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Sun Microsystems StorageTek StreamLine SL8500 System Assurance Manual (278 pages)

Modular Library System

Brand: Sun Microsystems | Category: Network Storage Server | Size: 6.57 MB

Summary of Changes

3
- Table of Contents
  5
Contents

6
Figures

13
Preface

19
1 : Introduction

21
- Library Overview
  21
- Capacities
  27
- Power
  30
- Electronics Control Module
  36
  - HBC Card
    36
  - HBT Card
    36
  - HBK Card
    36
  - Firmware
    37
  - Audits and Initialization
    38
- Robotic Rail Assemblies
  39
- Figure 8. Handbot and Rail Assembly
  39
- Cartridge Access Ports
  40
- Figure 9. Cartridge Access Port
  40
- Pass-Thru Mechanisms
  41
  - Elevators
    41
  - Figure 10. Elevators
    41
  - Pass-Thru Ports
    42
  - Figure 11. Pass-Thru Port Mechanism
    42
- Library Cameras
  44
- Figure 12. Library Cameras
  44
- Accessory Racks
  45
- Table 9. Accessory Rack Installation Guidelines
  45
- Operator Panels
  46
- Service Safety Door and Mode
  48
- Emergency Robotic Stop
  48
- Figure 16. Emergency Robotic Stop Switch
  48
- Host Interface Connections
  49
- Figure 17. TCP/IP Connections
  49
- Host Connectivity Checklist
  51
  - Table 11. Host Connection Checklist and Requirements
    51
  - Library Complex
    52
  - Dual TCP/IP
    53
  - Partitioning
    55
  - Multi-Host
    56
  - Redundant Electronics
    58
- Library Management Software
  61
- Table 12. Library Software Compatibility Matrix
  61
- Storage Management Component
  62
  - Host Software Component
    62
  - Enterprise Library Software
    63
  - Virtual Storage Manager
    63
  - Table 13. HSC Large Library Support
    63
  - HTTP Server
    64
  - Extended High Performance Data Mover
    64
  - Expert Library Manager
    64
  - Expert Performance Reporter
    65
  - Automated Cartridge System Library Software
    66
  - Client System Component
    66
  - Figure 18. ACSLS Example
    66
  - Librarystation
    67
- Independent Software Vendors
  67
- Table 14. Independent Software Vendors
  67
- Simple Network Management Protocol
  68
- Tape Drives
  70
- Table 15. Supported Tape Drives
  70
- Media and Labels
  71
- Table 16. Media
  71
- Safety Features
  72
  - Emergency Robotic Stop
    72
  - Door Switches
    72
  - Smoke Detection
    72
  - Service Mode
    72
  - Interlocks
    73
  - Mechanical Access Door Mechanism
    73
  - Service Safety Door
    73
  - Interior Lighting
    73
  - Fire Suppression
    73
- Regulatory Agencies
  74
  - Safety
    74
  - Electromagnetic
    74
  - Fiber-Optic
    75
  - Laser Product Label
    75
- Shock, Vibration, and Impact Tests
  75
2 : System Assurance

77
3 : Site Survey Forms

81
- Interoperability
  81
- System Configuration
  82
- Table 19. Questions about the Customers Operating Systems
  82
- Table 20. System Configuration
  83
- Applications
  84
- Data Bases
  88
- Table 27. Questions about the Customers Data Base
  88
- Hardware Configurations
  89
  - Library
    89
  - Tape Drives
    89
  - Table 28. Existing Libraries
    89
  - Table 29. Tape Drive Types
    89
  - Tape Cartridges
    90
  - Table 30. Existing Tape Drives
    90
  - Table 31. Existing Tape Cartridges
    90
  - Network
    91
  - Table 32. Fibre Channel Switches
    91
  - Table 33. Ethernet Hubs and Switches
    91
  - Table 34. Fibre Channel Switch Connections
    92
  - ESCON Directors
    93
  - Table 35. ESCON Directors
    93
  - FICON Directors
    94
  - Table 36. FICON Director Worksheet
    94
  - Cables and Connectors
    95
  - Table 37. Cables and Connectors
    95
- Planning for Content
  96
- Figure 21. Content Management Plan
  96
4 : Site Preparation

99
- Site Planning Checklist
  99
- Table 38. Site Planning Checklist
  99
- Physical Planning
  104
- Table 39. Library Weights and Measures
  104
- Environmental Requirements
  105
  - Table 40. Environmental Specifications
    105
  - Table 41. Environmental Definitions
    105
  - Air Flow Requirements
    106
  - Seismic or Earthquake Ratings
    106
  - Table 42. Air Flow Requirements
    106
  - Airborne Contaminants
    107
  - Table 43. Gas Limit Recommendations
    107
- Accessory Racks
  108
  - Figure 22. Accessory Rack Power
    108
  - Table 44. Rack Guidelines
    108
  - Figure 23. Drive Tray
    109
  - Table 45. Drive Tray Weights and Measures
    109
  - Table 46. Tape Drive Weights
    109
  - Table 47. Cartridge Tape Weights
    109
  - Tape Drive and Cartridge Specifications
    109
- AC Power Planning
  110
- Figure 24. PDU Connections
  110
- Figure 25. Terminal Block
  110
- Floor Template
  111
- Figure 26. Floor Planning Template
  111
- Floor Requirements
  112
- Cable Routes
  115
- Figure 30. Cabling Routing
  115
- Figure 31. Internal Conduit and Cable Routing
  116
- Ceiling Requirements
  117
  - Figure 32. Upper Module Installation
    117
  - Clearances
    118
  - Figure 33. Minimum and Maximum Height Specifications
    118
  - Height Adjustments
    118
  - Table 48. Overhead Clearances
    118
- Drive and Electronics Module Planning
  119
- Fire Suppression Planning
  122
- Figure 37. Fire Suppression Ceiling Access
  122
- Pass-Thru Port Planning
  123
- Figure 38. Pass-Thru Port Planning Example
  123
- Obtaining a Password
  124
- Installing the Library Console
  124
- Preparing for the Installation
  125
  - Personnel
    125
  - Power
    125
  - Floor
    126
- Installation Tools
  126
- Table 49. Installation Tools
  127
- Figure 39. Rack Stops Per Library
  128
- Shipping Weights and Dimensions
  129
- Table 50. Shipping Pallets - Weights and Dimensions
  129
- Table 51. Total Pallet Weights for a Selected Library Configuration
  130
- Table 52. Component Weights and Dimensions
  130
- Moving Unpacked Components
  131
  - Table 53. Unpacked Components
    131
  - Adjustable Jacks
    134
  - Figure 40. Adjustable Jack
    134
  - Figure 41. Jack Positioning
    134
- Moving Libraries
  135
- Remote Support
  136
  - Service Delivery Platform
    136
  - Technical Excellence Center
    136
5 : Ordering Information

139
- Figure 42. Ordering Process
  139
- Figure 13. Keypad
  140
- Figure 15. Service Safety Door
  140
- Figure 43. Features and Their Locations
  140
- Library Features and Locations
  140
- Physical Configuration
  141
- Table 54. Base Library Order Numbers - Required
  141
- Table 55. Additional Library Module Order Numbers - Required
  141
- Table 56. Expansion Module Order Numbers - Optional
  141
- Table 57. Rail Order Numbers - Required
  141
- Hardware Options
  142
  - Handbots
    142
  - Service Safety Door
    142
  - Cartridge Access Ports
    142
  - Table 58. Handbot Order Numbers
    142
  - Table 59. Service Safety Door Order Numbers
    142
  - Table 60. Cartridge Access Port Order Numbers
    142
  - Touch Screen Operator Control Panel
    143
  - Accessory Racks
    143
  - Redundant Electronics
    143
  - Table 61. Touch Screen Operator Panel Order Numbers
    143
  - Table 62. Accessory Rack Order Numbers
    143
  - Table 63. Redundant Electronics Order Numbers
    143
  - Pass-Thru Ports
    144
  - Webcam Monitoring
    144
  - Table 64. Pass-Thru Port Order Numbers
    144
  - Table 65. Webcam Order Numbers
    144
- Power
  145
- Software Options
  149
  - Activated Slot Capacity
    149
  - Partitioning
    149
  - Dual TCP/IP
    149
  - Table 70. Activated Capacity Feature Numbers
    149
  - Table 71. Tape Drive Power Supply Order Numbers
    149
  - Table 72. Tape Drive Power Supply Order Numbers
    149
  - Multi-Host TCP/IP
    150
- Downloading Upgrades from E-Delivery
  150
- Table 73. Tape Drive Power Supply Order Numbers
  150
- Add-Ons
  151
  - Library Management Software
    151
  - Tape Drives
    151
- Cables
  152
  - Ethernet Cables
    152
  - Table 74. Ethernet Cables
    152
  - Fiber-Optic Cables Work Sheet
    153
  - Figure 44. Fiber Optic Duplex Connectors
    153
  - Table 75. Two Gigabit Fiber-Optic Cables
    153
  - ESCON Cables Work Sheet
    154
  - Figure 45. ESCON Cable Connectors
    154
  - Table 76. ESCON Cable Part Numbers
    154
- Order Number Listing
  155
- Table 77. Order Number Listing
  155
- Figure 46. Content Management Example
  157
- Dedicating Rails
  158
- Managing Cartridges
  159
- Grouping Tape Drives
  160
- Minimizing Elevator and PTP Activity
  161
- Cartridge Access Port Guidelines
  162
- Planning for Content
  162
- Figure 47. Content Management Work Sheets
  163
- From a Software Point of View
  165
  - Structural Elements
    165
  - Table 78. Slot Addressing
    166
  - Tape Drives
    167
  - Table 79. Software Drive Numbering
    167
  - Table 80. Physical Drive Numbering
    167
  - Cartridge Access Ports
    168
  - Elevators
    169
  - Operational Differences
    169
- Host Software Component
  169
- Enterprise Library Software
  170
- Automated Cartridge System Library Software
  171
  - Table 81. ACSLS Requirements
    171
  - ACSLS Differences with a SL8500
    172
  - Upgrading ACSLS
    172
- AS/400 Configuration Requirements
  172
- Independent Software Vendors
  173
- Table 82. Supported Independent Software Vendors
  173
- Table 83. Tier 1 and Tier 2 Partners
  173
- Tier 1 and 2 Partners
  173
- Vsm
  173
- Software Feature Codes
  174
- T9840 Tape Drives
  176
- T9940 Tape Drives
  176
- HP LTO Specifications
  177
- T10000 Tape Drives
  177
- IBM LTO Specifications
  178
- Super DLT600
  178
- Dynamic World Wide Name
  179
  - Arbitrated Loops
    179
- Table 86. Tape Drive Comparison
  180
- Tape Drive Comparisons
  180
- Disclaimer
  181
- 9840 Tape Cartridge
  182
- Figure 48. 9840 Tape Cartridge
  182
- 9940 Tape Cartridge
  183
- Figure 49. 9940 Tape Cartridge
  183
- Figure 50. Tape Cartridge Types
  184
- T10000 Tape Cartridges
  184
- Figure 51. LTO Tape Cartridge
  185
- LTO Tape Cartridges
  185
- Figure 52. DLT and SDLT Tape Cartridges
  186
- Super DLT Tape Cartridges
  186
- Figure 53. Volsafe/Worm Tape Cartridge Example
  187
- Volsafe Cartridges
  187
- Barcode Labels
  188
  - Figure 54. Barcode Label Examples
    188
  - Barcode Standards
    189
  - Figure 55. Barcode Design
    189
  - Media Domain and ID Labels
    190
  - Media Label Requirements
    190
  - Figure 56. Label Examples
    191
  - Table 87. Media Domain and Media ID Designators
    191
  - Cleaning and Diagnostic Labels
    192
  - Figure 57. Cleaning and Diagnostic Label Examples
    192
- Ordering Tape Cartridges and Labels
  193
  - Volume Serial Numbers
    193
  - 9840 And 9940 Cartridge Labels
    193
  - Table 88. EDP Trioptic Support
    193
- Media Comparisons
  194
E: Electrical Conversions

195
- Symbolic
  195
- To Find Volts, Watts, and Amperes
  195
- To Find Volt-Amperes (VA)
  196
- To Find Kilovolt-Amperes (Kva)
  196
- To Find Kilowatts
  196
- To Convert between Kw and Kva
  197
- To Find British Thermal Units from Electrical Values
  197
- Contrasts between Libraries
  199
  - Table 89. Old Versus New Terminology
    199
  - Capacity Comparison with 9310 Libraries
    201
- Library Comparisons
  202
- Table 90. Comparisons between Powderhorn and the SL8500 Library
  202
- Table 91. SL8500 Power Specifications
  205

Sun Microsystems StorageTek StreamLine SL8500 User Manual (200 pages)

modular library system

Brand: Sun Microsystems | Category: Storage | Size: 3.43 MB

Summary of Changes

7
- Table of Contents
  9
- Figures
  
  19
- Organization
  23
Preface

23
- Alert Messages
  24
- Conventions
  25
- Related Publications
  26
- Additional Information
  27
  - Sun's External Web Site
    27
  - Customer Resource Center
    27
  - E-Partners Site
    27
- CISPR 22 and EN55022 Warning
  29
Notices

29
- United States FCC Compliance Statement
  29
- Japanese Compliance Statement
  30
  - Taiwan Warning Label Statement
    30
  - Internal Code License Statement
    30
- Safety
  
  35
  - Electrostatic Discharge Damage Prevention
    35
  - Fiber-Optic Safety
    36
    
    Laser Product Label
    36
  - EN60950-1:2001 Statement
    37
  - Library Safety
    37
    
    Mechanical Access Door Mechanisms
    37
    
    SL8500 Door Interlocks
    37
    
    Door Switches
    38
    
    Emergency Robotics Stop Switches
    38
    
    Fire Suppression
    38
    
    Smoke Detection
    38
    
    Interior Lighting
    39
    
    Service Safety Door
    39
    
    SL8500 Servo Power Interrupt
    39
1 Introduction

41
- Library Overview
  41
  - Single Physical SL8500 Library-Base
    42
  - Single Physical SL8500 Library-Options
    42
- Library Modules
  43
- Drive and Electronics Module
  45
  - Tape Drives
    45
  - Storagetek T-Series Tape Drives
    46
    
    TABLE 1-2 Supported Drives
    46
    
    LTO Ultrium
    47
  - Super DLT
    47
- Electronics Control Module
  47
  - HBK Card
    47
  - TABLE 1-3 LTO Drive Backward Readability
    47
  - HBC Card
    48
  - HBT Card
    48
- Robotics Interface Module
  48
- Library Cameras
  54
- Customer Interface Module
  54
  - Keypad
    54
  - FIGURE 1-6 Keypad
    54
  - Operator Panel
    55
    
    Local Operator Console
    55
    
    TABLE 1-4 Keypad Switches, Buttons, and Indicators
    55
    
    Remote Operator Console
    56
  - Capacities
    56
  - Elevator
    56
  - Cartridge Access Port (CAP)
    56
  - TABLE 1-5 SL8500 Capacity Variations
    56
- Storage Expansion Modules
  57
- Power
  57
  - Power Consumption
    58
  - Power Configurations
    58
    
    N+1 Base Power Configuration
    58
    
    2N Power Configuration
    59
- Library Complex
  59
  - Pass-Thru Ports
    60
  - FIGURE 1-8 Pass-Thru Port
    60
- Embedded Firmware
  61
  - Security
    61
  - 96154 • Revision K Contents
    61
    
    Operating Firmware
    61
    
    TABLE 1-6 PTP Assembly - Physical Characteristics
    61
  - Library Management Software
    62
    
    Acsls
    62
    
    Host Software Component
    62
  - Library Partitioning
    62
    
    Hosts and Partitions
    63
    
    Library Resources and Partitions
    63
    
    Partition Configuration Requirements
    63
    
    Capacities for Partitions
    64
    
    System Requirements for Library Partitioning
    64
    
    TABLE 1-7 Partition Data Cartridge Capacities
    64
  - Library Specifications
    65
  - TABLE 1-8 Library Specifications
    65
2 Configuration Information

67
3 Host to Library Communications

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- Host Interfaces
  79
  - Tcp/Ip
    79
    
    Definitions and Terminology
    81
    
    FIGURE 3-1 Streamline Library Console - Dual TCP/IP Properties
    81
  - Fibre Channel
    82
- Library Management Software
  82
  - Nearline Control Solutions
    83
    
    Client System Component
    83
    
    Host Software Component
    83
    
    Storage Management Component
    83
    
    Sun Storagetek HTTP Server
    83
    
    Automated Cartridge System Library Software (ACSLS)
    84
    
    Librarystation
    84
4 Library Operation

85
- Automated Mode of Operation
  85
  - Mounting and Dismounting of Cartridges
    85
    
    Mount Sequence
    85
  - Dismount Sequence
    86
- Performing CAP Activities
  86
- Using CAPS in a Partitioned Library
  93
- Monitoring Library Events
  97
- Monitoring Ptps
  98
- Cleaning of Drives
  98
- FIGURE 4-5 Sample System Detail Screen with the PTP Folder
  98
- Manual Mode of Operation
  99
  - Precautions
    100
    
    Physical Restrictions
    100
    
    Safety Precautions
    100
  - Placing the Library Offline
    100
  - Determining the Library Is Not in Automatic Mode
    101
  - Entering the Library
    101
    
    To Prevent Personal Injury, Follow These Precautions
    101
    
    To Open the Door
    102
  - Locating a Cartridge and Drive
    102
    
    FIGURE 4-6 Library Front View (Access Doors Open)
    102
    
    Moving the Robot
    103
    
    To Locate a Cartridge
    103
    
    To Locate a Drive
    103
    
    To Move the Robot, Follow These Precautions
    103
    
    FIGURE 4-7 Moving the Handbot
    104
    
    FIGURE 4-8 Drive Panel
    105
    
    Mounting a Cartridge
    105
    
    To Manually Mount a Cartridge
    105
    
    Dismounting a Cartridge
    106
    
    FIGURE 4-9 Manually Inserting a Cartridge
    106
    
    Exiting the Library
    107
    
    FIGURE 4-10 Emergency Robotic Stop Switch
    107
    
    LTO Ultrium Drives
    108
    
    Placing the Drives to Online
    108
    
    Placing the Library Online
    108
    
    T9840/T9940 Drive Display
    108
  - Powering-Off the Library
    108
    
    To Power-Off the Library
    108
    
    Figure 4-11 Ac Pdu
    109
    
    FIGURE 4-12 AC PDU and DC Power Supply Locations
    110
  - Powering-On the Library
    111
    
    To Power-On the Library
    111
  - Maintenance Mode of Operation
    111
    
    Service Safety Door Operation
    111
    
    Left Maintenance Area
    112
    
    Right Maintenance Area
    112
    
    FIGURE 4-13 Streamline Library Console - Service Safety Door
    113
5 Cartridge Information

115
- Cartridge Requirements
  115
- Ordering Cartridges and Labels
  115
- Handling a Cartridge
  116
- Inspecting and Identifying a Cartridge
  116
  - Storagetek Cartridges
    117
    
    T9840 Cartridge
    117
    
    TABLE 5-1 T9840 Cartridge Tape Specifications
    117
    
    FIGURE 5-1 a T9840 Cartridge
    118
    
    T9940 Cartridge
    119
    
    TABLE 5-2 T9940 Cartridge Tape Specifications
    119
    
    FIGURE 5-2 a T9940 Cartridge
    120
    
    T10000 Data Cartridges
    120
    
    TABLE 5-3 T10000 Cartridge Specifications
    121
  - LTO Ultrium Cartridge
    122
  - FIGURE 5-3 a T10000 Cartridge
    122
  - TABLE 5-4 LTO Cartridge Specifications
    123
  - LTO Ultrium Generation 2 (Gen2) Fibre Channel Drives
    124
  - Super Dlttape II
    124
  - FIGURE 5-4 an LTO Ultrium Cartridge
    124
  - Volsafe Cartridges
    125
  - TABLE 5-5 SDLT Cartridge Specifications
    125
- Media Domain and Media ID
  126
  - Cartridge Codes
    127
  - TABLE 5-6 Cartridge Codes
    127
  - TABLE 5-7 Ultrium Cartridge Models
    127
  - Data Cartridge Label Examples
    128
  - Cleaning Cartridges Label Examples
    128
  - FIGURE 5-5 Data Cartridges Label Examples
    128
  - Diagnostic Cartridges Label Examples
    129
  - FIGURE 5-6 Cleaning Cartridges Label Examples
    129
  - Non-Labeled Cartridges
    130
  - FIGURE 5-7 Diagnostic Cartridges Label Examples
    130
  - Upside down Cartridges
    131
    
    LTO Cartridges
    131
    
    T9X40 Drives
    131
- Applying Labels to Cartridges
  131
- Setting the Write Protect Switch
  134
- Maintaining Cartridges
  137
- 6 Troubleshooting and Diagnostics
  
  139
  - Troubleshooting the Library
    139
  - TABLE 6-1 Troubleshooting Table
    140
  - Diagnostic Utilities
    142
    
    Reports
    142
    
    Event Monitors
    143
    
    FIGURE 6-1 Sample Permanent Report
    143
    
    Loading Code
    144
    
    Performing Audits
    144
    
    Utilities
    144
    
    Moving Cartridges
    145
    
    Performing Library Self-Test
    145
    
    Copying the MIB Text File
    146
    
    Modifying the CAP Locked Status
    146
    
    Working with the Search Utility
    146
- 7 Obtaining Maintenance Support
  
  147
  - Remote Support
    147
    
    Service Delivery Platform
    147
    
    Customer Initiated Maintenance
    148
    
    To Contact the CSSC about a Problem
    148
  - Storagetek's Worldwide Offices
    148

Sun Microsystems StorageTek StreamLine SL8500 Best Practices Manual (184 pages)

Modular Library System

Brand: Sun Microsystems | Category: Storage | Size: 4.37 MB

Summary of Changes

5
- Table of Contents
  7
Contents

8
Figures

13
Preface

17
- Intended Audience
  17
- Terminology and Usage
  17
- Alert Messages
  17
- Organization
  18
- Related Publications
  19
- Related Training
  20
  - Accessing the Learning Management System
    20
- Additional Information
  21
  - Sun's External Web Site
    21
  - Customer Resource Center
    21
  - Sun Partner Advantage Program
    21
  - Hardcopy Publications
    21
1 : SL8500 Architecture

23
- Figure 1. Powderhorn-9310 and SL8500 Comparison
  24
  - Figure 2. Library Modules
    25
  - Table 1. Module Descriptions
    26
  - Capacities
    27
    
    Data Cartridge Slots
    27
    
    Reserved Capacity Slots
    27
    
    Table 2. Cartridge Capacity
    27
    
    Table 3. Reserved Slots
    27
  - Library Walls, Arrays, and Slots
    28
    
    Address Scheme
    28
    
    Table 4. Addressing Descriptions
    29
    
    Understanding the Address Scheme
    29
    
    Figure 3. Panel Numbering
    30
- Modules
  25
- Touch Screen Operator Control Panel
  31
- Figure 6. Handbot and Rail Assembly
  34
- Robotic Architecture
  34
- Elevators
  35
- Pass-Thru Ports
  36
- Cartridge Access Ports
  41
  - CAP Considerations
    41
  - Figure 11. Cartridge Access Ports
    41
  - Second CAP
    42
    
    Dual CAP Firmware Requirements
    42
    
    Dual CAP Hardware Requirements
    42
    
    Table 5. Second CAP Hardware Requirements
    42
    
    Table 6. Second CAP Firmware Requirements
    42
  - Addressing
    43
    
    Hardware
    43
    
    Software
    43
    
    Table 7. CAP Library Addressing-Hardware
    43
    
    Table 8. CAP Library Addressing-Software
    43
- Ethernet Interfaces
  44
  - Figure 12. Ethernet Connections
    44
  - Terminology and Differences
    45
- Operational Differences
  47
  - LSM Preferencing
    47
  - Library Physical Limits
    47
  - Mount and Dismount Commands
    47
  - Enter and Eject Commands
    48
- Optimization Guidelines
  48
  - Fast Load
    48
  - Cartridge Float
    48
  - Tape Drive Placement
    49
  - Front Door Operations
    50
  - Service Safety Door
    50
  - Figure 13. Service Safety Door
    50
- Audits and Initialization
  51
  - Audit Conditions
    51
  - Audit Types
    51
  - Audit Processes
    52
    
    Verified Audit
    53
    
    Virtual Audit
    53
  - Library Console Audit Screen
    53
  - Figure 14. Audit Console
    53
- Labels
  54
  - Table 9. Barcode Label Types
    54
  - Figure 15. Label Examples
    55
  - Media ID Labels
    55
  - Barcode Standards
    56
  - Non-Labeled Cartridges
    56
  - Unreadable Labels
    56
  - Upside down Cartridges
    56
- Scan Engine
  54
2 : Library Content Management

57
- Figure 16. Content Management Example
  57
- Dedicating Rails
  58
- Managing Cartridges
  59
- Grouping Tape Drives
  61
- Minimizing Elevator and PTP Activity
  62
- Cartridge Access Port Guidelines
  63
- Planning for Content
  63
- Figure 17. Content Management Plan
  64
3 : HSC Best Practices

65
4 : VSM Best Practices

79
5 : Exlm Best Practices

87
- Selection Criteria
  87
- Adjusting Content Management Philosophies
  88
- Using Pass-Thru Mechanisms
  89
- Ejecting Cartridges
  90
- Entering Cartridges
  91
- Using the Performance Zone
  91
- Locating Physical Tape Cartridges
  92
- Changing Configurations
  92
6 : ACSLS Best Practices

93
7 : Independent Software Vendors

109
- Interop Tool
  109
- Characteristics
  110
  - Table 12. Application Characteristics
    110
  - Tape Drive Location and Usage
    111
  - Workload Separation
    111
  - Media Selection Methods
    112
  - Tape Drive Selection Methods
    112
  - Application Knowledge
    113
  - Fencing or Pooling
    113
  - Query Mount
    114
- Other Isvs
  114
8 : Tlc/Fsm

115
- Figure 22. Tape Library Configurator Field Simulation Model
  115
- Input for the TLC/FSM from HSC and ACSLS
  116
  - HSC: Record Cartridge Movement Statistics
    116
  - ACSLS: Record Library Volume Statistics
    116
9 : Ethernet Connectivity

117
- Network Recommendations
  117
  - TCP/IP Important Considerations
    118
- Network Planning
  119
  - Supported Configurations
    119
- ACSLS and Dual TCP/IP Support
  120
- HSC and Dual TCP/IP Support
  127
  - Dual IP Connection
    127
  - HSC Configuration One
    128
  - Figure 26. HSC Configuration One
    128
  - Table 13. Network Entries
    129
  - Table 15. Network Entries
    129
  - HSC Configuration Two
    131
  - Figure 27. HSC Configuration Two
    131
- Service Connectivity
  133
- Figure 28. Service Connections
  133

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