Spectra TFinity User Manual page 51

Chapter 1 — Library Overview
Component
Monitor Connector
Ethernet Port
Dedicated EtherLib
Port
Memory Card
(behind cover)
RS-232 and CAN
Connectors
November 2020
Description
You can connect a monitor to the LCM and use it to view the BlueScale user
interface instead of using the library front panel.
Note: The monitor connector on an RCM is only used by service personnel.
 The Ethernet port on the LCM connects the library to an Ethernet network
and is used to access the library through the BlueScale web interface using
the Remote Library Controller (RLC). The BlueScale web interface provides
access to all of the options available from the library's operator panel except
those that require physical interaction with the library (for example,
importing or exporting media). The Spectra LS has a 10/100/1000BaseT
connection.
Notes:
 Beginning with BlueScale12.4.1, the right‐most Ethernet port on a Spectra LS
is dedicated for EtherLib. See Dedicated EtherLib Port on page 51.
 When the module is functioning as the RCM or SCM, the left‐most Ethernet
port is only used for troubleshooting by service personnel.
With BlueScale12.4.1 and later, the right‐most Ethernet port on the Spectra LS is
configured as a dedicated EtherLib port. EtherLib uses this port to speed
communication between components in the library.
Note: This port cannot be used to access the BlueScale web interface.
The memory card in each module stores information related to its functional
role in the library. When the library control module is installed in the library
and powered on for the first time, the library determines the location and then
activates either the LCM or RCM code on the memory card. Once this is done,
the module performs only the functions defined by the activated code on the
memory card. In addition to the code that determines the module's role in the
library, the memory card is used to store the following:
 In the LCM it stores the library's configuration information, activation keys,
system settings, and partition settings. It also stores the MLM and DLM
databases and information related to the current system status.
 In the RCM it stores the library's configuration information, system logs, and
inventory.
Notes:
 Two extra memory cards come standard with new libraries for error
recovery.
 Before replacing a memory card, it is important to backup the information it
contains, if possible. See the Spectra T950 or TFinity Memory Card Replacement
guide for more information.
These connectors are only used for troubleshooting by service personnel.
Spectra Library Control Modules (LCM and RCM)
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