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Tape drive indicators
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The T10000A/B/C indicators are labeled STATUS and CRYPT.
The T10000D indicators are labeled STATUS and MAINT.
Tape drive maintenance push button
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Figure 1–2 SL8500 Library Drive Tray Rear Panel (T10000D)
Interface Ports Use
It is not recommended to connect a T10000 tape drive to the same host bus port with
another tape or a disk subsystem. The stress on the host bus adapter, due to the
bandwidth needs, creates unacceptable error recovery issues between both solutions.
The T10000 tape drive supports connection of both ports, in accordance with ANSI
Fibre Channel specifications (refer to InterNational Committee on Information Technology
Standards [INCITS] documents: SCSI Primary Commands -3, Section 5.6, and Fibre Channel
Protocol -3). The drive will support two hosts if they each honor the Reserve/Release
or the Persistent Reserve/Release specifications.
Maintenance Port Use
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.
If 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.
T10000 non-encryption drives supported by the remote support platform require
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100% dedication of the drive's Ethernet port to the platform.
T10000 encryption-enabled drives require 100% dedication of the drive's Ethernet
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port to the Encryption Service Network except during service activities performed
by authorized personnel.
Where Encryption and the remote support platform coexist, the Ethernet Port must be
concurrently shared by using the Service Network.
Library Tray Rear Panel
Introduction 1-3
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