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Support for WORM ........29 Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
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Configuring Fibre Channel I/O Blades ......199 Generating the Library Configuration Report ....220 Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
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Using Automated Media Pool ......270 Chapter 7 Capacity on Demand Chapter 8 Encryption Key Management Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
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FIPS-Certified Encryption Solution ......281 Setting up EKM on the Scalar i6000 ......285 Using EKM Path Diagnostics .
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Maintaining Air Filters ........658 Performing Robot and Power Rail Health Checks....661 Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
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Managing and Moving Media ......670 viii Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 9: Product Safety Statements
This guide is intended for system administrators, operators, or anyone interested in learning about or using the Scalar i6000 library after its initial installation and configuration. Be aware that you must have administrator privileges to use many of the features that this guide describes.
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Page 11: Product Model Number
Product Model Number The Scalar i6000 Regulatory Model Number is as follows: SCi6000. Explanation of Symbols and Notes The following symbols appear throughout this document to highlight important information.
Page 12: Other Documents You Might Need
Notes describe changes to your system or firmware since the last release, provide compatibility information, and discuss any known issues and workarounds. The Release Notes can be found in the product box or at www.quantum.com/support. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 13: Getting More Information Or Help
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Page 15: Chapter 1 Description
Chapter 1 Description The Scalar i6000 library automates the retrieval, storage, and control of tape cartridges. Application software on the host can use the library’s robotics to mount cartridges into tape drives and retrieve them without operator intervention. The library can be installed on a solid or raised floor. It has a standard 19-inch rack footprint and can be placed in a standard server rack space.
Page 16 This chapter provides a description of the following features and components: Note: The library software features described in this guide apply to both the Scalar i2000 and the Scalar i6000. However, certain features are available on Scalar i6000 only. This chapter includes the following sections: •...
Page 17 26 • Mixed Media Support and Rules on page 28 • Support for WORM on page 29 • Operator Panel on page 30 • Power System on page 31 • Library Features on page 31 Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 18: Front View
Figure 2 Front View of a Control Module and Expansion Module expansion module operator panel touch screen control module I/E station access doors Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 19: Hardware Configuration Options
• 1 to 8 24-slot Import/Export (I/E) stations in the control module and first 7 expansion modules. • 1 24-slot I/E in the control module and up to 7 72-slot I/E stations and first 7 expansion modules. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 20: Dual Robotics Configurations And Parking Modules
If space considerations prohibit the addition of another module, then the right-most module will be swapped with another module in the library that does not contain a 72-slot I/E station. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 21 Figure 3 Dual Robotics Library Right parking Left parking Control Expansion module module module module (Position 3) (Position 0) (Position 1) (Position 2) Right parking space (right-most two columns) Left parking space (left-most two columns) Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 22 Chapter 1: Description Dual Robotics Configurations and Parking Modules Figure 4 Left Parking Module Slot Configuration (Dual Robotics Only) = Columns unavailable for storage = Calibration target Rack 2 (door) Rack 1 (rear wall) Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 23: Control Module
The control module manages library operations via the library management module and includes an operator panel touch screen for local operator use. For more information, see: • Library Management Module on page 14 • Support for WORM on page 29 Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 24 0.) Figure 6 Front and Back View of the Control Module front view back view magazines management cartridge unit slots station library drive management module clusters power supplies accessor picker Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 25: Expansion Modules
• Robot on page 19 • Import/Export Stations on page 19 (optional) • Tape Drives and Media on page 26 (media only) • Cartridge Magazines on page 23 • Support for WORM on page 29 Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 26 Chapter 1: Description Expansion Modules • Power System on page 31 Figure 7 Expansion Module with 24 Slot I/E Station cartridge magazines I/E station 24 slot (optional) drive cluster (optional) drive side door side Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 27 Chapter 1: Description Expansion Modules Figure 8 Expansion Module with 72 Slot I/E Station magazines 72-slot I/E station drive cluster (optional) (optional) drive side door side Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 28: Library Management Module
• Library power control (LPC) (Gen 2 libraries only) - Distributes power to the robot through the power rails. It also distributes power to the touch screen. Figure 9 Library Management Module Boards Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 29 Chapter 1: Description Library Management Module Library motor drive (LMD) or library power control (LPC) Robotics control unit (RCU) Management control blade (MCB) Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 30: I/O Management Unit
FC I/O blades and EEBs. Control Management The control management blade (CMB) performs unit status monitoring Blade including power and I/O present conditions, and internal network switch functions connecting I/O blades with the library management module. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 31 Each EEB has 6 Ethernet ports to allow attachment to 6 LTO-5 or LTO-6 drives. The EEB provides Ethernet connectivity to the library's internal Ethernet only and should not be connected to an external Ethernet source. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 32 Bay 1 - Not used Bay 3 - FCB #1 Bay 5 - FCB #3 Bay 7 - EEB for lower drive cluster CMB = Control management blade FCB = Fibre Channel I/O blade EEB = Ethernet Expansion blade Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 33: Robot
I/E stations or drives. See Figure 2 page 4, Figure 7 on page 12, and Figure 8 on page 13 for I/E station location. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 34 Keep in mind that as extended I/E slots are used, fewer storage slots are available. You will need to initiate move/import operations of tape cartridges into the extended I/E area for host access. Conversely, to move/export tape cartridges from extended I/E area slots to the emptied Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 35 Note: By default, the extended I/E feature is disabled and is only available on Scalar i6000 libraries. Extended I/E can be enabled/ disabled from the 'Physical Library' dialog (Setup > System Settings >...
Page 36: Cartridges
Chapter 1: Description Cartridges Cartridges Cartridges are stored in magazines within the library, as shown in Figure Figure 11 Example of LTO Cartridge Insertion into a Magazine magazine barcode LTO cartridge LTO magazine cartridge barcode location Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 37: Cartridge Magazines
The cartridge magazine is a storage assembly that installs on the drive side or door side of the control module or expansion module, as shown Figure 12. It contains the cartridge slots and provides flexibility when adding storage cartridges to a module. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 38 Chapter 1: Description Cartridge Magazines Figure 12 Magazine and Drive Locations in the Control Module cartridge station magazines upper drive cluster drives or storage lower drive cluster drive side door side Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 39 An optional, snap-on dust cover is available for the magazines. Magazines with the dust cover have interlocked stacking that enables easier storage of the media when they are removed from the library for external storage. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 40: Tape Drives And Media
As of firmware version i11, drives can be installed in any module in the library expect a left parking module or high-density expansion module. However, it is still recommended that drives be installed in bottom-to- top order . Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 41 Writes Read Many LTO-4 Reads Reads/ Write Reads/ Write Drives Writes Once, Writes Once, Read Read Many Many LTO-5 Read Read Reads/ Write Reads/ Write Drives Many Writes Once, Writes Once, Read Read Many Many Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 42: Mixed Media Support And Rules
I/E station magazines for each media type required. The base system is considered the primary media type used in the library. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 43: Support For Worm
WORM, LTO-4, LTO-4 WORM, LTO-5, LTO-5 WORM, LTO-6, and LTO-6 WORM. • Drives can be installed in any frame . Support for WORM The Scalar i6000 library supports WORM (write once, read many) technology in LTO-3, LTO-4, LTO-5, and LTO-6 tape drives. WORM requirements include: • Cartridges •...
Page 44: Operator Panel
Robotics Enabled touch screen button The touch screen is the library navigation point and provides access to the LMC. For more information about the touch screen and the LMC, Library Management Console (LMC) on page 420. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 45: Power System
The additional HDEMs must be in consecutive positions to receive power from a single HDEM. Each power distribution unit has a circuit breaker located at the rear of the module. Library Features This section describes several library features. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 46 (drives, power, robotics, cooling, connectivity, and control). You can configure the library to send notifications of problems to one or more e-mail accounts, including Quantum service personnel. For more information about the library’s monitoring and reporting capabilities, see Maintaining Your Library page 491.
Page 47: Chapter 2 Troubleshooting Your Library
Troubleshooting Your Library on page 37. Data Path Conditioning Quantum provides an automatic means of verifying, monitoring, and protecting data path integrity between hosts and library drives. This feature is referred to as data path conditioning. Using this feature, administrators can proactively detect and resolve data path problems before they affect backups, restore operations, and other data transfer operations.
Page 48 Capacity on Demand allows you to purchase capacity for your library as needed. As your storage needs change, you can add storage in blocks of 100. Scalar i6000 licensing begins at 100 cartridges and can be increased to as many as 7,146 LTO cartridges (for a single-robot library) or 7,224 LTO cartridges (for a dual-robot library).
Page 49 Chapter 1: Description Library Features Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 50 Chapter 1: Description Library Features Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 51: How Does The Library Report Issues
How Does the Library Report Issues? The library has advanced problem detection, reporting, and notification functionality. The library has many processors and sensors that monitor conditions and operations, such as temperatures, voltages, current, calibrations, firmware versions, and so forth. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 52 • Details about the issue • Reports that are associated with the ticket • A repair page that provides corrective actions In most cases, tickets isolate field replaceable units (FRUs) that you must service or replace. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 53 Warnings also can provide helpful information, such as indicating that a door is open. Examples of warning situations include a FRU that is functioning less reliably or a temperature threshold that has been reached that does not affect reliable operations. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 54 The library assigns a severity level to each ticket it creates. If the ticket’s severity level matches one of an e-mail address’ severity codes (as set up in e-mail notifications), the library sends a notification to that particular Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 55 Also, do not include the Quantum technical support e-mail address for severity level 2 or 3 notifications. The subject line of the e-mail notification indicates “Scalar i6000,” the library’s serial number, and the severity level of the ticket. The body of the message states that the library sent the message automatically.
Page 56: Working With Tickets
CSE can perform. To use a ticket to determine an issue and its cause, you can perform the following general steps: 1 Display a list of tickets (see Displaying Ticket Lists on page 46). Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 57 Verified state. By selecting a history ticket and then clicking Show, you can investigate the ticket history of a particular FRU. For more information about the Details tab and viewing history tickets, see Viewing Ticket Details on page 50. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 58 The repair page provides comprehensive, step-by-step procedures for resolving the issue. Both user and CSE procedures are provided. When the procedures require a CSE to perform them, contact technical support. For more information, see Viewing Ticket Repair Pages page 60. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 59 You can choose to group tickets by subsystem, module, or FRU, and the results can be presented as a rollup summary or as a trend so you can see if the number of issues is increasing or decreasing over Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 60 Warning, Degraded, or Failed state. Clicking a system status button that indicates a Good state either displays a list of subsystem tickets that are in Closed or Verified states or informs you that no tickets exist for the subsystem. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 61 The library-assigned identifier for the ticket. Description A summary description of the ticket. The description identifies the FRU that caused the ticket and includes reason text that describes the cause of the ticket. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 62 To change the sorting (for example, by state or severity), click the column heading by which you want the tickets sorted. Repeatedly clicking a column heading toggles between ascending and descending order. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 63 If you select a combination that does not produce a ticket list, a No Tickets Found error message appears. By default, this dialog box is set to Opened for state, All for severity level, and All for subsystem. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 64 Viewing Ticket Details Tickets provide detailed information about the ticket itself, the reports that are associated with it, and a repair page that gives guidance for Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 65 The FRU History Ticket List area lists all tickets that were ever opened in the past and that see the same specific FRU (based on the FRU’s location in the library) as the one reported by this ticket. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 66 Tickets that are in the Closed or Verified state for more than 30 minutes cannot be reopened. In this case, if the identical problem occurs again, the library creates a new ticket. FRU SN The serial number of the particular FRU. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 67 History Ticket List area and the Ticket # area, see the same specific FRU. State The current state of the history ticket. All history tickets are in the Closed or Verified state. Severity The historical ticket’s current severity level. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 68 If you run a verification test and the results are all good, the library automatically transitions the ticket to the Verified state. For more information, see Working With Verification Tests page 596. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 69 FRU History Ticket List remains the same as what the initial ticket displayed. This list does not change. The Report and Repair tabs show information that is specific to the history ticket, but the Close Ticket and FRU Test buttons at the Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 70 Typically, you should examine the key report because it represents the earliest time at which the ticket reached its highest severity level. It often isolates the most significant problem. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 71 To display all report information that is associated with a ticket, click the Report tab on the Ticket Details dialog box. By default, the Report # area displays report details for either the key report or, if subordinate reports exist, the most recent subordinate report. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 72 • Connectivity • Drives • Control • Power • Cooling • Robotics Severity The severity level that is associated with the status group (subsystem). Possible levels are: • Failed • Degraded • Warning • Good Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 73 If a modifier does not exist for the error condition, this field is set to “0x0”. This information is for technical support use only. Repair Link The name of the repair page that is associated with the report. Report Description A summary description of the report. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 74 CSE can perform. • The Customer Service Engineer Actions section provides additional corrective actions that the CSE can perform. If you are a user, do not perform these steps. Contact technical support for assistance. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 75 Conversely, tape alerts point to a media problem if a specific piece of media exhibits tape alerts against multiple drives. See Generating Media Integrity Analysis Reports on page 64. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 76: Viewing Tape Alerts
• If the drive serial number given in the ticket is invalid or if the drive is not present in the library, the view displays the message, “Invalid serial number or drive is no longer present.” Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 77 2 To change the date range, click the down arrow next to the date box and select the range you want. The Media Integrity Analysis tab displays the tape alert information available for the selected range. 3 To sort the lists, click the column heading you want to sort. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 78 This function allows you to generate reports using the criteria described Table 5 on page 79. To generate Media Integrity Analysis reports: 1 Do one of the following: • On the Media Integrity Analysis tab of the Ticket Details dialog box, click Report. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 79 Specifies the range of time to cover in the report. Choices include: • Historical • Current Month • Last Month • Last 3 Months • Last 6 Months • Last 12 Months • Last 30 Days (default) • Last 7 Days Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 80 • Last Occurrence Chart Determines the type of chart. Choices include: • Area • Bar • Bar 3D • Line • Stacked Area • Stacked Bar • Stacked Bar 3D • Pie • Pie 3D (default) Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 81 Chapter 2: Troubleshooting Your Library Working With Tickets The Report Viewer dialog box appears. The content and appearance of the report varies depending on the selected criteria. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 82 3 Click Preview. The report appears in the Media Integrity Analysis Print Preview window. 4 To navigate through the report, click the Next or Back icons on the toolbar. The next or previous page appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 83 Note: The Print function is not available on the touch screen. Creating Report PDFs To create a PDF of a report: 1 In the Media Integrity Analysis Print Preview window, click the PDF button. The Saving Report into a PDF-File dialog box appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 84 Save. 4 In the Saving Report into a PDF-File dialog box, enter the settings you want and click Confirm. The PDF file is saved in the specified location. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 85 To e-mail the data: 1 Select Email. 2 Type the e-mail address or click the down arrow and select the e- mail address from the drop-down list. 3 If you want, type a comment. 4 Click OK. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 86 1 On the menu bar, click Tools > Reports > Media Integrity Analysis. The Report Criteria dialog box appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 87 • Ticket summary • Ticket details, including status information • Firmware versions, including MCB, RCU, CMB, and drive bricks • Physical library configuration Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 88 Email, and then either type an e- mail address in the Email text box or select an existing address from the drop-down list. You can type a comment in the Comment text box to send with the information. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 89 The instructions on the ticket’s repair page direct you to run a FRU test if an applicable one exists. If you run the test and the results are all good, the library automatically transitions the ticket to the Verified state. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 90 • You have physically examined the FRU to make sure that the issue is resolved. • The FRU Test button on the Ticket Details dialog box is not available. This means that an applicable verification test does not exist. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 91 Closing Multiple Tickets You can use this method when you have many tickets relating to the same issue, for example, when you have many drives in a library or many tape alerts. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 92 Specifying Tickets Report Criteria To generate the Tickets Report, first specify the report criteria, and then view the report. 1 Log on as an administrator. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 93 Specifies the range of time to cover in the report. Choices include: • Historical • Current Month • Last Month • Last 3 Months • Last 6 Months • Last 12 Months • Last 30 Days (default) • Last 7 Days Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 94 • Trend—shows the occurrence of tickets over time (grouping criteria is not used) Chart Determines the type of chart. Choices include: • Area • Bar • Bar 3D • Line • Stacked Area • Stacked Bar (default) • Stacked Bar 3D • Pie • Pie 3D Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 95 5 When you are finished viewing the Tickets Report, click Close. 6 To close the Report Criteria dialog box, click Cancel. Printing or Exporting a Report to PDF After generating the Tickets Report, you can print it or export it to a PDF file. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 96 • To save the report as a PDF file, click PDF. Specify a file path and file name, and then click Confirm. 3 When you are finished working with the Print Preview dialog box, click Close. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 97 The Report Criteria dialog box appears. 2 Under Specify Report Criteria, click criteria options in the lists to customize the content and appearance of the Tickets Report. Table 5 on page 79 summarizes the available report criteria options. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 98 By default, the library provides notifications whenever a problem occurs. Ticket Notifications Notifications include: • For Severity 1 issues, an e-mail is sent to Quantum Technical Support (techsup@quantum.com). This is set up by default in the Setup > Notifications > System Setup dialog box, Rules tab. See...
Page 99 Technical Support for this ticket. • E-mail — No e-mail notification will be sent to Technical Support or to the individuals configured in the Setup > Notifications > System Setup, Rules tab for this ticket. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 100: Interpreting Leds
Each of the following library blades has a set of green, amber, and blue Status LEDs LEDs that indicate blade processor status, health status, and power control status: • Management control blade (MCB) • Control management blade (CMB) • Fibre Channel (FC) I/O blade Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 101 For example, if the MCB firmware becomes inoperable, the amber LED flashes at 1 Hz, but the library might not be able to display any related tickets. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 102 • Solid off — blade is not receiving power • Solid on — blade is powered down; ready to be replaced (swap mode) • Blinks one time every 10 seconds (flash) — blade is powered on; operating normally Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 103 2 Capture a system snapshot and send it to technical support for analysis. Interpreting Drive The library reports all drive issues that can affect customer operations. Status LEDs In addition to examining library reports, you should observe drive sled link LED and status LED activity. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 104 - middle = amber - bottom = green fibre port FC link LED Figure 18 shows the locations of the status LEDs and the Fibre Channel link LED on the rear of a UDS-3 drive sled. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 105 For a description of how the blade status LEDs appear under normal conditions, see Table 9 on page 92. For information about interpreting the drive link LED, see Drive Sled Fibre Channel Link LED on page 93. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 106 The green LEDs for all drive sleds that are operating normally blink together. Amber Solid off — no errors are detected; drive sled’s controller is operating normally. Blue Blinks one time every 10 seconds (flash) — drive sled is powered on; operating normally. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 107 • Solid off — the drive brick is varied off or the drive cannot detect light through a fiber optic cable (equivalent to no fibre cable plugged in). If the drive brick is varied off, the blue status LED will be solid on. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 108 The link LED for an FC I/O blade fibre port is located next to the port. On the I/O blade faceplate, black lines indicate how each link LED belongs to a port. Figure 19 shows the locations of the I/O blade Fibre port link LEDs. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 109 • Solid off — the FC I/O blade has not established a link OR the link is active and is currently transporting a large amount of data. Note: For the 7404 FC I/O blade, fibre port LEDs are off while the blade is booting up. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 110 Figure 20 Location of Ethernet Expansion Blade Status LEDs EEB status LEDs Ethernet Port status LEDs Table 13 Ethernet Expansion Blade LED States Blue Green Amber Description No power 1 Hz Powered Down - Ready for removal Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 111 The MCB has LEDs for the Ethernet, Fibre Channel, and SCSI ports. LEDs MCB Ethernet Port LEDs The LEDs on the MCB Ethernet port indicate status and activity. Figure 21 shows the locations and colors of the MCB Ethernet port LEDs. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 112 • Solid off — the link is not up; data cannot be sent or received through the Ethernet port Amber • Flashes at irregular intervals — data activity is occurring through the Ethernet port • Solid off — no data activity is occurring through the Ethernet port Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 113 100 describes how to interpret LED activity on the LBX terminator. The terminator must be located in the LBX of the last expansion module. The LED status should reflect the physical installed module count of the system. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 114 The library has one control module and four expansion modules. The library has one control module and five expansion modules. The library has one control module and six expansion modules. The library has one control module and seven expansion modules. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 115 The library has one control module and one expansion module. The library has one control module and two expansion modules. The library has one control module and three expansion modules. The library has one control module and four expansion modules. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 116 The LBX terminator has six blue LEDs that indicate the presence of modules in the library. Figure 25 shows the locations of the LEDs. Table 18 on page 103 describes how to interpret LED activity on the LBX terminator. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 117 The library has one control module and four expansion modules. The library has one control module and five expansion modules. The library has one control module and six expansion modules. The library has one control module and seven expansion modules. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 118 Modules can have up to two power supplies each. The top supply is #1 and the bottom supply is #2. Figure 26 shows the locations and colors of the AC power supply LEDs. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 119 • Solid off — power supply’s AC input is below minimum requirements to operate Green DC OK • Solid on — power supply’s output voltage is within specifications (middle LED) • Solid off — power supply’s output voltage is outside of specifications Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 120 • The Sensors Engaged, Robot Power, and Robot Rail Engaged LEDs should all be ON • The Sensors Disengaged LED should be OFF If any of the LEDs are incorrectly illuminated, Quantum Support will need to troubleshoot, adjust, and possibly replace components to make sure all LEDs are correctly illuminated.
Page 121 Connection to power rail is OK Left Position Indicates this is a left-side robot. Sensors Disengaged The robot’s X-axis home/parking sensors are disengaged. The robot locking lever is fully unlocked. It is safe to remove the robot from the library. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 122 Tower is not functioning properly or powered off completely GREEN, solid Tower is fully active, varied on and online BLINKING GREEN Tower is initializing/activating to an online (1 sec on, 1 sec off) or offline, varied on state Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 123: Working With Command History Logs
LMC, controller LUNs, partitions, and drives. This information can help you isolate the source of an issue, such as a library device or host application. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 124 These examples show expanded levels for “Controller LUNs”, “Partitions”, and “Tape Drives”. Initially, these areas are not expanded. Click the highest-level items to show next-level items. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 125 4 To access the command history logs (for LMC, controller LUNs, partitions, or tape drives), select one or more device check boxes, and then click OK. A list of log files appears in the Command History Log dialog box. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 126 • Mail or save a log by clicking the Send button (see Mailing and Saving Logs on page 113) 5 Click a log file to highlight it, and then click Open. The contents of the log file appear. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 127 • To indicate that you want to save the log, select Save, and then either type in the Save text box a path and a file name to which Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 128 Browse to specify a location and a file name. Note: The Save option is available to remote client users only. It appears grayed out on the touch screen. 3 To send, click OK. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 129: Accessing Online Help
For further help, you can access the library’s Online Help system. • To access the entire Online Help system, click Help > Content. • To access context-sensitive help, click the Help button on any dialog box. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 130 Chapter 2: Troubleshooting Your Library Accessing Online Help Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 131: Chapter 3 Configuring Your Library
170 • Setting Up Policies for the Physical Library on page 177 • Specifying the Date and Time on page 181 • Configuring E-mail on page 183 • Setting Up E-mail Notifications on page 186 Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 132: Running The Setup Wizard
Before you can manage your library from a remote LMC client, you must initially configure the library from its touch screen by either running the Setup Wizard command or using individual configuration commands Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 133: Enabling Licenses
Setup > Setup Wizard. Enabling Licenses In addition to the standard features, the following licensable features are available: For more information about this License/Feature feature, see... Active Vault Chapter 4, Active Vault. Advanced Reporting Chapter 5, Advanced Reporting Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 134 However, any administrator can activate additional storage slots. 1 Log on as an administrator. 2 If you are not already working from the physical library, select it from the View menu. 3 From the menu bar, click Setup > Licenses. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 135 • For features that are not licensed by quantity but instead apply to the entire library, such as the drive monitoring feature, the Quantity is always set to 1. 4 In the Enter License Key text box, type the appropriate license key. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 136: Working With Partitions
For example, you can choose to run one software application in one partition, and a different software application in a second partition. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 137 Chapter 3: Configuring Your Library Working With Partitions There are two types of partitions in the Scalar i6000 library: • Standard partitions — Standard partitions are visible to hosts and are used for normal backup operations. You can create standard partitions via the setup wizard or manually using simple or expert mode.
Page 138 Host applications control access to elements within the shared partition. Each application can have a partition assigned to it. Each application uses its partition as if it were a dedicated physical library. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 139 (for example, LTO-1 and LTO-2 with SCSI or Fibre Channel interfaces). To create or modify a partition with mixed media types, you must use Expert mode (select Expert mode on the Partitions Wizard dialog box). Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 140 The correct characters in the wrong position are not viewed as a media type identifier. In a physical library or partition containing mixed media, the media identifier is not required for all cartridges. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 141 LTO-1 drive. If an invalid move is attempted, the library returns an error to the host. Regardless of whether or not partition media policies are enabled or disabled, the library always prevents host move-media commands that cross different media domains. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 142: Creating Partitions
When creating partitions Automatically, the library assigns available system resources to create the number of partitions you specify. Automatic mode is not available if a partition already exists. Creating partitions Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 143 At all other times, create partitions by using the Partitions command from the Setup menu. 1 Click Setup > Setup Wizard. 2 Click Next. The Setup Wizard - Licenses dialog box appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 144 Chapter 3: Configuring Your Library Working With Partitions 3 Click Next. The Partitions dialog box appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 145 You may also create partitions using Simple or Expert mode; for instructions, see Using Simple Mode page 134 or Using Expert Mode on page 139. The Partitions - Step 2: Automatic Creation dialog box appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 146 Chapter 3: Configuring Your Library Working With Partitions 6 In the columns labeled Partitions, enter the number of partitions to create per media type. 7 Click Finish. The partitions are created. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 147 1 Log on as an administrator. 2 Make sure that you are viewing the physical library. From the View menu, click the name of the physical library. 3 Click Setup > Partitions > Configure. The Partitions dialog box appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 148 Using Simple Mode 1 Log on as an administrator. 2 Make sure that you are viewing the physical library. From the View menu, click the name of the physical library. 3 Click Setup > Partitions > Configure. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 149 • In the Name text box, type a name that describes the new partition. • From the Vendor ID list, select the vendor. The Vendor ID information is used in the SCSI Inquiry command. The choices are QUANTUM and ADIC. The default is Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 150 Microsoft Windows operating systems maintain a list of recognized devices. If the Scalar i6000 is not in an operating system’s list of recognized devices, the library will appear as an “unknown” device in device lists. You might prevent the library from being listed as “unknown”...
Page 151 Caution: After a media volume serial number has been reported to a host, changing the Return Media Identifier setting could cause the host to not recognize media within the library. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 152 The Partitions - Summary Information dialog box appears. 13 Verify that the parameters you set are correct. 14 To create the partition, click Create. Note: After you click Create, the Cancel button becomes unavailable. The Partitions - Completed dialog box appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 153 Note: If you want to cancel the partition creation process, click Close. The Close button becomes unavailable after you click Create later in this procedure. 4 Click Create. The Partitions - Step 1: Choose Creation Mode dialog box appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 154 Active Vault on page 251 When you select a library managed partition, the Vendor ID, and Product ID fields become disabled. If you are creating a library managed partition, make your selection and continue to Step Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 155 Scalar i6000 in a list of recognized devices. In addition, the various Microsoft Windows operating systems maintain a list of recognized devices. If the Scalar i6000 is not in an operating system’s list of recognized devices, the library will appear as an “unknown”...
Page 156 If drive cleaning functionality is enabled on the host application, do enable automatic drive cleaning for any partitions in the library. 11 To continue, click Next. The Partitions - Step 4: Select Drives dialog box appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 157 Type the number of magazines by which you would like to extend the standard partition in the Magazine Extensions field. For more information, see Step 2: Creating Magazine Extensions in Standard Partitions on page 268. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 158 I/E stations in the control module and expansion modules. Note: The maximum number of I/E element addresses in any partition is 240. This includes both physical slots and Extended I/E virtual slots. 20 To continue, click Next. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 159 The Partitions - Completed dialog box appears. 25 Review the information to make sure it is correct. 26 If you want to view the drive information after creating the partition, click Next. 27 Click Finish. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 160 1 Log on as an administrator. 2 Make sure that you are viewing the physical library. From the View menu, click the name of the physical library. 3 Click Setup > Partitions > Configure. The Partitions dialog box appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 161 When you have made your modifications, including adding or deleting elements, your proposed changes to the partition are highlighted in the New Value column of the table Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 162 10 You can add a drive to the partition by selecting the appropriate drive check box. You can delete a drive from the partition by Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 163 Step 2: Creating Magazine Extensions in Standard Partitions on page 268. 15 To continue, click Next. The Partitions - Step 5: Select I/E Slots dialog box appears. 16 Select the location of one or more I/E station magazines. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 164 Note: The maximum number of I/E element addresses in any partition is 240. This includes both physical slots and Extended I/E virtual slots. 17 To continue, click Next. If Extended I/E is configured, the Extended I/E Slots dialog box appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 165 In the left-most column of the table in the Selected Drives will be Autoleveled area, select one or more check boxes that correspond to drives that you want to update with the same Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 166 25 Click Close. Downloading Drive Firmware for Autoleveling Note: Before you begin the following procedure, make sure that you have obtained the new drive firmware image from Quantum technical support and placed it in an accessible location on your laptop.
Page 167 The library sets aside space for drive firmware. You can load multiple firmware images. The library screen indicates how much space is free. Quantum recommends you use the latest firmware available (as specified in the Release Notes). A check mark in the In Use column indicates one of the following conditions: •...
Page 168 1 Log on as an administrator. 2 Make sure that you are viewing the physical library. From the View menu, click the name of the physical library. 3 Click Setup > Partitions > Configure. The Partitions dialog box appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 169: Configuring Control Paths
(using a drive as the control path for a partition), and in order to do so, they must be connected to an Ethernet Expansion blade. Note: Only HP LTO-5 or LTO-6 drives with SNW licenses can be configured for control path failover. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 170 FC I/O blade and even the MCB at the same time. In a direct attached control path configuration, you can choose the drive to present the partition and it remains dedicated to the drive until you change it to another drive. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 171 Port Configuration Step 2 Blades on page 170 Connectivity Setup > FC Host LUN Step 3 Step 3 Blades > Mapping Access page 204 Channel Zoning page 202 Using the LUN Mapping Wizard on page 210 Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 172 The instructions that follow only describe how to configure a drive as the control path for a partition. If you would like to configure both the control path and control path failover, see Configuring Control Path Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 173 (HP LTO-5 or LTO-6 drives connected to an Ethernet Expansion blade). 3 Click to highlight the row containing the partition whose control path settings you want to configure. 4 Click OK. The Control Path dialog box appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 174 CPF drive. For more information, see Configuring Control Path Failover page 353. 10 Click OK. 11 An Operation in Progress dialog box appears. 12 The control path drive is configured. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 175: Setting Up The Network Configuration
Note: The IPv6 Configuration submenu only appears if you have enabled IPv6 for the physical library, as described Setting Up Policies for the Physical Library page 177. • DNS Configuration — Proceed to Configuring DNS page 166. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 176 Setting up IPv4 1 After completing the steps listed in Setting Up the Network Network Configuration Configuration on page 161, select Setup > Network Configuration > IPv4 Configuration. the IPv4 Network Configuration dialog box appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 177 The port speed (10 Mbps or 100 Mbps). Speed Speed options are available only if Auto Negotiate is disabled. The current port settings are listed in the Current Port Settings section. For more information, see Viewing the Current Network Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 178 2 Use the Static IP tab to disable or to enable and specify a static IP address. Valid static IP addresses include link local, site local, and global unchaste. 3 Click DHCP to display the DHCP tab. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 179 5 Click Hostname to display the Hostname tab. 6 Use the Hostname tab to specify a library name that can be used for remote connections to the library. 7 Click Settings to display the Settings tab. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 180 Caution: You must fully understand all network issues before you change the network configuration for an already configured library. It is recommended that you consult with your network administrator before changing your network configuration. To configure DNS servers: 1 Log on as an administrator. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 181 Current Port Settings section of the dialog displays the following information: • Port Speed — Current speed • Auto Negotiate — On or off • Duplex — Half or full • Link — Indicates whether the Ethernet link is up (yes or no) Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 182 1 From the local operator panel only, select Setup > Network Configuration > Internal IP. The Change Internal IP dialog box appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 183 4 After the library processes the request successfully, a message appears that asks you whether you want to shut down the library. You must shut down and restart the library in order for the changes to take effect. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 184: Managing Connectivity
FC and SCSI ports appear in the dialog box if they are detected. The example above shows expanded levels for “MCB” and “IO Blade - 1,1,1,1,3”. 4 Click the highest-level items to show next-level items. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 185 Select Auto to automatically set the interface speed. To configure the speed manually, clear the Auto check box and use a setting from the drop-down list. Because this setting is not configurable on the MCB, the Speed area does not appear on Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 186 Connection Option Private/Public FC-1 Soft Auto 2048 Target Loop preferred Public FC-2 Soft Auto 2048 Target Loop preferred Public FC-3 Soft Auto 2048 Initiator Loop preferred Public FC-4 Soft Auto 2048 Initiator Loop preferred Public Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 187 2 Make sure that you are viewing the physical library. From the View menu, click the name of the physical library. 3 Confirm that there are two ports on the I/O blade in target mode and point-to-point connection. For more information, see Port Configuration on page 170. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 188 FC I/O blades found in the library. Each blade is identified by name and by location. 5 Click a blade to highlight it, and then click Configure. The FC Host Port Failover dialog box appears Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 189 The only setting option is Require Intervention. • Link down error recovery mode sets the recovery scenario for all ports when port failure is caused by the port going offline for Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 190 Note: If the target port state is offline, the port's connection has not been repaired. The error condition that caused the port to fail still exists. 1 On the FC Host Port Failover dialog box, click the Physical Ports tab. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 191: Setting Up Policies For The Physical Library
Policy When enabled, does the following... Automatic Teach Robotic assembly will be automatically calibrated and, if necessary, configured each time the power cycles off and on, or when the library door is opened and closed. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 192 2 Make sure that you are viewing the physical library. From the View menu, click the name of the physical library. 3 Click Setup > System Settings > Physical Library. The Physical Library dialog box appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 193 If you set this to Disable, proper library operation requires host applications to issue unload commands to the drives. Automatic Drive Unload is enabled by default. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 194 RAS ticket if key server connectivity issues are found. For more information about the tests included in the diagnostics, see Using EKM Path Diagnostics page 304. Default configurations are as follows: • Q-EKM — Not available. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 195: Specifying The Date And Time
2 Make sure that you are viewing the physical library. From the View menu, click the name of the physical library. 3 Click Setup > Date and Time. The Date and Time dialog box appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 196 (Setup > Network Configuration > DNS Configuration), type the valid alpha/numeric IP Addresses that are accessible from the library. Go to step 7. • If NTP is enabled and you no longer want to use this setting, click Disable. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 197: Configuring E-Mail
Send command to e-mail snapshots or logs and when the library automatically sends e-mail notifications of library problems. Use the procedures in the following subsections for: Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 198 The library uses this address in the “From” field of e-mail messages that it sends out, indicating the originator of the message. For example, if you type “scalari6000”, the library appends the domain information (for example, “@mycompany.com”). If you type Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 199 6 Click OK to close the Email Configuration dialog box. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 200: Setting Up E-Mail Notifications
Examples of degraded situations include a redundant power supply that has failed or a connectivity problem that has caused host port failover to occur. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 201 2 Make sure that you are viewing the physical library. From the View menu, click the name of the physical library. 3 Click Setup > Notifications > System Setup. The System Setup Notification dialog box appears with the Contact Information tab displayed. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 202 The Notification dialog box displays the Rules tab. This dialog box shows all notification recipients that are set up currently in the LMC. By default, the only e-mail address to which the library sends e-mail notifications (severity level 1 [Failed] issues Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 203 Note: Even though you can remove the Quantum technical support e-mail address so that Quantum does not receive severity level 1 notifications, Quantum recommends that you do not remove it. Also, do not include the Quantum technical support e-mail address for severity level 2 or 3 notifications.
Page 204 The System Setup Notification dialog box reappears. 14 Setup the heartbeat. a Click Setup > Notification > System Setup. The System Setup Notification dialog box appears with the Contact Information tab displayed. The Notification dialog box displays the Heartbeat tab. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 205: Setting Up Media Security Notifications
First, you must choose under which circumstances you wish to be notified, and then you must enable automatic inventory on the library. 1 Log on as administrator. 2 Click Setup > Notifications > Media Security. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 206 • Unexpected Removal Detection From I/E Slots During Library Operation — Someone puts media in the I/E station for import, the robot scans the media, and then the media are physically removed from the I/E station. 4 Click OK to close the dialog. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 207 You can view a report of media security events by selecting Tools > Security Events Report Reports > Media > Security. The log displays events which met the criteria you selected in the Media Security Notifications dialog box (see Setting Up Media Security Notifications on page 191). Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 208: Configuring Devices
Only HP LTO-5 or LTO-6 drives are supported. Each drive selected will consume a SNW license. • Use the LUN Mapping Wizard command to set up LUN Mapping for your Fibre Channel hosts Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 209: Configuring Drive Scsi Id
2 Make sure that you are viewing the partition that includes the drive you want to configure. From the View menu, click the name of the appropriate partition. 3 Click Setup > Drives > SCSI ID’s. The SCSI ID’s dialog box appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 210 Drive 6 Drive 5 Drive 4 Drive 3 Drive 2 Drive 1 5 To specify a particular ID for a drive, click a new ID number from the New ID drop-down list. 6 Click Set. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 211: Configuring Fibre Channel Drive Speed, Topology, And Loop Id
2 The Drive Settings dialog box appears. 3 From the Partition Filter drop-down list, select all partitions or a single partition whose drive settings you want to set. 4 Configure the settings as described below: Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 212 • You cannot use Point to Point if the tape drive is connected to an FC I/O blade. • You must use Point to Point if the tape drive is being used for control path failover (see Configuring Control Path Failover page 353). Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 213: Configuring Fibre Channel I/O Blades
Device discovery occurs automatically when you reboot the library. Some host computers have plug and play capability, which discovers devices automatically. In general, host applications do not discover devices automatically. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 214 2 Make sure that you are viewing the physical library. From the View menu, click the name of the physical library. 3 Click Setup > Blades > Access > FC Host. The FC Host dialog box appears. 4 Click Create. The Add Host Data dialog box appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 215 2 As necessary, change the information in the Name and Port text boxes, and then click the appropriate host type by operating system from the Type drop-down list. You cannot change the World Wide Name (WWN). Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 216 Fibre Channel (FC) ports and initiator channels on an I/O blade in your library. If you make changes to the channel zoning settings, you must reboot the I/O blade for the new settings to take effect. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 217 5 Click Configure. The Channel Zoning Settings dialog box appears for the selected I/O blade. By default, all FC ports have access to all channels. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 218 9 After you complete your configuration changes, click Close. FC Host LUN Mapping Use the FC Host LUN Mapping dialog box to give a selected host access to partitions and drives. Configuring LUN Mapping 1 Log on as an administrator. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 219 5 Compare the default view with the Show Details view shown in the following figure. To change from the default view to the detailed view, see Setting the View for the FC Host Device Column page 210. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 220 ID, serial number, and the associated partition. The following table describes the descriptors that appear in the Show Details view for partitions. Table 27 Show Details Descriptor Description Partition Name Name assigned during partition creation process. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 221 Scalar i500, Scalar 100, Scalar 1000, Scalar i2000, Scalar i6000, or Scalar 10K. This feature can enable the library to be used with host applications that do not yet include the Scalar i6000 in a list of recognized devices. In addition, the various Microsoft Windows operating systems maintain a list of recognized devices.
Page 222 The new map locations appear in heavy black type in the LUN/ External LUN column. The previous (default) device map position of a remapped device is shown in gray type in the Internal LUN column. 7 To save the mapping, click OK. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 223 LUN 2. Drag it back into the Internal LUN column to make it available for re-mapping. If you are working from the local touch screen, select an external device LUN, and then select the right arrow. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 224 LUN Mapping Wizard. 1 Click Setup > Blades > Access > LUN Mapping Wizard. The LUN Mapping Wizard – Overview dialog box appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 225 3 Select a host to configure and then click Next to continue. All available partitions on the selected host are listed on this dialog box. The LUN Mapping Wizard – Select Partition dialog box appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 226 The LUN Mapping Wizard – Map/Unmap Devices dialog box appears. 6 Select the check box to map a device or clear the check box to unmap a device, then click Next to continue. The LUN Mapping Wizard – What Next? dialog box appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 227 If your configurations are complete, select Continue and preview all changes. The LUN Mapping Wizard – Preview All Changes dialog box appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 228 This dialog box displays what types of changes were made to all devices. The changes on the report include: • Added Mapping – (A) • Removed Mapping – (R) • LUN Modified – (M) Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 229 Zoom In or Zoom Out. • To access the Online Help, click Help. 10 After you have reviewed the LUN Mapping Change Preview Report, click Close to return to the LUN Mapping Wizard – Preview All Changes dialog box. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 230 When generating the LUN Mapping Report, you can choose to group devices by the associated host or by the associated partition. Viewing the LUN Mapping Report To view the LUN Mapping report, first choose a grouping criteria, then view the report. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 231 2 Under Specify Report Criteria, click a grouping option. • Group by Host — The report lists the devices associated with each host. • Group by Partition — The report lists the devices associated with each partition. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 232 Chapter 3: Configuring Your Library Configuring Fibre Channel I/O Blades 3 Click View. The Print Preview dialog box appears. The following figure shows an example of a LUN Mapping Report grouped by host. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 233 • To save the report as a PDF file, click PDF. Specify a file path and file name, and then click Confirm. Note: You cannot print reports or save them to a PDF file using the touch screen. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 234: Generating The Library Configuration Report
5 To close the Report Criteria dialog box, click Cancel. Generating the Library Configuration Report The Library Configuration report lets you view the number of I/E stations, drives, and storage slots in the library that are currently Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 235 • To print the report, click Print. Specify print options, and then click OK. • To save the report as a PDF file, click PDF. Specify a file path and file name, and then click Confirm. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 236: Configuring Drive Cleaning
Working With Partitions on page 122 on page 171. For more information about manually cleaning drives, see Cleaning a Drive on page 541. Note: For information about cleaning media, see Using Cleaning Cartridges on page 669. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 237 2 Make sure that you are viewing the physical library. From the View menu, click the name of the physical library. 3 On the menu bar, click Setup > Drive Cleaning. The Drive Cleaning Configuration dialog box appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 238 5 If the library has more than one module, click the arrow buttons to display the next or previous module. 6 To assign a magazine for cleaning, click any slot in the magazine to select it. Click Menu, and then click Assign magazine for cleaning. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 239 • To export only the selected piece of media, click Menu, and then click Export cleaning media <barcode number>. • To export all media in the selected magazine, click Menu, and then click Export all cleaning media in magazine. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 240: Registering Snmp Traps
Registering SNMP Traps Because the library ignores all SNMP SET operations, external management applications cannot register themselves to receive SNMP Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 241 (UDP) port that you want to associate with the IP address or host name. 6 Click Create. The host application's IP address or name and UDP port number appear in the table to indicate that the application is registered to receive SNMP traps from the library. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 242: Configuring Library Security
Ethernet port on the MCB. 1 Log on as an admin user. 2 Click Setup > Security. The Security Configuration dialog box appears with the Services tab displayed. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 243 • ICMP — To prevent external attempts to discover the library by pinging it (by means of Internet Control Message Protocol [ICMP] Echo packets), select Disable. Using this setting can prevent denial-of-service (DoS) attacks, which can flood the Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 244 Enable. (The HTTP option is unavailable when accessing the LMC remotely.) • XML Interface — If Quantum Vision software is monitoring the library, you need to enable the XML interface so Vision can get the information it needs. In order to select XML Interface, the HTTP option must also be enabled.
Page 245 Note: Enabling SSL can impact the network performance of remote operations (for example, downloading new library software). • Callback Port Range — To configure firewall access for server callbacks to remote clients, type the first port number of a Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 246 (1 minute to 24 hours). The default is 30 minutes. 3 If you want to apply the changes, but you do not want to close the dialog box, click Apply. Otherwise, click OK to apply the changes and close the dialog box. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 247 SNMP access, select Enable SNMP v1 and v2. If you decide you do not want to use SNMP v1 and v2, clear the Enable SNMP v1 and v2 check box. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 248: Using Ldap
User account information is centralized and shared by different applications, simplifying user account management tasks. For more information about local user accounts, see Creating Local User Accounts on page 452. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 249 You can configure the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) settings any time after the initial library configuration. 1 From the LMC, select Setup > User Configuration > LDAP. The LDAP Configuration dialog box displays with the General tab displayed. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 250 • Secure: Use this check box to enable the setup options to access a secure LDAP server, which can be done using any port except 389. The default secure port is 636. If you enable this option, you must retrieve the trusted root Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 251 Novell eDirectory ) are secure only by default. • Search Information section Administrative user rights are not required, but the user must have the right to search for all needed user names in the LDAP directory. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 252 • Admin: The group associated with the library administrator, equivalent to the local administrative user privilege level. Any member of this group has administrative privileges. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 253 - cn or - uid or - sAMAccountName attributes match the actual username. To test the LDAP configuration, do the following: a Click the Test tab. b Fill in the Test User section: Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 254 Click OK to return to the LDAP Configuration dialog box. • If the connection succeeded, click OK. 5 To accept and save the library configuration, in the LDAP Configuration dialog box, click OK. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 255: Configuring Screen Saver Preferences
1 From the menu bar, click Setup > System Settings > Preferences. The Preferences dialog box appears with the Screen Saver tab displayed. 2 Do one of the following: • Select Default to use the default Quantum screen saver with standard settings. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 256 Or click Apply to save the settings without closing the Preferences dialog box. 7 Because you made system configuration changes, you are prompted to save the configuration changes. For more information, see Saving and Restoring Library Configuration on page 575. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 257: Working With Data Path Conditioning
Working With Data Path Conditioning Working With Data Path Conditioning The Scalar i6000 provides an automatic means of verifying, monitoring, and protecting data path integrity between hosts and library drives. This feature is referred to as data path conditioning. Using this feature, administrators can proactively detect and resolve data path problems before they affect backup, restore, and other data transfer operations.
Page 258 Device Datapath Test. The following table describes the functionality for each data path monitoring level. Level Name Functionality Description Interface Test Performs tests to verify that Fibre Channel controllers on I/O blades are responsive to commands. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 259: About The Configuration Record
Netmask, and Gateway addresses • Partition information — Serial numbers, online/offline statuses, and numbers of slots, drives, and I/E slots • Drive information, for each drive — Location, partition, SCSI element address, online/offline status, vendor, model, serial number, Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 260: Setting Aisle Lights
Note: Regardless of the selected setting, the aisle lights will turn off automatically during all inventory and teach operations. At the completion of these events the lights are automatically turned back on if they were on prior to these operations. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 261: Configuring A Webcam For Your Library
IP address. To enter the webcam's IP address: 1 From the main console, select Setup > System Settings > Camera Host/IP. The Camera Host/IP dialog box appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 262 Note: If the webcam timestamp is inaccurate, this may indicate that the battery needs to be replaced. Refer to the webcam documentation for instructions to replace the battery. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 263: Working With Towers
• Scanner — If a barcode scanner is installed or not • State — Whether the tower is varied on or off • Door Status - Whether the rear access door is open or closed Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 264 State column. • Cancel — Closes the Towers dialog box. • Refresh — Refreshes the Towers dialog so it displays the most current information • Help — Displays the i6000 online help page referencing the tower. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 265: Chapter 4 Active Vault
253 • Step 2: Configuring Access to External Applications on page 254 • Step 3: Configuring Active Vault Policies on Partitions page 254 • Step 4: Viewing Active Vault Partition Policies on page 257 Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 266: About Active Vault
Active Vault policies are configured on standard partitions. The policies direct host applications to export tapes to Active Vault library managed partitions. Configuring Active Vault includes these steps: • Step 1: Creating Active Vault Partitions on page 253 Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 267 Follow the instructions in Using Expert Mode on page 139. When you get to the screen named Partitions - Step 2: Choose Partition Properties, select Library Managed (Vault) from the Partition Type drop-down menu. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 268 Active Vault Policies on managed partitions). Partitions 1 Click Setup > Partitions > Policies > Active Vault Configuration. The Active Vault Configuration Wizard appears. 2 Click Next. The Select the Active Vault Configuration Option screen appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 269 Active Vault policies on the partition. 4 Click Yes to confirm. A “success” dialog box appears. 5 Click OK to close the dialog box. Process is complete. 4 Click Next. The Active Vault Policies screen appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 270 123* will cause all media with barcode starting with 123 to be vaulted. Note: Only host-initiated export operations will be redirected to the Active Vault. LMC-initiated export operations will still move tape cartridges to an I/E element. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 271 To review the policies you configured, you can go back through the Vault Partition Policies Wizard, or you can click Monitor > Partitions > Policies. See Monitoring Partition Policies on page 520 for more information. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 272 Chapter 4: Active Vault Configuring Active Vault Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 273: Chapter 5 Advanced Reporting
In addition, Advanced Reporting feature allows you to schedule certain library reports to be automatically generated and e-mailed to designated recipients (Tools > Reports > Reporting Options). See Setting Up Advanced Reporting Options on page 590. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 274: Media Usage Report
1 Log on as an administrator. 2 From the main menu, select Tools > Reports > Media > Usage. The Media Usage Report dialog box is displayed. The report provides the following information: Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 275 Errors where all re-read attempts failed and the data could not be successfully read from the tape Encryption Cartridge Encryption Status (U=Unknown, E=Encrypted, N=Not Encrypted) 3 To send the report to your e-mail, click Send. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 276: Viewing Cross-Partition Media Moves
3 If desired, filter the report output by selecting a single source partition and/or a single target partition from the Source Partition and Target Partition fields respectively. Click Filter to apply your selections and update the report. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 277 • Click Save and navigate to the location where you want to save the report. Click OK. • Click Print to print the report. Click OK. • Click Cancel to return to the report screen 6 When you are finished with the report, click Close. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 278 Chapter 5: Advanced Reporting Viewing Cross-Partition Media Moves Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 279: Chapter 6 Automated Media Pool
• The AMP can provide a “staging area” for scratch tapes and tapes that are no longer needed for backup. When a tape is needed, it can Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 280: Requirements For Automated Media Pool
• You may have multiple AMP partitions. However, the total number of standard and library managed partitions cannot exceed the maximum of 16 partitions. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 281: Configuring Automated Media Pool
3 Use Expert Mode to create one or more AMP library managed partitions. Follow the instructions in Using Expert Mode page 139. When you get to the screen named Partitions - Step 2: Choose Partition Properties, select Library Managed (AMP) from the Partition Type drop-down menu. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 282 1 Make sure you are viewing the physical library. From the View menu, select the name of the physical library. 2 Make sure the Partition license is installed on the library (see Enabling Licenses on page 119). 3 Create or modify a standard partition as follows: Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 283 Finish creating or modifying the partition. The final screen displays the magazine extension in the Automated Media Pool Extensions row. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 284: Using Automated Media Pool
Assigning Storage to/ If a standard partition has used all of its physical slots and needs more from the AMP storage elements, you can assign more slots from the storage pool in Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 285 2 Make sure that the standard partition has sufficient “magazine extensions” configured (see Step 2: Creating Magazine Extensions in Standard Partitions on page 268. 3 Click Setup > Partitions > Automated Media Pool > Assign Magazines. The Assign Magazines: Select Partitions screen appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 286 4 Select the partition from which you wish to remove magazines from the Remove From list. 5 Select the partition to which you wish to assign magazines from the Assign To list. 6 Click OK. 7 The Select Segments screen appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 287 1 Make sure you are viewing the physical library (from the View menu, select the name of the physical library). 2 Click Setup > Partitions > Automated Media Pool > Assign Media. The Assign Media: Select Partitions screen appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 288 3 From the Remove From section, select a partition from which to move media. From the Assign To section, select a partition into which to move media. 4 Click OK. The Assign Media from Automated Media Pool screen appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 289 5 From the Select Media Slot Type to move drop-down list, select the area from which you want to move the media (Storage Slots or I/E Slots). 6 From the Select Media list, select the tape(s) you want to move. 7 Click OK. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 290 Chapter 6: Automated Media Pool Using Automated Media Pool Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 291: Chapter 7 Capacity On Demand
Capacity on Demand allows you to purchase capacity for your library as needed. As your storage needs change, you can add storage in blocks of 100. Scalar i6000 licensing begins at 100 cartridges and can be increased to as many as 7,146 LTO cartridges (for a single-robot library) or 7,224 LTO cartridges (for a dual-robot library).
Page 292 Chapter 7: Capacity on Demand Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 293: Chapter 8 Encryption Key Management
• KMIP-compliant Encryption Key Management on page 281 • FIPS-Certified Encryption Solution on page 281 • Setting up EKM on the Scalar i6000 on page 285 • Using EKM Path Diagnostics on page 304 • Monitoring EKM Server Status on page 305 •...
Page 294 Note: The library does not support using more than one encryption key management system on a single library. Encryption on the Scalar i6000 tape library is enabled by partition only. The default setting for encryption-capable drives permits external application-managed encryption support on all encryption-capable tape drives and media within a partition.
Page 295: Kmip-Compliant Encryption Key Management
The Quantum Scalar i6000 now offers a FIPS 140-2 Level 1 certified encryption solution composed of the Scalar Key Manager and HP LTO-5 and LTO-6 Fibre Channel tape drives in a Scalar i6000 library. FIPS mode can be enabled on the HP LTO-5 and LTO-6 tape drives via the library user interface.
Page 296 FIPS-Certified Encryption Solution • HP LTO-5 and LTO-6 FC tape drive firmware must be at the latest Scalar i6000 version qualified with the Scalar i6000 library (see the Release Notes for qualified firmware levels). • An Encryption Key Management license must be installed on the library sufficient to cover the tape drive(s) on which you want to enable FIPS mode.
Page 297 Clear the FIPS check box to disable FIPS mode for the partition. 5 Click OK. Figure 29 Enabling FIPS Mode Viewing FIPS Status on To view FIPS status on partitions, do either of the following: the Library Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 298 FIPS. All tape drives in FIPS partitions are enabled. See Figure 29 page 283. • The Partitions Status report (Monitor > Partitions > Status) lists FIPS in the Encryption column if FIPS is configured on the partition. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 299: Setting Up Ekm On The Scalar I6000
Chapter 8: Encryption Key Management Setting up EKM on the Scalar i6000 Setting up EKM on the Scalar i6000 Step 1 — Installing the 1 Click Setup > Licenses. EKM License Key The Licenses dialog box appears. This dialog box lists the licensed features for your library, plus Status, Expiration, and Quantity.
Page 300 Chapter 8: Encryption Key Management Setting up EKM on the Scalar i6000 3 Click OK. Step 2 — Preparing 1 If not already installed, install tape drives that are supported by the Partitions for Library- encryption system you are using (see Supported Tape Drives page 280).
Page 301 Chapter 8: Encryption Key Management Setting up EKM on the Scalar i6000 Encryption System Action Scalar Key Manager TLS certificates may already be pre-loaded on (SKM) the library. 1 Check to see if certificates are loaded. See Checking for Current Certificates page 288.
Page 302 Chapter 8: Encryption Key Management Setting up EKM on the Scalar i6000 Checking for Current Certificates Follow the steps below to see what certificates are already loaded on your library. 1 From the Tools menu, select EKM Management > Import Communication Certificates.
Page 303 291. Installing SKM Library TLS Certificates from Quantum CD Note: The Quantum certificate bundle can be used only with SKM. Quantum TLS certificates for use with SKM may already be pre- loaded on your library. Check if these exist before adding new TLS certificates for SKM.
Page 304 4 In the Select Certificates section, select SKM from the Key Server Type drop-down list. 5 Select the Use Quantum Certificate Bundle check box, and then click Browse to locate the Quantum Bundle File. Note: If you have installed certificates, they are listed in the Current Certificates section.
Page 305 Chapter 8: Encryption Key Management Setting up EKM on the Scalar i6000 Installing User-Provided Certificates Follow these instructions to install your own TLS certificates, or when installing TLS certificates for RKM or KMIP. When providing your own certificates, it is assumed you understand the concepts of PKI and can access the tools or third-party resources needed to generate or obtain certificates.
Page 306 Chapter 8: Encryption Key Management Setting up EKM on the Scalar i6000 • The Admin and Client certificates must be in pkcs12 (.p12) format, with a separate certificate and private key contained in each. Note: The .p12 format combines the public/private key pair files in .pem file format and password protects access to such...
Page 307 Chapter 8: Encryption Key Management Setting up EKM on the Scalar i6000 3 In the Select Certificates section, select the appropriate Key Server Type from the drop-down list. Depending on your selection, certain fields are enabled. 4 Take the following actions, depending on which Key Server Type you...
Page 308 Chapter 8: Encryption Key Management Setting up EKM on the Scalar i6000 • In the Admin Certificate Password field, type the password used when you generated the certificate files. • Click Browse to retrieve the Client Certificate File. • In the Client Certificate Password field, type the password used when you generated the certificate files.
Page 309 Chapter 8: Encryption Key Management Setting up EKM on the Scalar i6000 2 From the Key Server Type drop-down list, select the server type. 3 Fill in the rest of the fields as described in the sections below for each server type:...
Page 310 Chapter 8: Encryption Key Management Setting up EKM on the Scalar i6000 server to match or Q-EKM will not work properly. See the Quantum Encryption Key Manager User’s Guide for information on setting the port number on the Q-EKM key server.
Page 311 Chapter 8: Encryption Key Management Setting up EKM on the Scalar i6000 Diagnostics on page 304. a Enable SSL - Check box is checked automatically and the field is disabled. b Primary EKM Server - Type the IP address or DNS name of the primary RKM server.
Page 312 Chapter 8: Encryption Key Management Setting up EKM on the Scalar i6000 KMIP Key Manager Note: KMIP Key Manager requires at least two servers and can have up to 10 servers for increased failover capacity. Assign your key servers on this screen in the order in which you want failover to occur.
Page 313 For SKM, ports 80, 6000, and 6001 must be open. Step 5 — Configuring Encryption on the Scalar i6000 library is enabled by partition only. You Partitions for Library- cannot select individual drives for encryption; you must select an entire partition for encryption.
Page 314 Chapter 8: Encryption Key Management Setting up EKM on the Scalar i6000 not participate in performing encryption. See your host documentation for further details. • Enable Library Managed — Enables library managed encryption support via a connected key manager server—either Quantum Encryption Key Manager (Q-EKM), Scalar Key Manager (SKM), RSA Key Manager (RKM), or KMIP-compliant key server—for all tape...
Page 315 Chapter 8: Encryption Key Management Setting up EKM on the Scalar i6000 for a partition, all of the tape drives in that partition must be IBM LTO-4, LTO-5, and/or IBM LTO-6 Fibre Channel tape drives. Generating Encryption Keys for Q-EKM: Encryption keys are generated during the Q-EKM installation and configuration process.
Page 316 Chapter 8: Encryption Key Management Setting up EKM on the Scalar i6000 Changing the Encryption Method 1 If you are not already viewing the physical library, click View and select the name of the physical library. 2 Click Setup > Encryption > Partition Configuration.
Page 317 Chapter 8: Encryption Key Management Setting up EKM on the Scalar i6000 5 Change the encryption method by selecting from the Encryption Method drop-down list: Encryption Method Description Allow Application This is the default setting if you have Managed encryption-capable tape drives in the partition.
Page 318: Using Ekm Path Diagnostics
Note: This feature is enabled by default. You can disable it for SKM but you cannot disable it for RKM or KMIP key managers. Unless directed by Quantum Support to disable this feature, the background EKM Path Diagnostics should always be enabled so the library can monitor SKM server status and report issues as soon as they arise.
Page 319: Monitoring Ekm Server Status
1 From the View menu, select the name of the physical library or partition that communicates with the EKM servers you want to monitor. 2 On the menu bar, click Monitor > EKM Servers. The EKM Server Status dialog box appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 320 RKM — Default 443 KMIP — No default State Q-EKM, SKM, RKM — Whether the server is Primary or Secondary. KMIP — Order of failover. Server 1 is primary, Server 2 is secondary, and so on. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 321: Using Q-Ekm
Q-EKM was designed to generate and communicate encryption keys for LTO-4 or greater drives in Quantum libraries across the customer’s environment. If you choose to purchase and use the licensed Q-EKM application, you must supply a server on which to install EKM.
Page 322: Using Skm
Q-EKM best practices, see the User’s Guide (6-01847-xx). Q-EKM on the Scalar i6000 library supports encrypting LTO-4 or higher tape media using IBM LTO-4 or higher Fibre Channel drives only. All IBM LTO-4 or higher FC drives are encryption-capable, but to use the Q-EKM...
Page 323 See Exporting Encryption Keys on page 312. 5 The source administrator e-mails the file containing the wrapped encryption keys to the destination administrator. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 324 1 Receive the encryption key certificate file from the destination SKM server administrator and save it to a known location on your computer. 2 From the Tools menu, select EKM Management > Encryption Certificate > Import. The SKM Encryption Certificate Import dialog box appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 325 2 From the Tools menu, select EKM Management > Encryption Certificate > Export. The SKM Certificate Export dialog box appears. 3 Click Browse to locate the saved encryption key certificate file. 4 Highlight the file and click Open. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 326 Each SKM server provides a unique encryption key for each tape cartridge that is encrypted. In order for another (i.e., destination) SKM server to read tapes encrypted by your SKM server, you need to export Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 327 “wrap” the keys. The drop-down list contains all of the encryption key certificates that you have ever imported onto your SKM server (indicated by the word “imported” in the list). Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 328 SKM servers. You can save the logs to a location on a computer, or e-mail the logs to a recipient. The logs downloaded from the servers are stored in the form of tar files. To access the file, you will have to untar the file first. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 329 3 Click Send to save, e-mail, or print the information. The Email, Save, or Print dialog box appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 330 Note: This function is available to users with administrator-level privileges only. 1 From the Tools menu, select EKM Management > EKM Audit Report. The EKM Audit Report screen appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 331 • encryptionMethodChanges.csv • mediaEncryptionStatus.csv • libraryInfo.txt These three files contain the same information that is displayed on the EKM Audit Report screen. 5 Click Close when you are finished with the EKM Audit Report. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 332 Chapter 8: Encryption Key Management Using SKM Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 333: Chapter 9 Extended Data Lifecycle Management
322 • Step 1: Creating the EDLM Library Managed Partition page 322 • Step 2: Configuring Access to StorNext on page 324 (optional) • Step 3: Configuring EDLM Policies on Partitions on page 324 Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 334: About Edlm
322. • Automatic media scanning policies are configured by partition. Each partition can have its own unique set of media scanning and action policies. See Step 3: Configuring EDLM Policies on Partitions page 324. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 335 Note: Manual movement between library managed partitions and standard partitions will require inventory reconciliation with the backup application managing the standard partition. • EDLM drives and blades must be separate from other blades in the library. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 336: Configuring Edlm
• All tape drives in the EDLM library managed partition must be “EDLM-scanning drives” (not standard tape drives) which must be purchased from Quantum. Previously purchased “MeDIA drives” are the same thing and are now known as “EDLM-scanning drives.” These EDLM-scanning drives are HP LTO-4, LTO-5 or HP LTO-6 Fibre Channel tape drives.
Page 337 6 Use Expert Mode to create the EDLM library managed partition. Follow the instructions in Using Expert Mode on page 139. When you get to the screen named Partitions - Step 2: Choose Partition Properties, select Library Managed (EDLM) from the Partition Type drop-down menu. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 338 EDLM library managed partition. (Some policies are not Partitions available on the EDLM and other library managed partitions; namely, those that require external access to a host application.) You can configure the following types of policies: Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 339 1 Select Setup > Partitions > Policies > EDLM Configuration. The Extended Data Life Management Configuration Wizard appears. 2 Click Next. The Select the EDLM Configuration Option screen appears. All of the library’s partitions are displayed in a table. The EDLM Policy Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 340 3 Proceed to Step Modify existing EDLM policies 1 Select the Modify radio button. on a partition 2 Select the check box of a partition in the table that has EDLM policies enabled. 3 Proceed to Step Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 341 The EDLM Media Scan Candidate Policies screen appears. Note: Depending on the type of partition you are setting policies for, some of the choices shown below may not appear. For example, library managed partitions cannot be configured for external application support. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 342 You can still perform manual scans on tapes residing in the partition, and media scan action results policies (Step 11 on page 333) will remain in effect. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 343 • 37h (55) – Loading Failure • 3Bh (59) – WORM Medium Integrity Check Failed This policy is disabled by default. The default number of Tape Alerts is 3. This policy is not available on the library managed partitions. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 344 Application support on page 329), and if the external application supports suspect counts. Perform scans Scans a tape cartridge as soon as it is imported into the partition. immediately when media is imported into the library. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 345 Note: When deciding on a scan type policy, consider how the tapes are being used. Depending on the number of EDLM drives and the scan type policy you choose, scans can take a very long time to complete, and may overlap the next scheduled scan. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 346 9 Select the maximum number of concurrent scans allowed from the Concurrent Scans drop-down list. The maximum allowed (default) is the number of scanning drives in the EDLM partition. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 347 Disable RAS ticket generation Select this option if you do not wish to receive RAS and notifications of bad or tickets and e-mail notifications of bad or suspect media. suspect media. RAS ticket generation is disabled by default. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 348: Running Manual Edlm Tests
Monitoring Partition Policies on page 520 for more information. Running Manual EDLM Tests You may wish to evaluate media outside of the EDLM automatic scanning policies. You can manually scan tape cartridges in the library at Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 349 • The cartridge must be located in a storage slot, not in a drive or I/E station. To run a manual EDLM test, do the following: 1 Log on as an administrator. 2 From the View menu, select the physical library or a partition on which EDLM policies are enabled. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 350 The media barcode. Coordinate Where the cartridge is located within the library. Scan Scan type, described in Step 7 on page 338. Priority The order in which scans are performed, described in Step 9 page 339. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 351 Filter. If you choose not to filter the list, skip this step. 6 From the media table, select the check box for each tape you want to scan. To select all media listed, select the Select All Media check box. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 352 • For tapes in frequent use within the library, with scanning triggered by drive- reported media Tape Alert events. • For tapes in frequent use within the library, with scanning being performed at regular time intervals. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 353 Placed in the queue behind existing queued tapes with “high” priority. Medium Placed in the queue behind existing queued tapes with “medium” priority. Placed in the queue behind existing queued tapes with “low” priority. 10 Click OK to start the scan. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 354: Viewing Edlm Test Sessions And Report Details
Within each test session, you view details about each tape that was scanned (see Viewing EDLM Session Report Details on page 344). Working with the EDLM To view the status of EDLM test sessions (both automatic and manual), Test Sessions List do the following: Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 355 You can sort the list by clicking any of the column headers. An arrow appears in the column header indicating whether the column is sorted in ascending or descending order. Click the column header again to toggle between ascending and descending order. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 356 • Last Week — Test sessions that were run in the last seven days. • Last Month — Test sessions that were run in the last month. • Last 3 Months — Test sessions that were run in the last three months. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 357 344. Delete Deletes the selected test session from the list. Once deleted, you cannot retrieve the information again. Refresh Refreshes the test session list so that the latest information about the tests is displayed. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 358 You can sort the list by clicking any of the column headers. An arrow appears in the column header indicating whether the column is sorted in ascending or descending order. Click the column header again to toggle between ascending and descending order. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 359 State The current test status: Pending, In Progress, Completed, Stopped or Paused. Completed The date and time the test completed. Type The type of test that was run: Quick Scan, Normal Scan or Full Scan. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 360 Summary of the tape scan (either “good” or an Analysis explanation of the result). 3 To send a copy of the test session report via e-mail, click Send. To update the dialog with the current status, click Refresh. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 361 2 To refresh the list, click Refresh. 3 To delete a scan from the queue, select its check box and click Delete. Scans that are currently in progress cannot be deleted. 4 To close the screen, click Cancel. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 362: Diagnosing A Suspect Edlm Drive
If there is no ‘known good tape’ available and users are not confident that a tape is providing accurate data, they can contact Quantum Service and ask if an EDLM Diagnostic Tape is available to test their suspect EDLM drive.
Page 363: Chapter 10 Storage Networking
Licensing Drives for Storage Networking on page 351 • Configuring Control Path Failover on page 353 • Configuring Data Path Failover on page 359 • Configuring Host Access to Storage Networking Drives and Partitions on page 362 Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 364: Using The Storage Networking Wizard
The SNW wizard groups all the SNW features together in a single place. To access the SNW wizard: 1 Select Setup > Drives > Access > SNW Wizard. The Storage Networking Configuration Wizard welcome screen appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 365: Licensing Drives For Storage Networking
SNW license. Your SNW license covers a specific number of drives. Any drive you use for an SNW feature consumes one license count. A drive consumes only one license count even if you use it for multiple SNW features. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 366 • White — indicates no change. 5 Click Finish. 6 If you are adding drives, you a dialog warns you that host connectivity may be affected. Click OK to continue. A “success” dialog appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 367: Configuring Control Path Failover
7 Click OK to close the dialog. Configuring Control Path Failover The Scalar i6000 provides support for configuring HP LTO-5 and LTO-6 SNW licensed drives for control path failover. When control path failover is used, one drive is assigned as the primary control path and another drive as the control path failover (secondary) drive.
Page 368 500308c0:9e2c3005 at switch ports 1 and 2, and detect the media changer also as LUN 0 with WWPN 500308c0:9e2c37ff via switch port [11:0:0:0] tape fc:0x500308c09e2c3001 , 0x010100 /dev/ st0 /dev/sg2 [11:0:1:0] mediumx fc:0x500308c09e2c37ff, 0x010101 /dev/ Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 369 • Select Setup > Partitions > Control Path from the main console. The Storage Networking Partitions dialog box appears, displaying all partitions that contain drives eligible to be a control path (HP LTO-5 and LTO-6 FC drives connected to an Ethernet Expansion blade). Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 370 Chapter 10: Storage Networking Configuring Control Path Failover 3 Click to highlight the row containing the partition whose control path settings you want to configure. 4 Click OK. The Control Path dialog box appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 371 Note: You must have a SNW license with sufficient drive counts to configure a control path failover drive. 10 To select a CPF drive, click the Select check box for the desired drive. 11 Click OK. 12 An Operation in Progress dialog box appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 372 3 A warning message appears informing that switching the active CP drive could cause temporary loss of communication to the host application. 4 If you still want to perform this operation, click Yes to continue. The new active CP drive is configured. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 373: Configuring Data Path Failover
Fibre Channel link with the active port, it will automatically “fail over” and use the standby port to continue drive operations. Port 1 status LED Port 2 status LED Port 2 – default failover port Port 1 – default data path Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 374 • Both FC ports on the tape drive must be connected to an NPIV- supported switch, and both switch ports MUST have N-Port Virtualization (NPIV) enabled. Neither tape drive port may be connected to a host or Fibre Channel I/O blade. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 375 Chapter 10: Storage Networking Configuring Data Path Failover • Quantum recommends making sure your switches are at the latest firmware version to ensure stable N-Port Virtualization (NPIV) functioning. • The tape drive topology settings must be set to Point to Point (see...
Page 376: Configuring Host Access To Storage Networking Drives And Partitions
• Viewing All Access Groups on page 396 on page 363 • Requirements for Host Access on page 364 • Configuring Hosts on page 364 • Creating, Modifying, and Deleting Host Access Groups page 375 Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 377 • Host access to a partition means the host can issue media changer commands to the partition. • Host access to a drive means the host can issue SCSI commands to the drive. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 378 — You can delete hosts that are no longer connected to the SAN. You can only delete hosts whose state is offline (i.e., not connected to the SAN). Any time you delete a host you remove all host mappings configured for that host. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 379 Configuring Host Access to Storage Networking Drives and Partitions Create Host To create a host: 1 Select Setup > Drives > Access > SNW Wizard to display the SNW Wizard. 2 Click Next to display the Select Storage Networking Option screen. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 380 Chapter 10: Storage Networking Configuring Host Access to Storage Networking Drives and Partitions 3 Select Host Access and click Next to display the Select Host Access Options screen. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 381 Chapter 10: Storage Networking Configuring Host Access to Storage Networking Drives and Partitions 4 Select Host Configuration and click Next to display the Select Hosts Configuration Options screen. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 382 10 Click Finish to create the host. 11 Click OK in the The Host was created successfully dialog box. Modify Host To modify an existing host: 1 Select Setup > Drives > Access > SNW Wizard to display the SNW Wizard. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 383 Chapter 10: Storage Networking Configuring Host Access to Storage Networking Drives and Partitions 2 Click Next to display the Select Storage Networking Option screen. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 384 Chapter 10: Storage Networking Configuring Host Access to Storage Networking Drives and Partitions 3 Select Host Access and click Next to display the Select Host Access Options screen. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 385 Configuring Host Access to Storage Networking Drives and Partitions 4 Select Host Configuration and click Next to display the Select Hosts Configuration Options screen. 5 Select Modify Host. 6 Click the appropriate box in the Select column to select the host to modify. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 386 10 Click OK in the The Host was modified successfully dialog box. Delete Host To delete an existing host: 1 Select Setup > Drives > Access > SNW Wizard to display the SNW Wizard. 2 Click Next to display the Select Storage Networking Option screen. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 387 Chapter 10: Storage Networking Configuring Host Access to Storage Networking Drives and Partitions Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 388 Chapter 10: Storage Networking Configuring Host Access to Storage Networking Drives and Partitions 3 Select Host Access and click Next to display the Select Host Access Options screen. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 389 Creating, Modifying, If necessary, you can make the following modifications to host access and Deleting Host groups: Access Groups • Creating Host Access Groups on page 376 • Changing an Access Group Name on page 382 Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 390 To create host access groups: 1 Select Setup > Drives > Access > SNW Wizard to display the SNW Wizard. 2 Click Next to display the Select Storage Networking Option screen. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 391 Configuring Host Access to Storage Networking Drives and Partitions 3 Select Host Access and click Next to display the Select Host Access Options screen. 4 Select Access Group Configuration and click Next to display the Host Access Group Configuration Wizard. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 392 5 Click Next to display the Select Group Access Option screen. 6 Select the Create New Host Access Group radio button and click Next to display the Select Group Access Name dialog box. 7 Type a name into the Group Name field. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 393 9 Select one or more check boxes in the Select column to indicate which host or hosts to include in the access group, or select the Select All Hosts check box to include all of the hosts in the group. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 394 Exception: If the drive is configured for Data Path Failover, you should only select Port 1(if the data path fails over to Port 2, the host will still be able to access it because DPF is configured). Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 395 The port you choose depends on which ports on the control path drive are physically cabled. 16 Click Finish to create the new access group. Click OK in the The Host Access was updated successfully dialog box. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 396 2 Select the Change Access Group name radio button. 3 Click Next to display the Select Group Access dialog box. 4 Select the Expand Tree check box to list all items in the Access Group Hosts and Devices section of the dialog box. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 397 Chapter 10: Storage Networking Configuring Host Access to Storage Networking Drives and Partitions 5 Select the box corresponding to the Access Group whose name you want to change.Click Next to display the Select Group Access Name dialog box. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 398 5 Select the box corresponding to the Access Group to delete. 6 Click Finish to display the Warning dialog box. 7 Click Yes to delete the Access Group. 8 Click OK in the The Group Access was deleted successfully dialog box. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 399 1 Display the Host Access Group Configuration Wizard by performing Step 1 through Step 5 Viewing All Access Groups on page 396 2 Select the Add Host to Group radio button. 3 Click Next to display the Select Group Access dialog box. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 400 Configuring Host Access to Storage Networking Drives and Partitions 4 Select the Expand Tree box to list all items in the Access Group Hosts and Devices section of the dialog box. 5 Select the box corresponding to the Access Group to modify. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 401 To remove a host from a host access group: 1 Display the Host Access Group Configuration Wizard by performing Step 1 through Step 5 Viewing All Access Groups on page 396. 2 Select the Remove Host from Group radio button. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 402 Chapter 10: Storage Networking Configuring Host Access to Storage Networking Drives and Partitions 3 Click Next to display the Select Group Access dialog box. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 403 Hosts and Devices section of the dialog box. 5 Select the box corresponding to the Access Group from which to remove a host. 6 Click Next to display the Select Group Access Hosts to Remove dialog box. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 404 The Host Access Configuration option allow you to do the following: Configuration – • Adding and Removing Drives and Partitions to/from Host Access Modifying Drives/ Groups on page 391 Partitions and Viewing • Viewing All Access Groups on page 396 Host Access Groups Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 405 Host Access Configuration option. To do so: 1 Select Setup > Drives > Access > SNW Wizard to display the SNW Wizard. 2 Click Next to display the Select Storage Networking Option screen. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 406 Chapter 10: Storage Networking Configuring Host Access to Storage Networking Drives and Partitions 3 Select Host Access and click Next to display the Select Host Access Options screen. 4 Select the Host Access Configuration radio button. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 407 Configuring Host Access to Storage Networking Drives and Partitions 5 Click Next to display the Select the Group to modify screen 6 Select the Expand Tree box to list all items in the Access Group Hosts and Devices section of the dialog box. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 408 WWPNs, so the port you choose must be physically connected to a host or switch or the host will not see it. Exception: If the drive is configured for Data Path Failover, Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 409 The port you choose depends on which ports on the control path drive are physically cabled. 14 Click Finish to update host access. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 410 5 Click Next to display the Select the Group to configure screen. 6 Select the Expand Tree box to list all items in the Access Group Hosts and Devices section of the dialog box. 7 Click Cancel to exit. 8 Click Yes. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 411 (API) client plug-in, and then configure the library to communicate with the external application. The API client plug-in is a Quantum-provided plug-in that allows the library to communicate with a supported external application (such as StorNext Storage Manager). The API client plug-in must be installed before you can configure library access to the external application.
Page 412 3 Extract the files from the .zip file. 4 Read the End User/Open Source License Agreement. Installation of the plug-in implies acceptance of the license agreement. 5 Select Tools > Update Software > Plug-in. The Install/Remove StorNext API Client Plug-in screen appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 413 8 Click Finish. The plug-in is installed or removed. A “success” dialog box appears. 9 Click OK to close the dialog box. The installed plug-in appears on the Install or Remove StorNext API Client Plug-in screen. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 414 1 Select Remove an existing External Application API Client Plug- 2 Select the plug-in(s) to remove from the list displayed in the table. 3 Click Finish. A confirmation dialog box appears. 4 Click Yes to confirm you want to remove the plug-in. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 415 Do this... 1 Select Create. Add a new external application 2 Click Next. Modify an existing external 1 Select Modify. application 2 Select the application you want to modify from the table. 3 Click Next. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 416 3 Click Finish. A confirmation dialog appears. 4 Click Yes to confirm you want to delete the application. 5 Click OK. 6 Process is complete. If you are creating or modifying, the Configure StorNext Settings screen appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 417 Select the appropriate API client plug-in from the drop-down list. The list contains the API client plug-ins you installed in Step 2: Installing/Removing the Scalar i6000 API Client Plug-in on page 398. Application IP/Host Type the IP address or DNS host name (if...
Page 418 Chapter 11: Configuring Access to StorNext Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 419: Chapter 12 Partition Utilization Reporting
Capacity On Demand license with 6500 slots available, and a Partition license with 16 partitions allowed. • Quantum will set up a monthly billing cycle to charge you based on your library usage. • Billing is based on “high water mark” usage — meaning, the highest tape drive, slot, and media usage count reached in a given month.
Page 420 Partition activity is defined as creating, modifying, and deleting partitions, as well as physically adding media to and removing media from partitions. This section lists each occurrence of partition activity that took place during the month. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 421 Note: Before you can set up the Partition Utilization reports, you must configure e-mail properties on the library. If they are not yet configured, an error message directs you to go to Setup > Email Configuration and fill in the required fields. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 422 The Partition Utilization Notification Settings screen appears. 2 Select the Enable Automatic Notifications check box. 3 If Quantum is doing the billing for this library, enter the proper Quantum Billing address into the E-mail field. Contact Product Management for more information.
Page 423 Chapter 12: Partition Utilization Reporting Caution: If Quantum is doing the billing for this library, do not delete the Quantum Billing e-mail address listed in Step 7 Select how often recipients will receive reports from the Interval drop-down list. If Quantum is doing the billing for this library, select Monthly.
Page 424 Chapter 12: Partition Utilization Reporting Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 425: Chapter 13 Running Your Library
460 • Powering Off the Library on page 462 • Powering On the Library on page 462 • Locking/Unlocking the I/E Station on page 463 • When Robotics Are Not Ready on page 465 Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 426: Logging On And Off
Web browser. Logging On From the 1 If the Scalar i6000 Logon dialog box is not already displayed on the Touch Screen (Local library’s touch screen because the screen saver appears, tap the touch screen.
Page 427 Shift key to display uppercase letters and special characters. This enables you to type one uppercase letter or special character before the Scalar i6000 Logon dialog box returns to displaying lowercase characters. To type more than one uppercase character or special character, select the Caps key.
Page 428: Software Requirements
Chapter 13: Running Your Library Logging On and Off The Scalar i6000 Logon dialog box appears. Logging On From a You can access all features of the LMC from a host computer using a Web Browser (Remote standard Web browser. The host computer must have network access to the library, and you must know the IP address of the library.
Page 429 5 Click OK. Note: After logging on, do not close the Web browser window or use it to navigate to another URL. Doing so will close the LMC applet but might leave the current session active. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 430: Connecting To Multiple Libraries
Client) A message appears asking if you are sure you want to log off. 2 Click Yes. The Scalar i6000 Logon dialog box appears. 3 To close the LMC applet, click Cancel. onnecting to Multiple Libraries This feature allows you log in to multiple libraries, and switch from one library console to another without logging off.
Page 431 To do this, select the library on the Connection menu, click Operations > Log Off, and then click Yes. When the Scalar i6000 Logon dialog box appears, click Cancel. You can then repeat this process to log off from additional libraries.
Page 432 The Status indicator is not a button. These indicators do not report the status of communications with a host. Note: The enabled state does not mean that robotics are communicating with the host. It means that the robotics are communicating with the library controller. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 433 Green Solid on — normal. No attention required. Amber Blinking or solid on — fault. Attention required. Monitor the system status buttons. To determine whether the library has created any tickets, click Tools > Tickets. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 434: Library Management Console (Lmc)
The main LMC display consists of five areas: • The title bar on the touch screen view of the LMC displays the words “Scalar i6000 Library Management Console.” The title bar appears slightly differently on the remote client view of the LMC. Compare...
Page 435 The following seven LMC menus organize commands into logical groupings: • The Operations menu consists of commands, such as changing the library’s mode of operation, importing and exporting cartridges, loading and unloading drives, moving media, performing inventory, and logging off. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 436 For example, if system status buttons show a mix of green (Good), yellow (Warning or Degraded), and red (Failed) states, the color of the screen saver image will be red. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 437 9 Available only on libraries with I/O blades installed. 11 Guest can view the main LMC display, but cannot obtain more details or perform operations. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 438 9 Available only on libraries with I/O blades installed. 11 Guest can view the main LMC display, but cannot obtain more details or perform operations. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 439 9 Available only on libraries with I/O blades installed. 11 Guest can view the main LMC display, but cannot obtain more details or perform operations. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 440 9 Available only on libraries with I/O blades installed. 11 Guest can view the main LMC display, but cannot obtain more details or perform operations. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 441 9 Available only on libraries with I/O blades installed. 11 Guest can view the main LMC display, but cannot obtain more details or perform operations. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 442 9 Available only on libraries with I/O blades installed. 11 Guest can view the main LMC display, but cannot obtain more details or perform operations. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 443 9 Available only on libraries with I/O blades installed. 11 Guest can view the main LMC display, but cannot obtain more details or perform operations. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 444 9 Available only on libraries with I/O blades installed. 11 Guest can view the main LMC display, but cannot obtain more details or perform operations. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 445 Cartridges From Partitions on page 672. The Tickets button displays tickets that the library created when it detected issues within its subsystems. You also can display tickets by clicking Tools > Tickets. For more information, see Troubleshooting Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 446 The Log Off button logs off the current user after confirming the logoff request. You also can log off by clicking Operations > Log Off. For more information, see Logging On and Off on page 412. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 447 Figure 32 Library Management Console Title bar Menu bar Tool bar Current library Current time current and date Activity Data transfer statistics Media slo usage Configuration Mount summary statistics System status buttons Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 448 The number of used media slots appears beneath the graph (occupied slots/total number of storage slots). Mounts The bar graph reports mount statistics compiled during the past 24 hours. The library updates this information every five minutes. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 449 Each field replaceable unit (FRU) in the library belongs to one of the subsystems. Table 34 Subsystems and Their Components Subsystem Components Drives Drives, such as brick firmware, drive bricks, drive sleds Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 450 A component in this category has failed. For example, the buttons shown in Figure 33 on page 435 indicate that all subsystems are functioning normally (Good), while those shown in Figure 34 indicate that issues exist in the Media subsystem. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 451: Understanding Location Coordinates
Library Explorer can display all library elements according to physical location in any configuration, from one module to eight modules, and one drive up to the maximum number of 96 drives. For more information on Library Explorer, see Using Library Explorer page 528. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 452 10 first. You do not lose the magazine in columns 1 and 2 of section 5. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 453 442 shows examples of location coordinates. Figure 35 Aisle, Module, and Rack Numbering Locations back of modules modules 1 through 4 (from left to right) aisle value racks 1 and 2 is always 1 front of modules Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 454 Chapter 13: Running Your Library Understanding Location Coordinates Figure 36 Section, Column, and Row Numbering for Rack 1 - LTO Cartridges column 6 rows (individual slots) X-axis rail counts as section 6 Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 455 - LTO Cartridges column I/E station cartridges in the I/E station are addressed by the library as part of column 3, sections 1 through 4 this column of magazines is not present in a control module Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 456 1, and rack 1. That is why the first three numbers in the 1, Module 1, and Rack 1 coordinate value are 1,1,1. The last three numbers represent the address on the linear storage assembly. 1,1,1,3,2,1 column 1 is not available in a control module 1,1,1,7,3,2 Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 457 • Drives may be installed in any module except high-density expansion modules and the left parking module. • Because all drives in the library are full-height drives, each drive is in row 1 of the designated section. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 458 1 – 16 1 – 12 Figure 41 on page 446 shows the physical location of drive 9, which is the last drive listed in the Move Media dialog box shown in Figure 40 on page 445. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 459 Chapter 13: Running Your Library Understanding Location Coordinates Figure 40 Example - Drive Location Coordinates Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 460 • Aisle, Module, and Rack — The definitions the same as for other library components (see Cartridge Locations on page 438). • Cluster — Refers to the I/O management unit and is always 1. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 461 Figure 42 I/O Management Unit Bay Numbering cooling assembly Table 36 lists the range of possible FC I/O blade or EEB location coordinates. Table 36 FC I/O Blade/EEB 1-16 Location Coordinates Aisle Module Rack Cluster Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 462: Viewing The Library (Physical Or Partition)
From the View menu, click the name of the physical library or a Library or a Partition partition. The physical library is listed at the top of the View menu. Individual partitions, if they exist, are listed below the physical library. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 463 Note: You do not need to change the current library view to change the online or offline state of the physical library or a partition. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 464: Changing The Library's State
From the View menu, click the name of the physical library or the appropriate partition. 2 Click Operations > Change Mode. The Change Library Mode dialog box appears with the current state of the physical library or partition shown. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 465 Partition Operations > Import Online Offline Operations > Export Operations > Drives > Load Operations > Drives > Unload Operations > Move Media Operations > Inventory (partition view) Setup > Partitions (create, modify, or delete) Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 466: Working With Local User Accounts
1 Log on as an administrator. Accounts 2 Make sure that you are viewing the physical library. From the View menu, click the name of the physical library. 3 Click Setup > User Configuration > Local Users. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 467 Note: For a list of commands that are available to users logging on to the library as a guest, see Table 32 on page 423. 5 To create a user account, click Create. The Local Users - User Account Type dialog box appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 468 9 For Select Privilege, select a privilege level (Administrator or User). Note: For a list of commands that are available to administrators and users, see Table 32 on page 423. 10 Perform one of the following tasks: Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 469 12 To register your user account selections, click Finish. Note: The Back button enables you to go back to a previous dialog box and make changes to your selections. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 470 Table 32 on page 423. 4 Click the name of the account that you want to modify to highlight it, and then click Modify. The following dialog box appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 471 (Administrator or User). Otherwise, proceed to the next step. Note: For a list of commands that are available to administrators and users, see Table 32 on page 423. 7 Perform one of the following tasks: Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 472 Deleting Local User 1 Log on as an administrator. Accounts 2 Make sure that you are viewing the physical library. From the View menu, click the name of the physical library. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 473 2 Make sure that you are viewing the physical library. From the View menu, click the name of the physical library. 3 Click Setup > User Configuration > Local Users. The Local Users dialog box appears. 4 To view the permissions for all users, click Permissions. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 474: Shutting Down/Rebooting The Library
In addition, if automatic inventory is enabled, the library performs an inventory of cartridges, tape drives, and slots during a reboot. For more information on automatic inventory, see Setting Up Policies for the Physical Library on page 177. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 475 Note: To recover from a library shutdown, you must cycle power on the library (power it off and then power it on). See Powering Off the Library on page 462 and Powering On the Library page 462. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 476: Powering Off The Library
3 To turn on power to the library, press the Power button on the indicator panel. The library begins to boot up. Within five minutes, the LMC display appears on the library’s touch screen. A library with only a few Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 477: Locking/Unlocking The I/E Station
When the library is fully up and ready to receive commands, the Robotics Enabled indicator turns solid green. Locking/Unlocking the I/E Station The Scalar i6000 I/E stations have multiple open and close sensors. When you are finished accessing the I/E station, make sure the station door is fully closed.
Page 478 • To lock an I/E station door, in the appropriate Action column, click Lock. • To unlock an I/E station door, in the appropriate Action column, click Unlock. 4 To return to the main console, click Close. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 479: When Robotics Are Not Ready
Available Menu Commands When Robotics Become Disabled Discovery Discovery Operations > Change Mode (for shutdown only) Operations > Log Off Monitor > Drives Monitor > Connectivity > IO Blade Monitor > Connectivity > SCSI Channel Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 480 Setup > Network Configuration (from library’s touch screen only) Setup > Physical Library Setup > Users Setup > Notification Setup > Date and Time Setup > Licenses Setup > Email Configuration Setup > Trap Registration Setup > Security Tools > Tickets Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 481: Using The Library Access Feature
Since it may take 3 to 4 minutes for the library to come ready, plan your time inside the library to be as short as possible. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 482 471 — For replacement or reinstallation of a robot. Aisle Access 1 From the local operator panel, select Tools > Library > Access to access the wizard. 2 Click Next to open the Library Access Selection screen. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 483 Chapter 13: Running Your Library Using the Library Access Feature 3 Select Aisle Access and click Next to go to the Library Aisle Access screen. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 484 7 When finished, close the module door and press the Robotics Enabled button. 8 Wait for the library to come ready (Library Status on the screen says “Ready” and the Robotics Enabled button comes on solid). Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 485 The timer stops counting down and a Close button becomes available. The library is now ready for use. 9 Click the Close button. Robot Access Robot removal and installation must be performed by a qualified Service technician only. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 486 Chapter 13: Running Your Library Using the Library Access Feature Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 487 Path-specific Commands on page 479 • Issuing a Command from the Initial Prompt on page 480 • CLI Command List on page 480 Note: The CLI uses the term “mail slot” to mean I/E station slot. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 488: Chapter 14 Using The Command Line Interface
4 When prompted for the password, type the admin password configured on the library. The main CLI screen appears. Welcome to the XXX Library Command Line Interface. Type 'help' at the prompt for context-sensitive help. /> Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 489: Command Line Interface (Cli) Commands
The user then typed drive The new path is now /set/drive Welcome to the XXX Library Command Line Interface. Type 'help' at the prompt for context-sensitive help. /> set /set> drive /set/drive> Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 490 Global commands are available in all paths. The global commands are • Global Command: help on page 477 • Global Command: home on page 477 • Global Command: exit on page 477 • Global Command: up on page 478 Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 491 - log out - Go up one level Paths currently available: ----------------------------- Commands currently available: ----------------------------- Global Command: home This command takes the user back to the initial path. Global Command: exit This command closes the shell. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 492 Command Line Interface (CLI) Commands Global Command: up This command moves the customer backwards in the path. Welcome to the XXX Library Command Line Interface. Type 'help' at the prompt for context-sensitive help. /set/drive> up /set> /set> drive /set/drive> Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 493 - Go to the root level exit - log out - Go up one level Paths currently available: ----------------------------- Commands currently available: ----------------------------- media - Move between drive, slots, and mail slots within a partition Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 494 486 • set network ip on page 486 • show library configuration on page 487 • show partitions on page 488 • set partition online/offline on page 489 • reboot library on page 490 Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 495 -Shows media info for all storage slots, drive, and mail slots for the physical library media p2 drives -Shows media info for all drives in partition 2 media p4 slots 1 100 -Shows media info for storage slots 1 through 100 in partition 4 Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 496 - Moves media from storage slot 10 to drive 1 media p2 D1 M1 - Moves media from drive 1 to mail slot 1 media p3 M1 S10 - Moves media from mail slot 1 to storage slot 10 Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 497 Enter 'y' to continue or 'n' to skip [default='n']: y Partition 'Logical Library 01' is going to be taken offline. Moving '000038L3' from Mailbox slot 1 to Storage slot 1 ERROR: Robot is not ready. Partition 'Logical Library 01' set back online! Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 498 Tape Drive firmware revisions: Phys. Drive # Part Drive Name Firmware Revision ----- ----- ----- ---------------- ----------------- Ultrium 5-SCSI I3FW Ultrium 5-SCSI I3FW Ultrium 5-SCSI I3FW Ultrium 5-SCSI I3FW Ultrium 5-SCSI I3FW Ultrium 5-SCSI I3FW Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 499 />sho lib stat Component Status Description ------------------------ ------- ------------------------------------------------------- System Health Red Failed Control Red Failed; Active events: 1 Event: 106 Red Chassis Management Blade(CMB) circuit card at [1,1,1,1,2](CMB ethernet interface) has failed Connectivity Green Operational Power Green Operational Cooling Red Failed; Active events: 5 Event: 1 Red Network Chassis fan in [1,8,1,1](CMB fan 1 speed sensor) is in the Low Warning Range Event: 2 Red Network Chassis fan in [1,1,1,1](CMB fan 1 speed sensor) is in the Low Warning Range Event: 3 Red Network Chassis fan in [1,7,1,1](CMB fan 1 speed sensor) is in the Low Critical Range Event: 4 Red Network Chassis fan in [1,4,1,1](CMB fan 1 speed sensor) is in the Low Critical Range Event: 5 Red Network Chassis fan in [1,3,1,1](CMB fan 1 speed sensor) is in the Low Critical Range Robotics Yellow Warning; Active events: 1 Event: 107 Yellow Front door switch hardware in Module 1 is open Robot# 1 Red Not Ready; Manual Intervention Required Drives Green Operational Drive# 1 (P1 D1) Green Online; Drive Empty Drive# 2 (P1 D2) Green Online; Drive Empty Drive# 3 (P1 D3) Green Online; Drive Empty . . . Drive# 94 (P1 D94) Green Online; Drive Empty Drive# 95 (P1 D95) Green Online; Drive Empty Drive# 96 (P1 D96) Green Online; Drive Empty Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 500 - IPv4 addr/mask/gtwy: 10.20.171.25 / 255.255.248.0 / 10.20.168.1/> set network ip set network ip description: Allows the user to set the basic IPv4 static address information. examples: set network ip />set net ip 10.0.0.3 255.255.255.0 10.0.0.1 /> Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 501 Chapter 14: Using the Command Line Interface Command Line Interface (CLI) Commands show library configuration />sho lib con Tape library product ID: Scalar i6000 Tape library serial number: 273190052 Tape library firmware Revision: 630Q.GS20601 Number of frames: 12 Number of Drives (installed/assigned): 96/96...
Page 502 Prints the partition number and name examples: show partitions />sho par State Partition Name ---- ------- -------------------------------- Online Online Online Online Online Online Online Online Online Online Online LL10 Online LL11 Online LL12 Online LL13 Online LL14 Online LL15 Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 503 Partition 'HP LTO5' is going to be taken back online. Changing the partition mode to online will allow robotics actions against this partition to complete, and inform the backup applications of any changes. Enter 'y' to continue or 'n' to skip [default='n']: Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 504 CLI or from the GUI. Reboot library description: Allows the user to reboot the library controller in a graceful manner examples: reboot library />reboot lib Are you sure you want to reboot the library (Y/N): Rebooting library controller…. /> Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 505: Chapter 15 Maintaining Your Library
This chapter consists of the following sections: • Monitoring the Library on page 492 • Maintenance Actions on page 527 • Is the Access Door Closed? on page 528 • Is a Cartridge Old? on page 528 Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 506: Monitoring The Library
World Wide Names (WWNs), IDs, and firmware versions. This section explains how to use Monitor menu commands to display status information for the following general areas: • System Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 507: Monitoring System Status
1 Click Monitor > System or click the System Status button. The System Status dialog box appears, displaying four tabs, Components Tab, Robots Tab, Drives Tab and, if installed, Towers Tab. These are explained in detail below. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 508 The Robot tab displays the following information for each robot in the library: • Name — Left or Right (if only one robot, this will be Left). • Status — Active, Passive, Failed, or Pending (displayed when robot is being replaced). Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 509 • Scanner — If a barcode scanner is installed or not • State — Whether the tower is varied on or off • Door Status - Whether the rear access door is open or closed Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 510 You can perform this procedure while viewing either the physical library or a partition. 1 Click Monitor > Drives. The Drive Status dialog box appears. Figure 44 Left view of Drive Status dialog box Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 511 For a SCSI drive only, the SCSI ID of the drive. The status of the drive as reported by the RAS system (for example, Good or Failed). Firmware level The firmware level of the drive. Media ID The barcode of the loaded cartridge. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 512 (part of a Library Managed partition for testing media integrity). Only LTO-5 or LTO-6 drives can be configured as MeDIA drives. 2 From the Drive Status dialog box, you can perform the following tasks: Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 513 1 Make sure that you are viewing the physical library. From the View menu, click the name of the physical library. 2 Click Monitor > Connectivity > IO Blade. The IO Blade Status dialog box appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 514 523. Viewing Fibre Channel Status Information 1 Make sure that you are viewing the physical library. From the View menu, click the name of the physical library. 2 Click Monitor > Connectivity > Fibre Channel. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 515 3 From the Fibre Channel Status dialog box, you can perform the following tasks: • Change the sorting of Fibre Channel connections in the status list (for example, by type or location) by clicking the column Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 516 Ethernet Blade Status dialog box. Element Description Type The type of blade. Location The location of the blade by means of a coordinate system. For information about location coordinates, see Understanding Location Coordinates page 437. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 517 I/E stations. You can perform this procedure while viewing either the physical library or a partition. 1 Click Monitor > I/E Station or use the I/E toolbar button. The I/E Station Status dialog box appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 518 The number of the I/E station magazine (numbered from top to bottom in the I/E station). Media ID The cartridge barcode or the word EMPTY. Slot Type The media type (for example, LTO). Partition Name The name of the partition to which the I/E station is assigned. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 519 You can perform this procedure while viewing either the physical library or a partition. 1 Click Monitor > Slots. Note: For Extended I/E, click Monitor > Extended I/E Slots. The Slots Status dialog box appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 520 The location of slots by section number. Section Location: The location of slots by column number. Column Location: Row The location of slots by row number. In the status list area: Media ID The slot barcode. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 521 Aisle drop-down list is always set to 1 by default because only one aisle exists in the library. Therefore, the drop- down list also is grayed out and selections cannot be made from Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 522 You can perform this procedure while viewing either the physical library or a partition. 1 Click Monitor > Media. The Media Status dialog box appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 523 The cartridge barcode. Media Type The type of cartridge (for example, LTO). Location The location of the cartridge (seeUnderstanding Location Coordinates page 437). # Mounts The number of mounts within the history of the library. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 524 ID. This will list all media for IDs that match the designated pattern. For example, if you set the Media ID value to “J00*”, any media with IDs that start with “J00” will appear in the status list. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 525 The Sensor Status dialog box appears with the Cooling Fan tab displayed. Displaying Cooling Fan Information 1 To display detailed information about the library’s cooling fans, click the Cooling Fan tab on the Sensor Status dialog box. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 526 437. 2 To view current information, click Refresh. Displaying Power Supply Information 1 To display detailed information about the library’s power supplies, click the Power Supply tab on the Sensor Status dialog box. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 527 The location of the power supply within the library. 2 To view current information, click Refresh. Displaying Temperature Information 1 To display temperature status information for various library components, click the Temperature tab on the Sensor Status dialog box. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 528 2 To view current information, click Refresh. Displaying Voltage Information 1 To display voltage status information for various library components, click the Voltage tab on the Sensor Status dialog box. The following table describes the elements on the Voltage tab. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 529 Displaying Humidity Information Gen 2 libraries display humidity information. A humidity sensor is attached to each robot. 1 To display humidity status information for various library components, click the Humidity tab on the Sensor Status dialog box. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 530 The Users Status dialog box displays detailed information about users Status who are currently logged on to the library. You can perform this procedure while viewing either the physical library or a partition. 1 Click Monitor > Users. The Users Status dialog box appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 531 2 On the menu bar, click Monitor > Partitions > Status. The Partitions Status dialog box appears with a list of all logical partitions in the library and information about each partition. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 532 Chapter 15: Maintaining Your Library Monitoring the Library Figure 46 Partitions Status Dialog box Left side of dialog box Right side of dialog box Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 533 3 To see additional details for a partition, click the partition in the list, and then click Details. The Partition Details dialog box appears. This windows shows additional information about the partition, such as vendor, product ID, and serial number. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 534 Monitor > Partitions > Policies from the LMC. The Partition Policy Configuration screen appears. You can click the items in the Policy Tree section to expand them, or view the information in the Policies sections below. The Policies sections contain tables with Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 535 Policy Tree section if desired. You can also click the up/down arrows on the left side of the divider bar to hide or display the Policies sections. Divider bar Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 536 Q-EKM— Active, Standby or Not Configured SKM —Active Running, Standby Running or Down, or Not Configured RKM— Active Running or Down, Standby Running or Down, or Not Configured IP Address/Name The IP or host name of the server. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 537 • Ethernet Blade Status • I/E Station Status • Slots Status • Media Status If you are accessing the LMC from a remote client, Send also enables you to save the information to a file or print it. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 538 • To indicate that you want to save the information, select Save, and then either type in the Save text box a path and a file name to which you want the information saved or click Browse to specify a location and a file name. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 539 Mailing the Configuration Record To e-mail the configuration record: 1 Log on as an administrator. 2 From the menu bar, click Monitor > Email Configuration Record. The Email Configuration Record dialog box appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 540 Information” as the subject. Saving the Configuration Record To save the configuration record: 1 Log on as an administrator. 2 From the menu bar, click Monitor > Email Configuration Record. The Email Configuration Record dialog box appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 541: Maintenance Actions
For more information about the Tickets command, see Troubleshooting Your Library on page 37. For a summary of user privileges defined by physical library, partition, and command menu, see Table 32 on page 423. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 542 Operations options available to non-administrative users directly from the Library Explorer dialog boxes. You can use the Library Explorer to directly perform the following tasks: • Locate an element by entering its address Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 543 • Perform inventory • Import and export • View drive details • Perform all drive related functions To use the Library Explorer: 1 From the Tools menu, click Library Explorer. The Library Explorer dialog box appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 544 I/E station A is on the right. • If you click the Partition View button, the graphical display opens at the left-most module. The upper portion of the screen displays a legend showing which colors represent each Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 545 Chapter 15: Maintaining Your Library Maintenance Actions partition. You can use the right/left arrows at the bottom of the screen to scroll through all library modules. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 546 Understanding the Graphical Display You can access Library Explorer Control Module from both the physical and partition views. If you are in a partition view, you can view slots and drives pertaining to that particular partition. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 547 Menu or right click on the drive or slot. You can perform the following operations, depending on what library view you are using. From the View menu, click the name of the physical library or partition. • Drive Details Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 548 1 Log on as an administrator. 2 Make sure that you are viewing the physical library. From the View menu, click the name of the physical library. 3 Click Tools > Drives. The Drives dialog box appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 549 The location of the drive by means of a coordinate system. For information about location coordinates, see Understanding Location Coordinates page 437. The status of the drive as reported by the RAS system (for example, Good or Failed). Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 550 I/O blade-attached Fibre drives that are properly connected and configured. If the button is not available for a Fibre drive, verify that it is properly connected to the I/O blade and that communication is established between them. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 551 Control area of the Drives dialog box. Viewing Drive Details 1 On the Drives dialog box in the Drive(s) area, click the appropriate drive row to highlight it. 2 Click Details. The Drive Details dialog box appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 552 Fibre Channel Parameters and Control areas, see Drives on page 534. Element Description Drive Model The brand name of the drive model. Vendor The drive vendor. Firmware Level The firmware version that is currently installed on the drive. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 553 For Fibre drives only, the way in which the loop ID is assigned to the drive Loop ID Mode (Hard or Soft). Number of Loads The number of loads during the drive’s history in this library. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 554 For more information about configuring e-mail, see Configuring E-mail on page 168. 1 From the Drives dialog box, click Get Drive Log. The Email or Save Drive Log dialog box appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 555: Cleaning A Drive
Cleaning a Drive Use the Drives dialog box to manually initiate a drive cleaning operation. When cleaning a drive, you can use cleaning media inserted in the I/E station or media in an assigned cleaning magazine. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 556 After adding cleaning media to the library, manually initiate a drive cleaning operation. 1 On the menu bar, click Tools > Drives to display the Drives dialog box. 2 Click a drive in the list, and then click Clean. The Clean Drive dialog box appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 557 The drive cleaning operation is initiated, and the Clean Drive dialog box closes. Once the cleaning operation completes, the cleaning media is returned to the I/E station or assigned cleaning magazine. Note: The system does not display a message when the cleaning operation is completed. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 558 (MCB or one of the I/O blades). The following example shows the ports for the MCB and the I/O blade at location 1,1,1,1,4. (For information about location coordinates, see Understanding Location Coordinates on page 437.) Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 559 The Capture Snapshot command enables you to capture detailed information about the entire library in a single file and save it to disk or mail it to technical support. The captured information consists of configuration data, status information, and trace logs for library Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 560 You should capture snapshots when technical support requests them. Details about capturing snapshots include: • Because the snapshot requires analysis by trained Quantum personnel, send captured snapshots to www.quantum.com/osr when Quantum requests them.
Page 561 The Standard option captures information about all library components. The Extended option captures a greater amount historical event logging information. 6 Select Standard or Extended, and then click Send. The Email, Save or Print Table dialog box appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 562 Email drop-down list. You can type a comment in the Comment text box to send with the snapshot. Note: Typically, you will send the snapshot to Quantum Support when requested to do so. • To indicate that you want to save the snapshot, select Save, and...
Page 563 Therefore, the library does not restart after the reinstallation process completes. The reinstallation procedure should be run only under specific circumstances. For more information, see Rolling Back to the Previous Build Package on page 561. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 564 Note: Each firmware release has specific upgrade instructions included with the release. These specific upgrade instructions need to be followed to ensure that the firmware upgrade will be successful. The Update Software Wizard dialog box appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 565 This dialog box explains the operations you can perform by using the Update Software Wizard. 4 If you are ready to proceed, click Next. If you are not ready to proceed, click Cancel. The Select Library Software Package for Installation dialog box appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 566 You can perform the library software update from either the library’s touch screen or a remote client, but you must perform the software download to the MCB from a remote client. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 567 Note: Before you begin the following procedure, make sure that you have obtained the new library software package from Quantum and placed it in an accessible location on your laptop. Caution: As a result of restore, rescue, or revert operations, the library shuts down.
Page 568 The download process copies the software file from the remote file system to the library’s MCB. When the download process completes, the Library System Software Update dialog box appears again with the Install downloaded package option automatically selected. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 569 Note: If you downloaded a software package and then began this procedure without closing the Update Software Wizard - Library System Software Update dialog box, Install downloaded package is already selected. 2 Click Next. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 570 The Update Software Summary window appears asking if you want to continue. 5 Click Yes. The Software Update Progress screen appears displaying the progress of the installation. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 571 Note: If the software update was not successful, a RAS ticket is generates. Resolve all RAS tickets and begin the software update process again. 7 Click OK. The message Library is being shutdown... appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 572 RCU has been replaced and you want to bring it to the level that is on the MCB. 1 On the Library System Software Update dialog box, select Reinstall current package. 2 Click Next. The Update Software Wizard dialog box appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 573 Click Yes. The library automatically logs off other users so that they cannot perform library operations while the library software update operation is in progress. The Software Update Progress dialog box appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 574 Note: Before the RCU is restarted, the main menu Activity panel displays the message “WARNING: The Robotics is not Enabled”. This message indicates that the RCU is not yet ready. When the RCU is ready, the message disappears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 575 Note: Rolling back the firmware should NOT be used as a recovery tool for a failed firmware upgrade. If the firmware upgrade process has failed, capture the snapshot and escalate the issue. 2 Click Next. The Update Software Wizard dialog box appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 576 Click Yes. The library automatically logs off other users so that they cannot perform library operations while the library software update operation is in progress. The Software Update Progress dialog box appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 577 5 Bring the physical library online. a From the LMC, click Operations > Change Mode. b Select Online, and then click OK. 6 Click Help > About. Validate that the components reflect the correct firmware version. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 578 Quantum technical support. If you want to update drive firmware by using I/O blades or Ethernet Expansion Blades (EEB), perform the procedure in this section. Drives that are not attached to I/O blades or Ethernet Expansion Blades must be updated by using update tapes.
Page 579 If the physical library or the partition you are viewing is not offline, you receive a message that asks you whether you want to take it offline. 4 Click Yes. The Update Drive Firmware dialog box appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 580 To update drive firmware by using downloaded firmware images, proceed to Updating Drive Firmware Using Firmware Images page 568 below. To update drive firmware by using update tapes, proceed to Updating Drive Firmware Using Update Tapes on page 571. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 581 Note: Before you begin the following procedure, make sure that you have obtained the new drive firmware image from Quantum and placed it in an accessible location on your laptop. 1 On the Update Drive Firmware dialog box, click Manage Images.
Page 582 5 On the Manage Drive Firmware Images dialog box, click Close. The Update Drive Firmware dialog box appears again. Updating Drive Firmware Using Firmware Images Caution: If you are viewing a partition, drive firmware update operations affect drives that are within the partition only. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 583 If you load a firmware image onto a drive that is the same version that is currently running on the drive, the upgrade will fail. If host reservations exist on drives, it will fail the upgrade. 1 On the Update Drive Firmware dialog box, select Firmware Image. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 584 4 Click Start. Note: The library automatically logs off other users so that they cannot perform library operations while the drive firmware update operation is in progress. The library updates the firmware on each selected drive. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 585 Note: If you are in the “Logical Library” view, insert the firmware tape(s) into I/E slots belonging to the partition of the current 'Logical Library' view. 3 On the Update Drive Firmware dialog box, select FMR Tape. The Select Firmware Tapes dialog box appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 586 For more information, see Setting Up Policies for the Physical Library on page 177. Running Configuration Teach Starting the configuration teach process causes the library to assess its contents, gathering information as follows: • Number of modules Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 587 The Teach dialog box appears. Configure is already selected by default. 4 Click Start. During the configuration teach process, the picker moves to each storage magazine, I/E magazine, and drive in the library and stores Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 588 3 Click Tools > Teach. Note: f the physical library is not offline, you receive a message that asks you whether you want to take it offline. Click Yes. The Teach dialog box appears with Configure selected by default. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 589 The Save and Restore Library Configuration dialog box enables you • Save a library’s configuration settings as a remotely or locally stored image Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 590 When to Save the Library Configuration You should save the library configuration any time you make changes to the library hardware, software, or configuration. You can save the library configuration at any time. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 591 You can click the CONFIG button on the LMC toolbar to access the Save and Restore Library Configuration dialog box. Figure 47 CONFIG Button - Good/Saved Figure 48 CONFIG Button - Warning/Unsaved Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 592 The rescue image timestamp that appears on the Save and Restore Library Configuration dialog box will be updated to indicate that the file has changed. If no rescue image exists, the library prompts you to decide if you want to generate one. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 593 The restore operation will succeed, but you will then need to reconfigure the library, including the partitions and mappings. Therefore, it is important to save the local rescue and/or remote restore Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 594 Click Yes. 4 Using the file chooser dialog box, locate the restore image file on the remote file system. 5 When you have located the file and are ready to proceed, click Open. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 595 Rescuing Library Configuration Use the Rescue command to restore a library using the configuration rescue image that is saved locally on the library’s file system. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 596 Note: If the library is not offline, you receive a message that asks you whether you want to take it offline. Click Yes. 4 At the prompt, make sure that all data input and output has stopped. Click Yes to continue. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 597 2 Click the CONFIG button on the LMC toolbar. Alternatively, make sure that you are viewing the physical library (from the View menu, click the name of the physical library), then click Tools > Save/Restore. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 598 DRUR can help you determine the proper work load distribution Reports between the drives in your library. DRUR provides you with up to twelve months of historical data for each SN drive installed, and includes MB read and written, mounts, and media motion time. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 599 2 Make sure that you are viewing the physical library. From the View menu, click the name of the physical library. 3 From the Tools menu, click Reports > Drive Utilization. The Drive Utilization Report dialog box appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 600 4 In the Specify Report Criteria section, you can use the following criteria filters to view and export specific data: • Range • Current Month • Last Month • Last 3 Months • Last 6 Months • Last 12 months • Grouping Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 601 • Trend: A time scale x-axis for the display of the trend of the particular attribute. • Chart: Choose from the following charts to visually display your data: • Bar • Bar 3D • Line • Stacked Area • Stacked Bar Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 602 7 To view a report according to the criteria selected, click View, and then click Preview. The report appears graphically according to the type of chart you selected. 8 To view the next page of the report, click the Next icon on the toolbar. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 603 5 To load the saved report criteria at a later time, click the template in the list, and then click View to generate the report. 6 To close the Drive Utilization Report dialog box, click Cancel. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 604 Saving Report Criteria Templates To schedule a job for a report, that report must have at least one template. A template is a saved set of report criteria that customize the content and appearance of a report. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 605 To set up a report to be automatically generated, first schedule a new job, and then set job options. 1 On the menu bar, click Tools > Reports > Reporting Options. The Reporting Options dialog box appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 606 For example, 0 is midnight, 10 is 10:00 a.m., and 20 is 8:00 p.m.) • (Optional) Select the Recurring Job check box, and then under Frequency click how often you want the report to be generated. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 607 • If there are no templates available for the report you choose, you need to save a template for the report before you can schedule a job. For more information on saving a template, seeSaving Report Criteria Templates on page 590. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 608 Remove. 6 Click OK. The new job appears in the list of scheduled jobs. The LMC will generate the report at the specified time and send it to the designated e-mail recipients. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 609 If you no longer need a scheduled job, delete it. 1 On the menu bar, click Tools > Reports > Reporting Options. The Reporting Options dialog box appears. 2 Under Scheduled Jobs, click the job you want to delete, and then click Delete. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 610 • Graphical reports showing passed and failed results • No affect to integrity of data To perform these tests, the accessor assembly must be ready and functional, and the library must be powered on. In addition, the library Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 611 • Scanner fiducial test - 75 minutes Note: These times do not include debug or repair time. Partial Test The Partial Test performs the selected sub-tests to test an area or range of the library configuration. The available sub-tests include: Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 612 Use the Verification Tests dialog box to select the test and sub-test, to start the test, and view results. Figure 49 shows the parts of the Verification Tests dialog box. To display the dialog box, click Tools > Verification Tests. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 613 • Performs accessor X-axis and Y-axis travel test (also calls the FRU accessor assembly test) • Calibrates library and checks calibration offsets by comparing them to the default values for the drives and I/E stations Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 614 • Performs reach and retract five times • If the LMC gets its side done, performs a Get/Put of the selected cell • Scans the control module serial number to make sure the scanner is reading properly Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 615 Understanding the Verification Test Inventory The verification tests generate inventory lists that provide specific information about the library's configurations. Inventory lists for the library, drives, and blades are available. On the Verification Test dialog Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 616 This inventory list provides the following information about each drive: • Drive type • Type of interface • Physical serial number • Logical serial number • Firmware version • Sled serial number • Sled application firmware version • Sled boot firmware version Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 617 The test was interrupted. The log will show the result to provide a record of test interruption. Note: A single problem in the library can cause failed results in multiple tests. After taking action to correct a failed result, run tests that yielded failed results again. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 618 To view the graphical reports for a test, click Reports on the Verification Tests dialog box. Figure 50 on page 605 shows the parts of the report window. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 619 (results for the last five tests are retained) click to close the report window click to view the text log graphic showing P (passed), and F (failed) results Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 620 Then realign the middle X-axis rail and check the alignment of the top and bottom X-axis rails at the location of the failure. Figure 51 on page 607. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 621 • If the graphical report shows a failed result for the drive-side or door-side, make sure that all tape magazines are installed properly on that side and that the calibration targets are correctly snapped on to the magazines. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 622 • If running the test again still generates failed results, realign the middle X-axis rail and check the alignment of the top and bottom X- axis rails at the location of the failure. Figure 52 on page 608. Figure 52 Vertical Alignments Graphical Report Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 623 • If running the test again still generates failed results, realign the middle X-axis rail and check the alignment of the top and bottom X- axis rails at the location of the failure. Figure 53 on page 610. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 624 Reports are generated for drive-side and door- side for all frames. • If the graphical report shows a failed result for one or more tape magazines, make sure the magazines at the location of the failure Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 625 • If running the test again still generates failed results, realign the middle X-axis rail and check the alignment of the top and bottom X- axis rails at the location of the failure. Figure 54 on page 611. Figure 54 Calibration Offsets Graphical Report Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 626 • If running the test again still generates failed results, realign the middle X-axis rail and check the alignment of the top and bottom X- axis rails at the location of the failure. Figure 55 on page 613. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 627 • If the graphical report shows a failed result for one or more tape magazines, make sure the magazines at the location of the failure are installed properly. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 628 • If there are a large number of issues, use rubbing alcohol to clean the picker fingers and the detents in the side of the tapes. • If the problems persist, you may need to replace the picker assembly. Figure 56 on page 615. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 629 Y position (shift), and the number of hits the scanner receives while traveling up and down. (Only known magazines are tested.) • If the graphical report shows a failed result for one or more tape magazines, replace the affected magazines. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 630 • If the library is level and there are multiple failed results, the scanner should be inspected and replaced if necessary. Figure 57 on page 616. Figure 57 Scan Fiducials Graphical Report Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 631 Also make sure that the storage is correctly seated in the I/ E station and that the I/E station and front door are completely shut. • If the problems persist, you may need to replace the picker assembly. Figure 58 on page 618. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 632 To view a test log, click Reports on the Verification Tests dialog box to display the report window, and then click the Text tab. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 633 • At the end of every test, summary results of every subtest are given. The overall test result appears between asterisk lines, and a summary of subtest results follows. See Figure 59 on page 620. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 634 Chapter 15: Maintaining Your Library Maintenance Actions Figure 59 Example Test Log Output Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 635 1 Log on as an administrator. 2 Make sure that you are viewing the physical library. From the View menu, click the name of the physical library. 3 Click Tools > Verification Tests. The Verification Tests dialog box appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 636 Chapter 15: Maintaining Your Library Maintenance Actions 4 From the Select Test drop-down list, click Install. 5 Click Start. 6 If prompted to take the library offline, click Yes. The IVT Pre-Test Questionnaire appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 637 Gen 2 Pre-test Questionnaire 7 Complete the pre-test questionnaire by clicking inside the box next to the questions. You cannot continue with the installation verification test until you have completed and verified the question requests on this questionnaire. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 638 The tests must be re-run if they fail. 8 After you complete the questionnaire, click Next. The following dialog box appears. 9 Insert a “scratch” cartridge into the I/E station, and then click Next. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 639 10 Select a “scratch” cartridge of each media type listed on the following dialog box. Note: You can select one “scratch” cartridge per media type. Each test that requires a scratch cartridge will call the media types as needed. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 640 As the tests run, the library will generate RAS tickets if problems are discovered. You must close the Verification Tests dialog box to view those tickets. Return to the Verification Tests dialog box to view test results. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 641 • Use the toolbar to navigate between graphical reports or to save the results in PDF format. For more information about how to work with graphical reports, see Verification Test Graphical Reports on page 604. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 642 15 To e-mail the test log, print it, or save it as a text file, click Send and then specify the output location. For more information, see Mailing, Saving, and Printing Status Information on page 523. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 643 The LMC saves the most recent five test results. 17 When you are done working with the test results, click Close to close the result window. 18 If you are done performing verification tests, click Close to close the Verification Tests dialog box. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 644 Email, and then either type an e-mail address in the Email text box or select an existing address from the drop-down list. You can type a comment in the Comment text box to send with the log. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 645 1 Log on as an administrator. 2 Make sure that you are viewing the physical library. From the View menu, click the name of the physical library. 3 Click Tools > Verification Tests. The Verification Tests dialog box appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 646 5 From the Select Subtest drop-down list, click either Frame or Configuration or both. A check mark indicates the test is selected. 6 Click Start. 7 If prompted to take the library offline, click Yes. The following dialog box appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 647 8 Select either Continue With Scratch Tapes or Continue Without Scratch Tapes, and then click Next. 9 If you selected Continue With Scratch Tapes, insert a “scratch” cartridge into the I/E station, and then click Next. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 648 10 Select a “scratch” cartridge of each media type listed on the following dialog box, and then click Next. Note: You can select one “scratch” cartridge per media type. Each test that requires a scratch cartridge will call the media types as needed. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 649 Chapter 15: Maintaining Your Library Maintenance Actions 11 Select the number of the frame and racks where the tests are to be performed. The following example shows both the frame and configuration tests because both were selected. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 650 Chapter 15: Maintaining Your Library Maintenance Actions Test progress is shown in the Verification Tests dialog box. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 651 For information about how to interpret test logs, see Verification Test Logs on page 618. For information how to e-mail, print, or save text logs, see Mailing, Saving, and Printing Test Logs on page 630. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 652 The screens displayed by the FRU operational tests vary, depending on which subtest was selected. For example, if you click Picker Assembly, IE Assembly, or Drive Sled Assembly, the following dialog box appears for selecting a scratch tape. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 653 The Verification Tests dialog box appears. FRU tests are available for the Accessor Assembly, Picker Assembly, Drive Sled Assembly, IE Assembly, and Scan Barcode. You can only test one FRU at a time. The following steps provide Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 654 4 From the Select Test drop-down list, click FRU. 5 From the Select Subtest drop-down list, click Scan Barcode. 6 Click Start. 7 If prompted to take the library offline, click Yes. The following dialog box appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 655 Test progress is shown in the Verification Tests dialog box. 9 After the test is complete, click Reports to view the test results. For more information about how to work with graphical reports, see Verification Test Graphical Reports on page 604. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 656 3 Click Tools > Tickets. 4 From the Tickets dialog box, click the categories of the tickets you want to view and click OK. The Ticket dialog box appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 657 Chapter 15: Maintaining Your Library Maintenance Actions 5 Click a ticket to highlight it, and then click Details. The Ticket Details dialog box is displayed. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 658 The Custom test enables you to run the Library Alignment sub-test. 1 Make sure that you are viewing the physical library. From the View menu, click the name of the physical library. 2 Click Tools > Verification Tests. The Verification Tests dialog box appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 659 3 From the Select Test drop-down list, click Custom. The Select Subtest field defaults to the Library Alignment subtest and cannot be changed. 4 Click Start. 5 If prompted to take the library offline, click Yes. 6 Click Start. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 660 7 Select the starting Module (frame) and Rack as well as the ending Module (frame) and Rack where you want to perform the tests. 8 Click Finish. The test is initiated. Test progress is shown in the Verification Tests dialog box. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 661 Maintenance Actions 9 After the test is complete, click Reports to view the current or historical reports. For more information about how to work with graphical reports, see Verification Test Graphical Reports on page 604. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 662 2 Make sure that you are viewing the physical library. From the View menu, click the name of the physical library. 3 Click Tools > Partitions Defragmentation. The Partitions Defragmentation dialog box appears. This dialog box shows a graphical representation of the tape magazines in the Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 663 4 To begin defragmenting partitions, click Start. A dialog box appears notifying you that partitions that do not have a free I/E station slot cannot be defragmented and will be skipped. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 664 In this case, simply import the media into the library. The media will automatically be moved to a magazine in the correct partition. For more information about importing media, see Importing Cartridges Into Partitions on page 670. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 665 3 On the drive, press the Eject button, and then remove the cartridge. 4 Close the access door. The power is on. 5 On the operator panel, press the Robotics Enabled button to enable the picker. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 666: Using Sift Sort
(if a barcode nomenclature is implemented) Exporting Media via 1 Log on as an administrator. Sift/Sort 2 From the Tools menu, select Sift Sort > Export. The Sift Sort Export dialog box appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 667 Select a Partition from the drop down list. b If EDLM is licensed on the library, you can filter media in the EDLM library managed partition and partitions with EDLM policies configured according to their media scan test result. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 668 When Relocate Full is not checked, tapes that exist in the destination area will not be moved (skipped). 7 Click OK. The Control Module screen appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 669 8 Click the desired storage location slot for the export function. The coordinates and details for that location appear in the Information area of the screen. 9 Click Select. The Sift Sort Export screen appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 670: Retrieving Mibs
MIB files, which can be compiled into your SNMP Management tools. After retrieving the MIB files, you can extract the contents and then use a third-party SNMP tool such as Landesk or HP Operations Manager. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 671 In the Comment section, you can include a note to the recipient, or any comments about the MIB file. Save the MIB File Click Save, and then click Browse to navigate to the location where you want to save the MIB file on your computer. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 672: Maintaining Air Filters
With the maximum number of tape drives operating in a normal data center environment, you should check the filters every two years. If you Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 673 The power is on to all other components. 3 Open the access door. Aisle power is disabled. 4 Use the Phillips screwdriver to unscrew the two retaining thumbscrews. The screws remain attached to the retaining bar. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 674 Library’s State on page 450. 2 On the operator panel, press Robotics Enabled to turn off power to the picker and return it to the home position. The power is on to all other components. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 675: Performing Robot And Power Rail Health Checks
If problems are found, a RAS ticket is generated. By default, the library performs each check once per day. You can change how often the library performs these checks. The interval can be Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 676 Performing Robot and Power Rail Health Checks set in increments of days, from once per day to once per year. You can also set it to never run. Quantum recommends a once-per-day health check for the robots and power rails. In dual-robotic systems, it is important to check the passive robot to ensure that it is ready to take over operations should the active robot fail.
Page 677: Working With Cartridges
• Fibre LTO-4 • Fibre LTO-5 • Fibre LTO-6 Every partition in the library must contain at least one cleaning cartridge. This chapter consists of the following sections: • Handling Cartridges Properly on page 664 Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 678: Chapter 16 Working With Cartridges And Barcodes
• Do not place cartridges near sources of electromagnetic energy or strong magnetic fields, such as computer monitors, electric motors, speakers, or x-ray equipment. Exposure to electromagnetic energy or magnetic fields can destroy data and the embedded servo code Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 679: Write-Protecting Cartridges
The switch is located on the left side of the cartridge front. See Figure 61 on page 666 for the location of the switch on an LTO cartridge. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 680: Barcode Requirements
(L1, L2, L3, LT, L4, LU, L5, L6, LV) Quantum-supplied barcode labels will provide the best results. Barcode labels from other sources can be used, but they must meet the following requirements: • ANSI MH10.8M-1983 Standard •...
Page 681: Installing Barcode Labels
LTO cartridge. Note: Barcode labels should be placed on the front of the tape with the barcode bars on the bottom and the human readable characters at the top. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 682 Caution: Do not place any extra labels on the tapes other than on the front. Extra labels will cause tape handling issues, tapes getting stuck in drives and inventory operations to fail. Figure 62 Applying Barcode Labels to Cartridges top of cartridge barcode label write protect lock Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 683: Using Cleaning Cartridges
In general, cleaning cartridges must be treated in the same manner as data cartridges. Any physical cartridge (cleaning or data) can exist in only one partition. There can be no sharing of cleaning cartridges between partitions. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 684: Managing And Moving Media
The cartridges will not go back all the way if they are inserted incorrectly. After your library begins operation, use the Import Media dialog box to add cartridges without interrupting library operations. Place cartridges in the I/E station. The scanner automatically reads the barcodes on new cartridges. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 685 5 Click Yes. The Import Media dialog box appears with a list of cartridges in the I/E station displayed. The following table describes the elements on the Import Media dialog box. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 686 If the partition is not offline, you receive a message that asks you whether you want to take it offline. Click Yes. The Export Media dialog box appears with a list of cartridges in the partition displayed. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 687 1 Make sure that you are viewing the partition from which you want to load drives. From the View menu, click the name of the appropriate partition. 2 Click Operations > Drives > Load. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 688 The Select Media area shows the full slots. 5 Click the destination drive to receive the media to highlight it. The Select Drive area is populated with empty drives. You can select only one drive at a time. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 689 SeeUnderstanding Location Coordinates on page 437. 5 Click OK. The library rewinds the data cartridge, unloads it from the drive, and returns it to storage. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 690 1 Make sure that you are viewing the partition within which you want to move media. From the View menu, click the name of the appropriate partition. 2 Click Operations > Move Media. The Move Media dialog box appears. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 691 Standard Partitions managed partition, and vice versa. (Library managed partitions include Active Vault, Automated Media Pool (AMP), and Extended Data Lifecycle Management (EDLM) partitions.) Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 692 4 Select a source partition from the Select Source Partition section and select a destination partition from the Select Destination Partition. You cannot move media between library managed partitions or between standard partitions. 5 Click Next. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 693 You can configure inventories to automatically occur whenever the power is cycled, or you can perform an inventory whenever you want by clicking Operations® Inventory. To enable Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 694 4 To perform an inventory, click OK. The inventory process take a few minutes to complete. 5 When the “Inventory completed successfully” message appears, click OK. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 695: Frequently Asked Questions
This appendix answers some questions that are most often asked about the library. Where do I find installation instructions? The library requires that a trained Quantum Support Engineer perform the installation. Where are error messages described? When the library detects issues, it sends you e-mail notifications and creates tickets that provide you with detailed information about the issues and corrective actions you can perform.
Page 696 What do I do if I lose power during a backup? If your library contains a redundant power supply, it is unlikely that power will ever be completely unavailable to the library. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 697 Shutting Down/Rebooting the Library on page 460, Powering Off the Library on page 462, and Powering On the Library page 462. The blue LED on the power supply will be on and not blinking. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 698 Appendix A: Frequently Asked Questions Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 699 DHCP Client Outbound HTTP Library is a webserver for Inbound administration purposes HTTP Library is a client for SKMv1 Outbound NTP Client Inbound/ Outbound SNMP SNMP queries and management Inbound/ Outbound SNMP Trap output Outbound Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 700 KMIP Communication port on the Outbound server. Library uses non priviledged ports 5988 SMIA SMIS/OpenWBEM Inbound 5989 SSMIS Secure SMIS/OpenWBEM Inbound 6000, SKM tape encryption protocol Outbound 6001 * user configurable. The default value is shown Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 701 Capacity on demand (COD) An Quantum library feature that enables users to have a large physical library, but users pay only for what capacity they are currently using. License upgrades enable more capacity to be added without a system interruption.
Page 702 Glossary Control Path Failover (CPF) The Scalar i6000 provides support for configuring the HP LTO-5 and LTO-6 drive for control path failover. To configure a control path failover drive, you must have a Storage Networking License (SNW). When control path failover is used, one drive is assigned as the primary control path and another drive as the control path failover (secondary) drive.
Page 703 A management and connectivity interface for the library. The control module and first seven expansion modules can have I/O management units installed. The I/O management unit may contain a CMB, FC I/O blades and Ethernet Expansion blades. Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 704 The library controller board, which resides in the LMM. The MCB I/O ports for Fibre Channel, Ethernet, serial, and SCSI. Partition A partition is a logical portion of the physical library that is viewed by the host as if it is a complete library. Partitions Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 705 The robotic hand portion of the accessor assembly that handles cartridges. Quantum Encryption Key Manager (Q-EKM) Quantum's encryption key management solution that supports IBM LTO-4, LTO-5, and LTO-6 FC and SAS tape drives. Relative Distinguished Name. Scalar Key Manager (SKM) Quantum's encryption key management solutions that supports HP LTO-4, LTO-5, and LTO-6 FC and SAS tape drives.
Page 706 A sheet metal case that houses LTO or SCSI drives in the drive clusters. WORM The Scalar i6000 library supports write once, read many technology in LTO-3 and greater tape drives. WORM allows non- erasable date to be written once and provides extra data security by prohibiting accidental data erasure.
Page 707 ConnectionÆ 416 barcode labels 667 exporting 672 connectivity audience importing 670 setup 170 intended ix moving 676 status 499 Automated Media Pool 265 write-protecting 665 contacting Automatic Drive Cleaning 148 channel zoning 202 Quantum xiii Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 708 433 external application access 397 I/O blades 446 library interface 34 external application API client plug- I/O management unit library managed partitions 123 in 397 library interface 34 creating 134 I/O management unit. See also Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 709 SNC 33 network port 163 security settings 228 selecting library or partition 448 modes 161 release notes operator panel 29 sensors location xii indicators 30 status 511 remote management service requests library management console 34 Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...
Page 710 435 website customer service center xiii teach 572 about 572 calibration 574 configuration 572 terminology glossary 687 testing teach 572 toolbar 431 topology 197 training contact Quantum xiii troubleshooting 37 LEDs 86 Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide...

Quantum Scalar i6000 User Manual

Chapter 1 Description

Troubleshooting Your Library

Configuring Your Library

Chapter 4 Active Vault

Chapter 5 Advanced Reporting

Advanced Reporting

Automated Media Pool

Chapter 7 Capacity on Demand

Capacity on Demand

Extended Data Lifecycle Management

Chapter 10 Storage Networking

Quick Links

Troubleshooting

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