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1. 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 library operation 3 Elastomer feet for desktop version 4 Viewing window 5 Door lock 1 2 Revision Nine MT9104 MT9104 External Components Figure 1 3 L80 Tape Library Front View L201_313 L201_313 1 Operator panel including status display used for configuration and diagnostic testing 2 Door locks 3 Cartridge access port CAP used for entering and removing cartridges without interrupting library operation 4 Casters for deskside version Viewing windows Revision Nine 1 3 Power System M Power System E Comparison of Models 1 4 The L20 and L40 libraries have one standard power supply For the L40 you can order an optional second supply to provide
2. L201 337 1 797 mm 31 39 in height 2 483 mm 19 0 in width of front with flange 697 mm 27 44 in depth without cables not shown fans protrude 27 mm 1 06 in from back 448 mm 17 65 in width 5 102mm 4 0 in dedicated fan exhaust clearance area shaded volume provides for cable and cooling clearances 6 37 mm 1 44 in Weight library only 63 5 kg 140 Ib MT9104 Revision Nine A 7 Drive Power Specifications Table A 4 Drive and Tray and Cartridge Weights DLT 8000 drive and tray 5 4 kg 12 Ib Super DLT drive and tray 3 17 kg 7 Ib DLT IV cartridge 223 g 7 9 oz HP Ultrium LTO drive and tray 5 0 kg 11 Ib IBM Ultrium LTO drive and tray 5 8 kg 12 7 Ib Seagate Ultrium LTO drive and tray 5 5 kg 12 Ib Ultrium 100 GB cartridge E Drive Power Specifications A 8 Table A 5 Drive Power Specifications 220 g 7 8 oz Drive Volt Amperes Current Heat output DLT 8000 65 VA 0 53 A at 120 VAC 222 Btu hr 0 27 A at 240 VAC Seagate Certance 47 VA 0 38 A at 120 VAC 160 Btu hr LTO 0 20 A at 240 VAC HP LTO 46 VA 0 37 A at 120 VAC 157 Btu hr 0 19 A at 240 VAC IBM LTO 69 VA 0 56 A at 120 VAC 236 Btu hr 0 29 A at 240 VAC Super DLT 58 VA 0 47 A at 120 VAC 198 Btu hr 0 24 A at 240 VAC l Seagate Certance is owned by Quantum Corporation Revision Nine MT9104 Agency Certifications M Agency Certifications MT91
3. Benchmark 000827 01 Super DLT Tape Drive Product Manual CD included with drive IBM Ultrium Tape Drive Guides CD included with drive Hewlett Packard Ultrium Tape Drive Manual CD included with drive Certance Quantum LTO Tape Drive Product Manual CD included with drive Other Publications Part Number Crossroads Fibre Router Users Manual DS30110 StorageNet 3300 Fibre Channel Router User Manual 461273 01 StorageNet 4300 Multi Protocol Router User Manual 461271 01 Revision Nine xi M Additional Information Sun Microsystems Inc Sun offers several methods for you to obtain additional information Sun s External Web Site Sun s external Web site provides marketing product event corporate and service information The external Web site is accessible to anyone with a Web browser and an Internet connection The URL for the external Web site is http www sun com The URL for StorageTek brand specific information is http www sun com storagetek Customer Resource Center The StorageTek product Customer Resource Center CRC is a Web site that enables members to resolve technical issues by searching code fixes and technical documentation for StorageTek brand products 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 Cus
4. MT9104 High Availability and Reliability The libraries meet or exceed the needs of the market segment that demands their ultra high availability feature 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 The library is ready to go After the library is installed StorageTek continues to provide you with maximum uptime and availability of your critical data As the market leader in tape automation StorageTek understands the critical library elements that improve the overall availability of the entire system In particular StorageTek has focused on the following items to provide significant benefit to you the customer Robust Mechanical Design Fault Tolerant Cooling System Critica Component Monitoring and Error Notification B Robust Mechanical Design StorageTek brings enterprise class reliability to the libraries All subassemblies are streamlined for example cabling is simplified to reduce the number of connectors Also the hand or picker uses a quiet and simple design which results in high performance The libraries use highly integrated electronics All the main library function
5. No Periodic or Scheduled Maintenance e Hot swappable Power Supplies L40 L80 StorageTek offers several service options and safety features to help minimize downtime for your library Service Offerings e Safety Features E No Periodic or Scheduled Maintenance StorageTek is the only library manufacturer to provide a robotic system designed to operate without scheduled or periodic maintenance for the entire life of the product Your library continues to operate because its components do not require lubrication or belt retensioning E Hot swappable Power Supplies L40 L80 If a power supply fails the library stays functional with all drives in the drive column operational The only time that some drives might become non operational is if the service circuit fails If your system includes the optional power system you can replace the faulty power supply while the library is running With the functional power supply still providing power to the robot and half the drive system you can replace the faulty power supply and connect it into the drawer connectors M Service Offerings MT9104 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 L20 L40 L80 availability is restricted to areas that can suppo
6. N NN N N SSSNNNNNNNNNNNN ER RR NN ANN N N L201 316 Drive 1 Drive O Cartridge storage cells columns 0 through 3 with 3 on far right Two optional cleaning cartridge cells CAP with removable five cell magazine Cartridge 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 Revision Nine MT9104 Advanced Hand Camera Design Figure 6 4 L40 and L80 Robotic Components L201_317 L201_317 1 Z motor 4 Zcarriage 2 Hand assembly 5 Theta motor 3 Zshafts M Advanced Hand Camera Design The hand or picker in the L20 is composed primarily of the reach carriage reach belt reach motot 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 The camera reads the volume serial numbers on the cartridge labels after you insert them into the tape library The library records cartridge numbers and location In addition Storage Tek s camera uses an innovative design the Digital Vision Camera System that accommodates different media types MH Digital Vision Camera System MT9104 StorageTek s libraries use a patented Digital
7. S Sun microsystems StorageTek L20 L40 L80 Series of Tape Libraries General Information Manual MT9104 Revision Nine L20 L40 L80 Series of Tape Libraries General Information Manual Copyright 2006 Sun Microsystems Inc 4150 Network Circle Santa Clara California 95054 U S A All rights reserved Sun Microsystems Inc has intellectual property rights relating to technology fiat is described in this document In particular and without limitation these intellectual property rights may include one or more of the U S patents listed at http www sun com patents and one or more additional patents or pending patent applications in the U S and in other countries This document and the product to which it pertains are distributed under licenses restricting their use copying distribution and decompilation No part of the product or of this document may be reproduced in any form by any means without prior written authorization of Sun and its licensors if any Third party software including font technology is copyrighted and licensed from Sun suppliers Parts of the product may be derived from Berkeley BSD systems licensed from the University of California UNIX is a registered trademark in the U S and in other countries exclusively licensed through X Open Company Ltd Sun Sun Microsystems the Sun logo Java AnswerBook2 docs sun com and Solaris StorageTek VolSafe TimberWolf TimberLine and RedWood are trad
8. The libraries support version 1 of the simple network management protocol SNMP Support of SNMP allows systems administrators to query the library for configuration operation and statistical information SNMP also enables the library to notify the administrator of potential problems Digital vision camera system Revision Nine High resolution camera system used for calibration and configuration of the library tape drives and media This precision helps reduce wear on the tape drives media and cartridge cells 2 3 2 4 This page intentionally left blank Revision Nine MT9104 Configuration Flexibility The flexibility of the libraries provides unparalleled investment protection You can configure a library to meet your present needs then as your requirements grow so can the library Upgrade choices allow you to add more cartridge capacity and drives to expand from a smaller back up and restore solution with a minimum of one drive and 10 cartridges to a powerful product with up to eight drives and 80 cartridges In the same footprint you can customize the library by adding a combination of drives in the drive column Inserting cartridges into the library is also easy through the library s cartridge access port CAP M Adding Cell and Drive Capacity If your storage needs have increased you might want to increase your cell capacity and the number of drives in your library You can do this either by orderin
9. manual mode A relationship between a library and all attached clients Tape libraries operating in manual mode have been placed offline to all client CPUs and require human assistance to perform cartridge operations Mb Se megabit MB See megabyte Mb s Megabits per second MB s See megabytes per second media type A type of removable media For example a DLT IV media type indicates that the cartridge is for use in a Quantum DLT drive megabit Mb 1 One million 10 bits 2 1 048 576 202 bits of storage megabyte MB 1 One million 10 bytes 2 1 048 576 20 bytes of storage megabytes per second MB s A measurement that usually describes the speed of data transfer meter m A metric measurement of length equal to 1 0936 yards 3 2808 feet or 39 3696 inches micro u A prefix that means one one millionth 10 microcode See firmware Glossary 6 Revision Nine millimeter mm A unit of measure equal to one thousandth 1 05 of a meter or 0 04 in millisecond ms One thousandth 1 07 ofa second milliwatt mw One thousandth 10 of a watt mm See millimeter mount a cartridge The process by which the library robot retrieves a cartridge from a cell and places it into a drive ms See millisecond mV Millivolt or one one thousandth 10 ofa volt mw See milliwatt N network An arrangement of nodes and branches that connects data processing devices to one another thro
10. server is a processor usually composed of a central processing unit and memory that typically communicates with peripheral devices over channels or networks to perform input output operations such as network control It also provides end users with computation services and database access Also called host command line interface CLI The CSE port on the LLC card Glossary 2 Revision Nine config See configuration configuration config The physical description of a library listing the panel types cartridge capacity type of host connection and number of drives configuration error An error that results from incorrect configuration values controlling host software The logical interface between the host operating system and the library components CRU See customer replaceable unit CSE port A slot that enables a remote or laptop computer user to run diagnostic tests examine the fault symptom code FSC log download firmware or connect the library to a remote modem customer replaceable unit CRU 1 An assembly that a customer is allowed to replaced in its entirety when it fails Customer Resource Center CRC StorageTek s Web based service that provides technical information to customers with StorageTek maintenance contracts A log in and password are required D daisy chain 1 A method of device interconnection for determining interrupt priority by connecting the interrupt sources serially 2
11. 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 The library tracks cartridges by the volume serial numbers and associated cell locations The library defines the cartridge locations during the audit and stores the information in two places the library s memory and the tape management database The camera reads the bar code volume serial numbers on the cartridges and the library calibration targets Figure 6 1 on page 6 2 shows the internal view of the L20 tape library Revision Nine 6 1 L40 and L80 Figure 6 1 L20 Tape Library Internal View L201_314 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 Cartridge storage cells Drive O Drive 1 Cartridge storage cells o gram co B 140 and L80 In the L40 and L80 the robot behind the front door consists primarily of the e Theta assembly for lateral movement Z drive assembly for vertical movement Hand to mount and dismount cartridges Most of the robotic components are mounted on the Z shaft The hand on the Z carriage moves up and down the shaft to access the cells The cells are stacked in columns the columns are arranged around the robot The hand rotates about the shaft The camera on the
12. 1 LAO 1 2 L80 1 3 internal L20 6 2 L80 6 3 6 4 robot L40 and L80 6 5 viewing window LAO 1 2 L80 1 3 vision system digital 6 5 VOLSER labels 4 1 W warning messages in manual x warranty 10 1 warranty international 10 2 web interface 7 1 Web Interface Library Status tool 2 1 Web port 7 1 MT9104 Index Z Z drive assembly 6 2 Z motor 6 5 Z carriage 6 5 Z shaft 6 5 MT9104 Revision Nine Index 5 Index Index 6 Revision Nine MT9104 Sun Microsystems Inc 4150 Network Circle Santa Clara CA 95054 USA Phone 1 650 960 1300 or 1 800 555 9SUN Web sun com Qo SUN S lo microsystems ARGENTINA 5411 4317 5636 AUSTRALIA 1 800 550 786 AUSTRIA 43 1 601 26 0 BALKANS 301 6188 111 BELGIUM 32 2 704 89 83 BRAZIL 55 11 51872100 BRUNEI 65 216 8333 CANADA 1 800 422 8020 GENERAL 416 964 2001 LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM SALES TORONTO CHILE 562 372 4500 COLOMBIA 571 629 2323 Czech REPUBLIC 420 2 33009311 DENMARK 45 4556 5040 e EGYPT 00 202 570 9442 FINLAND 358 9 525 561 e FRANCE 33 1 41 33 17 17 GERMANY 49 89 460 08 2788 GREECE 30 01 6188101 HONG KONG 852 2877 7077 HUNGARY 361 202 4415 INDIA 91 80 229 8989 INDONESIA 65 216 8333 IRELAND 353 1 668 4377 ISRAEL 972 9 9710500 ITALY 39 02 9259511 JAPAN 81 3 5779 1820 Korea 82 2 3453 6602 MALAYSIA 603 2116 1887 e MIDDLE EAST 00 9714 3366333 Maico 525 261 0344 NETHERLANDS 31 33 4515200 NEW ZEALA
13. A device interconnection cable diagnostic cartridge A data cartridge with a DG label which is used for diagnostic routines diagnostic tests Automated offline tests that a service representative uses to evaluate and troubleshoot equipment DC Direct current differential diff A SCSI bus alternative that provides better signal quality with less crosstalk and noise but requires more power to drive the signal The maximum cable length is 25 m 82 ft MT9104 differential operation A SCSI bus alternative in which the signal from the SCSI chip passes through a set of differential drivers and receivers This alternative provides better signal quality with less cross talk and noise but requires more power to drive the signal Contrast with single ended operation Digital Linear Tape DLT 1 A trademarked name for Quantum cartridge tapes and drives 2 A type of magnetic tape storage device marketed by several companies DLT cartridges are 2 inch wide and come in several sizes ranging from 20 to over 80 GB dismount To remove a cartridge from a drive DLT See Digital Linear Tape DLT1 A low cost high capacity tape drive manufactured by Benchmark Storage Innovations and Quantum Corporation It features a native capacity of 40 GB using DLTtape IV media with a sustained transfer rate up to 3 MB s domain 1 A shared user authorization database which contains users groups and their security policies 2 A se
14. HP Ultrium 2 LTO 30 MB Sec N A Ultra 3 SCSI Ultra 160 Yes LVD 160MB Sec HP Ultrium 3 LTO 80 MB Sec N A Ultra 4 SCSI Ultra 320 N A LVD 160MB Sec 1 The maximum burst speed of data transfer for the HVD interface is at 40 MB s 2 The maximum burst speed of data transfer for the LVD interface varies depending upon the type of SCSI interface 3 Certance is owned by Quantum Corporation 5 2 Revision Nine MT9104 MT9104 The Fibre Channel to LVD SCSI router Allows the library to be connected to a 1 GB 2 GB for the external Fibre Channel router Fibre network atbitrated loop and switched fabric Leverages your SCSI LVD storage investments Makes it easy to connect in a Fibre network Allows ServerFree backup automated transfer of data from drive to drive without host intervention Increases the host to library distance from 12 m 39 37 ft to 500 m 1 640 ft Allows connectivity between Fibre networks and the library and SCSI drives Revision Nine 5 3 5 4 This page intentionally left blank Revision Nine MT9104 Advanced Rotational Robotics B 120 MT9104 StorageTek s libraries use advanced rotational robotics to move cartridges among the CAP storage cells and drives inside the library The space efficient rotational robots use less rack space per number of cartridges than most competing products The L20 picker on a U shaped track contains a digital vision camera system The U
15. facility that transfers data between two devices with only one device having control at a time byte A number of bits treated as a unit and representing a character Glossary 1 Glossary C C 1 Celsius 2 Centigrade camera A system that reads volume serial number labels on cartridges instead of scanning the labels with a laser A camera performs faster and more accurately than a laser scanner CAP See cartridge access port cartridge A storage device that consists of magnetic tape on supply and take up reels in a protective housing IBM cartridge access port CAP A device in the library that allows an operator to insert or remove cartridges during library operations cartridge drive The unit that houses the magnetic tape transports and controllers that store and retrieve data for the host system in a cartridge subsystem cartridge tape A composite of the plastic housing and the magnetic tape catalog 1 The inventory of all cartridge tape storage locations in a library this inventory is by library number panel row column 2 A stored list of backed up files and directories and the locations of the backup copies cell The location in the library in which a cartridge is stored cleaning cartridge A cartridge that contains special material to clean the tape path in a drive cleaning cells See reserved cells client server The primary computer on a network with which other computers interact A
16. hand reads the bar code volume serial numbers on the cartridges and the library and CAP calibration targets 6 2 Revision Nine MT9104 L40 and L80 Figure 6 2 L40 Library Internal View L201_315 L201_315 1 Hand assembly 7 Fibre Channel router card optional 2 Drive 3 8 Cartridge 3 Drive 2 9 Columns 0 through 3 with 3 on far 4 Drive 1 right 5 Drive O 10 Cleaning cartridge cell 6 Library vision calibration label and 11 CAP cells two master target Note The top drive is Drive 0 If all four drives are installed the top drive is Drive 0 and the bottom is Drive 3 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 MT9104 Revision Nine 6 3 L40 and L80 Figure 6 3 L80 Library Internal View L201_316 Note 6 4 Oo TER or Hand Drive 7 See note Drive 6 Drive 5 Drive 4 Drive 3 Drive 2 11 12 13
17. 0 in depth without cables 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 1b 4 MT9104 Revision Nine A 4 Figure A 4 L40 Tape Library Rack installed L201_336 Qv gr me Der 7 L201_336 442 mm 17 39 in height 483 mm 19 0 in width of front with flange 728 mm 28 65 in depth with fan without cables 448 mm 17 65 in width 702 mm 27 65 in depth without fan without cables 102 mm 4 0 in dedicated fan exhaust clearance area shaded volume provides for cable and cooling clearances 37 mm 1 44 in edge of library to inside edge of rail Weight library only 44 45 kg 98 Ib MT9104 Revision Nine A 5 Figure A 5 L80 Tape Library Deskside L201_340 L201_340 1011 mm 39 80 in height including castors castors are 72 mm 2 85 in 540 mm 21 25 in width 740 mm 29 15 in depth without cables 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 Ib ib ee N ee A 6 Revision Nine MT9104 Figure A 6 L80 Tape Library Rack installed L201 337 2 6 yu M
18. 04 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 ICES 003 Immunity European Union CE immunity standards Revision Nine A 9 Agency Certifications This page intentionally left blank Revision Nine MT9104 Glossary This glossary defines terms and abbreviations in this and other product related publications Some of the definitions ate taken from other glossaries The letters in the parentheses that follow some definitions indicate the source of the definition A The American National Standard Dictionary for Information Systems ANSI X3 172 1990 copyright 1990 by the American National Standards Institute ANSD The ANSI Electronic Industries Association EIA Standard 440 A Fiber Optic Terminology E I The Information Technology Vocabulary developed by Subcommittee 1 Joint Technical Committee 1 of the International Organization for Standardization and International Electrotechnical Commission ISO IEC JTC1 SC1 IBM The IBM Dictionary of Computing copyright 1994 by IBM T International standards committee drafts and working papers being developed by the ISO IEC JTC1 SC1 A A Ampere AC alternating current access time The ti
19. 3 capacity 1 4 3 1 cartridge access port see CAP cartridges capacity 3 1 cells 2 1 cleaning 3 1 management 6 5 reading by the camera 6 5 MT9104 slots 1 4 caution messages in manual x SDLT 320 data loss 4 1 cell capacity information 4 2 certifications A 9 circuit failure 10 1 cleaning cartridges 3 1 cleaning cells locations L40 6 3 L80 6 4 clip barrier 3 2 comparison of models 1 4 compatibility storage solution 3 2 components external 1 1 monitoring critical 9 2 robot 6 5 Computer Associates 3 2 controller SCSI 5 1 conventions in manual x converting to Fibre Channel 5 1 cooling system 2 2 9 2 critical component monitoring 9 2 CRU 10 1 CSE port 4 2 Customer Resource Center CRC xii customize 3 1 D data audit 4 2 migration 4 1 design mechanical 9 1 desktop library positioning 1 1 digital vision system 6 5 DLT 7000 4 1 DLT 8000 1 4 4 1 DLT1 4 1 door lock location L20 1 1 L40 1 2 L80 1 3 Revision Nine Index 1 Index drives capacity 1 4 fans 9 2 interfaces 5 2 mixed media 2 1 multiple 2 2 4 1 power specifications A 8 replaceable 2 2 serial ports 4 2 types 4 1 E electronics integrated 9 1 module 4 2 Elite service 10 1 EM 4 2 environmental specifications A 1 etror notification 9 2 Ethernet port 7 1 event log 7 1 exchanges per hour 6 5 expansion card PCI 2 2 external components 1 1 F fans 9 2 featur
20. Card e oa a Nae TEE a du ee HEED DAD aE eS 4 2 Personality Module oues en en ed EA eer anton Sa ehren aa 4 2 MT9104 Revision Nine v Contents SF CODDECOVEty sd Vidas UP OO AW ERAN a Ma OSG ee 5 1 6 Advanced Rotational Robotics voi conc t kr mh m SR dons ne 6 1 P20 at da a debe Citas e Eon ts ace aie E ode 6 1 PAV and ESO Ar docs ek deese Sanden DU o eb Salads ee ee he aban us 6 2 Advanced Hand Camera Design 0 eee ehe 6 5 Digital Vision Camera System sans nine EICHE ek 6 5 Le User Interfaces ur o RR I ae 7 1 Operator Panel u Aa ee en a eau eder nn e 7 1 Library Status Tool sae est eph rs rs Ban ee ale ae an ne Man RE pote 7 1 Libfary Admin aa E DU ER ER ne 7 1 Library Manager e anna sn Va nn en rd Oba a en en Ba 7 2 Framework Library Monitor euer ede ac eh tee e ce diets ein At 7 2 8 Typical Customer Environments 8 1 UNIX Networks 24 eese Fia bra edicere Er Po Pa wan Lato Vip 8 1 Small and Midsize Environments 0 00 cee eee eee eens 8 1 9 High Availability and Reliability 9 1 Rob st Mech nieal Desish 22 52 22 tas See Gu PS CU Mate es ne 9 1 Fault Tolerant Cooling System sa nr ae Br an 9 2 Critical Component Monitoring and Error Notification 9 2 T0 S rviceabtlity a a a AAA in eee 10 1 No Periodic or Scheduled Maintenance 22 10 1 Hot swap
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22. Power Specifications without Drives A 1 Table A 3 L40 and L80 Power Specifications without Drives A 1 Table A 4 Drive and Tray and Cartridge Weights A 8 Table A 5 Drive Power Specifications A 8 Table A 6 Agency Certifications eee teer Rae eee Hir ere et a Rie RU eR ald ee Bela A 9 viii Revision Nine MT9104 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 xi This manual presents information for data processing and application development P P 8 PP P personnel such as MIS managers storage administrators system analysts and performance specialists E Organization This manual contains Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Appendix A Glossary Index MT9104 Product Overview introduces the libraries Features and Benefits provides information about the benefits and features Configuration Flexibility describes the flexibility of the libraries Adaptive Media Technology describes how the libraries adapt to different media Connectivity describes the libraries connect
23. See also Ethernet address Internet Protocol IP address library name Super DLT The next generation of DLT Digital Linear Tape products which remains a standard for mid range operating systems swap cell The cell among the reserved cells into which the robot might temporarily place a cartridge tape See magnetic tape tape drive See drive tape transport interface TTI An interface to control monitor tape movement target A machine readable optical pattern used to determine robot position See also SCSI device theta motor The motor responsible for the lateral movement of the hand assembly in the library thumbscrew The large cylindrical rough edged handle on the rear of a drive tray that when Glossary 8 Revision Nine a person turns it lets the person secure the drive to the drive column U Ultrium The single hub implementation of the LTO specification for tape storage devices V V Volts usually expressed as VAC volts alternating current or VDC volts direct current VAC Volts alternating current VDC Volts direct current VOLSER See volume serial number volume A data carrier that mounts and dismounts as a unit for example a reel of magnetic tape ora disk pack volume serial number VOLSER An alphanumeric label that the host software uses to identify a volume It attaches to the spine of a cartridge and is both human and machine readable W warning count A user determined limi
24. Tek will not accept calls for software not listed in the matrix M Safety Features 10 2 Safety features are incorporated into the libraries If you unlock and open the front door 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 Revision Nine MT9104 Specifications This appendix provides specifications for the libraries Table A 1 Environmental Specifications Operating Storage Transporting Temperature 10 to 40 C 10 to 40 C 40 to 60 C 50 to 104 F 50 to 104 F 40 to 140 F Humidity 20 to 80 10 to 95 10 to 95 Wet bulb maximum 29 2 C 35 C 35 C noncondensing 84 5 F 95 F 95 F 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 Maximum heat output 560 Btu hr Voltage amperes Table A 3 L40 and L80 Power Specifications without Drives 170 VA Input voltage 100 240 VAC single phase Frequency 50 60 Hz Maximum power consumption library 1 42 A at 120 V or 0 75 A at 240 V Maximum heat output 614 Btu hr Voltag
25. Vision Camera System for cartridge management adaptive targeting and self calibration Self calibration enables the library to adapt to mechanical parameters that might change over time This feature creates a more robust reliable library that will perform dependably over the long term Most automated libraries use a common laser bar code scanner for reading labels on cartridges Common scanners such as those used in grocery stores do not provide the advantages of StorageTek s Digital Vision Camera System which can read marginal bar code labels In addition the Digital Vision Camera System detects empty cells while in motion reducing audit time Revision Nine 6 5 Digital Vision Camera System 6 6 This page intentionally left blank Revision Nine MT9104 User Interfaces 7 The user interfaces include the operator panel and the Ethernet Web port E Operator Panel This display has a simple menu system that presents all necessary configuration and status functions as well as instructions for configuring the library The operator panel displays library and drive status drive and media type configuration diagnostic sequences and an event log to help you keep the library operating and diagnose problems quickly M Library Status Tool By connecting a 10baseT Ethernet interface to the library s Ethernet port you can easily monitor the library activity remotely through a workstation Note To upgrade firmware
26. ape Management Software The tape management software provides the instructions to perform tape read and write operations and robotic move operations When the library is in automated mode these operations occur without manual intervention The software determines where the cartridge is located by accessing audit data uploaded from the library The software then allocates the drive to receive the cartridge M Electronics Module The electronics module EM consists primarily of the LLC card which is inside the EM on the left side as you face the EM from the rear of the library The interface connections and personality module are on the EM frame One or two Fibre Channel router cards can also be installed in the EM depending on the library model LLC Card The LLC card in the EM is the processor card It contains all the hardware necessary to maintain the robot servo and vision control It also contains an operator panel interface a 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 Personality Module The personality module is a connector that stores the library cell capacity information 10 20 40 60 or 80 cells The library will not operate unless an authorized module
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28. ber Ib An abbreviation for pound leader block The mechanism that loads the tape through the tape path of a drive Library Admin See StorageTek L Series Library Admin library name An assigned name that maps to the Internet Protocol IP address for a library See also Ethernet address Internet Protocol IP address subnet mask Library Status tool A proprietary software that resides internal to the library and is activated using a Web browser It is used to monitor the library load code reboot library and to generate reports on library drives fault symptom codes FSCs and tape inventory Linear Tape Open LTO A technology developed jointly by HP IBM and Seagate for new tape storage options LTO technology is an open format which means that users have multiple sources of products and media The open nature of LTO technology also provides a means of enabling compatibility between different vendors offerings low voltage differential LVD A type of SCSI interface LVD interface restricts cable lengths 12 m 30 4 ft but provides faster throughput Glossary 5 Glossary M m See meter mA Milliampere or one one thousandth 10 of an ampere magazine A container that holds cartridges in the cells provided and is inserted into the CAP magnetic tape A tape with a magnetizable layer on which data can be stored Synonymous with tape Main menu The top level menu on the operator panel display
29. chanical device that moves cartridges among the cartridge access ports the storage cells and the drives S s Seconds safety interlock switch A switch that disconnects power to the library when the front door is opened SCSI bus The interface connecting peripheral devices to a host operating system SCSI device A host adapter or control unit attached to the SCSI bus Synonymous with target SCSIID The bit significant representation of an address on the SCSI bus Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP A protocol for monitoring and managing systems and devices in a network single ended operation A SCSI bus alternative in which the signal passes directly between SCSI chips on either end of the cable Contrast with differential operation Glossary 7 Glossary small computer systems interface SCSI A local interface operating over a wide range of transfer rates using a common command set for all devices attached to the interface It connects host computer systems to a variety of peripheral devices SNMP See Simple Network Management Protocol storage cells The locations where cartridges are kept in the library StorageTek L Series Library Admin An optional interface that simulates internet browser operation for the library This is an upgrade of the Library Status tool submenu A menu related to and reached from a main menu IBM subnet mask A four byte notation that resolves routing within a network
30. compliance Auto sensing and configuration Prevents improper orientation of cartridges At initialization or power on the robot attempts to pick up any unreadable unlabeled or improperly placed cartridges If unretrievable library status will be not ready Autoloader Mode L20 only Easily configured from the operator panel the autoloader mode provides sequential operation of the library allowing you to control the automatic mount and dismount for a series of cartridge tapes This mode does not require sophisticated software yet still provides unattended backup that reduces administrative costs Monitoring of cooling system and redundant power supplies and fans L40 and L80 Ensures maximum uptime and availability of your critical data The redundant power supply L40 and L80 provides the ability to operate from two separate AC circuits Hot swappable tape drives power supplies and fans The drives are mounted on customer replaceable drive trays which makes drive replacement easy requires no special tools and does not interrupt library operation when configured with more than one drive High resolution GUI graphical user interface Intuitive operation ensures easy use HVD or LVD SCSI or Fibre Channel interfaces available Revision Nine Allows adaptability to your system s configuration MT9104 MT9104 Table 2 1 Features and Benefits Continued SNMP support
31. configured libraries if Auto Clean is 20f enabled you can use the cleaning cells to Revision Nine 3 1 Cartridge Access Port store data cartridges If Auto Clean is enabled the cleaning cells must contain cleaning cartridges Although you are able to sce all the storage cells the software only recognizes the data cells that are designated for the capacity that you ordered which is controlled by the personality module You can attach a cell barrier clip in the L40 and L80 to indicate the configuration of the cell capacity in your library to ensure that cartridges are manually inserted in viable positions These configuration options enable you to add cartridge capacity without changing libraries In addition simpler mechanics and pinpoint cartridge location translate to faster more accurate movements E 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 B Compatibility with Storage Solutions Complementing its own software products StorageTek has teamed with leading software vendors in the areas of backup and archival hierarchical storage management media management disaster recovery and ServerFree backup These relationships ensure easy connectivity with leading soluti
32. drive technology or you can perform a frame to frame upgrade Library Status tool Helps reduce administration costs and maximize operational efficiency Facilitates remote monitoring of the library drives CAP media and storage cells Also permits library reboot firmware code upgrades and generates valuable reports to perform remote troubleshooting Library Admin An upgrade of the Library Status tool this provides enhanced maintenance and diagnostic capabilities including a virtual view of the library s cells statistics on the library drives cells and cleaning cartridges the ability to view and modify the configuration of the library drives and network and run diagnostic routines to verify the functionality of the library drives and the robotic movements MT9104 Revision Nine 231 2 2 Table 2 1 Features and Benefits Continued Multiple leading tape technologies offered including Linear Tape Open LTO Ultrium Super Digital Linear Tape SDLT and DLT 8000 drives Provides high availability high throughput and quick backups Cartridge access port CAP Permits quick and easy loading for batch jobs without interrupting library operation SAN teady option Connectivity to Fibre Channel Allows data to be shared by multiple servers and provides simple scalability ensuring enterprise class business continuity Compact PCI expansion card Ensures expandability and standards
33. e amperes MT9104 Revision Nine 180 VA Figure A 1 L20 Tape Library Desktop L201_338 Poe IS 5 L201_338 178 mm 7 0 in height 483 mm 19 0 in width 706 mm 27 78 in depth without cables 102 mm 4 0 in dedicated fan exhaust clearance area shaded volume provides for cable and cooling clearances 16 mm 0 625 in foot height Weight library only 23 4 kg 51 6 1b A 2 Revision Nine MT9104 Figure A 2 L20 Tape Library Rack installed L201_335 man DRE 7 8 9 J yooooooooooooooooooooo 0000000000000000 000000000000 0000000000000000 L201_335 176 mm 6 94 in height 484 mm 19 05 in width of front with flange 706 mm 27 78 in depth with fan without cables 448 mm 17 65 in width 680 mm 26 78 in depth without fan without cables 102 mm 4 0 in dedicated fan exhaust clearance area shaded volume provides for cable and cooling clearances 356 mm 14 0 in drawer travel distance 2 3 mm 0 090 in shaded area represents optional rail support 37 mm 1 44 in Weight library only 21 8 kg 48 Ib MT9104 Revision Nine A 3 Figure A 3 L40 Tape Library Desktop L201_339 7 j L201_339 feet are 16 mm 0 625 in 455 mm 17 90 in height with feet 2 490 mm 19 30 in width l 3 724 mm 28 5
34. emarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems Inc in the U S and in other countries All SPARC trademarks are used under license and are trademarks or registered trademarks of SPARC International Inc in the U S and in other countries Products bearing SPARC trademarks are based upon an architecture developed by Sun Microsystems Inc The OPEN LOOK and Sun Graphical User Interface was developed by Sun Microsystems Inc for its users and licensees Sun acknowledges the pioneering efforts of Xerox in researching and eveloping the concept of visual or graphical user interfaces for the computer industry Sun holds a non exclusive license from Xerox to the Xerox Graphical User Interface which license also covers Sun s licensees who implement OPEN LOOK GUIs and otherwise comply with Sun s written license agreements U S Government Rights Commercial use Government users are subject to the Sun Microsystems Inc standard license agreement and applicable provisions of the FAR and its supplements DOCUMENTATION IS PROVIDED AS IS AND ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED CONDITIONS REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON INFRINGEMENT ARE DISCLAIMED EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT SUCH DISCLAIMERS ARE HELD TO BE LEGALLY INVALID Copyright 2006 Sun Microsystems Inc 4150 Network Circle Santa Clara Californie 95054 Etats Unis Tous droits r serv s Sun Microsystems I
35. ert Messages nase MEER ERO E ees tete NER a Lear EEG x Conventions 25 rc Sete tuy cg eb dte Kies ER N a an x Related Publications 055 22 0 sans Ree er ke ee rh hale rate dace ace eere xi Additional Information cu veh 432 ods Pan sn WIRE prO i Tq ET Ge pea etes xii Suns External Web Site rod satin Rea tea Ba NP Rea ER xii Customer Resource Center xz da eee e Due gal a UR RA d E E ee xii Patthiets Site omoi coenae ds btt tob ce gioi ect er Ee EL dd xii Hardcopy Publications ss m tere ER e deed ue d dta xii 1 Producer Overview rad e huh ec CAR a ee cate Bieta asd Sohn Alas 1 1 External Components sus anse ehe I PSN EAE A dw ea 1 1 Power System un oe in ne Bi ce dlc d de btt 1 4 Comparison of Models iii reete ee n tre ide ee aie RA RES eae et oe 1 4 2 Features And Benefits ner a BE CAREY ORE ada ht i OW 2 1 4 Configuration Flexibility sen o n C RI A NER CLR Raa WEES Ha 3 1 Adding Cell and Drive Capacity u 2 0 2 28 e o he eee 3 1 Cartridge Capacity uc cid eiie scere a Hh e eed Ren ese matt da odere od ea a 3 1 Cartridge Access Port cer ts aere eh Vl HE pet dates us aH GA ke maires 3 2 Compatibility with Storage Solutions 422 3 2 4 Adaptive Media Technology exc x eR AAA 4 1 Supported Dives ren sa nn aa ARE ER bate Od Re ER 4 1 Audit of Library ana I IR EA ER DI Be ede 4 2 Tape M nagement Software nenne rel 4 2 Electronics Modul i5 excute en ana ae Are Bei al 4 2 LLE
36. es and benefits 2 1 features safety 10 2 Fibre Channel benefits 5 3 conversion to 5 1 fibre channel router 1 1 firmware requirements 7 1 flexibility configuration 4 1 floor library positioning 1 1 Framework Library Monitor 7 2 G Galaxy storage solution 3 2 graphic interface 2 2 Index 2 H hand camera 4 2 description of 6 5 location 6 4 See also robot hardcopy publications from StorageTek xii heights tape libraries 1 4 Hewlett Packard 3 2 hot swappable power supply HVD LVD 1 1 I integrated electronics 9 1 interface graphic 2 2 interfaces drive 5 2 features 2 2 fibre channel and SCSI 1 1 user 7 1 investment protection 3 1 L L20 Tape Library CAP location 1 1 drawer location 1 1 environments 8 1 front view 1 1 internal view 6 2 locking pin 9 1 operator panel location 1 1 picker L40 Tape Library CAP location 1 2 cleaning cells locations 6 3 door lock location 1 2 environments 8 1 front view 1 2 operator panel location 1 2 robot 6 2 6 5 viewing window location 1 2 L80 Tape Library CAP location 1 3 cleaning cells locations 6 4 door lock location 1 3 Revision Nine MT9104 environments 8 1 front view 1 3 internal view 6 3 6 4 operator panel location 1 3 robot 6 2 6 5 viewing window location 1 3 labels bar code 6 5 VOLSER 4 1 Legato 3 2 Library Admin 2 1 7 1 Library Manager 7 2 library rack mounting 1 1 Library Status too
37. g a conversion bill or the desired Sun Microsystems Inc Sun ordering part number listed in the Ordering Guide for your library With an upgrade conversion bill you are able to increase the capacity of your library within the same library frame You will receive an upgrade module and a set of instructions that will direct you through the upgrade process You will use the operator panel to have the firmware update the personality module to reflect the increased cell capacity of your library Then if desired you can add additional external SCSI cables drives and media that can be ordered separately With the Sun ordering part number you can increase your capacity with a frame upgrade You actually receive a physically larger frame You will use the external SCSI cables drives and media from your old library and might want to order additional external SCSI cables drives and media to fill the new library M Cartridge Capacity MT9104 The tape management software locates cartridges by their cell numbers You determine the library capacity 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 Do not include the drive slots and the CAP cells when determining data cell capacity In fully
38. igured for either high voltage differential HVD or low voltage differential LVD small computer system interfaces SCSI The HVD interface allows longer cable lengths but is slower and has fewer supported devices the LVD interface restricts cable length but is faster and has more supported devices The libraries can be configured for 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 M External Components MT9104 The following figures identify the external components Figure 1 1 L20 Tape Library Front View L201_311 L201_311 1 Operator panel including status display used for configuration and diagnostic testing 2 Lock for slide out cartridge drawer when open you may access all cartridges 3 Cartridge access port CAP used for entering and removing cartridges without interrupting library operation Revision Nine 1 1 External Components Figure 1 2 L40 Tape Library Front View L201_312 OT eee Y A a a a H
39. ility to bring SCSI libraries online and offline and the ability to do tape operations such as enter eject mount dismount or query tape cartridges M Framework Library Monitor 7 2 The optional Framework Library Monitor is the first software that allows you to monitor and respond to StorageTek SCSI based tape library events from within a system management framework SMF Revision Nine MT9104 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 B UNIX Networks Organizations with large UNIX and NT networks gain a competitive advantage from the libraries fast loading speeds and parallel data paths which speed throughput Typical configurations for the L40 and L80 include database servers application servers and file servers HM Small and Midsize Environments The libraries high performance benefits small and midsize environments Typical configurations include e 120 is especially useful for small environments 140 and L80 can have multiple hosts to a single library 140 and L80 are network attached libraries for centralized monitoring and diagnosing machine performance MT9104 Revision Nine 8 1 Small and Midsize Environments 8 2 This page intentionally left blank Revision Nine
40. irmware 7 1 robot L20 components 6 1 Revision Nine Index 3 Index L40 L80 components 6 2 stabilization during shipping 9 1 S safety features 10 2 scheduled maintenance 10 1 SCSI controller 5 1 interfaces 1 1 synchronous transfer rates 5 1 SDLT 1 4 4 1 Select service 10 1 self calibration 6 5 serial drive ports 4 2 service offerings 10 1 setup 9 1 simple network management protocol SNMP 2 3 slots cartridge 1 4 small environment 8 1 SNMP 2 3 software licensing third party 3 1 software tape management 4 2 solution storage 3 2 solutions delivery engineer 10 1 specifications agency certifications A 9 drive power A 8 environmental A 1 physical A 8 power A 1 A 8 Sterling 3 2 StorageTek Customer Resource Center CRC xii hardcopy publications xii international warranty 10 2 Partners site xii Web site xii Sun Customer Resource Center CRC xii Partners Web site xii Web site xii Super DLT 1 4 supplies power See power supply support 10 1 synchronous transfer rates SCSI 5 1 system cooling 9 2 Index 4 Revision Nine T tape drives See drives tape management software 4 2 telephone support 10 1 Theta assembly 6 2 Theta motor 6 5 third party software licensing 3 1 Tivoli 3 2 Tivoli Storage Manager 3 2 U Ultrium 1 4 UNIX networks compatibility with 8 1 upgrade path 1 1 user interfaces 7 1 V Vetitas 3 2 view front L20 1
41. is attached to the rear of the EM 4 2 Revision Nine MT9104 Connectivity The libraries include an embedded small computer system interface SCSI controller that supports both single ended low voltage differential LVD and high voltage differential HVD UltraSCSI You do not need additional interface cards to support synchronous transfer rates up to 40 MB s native StorageTek has designed the libraries to make the transition from SCSI to Fibre Channel as easy as possible You can convert the SCSI library LVD only and drives to Fibre 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 The library interface is either HVD or LVD SCSI or with the addition of an optional Fibre Channel router card Fibre Channel to SCSI LVD The Fibre Channel router converts the library and SCSI signals to Fiber Channel protocol One router card converts up to four drives The second router L80 only converts the additional drives In addition two external Fibre Channel routers are available one supports up to four drives the other supports eight drives L80 only Properly terminate each SCSI bus with an LVD or LVD SE multimode terminator I
42. ivity options Advanced Rotational Robotics describes the robotics User Interfaces describes the ways in which a user can interact with and monitor the library Typical Customer Environments lists the typical networks and environments in which the libraries operate High Availability and Reliability describes the design of the libraries for reliability Serviceability lists the available service options Specifications provides product specifications for the libraries Glossary defines terms and abbreviations in this and other product related publications Index provides a way to quickly access specific information Revision Nine ix M Alert Messages Alert messages call your attention to information that is especially important or that has a unique relationship to the main text or graphic Note A note provides additional information that is of special interest A note might point out exceptions to rules or procedures A note usually but not always follows the information to which it pertains CAUTION A caution informs the reader of conditions that might result in damage to hardware corruption of data or corruption of application software A caution always precedes the information to which it pertains WARNING A warning alerts the reader to conditions that might result in long term health problems injury or death A warning always precedes the information to which it
43. l 2 1 7 1 licensing third party software 3 1 LLC processor card 4 2 lock door location LAO 1 2 L80 1 3 locking pin 9 1 LTO Ultrium 1 4 4 1 LVD HVD 1 1 M maintenance periodic and scheduled 10 1 measutements reliability 9 1 mechanical design 9 1 mechanism picker See picker media check 2 2 mid size environment 8 1 migration data 4 1 mixed media 2 1 8 1 model comparison 1 4 module electronics 4 2 personality 3 2 4 2 monitoring critical components 9 2 multiple drives 4 1 N NetBackup storage solution 3 2 NetWorker storage solution 3 2 networks 8 1 networks UNIX 8 1 notes description of x notification error 9 2 MT9104 Index O offerings service 10 1 OmniBack storage solution 3 2 on site services Elite 10 1 Select 10 1 operator panel description 7 1 location L20 1 1 L40 1 2 L80 1 3 operator panel 7 1 P panel operator 7 1 Partners Web site xii PCI expansion card 2 2 periodic maintenance 10 1 personality module 3 2 4 2 phone support 10 1 physical specifications A 8 picker camera 4 2 location 6 2 See also robot port cartridge access see CAP port ethernet 7 1 power specifications A 1 A 8 supply 1 4 hot swappable 10 1 redundant 1 4 2 2 processor card LLC 4 2 R rack mounting library 1 1 reading bar code labels 6 5 redundant power supply 1 4 2 2 reliability measurements 9 1 mechanical design 9 1 requirements f
44. lank and writes over the existing data on the cartridge StorageTek does not advise mounting SDLT 320 formatted cartridges into SDLT 220 drives An SDLT 220 drive will overwrite the 320 data To avoid this carefully manage the locations of the cartridges within your library and designate the correct drive type for your read write operations DLT drives use only DLTtape IV cartridges The flexibility of using different types of drives protects your investment For example you can initially purchase an L80 tape library with DLT 8000 drives As performance requirements increase you can add Ultrium drives This flexibility also enables smooth data migration from one type of media to another all within the same library Your system adapts freely to future drive technology without requiring you to purchase a new libraty MT9104 Revision Nine 4 1 Audit of Library M Audit of Library An audit is how the library keeps track of all cartridges within the library An audit occurs when you Power on the library Open and close the door drawer in the L20 Enter an audit request at the host console The camera on the hand reads the labels on the cartridges microcode assigns the cell locations and the LLC processor card records the assignments When the Media Check feature is on the robot attempts to pick up any unreadable unlabeled or improperly placed cartridges If unretrievable library status will be not ready M T
45. me interval between the time data is requested and data is delivered adapter A card that provides the physical interface between the host system I O bus and the SCSI or Fibre channel bus See also host bus adapter application software Software that is specific to the solution of an application problem MT9104 Revision Nine audit An operation to catalog or record the physical location of a cartridge tape in an automated library auto clean A feature of an automated library that allows a cleaning cartridge to automatically be inserted into a drive when a drive indicates that it requires cleaning The host software must support the auto clean function automated mode A relationship between a library and the client In automated mode the robot moves the cartridges among the storage cells CAP and drives in response to client commands This is the normal operating mode of a library that is communicating with the client B B See byte backward read compatible BRC The ability of an SDLT 220 tape drive to read recorded data from an earlier version of DLT tape drive Contrast with non backward read compatible NBRO baud The communications transfer rate for serial data bit 1 A unit of information equal to a 1 ora 0 British thermal unit Btu A standard measure of a device s heat output The amount of heat required to raise one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit Btu See British thermal unit bus A
46. mputer Peripheral devices include disk subsystems tape subsystems printers scanners CD ROMs optical devices and communication devices personality module A connector key which connects to the library through a DB9 connector The personality module stores the library cell capacity information picker See hand assembly port 1 A specific communications end point within a host A port is identified by a port number IBM 2 A specific end point for communications within a host or from a host to a peripheral device or vice versa 3 In Fibre Channel it is an access point in a device where a link attaches Examples of this port are N_Port NL_Port F_Port and FL_Port put An activity in which a robotic hand releases a cartridge into a cell or drive MT9104 Revision Nine Glossary Q quiesce 1 Allowing all activity to complete before any new activity is allowed to start 2 To bring a device or an application to a state where all processing has been suspended and there are no tasks in progress R redundant power supply This power supply shares the power load with the standard power supply so that if one component were to fail the other supply could take over fully without interruption to the library operation reserved cells The cells in the library in which only cleaning cartridges diagnostic cartridges or swapped data cartridges may reside Only one of these cells is a swap cell robot An electrome
47. n addition to the internal fibre channel router card two external routers are available The SN3300 Fibre Channel Router supports up to four drives the SN3400 Multi protocol Router supports up to eight drives and is commonly used with the L80 Two SN3300 routers may also be used with the L80 to support up to eight drives MT9104 Revision Nine 5 1 Table 5 1 Compatible Drives and Interfaces Sustained Native Interface Drive Name Transfer Rate HVD LVD2 FC DLT 8000 6 0 MB Sec Ultra 2 SCSI Ultra 2 SCSI LVD N A HVD Fast 40 80MB sec SE 40MB sec SDLT 220 11 MB Sec Ultra 2 SCSI Ultra 2 SCSI LVD N A HVD Fast 40 80MB sec SE 40MB sec SDLT 320 16 MB Sec Ultra 2 SCSI Ultra 2 SCSI LVD Yes HVD Fast 40 80MB sec SE 40MB sec SDLT 600 36 MB Sec N A Ultra 3 SCSI LVD N A 160 MB sec SE 40 MB sec Seagate Certance 16 MB Sec Ultra 2 SCSI Ultra 2 SCSI LVD Yes Ultrium 1 LTO HVD Fast 40 80 MB sec SE 40 MB sec Seagate Certance 34 MB Sec N A Ultra 2 SCSI LVD Yes Ultrium 2 LTO 80 MB Sec Seagate Certance 68 MB Sec N A Ultra 3 SCSI Ultra 160 N A Ultrium 3 LTO LVD 160MB Sec IBM Ultrium 1 LTO 15 MB Sec Ultra 2 SCSI Ultra 2 SCSI LVD Yes HVD Fast 40 80 MB Sec IBM Ultrium 2LTO 35 MB Sec N A Ultra 3 SCSI Ultra 160 Yes LVD 160MB Sec IBM Ultrium 3 LTO 80 MB Sec N A Ultra 3 SCSI Ultra 160 N A LVD 160MB Sec HP Ultrium 1 LTO 15 MB Sec Ultra 2 SCSI Ultra 2 SCSI LVD Yes HVD Fast 40 4 80 MB Sec SE 40MB sec
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49. number in your correspondence if they are available This will expedite our response s reserved ii Revision Nine MT9104 Summary of Changes Date May 2001 July 2001 December 2001 March 2002 September 2002 June 2003 October 2004 May 2005 September 2006 MT9104 Revision Initial Release Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth Seventh Eighth Ninth Change Refer to this edition for a description of the changes Refer to this edition for a description of the changes Refer to this edition for a description of the changes Refer to this edition for a description of the changes Refer to this edition for a description of the changes Refer to this edition for a description of the changes Refer to this edition for a description of the changes Refer to this edition for a description of the changes Cover Copyright page and Preface Used Sun Microsystems Inc verbiage and branding Chapter 3 Removed the model feature and conversion bill numbers Revision Nine ii Summary of Changes This page intentionally left blank Revision Nine MT9104 Contents Summary OF CHANCES ex ev der HE iii Contents cod cosi ce be ev 8 se maa A A A AAA v Fiss Sauter aae CU I XP de AC CN e Balbi AC UH a Ra CR AC Ue E C ae eles vii Tables ica teh er wee hn ae Ae RE Aw pug emite ted viii Preface cues Ih ue aon on Ma ip epa dde a pP Ubi sev olo Au Dno Ce nee ae orta n ix A Br see een P hatt mque ete es eere dea ua ix Al
50. ons such as those shown in Table 3 1 Table 3 1 Compatible Storage Solutions Vendor Product CommVault Galaxy Computer Associates ARCserv BrightStor Hewlett Packard OmniBack Legato NetWorker Sterling Alexandria Tivoli Tivoli Storage Manager Veritas Backup Exec NetBackup 3 2 Revision Nine MT9104 Adaptive Media Technology One of the greatest strengths of the libraries is the Adaptive Media Technology AMT which encompass the ability to read the volume serial number VOLSER labels on the cartridges stored in the library AMT consists of a collection of innovations that allow the library to accommodate multiple drive types and their corresponding media simultaneously The libraries will also support new drive and media types when they are available B Supported Drives The libraries support Digital Linear Tape DLT 7000E 8000 Super DLT SDLT 220 320 and 600 from Quantum Corporation DLT1 from Benchmark Storage Innovations Inc and Linear Tape Open LTO Ultrium drives from the LTO Consortium Seagate Certance Quantum 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 When you place a DLT 8000 cartridge into a DLT 7000 drive the drive assumes that the cartridge is b
51. ormation Technology Standards that defines an ultra high speed content independent multilevel data transmission interface that supports multiple protocols simultaneously Fibre Channel supports connectivity to millions of devices over copper and or fiber optic physical media and provides the best characteristics of both networks and channels over diverse topologies field replaceable unit FRU An assembly that is replaced in its entirety when any one of its components fails IBM file protect To prevent the destruction or overwriting of data stored on cartridge tape See also wtite protect firmware An ordered set of instructions and data stored in a way that is functionally independent of main storage for example microprograms stored in a ROM T Also known as microcode FSC See fault symptom code G g gram Gateway A 32 bit or 4 byte number in dotted decimal format typically written as four numbers separated by periods such as 107 4 1 3 or 84 2 1 111 that is applied to an IP Address to identify router interface Glossary 4 Revision Nine GB See gigabyte get An activity in which a robotic hand obtains a cartridge from a cell or drive gigabyte GB One billion 10 bytes When referring to memory capacity 1 073 741 824 in decimal notation IBM H HBA See host bus adapter hand assembly A part of the library robot whose function is to grasp cartridges and move them between storage cell
52. pable Power Supplies L40 L80 co 52 42 ea en 10 1 Service OLEO nr er ee a Ed ed een 10 1 Safety Features A E ee ics OR eg doen 10 2 A SDEOCHICAHOBS nen ra are Ir o RR SNR DA A 1 Drive Power Specifications nsw py anit I TAY PA Er EN NU RR Ea Vestes A 8 Agency GEL HCAtlOns re er ni ek A 9 Glossary nun er AA DA es Glossary 1 Index EM Index 1 vi Revision Nine MT9104 Figures Figures Figure 1 1 120 Tape Library Front View 0 ccc eee e e y be 1 1 Figure 1 2 L40 Tape Library Front View sers esso i eaa eee eee eens 1 2 Figure 1 3 L80 Tape Library Front View 1 3 Figure 6 1 L20 Tape Library Internal View 6 2 Figure 6 2 140 Library Internal View 2 2 e e mem nennen 6 3 Pigtire 6 3 L80 Library Internal View saciid era el De ah 6 4 Figure 6 4 L40 and L80 Robotic Components 6 5 MT9104 Revision Nine vii Tables Tables Table 1 1 Library Model Comparison 1 0 0 nea ia E EE eee eee teen ees 1 4 Table2 1 Features and Benefits anne en en 2 1 Table 3 1 Compatible Storage Solutions eee 3 2 Table 5 1 Compatible Drives and Interfaces 5 2 Table 9 1 Reliability Measurements 9 1 Table A 1 Environmental Specifications A 1 Table A 2 L20
53. pertains E Conventions Typographical conventions highlight special words phrases and actions in this publication Item Example Description of Convention Document System Assurance Guide Italic font titles Emphasis not ot must Italic font File names fsc txt Monospace font Hypertext links Figure 2 1 on page 2 5 Blue prints black in hardcopy publications URLs www sun com Blue prints black in hardcopy publications x Revision Nine MT9104 B Related Publications MT9104 Refer to the following publications for additional information Library Documentation Training Part Number 1 20 Tape Library CRU Instructions 96002 1 20 Tape Library Installation Guide 96052 1 20 Tape Library Users Guide 95961 140 Tape Library CRU Instructions 96031 L40 Tape Library Installation Manual 96053 LAO Tape Library Ordering Guide MT5011 LAO Tape Library Users Guide 96005 140 180 Tape Library Drive CRU Instructions 96006 L80 Tape Library CRU Instructions 96051 L80 Installation Manual 96054 L80 Tape Library Ordering Guide MT5012 L80 Tape Library Users Guide 96021 1 20 140 180 Installation Configuration Operation CRS 100507 Training Tape Drive Documentation Part Number DLT TM 7000 Tape Drive Product Manual 313134501 DLT 8000 Tape Drive Product Manual Quantum 81 60118 02 DLTI Installation and Operations Guide Benchmark 000826 01 DLTI Product Specification
54. ration Processors having diagnostic programs activate these programs at initial program load execution Devices running firmware usually reload the functional firmware from a diskette or disk drive at initial program load execution interface Hardware software or both that links systems programs or devices IBM Internet Protocol IP A stacked set of protocols developed by the United States Department of Defense to facilitate communication between dissimilar computers over networks Internet Protocol IP address A four byte value that identifies a library and makes it accessible through a network IP addresses are logically divided into two parts the network similar to a telephone area code and the system on the network similar to a phone number See also Ethernet address library name subnet mask intervention required Operator action is required such as removing a cartridge from the drive K kb See kilobit kB See kilobyte kilobit kb 1 One thousand bits 10 bits 2 1 024 bits 0 of storage MT9104 Revision Nine Glossary kilobyte kB 1 One thousand bytes 10 bytes 2 1 024 bytes 21 of storage kilovolt ampere kVA An electrical unit of power equal to one thousand volt amperes kVA See kilovolt ampere L label An identifier associated with a removable media or cartridge Labels may be humanly readable machine readable or both Synonymous with VOLSER and volume serial num
55. redundant power to the library and drives The L80 has two standard power supplies and you can order two redundant power supplies When you use the redundant power supplies each supply should be plugged into a separate circuit and powered on to provide redundant power If one supply fails the second supply automatically provides power This table provides a quick overview of the libraries Table 1 1 Library Model Comparison Library L20 L40 L80 Cartridge Slots 10 20 20 40 40 60 80 Height in rack units 4U 10U 18 U Drives 1 2 1 4 1 8 Capacity maximum uncompressed DLT 8000 800 GB 1 6 TB 3 2 TB SDLT 220 2 2 TB 4 4 TB 8 8 TB SDLT 320 3 2 TB 6 4 TB 12 8 TB SDLT 600 6 TB 12 TB 24 TB Ultrium 1 2 0 TB 4 0 TB 8 0 TB Ultrium 2 4 0 TB 8 0 TB 16 0 TB Ultrium 3 8 0 TB 16 0 TB 32 0 TB Revision Nine MT9104 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 it Mixed media support simultaneously Creates freedom to adapt to future tape drive technology without changing libraries Multiple upgrade path options Allows you to increase the performance and capacity quickly and easily In frame upgrade paths allow you to change the number of drives number of media slots and type of
56. rt the Advanced Exchange warranty offering The L20 L40 L80 Advanced Exchange service warranty level does not require StorageTek to return the original serial number asset to the customer The warranty entitles customers to 1 hour of free telephone installation support Customets Revision Nine 10 1 Safety Features with cases under warranty can submit calls to the Call Center at any time however StorageTek will only respond Monday through Friday 8am to 5pm local time excluding holidays Elite on site service is StorageTek s comprehensive high availability system support solution and is in place to support around the clock mission critical computing environments Select on site service is designed for customers that are in need of business critical support 8 a m to 5 p m local time Monday through Friday 9 x 5 The on site offerings may be restricted in some geographies StorageTek offers library installation service for a fee which does not include drive installation StorageTek s international subsidiaries may establish their own Advanced Exchange processes depending on their relationships with the distributors customs and taxation issues They may have a unique warranty offering due to the differences in the warranty delivery processes The sales representative will ensure the customer is aware of all prerequisites and compatibility issues The L20 L40 L80 Connectivity Matrix is on the L20 L40 L80 Web page on the CRC Storage
57. s and drives A camera on the hand assembly reads cartridge volume labels Hertz Hz A unit of frequency equal to one cycle per second For example in the United States power line frequency is 60 Hz or a change in voltage polarity 120 times per second high voltage differential HVD A type of SCSI interface The HVD interface allows longer cable lengths of up to 25 m 82 ft but throughput is slower in data transfer rates than LVD low voltage differential host The primary computer on a network with which other computers interact host bus adapter HBA A circuit installed in a multi platform host or device that interfaces between the device and the bus host controlling software The logical interface between the host operating system and the library components hot swapping A method of component replacement in which the system containing the component remains online during removal of the failed component and insertion of a replacement Hz See Hertz I in See inch MT9104 inch A unit of measure equal to 25 4 mm indicator A device that provides a visual or other indication of the existence of a defined state D initialization The operations required for setting a device to a starting state before the use of a data medium or before implementation of a process T initial program load IPL A process that activates a machine reset and loads system programs to prepare a computer system for ope
58. s reside on a single controller card resulting in a more reliable cost effective solution than a motherboard with several plug in modules This minimalist approach enables the library to yield both high value and reliability Table 9 1 Reliability Measurements Mean exchanges between failures 2 000 000 Mean time to repair Less than 30 minutes Mean time between failures 360 000 hours full operation MT9104 Revision Nine 9 1 Fault Tolerant Cooling System M Fault Tolerant Cooling System In addition to the fans contained in each drive module the libraries provide exhaust fans for cooling the library electronics 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 The library system constantly monitors the electronics module and the microcode uses rotation sensing to detect the fan speed to maintain an optimum temperature If a fan fails the microcode displays an error on the operator panel M Critical Component Monitoring and Error Notification 9 2 The libraries monitor their own critical components such as the drives robot fan status internal library temperature and power supplies Revision Nine MT9104 Serviceability All serviceable components are easily accessible and StorageTek has designed your library for
59. t of interconnected network elements and addresses that are administered together and that may communicate Domain Name Service DNS A service that translates domain names into IP addresses Because domain names are alphabetic they are easier to remember than IP addresses See library name door interlock switch A switch that disconnects power to the library when the front door is opened drive An electromechanical device that moves magnetic tape and includes the mechanisms for wtiting and reading data to and from the tape Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP 1 Server software that automatically sets the library IP address subnet mask and name 2 Server software that automatically sets IP address net mask and gateway IBM MT9104 Revision Nine Glossary E electronics module A unit in the library consisting primarily of the internal LLC card interface connections and the personality module on the EM frame electrostatic discharge ESD An undesirable discharge of an accumulated electrical charge static that can severely damage delicate components and degrade electrical circuitry element An externally addressable component of a library such as a drive CAP or storage cell enabled 1 Active 2 On ESD See electrostatic discharge Ethernet A 10 Mb s baseband local area network that allows multiple stations to access the transmission medium at will without prior coordination avoids conten
60. t that indicates the number of times a cleaning cartridge will be used before it must be exported from the libraty write enabled A setting on cartridge tapes that allows data to be written on the tape write protect WP To set the switch on a cartridge tape to prevent data from being written on the tape Reading data is still possible See also file protect Y Y cable A communications cable that has two connectors at one end and one connector at the other MT9104 Glossary Z Z motor The motor responsible for the vertical movement of the hand assembly in the libraty Z carriage The portion of the robot on which the hand assembly rests Z shafts The columns or tubes which allow the hand assembly in the library to move vertically MT9104 Revision Nine Glossary 9 Glossary This page intentionally left blank Glossary 10 Revision Nine MT9104 Index A adaptive targeting 6 5 adding cell and drive capacity 3 1 advanced exchange 10 1 agency certifications A 9 alert messages in manual x Alexandria storage solution 3 2 ARCserve storage solution 3 2 audit 4 2 6 1 Auto Clean 3 1 autoloader mode 2 2 B Backup EXEC storage solution 3 2 bar code labels reading 6 5 barrier clip 3 2 benefits and features 2 1 BrightStor storage solution 3 2 C calibration self 6 5 camera audit 4 2 L40 and L80 6 2 reading cartridges 6 5 CAP description 2 2 location L20 1 1 L40 1 2 L80 1
61. tion by using carrier sense and deference and resolves contention by using collision detection and transmission Ethernet uses carrier sense multiple access with collision detection IBM Ethernet address A six byte address that makes a library accessible to a network See also Ethernet Internet Protocol IP address library name and subnet mask Event log A file accessible through the operator panel that contains events that occurred during the functional operation of the library F F Fahrenheit fast load A mode of library operation permitting the robot to retrieve another cartridge before receiving load confirmation from a drive fault symptom code FSC A four character hexadecimal code generated in response to an error to help isolate failures within the device FRU See field replaceable unit Glossary 3 Glossary fiber optic cable A jacketed cable of thin strands of glass that carries pulses of light that transmit data for high speed transmissions over medium to long distances The cable can be single mode which carries a single signal from a laser or light emitting diode light source or multimode which carries multiple signals from either light source fiber optics The branch of optical technology concerned with the transmission of radiant power through fibers made of transparent materials such as glass fused silica and plastic E Fibre Channel FC The standard from the National Committee for Inf
62. tomers who have a current warranty or a current maintenance service agreement may apply for membership by clicking on the Request Password button on the CRC home page employees may enter the CRC through the SunWeb PowerPort The URL for the CRC is http www support storagetek com Partners Site The StorageTek Partners site is a Web site for partners with a StorageTek Partner Agreement This site provides information about products services customer support upcoming events training programs and sales tools to support StorageTek Partners Access to this site beyond the Partners Login page is restricted On the Partners Login page employees and current partners who do not have access can request a login ID and password and prospective partners can apply to become StorageTek resellers The URL for the StorageTek Partners site is http members storagetek com The URL for partners with a Sun Partner Agreement is http www sun com partners Hardcopy Publications Contact a sales or marketing representative to order additional paper copies of this publication or to order other StorageTek brand product customer publications in paper format xii Revision Nine MT9104 Product Overview The L20 L40 and L80 series of tape libraries are self contained fully automated cartridge tape storage systems This series of libraries provides an easy upgrade path from a 10 cartridge model to an 80 cartridge model The libraries can be conf
63. ugh software and hardware links to facilitate information interchange network file system NFS A distributed file system and its associated network protocol network gateway A four byte notation that makes the library accessible to a large network which consists of two or more subnets through a gateway connection non backward read compatible NBRC The inability of an SDLT 220N tape drive to read recorded data from an earlier version of DLT tape drive Contrast with backward read compatible BRC O offline Neither controlled by nor communicating with a computer online Pertaining to the operation of a functional unit when under the direct control of the computer MT9104 open fiber control OFC Open Fiber Control OFC cables incorporate a safety mechanism that prevents damage to the human eye when the connection link is disconnected operator panel 1 A panel that enables a user to configure and diagnose the library or drive 2 The user interface for libraries or drives operating system Software that controls the execution of program and that may provide services such as resoutce allocation scheduling input output control and data management Although operating systems are predominately software partial hardware implementations are possible T oz An abbreviation for ounce A unit of weight equal to 28 35 grams P petipheral device Any device that communicates with a particular host or co
64. you will need A personal computer PC e Software capable of performing a Z modem transfer for example Library Status tool Windows Hyperteminal or Procomm and familiarity with this software An available serial port A cable for the PC s serial port for more information on this cable see the Upgrading Firmware section of the relevant library s user s guide M 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 e Get a virtual view of the library s cells e Obtain valuable statistics on the library drives cells and the cleaning cartridge MT9104 Revision Nine TA Library Manager View and modify the configuration of the library drives network and also set the cleaning cartridge threshold Under the network configuration you can add and modify the SNMP agent and recipients Run diagnostic routines such as the demo mode and library self test You can also remotely clean a drive B Library Manager The Library Manager is an optional software program that provides intelligent library control for Storage Tek SCSI tape libraries including the L Series libraries The Library Manager s management and control features include the ab

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