attached to hosts or the Storage Area Network (SAN). LTO SCSI tape drives are attached directly to the host. For information on partitions, see Partitions

Details about tape drive support include:

• Every library configuration must contain at least one tape drive.

• 5U modules can hold a maximum of two tape drives.

• 9U modules can hold a maximum of four tape drives. Tape drives are installed into tape drive slots in the rear of the library. If a tape drive slot is empty, a filler

plate covers the empty tape drive slots to prevent debris from ente ring the library. Tape d rives are shipped filling the tape drive slots from the bottom to the top of the library, but the tape drives can be reinstalled in any available tape drive slot.

Note

For information on adding tape drives, see Adding a Tape Drive

A single Tandberg StorageLibrary T128 library can contain all LTO-2 tape drives or all LTO-3 tape drives, but not both.

on page 14.

Drive filler panels must be in place for the library to operate at normal speed.

on page 149.

Library Features

This section describes several features of Tandberg StorageLibrary T128 libraries.

Licensable Features

In Tandberg StorageLibrary T128 libraries, LTO storage slots are licensed for use. The following situations may require you to enter a license key:

• During configuration of the library.

• During a feature upgrade.

• To activate additional storage slots in your current configuration.

• To replace the control module. License keys are tied to the serial number of the control module. If

you replace the control module, you will need a new license key.

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Details about licensable features include:

• License keys can be used only once and cannot be transferred to another library.

• License keys do not expire.

• A given license key can encode several features.

• License keys are absolute values that can only increase licensed features.

For example, if you have a 5U control module with 9U expansion module (12 8 slot) config uration, and you want to increase the storage capacity of the library from the 82 slots that you activated at the time of purchase up to the maximum 128 slots for the configu ration, you will need a COD license key with 128 slots licensed.

• Once you install a license key, you cannot remove it without re-initializing the system. However,

entering a new license key does not require re-initializing the library. See Shutting Down or

Restarting the Library on page 67 for more information on re-initializing the library

• The number of licensed slots can never decrease.

• The license key is associated with the serial number of the 5U control module. If you must replace

your control module for some reason, you will need to request a replacement license key from Tandberg Data.

• The library control blade (LCB) compact flash card contains information about your library

configuration. If you must replace your LCB flash card, you will need to request a replacement license key from Tandberg Data.

CAUTION

While you are entering a license key, backup operations may be interrupted.

Capacity-On-Demand (COD)

The library ships with a minimum of 36 active slots. At any time, the COD feature allows you to enable the inactive storage slots within a library by using COD license keys. COD license keys are available in 46-slot increments. For information on obtaining a COD license key, see Obtaining a Capacity-On-Demand License

Key on page 44.

To see your library’s current configuration and slot availability, you can open the Library Configuration report from the Reports menu of the web client interface. Table 2 licensable slots that are available in the different library configurations.

Note

Once you receive the firmware license key, enter the key via the operator panel of the library. When the license key is entered, the total number of available slots in the library increases. An expansion module may be required, depending on your configuration. See Applying L icense Keys on activating a licensed feature.

The numbers of licensable slots listed in Table 2 are adjusted for the unusable slots in each configuration. The number of physical slots in the 5U and 14U configurations is always ten more than the number of licensable slots.

on page 14 shows the number of

on page 43 for more information

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Table 2 Licensed Slots Per Library Configuration

Library Configuration Number of Usable Licensed Slots

5U 36 14U 36, 82, 128

Partitions

Partitions are virtual sections within a library that present the appearance of multiple, separate librar ies for purposes of file management, access by multiple users, or dedication to one or more host applications.

Organizing the library into partitions divides the resources into virtual sections. If one of the r esources is not available due to a failure or other cause, the other partitions and their assigned components are still available. Partitions can also be used to control access to portions of the library by granting permissions to user accounts to access certain partitions.

For more information on partitions, see Working With Partitions

on page 34.

Logical Unit Numbering (LUN)

Logical unit numbering (LUN) is the means by which the tape drives send medium changer commands from a host to the library controller via the tape drive’s Library Drive Interface (LDI) port and its sled’s Controller Area Network (CAN) interface. The purpose of the LUN interf ace is to eliminate the re quireme nt for a host interface on the library control blade, thereby reducing system cost.

User Interface

The operator panel is located on the fro nt door of the control module and allows users to work lo cally on the library via the user interface. The web client interface allows users to view and perform library functions from remote sites and is accessible through a browser. The operator panel and web client interface contain a similar user interface and functionality.

See Understanding the User Interface web client interface.

on page 21 for more information about the operator panel and the

Control Path Modification

The control path tape drive is used to connect a partition to a host application. Only one tape drive can be selected as the control path at one time. By default, the first tape drive assi gned to a par tition is designated the control path. In the event that the control path connectio n to the host a pplicatio n fails, you can select a new control path for the partition.

Support for WORM

Tandberg StorageLibrary T128 tape libraries support WORM (wri te once, read many) technolo gy in LTO-3 tape drives. WORM allows non-rewriteable and non-erasable data to be written and provides extra data security by prohibiting accidental data erasure. The WORM feature is supported whene ver you use WORM cartridges.

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System Requirements

The Tandberg StorageLibrary T128 web client interface supports the following browsers:

•Microsoft

• Firefox, version 1.0.6 and above

Internet Explorer™ version 6.0 and above

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Setting Up the Library

This chapter provides an overview of the steps required to unpack, set up, and install the Tandberg StorageLibrary T128 library.

For basic library setup instructions, see the Quic k Star t Gu ide. A copy o f th e Quic k St ar t Guide is included in the product box with your library.

For complete installation instructions, see Installing, Removing, and Replacin g

on page 83.

Unpacking the Library

This section includes instructions on unpacking your library. Follow the information in this section so as not to harm yourself or the library and its components.

WARNING

Unpacking and Inspecting

1 Unpack the library.

Following the unpacking instructions that came with the library, remove the library exterior packaging but leave the library in the bottom packaging tray.

WITHOUT TAPE DRIVES, TAPE CARTRIDGES, OR POWER SUPPLIES, A 5U CONTROL MODULE WEIGHS APPROXIMATELY 58 LBS. A 9U EXPANSION MODULE, WITHOUT TAPE DRIVES, T APE CARTRIDGES, OR POWER SUPPLIES, EXCEEDS 65 LBS. TO AVOID SERIOUS INJURY, TWO PEOPLE ARE REQUIRED TO SAFELY LIFT THE MODULES INTO POSITION.

CAUTION

2 Check the contents of the package against the packing slip. 3 Remove the interior packaging.

After you have removed the packaging sleeve and while the library is still sitting in the bottom packaging tray, remove all packaging from the interior of the library.

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Save all packing materials in case you need to move or ship the library in the future.

CAUTION

4 Remove as many tape drives as you can reach.

While the library is still sitting in the bottom packaging tray, remove the tape drives to reduce the weight of the library. Remove as many tape drives as you can reach.You may not be able to remove the tape drive in the lowest drive bay at this time.

Be sure to remove the following items:

• The strap holding the robot in place. Release the velcro and unhook each end of the strap.

• All cardboard and foam surrounding the robot.

For information about removing tape drives, see Adding, Removing, and Replacing Tape Drives page 148.

5 Remove the library from the bottom packaging tray.

WARNING

6 Remove the remaining tape drive.

Remove the remaining tape drive from the bottom of the library. For information about removin g tape drives, see Adding, Removing, and Replacing Tape Drives

7 Position the library in an optimal location.

For information on properly placing your library, see Finding a Location

on page 148.

Finding a Location

To avoid damage, the library must be positioned in a stable location. See the System, Safety, and Regulatory Information Guide for more information on finding an optimal location for your library.

WARNING

Details on positioning the library include:

• Make sure a power source (only of the type marked on the product label) is available. See

Specifications

• Route any cables to avoid walking on them or pi nching them with ite ms placed on or against them. Pay particular attention to the cord at the wall receptacle and the point where the cord exits from the library.

• Make sure that objects will not fall and liquids will not spill into the library’s chassis through openings.

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THE POWER OUTLET MUST BE AVAILABLE NEAR THE LIBRARY AND MUST BE EASILY ACCESSIBLE.

on page 167 for power requirements.

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