Spectra Logic Spectra nTier500 Release Note
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- Page 1 Spectra nTier500 Intelligent Secondary Storage Appliance Release Notes and Documentation updates P.N. 90990009 Revision D...
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Page 2: Revision History
If you do not agree to the above, do not use the Spectra nTier500; instead, promptly contact Spectra Logic for instructions on how to return it for a refund. - Page 3 License You have acquired a Spectra product that includes software owned or licensed by Spectra Logic from one or more software licensors (“Software Suppliers”). Such software products, as well as associated media, printed materials and “online” or electronic documentation (“SOFTWARE”) are protected by copyright laws and international copyright treaties, as well as other intellectual property laws and treaties.
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Page 4: Contacting Spectra Logic
Contacting Spectra Logic To obtain general information Spectra Logic Web Site: www.spectralogic.com United States Headquarters Spectra Logic Corporation 1700 North 55th Street Boulder, CO 80301 Phone: (800) 833-1132 or (303) 449-6400 International: 00 (1) 303 449 6400 Fax: (303) 939-8844... -
Page 5: Table Of Contents
Contents Introduction Related Publications ..........7 User Feedback . - Page 6 nTier500 Firmware Updating Firmware ..........20 Firmware Package History .
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Page 7: Introduction
Intelligent Secondary Storage appliance (the nTier500) and the BlueScale ™ firmware. They also serve as an addendum to the Spectra nTier500 Intelligent Secondary Storage Appliance User Guide. Note: To make sure you have the release notes for the most current version of the BlueScale firmware, check the Spectra Logic Web site at www.spectralogic.com/documents. -
Page 8: Typographical Conventions
Typographical Conventions Typographical Conventions These release notes use the following conventions to highlight important information: Note: Read notes for additional information or suggestions about the current topic. Read text marked by the “Important” icon for information that Important will help you complete a procedure or avoid extra steps. Read text marked by the “Caution”... -
Page 9: Important Information
Ethernet port 1 to use static (fixed) addressing with a known good IP address on an available network. Recycling Your nTier500 For information on recycling your Spectra nTier500, check the Spectra Logic web site at www.spectralogic.com/environment. User Interface ®... -
Page 10: Updates To The User Guide
Updates to the User Guide This section contains updates to the Spectra nTier500 Intelligent Secondary Storage Appliance User Guide. This information will be added to the guide when it is next updated. Note: To make sure that you have the latest version of these release notes and the Spectra nTier500 Intelligent Secondary Storage Appliance User Guide, check the Spectra Logic Web site at www.spectralogic.com/documents. -
Page 11: Chapter 3 - Installing The Ntier500
Chapter 3 – Installing the nTier500 Preparing for the Installation Before unpacking and installing the Spectra nTier500, confirm the following: The installation location has adequate clearance for ventilation, minimal dust and debris, and proximity to an appropriate AC power source. -
Page 12: Connecting Cables And Powering On
Updates to the User Guide Connecting Cables and Powering On Connect power cords to all three power connectors on the rear panel. Note: If only two power cords are plugged, the power supply alarm sounds. If you plan to use remote power management, connect an Ethernet cable to the RJ-45 RMM port on the rear panel (Figure 1). - Page 13 Chapter 4 – Configuring the nTier500 Share a CD-ROM Drive on a Remote Computer Before you can use a CD-ROM drive on another computer, you must share the drive to make it accessible from the nTier500 Windows desktop. 1. Open Windows Explorer or My Computer on that computer. 2.
- Page 14 From here, you interact directly with the Windows operating system. If you are unfamiliar with the Windows operating system or the Windows Remote Desktop application, refer to the Windows Storage Server 2003 documentation for detailed information. Map the Shared CD-ROM to a Drive Letter 1.
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Page 15: Configuring Remote Power Management
Install the Software 1. Connect to the nTier500 Windows Desktop (see Connect to the nTier500 Windows Desktop on page 14). 2. If you plan to install the software from a USB CD-ROM drive connected directly to the nTier500, plug the drive into one of the USB ports on the back panel (see Figure 1 on page 12) 3. -
Page 16: Start The Psetup Utility
Updates to the User Guide Start the Psetup Utility Use the following steps to access the Psetup utility used to configure RMM. 1. Make sure that the RMM Ethernet port on the nTier500 back panel (see Figure 1 on page 12) is connected to an active network with a computer that can be used to access to RMM on the nTier500 using a standard web browser. - Page 17 Set the RMM IP Address If your network does not use DHCP, or if you simply want to use static addressing, use the instructions in this section to set a static IP address for the RMM port. Using a static IP address ensures that you always know the IP address for the RMM port and is highly recommended.
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Page 18: Chapter 7 - Using The Ntier500
Appendix A – Specifications 120 Volt-AC Power Cord for Use Spectra nTier500 appliance are standard, three-conductor, 16-AWG power cords safe for 120-volt use in the United States and Canada. The cable has a molded NEMA 5-15P or IEC-60320 C14 male connector to plug into an electrical outlet and a molded IEC 60320 C13 female connector to plug into the nTier500 power supply. -
Page 19: Appendix B - Regulatory And Safety Standards
Appendix B – Regulatory and Safety Standards China: Measures for the Administration of the Control of Pollution by Electronic Information Products nTier 500 (Pb) 1,4,5 nTier 500 1,3,4 2.5” 40GB , Fujitsu 1,3,4 3.5” 500GB , Hitachi 1,3,4 3.5” 1TB , Hitachi 0.35% Appendix B –... -
Page 20: Ntier500 Firmware
If the customer is unwilling or unable to do so, Spectra Logic provides patches to the previous release. Two Releases Prior to the Current Release Customers are asked to upgrade to the current release. -
Page 21: Firmware Package History
Firmware Package History The following pages list information about Spectra nTier500 firmware packages and how they affect the nTier500 and its components. BlueScale 2.2 Resolved Issues Writes to tape that are over 100 GB no longer fail over iSCSI. When creating a NAS volume using the BlueScale Web interface, you can no longer navigate away from the Logical Volumes screen and disrupt the NAS volume creation process before it is finished. -
Page 22: Bluescale 2.1
The drives must be associated with a library—for example, refer to the following screen, which shows correctly mapped drives. This is a known Microsoft bug, and Spectra Logic is waiting for the patch to fix this problem. - Page 23 This is due to a bug in IE6. Work around: Refresh the browser or access any BlueScale screen; the error message window automatically closes. Note that Spectra Logic recommends the use of IE7. Firmware Package History to repair the problem.
- Page 24 Firmware Spectra Logic recommends waiting until the volume for DPM finishes building its RAID before beginning a task. If you do not wait, performance will be extremely slow. Note the path to the library driver, along with the path to tape device drivers: C:\“Program Files (x86)”\SpectraLogic\drivers\Spectra T Series Library Driver...