Tape Drive; Maintenance Port - Oracle StorageTek T9840 User Manual

Tape Drive

Tape Drive
The drive front panel
panel for manual control. See
information on operator panel controls and indicators.
The drive rear panel has connectors for power, library interface (TTI), host interface,
and maintenance (not available on the T9840A). An encryption status LED is present
between the TTI connector and maintenance port on the T9840D drive (see
"Encryption Status LED" on page
FIGURE 1-2 T9840 Tape Drive Front Panel

Maintenance Port

All service calls for tape drives under warranty, maintenance contract, or time-and-
materials service require physical access and connection to the rear panel
maintenance (Ethernet) port of the T9840B/C/D tape drive. In the event that a
customer has an Ethernet cable physically connected to the drive requiring service,
the service person must disconnect this cable to perform the required service action.
• T9840 non-encryption drives supported by the Service Delivery Platform (SDP)
require 100% dedication of the drive's Ethernet port to the SDP site unit.
• T9840 encryption-enabled drives require 100% dedication of the drive's Ethernet
port to the Encryption Service Network except during service activities performed
by authorized personnel.
Where Encryption and SDP coexist, the Ethernet Port must be concurrently shared by
using the Service Network.
Unauthorized use applies to any use of the drive's Ethernet port for other than the
following items:
• Encryption 1.x or 2.x environments
16 T9840 URM
(FIGURE 1-2) has a tape load/unload slot and an operator
Chapter 2, "Operator Controls"
Note – Oracle neither supports nor assumes any responsibility for
drive functional failures that occur during the unauthorized use of
the drive's maintenance port.
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December 2012