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Quantum Tape Drive Scalar 50 Installation Instructions Manual

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Document 81-81769-01 B01, September 2007
Tape Drive Numbering ................................................................................ 3
Scalar 50 Tape Drive Upgrade Kits ............................................................ 4
Required Tools .............................................................................................. 6
Setting the SCSI ID Using the OCP .......................................................... 11
Determining the WWNs World Wide Names ........................................ 15
Verifying Library Connectivity................................................................. 18
Fibre Channel Connectivity Troubleshooting ........................................ 20
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    Introduction Tape Drive Numbering ... 3 Scalar 50 Tape Drive Upgrade Kits ... 4 Required Tools ... 6 Unpacking the Tape Drive Installing the Tape Drives Cabling the Tape Drives Setting the Tape Drive SCSI ID Setting the SCSI ID Using the OCP ... 11 Setting the SCSI ID from the Remote Management Pages ...

  • Page 2: Quantum Scalar

    Quantum Scalar 50 Tape Drive Installation Instructions Document 81-81769-01 B01 September 2007 Made in the USA. Quantum Corporation provides this publication “as is” without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Quantum Corporation may revise this publication from time to time without notice.

  • Page 3: Introduction

    Introduction Tape Drive Numbering Figure 1 Scalar 50 Cable Configuration (Full Height Drives) Quantum Scalar 50 Tape Drive Installation Instructions This document provides instructions for adding a tape drive to an Scalar 50 tape library. The tape drive upgrade procedure consists of the following steps: Note: Half-height tape drive canisters are ONLY available in Scalar 50...

  • Page 4: Scalar 50 Tape Drive Upgrade Kits

    Quantum Scalar 50 Tape Drive Installation Instructions Document 81-81769-01 B01 September 2007 Figure 2 Scalar 50 Cable Configuration (Half-Height Drives) Scalar 50 Tape Drive Upgrade Kits Table 1 Tape Drive Upgrade Kits (SDLT) Tape drives The tape drive upgrade kit differs depending on the tape drive type needed for the library.
  • Page 5 Table 2 Tape Drive Upgrade Kits (LTO) Quantum Scalar 50 Tape Drive Installation Instructions LTO Part PC-KUCQA-YF (LTO-3 HH SCSI, single drive) Number PC-KUC1A-YF (LTO-3 HH SCSI, dual drive) PC-KUKQC-YF (LTO-3 HH Native Fibre, single drive) PC-KUKQ1-YF (LTO-3 HH Native Fibre, dual drive) PR-UU3QA-YF (HP LTO3, SCSI) PR-UU5QC-YF (HP LTO3, Native Fibre) PC-KUMQA-YF (HP LTO4, SCSI)

  • Page 6: Required Tools

    Quantum Scalar 50 Tape Drive Installation Instructions Document 81-81769-01 B01 September 2007 Required Tools The following tools are required to perform the tape drive upgrade procedure: • Unpacking the Tape Drive To unpack the tape drive: Installing the Tape Drives To install tape drives in a Scalar 50 Series library: Flat blade screwdriver Caution:...

  • Page 7: Cabling The Tape Drives

    Figure 3 Installing a Tape Drive Cabling the Tape Drives After the tape drive(s) have been installed, you must connect SCSI or Fibre Channel cables to each drive. Refer to the following figures to cable the tape drives: • • •...
  • Page 8 Quantum Scalar 50 Tape Drive Installation Instructions Document 81-81769-01 B01 September 2007 Figure 4 Scalar 50 Cable Configuration (SCSI Full Height Drives) Figure 5 Scalar 50 Cable Configuration (Native Fibre Channel Full Height Drives) LTO Tape drives shown. SDLT drives have a single FC port Figure 6 Scalar 50 Cable Configuration (SCSI Half-...
  • Page 9 Figure 7 Scalar 50 Cable Configuration (Native Fibre Channel Half-Height Drives) Quantum Scalar 50 Tape Drive Installation Instructions Ethernet Tape drives 3 and 4 Power Fibre Channel host/SAN Cabling the Tape Drives Document 81-81769-01 B01 September 2007 Back of Library Tape drives 1 and 2 Fibre Channel...
  • Page 10 Quantum Scalar 50 Tape Drive Installation Instructions Document 81-81769-01 B01 September 2007 Figure 8 Scalar 50 Cable Configuration (Stacked) Host computer Host computer Host computer Ethernet The library host and Ethernet network are connected only to the Master library. Scalar 50 (slave library) Tape drive 2 Scalar 50 (slave library)

  • Page 11: Setting The Tape Drive Scsi Id

    Setting the Tape Drive SCSI ID The next step in the installation procedure is to set the required SCSI ID for the new tape drive. There are two ways to set the tape drive SCSI ID: • • Setting the SCSI ID To set the tape drive SCSI ID on an Scalar 50 Series library with an LCD: Using the OCP Figure 9 Setup Screen...

  • Page 12: Setting The Scsi Id From The Remote Management

    Quantum Scalar 50 Tape Drive Installation Instructions Document 81-81769-01 B01 September 2007 Figure 11 Host Bus Options Screen Figure 12 Drive Operations Screen Setting the SCSI ID from the Remote Management Pages 4 Use the up and down arrows to highlight the tape drive receiving the new SCSI ID and press Enter 5 Use the up and down arrows to select a SCSI ID and press...
  • Page 13 Figure 13 Overview Page Banner area Quick status Navigation area Content area Figure 14 SCSI Page Quantum Scalar 50 Tape Drive Installation Instructions 3 Enter the username and password and click Note: The default username and password is page displays (see Overview 4 Click the tab.

  • Page 14: Completing The Native Fibre Channel Installation

    Quantum Scalar 50 Tape Drive Installation Instructions Document 81-81769-01 B01 September 2007 Figure 15 Drives Page Drive operations 10 Enter the new tape drive number 11 Select Completing the Native Fibre Channel Installation After native Fibre Channel tape drives are installed, additional information must be gathered to complete the installation and verify connectivity.

  • Page 15: Determining The Wwns World Wide Names

    • • Determining the The media changer (robot) and tape drives within the library have WWNs WWNs World Wide World Wide Names assigned to them by the system controller board (SCB). Names The WWNs must be determined and recorded both for the customer and for Quantum customer support.
  • Page 16 Quantum Scalar 50 Tape Drive Installation Instructions Document 81-81769-01 B01 September 2007 Figure 16 Overview Page Figure 17 Setup Page 4 Click from the contents frame. Setup The management frame displays the 5 Click on the tab. SCSI/Fibre page displays (see SCSI/Fibre Completing the Native Fibre Channel Installation page (see...
  • Page 17 Figure 18 SCSI/Fibre Page Media changer Tape drives Figure 19 Media Changer Configuration Screen Quantum Scalar 50 Tape Drive Installation Instructions 6 For the Media Changer Tape Drives type (see figure Media Changer figure 20) screen displays. Completing the Native Fibre Channel Installation Document 81-81769-01 B01 September 2007 Connectivity...

  • Page 18: Verifying Library Connectivity

    Quantum Scalar 50 Tape Drive Installation Instructions Document 81-81769-01 B01 September 2007 Figure 20 Tape Drive Configuration Screen Verifying Library To verify the tape drive installation, you should verify that the library and tape drives are recognized from the host or from the SAN switch. Connectivity If the SAN switch is available, it is possible to verify connectivity by connecting to the switch.
  • Page 19 • Connect Via a Telnet Session To connect via a Telnet session to a SAN switch: Figure 21 Nsshow Command Quantum Scalar 50 Tape Drive Installation Instructions Connect Via a Web Browser Note: The information below applies to a Brocade SAN switch. For other SAN switches, contact the SAN administrator.

  • Page 20: Fibre Channel Connectivity Troubleshooting

    Quantum Scalar 50 Tape Drive Installation Instructions Document 81-81769-01 B01 September 2007 If the world wide names are visible from the connectivity is verified. Connect Via a Web Browser To connect via a web browser: Fibre Channel Connectivity Troubleshooting Refer to the following sections Fibre Channel connectivity troubleshooting: •...

  • Page 21: Scsi Id Assignment With Native Fibre Channel Tape Drives

    Figure 22 SANblade Manager SCSI ID Assignment With native Fibre Channel tape drives, each tape drive is it’s own Fibre with Native Fibre Channel target with a dedicated WWN and on LUN 0. The host (including Channel Tape Drives the laptop using MAGMA box) will pick up the devices and assign local SCSI IDs in the order that the SAN devices are discovered.
  • Page 22 Quantum Scalar 50 Tape Drive Installation Instructions Document 81-81769-01 B01 September 2007 To display the SCSI ID assignments: Figure 23 Port Configuration Screen 1 From the SANblade manager program, click The port configuration screen displays (see The port configuration screen allows you to change the SCSI ID order if the Fibre Channel HBA drive supports persistent bindings.
  • Page 23 Quantum Scalar 50 Tape Drive Installation Instructions Document 81-81769-01 B01 September 2007 Fibre Channel Connectivity Troubleshooting...
  • Page 24 Quantum Scalar 50 Tape Drive Installation Instructions Document 81-81769-01 B01 September 2007 *81-81769-01 B01* 81-81769-01 B01 Fibre Channel Connectivity Troubleshooting...

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