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SPARCstorage Library Installation Manual
A Sun Microsystems, Inc. Business
2550 Garcia Avenue
Mountain View, CA 94043 U.S.A.
415 960-1300 FAX 415 969-9131
Part No.: 802-2344-10
Revision A, February 1995

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  • Page 1 SPARCstorage Library Installation Manual A Sun Microsystems, Inc. Business 2550 Garcia Avenue Mountain View, CA 94043 U.S.A. 415 960-1300 FAX 415 969-9131 Part No.: 802-2344-10 Revision A, February 1995...
  • Page 2 The product described in this manual may be protected by one or more U.S. patents, foreign patents, or pending applications. TRADEMARKS Sun, the Sun logo, Sun Microsystems, Solaris, are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the U.S. and certain other countries. UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and other countries, exclusively licensed through X/Open Company, Ltd.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    2.3 Installing Slide Rail Runners on the SPARCstorage Library ......3. Preparing the Expansion Cabinet......
  • Page 4 4. Installing the SPARCstorage Library ....4.1 Installing the SPARCstorage Library in an Expansion Cabinet ....... .
  • Page 5 Figures Figure 2-1 Removing Packing Material......Figure 2-2 Rail Release Button on the Slide Rail ..... Figure 2-3 Installing Slide Rail Runners .
  • Page 6 Location of the Power Receptacle on the SPARCstorage Library ....... . .
  • Page 7 Table 4-1 Default SCSI IDs for the SPARCstorage Library, the Tape Drives, and the Host ......
  • Page 8 SPARCstorage Library Installation Manual—February 1995...

  • Page 9: Before You Start

    Before You Start This manual explains how to install a SPARCstorage Library in a 56-inch Data Center Expansion Cabinet. Procedures described in this manual are: • Preparing the SPARCstorage™ Library • Preparing the 56-inch Data Center Expansion Cabinet • Installing the SPARCstorage Library •...

  • Page 10: Help With Unix Commands

    1.3 Help with UNIX Commands If you need help with UNIX commands, refer to the Solaris Handbook for SMCC Peripherals that came with your operating system. SPARCstorage Library Installation Manual—February 1995...

  • Page 11: Preparing The Sparcstorage Library

    Once you have unpacked the tape library from the shipping carton, check the contents against the packing slip to make sure you have all of the following items: • SPARCstorage Library with at least one tape drive installed • Power cord •...

  • Page 12: Removing Internal Packing Material

    6. Push the CHM up towoard the right side of the tape library and remove the packing material that is in the holder. Keep the packing material in case the tape library needs to be transported. SPARCstorage Library Installation Manual—February 1995...

  • Page 13: Figure 2-1 Removing Packing Material

    Figure 2-1 Removing Packing Material Preparing the SPARCstorage Library...

  • Page 14: Sparcstorage Library

    2.3 Installing Slide Rail Runners on the SPARCstorage Library 1. Separate runners from slide rails. a. Locate the slide rails that were shipped with the SPARCstorage Library. b. Fully extend one slide rail until it locks. c. Press the rail release button in the center of the rail See Figure 2-2.

  • Page 15: Figure 2-3 Installing Slide Rail Runners

    2. Install runners on the SPARCstorage Library. See Figure 2-3. a. Locate the slide rail runners that you separated from the slide rails. b. Position the runners on the sides of the tape library, just behind the front panel by aligning each runner with the three predrilled holes on each side of the tape library.
  • Page 16 SPARCstorage Library Installation Manual—February 1995...

  • Page 17: Preparing The Expansion Cabinet

    Preparing the Expansion Cabinet 3.1 Powering Off the Expansion Cabinet 1. Turn front panel key switch to the standby position. See Figure 3-1. STANDBY position ON position OFF Position ON Position Figure 3-1 Key Switch Positions 2. Turn the AC distribution unit power switch to Off. The switch is at the rear of the cabinet.

  • Page 18: Figure 3-2 Ac Distribution Unit Power Switch

    Caution – Do not disconnect the power cord from the facilities outlet when working on the system. This connection provides a ground path that prevents damage from electrostatic discharge. Main power circuit breaker Figure 3-2 AC Distribution Unit Power Switch SPARCstorage Library Installation Manual—February 1995...

  • Page 19: Removing Panels From The Expansion Cabinet

    3.2 Removing Panels from the Expansion Cabinet 3.2.1 Extending the Anti-Tilt Bar Grasp the anti-tilt bar underneath the bottom front edge of the cabinet and pull it out to its fully-extended position. See Figure 3-3. Front view Anti-tilt bar Figure 3-3 Extending the Anti-Tilt Bar Preparing the Expansion Cabinet...

  • Page 20: Removing The Panels

    2. Pull on both sides of the front panel on the cabinet to remove the panel, and set it aside. See Figure 3-4. The procedure is the same for the remaining front panels for all cabinets. Figure 3-4 Removing a Front Panel from the 56-Inch Data Center Expansion Cabinet SPARCstorage Library Installation Manual—February 1995...

  • Page 21: Figure 3-5 Removing The Vented Rear Panel And Kick Panel

    3.2.2.2 Removing the Vented Rear Panel 1. Face the rear of the cabinet and remove the two Phillips screws at the top of the vented rear panel. 2. Pull the top of the vented rear panel away from the cabinet. 3.

  • Page 22: Figure 3-6 Removing A Side Panel

    Figure 3-6 Removing a Side Panel 2. Firmly grasp the outer edges of the side panel with both hands and lift up on the panel to release the catches at the top. Set the panel aside. SPARCstorage Library Installation Manual—February 1995...

  • Page 23: Installing Locking Brackets On The Expansion Cabinet

    3.3 Installing Locking Brackets on the Expansion Cabinet 1. Locate the two locking brackets shipped with the tape library. 2. Use Table 3-2 to select the mounting holes in the rail faces on the front of the expansion cabinet. See Figure 3-7. The mounting holes are numbered from the bottom up beginning with one, and are stamped on the rail face in increments of ten.

  • Page 24: Installing Slide Rails In The Expansion Cabinet

    Holes 51 and 52 Second tape library Holes 71 and 72 3. Standing at the front of the cabinet, position the front part of the slide rail over the proper hole positions. See Figure 3-9. SPARCstorage Library Installation Manual—February 1995...

  • Page 25: Figure 3-9 Securing The Front Part Of The Slide Rail To The Cabinet

    Front Figure 3-9 Securing the Front Part of the Slide Rail to the Cabinet 4. Use a Phillips screwdriver and two 10-32 screws to loosely secure the front part of the slide rail to the cabinet. See Figure 3-9. 5. Repeat Step 3 and Step 4 for the other slide rail. 6.

  • Page 26: Figure 3-10 Securing The Bent Bracket To The Cabinet

    10-32 screws. See Figure 3-10. 8. Repeat Step 6 and Step 7 for the other slide rail. 9. With the slide rails correctly positioned, tighten all the screws at the cabinet front and the rear. 3-10 SPARCstorage Library Installation Manual—February 1995...

  • Page 27: Installing The Sparcstorage Library

    Installing the SPARCstorage Library 4.1 Installing the SPARCstorage Library in an Expansion Cabinet Warning – The tape library shipping weight is approximately 90 pounds (40.86 kg). Use two or more people to install the tape library in the cabinet. 1. Mount the tape library on the slide rails.

  • Page 28: Figure 4-1 Positioning The Tape Library On The Slide Rails

    3. Loosely install two 10-32 screws in each locking bracket using a Phillips screwdriver. See Figure 4-2. 4. Tighten all screws to secure the locking brackets to the expansion cabinet rail faces and the tape library. SPARCstorage Library Installation Manual—February 1995...

  • Page 29: Installing Cables

    Securing the Front of the Tape Library in the Cabinet 4.2 Installing Cables 4.2.1 Installing the Power Cable Note – The SPARCstorage Library has autoranging voltage selection, so you do not need to change the voltage setting. To plug the power cord into the SPARCstorage Library: 1.
  • Page 30 See Figure 4-4 and Figure 4-5. Warning – The power distribution unit serves as the primary disconnect device for the SPARCstorage Library. Do not plug the tape library into a power source other than the power distribution unit. Personal injury may result if you work on a tape library that is plugged into another power source, since that power source may still be active when you work on the tape library.
  • Page 31 Power distribution unit Figure 4-4 Plugging the Tape Library into the Power Distribution Unit Installing the SPARCstorage Library...
  • Page 32 230V Power 240V Power Distribution Unit Distribution Unit Connect first tape library Connect second tape library Figure 4-5 Power Distribution Unit for a 56-Inch Data Center Expansion Cabinet SPARCstorage Library Installation Manual—February 1995...

  • Page 33: Installing The Scsi Cable

    4. Route the SCSI data cable over to the system cabinet and connect it to the appropriate host adaptor card. See Figure 4-7. You must have an FSB/S or a SBE/S SCSI host adaptor card in your system. Installing the SPARCstorage Library...

  • Page 34: Powering On The Sparcstorage Library

    SPARCstorage Library, as shown in Figure 4-7. To power on the SPARCstorage Library: 1. Make sure that the power switch on the back of the SPARCstorage Library is in the off (0) position. 2. Close and lock the door.

  • Page 35: Powering On The System

    • Verifies its full range of motion by moving along the long axis. • Moves to the park position. Failure to Power On If the SPARCstorage Library does not power on as described, check the following: • If the LCD is not illuminated, check the following: •...

  • Page 36: Setting Scsi Ids

    CTSs) must have separate SCSI IDs. If the tape library contains only one drive, the SCSI ID for the blank drive displays a “B” for blank. Table 4-1 shows the default SCSI IDs for the SPARCstorage Library, the tape drives, and the host.
  • Page 37 Table 4-1 Default SCSI IDs for the SPARCstorage Library, the Tape Drives, and the Host Device/Unit SCSI ID Description Tape drive (first) Inner tape drive Tape drive (second) Outer tape drive Computer system Allows the host to act as the initiator of (host) or SCSI host commands on the SCSI bus.

  • Page 38: Testing The Installation

    4.6 Testing the Installation If the SPARCstorage Library has been stored for six months or more, you need to perform some “warm-up exercises” on the tape drives and the SPARCstorage Library. The exercises involve inserting tapes into the tape drives and using your application software to write and read data.

  • Page 39: Removable Holder

    If the cartridge does not snap into place easily, check the orientation of the cartridge. The holder can contain up to ten cartridges. Caution – Only use a holder designed for 8mm tape cartridges. Single mounting guide Figure 4-8 Inserting a Tape Cartridge Installing the SPARCstorage Library 4-13...

  • Page 40: Installing A Removable Cartridge Holder

    4. Snap the holder into place by pressing against the end of the holder near the roller. Single mounting guide Figure 4-9 Installing the Magazine 4-14 SPARCstorage Library Installation Manual—February 1995...

  • Page 41: Installing A Cartridge In The Fixed Holder

    2. Insert the cartridge into the fixed cartridge slot until it snaps into place. Removable cartridge holder Fixed cartridge holder Figure 4-10 Inserting a Cartridge in the fixed holder 3. Close the door and lock it by turning the key counterclockwise 90 degrees. Installing the SPARCstorage Library 4-15...

  • Page 42: Testing The Tape Drives

    4. Using your software, rewind the tape and read the data you just wrote. 5. Repeat steps 1 through 4 for the other tape drive, if installed. 4.6.5 Testing the SPARCstorage Library After you have finished testing the tape drives, follow these steps to test the SPARCstorage Library: 1.
  • Page 43 Installing the SPARCstorage Library 4-17...

  • Page 44: Reassembling The 56-Inch Data Center

    Reassembling the 56-inch Data Center Expansion Cabinet 5.1 Installing the Side Panels 1. Locate the side panel. 2. Firmly grasp the outer edges of the side panel with both hands and place the panel against the side of the cabinet with the top of the panel above the top of the cabinet.

  • Page 45: Figure 5-1 Installing The Side Panel

    4. Use the flat-blade screwdriver to fasten the two captive screws at the bottom of the side panel (see Figure 5-1). Side panel Captive screws Figure 5-1 Installing the Side Panel SPARCstorage Library Installation Manual—February 1995...

  • Page 46: Installing The Kick Panel

    5.2 Installing the Kick Panel To install the kick panel: 1. Locate the kick panel at the rear of the cabinet. 2. Align the two screw holes in the kick panel with the bottom holes on the cabinet. See Figure 5-2. Rear panel Kick panel Captive screws...

  • Page 47: Installing The Vented Rear Panel

    3. Swing the top of the vented rear panel towards the cabinet until the top of the panel is touching the cabinet. 4. Secure the two screws at the top of the vented rear panel. See Figure 5-2. SPARCstorage Library Installation Manual—February 1995...

  • Page 48: Installing The New Front Panel Bezel

    5.4 Installing the New Front Panel Bezel 1. Align the ball studs with the studs on each side of the panel. 2. Push on both sides of the front panel bezel until it clicks into place. See Figure 5-3. Figure 5-3 Replacing the Front Panel on the 56-Inch Data Center Expansion Cabinet Reassembling the 56-inch Data Center Expansion Cabinet...
  • Page 49 SPARCstorage Library Installation Manual—February 1995...
  • Page 50 Index Numerics 56-Inch Data Center Expansion Cabinet key switch mounting rail holes, 3-7, 3-8 cabinet, 3-1 power distribution unit, location kick panel of, 4-6 installation, 5-3 removal, 3-5 AC power switch cabinet, 3-1 maximum SCSI bus length, 1-1 anti-tilt bar mounting rail holes extending, 3-3 for the 56-Inch Data Center Expansion...
  • Page 51 4-12 SCSI addresses default, 4-10 setting, 4-10 SCSI bus length, 1-1 SCSI cable, 2-1 SCSI IDs, 4-10 default, 4-10 setting, 4-10 setting the SCSI ID, 4-10 side panels removal, 3-6 vented rear panel removal, 3-5 SPARCstorage Library Installation Manual—February 1995...
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