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Quantum SuperLoader LTO-2 User Manual

Quantum SuperLoader LTO-2 User Manual (306 pages)

Quantum SuperLoader 3: User Guide

Brand: Quantum | Category: Storage | Size: 6.03 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
3
Preface

19
Chapter 1 Introduction

27
Introduction General Description

27
- Front View
  29
  - Mailslot
    29
  - Figure 3 Superloader Front View
    29
  - Lcd
    30
  - Function Keys
    30
  - Figure 4 Function Keys
    30
  - Status Leds
    31
  - Power Switch
    31
  - Magazines
    31
  - Table 1 LCD Panel Function Keys
    31
  - Figure 5 Magazine (Left and Right Sides)
    32
- Rear View
  33
  - Figure 6 Magazine Blank
    33
  - Figure 7 Superloader DLT Rear View
    33
  - AC Power
    34
  - Cooling Fans
    34
  - Ethernet Connection
    34
  - Figure 8 Superloader LTO Rear View
    34
  - SCSI Connection
    35
- Internal View
  35
  - Figure 9 Internal View of the Superloader
    36
  - Bar Code Reader
    37
  - Drive Carrier Assembly (DCA)
    37
  - Picker
    37
- Supported Software
  38
Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration

39
Installation and Configuration Preparation

39
- SCSI Bus Requirements
  40
- Accessories
  40
- Installation Location Requirements
  41
- Table 2 Location Criteria
  41
- Rack Mounting the Superloader
  42
- Making the SCSI Connection
  52
- Figure 18 Making the SCSI Connection
  53
- Powering on the Superloader
  54
- Figure 19 Sample Idle Screen Display
  55
- Configuration
  56
- Figure 20 LCD Front Panel
  56
- Figure 21 Submenu for Configuration
  57
- Setting SCSI ID
  58
- Figure 22 Main Menu (LCD)
  59
- Figure 23 Configuration Menu (LCD)
  59
- Setting Ethernet
  60
  - IP Address
    60
  - Figure 24 Main Menu (LCD)
    60
  - Figure 25 Main Menu (LCD)
    61
  - Figure 26 Static IP Selection
    62
  - Subnet Mask
    63
  - Figure 27 Main Menu (LCD)
    63
  - Figure 28 Set Subnet Mask
    63
  - IP Gateway
    64
  - Figure 29 Main Menu (LCD)
    64
  - Figure 30 IP Gateway
    64
  - Setting the SNMP Server
    65
  - Figure 31 Main Menu (LCD)
    65
  - Setting the Time Server
    66
  - Figure 32 Set IP Server
    66
  - Figure 33 Main Menu (LCD)
    67
  - Figure 34 Setting a Time Server
    67
- Setting the Time
  68
- Figure 35 Main Menu (LCD)
  69
- Figure 36 Setting a Time Zone (Hours)
  69
- Figure 37 Setting a Time Zone (Minutes)
  70
- Figure 38 Main Menu (LCD)
  70
- Figure 39 Setting the Date and Time
  71
- Setting the Change Mode
  72
  - Figure 40 Main Menu (LCD)
    72
  - Sequential Mode Operations
    73
  - Figure 41 Main Menu (LCD)
    74
  - Figure 42 Main Menu (LCD)
    74
- Setting Security
  75
  - Security Option
    75
  - Figure 43 Main Menu (LCD)
    75
- Setting Magazines
  76
- Passwords
  78
  - Figure 45 Main Menu (LCD)
    78
  - Figure 46 Password Screen
    79
  - Getting Lost Passwords
    79
Chapter 3 Tape Cartridge Use

81
Chapter 4 Superloader Operation

95
- Front Panel Components
  96
  - Function Keys
    96
  - Leds
    96
  - Table 5 LED Display
    96
  - Lcd
    97
- Front Panel Menus
  97
  - Figure 53 Superloader DLT Menu Tree Structure
    98
  - Figure 54 Superloader LTO Menu Tree Structure
    99
  - Commands Menu
    100
  - Status Menu
    100
  - Configuration Menu
    101
  - Diagnostics Menu
    101
- Front Panel Functionality
  101
  - Enter Passwords
    101
  - Figure 55 Log in Sample
    102
  - Logout
    103
  - Set Change Mode Settings
    103
  - Using Data Cartridges
    103
  - Insert a Single Cartridge
    104
  - Figure 56 Loading a Cartridge (SDLT Tape Shown)
    105
  - Move a Single Cartridge
    106
  - Eject a Single Cartridge
    106
- Use of Magazines and Magazine Blanks
  108
  - Eject a Magazine
    108
  - Install a Magazine
    109
  - Figure 57 Installing a Magazine
    109
  - Manually Operate the Magazine
    110
  - Figure 58 Installing a Magazine (Continued)
    110
  - Figure 59 View of Magazines
    111
  - Figure 60 Cartridge Orientation (SDLT Shown)
    112
  - Figure 61 Upper Slot of Magazine (SDLT Shown)
    113
  - Figure 62 Top of Magazine
    114
  - Figure 63 Identifying a Magazine Slot (SDLT Shown)
    115
- View Status Information
  116
  - View Superloader Status
    116
  - Figure 64 LCD Messages
    117
  - Table 6 Superloader Status
    117
  - View Firmware Version
    118
  - View Element Status
    118
  - Figure 65 Firmware Version Display
    118
  - Table 7 Firmware Version Description
    118
  - Figure 66 Element Status
    119
  - Figure 67 Magazine Slot Map
    119
  - Figure 68 Element Status
    119
  - View Tape Drive Status
    120
  - Figure 69 Tape Drive Status (DLT/SDLT Shown)
    120
  - View Tape Drive Version
    121
  - Figure 70 Tape Drive Version
    121
  - Table 8 Tape Drive Status
    121
  - View Ethernet Information
    122
  - Figure 71 View Ethernet Information
    122
  - Table 9 Tape Drive Version
    122
  - View Flex I/O Information
    123
  - Figure 72 View Flex I/O Information (Scrolled Down)
    123
  - Table 10 Ethernet Information Messages
    123
  - Table 11 Flex I/O Information
    123
- Run Inventory
  124
- Set Data Compression
  124
- Updating the System
  125
- Figure 73 Accessing the Backup Copy of Firmware (Superloader DLT Shown)
  127
- On-Board Remote Management
  128
  - Open On-Board Remote Management
    128
  - Status Information
    129
  - Default Username and Password
    129
  - Figure 74 On-Board Remote Management Home Page
    129
  - Time Display
    130
  - Feedback
    130
  - Figure 75 Feedback in On-Board Remote Management Screen
    130
- Commands Page
  131
  - Figure 76 Commands Page
    131
  - Inventory
    132
  - Moving Tapes
    132
  - Set to Home
    132
  - Sequential Operations
    133
- Configurations Page
  134
  - Figure 77 Screen for Configurations Page
    134
  - Figure 78 Systems Operations Page
    135
  - Scsi ID
    135
  - System Operations Options
    135
  - Figure 79 Screen for Configurations
    136
  - Figure 80 Setting the Mode
    137
  - Set the Mode
    137
  - Figure 81 Viewing the Compression Setting
    138
  - View the Compression Setting
    138
  - Set the Cleaning Mode
    139
  - Set the Magazines
    139
  - Set the System Time
    140
  - Figure 82 Setting the System Time
    142
  - Figure 83 Setting Network Options
    143
  - Set Networking Options
    143
  - Set Security Options
    144
  - Figure 84 Setting Security Options
    145
  - Figure 85 Setting Authorized Client List
    147
  - Figure 86 Disabling Sets
    148
  - Figure 87 Setting Client Overlap Control
    149
- Diagnostics Page
  150
  - Run Diagnostic Tests
    150
  - Figure 88 Diagnostics Page
    150
  - Figure 89 View Test Status
    151
  - Identify Superloader
    152
  - Figure 90 Viewing Error or History Logs
    152
  - Perform a System Reset
    153
- System Updates Page
  153
  - Perform System Updates
    153
  - Figure 91 System Updates
    153
Chapter 5 Troubleshooting

155
- Before Contacting Quantum Support
  155
- Table 12 Suggested Actions for Performance Problems
  156
- Contacting Quantum Technical Support
  160
- Returning Units for Repair
  161
  - Return Authorization Process
    161
  - Policies and Procedures
    162
  - Repair Process
    164
- How to Return the Superloader for Service
  165
- Figure 92 Removing the Superloader from the Rack
  166
- Figure 93 Loosening the Support Brackets
  166
- Figure 94 Connecting Support Brackets
  167
- To Pack the Superloader
  168
- Figure 95 Removing the Brackets
  168
- Figure 96 Shipping Materials
  169
- Check for Errors
  170
- Figure 97 Error Flowchart
  171
- Superloader Error Logs
  172
- Tape Drive Error Logs
  191
- A400: Read Error
  202
  - Figure 106 Read Error Block Descriptor
    202
  - Table 23 Read Error Field Descriptions
    203
  - Cause
    204
  - Suggested Actions
    204
- A401: Write Error
  205
  - Figure 107 Write Error Block Descriptor
    205
  - Table 24 Write Error Field Descriptor
    206
  - Cause
    207
  - Suggested Actions
    207
- A402: Drive Error
  208
  - Figure 108 Drive Error Block Descriptor
    208
  - Table 25 Drive Error Log Field Descriptions
    209
  - Cause
    211
  - Figure 109 32-Bit Register
    211
  - Suggested Actions
    212
- A403: Loader Log
  212
  - Figure 110 Loader Error Field Descriptions
    212
  - Cause
    213
  - Suggested Actions
    213
  - Table 26 Loader Error Field Descriptions
    213
- A404/A405: Calibration
  214
  - Figure 111 Calibration Block Descriptor
    214
  - Table 27 Calibration Field Descriptions
    214
  - Cause
    216
  - Suggested Actions
    217
- A407: Directory Read
  217
  - Figure 112 Directory Read Block Descriptor
    218
  - Table 28 Directory Read Field Descriptions
    219
  - Cause
    222
  - Suggested Actions
    222
- A408: Directory Write
  223
- Figure 113 Directory Write Block Descriptor
  223
- Table 29 Directory Write Field Descriptions
  224
- A500: SDLT Hard Read Error
  227
- A501: SDLT Hard Write Error
  229
- A502: SDLT Loader Communication Error
  231
- A503: SDLT Drive-Servo Error
  232
- A507/A508: Directory Read Failure/Directory Write Failure
  238
Chapter 6 Diagnostics

247
- Post
  247
  - POST Descriptions
    248
  - Perform a POST
    248
  - Table 35 POST Descriptions
    248
  - Interpret the POST Results
    249
- Diagnostic Tests
  249
  - Set the Security
    249
  - Stop a Diagnostic Test
    250
  - Front Panel Diagnostic Tests
    251
- On-Board Remote Management Diagnostic Tests
  252
  - Diagnostics Using On-Board Remote Management
    253
Appendix A Basic Information Logs

255
- Log Descriptions
  255
- Superloader Logs
  256
  - Table 36 Log Retrieval Methods
    256
  - Common Information
    257
  - Figure 119 Log Display
    257
  - Log Display
    257
  - Log Fields
    257
  - Error Codes
    258
  - Figure 120 Error Code Block Descriptor for Hard and Soft Event Logs
    258
  - Table 37 Basic Information (Superloader) Log Fields
    258
  - Table 38 Error Code Field Descriptions
    259
  - Shadow Event Log
    262
  - Soft Logs
    262
  - Update Logs
    262
  - Boot Logs
    263
  - Figure 121 Shadow Event Log
    263
  - ID Logs
    263
  - OEM Logs
    263
- Tape Drive Logs
  264
  - Common Information
    264
  - Log Display
    264
  - Log Fields
    264
  - Figure 122 Example Tape Drive Log
    264
  - POST Failure Logs
    265
  - Table 39 Tape Drive Field Descriptions
    265
  - DLT Drive Diagnostic Results Logs
    266
  - Figure 123 POST Failures Event Log
    266
  - Table 40 POST Failures Event Log Field Description
    266
  - DLT Firmware Changes
    267
  - Figure 124 DLT Drive Diagnostics Event Log
    267
  - Table 41 DLT Drive Diagnostics Field Descriptions
    267
Appendix B Specifications

269
- Superloader Physical Specifications
  270
- Superloader Performance Specifications
  270
- Superloader Power Specifications
  272
- Superloader Environmental Specifications
  273
- Superloader Vibration Specifications
  274
- Superloader Shock Specifications
  274
- Superloader Product Safety/Compliance
  275
- Superloader Acoustic and Noise Limits
  275
- SCSI Specifications
  276
  - SCSI Cable and Terminator Requirements
    276
  - SCSI Cable Length
    276
- Ethernet
  276
Appendix C Time Zones

277
- Table 42 Times and Time Zones
  278
- Fcc Statement
  281
Appendix D Regulatory Statements Taiwan Statement

282
- Japan Notice
  283
- Canadian Notice (Avis Canadien)
  283
- European Union Notice
  283
- Product Safety Electrostatic Discharge
  284
- Grounding Methods
  285
- Laser Safety
  285
- Taiwan Battery Recycling Label
  285
Glossary

287
Index

299

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