Planning Your Installation; Positioning Your Modules And The Elevator; Verify Minimum Firmware Level - Overland Storage Neo Series Library Service Manual

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NTRODUCTION

Planning Your Installation

The Neo Series Elevator Assembly is intended to be mounted in a standard 19-inch RETMA equipment
rack with a depth of 24 to 30 inches. Elevator kits may include variations of the following:
The Elevator Assembly is composed of either a 10U or 20U motor drive assembly plus extensions whose
combined length is equal to the combined heights of the number of modules installed in the rack or as
specified by the customer. An additional extension section and timing belt is needed for installation with
each additional module.
Prepare each module in the multi-unit library system for Elevator installation by removing the cover
blanks, drive shoe assemblies (Drives 2 and 4 for 4000 series models), and/or blank drive shoe covers
while they are outside of the storage cabinet. Alignment of the Neo modules may be necessary during the
installation.

Positioning Your Modules and the Elevator

The Elevator Assembly motor drive section must be mounted at the top of the library stack. The top Neo
module is designated as the Master via the Graphical User Interface (GUI) and senses the position of
each module during initialization at power-up. The other Neo modules are designated as the slaves.
For ease of installation and running the 10BaseT cables from the Router to the individual modules, it is
recommended that the router be mounted at the top rear of the RETMA rack (above the Master module).
In addition, mounting the router at the top of the RETMA rack allows for easy growth for future
expansion of your storage capability.

Verify Minimum Firmware Level

The first models of the Neo Series that were produced did not incorporate the functionality required for
the SmartScale Storage
multi-module configuration without fail-over is Firmware Revision 2.28. (With fail-over included
Firmware Revision 2.33 is required). For example, if the module you select as the Master is at firmware
level 2.28 or higher, then you can proceed with the mechanical installation of the Elevator Assembly. If
the firmware level is below 2.28, then the selected Master module should be upgraded before putting the
multi-module system into service. To verify the firmware level of the Master module:
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Factory assembled Two High (10U) or Four High (20U) Primary Elevator Base.
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Elevator Extension kit(s) (5U, 10U, or 20U lengths).
NOTE: It is recommended that all Neo Series libraries in a multi-unit library system use the same
drive types. Check with your application software vendor if you want to mix drive types
in the multi-unit library system to manage partitioning by tape technology.
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architecture operation. The minimum firmware level needed to operate a
1) Apply power to the module, see
1. Connect the power cord to the power supply's receptacle (1).
b. Toggle the power switch located on the power supply to ON (2).
c. Press anywhere on the GUI touch screen to apply power to the module (3).
Figure C–1.