About Saving And Restoring The Configuration; Saving The Configuration; Restoring The Configuration And Library Firmware - Quantum Scalar i500 User Manual

• Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) tape drives — partition name, number of tape drives in partition,
drive location, SCSI element address, interface type, drive type, ready state, online status,
barcode, media type, element address, vendor, model, physical serial number, logical serial
number, SCSI ID, firmware level, control path status
• I/O blade information — blade number, blade ID, location coordinates, serial number, WWN,
firmware version, and control LUN
• Partition information — number of partitions, number of cleaning slots, number of unassigned
slots, number of import/export (I/E) slots, I/E manual assignment setting, partition name,
number of slots, number of tape drives, and number of cartridges
You cannot e-mail the library configuration record from the operator panel. The path to open the appropriate
screen is as follows:
• From the web client, select Tools > Email Configuration Record.

About Saving and Restoring the Configuration

The library has many configurable items, such as tape drive IDs, partitions, user accounts, Import/Export (I/
E) stations, and cleaning slots. In the event of a hardware failure or firmware upgrade, the save and restore
operations can be used to restore the library's configurable items to a previous state.
The Saving and Restoring operations should not be performed concurrently by
Note
multiple administrative users logged in from different locations. You can access
the screens, but you cannot apply changes while another administrative user is
performing the same operation.

Saving the Configuration

Always save the library configuration after modifying a configurable
CAUTION
item and before upgrading firmware. This allows you to restore the
most current settings if necessary.
This operation saves your current library configuration and library firmware. Save your library configuration
when it is in a known working state. In the event of a hardware failure, the saved configuration can be used
to restore the configuration after hardware repairs are made. Before initiating a firmware upgrade, you
should save the library configuration. You then have the option to restore the configuration after either a
successful or an unsuccessful upgrade.
The Save/Restore Configuration operation is available only on the web client. The path to open the
appropriate screen is:
• From the web client, select Tools > Save/Restore Configuration.

Restoring the Configuration and Library Firmware

You can use the Restore System Configuration screen to restore the library's configurable items to a
previous state using a saved configuration file. If you updated the library firmware since last saving the
configuration, the library automatically restores the library firmware to the version that was saved with the
configuration.
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