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PART NUMBER
MT9104
L20/L40/L80
Series of Tape Libraries
GENERAL INFORMATION MANUAL
EDITION NUMBER
7

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  • Page 1 PART NUMBER EDITION NUMBER MT9104 L20/L40/L80 Series of Tape Libraries GENERAL INFORMATION MANUAL...
  • Page 3 L20/L40/L80 Series of Tape Libraries General Information Manual...
  • Page 4 The information in this document, including any associated software program, may not be reproduced, disclosed or distributed in any manner without the written consent of Storage Technology Corporation. Should this publication be found, please return it to StorageTek, One StorageTek Drive, Louisville, CO 80028-5214, USA. Postage is guaranteed.

  • Page 5: Summary Of Changes

    Summary of Changes Date Reissue Level Change May 2001 Initial Release Refer to this edition for a description of the changes. July 2001 Second Refer to this edition for a description of the changes. December 2001 Third Refer to this edition for a description of the changes. March 2002 Fourth Refer to this edition for a description of the changes.
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  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    StorageTek’s External Web Site ........

  • Page 8: Contents

    L20 Guided Installation Program ........

  • Page 9: Figures

    Figures Figure 1-1. L20 Tape Library Front View ..........1-1 Figure 1-2.
  • Page 10 Table A-2. L20 Power Specifications without Drives........

  • Page 11: Preface

    Preface This general information manual provides high-level information about StorageTek’s L20, L40, and L80 Tape Libraries. For publications that contain more detailed information, see “Related Publications” on page This manual presents information for data processing and application- development personnel, such as MIS managers, storage administrators, system analysts, and performance specialists.

  • Page 12: Alert Messages

    System Assurance Guide Italic font titles Emphasis not or must Italic font File names Monospace font fsc.txt Hypertext links Figure 2-1 on page 2-5 Blue (prints black in hardcopy publications) URLs www.storagetek.com Blue (prints black in hardcopy publications) Seventh Edition MT9104...

  • Page 13: Related Publications

    ■ Related Publications Refer to the following publications for additional information: Library Documentation/Training Part Number L20 Tape Library CRU Instructions 96002 L20 Tape Library Installation Guide 96052 L20 Tape Library User’s Guide 95961 L40 Tape Library CRU Instructions 96031 L40 Tape Library Installation Manual...

  • Page 14: Additional Information

    Customer Resource Center StorageTek’s CRC is a Web site that enables members to resolve technical issues by searching code fixes and technical documentation. CRC membership entitles you to other proactive services, such as HIPER subscriptions, technical tips, answers to frequently asked questions, addenda to product documentation books, and online product support contact information.

  • Page 15: 1: Product Overview

    SCSI interfaces or, with the addition of an internal or external Fibre Channel router, for Fibre-to-SCSI operation. The L20 and L40 tape libraries can be placed on a desktop (with optional cosmetic cover and elastomer feet), the L80 tape library can be placed on the floor (deskside version with cosmetic cover and a base with casters), or any of the three can be mounted in a standard 483 mm (19 in.) rack.

  • Page 16: Figure 1-2. L40 Tape Library Front View

    External Components Figure 1-2. L40 Tape Library Front View (L201_312) L201_312 1. Operator panel (including status display)—used for configuration and diagnostic testing 2. Cartridge access port (CAP)—used for entering and removing cartridges without interrupting operation library 3. Elastomer feet for desktop version 4.

  • Page 17: Figure 1-3. L80 Tape Library Front View

    External Components Figure 1-3. L80 Tape Library Front View (L201_313) STK L80-Ready Cap: Select to Open 00 Empty 01 Empty LIBRARY SERVICE ACTIVE REQUIRED MENU SELECT OPEN L201_313 1. Operator panel (including status display)—used for configuration and diagnostic testing 2. Door locks 3.

  • Page 18: Power System

    ■ Power System The L20 and L40 libraries have one standard power supply. For the L40, you can order an optional second supply to provide redundant power to the library and drives. The L80 has two standard power supplies, and you can order two redundant power supplies.

  • Page 19: 2: Features And Benefits

    Features and Benefits The following table lists features and benefits of the libraries. Table 2-1. Features and Benefits Features Benefits From 10 to 80 cartridge cells Expandability protects your investment by allowing you to add capacity as you need Mixed media support, simultaneously Creates freedom to adapt to future tape drive technology without changing libraries.
  • Page 20 Table 2-1. Features and Benefits (Continued) L20 Guided Installation Program This program helps you to install and configure an L20 tape library and the drives. It is available on the CD that accompanies the L20 library. Multiple leading tape technologies Provides high availability, high offered, including: Linear Tape–Open...
  • Page 21 Table 2-1. Features and Benefits (Continued) High-resolution GUI (graphical user Intuitive operation ensures easy use. interface) HVD or LVD SCSI or Fibre Channel Allows adaptability to your system’s interfaces available configuration. SNMP support The libraries support version 1 of the simple network management protocol (SNMP).
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  • Page 23: 3: Configuration Flexibility

    Use the following table to order the desired conversion bill. Table 3-1. Conversion Bills for Adding Cell and Drive Capacity Description Conversion Bill L20 10-cell to L20 20-cell 101346 (adds 10 cells) L40 20-cell to L40 40-cell 101384 (adds 20 cells)

  • Page 24: Models And Features

    (total number of cells) when you order the library. You can order the L20 with 10 or 20 cells, the L40 with 20 or 40 cells, or the L80 with 40, 60, or 80 cells. Note: For third-party software licensing reasons, StorageTek can configure the L20 with 15 cells, the L40 with 32 cells, and the L80 with 64 cells.

  • Page 25: Cartridge Access Port

    You insert cartridges into the library through the cartridge access port (CAP). The CAP holds one cartridge in the L20, two cartridges in the L40, and five in a removable magazine in the L80. With the CAP, you can load batch jobs quickly and easily without interrupting library operation.
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  • Page 27: 4: Adaptive Media Technology

    You may mix drive types within a library, but please observe the following cautions: • StorageTek does not advise you to mix DLT 7000 and DLT 8000 drives in the same library. When you place a DLT 7000 cartridge into a DLT 8000 drive, the drive will read but not write on the cartridge.

  • Page 28: Tape Management Software

    SCSI interface (HVD or LVD, selectable), an Ethernet interface, eight (L80), four (L40), or two (L20) serial drive ports, and a Customer Services Engineering (CSE) port. The card stores the library capacity information from the personality module and the volume serial numbers of the cartridges in the library cells.

  • Page 29: 5: Connectivity

    Channel through an optional Fibre Channel router mounted either internal or external to the library. The L40 and L80 are customer upgradable, and the L20 is field upgradable by an authorized partner or StorageTek service call. In addition, once the Fibre Channel control path is released, you can upgrade the library as other Fibre Channel drives become available.
  • Page 30 Table 5-1. Compatible Drives and Interfaces (Continued) Drive Name Interface The maximum speed of data transfer is at 40 MB/s The maximum speed of data transfer is at 80 MB/s Single-ended to HVD converter card is part of the drive assembly. LVD to HVD converter card is part of the CRU for the drive.

  • Page 31: 6: Advanced Rotational Robotics

    ■ The L20 picker, on a U-shaped track, contains a digital vision camera system. The U- shaped track is attached to the floor of the library. The track enables the picker mechanism to travel 180 degrees, thereby enabling the picker to access all cells in the library.

  • Page 32: L40 And L80

    L40 and L80 Figure 6-1. L20 Tape Library Internal View (Continued) (L201_314) 1. Picker—moves along its U-shaped track and removes (“gets”) and places (“puts”) cartridges into storage cells or drives. 2. U-shaped track (for robot movement) 3. Cartridge storage cells 4.

  • Page 33: Figure 6-2. L40 Library Internal View

    L40 and L80 Figure 6-2. L40 Library Internal View (L201_315) L201_315 1. Hand assembly 2. Drive 3 3. Drive 2 4. Drive 1 5. Drive 0 6. Library vision calibration label and master target 7. Fibre Channel router card (optional) 8.

  • Page 34: Figure 6-3. L80 Library Internal View

    L40 and L80 Figure 6-3. L80 Library Internal View (L201_316) L201_316 1. Hand 2. Drive 7 (See note.) 3. Drive 6 4. Drive 5 5. Drive 4 6. Drive 3 7. Drive 2 8. Drive 1 9. Drive 0 (columns 0 through 3, with 3 on far right) 10.

  • Page 35: Figure 6-4. L40 And L80 Robotic Components

    L40 and L80 Figure 6-3. L80 Library Internal View (Continued) (L201_316) 13. Cartridge Note: The top drive is Drive 0. If all eight drives are installed, the top drive is Drive 0 and the bottom is Drive 7. If drives are installed only in the two middle slots, the top drive installed is Drive 0 and the drive below it is Drive 1.

  • Page 36: Advanced Hand-Camera Design

    ■ Advanced Hand-Camera Design The hand (or picker in the L20) is composed primarily of the reach carriage, reach belt, reach motor, and the camera. The hand mounts to the Z carriage on the Z shaft. The robot can exchange 200 cartridges per hour, so your job is completed faster.

  • Page 37: 7: User Interfaces

    ■ Library Admin The StorageTek L-series Library Admin is now available and optional for the L20/L40/ L80 tape libraries. This is an upgrade version of the Library Status tool, that has enhanced maintenance and diagnostic capabilities. So, in addition to the features of the Library Status tool, the Library Admin includes the ability to: •...

  • Page 38: Library Manager

    ■ L20 Guided Installation Program The L20 Guided Installation Program ships on a CD with the L20 tape library and helps you to install and configure the L20 tape library and the drives. The Guided Installation Program: •...

  • Page 39: 8: Typical Customer Environments

    Typical Customer Environments Enterprises of all sizes will benefit greatly from the StorageTek libraries’ high performance, high availability, and flexibility. The libraries’ architecture provides agility to accommodate future technological changes in the marketplace. ■ UNIX Networks Organizations with large UNIX and NT networks gain a competitive advantage from the libraries’...
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  • Page 41: 9: High Availability And Reliability

    In fact, reliability begins before you receive your tape library. The L20 tape library features a locking pin that holds the picker stationary during shipping, and the L40 and L80 are packed with foam to stabilize the robot. To set up the library, remove the locking pin or foam, connect the power, connect the host, add and configure the drives, label and add the cartridges, and apply power.

  • Page 42: Fault-Tolerant Cooling System

    This cooling system continues to function while a cooling fan is replaced by a service representative. StorageTek uses only the most reliable fans, which feature ball-bearing construction designed for a mean time between failures of 360,000 hours.

  • Page 43: Serviceability

    ■ Service Offerings StorageTek has designed the libraries so the customer or end user can install and service the libraries at the CRU (customer replacement unit) level. The standard level of service and warranty offering is Advanced Exchange, however, both Elite and Select on-site services are available.

  • Page 44: Safety Features

    (drawer in the L20), an interlock removes power from the robot. In addition, the LLC card and the AC power supply are housed inside the electronics module (in the L20 and L40) to prevent you from coming into contact with hazardous voltages and sensitive electronics.

  • Page 45: A: Specifications

    +84.5ºF +95ºF +95ºF Altitude -76 to 3,048 m (-250 to 10,000 ft) Table A-2. L20 Power Specifications without Drives Input voltage 100–240 VAC, single phase Frequency 50/60 Hz Maximum power consumption (library) 1.4 A at 120 V or 0.71 A at 240 V...
  • Page 46 Figure A-1. L20 Tape Library, Desktop (L201_338) L201_338 1. 178 mm (7.0 in.) height 2. 483 mm (19.0 in.) width 3. 706 mm (27.78 in.) depth without cables 4. 102 mm (4.0 in.) dedicated fan exhaust clearance area (shaded volume provides for cable and cooling clearances) 5.
  • Page 47 Figure A-2. L20 Tape Library, Rack-installed (L201_335) L201_335 1. 176 mm (6.94 in.) height 2. 484 mm (19.05 in.) width of front with flange 3. 706 mm (27.78 in.) depth with fan, without cables 4. 448 mm (17.65 in.) width 5.
  • Page 48 Figure A-3. L40 Tape Library, Desktop (L201_339) L201_339 1. 455 mm (17.90 in.) height with feet; feet are 16 mm (0.625 in.) 2. 490 mm (19.30 in.) width 3. 724 mm (28.50 in.) depth without cables 4. 102 mm (4.0 in.) dedicated fan exhaust clearance area (shaded volume provides for cable and cooling clearances) Weight (library only): 44.45 kg (98 lb) Seventh Edition...
  • Page 49 Figure A-4. L40 Tape Library, Rack-installed (L201_336) L201_336 1. 442 mm (17.39 in.) height 2. 483 mm (19.0 in.) width of front with flange 3. 728 mm (28.65 in.) depth with fan, without cables 4. 448 mm (17.65 in.) width 5.
  • Page 50 Figure A-5. L80 Tape Library, Deskside (L201_340) L201_340 1. 1011 mm (39.80 in.) height including castors; castors are 72 mm (2.85 in.) 2. 540 mm (21.25 in.) width 3. 740 mm (29.15 in.) depth without cables 4. 102 mm (4.0 in.) dedicated fan exhaust clearance area (shaded volume provides for cable and cooling clearances) Weight (library only): 63.5 kg (140 lb) Seventh Edition...
  • Page 51 Figure A-6. L80 Tape Library, Rack-installed (L201_337) L201_337 1. 797 mm (31.39 in.) height 2. 483 mm (19.0 in.) width of front with flange 3. 697 mm (27.44 in.) depth without cables; not shown: fans protrude 27 mm (1.06 in.) from back 4.

  • Page 52: Drive Power Specifications

    Drive Power Specifications Table A-4. Drive and Tray and Cartridge Weights DLT 8000 drive and tray 5.4 kg (12 lb) Super DLT drive and tray 3.17 kg (7 lb) DLT IV cartridge 223 g (7.9 oz) HP Ultrium LTO drive and tray 5.0 kg (11 lb) IBM Ultrium LTO drive and tray 5.8 kg (12.7 lb)

  • Page 53: Agency Certifications

    Agency Certifications ■ Agency Certifications Table A-6. Agency Certifications Category Certification Safety CSA standard CAN/CSA-C22.2 no. 950-M93 UL standard 1950, Third Edition EN60950 Emissions FCC 47, Part 15, Subpart B, Class A VCCI Class A European Union CE emissions standards Canadian EMC Law;...
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  • Page 55: Glossary

    Glossary This glossary defines terms and abbreviations in application software Software that is specific to this and other product-related publications. the solution of an application problem. Some of the definitions are taken from other audit An operation to catalog or record the glossaries.
  • Page 56 (2) A stored StorageTek maintenance contracts. A log-in and list of backed up files and directories and the password are required.
  • Page 57 Glossary differential operation A SCSI bus alternative in which the signal from the SCSI chip passes electronics module A unit in the library through a set of differential drivers and receivers. consisting primarily of the internal LLC card, This alternative provides better signal quality with interface connections, and the personality module less cross-talk and noise but requires more power on the EM frame.
  • Page 58 Glossary fiber-optic cable A jacketed cable of thin strands get An activity in which a robotic hand obtains a of glass that carries pulses of light that transmit cartridge from a cell or drive. data for high-speed transmissions over medium to gigabyte (GB) One billion (10 ) bytes.
  • Page 59 Library Admin See StorageTek L-Series Library interface Hardware, software, or both, that links Admin. systems, programs, or devices. (IBM)
  • Page 60 Glossary magazine A container that holds cartridges in the mount a cartridge The process by which the cells provided and is inserted into the CAP. library robot retrieves a cartridge from a cell and places it into a drive. magnetic tape A tape with a magnetizable layer on which data can be stored.
  • Page 61 Glossary operating system Software that controls the execution of program and that may provide redundant power supply This power supply services such as resource allocation, scheduling, shares the power load with the standard power input/output control, and data management. supply so that if one component were to fail, the Although operating systems are predominately other supply could take over fully without software, partial hardware implementations are...
  • Page 62 The locations where cartridges are kept in the library. V Volts, usually expressed as VAC (volts StorageTek L-Series Library Admin An alternating current) or VDC (volts direct current). optional interface that simulates internet browser VAC Volts alternating current.
  • Page 63 Glossary Z shafts The columns (or tubes) which allow the hand assembly in the library to move vertically. MT9104 Seventh Edition Glossary-9...
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  • Page 65: Index

    4-2 L40 and L80, 6-2 reading cartridges, 6-6 data description, 2-2 audit, 4-1 location migration, 4-1 L20, 1-1 design, mechanical, 9-1 L40, 1-2 desktop library positioning, 1-1 L80, 1-3 digital vision system, 6-6 capacity, 1-4, 3-2 DLT 7000, 4-1...
  • Page 66 Index drives Guided Installation Program, L20, 2-2, 7-2 capacity, 1-4 fans, 9-2 interfaces, 5-1 mixed media, 2-1 hand multiple, 2-2, 4-1 camera, 4-2 power specifications, A-8 description of, 6-6 replaceable, 2-2 location, 6-4 serial ports, 4-2 See also robot types, 4-1...
  • Page 67 VOLSER, 4-1 operator panel Legato, 3-3 description, 7-1 Library Admin, 2-1, 7-1 location Library Manager, 7-2 L20, 1-1 library rack mounting, 1-1 L40, 1-2 Library Status tool, 2-1, 7-1 L80, 1-3 licensing, third-party software, 3-2 operator panel, 7-1 LLC processor card, 4-2...
  • Page 68 9-1 tape drives See drives. requirements, firmware, 7-1 tape management software, 4-2 robot telephone support, 10-1 L20 components, 6-1 Theta assembly, 6-2 L40/L80 components, 6-2 Theta motor, 6-5 stabilization during shipping, 9-1 third-party software licensing, 3-2 Tivoli, 3-3...
  • Page 69 Index Z drive assembly, 6-2 Z motor, 6-5 Z carriage, 6-5 Z shaft, 6-5 MT9104 Seventh Edition Index-5...
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  • Page 72 Louisville, CO, has been delivering a broad range of storage management solutions designed for IT professionals for over 30 years. StorageTek offers solutions that are easy to manage, integrate well with existing infra- structures, and allow universal access to data across servers, media types and storage networks.

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