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Exabyte 221L Product Manual (208 pages)

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Table of Contents
5
About this Manual
13
Product Overview
17
Library Features
17
Library Components
19
Figure 1-1 Front Panel Components
19
Figure 1-2 Internal Components
20
Figure 1-3 LTO Ultrium Tape Drive Installed in a Drive Carrier
21
Figure 1-4 Data Cartridge Magazine
22
Figure 1-5 Back Panel Components (221L)
23
Figure 1-6 Back Panel Components (221L-FC)
23
Installing the Library
25
Unpacking the Library
26
Figure 2-1 Opening the Library's Door
26
Figure 2-2 Removing the Robot Shipping Brace
26
Obtaining Accessories and Equipment
27
Preparing for Installation
29
Installing the Library in a Rack
29
Installing a Second Tape Drive
30
Preparing and Installing Cartridges
30
Figure 2-3 Bar Code Label Placement and Write-Protect Switch Location
30
Figure 2-4 Removing a Magazine
31
Figure 2-5 Installing Cartridges in the Fixed Slots
31
Figure 2-6 Installing a Cleaning Cartridge
32
Figure 2-7 Installing Cartridges in a Magazine
33
Figure 2-8 Installing a Magazine in the Library
33
Connecting the Library to SCSI (221L)
34
Figure 2-9 Location of Library and Tape Drive SCSI Connectors
35
Connecting the Library to Fibre Channel (221L-FC)
36
Figure 2-10 Cabling for a Shared SCSI Bus
36
Figure 2-11 Fibre Channel Connectors on the Back of the 221L-FC
36
Figure 2-12 Removing the Protective Plugs from the Optical Fiber Connectors
37
Figure 2-13 Connecting Optical Cables to the 221L-FC Library and Tape Drive
37
Connecting the Library to Ethernet (Optional)
38
Figure 2-14 221L-FC Library and Tape Drives Connected to an Arbitrated Loop
38
Figure 2-15 Location of Ethernet Port (221L Shown)
39
Powering on the Library
40
Figure 2-16 Location of Library's Power Connector and Power Switch
40
Verifying the Hardware Installation
41
Configuring the Library
43
Accessing Configuration Options
43
Figure 3-1 Library LCD and Keypad
43
Figure 3-2 Library Menu Structure
45
Setting Configuration Options
46
Checking the Setup
67
Operating the Library
69
Changing the Robot Control Mode
70
Opening and Closing the Library's Door
71
Figure 4-1 Opening the Library's Door
72
Figure 4-2 Removing a Magazine
72
Removing and Adding Cartridges through the Entry/Exit Port
73
Figure 4-3 Installing a Magazine in the Library
73
Figure 4-4 Opening the Entry/Exit Port Door
74
Figure 4-5 Removing the Entry/Exit Port Caddy
75
Figure 4-6 Inserting a Cartridge in the Entry/Exit Port Caddy
75
Figure 4-7 Reinserting the Entry/Exit Port Caddy
75
Operating the Library in Sequential Mode
76
Cleaning the Tape Drive(S)
79
Resetting the Library and Tape Drive(S)
82
Ejecting a Cartridge
83
Figure 4-8 Using the Tape Drive's Unload Button to Manually Eject a Cartridge
84
Performing Hardware Exercises
85
Figure 4-9 Library Element Index Assignments
85
Storing Cartridges
89
Viewing Library Information
91
Viewing the Library's Code Version and Serial Number
91
Viewing Fibre Channel Information (221L-FC)
92
Viewing Library Statistics
94
Viewing System Sensors
95
Viewing Library INQUIRY Data
96
Viewing the Cartridge Inventory
97
Viewing Tape Drive Information
99
Using the Remote Management Utility
103
Where to Find Instructions
104
Accessing the Remote Management Utility
105
Figure 6-1 Remote Management Utility - Home Page
106
Setting Configuration Options
107
Figure 6-2 Remote Management Utility - Configure Page
107
Figure 6-3 Remote Management Utility - Robot Control Mode Configuration
108
Figure 6-4 Remote Management Utility - SCSI Interface Configuration Page
109
Figure 6-5 Remote Management Utility - Fibre Channel Interface Configuration Page
110
Figure 6-6 Remote Management Utility - Network Interface Configuration
111
Figure 6-7 Remote Management Utility - SNMP Configuration Page
112
Figure 6-8 Remote Management Utility - Change FTP User Name Page
112
Figure 6-9 Remote Management Utility - Change FTP Password Page
113
Figure 6-10 Remote Management Utility - Serial Interface Configuration Page
114
Maximum Number of Addressable Slots
114
Remote Manager Security
114
Automatic Tape Drive Cleaning
114
Figure 6-11 Remote Management Utility - Library System Configuration Page
115
Figure 6-12 Remote Management Utility - Library System Configuration Page
116
Figure 6-13 Remote Management Utility - Library System Configuration Page
117
Figure 6-14 Remote Management Utility - Library System Configuration Page
118
Figure 6-15 Remote Management Utility - Library System Configuration Page
119
Figure 6-16 Remote Management Utility - Door/Lcd Password Configuration
120
Figure 6-17 Remote Management Utility - Door/Lcd Password Configuration (Disable) Page
121
Figure 6-18 Remote Management Utility - Remote Manager Password
122
Figure 6-19 Remote Management Utility - Remote Manager Password Configuration (Disable) Page
122
Figure 6-20 Remote Management Utility - Drive Cleaning Configuration Page
123
Unlocking the Entry/Exit Port Door and Front Door
124
Figure 6-21 Remote Management Utility - Unlock Eeport Page
124
Figure 6-22 Remote Management Utility - Unlock Front Door Page
125
Viewing Interface, Library, and Tape Drive Information
126
Figure 6-23 Remote Management Utility - Info Page
126
Scsi
126
Fibre Channel
126
Network
126
Figure 6-24 Remote Management Utility - SCSI Interface Information Page
127
Figure 6-25 Remote Management Utility - Fibre Channel Interface Information
128
Figure 6-26 Remote Management Utility - Network Interface Information Page
129
Figure 6-27 Remote Management Utility - Library Statistics Page
130
Statistics
130
Figure 6-28 Remote Management Utility - Bar Code Label Statistics Page
131
Figure 6-29 Remote Management Utility - Storage Element Statistics Page
132
Figure 6-30 Remote Management Utility - Tape Drive Statistics Page
133
Figure 6-31 Remote Management Utility - Library Sensors Page
134
Cartridge Inventory
135
Figure 6-32 Remote Management Utility - Library Inventory Page
136
Figure 6-33 Remote Management Utility - Library History Page
138
Figure 6-34 Remote Management Utility - Tape Drive Information Page
139
Issuing Library and Tape Drive Commands
140
Figure 6-35 Remote Management Utility - Maintenance Page
140
Figure 6-36 Remote Management Utility - Demo Mode Page
141
Figure 6-37 Remote Management Utility - Position to Element Page
142
Figure 6-38 Remote Management Utility - Scan Labels Page
144
Figure 6-39 Remote Management Utility - Move Cartridge Page
144
Figure 6-40 Remote Management Utility - Scan Labels Diagnostics Page
146
Figure 6-41 Remote Management Utility - Pick/Put Diagnostics Page
146
Figure 6-42 Remote Management Utility - Axis Diagnostics Page
147
Figure 6-43 Remote Management Utility - Solenoid Diagnostics Page
148
Figure 6-44 Remote Management Utility - Tape Drive Cleaning Page
149
Figure 6-45 Remote Management Utility - Unload Tape Drive Page
150
Figure 6-46 Remote Management Utility - Tape Drive Calibration Page
151
Figure 6-47 Remote Management Utility - Reset Library Page
152
Figure 6-48 Remote Management Utility - Reset Tape Drive Page
153
Maintenance
155
Installing or Replacing a Tape Drive
155
Figure 7-1 Removing the Drive Access Cover
156
Figure 7-2 Tape Drive SCSI Connectors on the 221L Library
157
Figure 7-3 Location of Captive Screw and Drive Carrier Handle
157
Tape Drive
157
Figure 7-4 Sliding a Tape Drive into the Library
158
Cleaning the Library
159
Using Touch-Up Paint on the Housing
159
Upgrading Library Firmware and Creating Diagnostic Listings
159
Figure 7-5 Location of Serial Port
160
Figure 7-6 Console Help Screen
162
Figure 7-7 Console Flash Screen
163
Figure 7-8 Console Configuration Information Screen
165
Upgrading Tape Drive Firmware and Creating Diagnostic Listings Using
167
LTO Tool (221L)
167
Troubleshooting and Error Codes
169
Troubleshooting
169
Error Codes
172
Shipping the Library
179
Preparing the Library for Shipping
179
Removing the Library from the Rack
180
Figure 9-1 Removing the Retention Bracket
180
Packing the Library
181
Figure 9-2 Removing the Library from the Rack
181
Figure 9-3 Installing the Robot Shipping Brace in the Magazine
182
Figure 9-4 Packing the Library for Shipment
183
Figure 9-5 Installing the Clips on the Shipping Carton
183
Figure 9-6 Sliding the Outer Sleeve over the Shipping Carton
184
Library Specifications
185
Storage Capacity
185
Size and Weight
186
Performance Specifications
186
Power Specifications
188
Environmental Specifications
190
Shipping Specifications
193
Safety and Regulatory Agency Compliance
194
Write Once, Read Many (WORM) Capability
199
Overview
199
WORM Media
199
Requirements
201
Tapealert Flags
201
Error Codes
202
Index
204

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