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L700 Tape Library Installation Manual

1. AAAAAA AAA Sy y TH Sy Sy SHE Sy Sy Sy O o e N e Placing Tapes into Array Cells C65123 9840 cartridge 9840 cartridge label DLT cartridge DLT cartridge label UNA Once they have loaded all their tapes close and lock the main door The robot will automatically audit the tapes and their locations within the library When they place the library online they must enter the command to update the host s tape database The library audit information will then be sent to the host Customers may also enter tapes through the CAP The CAP entry method is shown in the following two illustrations 6 12 Fourth Edition 95843 Loading Tapes into the Library Figure 6 6 Loading the CAP DLT Tape Cartridge C65149 CAP Operation Cartridges are entered into and ejected from the CAP Each
2. C65107 Tape Drive Installation Rules C65107 Note 9840 to DLT drive space ratios are shown This does not imply that you must install drives according to this illustration DLT drive only Two 9840 drives space equivalent to three DLT drives Three DLT drives space equivalent to two 9840 drives Mixed 9840 and DLT drives shown or three DLT drives or two 9840 drives UNE 95843 Fourth Edition 3 21 Installing Tape Drives Installing DLT Drives For DLT drives follow the procedure below to unpack and install the drives DLT tape drives are shipped with the following non selectable configurations DIT7000 manufacturer s model number DLT8000 manufacturer s model number Differential or single ended operation set at factory Refer to Figure 3 13 and make sure that the labels on the drive match the drive type and operation required Figure 3 13 DLT Labels O UUUVTVUODO DO C65115 DIT Labels C65115 1 Manufacturer s model number label 2 Single ended or Differential label and drive serial number Refer to Figure 3 14 on page 3 24 for the following procedure 3 22 Fourth Edition 95843 95843 Installing Tape Drives CAUTION DLT equipment damage Do not move the
3. C65098 Attaching the Expansion Frame C65098 1 Expansion frame 2 Alignment pin 3 Mounting screws 4 Leveling bolt 3 18 Fourth Edition 95843 Installing Features B Installing Features If your library also requires the following features locate these boxes and follow the enclosed directions to install these options on the library Second drive column Optional CAP Second PDU Optional DC supply B Installing Tape Drives Tape drives are shipped individually Due to the size differences of the DLT and 9840 drives there are a variety of ways of installing the drives Typically drive installation moves from the bottom slot and up You may however install any drive into any location that it fits Refer to Figure 3 12 on page 3 21 and the explanation below for the configuration rules for installing drives 1 4 The first callout in Figure 3 12 on page 3 21 shows that the uppermost drive slot in the drive column can only be a DIT drive The second callout depicts the size ratio of the 9840 drives to the DLT drives In size two 9840 drives fit in the same space as three DLT drives The third callout shows this ratio again three DLT drives fit in the same space as two 9840 drives The fourth call
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5. COLUMNS 0 1 2 e e e e e e e e e e RESERVED CELLS C65088 suuin o Jang c dejy noedeo 9071 Z S amb suoneueA Ajoede 00 11 Operator Panel Entry M Operator Panel Entry Use the library operator panel to enter your configuration data Note At the time of publication operator panel entry is the only configuration method available The optional Horizon Library Monitor interface was not available at the time of publication Operator Panel Navigation This operator panel function buttons are explained below Refer to Figure 5 3 on page 5 5 for an illustration of the operator panel The buttons you will use for configuration are Up arrow to move the cursor up the display or scroll up the display Down arrow to move the cursor down the display or scroll down the display e SELECT to select the item in the menu MENU To initially place you into the Main Menu screen To return you to a previously selected screen 5 4 Fourth Edition 95843 Figure 5 3 Operator Panel Operator Panel Entry LIBRARY SERVICE ACTIVE REQUIRED 9 Operator Panel C65047 9 co NI O Ul BB WU N HI SERVICE REQUIRED indicator LIBRARY ACTIVE indicator CAP A B Open indicator CAP A open close button CAP
6. A 8 Fourth Edition 95843 Tables Table 1 1 library Capacity Variations 1 3 Table 1 2 Drive Combinations per drive column 1 3 Table T3 Library Models iia IR Jes a o on hpc KA A 1 6 Table 1 4 Library Optional Features 1 7 Table 1 57 Dnve Pediil65 nroa 4 e a NoD e CC KAN A GE NG 1 8 Table 1 6 SCSI Cable Restrictions 1 9 Table 1 7 L700 Weight Variation 1 16 Table 1 8 L700 Power Cables General 1 17 Table 1 9 L700 Power Cables Country Specific 1 17 Table 1 10 Library Power Specifications 1 20 Table 1 11 Library Environmental Specifications 1 21 Table 3 1 Hardware Installation Checklist 3 1 Table 3 2 Drive Combinations per drive column 3 19 Table ly Daisy Chan Cables maa dae Tea do p tec ero Ca 4 1 Table 4 2 68 Pin Mini D to 68 Pin VHDCI Connector 4 2 Table 4 3 68 Pin High Density Jackscrew Connector ooo 4 3 Table 4 4 Centronics 50 Pin to 68 Pin Jackscrew Cable Part Numbers 4 4 Table 4 5 Special SCSI Cable Adapters
7. 3 25 Standard Drive Column 0 Connectors 3 25 Optional Drive Column 1 Connectors 3 27 Installing 9040 DIVES a dr d OE NA KPA NUR OMA RICE CR QUE 3 27 Library Operating Options 3 27 Library Terminating Power Option 3 27 Library Single Ended Operation ro 3 28 Installing Second CAP Dive Tower 3 31 Installing Fibre Channel Components 3 31 Installing Cables 4 1 Fourth Edition 95843 SG ak Cable Pi nA O KA eb e kb d oe Er t AAA O 4 1 SGSL Connecors doe x iar WAA elet een ian 4 2 High Density 68 Pin V HDC Cables 4 2 High Density 68 Pin Jackscrew Cables 4 3 Centronics 50 Pin Latch to 68 Pin Jackscrew Cables 4 4 Special SCSI Adapter Cables 4 5 SESE CON TOL CONTIECHON a 4 6 Connecuon General ad Da NANA AAA A EG 4 6 Server Connection Sun Server aa 4 6 For single ended operation ccc cece cee cee nent eet n nee nees 4 6 For differential operation 4 7 Sol DAVE Connections ei aiar 4 7 DurecbCoSnnec NR KAN bip Saath Sa wes Pabasa Da BANA and 4 8 Daisy Chain Connection 4 8
8. C65055 Library with Expansion Frame C65055 Expansion frame optional Rear door Drive access door Right front access door Operator panel Optional CAP B shown open Standard CAP A shown closed Left front access door 0 NI O Ul BB YN HI 1 4 Fourth Edition 95843 Client Direct Operation B Client Direct Operation For client direct connections a SCSI client is connected directly to the library and drives The drives may share the same bus as the library termed on bus or operate on a separate bus termed off bus The connection from the client to the library and or drives is a SCSI Type 3 68 pin cable This cable may be a unique channel from the client or it may be daisy chained to a shared data bus with the library or one or more drives A Multi initiator Small Computer System Interface SCSI is the data interface currently available for the library DLT and 9840 drives SCSI to Fibre Channel conversion and Native Fibre will be available as future options B Client Indirect Operation For client indirect connections to the library a Unix based server or a RISC System 6000 using the Advanced Interactive Executive AIX operating system connects between the client and the library An example of an indirect connection would be The library is connected to a Unix based server The server is then connected to an Ethernet LAN network Acable is then run from the Ethernet LAN to the
9. 1 4 BRobolc Components ec o LC Ces OC Pe RARA ARAS 1 10 Hand Camera Assembly ci dia E es 1 11 Library Electronic Components 1 13 Physical Dimensions 1 15 Cable cesilia s esas o Se Sce e bati see os 3 3 Service Area Requirements 3 5 Unpacking the Library 3 7 ZCO MA Shipping PIN A OVE ENGO INR ANT KA AKA GA BAG 3 10 Theta SMP PING PI 50 44 29 75 ANAL ac a 3 11 Z Column Moyement a ne irosen stes Lia Sid RAE ra s a ae 3 12 Moving Me Z CATAS need A EIC RON En a AU ed d es 3 13 Bb ac rs SODS mee eae a eg eara d dt EU Op SO b RO Rc 3 14 Array Lock Removal and Replacement 3 16 Expansion Frame Unpacking 3 17 Attaching the Expansion Frame 3 18 Tape Drive Installation Rules 3 21 DEF Labels tarda AAA a KA NGA 3 22 Terminating Power Jumper DIT Drive 3 24 Tape Dnves Rear View 3 25 DLT Tape Drive Cable Connectors 3 26 Terminating Power and Operation Jumpers L700 3 29 Library Control Cable Connections eee 3 30 Fibre Device Positioning 3 32 68 Pin MD to
10. 41 555h 1365 57Fh 1407 5A9h 1449 5D3h 1491 5FDh 1533 627h 1575 651h 1617 3F3h 1011 3FFh 1023 di a o lo DRIVE COLUMN 0 417h 1047 40Bh 1035 I PANEL 3 PANEL 0 PANEL 1 PANEL 2 COLUMNS COLUMNS DOOR COLUMNS COLUMNS 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 0 1 2 3 4 0 1 2 0 1 2 3 4 Ah 52Ch 556h 580h 5AAh 5D4h 5FEh 628h 3E8h 3F4h 400h 40Ch 418h 10 45Ah 484h 4AEh 4D8h 502h 1324 1366 1408 1450 1492 1534 1576 1000 1012 1024 1036 1048 CAPA 1114 1156 1198 1240 1282 1 l 1 l I DRIVE COLUMN HUH HUH mimm 441h RESERVED 44Dh 1089 1101 459h 1113 483h 1155 4ADh 1197 4D7h 1239 501h 1281 52Bh 1323 C65078 SUWM 0 9ALI c AV T Suw Are1qr ade 7 y ambi TV uonipa yunog E7886 T PANEL 3 PANEL 0 PANEL 1 PANEL 2 COLUMNS COLUMNS DOOR COLUMNS COLUMNS 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 0 1 2 3 4 0 1 2 0 1 2 3 4 h Ah 1Eh 568h 592h 5BCh 5E6h 610h 63Ah 664h 3E8h 3F4h 400h 42Ah 454h 10 30 496h 4C0h 4EAh 514h 53Eh Rows 1384 1426 1468 1510 1552 1594 1636 1000 1012 1024 1066 1108 app CAPA 1174 1216 1258 1300 1342 0
11. 4 5 Table 5 1 Capacity Variations 1 Drive Column 5 1 Table 5 2 Capacity Variations 2 Drive Columns 5 1 Table 5 3 Library Configuration Selections 5 6 Table 5 4 Drive Configuration Selections 5 7 Table 6 1 DIT Tape Cartridges No labels 6 1 Table 6 2 DIT Tape Cartridges Labels Only 6 1 Table 6 3 DIT Tape Cartridges with Labels 6 1 Table 6 4 9840 Cartridges and Label Set 6 2 Table A 1 MPC Card Connectors A 6 95843 Fourth Edition KV This page intentionally left blank 95843 Fourth Edition xvi Preface Preface This manual describes how to install an L700 Tape Library and its associated DLT and 9840 tape drives This manual is intended for StorageTek solutions delivery engineers SDEs and authorized third parties NW Organization This manual has six chapters and one appendix Chapter 1 General Information provides an overview of the L700 Tape Library models and features It shows the location of major system components This chapter also lists physical environmental and power requirements for the tape library Chapter 2 Safety Fibre Optic Cables and ESD explains safety proc
12. 68 Pm VHDC secs o ORA ES Kha ha nA a kana kaa NG 4 2 High Density 68 Pin Jackscrew Cable Connector 4 3 Centronics 50 pin to 68 Pin Jackscrew Connector 4 4 50 pin to 68 Pin Latch Block and Rail Connector 4 5 Library Power Cable rata 4 11 L700 Capacity Map 1 Drive Column 5 2 L700 Capacity Map 2 Drive Columns 5 3 Operator Panel serii aioe VN ea Aka NAE BAGAN ed ORT Rede 5 5 DLU Camden A O NG Se de 6 2 e AA AA AA OR Oe pee d 6 3 Fourth Edition xiii Figures Figure 6 3 Figure 6 4 Figure 6 5 Figure 6 6 Figure 6 7 Figure A 1 Figure A 2 Figure A 3 Figure A 4 Figure A 5 Figure A 6 xiv Reserved Cells a T aS Bun WES da PNG da de des 6 5 Manually Loading DLT Drives 6 8 Placing Tapes into Array Cells 6 12 Loading the CAP DIT Tape Cartridge 6 13 Loading the CAP 9840 Tape Cartridges 6 14 Tape Library Elements 1 CAP 1 Drive Column A 2 Tape Library Elements 1 CAP 2 Drive Columns A 3 Tape Library Elements 2 CAPs 1 Drive Column A 4 Tape Library Elements 2 CAPs 2 Drive Columns A 5 MPG Can DAAN m4 o NIA AA RAR RARE A 6 Library Block Diagram
13. L700 Tape Library Service Manual 95846 L700 Tape Library System Assurance Guide MT 5008 A Tape Drive Documentation Part Number 9840 Tape Drive System Installation Manual 95879 9840 Tape Drive System Product Manual 95741 9840 Tape Drive System Service Reference Manual 95740 9840 Tape Drive System User s Reference Manual 95739 DLT 7000 Tape Drive Product Manual 313134501 DLT 8000 Tape Drive Product Manual DLT part number 81 60118 02 ACSLS Publications Part Number Automated Cartridge System Library Software System 112194201 Administrator s Guide Other Publications Part Number American National Standard Dictionary for Information Processing Systems ANSI X3 TR 1 82 Code for Information Interchange ANSI X3 4 1977 Fibre Optics User s Guide 411224501 L700 SCSI Reference Manual 95869 Magnetic Tape Labels and File Structure for Information Interchange Fourth Edition ANSI X3 27 1978 xix Preface Other Publications Part Number Recorded Magnetic Tape and Cartridge for Information Interchange ANSI X3B5 87 009 SCSI 2 ANSI X3T9 2 86 009 SCSI 3 Parallel Interface SPI ANSI X3T9 2 91 010R7 Small System Computer Interface Bl Ordering Publications XX ISO 9316 1989 To order SDE publications contact the Customer Services Logistics Depot or 1 3 4 5 6 Single click on Public Folders Single click on All Public Folders Double click on the StorageTek f
14. Slot 0 expansion card Slot 1 expansion card OO NI O Ul BWN HI 3 30 Fourth Edition 95843 Installing Second CAP Drive Tower B Installing Second CAP Drive Tower If your library also requires a second CAP ora second drive tower locate these boxes and follow the directions enclosed with each package to install these options on the library B Installing Fibre Channel Components Note Fibre channel operation is currently available for tape drives only Be sure that you have read Handling Fiber Optic Cables in Chapter 2 Safety Fibre Optic Cables and ESD before installing Fibre Channel components Requirements for installation of equipment in the rack area of the library are The total maximum weight of equipment installed in this location cannot exceed 136 Kg 300 Ibs Equipment must be installed from the bottom to top with the heaviest item s on the bottom Components must be UL listed CSA certified and properly grounded The customer must supply power to these components Power cable space is provided in the cutout area of the rear door The ventilation openings in the rear of the cabinet must have at least 100 mm 4 in clearance for proper air flow The Fibre device bridge switch or hub must face the rear of the library to allow proper cable routing to the drives Cables that exit the Fibre device must follow the routing shown in Figure 3 19 on page 3 32 Follow the directions 95843 Encl
15. Table 1 1 Library Capacity Variations Expansion 2nd Drive Frame Panel 2 Access Total Data Cartridge Cells Overview No 10 DLT or Yes Full Entire Entire 678 618 Yes 20 DLT or No 10 DLT or No 2 3 Entire Entire 384 324 Yes 20 DLT or No 10 DLT or No 1 3 Drives Column Installed Maximum 6 9840 1 DIT 12 9840 2 DIT 6 9840 1 DLT 12 9840 2 DLT 6 9840 1 DLT 12 9840 2 DLT Partial Partial 216 156 Reserved Total Cellg User Cells 12 690 12 630 12 396 12 336 12 228 12 168 Yes 20 DLT or Notes 1 These numbers do not include cells in the CAP or the reserved area 2 The reserved cells are composed of one swap cell and 11 cleaning and or diagnostic cartridge slots They are shown in Figure 6 3 on page 6 5 95843 A basic library consists of A library that stores 156 to 678 tape data cartridges The smallest configuration consists of one library and one tape drive One to 20 Digital Linear Tape DLT drives one to twelve 9840 drives one to twelve 9840 drives plus one to two DIT drives or a mixture of drives 9840 DIT 10 D CT P w N O e N a N Fourth Edition Table 1 2 Drive Combinations per drive column The possible combinations of drives are shown in Table 1 2 1 3 Overview Figure 1 2 Library with Expansion Frame
16. A acknowledgement ack A message sent by the receiver of a communication acknowledging its receipt Advanced Interactive Executive AIX The operating software for an IBM RISC System 6000 audit 1 A tape library audit is a part of the tape library IPL sequence which catalogs all tape cartridge locations This data is retained in the MPC card memory 2 A host audit is a host request to catalog the tape cartridges of a tape library by SCSI element or tape library number panel row column automatic mode A relationship between a tape library and all attached hosts Tape libraries operating in automatic mode handle cartridges without operator intervention This is the normal operating mode of a tape library that has been placed online to all host CPUs C CAP See Cartridge Access Port cartridge The plastic housing around a cartridge tape A plastic leader block is attached to the tape for automatic threading when loaded in a transport The spine of the cartridge contains a VOLID label listing the volume identification number cartridge access port CAP An assembly allowing an operator to enter or eject cartridges during automated operations cartridge drive A device that reads from or writes to a magnetic tape 95843 Fourth Edition cartridge tape Magnetic tape enclosed in a plastic housing catalog The inventory of all tape cartridge storage locations in an L700 tape library this inventory is by SCSI ele
17. B 13U Rack Area The internal 13U rack area behind the right front door may be used by B Cable Considerations 1 8 customers for additional equipment Requirements for this area are The total maximum weight of equipment installed in this location cannot exceed 136 Kg 300 Ibs Equipment must be installed from the bottom to top with the heaviest item s on the bottom The components must be UL listed CSA certified and properly grounded The customer must supply power to these components The ventilation openings in the rear of the cabinet must have at least 100 mm 4 in clearance for proper air flow Power cable space is provided in the cutout area of the rear door Note The library and drives support only SCSI Type 3 connectors If you use SCSI Type 1 or 2 cable connectors you must order a SCSI 1 or SCSI 2 to SCSI 3 adapter to correctly mate with the components Cables and adapters for both SCSI control and data paths are addressed in Chapter 4 Installing Cables Fourth Edition 95843 Robotic Components Table 1 6 lists additional restrictions for SCSI connections that you should keep in mind Table 1 6 SCSI Cable Restrictions Application Length Restriction Single Ended Stub length 0 1 m 4 in 5 to 10 MHz data transfer rate 3 m 10 ft 1 to 5 MHz data transfer rate 6 m 20 ft Differential Stub length 0 2 m 10 in 1 to 10 MHz data transfer rate 25 m 82 ft B Robotic Comp
18. B open close button MENU button RESET button Scroll down button SELECT button 10 Scroll up button 11 Menu display screen 95843 Fourth Edition C65047 5 5 Operator Panel Entry Library Information Before starting the configuration procedure read the explanations in this section and Drive Information on page 5 12 Determine your choices and write your configuration information into Table 5 3 below and Table 5 4 on page 5 7 You might need to consult the system administrator for some information CAUTION System Degradation Make sure that the library and associated drives are offline to the system Configuration Tables Fill in the tables below with the options you selected for the library and drive configurations Table 5 3 Library Configuration Selections Option Selection Auto Clean enabled or disabled Automatically configured as enabled if cleaning cartridges are installed in the reserved cells Cleaning cartridge life Date Time DHCP Fast load enabled or disabled IP address Library capacity Automatically configured at IPL Library name SCSI ID drives SCSI ID library Subnet mask Note The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol option was not available at the time of this publication 5 6 Fourth Edition 95843 Operator Panel Entry Table 5 4 Drive Configuration Selections Drive SCSI ID On or Off Dr
19. Drive SCSI ID screen will appear 10 Continue these steps until all drives are configured 11 If you wish to set other values continue with the next section Network Information Four entries complete the library s work configuration 1 IP address 2 Subnet mask 3 Network gateway 4 Library name Note Configuration for DHCP Fnabled was not available at the time of publication DHCP Enable Note If the customer is operating a DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server the customer might 1 Fnable DHCP 2 IPL the library The library will query the DHCP server and the IP address subnet mask and library name will be set automatically Note At the time of publication this entry option was not available IP Internet Protocol Address This is a four byte address that must be set with information obtained from the system administrator The value set identifies the library and makes it accessible through a network An example of an IP address entry is 192 0 0 1 5 14 Fourth Edition 95843 95843 Operator Panel Entry To set the IP address 1 Atthe Network Config Menu press an arrow button until the cursor underscores LIBRARY NAME 2 Press the SELECT button An editing screen appears 3 On the editing screen a Use the up or down arrow buttons to select a value for each three digit section field in the address b Use the SELECT button to move right to the next field c Us
20. Ethernet Calle ii ao KANG b BA HE a es 4 8 Library PowerCables 4 8 Routing the Power Cable 4 9 Connecuno PP WI A A 4 10 Configuring the Library Od 1 700 Capacity VANABOnS x4 2 ate a or 1630 E a A AAA 5 1 Operator Panel Entry 5 4 Operator Panel Navigation 5 4 Dbray Informmaton Cinti QA RA IV do HUE at daa 5 6 Configuration Tables o Sx erret ext Se aic ar 5 6 Library CONIL a AI Oe ec E XR RO COR ASAS 5 7 Library OC OPED S 2 GO aoa a Ae a 5 8 Fast Load Enabled or Disabled 5 9 Pa a du koi d EU e KA eek ae 5 9 UNE VARs BAK BEE A t xt atouts duo a GAS AG he d 5 10 Screen Characteristics xe rere ha os deb HUC MA UN CT CROIRE 5 10 Cleaning Cartridge Information 5 11 Setting Cleaning Cartridge Life 5 11 Drive Information 5 12 AT AA in ki das 5 13 On Bus ODOM BUS Aa dad S E cS RI NR 5 13 Dave GonigurausI Gai s Aaa ES ER NO BABA ER SER RUM Ns 5 13 Network Information 5 14 DHCP WA aaa AA PA 5 14 IP Internet Protocol Address 5 14 Ethemet Address si 235 13 eo dcs abe eb O a Ay aly att 5 15 Sub
21. Models The table below lists the various models of the L700 Tape Library Table 1 3 Library Models Model Dre Description Columns L700 700 1 678 data cartridge cells expansion frame entire Panel 2 and Panel 3 access 2 618 data cartridge cells expansion frame entire Panel 2 and Panel 3 access L700 400 1 384 data cartridge cells no expansion frame entire Panel 2 access 2 324 data cartridge cells no expansion frame entire Panel 2 access L700 300 1 216 data cartridge cells no expansion frame partial Panel 2 access 2 156 data cartridge cells no expansion frame partial Panel 2 access Note The cartridge cell numbers do not include cells in the CAP or the reserved area B Standard Features The following features are standard with all L700 libraries An internal 13U 0 8 m 32 5 in vertical space with standard 480 mm 19 in wide rack space located behind the right front door customer must supply power e 20 cartridge CAP e Front and rear viewing windows 1 6 Fourth Edition 95843 Optional Features Space for 10 DLT six 9840 tape drives six 9840 drives and one DIT drive or a mixture of these drives see Table 1 2 on page 1 3 for mixed drive types library initialization and full audit of all tapes requires a maximum of five minutes to complete NW Optional Features Optional features for the L700 Tape Library are listed below 95843 Table 1 4 Library Optional Fe
22. Table 1 9 L700 Power Cables Country Specific Continued If the Library Contains Input Voltage Country T Only 9840 drives DLT Drives 200 240 VAC Locking 10 or 15A Australia Pus IEC 60309 10083650 10083635 Afsnit 107 2 D1 UNE 10083654 10083635 Locking 10083635 Locking Italy Ta TEC 60309 10083651 10083635 Locking janen JA IEC 60309 10083649 10083635 Locking South Korea Ko IEC 60309 10083656 10083635 BS 546 or Locking South Africa BS 1363 IEC 60309 10083655 10083635 Locking Switzerland SAGA IEC 60309 10083652 10083635 United BS 1363 Locking Kingdom 10083653 TEC 60309 g 10083635 Notes 1 Use locking plugs for DLTs or DLTs mixed with 9840s 2 Europe includes Germany Austria Norway Sweden Finland the Netherlands Belgium France Portugal and Spain 1 18 Fourth Edition 95843 Power Cable Information Table 1 9 L700 Power Cables Country Specific Continued If the Library Contains Input Voltage Country i Only 9840 drives DLT Drives Locking3 TEC 60309 200 240 VAC U S NEMA 6 15 410573502 100r15A Canada 10083644 or NEMA L6 15P 10083645 Notes 1 Use locking plugs for DLTs or DITs mixed with 9840s 3 Use locking plugs for DLTs or DLTS mixed with 9840s 95843 Fourth Edition 1 19 Power Specifications B Power Specifications Library power specifications are listed below Table 1 10 Library Power Specifications Power cable U S Canad
23. Wait for the green OPERATE HANDLE light to be constantly lit When these two conditions are met you may raise the handle and the tape will eject approximately 10 mm 1 2 in from the drive opening CAUTION Possible tape damage Wait for approximately five seconds before pulling the tape from the drive Failure to wait for this time period may cause the drive cartridge leaders to snag or damage one or both of the leaders If the leaders are snagging re insert the cartridge and repeat the procedure above 95843 Fourth Edition 6 7 Preparing DLT Drives Figure 6 4 Manually Loading DIT Drives 6 8 19 5 QDONDADOI Gf o DNI CI O Li IN KYU C65076 Fourth Edition 95843 Preparing 9840 Drives Figure 6 4 Manually Loading DIT Drives Manually Loading DLT Drives C65076 Oo U 42 0 NJ HI Cartridge hook up Hub up Handle down Operate handle indicator Cartridge hook up Hub down Handle up B Preparing 9840 Drives Instructions for preparing the 9840 drives ar
24. and you agree that no rights to Maintenance Code are conferred upon you by such facts StorageTek or the licensed service provider may keep Maintenance Code and service tools and manuals on your premises but they are to be used only by StorageTek s customer service personnel or those of service providers licensed by StorageTek You further agree that upon i any termination of such warranty period or maintenance contract period or ii transfer of possession of the Equipment to another party StorageTek and its authorized service providers shall have the right with respect to the affected Equipment to remove all service tools and manuals and to remove or disable all Maintenance Code and or replace Microcode which includes both Internal Code and Maintenance Code with Microcode that consists only of Internal Code 95843 Contents Listof Pages AA AA AA SummaryofChanges IV Internal Code License Statement VI AA AA KA uar pa ete URA NIA AL ELE SPA EA KAG AG iE Figures A dd el coetu A RR Tables quad AAA pe lt Preface A RR Ra na VI GA LA cs 1325 esie a a A e a o AA xvii Alert Messages ral sor dtd a do NONG Ne PALAIS EP o wa ur eos xviii Trademarks AAA AS Kar eR WR gd tu d Mr UO SCUSA OR RS xviii CONVENIOS ha oka ce eor T ado Wa S ti das Sa datae uiti arcte ae od uo xviii Related Publical0Hns LI Ue d MIRAD CR NT CR NCC xix Ordenng Publications uba dotada
25. client The connection from the server to the library is a SCSI Type 3 68 pin cable The server may have its own control side path or may be daisy chained to a shared data bus with one or more drives A multi initiator Small Computer System Interface SCSI is the data interface currently available for DLT and 9840 drives SCSI to Fibre Channel conversion and Native Fibre will be available as future options B Additional Interfaces 95843 Two additional interfaces supplied with the library are An operator panel that communicates library status configuration diagnostic sequences and fault symptom code information The operator panel provides buttons for running diagnostic tests and for examining the 20 most recent library events Event information also contains errors The errors will include fault symptom codes FSCs to help you determine what component has failed A CSE port that communicates the same operator panel information described above to a remote laptop device or through a serial modem connection This interface is through an RJ45 connection Fourth Edition 1 5 Models A third optional interface is planned for the library Termed Horizon Library Monitor this interface is an Ethemet network Web based service port for machine configuration and FSC reporting Netscape and Microsoft Explorer are supported browsers Note The Horizon Library Monitor feature was not available at the time of publication B
26. eine ARA As 6 6 Manually Loading DET Drives 6 6 Manually Unloading DLT Drives 6 7 Preparing 9840 DIVES A o ect e se ee OE RD ac Aa ee da es 6 9 Subsystem Operational Checks 6 9 Get Put Loop Diagnostic Test 6 9 Mount Dismount Loop Diagnostic Test ooo 6 10 Other Diamos c Tesi AA a E e 6 11 Loading Tapes into the Library 6 12 CAP Op ration 215215 Bll ho Aiea ramet Wap bat O toa Bg GA RA 6 13 Placing Me bar Onmeda dake AUA NG BO ala wa ERS 6 14 A Library Elements and Diagrams Al Glossary Glossary 1l Indez ndez l xii Fourth Edition 95843 Figures Figure 1 1 Figure 1 2 Figure 1 3 Figure 1 4 Figure 1 5 Figure 1 6 Figure 3 1 Figure 3 2 Figure 3 3 Figure 3 4 Figure 3 5 Figure 3 6 Figure 3 7 Figure 3 8 Figure 3 9 Figure 3 10 Figure 3 11 Figure 3 12 Figure 3 13 Figure 3 14 Figure 3 15 Figure 3 16 Figure 3 17 Figure 3 18 Figure 3 19 Figure 4 1 Figure 4 2 Figure 4 3 Figure 4 4 Figure 4 5 Figure 5 1 Figure 5 2 Figure 5 3 Figure 6 1 Figure 6 2 95843 Library Size Configurations 1 2 Library with Expansion Frame
27. from the library to the Sun can be up to 18 m 60 ft The differential mode of operation allows you to connect the drive SCSI paths to this same cable if desired The connection at the Sun server is 68 pin After the type of operation is determined connect the Sun server using the procedure described in the paragraph above Note When configuring the library to a Unix workstation it is recommended that you use a dedicated SCSI host bus adapter e For wide SCSI adapters you may assign any target from 0 4 for the library e For narrow SCSI adapters the range of targets is 0 6 If you choose to use the embedded system bus on the SPARC station you should select target 6 5 2 or 0 for the library since the remaining targets are reserved for Sun peripherals Note For IBM RISC System 6000 machines available targets on the embedded system bus are 6 5 3 and 2 B SCSI Drive Connections 95843 For SCSI operation make sure that you comply with the length restrictions for your channel type It is very important to label each drive with its server or client address It is also important to label the cables These labels provide reliable identification for any future maintenance on the drives CAUTION System Degradation Do not connect SCSI cables to the drives until they are configured for operation Fourth Edition 4 7 Ethernet Cable Direct Connection For installations requiring SCSI direct data path configu
28. insert the channel cable 10 Thread the two screws on the card into the connector mounting Do not overtighten 11 When you are finished installing all drives place the drive power switches to the ON position 3 26 Fourth Edition 95843 Library Operating Options 12 If these are the only drives you are installing proceed to Library Operating Options on page 3 27 Otherwise continue with the instructions below Optional Drive Column 1 Connectors 1 Open the small access door located on the frame member between the two drive columns for the column 1 drive connectors by turning the five snap rings counterclockwise 2 Attach the SCSI Y channel cable to the bulkhead as described in steps 6 and 7 of the previous procedure 3 Insert the drive into its position in the column 4 Open the cable clamp at the bottom right of the drive tray and insert the channel cable 5 Thread the two screws on the card into the connector mounting Do not overtighten 6 Place the drive power switch to the ON position 7 Repeat steps 2 through 6 for each drive in the column Note Do not connect the client cables until the configuration is completed 8 Close and lock the small access door 9 If these drives complete your installation go to Library Operating Options below Otherwise continue with the instructions below Installing 9840 Drives Refer to the 9840 Tape Drive Installation Manual part number 9587
29. is responsible for intertask communication and is the heart of the operating system for the tape library L library name An assigned name that maps to the IP address for a library See IP address Ethernet address and subnet mask M manual mode A relationship between an tape library and all attached hosts Tape libraries operating in manual mode have been placed offline to all host CPUs and require human assistance to perform cartridge operations machine activated routing switch MARS An electronic switching mechanism used to remotely access computer equipment media format Format of data written on tape 36 track compressed etc modulator demodulator modem An electronic device that converts computer digital data to analog data for transmission over a telecommunications line telephone line At the receiving end the modem performs the reverse function 95843 MPC card The central processing unit card for the tape library see Appendix A Library Elements and Diagrams MPF card The DC power supply card for the tape library MPK card An FEPRO M based card that holds library upgrade feature data Also known as library personality MPU card The fibre PCI expansion card for the tape library MPV card The fibre PCI interface card between the library and drives negative acknowledgement NACK Used by the recipient of a communication to tell the sender that the data was not accurately
30. may occur if you do not wait for the process to complete Fourth Edition 95843 95843 Updating Firmware 9 After several seconds the personal computer will display and update the number of bytes being sent The download takes about five minutes 10 The L700 operator panel will display DOWNLOADING 11 After the personal computer displays FILE TRANSFER COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY the operator panel will display DOWNLOAD COMPLETE Wait for this sequence to complete 12 To activate the firmware press the RESET button on the operator panel Note The fault symptom code FSC dictionary is also contained on this firmware diskette The file name is fsc txt and when proper security safeguards are followed this file may also be copied to a file on your personal computer Fourth Edition 5 21 Updating Firmware 5 22 This page intentionally left blank Fourth Edition 95843 Testing the Library This chapter lists cartridges and labels describes how to install diagnostic and cleaning cartridges within the library and describes diagnostic tests that are performed before placing the library online E Cartridges and Labels Table 6 1 lists DIT tape cartridges without labels that are available from StorageTek Table 6 1 DLT Tape Cartridges No labels Part Number Trade Name Description 313126101 CompacTape III 10 GB Native 313126201 CompacTape IIIXT 15 GB Native 313126301 CompacTape IV 20 GB Native
31. not connect the power cable until told to do so in the instructions Be sure the circuit breakers at the library power supply and for the power outlet are turned off Routing the Power Cable 95843 To route the power cable refer to Figure 4 5 on page 4 11 and the following 1 Be sure that the library circuit breaker is in the down OFF position 2 Using a 5 16 inch nut driver or remove the Torx bit from your driver remove the nut that holds the cable strain relief in place Place the strain relief plate to the side 3 Insert the female connector through the hole in the library floor Be sure the power cable is labeled with the customer s circuit breaker number and location Note If your installation requires this cable to be under the floor carefully pull the cable up through the hole in the floor 4 Insert the power cable connector into the bottom of the AC power distribution unit 5 Obtain the strain relief bracket and nut and attach the bracket as shown in Figure 4 5 on page 4 11 Note Safety agency standards require that your power receptacle is located within 2 8 m 9 2 ft of the tape library The power receptacle must also be easily accessible In sites where the power cable is directly wired to a power source your facility must have a readily accessible disconnect device incorporated in the fixed wiring 15 A Fourth Edition 4 9 Library Power Cables Remarque Conform ment aux normes des agences de s cu
32. one of the two connectors Ifthe path continues from this point connect a second cable to the second connector on the bulkhead Route this cable through the hole in the library floor Continue routing the cable under the frame toward the rear of the library and up through the hole provided for the drive cables Insert the cable into the first drive channel connector at the bulkhead e Ifthe path terminates connect a terminator at the other connector on the bulkhead PN 10148003 for differential SCSI PN 10148002 for single ended SCSI Server Connection Sun Server 4 6 Server connections to the Sun server are as follows For single ended operation Note It is suggested that this path be reserved for control functions only e Due to the length restriction of 3 7 m 12 ft the server must be placed very close to the library The cable for this type of operation is 3 m 10 ft high density 68 to 50 pin PN 10083522 This cable fits all standard SPARC and RISC System 6000 single ended connectors Fourth Edition 95843 SCSI Drive Connections No special adapter cards are required for single ended operation The connection at the Sun server is 50 pin For differential operation A differential adapter feature must be ordered for any distance beyond 3 7 m 12 ft StorageTek PN 112167001 for 8 address differential operation StorageTek PN 309457301 for 16 address differential operation The distance
33. received non maskable interrupt NMI An interrupt which cannot be shut off by executing a disable interrupt instruction on the microprocessor These interrupts are principally reserved for fatal conditions for example parity errors watchdog timer faults non volatile random access memory NVRAM A section of memory that will retain its information even when power is removed from the equipment O offline Not available for functional use by the host CPU online State of being controlled directly by or in direct communication with a computer Available for functional use P personality Synonymous with the MPK card Holds library upgrade feature data PRX card The interconnecting card between the MPC card and the Z motor hand logic Z 95843 Fourth Edition Glossary motor power and tachometer lines connect to this card along with signal lines to from the hand PRY card The interconnecting card between the MPC card and the theta motor hand logic Theta motor power and tachometer lines connect to this card along with signal lines to from the hand Q quiesce Allowing all activity to complete before any new activity is allowed to start R recoverable error Error condition that can be automatically corrected for example by initiating a retry operation and when corrected allows continual processing of a job program or hardware function request geometry A host software request for the physica
34. this by pressing the SELECT button After this diagnostic test runs to completion press MENU to retum to the DIAGNOSTICS menu Mount Dismount Loop Diagnostic Test 6 10 The Mount Dismount loop diagnostic test validates the ability of the robot to load and unload a cartridge to a tape drive The robot Retrieves a diagnostic cartridge Load the tape into a drive When the drive dismounts the cartridge the robot Retrieves the cartridge Places it back into its reserved cell To run the Mount Dismount diagnostic test oF Ww N FH e 10 11 12 13 Be sure that both the library and target drive are offline Make sure the main access door is closed and the library menu is displayed Be sure there is a diagnostic cartridge in the reserved area From the status screen press the MENU button The main menu will appear Using the down arrow button move the cursor down until it is next to DIAGNOSTICS Press the SELECT button The DIAGNOSTICS screen will appear Using the down arrow button move the cursor next to DRIVE DIAGNOSTICS Press SELECT The list of available drives will appear Use the arrow button to move the cursor to the drive you wish to mount Press the SELECT button The list of drive diagnostic tests will appear Use the arrow button to move the cursor to MOUNT DISMOUNT LOOP Press SELECT You will be prompted to confirm that you want the library in Maintenance Mode offline before beginning the te
35. 1 1 through 1 22 2 1 through 2 6 3 1 through 3 32 4 1 through 4 12 5 1 through 5 22 6 1 through 6 14 A 1 through A 8 Glossary 1 through Glossary 4 Index 1 through Index 4 Reader s Comment Form Business Reply Mailer Printed in the USA Back Cover 95843 Fourth Edition iii Summary of Changes EC number Doc Kit and date Number Type 53897 Initial Release 8 99 53997 14742 Reissue 1 8 99 Change Chapter 1 Revised Table 1 1 Library Capacity Variations Added Table 1 2 Drive Combinations Revised Table 1 4 Library Optional Features Revised Table 1 5 Drive Features Revised Table 1 9 L700 Power Cables Country Specific Chapter 3 Removed 9840 installation instructions 9840 Installation Manual PN 95879 contains this procedure Added Table 3 2 Drive Combinations Chapter 4 Replaced Figure 4 3 Centronics 50 pin to 68 pin Jackscrew Connector Chapter 5 Revised Figures 5 1 and 5 2 L700 Capacity Maps Revised Table 5 3 Library Configuration Selections Appendix A Revised Figures A 1 through A 4 Tape Library Elements Revised Figure A 6 Library Block Diagram 95843 Fourth Edition iv EC number and date 111220 9 99 111277 11 99 95843 Doc Kit Number 14755 14788 Type Third Edition Fourth Edition Change Chapter 1 Revised Table 1 4 Library Optional Features Changed LibConnect feature name
36. 1012 1024 1036 1048 capa CAPA 1114 1156 1198 1240 1282 COLUMN 1 1089 1Dh 31h 29 49 442h 44Eh 1090 1102 O O O e e e g e e O e 441h RESERVED 44Dh 459h 483h 4ADh 4D7h 501h 52Bh 1101 1113 1155 1197 1239 1281 1323 C65080 suuinjo 9ALI Z SAVI c siuaurop Areiqry ade p y Binhi Figure A 5 MPC Card Diagram C65068 Table A 1 MPC Card Connectors Connector Function J283 Unused J36 Servo signal lines J24 Tape Transport Interface TTT for drives 1 to 10 First drive column J550 Library personality MPK cand Not available at the time of publication J30 CSE port modem or dumb terminal RS423 Also used as the command line interface CLI J282 Unused J33 Host serial port 1 RS423 Not used J32 Host serial port 2 RS423 Not used J15 Ethernet connector TCP IP J19D SCSI Differential J19S SCSI Single ended A 6 Fourth Edition 95843 Table A 1 MPC Card Connectors Continued Connector Function J16 Single ended or differential selection jumpers J18 Terminating power jumper J211 Connector for PCI Fibre MPV expan
37. 313126401 CompacTape III Cleaning cartridge Table 6 2 lists DIT tape cartridge labels that are available from StorageTek Table 6 2 DLT Tape Cartridges Labels Only Part Number Description 313126501 Label set CompacTape III C type 313126601 Label set CompacTape IIIXT E type 313126701 Label set CompacTape IV D type 313126801 Label set Diagnostic C type 313126901 Label set Cleaning C type Table 6 3 lists DIT tape cartridge with labels that are available from StorageTek Table 6 3 DLT Tape Cartridges with Labels Part Number Description 313125601 CompacTape III 95843 Fourth Edition 6 1 Cartridges and Labels Table 6 3 DLT Tape Cartridges with Labels Continued Part Number Description 313125701 CompacTape IIIXT 313125801 CompacTape IV Figure 6 1 DIT Cartridge C65074 DIT Cartridge C65074 1 VOSER label 2 Write protect switch Table 6 4 9840 Cartridges and Label Set Part Number Description 310324601 9840 cleaning cartridges 5 pack 310319401 20 GB data cartridge 5 pack 309952901 9840 diagnostic and cleaning cartridge label set 6 2 Fourth Edition 95843 Cartridges and Labels Figure 6 2 9840 Cartridge C65073 9840 Cartridge C65073 Customer label Media ID label R data U cleaning VOLSER label Write protect switch UN EH 95843 Fourth Edition 6 3 Installing Diagnostic and Cleaning B Installing Diagnostic and
38. 4 Full G 618 Fourth Edition 5 1 CG uonipa yunog E7886 ROWS Y O Y PANEL 3 PANEL 0 PANEL 1 PANEL 2 COLUMNS COLUMNS DOOR COLUMNS 3 0 1 2 3 4 CAPB CAPA 0 2 3 an JE o lo DRIVE COLUMN 0 RESERVED CELLS 1 COLUMNS C65087 uurn o Jang T dew noedeo NO LT T lt embry suoneueA MEAL 00 1 E7886 uonipa yunog EG Le 2 gt lt O PANEL 3 PANEL 0 PANEL 1 PANEL 2 COLUMNS COLUMNS DOOR COLUMNS ROWS 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 0 1 2 3 4 CAPB CAPA 0 1 2 3 4 ol lo DRIVE COLUMN 0 L COLUMN 1
39. 4 in on the sides for cooling clearances Figure 3 1 Cable Access Locations C65060 Cable Access Locations C65060 1 Tape drive signal cables 2 Cables to from 13U cabinet area 3 Power cable 95843 Fourth Edition 3 3 Preparing the Library Location Note Safety agency standards require that your power receptacle is located within 2 8 m 9 2 ft of the tape library The power receptacle must also be easily accessible In sites where the power cable is directly wired to a power source the facility must have a readily accessible disconnect device incorporated in the fixed wiring 15 A Remarque Les normes des organismes de s curit requi rent que votre prise de courant soit situ e a moins de 2 8 m de la bibliotheque La prise de courant doit tre d acc s ais Sur les sites o le c ble d alimentation est directement connect une source d alimentation un syst me de d connexion facile d acc s doit tre int gr au c blage fixe 15 A Hinweis Gem den geltenden sicherheitsrechtlichen Vorschriften darf die Netzsteckdose maximal 2 8 m von der Library entfernt sein Au erdem mu die Steckdose gut zug nglich sein Wenn das Netzkabel fest an die Stromquelle angeschlossen ist muf sich in der Festverdrahtun
40. 48 from the shipping kit and apply them to the four wheels of the library Make sure the library does not move from its floor position Fourth Edition 3 9 Unpacking the Library Interior NW Unpacking the Library Interior To unpack the interior portion of the library 1 Locate and remove the Z column shipping pin shown below Figure 3 4 Z Column Shipping Pin C65063 2 Locate and remove the theta shipping pin shown below 3 10 Fourth Edition 95843 Unpacking the Library Interior Figure 3 5 Theta Shipping Pin 3 Retain the shipping pins They are required for any maintenance procedures to the Z and theta motors A suggested storage location is behind the right front door CAUTION Hand Camera Damage Move the Z column and the Z carriage at the two points shown in the following two figures Excessive force will damage the hand and its attaching hardware 4 Move the Z column to access the hand assembly 95843 Fourth Edition 3 11 Unpacking the Library Interior Figure 3 6 Z Column Movement C65064 5 Raise the hand assembly to waist level as shown in Figure 3 7 on page 3 13 Remove and discard the foam packing material from inside the hand assembly Note Make sure that the hand is left in the fully retracted position 3 12 Fourth Edition 95843 Installing the Expansion Frame Figure 3 7 Moving the Z Carriage C65065 B Ins
41. 9 for instructions on installing the 9840 drives B library Operating Options The MPC controller card is factory configured to supply terminating power from the library operate on a differential interface You may change either or both of these options by following the procedures below Iibrary Terminating Power Option The terminating power jumper is set to the ON location library supplying terminating power at the factory but you may change it to the OFF location allowing only the host to supply terminating power 95843 Fourth Edition 3 27 Library Operating Options Note In general terminating power is supplied by devices at the extreme end of a bus To change the library terminating power to the OFF position 1 3 Remove the six screws and cover from the MPC card The MPC card position is shown in Figure 1 5 on page 1 13 Refer to Figure 3 17 on page 3 29 and check the location of the terminating power jumper at the bottom right of the MPC card J18 Pull out the jumper and place it in the OFF position Library Single Ended Operation The library is set to differential operation at the factory You may change the operation to single ended by changing the jumper J16 on the MPC card To change the library for single ended operation 1 Remove the six screws and the cover from the MPC card Note If the MPV card PCI expansion bus is present one or two MPU cards will be attached to this c
42. CAP has four magazines numbered one through four from the top location to the bottom Each cell location in a CAP is assigned an element number see Figure A 1 on page A 2 through Figure A 4 on page A 5 There is no restriction on how cartridges are entered into a magazine or CAP when the CAP dooris closed the robot will audit all CAP cell locations for cartridges For ejection of cartridges however the robot will place the taryet cartridge into the lowest available element number first Therefore an ejection process within a library that has two CAPs for instance will begin at the optional CAP CAP B since it has the lowest element number 95843 Fourth Edition 6 13 Placing the Library Online Figure 6 7 Loading the CAP 9840 Tape Cartridges C65150 B Placing the Library Online When the customer is ready to use their library for production have the operator enter the system command to place the drives and library online Refer the customer to the L700 Tape Library Hardware Operator s Guide PN 95845 for instructions on operating the library 6 14 Fourth Edition 95843 Library Flements and Diagrams This appendix provides wall diagrams of the tape library elements for all L700 models It also contains an illustration of the MPC logic card and an overall diagram of the library The wall diagrams depict the SCSI element locations for all cell locations The locations are noted at the top of the colum
43. Cleaning Cartridges If you are installing diagnostic and cleaning cartridges they should be placed within the library prior to initialization You will use diagnostic cartridges to run motion and loading tests for cartridge drives CAUTION System Degradation Make sure to check with the customer for the drive cleaning option they want to use The auto clean option is automatically configured when cleaning cartridges are placed in the reserved area Automatic cleaning activates the robot to load and unload a cleaning cartridge when a drive requires cleaning Iabeling Cartridges 6 4 Figure 6 1 on page 6 2 and Figure 6 2 on page 6 3 above show the correct placement of labels for cartridges To apply the diagnostic and cleaning labels 1 From the installation kit obtain the cartridge label packages PN 313126003 for DLT diagnostic cartridges PN 313125902 for DIT cleaning cartridges e PN 309952901 for 9840 cleaning cartridges 2 Attach a CLN label to all applicable cleaning cartridges 3 Attach a DG 000 label to all applicable diagnostic cartridges Fourth Edition 95843 Installing Diagnostic and Cleaning Diagnostic and Cleaning Cartridge Cells The following procedure applies to the Reserved Cells area shown in Figure 6 3 This area is reserved for cleaning and diagnostic cartridges for each drive type The reserved cells are located below CAP B for libraries with two CAPs or below the front viewing windo
44. Fourth Edition 5 17 Initialization Sequence Initialize and Calibrate Mechanisms Robotic mechanism parameters are loaded into processor memory and calibration routines are executed The initialization process requires a maximum of five minutes Monitored in this sequence are Reach safe position the reach mechanism fully retracts and the reach safe sensor must be detected before any theta or Z motion is initiated This prevents possible damage to the hand assembly or a customer tape Zmotor calibration the Z mechanism moves from end stop to end stop The distance and time for this motion is compared against the mechanism parameters within the firmware Theta motor calibration the theta mechanism moves from theta stop to theta stop The distance and time for this motion is compared against the mechanism parameters within the firmware As there are three capacity variations for the library 1 3 2 3 and full the library size is also determined during this step Vision Calibration After calibration of the robotic motors the robot moves to the vision calibration decal below drive column 0 at Panel 0 Thresholds for the line scan camera are Target readability and accuracy of the target image for locating array positions e Bar code readability and accuracy of bar code information Note The camera is operational During initialization During audit When tapes are entered into a CAP During normal
45. Microsoft Explorer 1 6 Netscape 1 6 BULL 50 to 68 pin connector 4 4 C cables control side connection 4 6 Fibre installation 3 32 SCSI 50 to 68 pin cables 4 4 68 pin jackscrew connector 4 3 drive connections 4 7 SPARC5 adapter features 4 7 special adapters 4 5 server connection 4 6 cables external connections DIT 3 25 power 4 8 SCSI restrictions 1 8 calibration barcode 5 18 camera 5 18 theta 5 18 vision 5 18 Z motor 5 18 camera calibration 5 18 operation 1 11 CAP elements A 2 A 5 loading 6 13 operation 6 13 optional 1 7 standard 1 6 capacity map 5 2 5 3 theta stop locations 3 14 variations 1 3 5 1 cartridge cleaning labeling 6 4 life 5 11 location 6 6 diagnostic labeling 6 4 locations 6 6 labeling 6 4 loading into arrays 6 12 loading into CAP 6 13 cartridge access port See CAP 1 6 cartridge See also tape caution component damage 3 15 3 24 definition xviii demo mode 6 11 DIT damage 3 23 6 6 6 7 equipment damage 5 20 hand camera damage 3 11 heavy load 3 14 performance degradation 3 23 personal injury 3 6 possible head injury 3 15 95843 Fourth Edition Index 1 Index system degradation 4 7 5 6 6 4 6 6 tape damage 6 7 cells cleaning tape 6 5 drop off 6 5 illustrated A 2 reserved 6 5 swap 6 5 cells See also elements cleaning auto clean options 5 11 cartridge life 5 11 client server indirect 1 5 configuration library See C
46. See SCSI software RISC System 6000 1 5 server 1 5 SPARC Fourth Edition Index 3 Index fast wide differential cable PN 4 7 narrow differential cable PN 4 7 single ended cable PN 4 6 specifications library environmental 1 21 PDU connectors 1 17 physical described 1 16 power connectors 1 17 weight 1 16 SCSI cable length 1 9 connector type 1 8 SPI door interlock generated 2 5 MPC card generated 2 5 stops theta locations 3 14 subnet mask 5 15 T tape 9840 cleaning life 5 11 cleaning labeling 6 4 reserved cell 6 5 cleaning life 5 11 diagnostic labeling 6 4 reserved cell 6 5 DIT cleaning life 5 11 Index 4 labeling cartridge 6 4 tape See also cartridge terminating power DIT jumper 3 24 library jumper 3 27 theta calibration 5 18 motor 1 9 1 10 stop locations 3 14 time setting library 5 10 V vision calibration 5 18 calibration decal 5 18 W wall elements library A 2 A 5 warning definition xviii electrocution hazard 4 9 eye hazard 2 2 heavy load 3 8 Z Z column motor 1 9 1 10 Z motor calibration 5 18 power 1 12 Fourth Edition 95843 READER S COMMENT FORM Manual Name Manual PN Please check or fill in the items adding explanations comments in the space provided Which of the following terms best describes your job a Field Engineer a Manager a Programmer a a Engineer a Mathematician a Sales Representative O Q In
47. Terminating Power Jumper DIT Drive DETAIL A 3 C65116 Terminating Power Jumper DLT Drive C65116 1 2 DLT drive Load latch 3 TERMPWR jumper shown enabled 3 24 7 Look inside the drive column area and determine the slot to use for each drive Following the lifting procedures described in Chapter 2 Safety Fibre Optic Cables and ESD firmly grasp the drive at the rear with one hand and place the other hand under the drive mounting plate 8 Carefully guide the drive into its slot Push itin as far as it will go and firmly seat the drive CAUTION Component Damage In the following step do not overtighten the thumbscrew 9 Refer to Figure 3 15 on page 3 25 and tum the thumbscrew clockwise until it is secure Fourth Edition 95843 Installing Tape Drives Figure 3 15 Tape Drives Rear View C65124 Tape Drives Rear View C65124 1 DLT power switch 2 Thumbscrews 3 9840 power switch Note Some 9840 models do not have a power switch Installing DET Cable Connectors The following procedures describe how to in
48. a 100 to 127 VAC UI CSA power cable International 200 to 240 VAC HAR power cable Input voltage ranges 100 to 127 VAC 200 to 240 VAC Input current library 2 50 A at 120 VAC 1 25 A at 240 VAC DLT7000 DLT8000 Refer to DLT manuals 9840 1 25 A at 120 VAC 0 625 A at 240 VAC Power configuration U S Canada Single phase 100 VAC 50 to 60 Hz 15 A Service 3 wire International Single phase 200 to 240 VAC 50 to 60 Hz 10A Service 3 wire Power consumption Library only 300 W DIT7000 DLT8000 Refer to DLT manuals 9840 150 W per drive Maximum heat Library only 716 BTU hr output DIT7000 DIT8000 Refer to DLT manuals 9840 552 BTU hr 1 20 Fourth Edition 95843 Environmental Specifications B Environmental Specifications 95843 The following table lists the environmental consideration for the tape library Table 1 11 Library Environmental Specifications Temperature Operating 15 to 32 C 59 to 90 F Storage 10 to 40 C 50 to 104 F Shipping 40 to 60 C 40 to 140 F Relative Humidity Operating 20 to 80 non condensing Storage 10 to 95 non condensing Shipping 10 to 95 non condensing Wet Bulb Maximum Operating 29 2 C 84 5 F Storage 35 C 95 F Shipping 35 C 95 F Altitude Operating 0 to 3 05 km 0 to 10 000 ft Storage 0 to 3 05 km 0 to 10 000 ft Shipping 0 to 15 24 km 0 to 50 000 ft Fourth Edition Environmental Specifications T
49. an arrow button until the cursor lines up with the desired screen characteristic CONTRAST Or BACKLIGHT An edit screen will appear On the editing screen use the up and down arrow buttons to change the count value Note To reset the screen characteristics to the default values line up the cursor with DEFAULT SCREEN CHARACTERISTICS and press the SELECT button Fourth Edition 95843 Operator Panel Entry 5 When the count value is correct press the SELECT button to save the changes You may press the MENU button to abort 6 If you wish to set other values continue with the next section Cleaning Cartridge Information 95843 The information below relates to the auto cleaning enabled or disabled feature Note During IPL time the robot will audit the reserved cells and if cleaning cartridges are present automatically set the auto clean enabled option for the library These two terms are defined as follows Auto Clean Disabled When a drive requires cleaning you must enter the compatible cleaning cartridge into the CAP using the Clean Drive routine The robot will retrieve the cartridge mount the tape and return the cartridge to the CAP when cleaning is completed You must then remove the cleaning cartridge from the CAP and manually keep track of its usage Auto Clean Fnabled When a drive requires cleaning the robot will retrieve and mount a compatible cleaning cartridge from the reserved cell in the libra
50. ard The MPU card contains a Class 1 laser product that complies with sections 21CFR 1040 10 and 1040 11 of the Food and Drug Administration FDA regulations Class 1 laser products do not require any special safety precautions Refer to Figure 3 17 on page 3 29 and check the location of the single ended or differential jumper at J16 Pull out the jumper and place it in the single ended position Fourth Edition 95843 Library Operating Options Figure 3 17 Terminating Power and Operation Jumpers L700 C65067 Terminating Power and Operation Jumpers L700 C65067 MPC card Terminating power jumper 18 Terminating power ON position Terminating power OFF position Differential operation setting J 16 Single ended operation setting 16 Single ended connection front Differential connection rear 00 NI O Ul BB YN HI 4 Refer to Figure 3 18 on page 3 30 and at the edge connector on the right side of the MPC card disconnect the cable from the rear differential connector on the MPC card and move it to the front single ended connector 95843 Fourth Edition 3 29 Library Operating Options Figure 3 18 Library Control Cable Connections C65147 Library Control Cable Connections C65147 CSE service Test Ser 1 serial Ser 2 serial Enet ethernet SCSI Differential SCSI Single ended
51. are is factory installed on all new machines It resides within a Flash PROM chip on the MPC controller card Library firmware revisions are distributed on 3 1 2 inch diskettes You may also receive updated firmware from StorageTek technical support by downloading from their support website You must have a personal computer and RJ45 cable with DB9 adapter PN 10410823 on the personal computer side to download the firmware to the MPC card To download the firmware 1 Connect the RJ45 serial cable to the CSE port on the MPC card 2 Bootthe personal computer to DOS mode Note Do not switch from MSWindows to DOS The personal computer must be booted into DOS mode Create a directory on the C drive mk dir Insert the firmware diskette into the personal computer Change to the directory on the diskette drive cd directory name D n m w Copy the 1ash97 exe program and the firmware file release prm to the directory you created on the C drive copy flash exe c directory name and copy release prm c directory name 7 From the directory on your personal computer type in flash97 release prm 8 When prompted enter the port number being used on the personal computer generally port 1 and press enter or retum CAUTION Equipment Damage Do not attempt to do perform any operations on the personal computer or library until the operator panel displays DOWNLOAD COMPLETE Damage to the MPC processor card
52. at disables all tape library motors This prevents motors from operating while the library door is open B 1700 Servo Power Interrupt An additional safety feature is the MPC card generated servo power interrupt If a library motor is determined to be out of range by the MPC card the processor card will generate a SPI to turn off drive voltage to the faulty motor This prevents a servo runaway condition until the cause of the problem can be determined 95843 Fourth Edition 2 5 L700 Servo Power Interrupt This page intentionally left blank Fourth Edition 95843 Installing the Library and Drives 95843 This chapter contains the procedures for preparing the library site unpacking and positioning the library and removing the shipping hardware It also contains a Hardware Installation Checklist with all steps needed to successfully install the library B Hardware Installation Checklist Table 3 1 summarizes the steps required to install the library Remove this page from the book and make sure all steps are completed in the sequence listed When you complete a procedure check off the item in the table below Table 3 1 Hardware Installation Checklist Item Procedure Chapter 2 Safety Fibre Optic Cables and ESD Preparing the Library Location on page 3 3 Unpacking the Library on page 3 6 Removing the Library from the Pallet on page 3 8 Positioning the Library on pa
53. atures Feature Description CC40 Second 20 cell CAP 2NDT Second drive column PNI2 Access to all cells on Panel 2 EXDR Expansion frame 294 cartridge slots OPDU No additional power distribution unit 1PDU Optional power distribution unit PDU 1MPS Single DC power supply RMPS Second backup DC power supply PCI Compact PCI bus expansion 2016 RS 423 interface proprietary 2 serial ports 1 Horizon library monitor interface 9930 Domestic 120 VAC NEMA 5 1 power cable 9931 International 200 to 240 VAC HAR power cable stripped leads 3 Power cord country specific Notes This feature was not available at the time of publication 2 The customer must order a power cable See Table 1 8 on page 1 17 for generic cables 3 See Table 1 9 on page 1 17 for specific cable numbers and connector types If a country specific cable is desired it must be ordered by its designated part number Fourth Edition 1 7 Tape Drive Features BM Tape Drive Features Table 1 5 Drive Features The following table lists tape drive features Drive Model Number Kabab Interface Drive Tray DIT7000 9777 001 2010 Single ended TX40 DLT7000 9777 001 2012 Differential TX40 DIT8000 9788 001 2012 Differential TX40 9840 9840 101 di Differential TX40 9840 9840 103 Fibre Channel TX40 Note For 9840 feature numbers consult the 9840 Tape Drive System Assurance Guide part number MT5003
54. ay place cleaning tapes in the lower 11 cells When the robot detects cleaning cartridges the library will automatically configure auto clean If auto clean is not desired do not place cleaning tapes in these cells To install diagnostic and cleaning cartridges 1 Open both the right and left front doors of the library 2 Make sure the top cell is empty 3 Place 9840 DLT cleaning and diagnostic cartridges into any of the other 11 cells in the reserved area If you are unsure of how to place tapes within cells refer to Figure 6 5 on page 6 12 NW Preparing DLT Drives There should be no need to check the load handles on DLT drives As part of the initialization sequence the load handles of the DLT drives are 1 Checked for an in flux condition handle requires cycling if such a condition exists the MPC card will cycle the handles to the down position 2 As the final step in the initialization sequence the MPC card will cycle the handles to the up position The procedures below describe how you must manually load and unload DLT drives if the drives require manual intervention Manually Loading DLT Drives 6 6 An operate handle is attached to the front of the drives to permit loading of tapes by the robot CAUTION DLT equipment damage Do not move the load handle of a drive by hand until power is applied to the drive and the green OPERATE HANDLE LED on the drive face is ON solid not flashing Th
55. before they are recognized by the host You also must specify if the drives are on the same SCSI bus as the library on bus or whether they are on a separate SCSI bus off bus Note You might need to consult with your system administrator for some information 5 12 Fourth Edition 95843 Operator Panel Entry SCSI ID This is the system address of the drive You must enter this information for every drive within the library DLT drive addresses can be set at the library operator panel Note 9840 addresses must be set by following the directions in the 9840 Tape Drive System Product Manual PN 95741 On Bus or Off Bus This entry determines whether the drive is on the same cable path on bus as the library or on a separate bus off bus Drive Configuration You set the drive SCSI IDs and bus status choices from the DRIVE CONFIG screen You must enter both values for each drive Note Due to the size of the 9840 drive the operator panel will display dashed lines between a 9840 drive and another drive this is due to the empty not connected power and tape transport interface TTT connector displaced by the physical size of the 9840 1 Prom the Main Configuration Menu press an arrow button until the cursor lines up with DRIVE CONFIG 2 Press the SELECT button The format of the drive information appears in the following example 00 DLT8000ID ON BUS ON The first two digits represent the log
56. bles may be used their connectors must be adapted to a 68 pin differential configuration at the library connection Since a variety of system cables are available you may need to adapt your connector to fit the library If the drives will be linked to a common path or if the library will be linked to the drive path refer to the following table for the daisy chain cables Table 4 1 Daisy Chain Cables Length Description Part Number 250 4 mm 10 in Drive to drivel 313109302 450 7 mm 18 in Drive to drive2 310292001 2130 mm 84 in Library to drive 313115701 Notes 1 For DLT drives in consecutive slot positions 2 For 9840 drives in consecutive slot positions Fourth Edition 4 1 SCSI Connectors B SCSI Connectors Supported SCSI connectors for the library are shown in Figure 4 1 through Figure 4 4 on page 4 5 High Density 68 Pin VHDC Cables For operating systems that support the VHDC Very High Density Connector cables at the client SCSI card the following cables are offered The smaller VHDC connector is connected to the client SCSI card Figure 4 1 68 Pin MD to 68 Pin VHDC C65155 Table 4 2 68 Pin Mini D to 68 Pin VHDCI Connector 68 Pin MD to 68 Pin VHDCI Cable Part Numbers Length Above Floor PN Plenum PN see note 3 m 9 8 ft 10083594 Not available 6 m 19 7 ft 10083595 Not available 12 m 9 4 ft 10083596 Not available 15 m 49 2 ft 10083597 Not available 18
57. brary single ended setting 3 29 library terminating power 3 27 K kit grounding 2 3 L L700 See library labels 9840 6 1 DLT 6 1 library capacities 1 3 described 1 9 dimensions and weight 1 16 exchange rate 1 1 features 1 7 model numbers 1 6 models 1 6 name 5 16 optional features 1 7 power cable types 1 17 described 1 12 standard features 1 6 lifting procedures 2 2 limits SCSI cable length 1 9 models 9840 1 8 DIT 1 8 library 1 6 motor theta 1 9 1 10 Z column 1 9 1 10 N name library 5 16 network information 5 14 notes definition of xviii O operation CAP 6 13 library options 3 27 power 1 12 95843 Index subsystem checks 6 9 operator panel illustrated 5 5 interface 1 5 navigation 5 4 setting screen characteristics 5 10 ordering publications xx P power cables 1 17 described 1 12 precautions ESD 2 3 safety 2 1 R requirements ESD 2 3 safety 2 1 reserved cells audit 5 20 illustrated 6 5 restrictions SCSI cable length 1 9 SCSI connector type 1 8 RISC System 6000 1 5 50 to 68 pin cable 4 4 library software 1 5 single ended cable PN 4 6 S safety fiber optic 2 2 general precautions 2 1 SCSI channel cables 50 to 68 pin connector 4 4 special connector adapters 4 5 restrictions 1 9 Type 3 connector 1 5 servo power interrupt See SPI single ended library jumper setting 3 29 Small Computer System Interface
58. condition that cannot be automatically corrected and which requires external intervention for possible correction It causes termination of a job program or hardware function Glossary 4 Fourth Edition V vectored interrupt VI An interrupt which directly generates an ID of the cause of the interrupt and places it on the bi directional bus for the microprocessor to read VOLID See volume serial number VOLSER Volume Serial Label See volume serial number volume serial number VOLSER An alphanumeric label used by host software to identify a volume sometimes used to indicate the contents of a tape volume magnetic tape cartridge W watchdog timer A timer which must be refreshed before it expires If not refreshed an NMI is generated indicating that the functional firmware has failed to execute properly Z Z column The column which allows the hand mechanism in the tape library to move vertically Z motor The motor responsible for the vertical movement of the hand mechanism in the tape library 95843 Index Numerics 9840 cartridge 6 3 cleaning cartridge life 5 11 drive combinations 3 19 feature number 1 8 label set 6 3 A addresses drives 5 13 library 5 8 RISC System 6000 4 7 5 8 Unix workstation 4 7 5 8 AIX software 1 5 audit conditions 5 19 definition 5 19 reserved cells 5 20 auto clean option 5 11 B bar code calibration 5 18 bridge See Fibre browser
59. ction of the lift Plan to avoid awkward postures and determine if material handling aids are needed Place your feet 310 to 460 mm 12 to 18 in apart and place one foot a little behind the other Keep your back straight because even light loads can significantly increase pressure on the spine when leaning forward Fourth Edition 2 1 Handling Fiber Optic Cables Do not use a pinch grip to lift large or heavy loads because the way you lift can also affect the tendons in your hand Grasping an object between the thumb and fingers puts a lot of tension on hand and wrist tendons Whenever possible grip the load with your whole hand and use two hands Keep the objects being lifted lowered or carried close to your body The farther away you hold an object the more force it puts on your lower back Lift with your legs instead of your back Leg muscles are some of the strongest When you squat and lift with your legs you can lift more weight safely Alternate lifting tasks with tasks less stressful to the same muscles This technique ensures recovery time Using Shoulders Elbows Wrists and Hands Follow these guidelines to minimize the possibility of injuring your shoulders elbows wrists and hands Work within your safety zone the area between shoulder level and knuckle level of your lowered hands There is less chance of injury when working or lifting in this area Keep elbows bent to keep loads close to your body and
60. d components It also lists machine specifications such as weight size and power consumption at the end of the chapter B Overview The L700 Tape Library is a fully automated tape cartridge storage and retrieval subsystem Depending on model and features selected it can store from 156 to 678 tape data cartridges The total numbers do not include cartridges in the cartridge access port CAP or the reserved cells The exchange rate for moving tapes from cell to cell is 450 exchanges per hour Installing the library should take about two hours plus the time to install each drive and the optional expansion frame The installation must be performed by a qualified service engineer The available size configurations are shown in Figure 1 1 on page 1 2 and Table 1 1 on page 1 3 lists the corresponding capacity variations Capacity variations depend upon the theta stop positions shown in Figure 1 1 95843 Fourth Edition 1 1 Overview Figure 1 1 Library Size Configurations 25555 23555553355555533555555 PO 0055005539 A T Lg C65133 Library Size Configurations C65133 1 1 3 capacity partial access to Panel 2 2 2 3 capacity entire access to Panel 2 3 Full capacity with optional expansion frame 4 Drive column 0 5 Drive column 1 optional 6 CAP B optional 7 CAPA 8 Panel2 1 2 Fourth Edition 95843
61. decrease the amount of force necessary to do the job putting less weight and pressure on your shoulder Be sure to keep your wrists straight and avoid bending extending or twisting for long periods of time Use as much of your hands as possible when holding an object so you will not have to pinch with your fingers Use both hands one for a while and then the other to give them rest B Handling Fiber Optic Cables Follow these precautions when installing Fibre optic cables 2 2 WARNING Eye hazard Never look directly into a Fiber optic connector or a transmitter receiver module Hazardous conditions may exist from laser power levels that are capable of causing injury to the eye Follow these precautions when installing fiber optic jumper cables Do not coil the cable to less than 96 mm 3 75 in in diameter Do not bend the cable to less than 12 mm 0 5 in in radius Fourth Edition 95843 Preventing Electrostatic Discharge Asa minimum StorageTek recommends that the bend radius be no less than 20 times the diameter of the cable that is being bent e Do not pull on the cables when possible place them into position Do not grasp the cables with pliers grippers or side cutters Do notattach pulling devices to the cable or connectors e Do not install the cables on top of smoke detectors Do not remove protective covers from the connectors until you are ready to connect them Do not force the conn
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64. e latch is equipped with a breakaway feature to prevent damage If the latch breaks away return it to one of the positions shown Figure 6 4 on page 6 8 The procedure Fourth Edition 95843 Preparing DIT Drives below must be followed or damage to the loading mechanism or drive could occur You must wait for the DIT drives to initialize about 10 seconds in order to see the Operate Handle indicator light up for each drive CAUTION DLT equipment damage Be sure the drive is operating and the OPERATE HANDLE indicator is lit before attempting to raise the drive handle The handle can be raised only when the drive is operating and the OPERATE HANDLE indicator is constantly lit A safety mechanism protects the drive if it is not in the proper state when the handle is operated To operate the handle on the DLT drive the green OPERATE HANDLE light on the front of the drive must be constantly lit not flashing At power on with the handle in the up position the OPERATE HANDLE light will flash Wait for the OPERATE HANDLE light to stay on constantly and then manually lower the drive handle When the light is constantly lit raise the handle The drive is now ready to accept a tape Insert the tape completely into the drive until it remains in the receiver on its own lower the handle to start the load operation of the tape Manually Unloading DLT Drives To manually unload a DLT drive press the Unload button on the drive operator panel
65. e online status screen press the MENU button The main menu screen will appear 2 Press the arrow button until the cursor lines up with CLEANING INFO 3 Press the SELECT button The CLEANING INFO screen will appear This screen will display the number of cleaning cartridges in the reserved area at initialization 4 Using an arrow button line up the cursor with the DLT WARNING COUNT Or 9840 WARNING COUNT 5 Press the SELECT button for your choice An editing screen will appear 6 The editing screen will display the current setting for the cartridge waming count The maximum recommended warning count is shown below the current setting Use the arrow buttons to change the warning count 7 When the value is correct press the SELECT button to save the changes You may press the MENU button to abort 8 When finished press the MENU button twice to retum to the library status screen Drive Information Note 9840 drives must be configured by following the directions in the 9840 Tape Drive System Product Manual PN 95741 The DIT SCSI address ID is set at the operator panel An IPL sequence performs an automatic configuration of the drives This sequence assigns local drive numbers for all drives within the library The uppermost drive within a column is designated as O the next is 1 and so forth These drive numbers are only for library to drive communication You must assign SCSI system addresses to the drives
66. e supplied in the 9840 Tape Drive System Product Manual PN 95741 B Subsystem Operational Checks To test library operation before placing the machine online diagnostic tests should be run The two diagnostic tests we suggest are the Get Put and the Mount Dismount tests Get Put Loop Diagnostic Test 95843 The Get Put loop diagnostic test validates cell to cell move capabilities using a diagnostic cartridge The robot Retrieves gets the diagnostic cartridge from its reserved cell Moves the hand and cartridge laterally and vertically Places puts the cartridge back into the reserved cell To run the Get Put diagnostic test oF p m PR e Be sure that the library is offline Make sure the main access door is closed and the library menu is displayed Be sure there is a diagnostic cartridge in the reserved area From the status screen press the MENU button on the operator panel Using the down arrow button move the cursor down until it is next to DIAGNOSTICS Press SELECT The DIAGNOSTICS screen will appear Using the down arrow button move the cursor next to GET PUT Loop Press SELECT The GET PUT option screen will appear Fourth Edition 6 9 Subsystem Operational Checks 9 Follow the screen directions to set the number of times you wish the test to run 10 You will be prompted to confirm that you want the library in Maintenance 11 Mode offline before beginning the test ARE YOU SURE Confirm
67. e the MENU button to move left to the previous screen 4 When the screen displays your desired setting press the SELECT button from the right most field to save the changes You may press the MENU button from the left most field to abort 5 If you wish to set other values continue with the next section Ethernet Address This is a six byte address unique to each library The address is written into the MPC card at the factory and cannot be changed An example of an Ethernet address entry is 00 10 4f 00 05 01 The address is displayed on the operator panel in the Network Configuration Menu screen To view the address perform the following e In the Network Configuration Menu look at the bottom of the screen The Ethernet address will be displayed e If you wish to set other values continue with the next section Subnet Mask This is a four byte notation specified by the system administrator to resolve routing within the customer s intranet An example of a subnet mask entry is 255 255 254 0 To set the subnet mask 1 Atthe Network Configuration Menu press an arrow button until the cursor lines up with SUBNET MASK 2 Press the SELECT button An editing screen will appear 3 On the editing screen Fourth Edition 5 15 Operator Panel Entry 5 a Use the up or down arrow buttons to select a value for each three digit section field in the address b Use the SELECT button to move righ
68. ection Make sure there are no obstructions and the keyways are aligned Also observe these precautions when installing fiber optic cables Route the cables away from sharp edges or protrusions that could cut or wear through the cable Be sure the cable cutouts in the floor have protective edging Use proper cable ties to secure the cable when installing in a vertical shaft Protect the cable from extreme temperature conditions Clean the connectors before making a connection Connectthe cable carefully to prevent damage to the core of the fiber and connector Refer to the Fiber Optics User s Guide PN 411224501 for more information about Fiber optics B Preventing Electrostatic Discharge ESD Damage Every StorageTek employee who handles ESD sensitive components must be aware of the damage that ESD can cause to electronic components and take the proper precautions to prevent it Also anyone performing field maintenance must have taken an ESD basics course training that is available through StorageTek s Workforce Development organization ESD sensitive components must be handled only under ESD protected conditions To meet this requirement always use the Field Service Grounding Kit PN 4711 and follow the advice below when servicing StorageTek equipment or handling ESD sensitive components Precautions Always take the following general precautions when working with ESD sensitive components 95843 Fourth Edi
69. ectors Special SCSI Adapter Cables The cables listed below are used to adapt existing system cables to operate with the library Figure 4 4 50 pin to 68 Pin Latch Block and Rail Connector C65071 Table 4 5 Special SCSI Cable Adapters 50 Pin to 68 Pin Latch Block and Rail Connector Part Number Cable Length and Part Description Cable Usage Number 3 m 10 ft HD 50 68 pin Used to adapt the 50 pin HD 10083522 Sun SPARC latch block and latch block and rail to fit a 68 rail adapter pin connection 95843 Fourth Edition 4 5 SCSI Control Connection B SCSI Control Connection SCSI control connections depend on length requirements the position of the server in relation to the library and the type of interface required single ended or differential Library control cables from the client or server connect to the MPC card through the two connectors at the front right bulkhead These two cables connectors join into one connector at the MPC card One bulkhead connector is for SCSI in signals and the other is for SCSI out signals The following paragraph pertains to connections in general For connection to a Sun SPARC station refer to the directions that deal with this type of server Connection General To connect the server or client SCSI control cable Bring the SCSI 68 pin cable from the server or client to the connectors on the right front bulkhead Connect the SCSI server or client cable to
70. edures you must observe when installing the tape library Chapter 3 Installing the Library and Drives describes the procedures for unpacking and installing the library and tape drives Chapter 4 Installing Cables explains how to connect the library and tape drives to the host system Chapter 5 Configuring the Library describes how to configure the library and tape drives for operation with the host Chapter 6 Testing the Library provides procedures to test the library and tape drives before placing them online Appendix A Library Elements and Diagrams provides diagrams of all cartridge locations within the tape library an illustration of the MPC logic card and an overall block diagram of the library A Glossary of relevant terms and acronyms and an Index to help locate information are supplied after the Appendix A Reader s Comment Form at the back of this publication is for communicating suggestions or requests for change We encourage and appreciate reader feedback In addition StorageTek employees with access to Portal can complete an online reader s comment form Point your browser to 95843 hitp sts sts nid nidrcf htm Fourth Edition xvii Preface E Alert Messages Carefully read and follow the three types of alert messages found throughout this manual Note Provides additional information that might be of special interest A note can point out exceptio
71. eri PA NA a A AAA AA a aa 2 1 Lina Techniques AA PASA CA A ka rn Naan Ko 2 1 Using Shoulders Elbows Wrists and Hands 2 2 Handling Fiber Optic Cables 2 2 Preventing Electrostatic Discharge ESD Damage 2 3 Precautions as ida a nG Aa a ae eve a du iiaeaae e he a 2 3 ESD Protection Procedure 2 4 E00 DOO IneHOCEc oou e rob Cota P e OR ae aaa 2 5 E700 Serv Power TBIGTTUDL e AAA AAA ARA RA AA 2 5 Installing the Library and Drives 3 1 Hardware Installation Checklist 3 1 Bequireu Tools a ra Ba aaa 3 2 Preparing the Library Location 3 3 Unpacking the Library 3 6 Removing the Library from the Pallet 3 8 Positioning NG BBISty s seee AA NA O es o 3 9 Removing the Shipping Kit 3 9 Secunmog the Library Posion it AAA Aa 3 9 Unpacking the Library Interior 3 10 Installing the Expansion Frame 3 13 Installing Features AE 3 19 Instala Tape Divest retail CUM Ano ERR Ba Oe len 3 19 Installing DEI DIVES rt Oo erb ES Nes aces Med data arf fats 3 22 Installing DLT Cable Connectors
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73. figuration entries the operator panel will notify you to press the RESET button if you made a change that requires an IPL Fourth Edition 95843 Final Steps When the library becomes ready go through the configuration screens to verify that all information is complete B Final Steps When the library and all drives are configured the final steps before testing the library are 1 Power off the library 2 Open the right side door DLT Drives 3 Be sure that all drive power switches are in the ON position 4 Install the client channel cables 9840 Drives 5 Insert the single connector end of the Y cable into all drives 6 Install the client channel cables 7 Be sure that all drive power switches are in the ON position Library 8 Poweron the library An initialization sequence described below will begin B Initialization Sequence 95843 An IPL occurs when the library powers on or the RESET button is pressed The IPL process consists of functional firmware loading The MPC card directs the initialization process which consists of the following Initialization and calibration of robotic mechanisms Calibration of the vision system Motion testing Hand camera assembly testing An audit of tapes within the library Drive targeting and check for in flux condition on DLT drives Audit of reserve cells Load handle cycling for DLT drives These steps are explained in the following sections
74. g eine gut zug ngliche Unterbrechungseinrichtung befinden 15 A Wskaz wka Przepisy BHP wymagaja aby skrzynka zasilania znajdowala sig w odlegtosci 2 8 m od biblioteki Do skrzynki zasilania musi by tatwy dostep W miejscach gdzie kabel zasilania jest bezpo rednio pod czony do r d a pr du w uk adzie zasilania zamontowanym na sta e musi by wbudowane urz dzenie pozwalaj ce na atwe od czenie r d a pr du 15 A Fourth Edition 95843 Figure 3 2 Service Area Requirements Preparing the Library Location Service Area Requirements C65061 1 Access door and right side door open 2 3 m 7 6 ft 2 Rear door and right front door open 2 1 m 6 9 ft 95843 Fourth Edition Y C65061 3 5 Unpacking the Library NW Unpacking the Library 3 6 You will need a diagonal cutters or knife to cut the shipping straps Refer to Figure 3 3 on page 3 7 and 1 Remove and retain the shipping bill CAUTION Personal Injury Be sure no one is near the shipping straps when you are ready to cut them The straps are under tension and could strike someone when cut loose 2 While holding the shipping ramp against the library box covers carefully cut the three wrapping straps on the exterior of the packaging 3 Remove the ramp and corrugated box covers 4 Remove the shipping bag not
75. ge 3 9 Removing the Shipping Kit on page 3 9 Installing the Expansion Frame on page 3 13 Installing Features on page 3 19 Installing Tape Drives on page 3 19 Installing Cables on page 4 1 Connecting Power on page 4 10 Configuring the Library on page 5 1 Testing the Library on page 6 1 D CC ojo CL LLC LOL OD Placing the Library Online on page 6 14 Fourth Edition 3 1 Required Tools B Required Tools 3 2 The tools you will need to install the basic library and its associated tape drives are e 3 4 inch wrench STK tool crib PN WR08 adjustable wrench STK tool crib PN WR11 or socket wrench Phillips screwdriver Torx set e 3 16 inch nut driver e 5 16 inch nut driver Diagonal cutters or knife Laptop personal computer RJ45 cable PN 4108289xx RJ45 DB9 adapter PN 10410823 Additional tools you will need to install the expansion frame are Adjustable wrench Flat blade screwdriver e Flashlight Figure 3 1 on page 3 3 shows the locations for power and signal cable routing Figure 3 2 on page 3 5 shows the service area required for the L700 Fourth Edition 95843 Preparing the Library Location NW Preparing the Library Location Be sure to allow enough space for the library plan the signal cable and power cable routing and provide enough space to open all doors Provide 150 mm 6 in above the library and 100 mm
76. hapter 5 RISC System 6000 workstation 4 7 table 5 6 Unix workstation 4 7 cse port connector A 6 updating firmware 5 20 D date setting library 5 9 DHCP enabled 5 14 diagnostic tape 6 5 diagram library block A 8 MPC card A 6 differential library jumper setting 3 29 server adapter 4 7 DLT cartridge 6 2 cleaning cartridge life 5 11 configuration 5 12 drive combinations 3 19 feature numbers 1 8 in flux condition 5 20 installation 3 19 labels 6 1 6 2 load handle cycling 5 20 SCSI direct connections 4 8 dynamic host configuration protocol See DHCP E elements library A 2 A 5 Index 2 ESD grounding kit contents 2 3 precautions and practices 2 3 procedures 2 3 Ethernet address display 5 15 client indirect operation 1 5 connector 3 30 expansion frame elements A 2 A 5 feature number 1 7 installation 3 13 F fast load options 5 9 fault symptom code See FSC Fibre component installation 3 31 firmware configuration table 5 6 FSC dictionary 5 21 G grounding kit 2 3 H hand camera components 1 11 described 1 11 illustrated 3 13 initialization 5 18 testing 5 18 horizon library monitor 1 6 hub See Fibre interface cse port 1 5 Horizon Library Monitor 1 6 operator panel 1 5 RJ 45 1 5 interlock safety 2 5 intemet protocol address 5 14 J jumper DLT terminating power 3 24 library differential setting 3 29 Fourth Edition 95843 li
77. hat contains events that occurred during the functional operation of the tape library F fault symptom code FSC Error or information code generated by functional or diagnostic software that may directly or indirectly be used to indicate the field replaceable unit FRU which is probably causing the error field replaceable unit FRU Assembly that is replaced in its entirety when any one of its components fails H Horizon Library Monitor IAn optional interface that simulates internet browser operation for the library I initial program load IPL A process that activates a machine reset and loads system programs to prepare a computer system for operation Processors having diagnostic programs activate these programs at IPL execution Internet Protocol IP Address A four byte value that identifies a library and makes it accessible through a network see Ethernet address subnet mask and library name Glossary 2 Fourth Edition in transit cartridges Cartridges that have been moved from their home cell by the robot The host software must recover these cartridges to a known location to clear out the software in transit record in transit record A temporary record written by the host software noting that a cartridge has been moved from its home cell Once this cartridge is returned to its home cell the record is erased K kernel A section of code which handles the multitasking within the tape library It
78. his page intentionally left blank Fourth Edition 95843 Safety Fibre Optic Cables and E This chapter covers topics that are essential to your safety when operating the L700 Tape Library Please read these instructions carefully BM Safety Precautions On the job safety is important therefore observe the following safety precautions Failing to do so could result in serious injury e Avoid electrical shock by being careful when working near power connectors and supplies Do not attempt to remove the tape library from its shipping pallet or move the tape library by yourself Two or more persons are required for these tasks Lift objects properly as outlined below in Lifting Techniques Enforce good housekeeping practices in the equipment area to help prevent fire and accidents Lifting Techniques 95843 Lifting regardless of how much or how little can create serious back stress Following these guidelines will reduce the risk of back injury Do not twist your body to pick something up or put it down Twisting puts extreme pressure on your back especially when lifting or carrying objects Instead of twisting make the task two separate moves first lift and then use your feet to turn your body Plan the lift by examining the object and determining how it will be lifted and where it will be placed Choose the appropriate lifting technique Examine the weight size location frequency and dire
79. hlight for this step Refer to Figure 3 9 on page 3 16 and insert a flat blade screwdriver into the position shown b Gently pry up on the aray lock and pull back on the bottom of the assembly to remove it Place the array lock aside c Lift up and pull out the top array d Continue removing the arrays until you have clear access to the mounting holes Place all arrays clear of your work area Move the robotic hand to gain access to theta stop 3 refer to Figure 3 8 on page 3 14 Remove theta stop number 3 Figure 3 8 on page 3 14 If theta stop number 1 is present remove this stop also The only theta stop that should remain is stop number 2 Refer to Figure 3 10 on page 3 17 while unpacking the expansion frame and its attachment screws from the shipping package Lay the expansion frame on its back Measure the distance from the floor of the room to the inside floor of the library Adjust the four leveling bolts on the expansion frame measured from the inside floor of the expansion frame to the bottom of the leveling bolt to approximate the distance measured in the previous step CAUTION Component Damage Be careful not to bend the leveling bolts in the following step 9 Raise the expansion frame and position it up against the library frame opening 10 Refer to Figure 3 11 on page 3 18 Note the two alignment pins at the top and bottom of the frame Move the frame closely to the rear of the library Fourth Edit
80. ical number that the library has assigned to the drive The library sets this number during its automatic configuration sequence at power on or IPL The drives are numbered from 0 x top to bottom This number is displayed on the status screen To view the SCSI ID of each drive you must manually perform this procedure Next is the drive type DLT8000 in this example To the right of the drive type is the ID or SCSI address On the next line is the drive s bus status 3 Use the arrow buttons to scroll to the drive you want to modify and press the SELECT button The Set Drive SCSI ID screen will appear Note The operator panel only displays 16 lines per screen If the library contains more than eight drives you must use the down arrow button to scroll to drives nine and above 4 Use the up and down arrow buttons to change the ID 95843 Fourth Edition 5 13 Operator Panel Entry 5 When the ID is correct press SELECT to save your changes A message screen will appear to indicate that the library is saving the new ID Then the DRIVE CONFIG screen will reappear 6 Press the arrow down button once to get to the drive s bus status field 7 Press the SELECT button The Bus Status Edit screen will appear 8 Use the up and down arrow buttons to change the bus status to ON or OFF 9 When your choice is displayed press the SELECT button to save the changes You may press the MENU button to abort The Set
81. ion 3 15 Installing the Expansion Frame Figure 3 9 Array Lock Removal and Replacement lm li KY TT IT fi C65148 Array Lock Removal and Replacement C65148 1 Insert screwdriver as shown 11 Using an adjustable wrench adjust the legs of the expansion frame until the pins on the expansion unit align with the holes in the library wall a align the bottom pin on the expansion frame first b align the top pin on the expansion frame next 12 When aligned push the frame to mate with the alignment holes in the library wall 13 From the interior of the library thread the six 1 4 20 x 1 2 inch screws supplied in the expansion frame kit through the library wall and into the expansion frame Using a T 30 Torx driver tighten the screws 14 Replace the arrays and array lock at Panel 2 Column 4 3 16 Fourth Edition 95843 Installing the Expansion Frame Figure 3 10 Expansion Frame Unpacking C65031 Expansion Frame Unpacking C65031 Plywood top Foam cover Side packing Cardboard frame Expansion door Pallet OU Bb UN HI 95843 Fourth Edition 3 17 Installing the Expansion Frame Figure 3 11 Attaching the Fxpansion Frame
82. ive SCSLID On or Off Bus Bus Library Configuration The LIBRARY CONFIG screen allows you to set the following 1 Library SCSI ID Library IPL required 2 Drive fast load on or off 3 Date 4 Time 5 Operator panel screen characteristics 6 Drive SCSI IDs Note The configuration information in the lower half of the LIBRARY CONF IG screen is automatically set when the library performs its initialization process described below You cannot change this data from the operator panel This information includes SCSI type Auto clean Number of CAPs User cells Number of drive columns available Expansion frame information Entries that you must manually enter are discussed below The sequence assumes that you will make all entries at one time 95843 Fourth Edition 5 7 Operator Panel Entry 5 8 If you wish to make only one entry for example the library SCSI ID follow the instructions on the screen to save this one change Library SCSI ID The SCSI identifier ID for the library only must be entered Drive IDs will appear on a different screen Note When configuring the library to a Unix workstation it is recommended that you use a dedicated SCSI host bus adapter e Forwide SCSI adapters you may assign any target from 0 14 for the library e For narrow SCSI adapters the range of targets is 0 6 If you choose to use the embedded system bus on the SPARC station you should select taryet 6 5 2 or 0 f
83. l configuration of the tape library reset button This button will start a initial program load of firmware to the library RISC System 6000 An IBM processor that may be used to connect several IBM AS 400 processors acting as their server through a network robot Flectromechanical device for locating and moving cartridges S servo Device that uses closed loop feedback to govern physical positioning small computer systems interface SCSI A type of data or control interface between the tape library tape drives and a server or client servo power interrupt SPI A signal that removes voltage to a motor if overtravel is Glossary 3 Glossary detected or a safety condition exists for example the main access door to the tape library is open The SPI prevents servo runaway for an out of range motor it also prevents motors from starting up while the access door is open solutions delivery engineer SDF A StorageTek employee trained to install maintain and repair StorageTek equipment stoplock A servo stopped condition holding the motor in a fixed position by electronically locking onto a tachometer line Synonyms Locked on a Line Detent Subnet mask A four byte notation that resolves routing within a network See IP address Ethernet address and library name T theta motor The motor responsible for the lateral movement of the hand mechanism in the tape library U unrecoverable error Error
84. la de S Ao ae act et aue s Macs es XX General Information 1 1 OVEIVIBW boa tabak acre te cra hated hara d edu S ito 1 qua brat bakal bra BAN d gal dean 1 1 Client Direct PE 5a iv AA A AAA 1 5 Client Indirect Operation 1 5 Additonal Mia AA SS 1 5 Model AAA Data aka a OC deae e ARIES 1 6 Standard Features 1 6 Op nal Features gt 54 2 AAA UU KAA RUE CARERE 1 7 Tape Dive EH nirus tom t A esr sorge Sia deca WORD ca e ACE arl a S AU 1 8 BU RACK 2355s eoe nO a e e Eg b ai o AN E Gode SA RAE Y 1 8 Cable Considera eam toh eek YEA vU bae ee NU 1 8 Robotic Components us su d uda Sat ud eant cse Von aad oed en at ted dab tesa As a 1 9 Hand Camera Assembly 2s osa sa E RD UNE occa SO GE ALD drea ees he 1 11 Library Electronic Components 1 12 POW er System cato AA AR A KAG NG GG CASE Sica ER ca Nh eed APR edem NG 1 12 AC Power Dismib onm US a Sp XA 1 12 95843 Fourth Edition ix 4 Contents DC Power Supplies 1 12 Physical SpectHcalons AAA 1 15 Power Cable Information 1 17 Power Specifications 4 dad ii aa dox FG A RAS 1 20 Environmental Specifications 1 21 Safety Fibre Optic Cables and ESD 21 sistemi e
85. load latch of a tape drive by hand until told to do so in later instructions 1 Open the drive access section of the library at the right side as viewed from the front of the library by lifting up on the two latches Tum the latches counterclockwise and open the side door 2 Open the drive package 3 Remove the packing material 4 Refer to Figure 3 14 on page 3 24 while checking the side of the DIT drive for the terminating power jumper selection CAUTION Loss of data or degradation of performance StorageTek recommends supplying terminating power TERMPWR from devices attached at both ends of the SCSI bus Industry standards advise that no more than three devices provide terminating power to the bus 5 Verify whether TERMPWR for DIT drives is on or off enabled or disabled for each tape drive If needed move the jumper to match your requirement a TERMPWR On Install the jumper on the pins shown in the following figure b TERMPWR Off Remove the strap on the pins shown in the following figure You can store the strap by placing it on one pin only 6 Carefully place each drive near the rear slots at the right side of the library Note Check with the customer for a maintenance agreement on tape drives If the drives are returned for repair have the customer retain one shipping box with packing material in case a drive must be sent back to the factory Fourth Edition 3 23 Installing Tape Drives Figure 3 14
86. m 59 1 ft 10083598 Not available Note Plenum rated cables have a higher flammability rating 4 2 Fourth Edition 95843 High Density 68 Pin Jackscrew Cables SCSI Connectors High density 68 pin high density jackscrew cables are used for the connections at the library and drives Figure 4 2 High Density 68 Pin Jackscrew Cable Connector Table 4 3 68 Pin High Density Jackscrew Connector 68 Pin High Density Jackscrew Cable Part Numbers C65069 Length Above Floor PN Plenum PN see note 3 m 9 8 ft 10083309 10083313 6 m 19 7 ft 10083310 10083314 15 m 49 2 ft 10083311 10083315 20 m 65 6 ft 10083312 10083316 Note Plenum rated cables have a higher flammability rating 95843 Fourth Edition 4 3 SCSI Connectors Centronics 50 Pin Latch to 68 Pin Jackscrew Cables When connecting to a RISC System 6000 a BULL DPX 20 or other system that uses a Centronics 50 pin spring latch connector you must use one of the cables listed in Table 4 4 Figure 4 3 Centronics 50 pin to 68 Pin Jackscrew Connector C65070 Table 4 4 Centronics 50 Pin to 68 Pin Jackscrew Cable Part Numbers Centronics 50 Pin to 68 Pin Jackscrew Cable Part Numbers Length Above Floor PN Plenum PN see note 9 m 29 5 ft 10083359 10083368 15 m 49 ft 10083361 10083370 24 m 78 7 ft 10083364 10083373 Note Plenum rated cables have a higher flammability rating 4 4 Fourth Edition 95843 SCSI Conn
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88. me and 1 288 Ibs 1 570 Ibs 1 800 Ibs 1 710 lbs tapes 1 16 Fourth Edition 95843 B Power Cable Information Power Cable Information The customer must order the power cable and supply the correct receptacle General power cables for the tape library are listed in Table 1 8 For cables with connectors adapted to specific countries see Table 1 9 Table 1 8 L700 Power Cables General STK Cable PN Customer Installed Fixed Use Length STK Plug Type Receptacle see note North 10083634 Feature code 9930 NEMA 5 15R wall receptacle America 2 5 m 8 2 ft 100 127 VAC 15 A NEMA 5 15P North 10083645 200 240 VAC 15 A L6 15R wall receptacle America 2 5 m 8 2 ft L6 15P Locking International 10083635 Feature code 9931 230 VAC TEC 60309 2 5 m 8 2 ft 200 240 VAC wall receptacle Harmonized IEC 60309 Note L denotes a locking connector Use locking plugs for DITs mixed with 9840s Power cables with specific connectors for the library and tape drives are listed in the table below Table 1 9 L700 Power Cables Country Specific 100 127 VAC U S Canada 15A If the Library Contains Note 1 For 200 240 VAC applications use locking plugs for DLTs or DLTs mixed with 9840s 95843 Fourth Edition Only 9840 drives DLT Drives Nema 5 15P Nema 5 15P 10083634 10083634 JIS 8303 JIS 8303 10083649 10083649 KSC 8305 KSC 8305 10083656 10083656 Power Cable Information
89. ment or tape library number panel row column CCITT Consultative Committee for International Telephone and Telegraph cell A slot in the tape library that is used to store a tape cartridge Central Support Remote Center CSRC The remote diagnostic center at StorageTek headquarters configuration The physical description of a tape library listing the panel types cartridge capacity type of host connection and number of tape drives CSE A communications port on the MPC card for loading firmware and monitoring operator panel information D daisy chain The connection of two or more devices to a common bus cable diagnostic tests Tests accessible through the library operator panel or Horizon Library Monitor interface that allow a local user to run offline tests within the tape library Direct Memory Access DMA An operation where the electronics bypass the microprocessor and directly access memory Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP Server software that automatically sets the library IP address subnet mask and name Glossary 1 Glossary E electronically erasable programmable read only memory EEPROM A memory component that can be erased and programmed while the component is left in the machine Ethernet address A six byte address that makes a library accessible to a network See IP address subnet mask and library name event examination A file accessible through the operator panel t
90. net Mask sce da sue Are NOI n e S PEOR PATLANG Pao 5 15 library Name prateria ao A NICA E 5 16 Verifying Configuration 5 16 95843 Fourth Edition xi Contents A O a Oros A ae a de hg A KAG RR 5 17 DIT DIVES eed ena cado br e Rb Ret bes taa aa a 5 17 O Ba bocas oed Gate ad Et i M 5 17 UDAN PHP 5 17 Initialization Sequence 5 17 Initialize and Calibrate Mechanisms 5 18 Vision Calbraton paaa or ios it AS 5 18 Hand Camera Assembly Testing 5 18 AUCI stia oce A KNANG Satie ed onde Laden aed dal acd 5 19 Audit Demo ad KG AL tata 5 19 Audit Conditions 3 Sue Sek Acard ae ee d v oe T aed RU OG S OER OE 5 19 Dive Tagan exhi x RE RIOT CER REN ER Rute lia 5 19 Audit of Reserved Cells iii 4 e ahs e ro SD Eo a ee CSS OR e Ie 5 19 Logd Handling Cycling s cesa o RUE SIUS TA a OE ESO SOR eS REN 5 20 Updating Firmware ces fia AG ARNAN ED EAE AX ie ANNI Ne x e Das 5 20 6 Testing the Library 61 Cartridges and Tabels 6 1 Installing Diagnostic and Cleaning Cartridges oo 6 4 Labeling TAMOS adore xb ht WA SOD RAR PARE ANS WAR 6 4 Diagnostic and Cleaning Cartridge Cells 6 5 Reserved Cell Descriptions 6 5 Prepanng DIT DOVES doc
91. ns in hexadecimal denoted by the h at the end of the number and decimal The drive types and locations will vary with your tape library options Each drive column displaces 60 cell locations 95843 Fourth Edition A 1 CV UONIPA uynog E7886 I T 1 PANEL 3 PANEL 0 PANEL 1 PANEL 2 1 H COLUMNS COLUMNS DOOR COLUMNS COLUMNS 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 0 1 2 3 4 0 1 2 0 1 2 3 4 t Ah l 568h 592h 5BCh 5E6h 610h 63Ah 664h 3E8h 3F4h 400h 42Ah 454h 10 496h 4COh 4EAh 514h 53Eh ROWS 1384 1426 1468 1510 1552 1594 1636 1000 1012 1024 1066 1108 CAPA 1174 1216 1258 1300 1342 0 6 12 1Dh 29 47Eh 48Ah 1150 1162 e e e e e E E e o e e e 591h 5BBh 5E5h 60Fh 639h 663h 68Dh 429h 453h 47Dh RESERVED 489h 495h 4BFh 4E9h 513h 530h 567h 1425 1467 1509 1551 1593 1635 1677 1065 1107 1149 CELLS 4161 1173 1215 1257 1299 1341 1383 C65077 uuinjo 3A T AVI I s1ueurop4 A1euqr ade y ain E7886 uonipa yunog EV 36
92. ns to rules or procedures A note usually but not always follows the information to which it relates CAUTION Informs the user of conditions that might result in damage to hardware corruption of customer data or application software or long term health hazard to people A caution always precedes the information to which it relates WARNING Alerts the user to conditions that might result in injury or death A warning always precedes the information to which it relates B Trademarks StorageTek is a trademark of Storage Technology Corporation Other features or terms mentioned in this document may be trademarks of Storage Technology Corporation or of other corporations E Conventions This manual uses unique typographical conventions to highlight specialized words or phrases MENU Helvetica font denotes a function button on the operator panel or website link Service Required Italics denotes a light emitting diode LED the title of a publication or emphasis fsc txt Courier font denotes a file name words seen on the operator panel screen or virtual buttons xviii Fourth Edition 95843 B Related Publications Publications relating to the L700 Tape Library are listed below 95843 Preface L700 Tape Library Documentation Part Number L700 Tape Library General Information Manual MT 4011 A L700 Tape library Illustrated Parts Catalog 95847 L700 Tape Library Operator s Guide 95845
93. o a drive and then immediately report the move completed Fast load off The robot will mount a tape to a drive and wait at the drive location until the tape is fully loaded before reporting the move completed Note Some host software does not support the fast load enabled option Check with the customer before setting fast load enabled You enable disable the Fast Load feature from the library configuration screen To set fast load on off 1 Atthe Library Config Menu press the arrow button until the cursor lines up with FAST LOAD 2 Press the SELECT button An editing screen will appear 3 Follow the instructions on the screen to enable or disable the Fast Load feature 4 When the screen displays your desired setting press the SELECT button to save the changes You may press the MENU button to abort 5 Ifyou wish to set other values continue with the next section Date You set the date from the library configuration screen The library saves the current date and time in non volatile memory The Library Status screen displays the current date and time that you set This setting will also be used for FSC logging To set this value 1 From the Library Config Menu press the arrow button until the cursor lines up with DATE 2 Press the SELECT button An editing screen will appear 3 At the editing screen a Use the up and down arrows to select a value for each portion field of the date b U
94. older Double click on the Install Docs folder manuals Log on to StorageTek s corporate mail system Read the Documentation Kit Ordering file for information about SDE To order Marketing publications denoted by MT use one of these methods Note Function and department numbers are required to process orders through Literature Distribution Call StorageTek Literature Distribution at 303 673 5944 Send electronic mail to literaturedistributionadmin louisville stortek com Go to Portal StorageTek web page a At the right side of the display under StorageTek websites double click on by topic b Double click on online forms StorageTek online forms displays Scroll down the left side of the display to literature distribution c Double click on literature distribution catalog The StorageTek literature distribution page displays d Scroll down the selections under browse and select Tech Pubs Double click on browse The Literature Distribution Administration page displays Fourth Edition 95843 95843 Preface e Follow the instructions to order your publications Mail a Publications Order Form to Literature Distribution Storage Technology Corporation One StorageTek Drive Louisville CO 80028 0082 Fourth Edition xxi Preface This page intentionally left blank xxii Fourth Edition 95843 General Information This chapter describes L700 Tape Library models features an
95. olume database This two step process library audit and host update ensures that both the library and host have current and identical listings of the library contents Note Cartridges left in drives will not be audited Audit Conditions An audit begins when You power on the library You press the RESET button on the operator panel You open and close the library access door A system request to audit the library is entered at the host console Drive Targeting In the next step of the initialization process the robot moves to each drive and and calculates the position of the drive s taryet This ensures accurate loading of tapes during machine operation For DLT drives the load handles are checked for in flux conditions Any handles found to be in flux will be lowered by the MPC library controller Audit of Reserved Cells After drive targeting the robot audits the 12 cells of the reserved area located below CAP B for libraries with two CAPs or below the front viewing window for libraries with one CAP This area is explained in Reserved Cell 95843 Fourth Edition 5 19 Updating Firmware Descriptions in Chapter 6 Testing the Library If there are no DIT drives within the library this is the final initialization step Load Handling Cycling If DLT drives are present and they require cycling of the load handles all handles are raised to the loading position E Updating Firmware Library firmw
96. on below is the Internal Code License Agreement from StorageTek NOTICE INTERNAL CODE LICENSE PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY BEFORE INSTALLING AND OPERATION THIS EQUIPMENT THIS NOTICE IS A LEGAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU EITHER AN INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY THE END USER AND STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION STORAGETEK THE MANUFACTURER OF THE EQUIPMENT BY OPENING THE PACKAGE AND ACCEPTING AND USING ANY UNIT OF EQUIPMENT DESCRIBED IN THIS DOCUMENT YOU AGREE TO BECOME BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT DO NOT OPEN THE PACKAGE AND USE THE EQUIPMENT IF YOU DO NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO BIND YOUR CO MPANY DO NOT OPEN THE PACKAGE AND USE THE EQUIPMENT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONTACT THE AUTHORIZED STORAGETEK DISTRIBUTOR OR RESELLER FROM WHOM YOU ACQUIRED THIS EQUIPMENT IF THE EQUIPMENT WAS OBTAINED BY YOU DIRECTLY FROM STORAGETEK CONTACT YOUR STORAGETEK REPRESENTATIVE 1 Definitions The following terms are defined as followed a Derivative works are defined as works based upon one or more preexisting works such as a translation or a musical arrangement or any other form in which a work may be recast transformed or adapted A work consisting of editorial revision annotations elaboration or other modifications which as a whole represent an original work of authorship is a Derivative work be loaded into the Equipment and executes below the extemal user inter
97. onents The library contains a robot arrays of cells for storing cartridges DLT 9840 drives and a CAP for entering cartridges into or ejecting cartridges from the library Client commands activate the robot The library translates the client command into servo commands to direct each motor within the library The robot contains three major components 1 Theta motor controls lateral movement 2 Z column motor controls vertical movement 3 Hand Camera controls cartridge movement to and from cells drives and CAP These components are shown in Figure 1 3 on page 1 10 A detailed figure of the hand camera assembly is shown in Figure 1 4 on page 1 11 The robot moves cartridges from the storage cells by rotating the Z column moving the hand camera assembly up and down the Z column and reaching into a storage cell to grip a tape cartridge The robot stores tape cartridges in cell arrays that hold six tape cartridges per array The cell arrays are stacked in columns the columns are arranged in a circle around the robot 95843 Fourth Edition 1 9 Robotic Components Figure 1 3 Robotic Components C65056 Robotic Components C65056 Z motor Theta motor Z column Hand camera assembly Z carriage Ui WN HI 1 10 Fourth Edition 95843 Hand Camera Assembly B Hand Camera Assembly The hand camera assembly see Figure 1 4 consists of a gripper a motor driven drive belt for gripper exten
98. operation the camera is tumed off and tapes are located by referencing the VOLSER and cell location within the MPC card memory Hand Camera Assembly Testing Calibration and testing of the hand assembly is accomplished near the vision calibration decal The proximity sensor is aimed at the decal and tested to be on The hand is then moved away from the decal and the sensor is tested to be off The gripper mechanism is extended to test for proper opening and closing Fourth Edition 95843 Initialization Sequence Audit The next step for initialization is the audit of the library The audit process requires five minutes Audit Definition An audit is the process of checking each cell within a library If a cell contains a tape the camera reads the VOLSER and transfers this data to the MPC card The MPC card calculates the robotic position of the hand assembly by referencing the theta and Z positions and catalogs the tape location by VOLSER e SCSI element number or Panel row column If a customer cell is empty the location is recorded as cell empty The reserved cells explained below are checked for cleaning cartridges which will automatically configure the auto clean option and for diagnostic test cartridges When all customer and reserved cell locations are read and cataloged the library audit is complete However the library audit information must be requested by the host system to update its tape v
99. or the library since the remaining targets are reserved for Sun peripherals For IBM RISC System 6000 machines available targets on the embedded system bus are 6 5 3 and 2 You set the library SCSI ID from the LIBRARY CONFIG screen To set this value 1 From the online status screen press the MENU button The Main Menu will display FSC LOGS CAP CONTENTS CLEANING INFO DIAGNOSTICS VERSION INFO CONFIGURATION 2 Press the down arrow button until the cursor lines up with CONFIGURATION 3 Press the SELECT button The Main Configuration Menu will appear e The cursor will line up with LIBRARY CONFIG Press the SELECT button The library Config Menu will appear The cursor will line up with SCSI ID Press the SELECT button The Select Lib ID Menu will appear Use the up and down arrow buttons to change the SCSI ID e n oO When the ID is correct press the SELECT button to save the changes You may press the MENU button to abort Fourth Edition 95843 95843 Operator Panel Entry 9 Entry of the library SCSI ID requires an IPL of the library If this is the only value you wish to set at this time press the RESET button If you wish to set other values before you IPL the machine continue with the next section Note A change in the library SCSI ID requires an IPL of the library Fast Load Enabled or Disabled These two terms are defined as follows Fast load on The robot will mount a tape t
100. osed with the Fibre device for rack mounting the component into the 13U rack area Supplied in the 9840 Tape Drive System Installation Manual PN 95879 for installing the Fibre option on 9840 drives Fourth Edition 3 31 Installing Fibre Channel Components Figure 3 19 Fibre Device Positioning o pogoogooooogoooo o 000000000000000 StorageTek C65268 Fibre Device Positioning C65268 1 Fibre hub bridge or switch 2 Fibre cable routing to drives 3 32 Fourth Edition 95843 Installing Cables This chapter explains how to connect the following cables Client direct 1 and Client 2 if applicable library SCSI control cables Client SCSI data cables Ethernet cable Library power cable Note If your cables are going under a raised floor the floor tile under the library must have cutouts to allow routing of these cables B SCSI Cable Paths 95843 You may choose to separate the control and data paths The control path transfers client commands for library move operations only The data path transfers data to from the drives You may combine both the data and control paths into one single path However consider performance characteristics when determining the number of drives per SCSI path The library SCSI control and data path cables must be 68 pin high density HD connectors at the library While single ended ca
101. out depicts a mixture of 9840 and DIT drives You may also install six 9840 drives plus one DLT drive in a column where the DLT drive occupies the top drive slot Table 3 2 lists the available combinations for one drive column Table 3 2 Drive Combinations per drive column 9840 DLT 10 95843 Oc m co r2 c HI N AJ a NI I Fourth Edition 3 19 Installing Tape Drives Drive positions and their library to drive numbers are automatically configured during initialization You must however configure their SCSI IDs and on bus or off bus status The configuration procedure is explained in Drive Configuration in Chapter 5 Configuring the Library Note Due to the size of the 9840 drive the operator panel will display dashed lines between a 9840 drive and another drive this is due to the empty not connected power and tape transport interface TTT connector displaced by the physical size of the 9840 Fourth Edition 95843 Installing Tape Drives Figure 3 12 Tape Drive Installation Rules
102. parate branch circuit Some power configuration examples are Ifyou have a total of eight 9840 drives you might place four drives in one column and four drives in the other column If one AC power circuit should fail you would still have four operational drives Ifyou have a total of 12 DLT drives and six drives go to Client 1 and six drives go to Client 2 you might place three drives for Client 1 in one column and three drives for Client 2 in the second column In the second column you could route signal cables for the next three drives to Client 1 and then three drives to Client 2 If one AC power circuit should fail you would still have three working drives to each client DC Power Supplies If your library has two DC power supplies both supplies will power the library during normal operation If a fault is detected in one supply the second DC power supply will assume control and post the error to the FSC log 1 12 Fourth Edition 95843 Power System Figure 1 5 Library Electronic Components C65058 1 13 Fourth Edition 95843 Power System Figure 1 5 Library Electronic Components Library Flectronic Components C65058 0 NI O UV BB UN HI 1 14 MPC and associated logic cards Fan tray assembly Standard DC power sup
103. ply Standard AC power distribution unit PDU AC power cable Circuit breaker Optional second power cable Optional second circuit breaker Optional AC power distribution unit PDU Bulkhead Optional second DC power supply Libraryto host SCSI control cables MPC card connectors Fibre Channel connections Not available at the time of publication Fourth Edition 95843 Physical Specifications B Physical Specifications The physical dimensions of the tape library are shown below Table 1 7 on page 1 16 lists the variable weight specifications for the tape library Figure 1 6 Physical Dimensions C65059 Physical Dimensions C65069 1 Depth with expansion frame 1 12 m 44 in 2 Height 1 8 m 72 in 3 Width with covers 1 6 m 62 in 4 Depth without expansion frame 1 m 37 5 in Total weight approximate of the library with 20 drives 755 kg 1800 lbs Note Add 150 mm 6 in for top clearance and 100 mm 4 in on sides for cooling 95843 Fourth Edition 1 15 Physical Specifications Table 1 7 L700 Weight Variation L700 400 No Drives 10 DLT Drives 20 DLT Drives 12 9840 Drives Weight 339 kg 480 kg 533 kg 490 kg 941 lbs 1 058 lbs 1 175 lbs 1 081 lbs C AK 495 kg 585 kg 637 kg 595 kg p 1 091 Ibs 1 288 lbs 1 405 Ibs 1 311 lbs frame Weight w expansion 585 kg 712 kg 755 kg 776 kg fra
104. ramp on the two posts 6 With people on both sides of the library carefully guide the library down the ramp Fourth Edition 95843 Positioning the Library 7 Remove the ramp and pallet from your work area You may re use or dispose of the shipping materials according to your local policies B Positioning the Library To position the library 1 2 Carefully roll the library to its assigned location Position the library to allow space for maintenance and operator access These space reguirements are shown in Figure 3 2 on page 3 5 If your installation reguires that you have cables routed undemeath a raised floor be sure the floor cutouts are in the correct positions B Removing the Shipping Kit To remove the library shipping kit 1 2 8 Obtain a Phillips screwdriver Insert the screwdriver into each screw on the right side door latches and tum each screw counterclockwise to release the latches Lift both latches up and tum them both counterclockwise to release them and open the right side door Obtain the installation kit Open the installation kit and remove the library door key PN 310293301 from the kit Open the right front door Insert the library door key into each key slot in the left access door and tum the key counterclockwise Open the left library door BM Securing the Library Position To secure the library position 1 2 95843 Obtain the four wheel chocks PN 40
105. rations for each drive 1 Open the left rear door 2 Comnect the client data cable to the appropriate connector at the rear library frame for the first drive 3 Make sure a terminator is installed on the second drive connector at the rear library frame PN 10148002 single ended PN 10148003 differential Daisy Chain Connection For installations requiring SCSI daisy chained data path configurations 1 Open the left rear door 2 Connect the client data cable to the appropriate connector at the rear library frame 3 At the rear of the library frame install a short SCSI jumper cable from the second connector of the first drive to the next drive connector in the chain 4 Continue the chain until you reach the last drive on the chain 5 Make sure a terminator is installed on the last drive connector on the rear library frame PN 10148002 single ended PN 10148003 differential B Ethernet Cable If your installation requires an Ethernet connection 1 With the right front door open route the Ethernet cable up through the hole in the library floor 2 Connect the cable to the Enet connector on the MPC card B library Power Cables This section describes the procedure to connect the library power cable s If your library has the duplicate power supply feature be sure that each power supply is connected to its own circuit breaker 4 8 Fourth Edition 95843 Library Power Cables CAUTION Do
106. rit la prise d alimentation lectrique doit tre situ e a moins de 2 8 m de la bibliotheque La prise d alimentation doit galement tre facile d acces Sur les sites o le cable est raccord directement une source d alimentation un dispositif de d connexion facile d acces doit tre incorpor au systeme de c blage fixe 15 A Hinweis Gem den sicherheitsrechtlichen Vorschriften darf die Netzsteckdose maximal 2 8 m von Library entfernt sein Auberdem muk die Steckdose gut zug nglich sein Wenn das Netzkabel fest an eine Stromquelle angeschlossen ist muk sich in der Festverdrahtung eine gut zug ngliche Unterbrechungseinrichtung befinden 15 A Uwaga Wymogi BHP stanowia ze gniazdo zasilania powinno znajdowa sie w odleg o ci 2 8 m od biblioteki i ze powinno bye atwo dost pne W miejscach gdzie kabel zasilania jest bezposrednio podlaczony do r d a zasilania w sie zasilaj c nale y wmontowa atwo dost pny Wy cznik g wny 15 A Connecting Power To connect the library power cable to its power source 1 Be sure that the cable is labeled with the library address location 2 Connect the male end of the power cable into the wall outlet 3 Tum the circuit breaker for the wall outlet to ON 4 Lift the library circuit breaker up ON 5 The library will begin its initial program loading of the embedded firmware 6 Refer to Chapter 5 Configuring the Library to configure the libra
107. ry These cell locations are shown in Figure 6 3 on page 6 5 When the cartridge dismounts the robot will return the cleaning cartridge to its cell location within the library The MPC card will keep track of usage and post a message on the operator panel when the usage has expired If customers desires this feature they must have cleaning cartridges placed in the reserved cells area of the library during an IPL sequence see Diagnostic and Cleaning Cartridge Cells in Chapter 6 Testing the Library for cartridge locations When this option is available the customer host software must also support the auto cleaning feature If you select auto cleaning you must also specify the cartridge life Cartridge life is the number of times that a cleaning cartridge may be used before its usage expires Setting Cleaning Cartridge Life After a predetermined count a cleaning cartridge must be replaced and disposed of at the site If the Auto Clean feature is enabled use the operator panel to set the maximum number of times a cleaning cartridge can be used or the warning threshold Fourth Edition 5 11 Operator Panel Entry The DIT Tape Drive Product Manual specifies that a DLT cleaning cartridge can be used only 20 times For 9840 cartridges refer to the 9840 Tape Drive System Users Reference Manual PN 95739 You set the cleaning cartridge warning threshold from the main menu screen To set this value 1 From th
108. ry and drives 4 10 Fourth Edition 95843 Library Power Cables Figure 4 5 Library Power Cable C65066 Library Power Cable C65066 1 Power cable 2 Strain relief 95843 Fourth Edition 4 11 Library Power Cables 4 12 This page intentionally left blank Fourth Edition 95843 Configuring the Library This chapter describes how to configure the library and its associated tape drives for operation When the library is powered on it performs the initialization of the robotic components Library firmware is factory installed on all new machines It resides within a Flash PROM chip on the MPC controller card You must however configure the library and drives to enable full initialization audit testing and online capabilities B 1700 Capacity Variations 95843 The three capacity variations available for the L700 are listed in the tables below Figure 5 1 on page 5 2 and Figure 5 2 on page 5 3 illustrate these configuration options Note The capacity of the library is automatically configured during IPL The firmware configures the size of the library by the positions of the theta Stops Refer to Appendix A Library Elements and Diagrams for cell element locations Table 5 1 Capacity Variations 1 Drive Column Size Capacity 1 3 216 cells 2 3 Q 384 cells Full 9 678 cells Table 5 2 Capacity Variations 2 Drive Columns Size Capacity 1 3 O 156 2 3 Q 32
109. se the SELECT button to move right to the next field Fourth Edition 5 9 Operator Panel Entry 5 c Use the MENU button to move left to the previous field When the screen displays your desired setting press the SELECT button from the right most field to save the entries You may press the MENU button to abort If you wish to set other values continue with the next section Time You set the Time from the screen To set this value 1 5 From the Library Config Menu press the arrow button until the cursor lines up with TIME Press the SELECT button An editing screen will appear At the editing screen a Use the up and down arrows to select a value for each portion field of the time b Use the SELECT button to move right to the next field c Use the MENU button to move left to the previous field When the screen displays your desired setting press the SELECT button from the right most field to save the entries You may press the MENU button to abort If you wish to set other values continue with the next section Screen Characteristics You can also change the operator panel screen characteristics from the CONFIG menu To change the contrast and backlight brightness of the operator screens 1 From the Main Configuration Menu press an arrow button until the cursor lines up with DISPLAY INFO Press the SELECT button The display information screen will appear Use
110. shown Fourth Edition 95843 Figure 3 3 Unpacking the Library 95843 Fourth Edition Unpacking the Library C65062 3 7 Removing the Library from the Pallet Figure 3 3 Unpacking the Library Unpacking the Library C65062 0 nI O UV E WU N HI Inner shipping box Shipping box and ramp strap Shipping pallet Ramp posts 3 4 nch mounting bolts Shipping box straps B Removing the Library from the Pallet 3 8 Note Some shipping agreements require the shipper to remove the library from its shipping pallet If this is the case you may skip this section If you must remove the library from its pallet perform the following procedure WARNING Heavy load At least two people are required to remove the library from its shipping pallet AVERTISSEMENT CHARGE LOURDE Deux personnes au moins sont requises pour retirer la biblioth que de sa palette de transport VORSICHT HOHES GEWICHT Um die Library von der Lieferpalette zu heben ben tigen Sie mindestens einen Helfer OSTRZEZENIE DUZA WAGA Co najmniej dwie osoby powinny wyjmowa biblioteke z palety wysy kowej Obtain a 3 4 inch or adjustable wrench or socket Remove the four 3 4 inch bolts that secure the library to the pallet Remove the four wood blocks positioned near the bolts Pw om e Refer to Figure 3 3 on page 3 7 and position the ramp by aligning the holes of the ramp with the two posts on the pallet o Securely seat the
111. sion and a bar code scanner LED card and camera enclosed in a case under the hand components The camera reads the volume serial numbers VO LSERS of tapes during an audit and when cartridges are entered into the CAP For mount and dismount activities the camera is not used since the VOLSERs and positions of all tapes are kept in the memory of the MPC card During machine initialization the hand extension is checked below the calibration label at the bottom of the standard Drive Column 0 Note Cartridges left in tape drives will not be audited However volume information is retained for drives loaded by the library Figure 1 4 Hand Camera Assembly C65057 Hand Camera Assembly C65057 l Gripper 2 Drive belt 3 Motor 4 LED MPL card 95843 Fourth Edition 1 11 Library Electronic Components B Library Electronic Components The major electronic components of the library are shown in Figure 1 5 on page 1 13 These components are behind the right front door of the library B Power System The library power system consists of One ortwo AC power distribution units PDUs that Operate within a line voltage of 90 to 265 VAC 50 or 60 Hz Distribute AC voltage to the drives Are protected from overcurrent by circuit breakers One ortwo DC power supplies that provide voltage to the library AC Power Distribution Units When installing your drives in a library that has two AC PDUS attach each PDU to a se
112. sion card Not available at the time of publication J28 Operator panel J241 Tape Transport Interface TTI connection to MPM multiplexor card for drives 11 to 20 Second drive column J281 Engineering use only J53 CAP and door J570 DC power in from second MPF DC power supply J571 DC power in from first MPF DC power supply J551 DC Fans J43 Servo power to robot and hand Note If the MPV card PCI expansion bus is present one or two MPU cards will be attached to this card The MPU card contains a Class 1 laser product that complies with sections 21CFR 1040 10 and 1040 11 of the Food and Drug Administration FDA regulations 95843 Class 1 laser products do not require any special safety precautions Fourth Edition A 7 8 V UONIPA uynog E7886 DC TO FANS HALL EFFECTS CAP 1 CAP 0 J551 DOOR INTF OPERATOR PANEL CAMERA GRIPPER CAMERA MPI SOLENOID Z LOOP MPC CONTROLLER TTI EXPANDER SERVO BUS DC IN DRV SCSI PIGTAIL DRV 3570 TO BULKHEAD TTI DRV MUX DRV DC IN MPF DC PS DRV EA EEE l DRV DRV I THETA I MOTOR DRV DRV DRV PDU STANDARD AC IN SCSI TERM POWER E DRV DRV BACKWARD CURVED DRV ivPELLER pRv K DRV DRV DRV H SCSI TERM pry K FE POWER DRV PDU OPTIONAL AC IN 065215 wesberg org Areaqry 9 y amb Glossary
113. st ARE YOU SURE Confirm this by pressing the SELECT button Fourth Edition 95843 Subsystem Operational Checks 14 After this diagnostic test runs to completion press the MENU button to retum to the DIAGNOSTICS menu Other Diagnostic Tests 95843 You might want to run all diagnostic tests Descriptions of other tests that are available are given below Clean Drive This will mount and dismount a specified cleaning cartridge to a drive Note This routine does not require the library to be offline Be sure to instruct the operator how to mn this routine Mount This test will mount a diagnostic tape to a selected drive Dismount This test will dismount a diagnostic tape to a selected drive Demo Mode This test will start a Get Put Loop with customer cartridges to simulate machine operation See the caution below CAUTION Audit update required When DEMO MODE completes you must IPL the library to re audit the library You must then notify the customer to update the host cartridge database Fourth Edition 6 11 Loading Tapes into the Library B Loading Tapes into the Library When diagnostic tests are completed the customer may load their production tapes inside the library The most efficient way to load a great quantity of tapes into the library is to manually load them into the array cells Figure 6 5 illustrates this method Figure 6 5 Placing Tapes into Array Cells
114. stall DLT cable connectors for the drives Standard Drive Column 0 Connectors Note Drive column 0 is the standard drive column included in all libraries It is the column that contains the calibration label at the bottom 1 Open the right side door 2 Remove the SCSI Y channel cable and mounting jackscrews from the drive shipping box 3 Thread one of the jackscrews into one end of the connector Thread it all the way in and then back it off by 1 4 tum 95843 Fourth Edition 3 25 Installing Tape Drives 4 Refer to Figure 3 16 and tilt the channel connector with the jackscrew end at the bottom into the slot on the interior library bulkhead next to the desired drive location Figure 3 16 DLT Tape Drive Cable Connectors C65226 Tape Drive Cable Connectors C65226 1 Interior bulkhead view 2 Exterior bulkhead view Note It is easier to insert the connector if you tilt it away from the interior bulkhead 5 Go around to the rear of the library open the rear door and locate the connector at the bulkhead 6 Grasp the connector and thread the second jackscrew into the top of the connector 7 Make sure the comnector aligns inside its slot and tighten both jackscrews with a 3 16 inch nutdriver Do not overtighten 8 Repeat this process for all channel connectors Note Do not connect the client cables until the configuration is completed 9 Open the cable clamp at the bottom right of the drive tray and
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116. such as a table or the floor next to the equipment to be serviced Attach one end of the ground cord to the work surface using the snap fastener The free end will be attached in a later step Slip on a wrist strap making sure that it is comfortable but still makes contact with the entire circumference of your wrist Snap one end of the coil cord to the wrist band attach the other end to the work surface at the same place the ground cord is attached Fourth Edition 95843 L700 Door Interlock Accessing the equipment 5 Open the doors or panels of the equipment and immediately attach the free end of the ground cord to any convenient ground point on the equipment frame Replacing components 6 Remove the suspect component and place it on the work surface 7 Remove the replacement component from its ESD protective package and install it in the equipment 8 Place the suspect component in the ESD protective package emptied in Step 7 Cleanup 9 Disconnect the ground cords from the equipment 10 Reinstall all covers and close the doors 11 Disconnect the coil cord from your wrist and the ground cord from the work surface 12 Properly store the work surface and the other Field Service Grounding Kit items B 1700 Door Interlock A safety interlock located behind the left front door is provided on the tape library When the left front door is opened the interlock immediately generates a servo power interrupt SPI th
117. t to the nezt field c Use the MENU button to move left to the previous screen When the screen displays your desired setting press the SELECT button from the right most field to save the changes You may press the MENU button from the left most field to abort If you wish to set other values continue with the next section Library Name The library name is strictly a local convention It is mapped to the IP address and does not affect operation The library name must also be assigned by the system administrator Note The maximum number of characters is 30 To set the library name 1 From the main configuration menu press an arrow button until the cursor lines up with NETWORK CONFIG Press the SELECT button The network configuration screen will appear and the cursor lines up with LIBRARY NAME Press the SELECT button An editing screen will appear On the editing screen a Use the up and down arrows to select a value for each character field in the library name b Use the SELECT button to move right to the next field c Use the MENU button to move left to the previous field When the screen displays your desired setting press the SELECT button from the right most field to save the changes You may press the MENU button from the left most field to abort If setting the library name is your final configuration task press the RESET button Verifying Configuration When you have completed all con
118. t 95843 L700 Tape Library Installation Manual L700 Tape Library Installation Manual Information contained in this publication is subject to change In the event of changes the publication will be revised Comments concerning its contents should be directed to Nearline Information Development Storage Technology Corporation One StorageTek Drive Louisville CO 80028 2201 USA Information Control This publication and the information contained herein is the property of StorageTek Further more all information is considered StorageTek Proprietary Information and is intended for the exclusive use of our employees and authorized third parties No information in this publica tion may be read copied used distributed or shared with any other person without the prior written consent of StorageTek Should this publication be found please return it to StorageTek One StorageTek Drive Louis ville CO 80028 5214 USA Postage is guaranteed 1999 Storage Technology Corporation Louisville CO USA All rights reserved ii Fourth Edition 95843 List of Pages Document Title L700 Tape Library Installation Manual Manual Part Number 95843 Initial Release Date August 1999 Fourth Edition Date November 1999 EC 111277 Doc Kit 14788 Total number of pages in this document is 154 consisting of the following Section Disposition Cover Replace Entire Manual Blank page Title page Copyright iii through xxiv
119. talling the Expansion Frame If your library requires an expansion frame follow the procedure below If no expansion frame installation is required proceed to Installing Features on page 3 19 This frame adds 294 cartridge storage locations to the library The installation procedure should take about two hours to complete To prepare the library for the expansion frame 1 Referto Figure 3 8 on page 3 14 and using a flat blade screwdriver remove any theta stop from positions 1 and or 3 Only one theta stop should remain the theta stop in position 2 full capacity Note The library automatically configures for 1 3 2 3 or full capacity when the library is powered on and the firmware is loaded If the theta stops are not in the correct position for your library model an error will occur 95843 Fourth Edition 3 13 Installing the Expansion Frame Figure 3 8 Theta Stops 55665558 20000050 0001 Eonusnnunui ponnn C65122 Theta Stops C65122 1 Stop number 1 and stop number 3 1 3 capacity 2 Stop number 2 and stop number 3 2 3 capacity position
120. tion 2 3 Preventing Electrostatic Discharge Wear ESD protection whenever you install maintain or repair StorageTek equipment Keep ESD sensitive printed circuit components in their ESD protective packages until all ESD preventive steps have been taken and it is time to install the component Do not allow anyone to touch or handle an unprotected ESD sensitive component unless that person has taken all ESD precautions Reinstall all covers and close the doors when the equipment is not being serviced If the grounding kit work surface has been exposed to temperatures above 66 C 150 F or below 4 5 C 40 F acclimate the work surface to room temperature before unrolling it Place any removed component into an ESD protective package Keep the grounding kit work surface clean Use a mild detergent and water as needed and make sure that the surface is completely dry before you use it Periodically check the resistance of the ground cord and the wrist strap coil cord The ground cord should measure less than 1 2 MQ and the coil cord should measure between 0 8 MQ and 1 2 MQ Repair or replace the cords as required ESD Protection Procedure Note Remember that each customer environment is different Make sure that 2 4 all customer related concerns have been addressed before working on equipment Preparation 1 Before opening the eguipment unfold the work surface completely and place it on any convenient surface
121. to Horizon Library Monitor Revised Table 1 5 Drive Features Revised Table 1 9 L700 Power Cables Country Specific Chapter 3 Revised Table 3 1 Hardware Installation Checklist Revised DIT drive installation instructions for the optional drive column Added Installing Other Features section for optional drive column and CAP Chapter 4 Added new cable to Table 4 1 Daisy chain Cables Chapter 5 Revised to reflect current firmware Revised Final Steps section Chapter 6 Added CAP Operation section Added note for running the Clean Drive routine General Replaced CSE term with SDE Preface Added Fibre Optic manual to Related Publications Chapter 1 Revised Table 1 1 Drive Features for 9840 drives Chapter 2 Added information about Servo Power Interrupt Added precautions for handling Fibre optic cables Chapter 3 Referred to instructions on Fibre Channel installation for 9840 drives Added information for installing Fibre Channel devices within the 13U rack area Deleted instructions to remove DLT drive from tray to change the TERMPWR jumper new trays have a cutout making removal of the drive unnecessary Chapter 5 Added instructions for configuring network information Index Revised Fourth Edition 95843 This page intentionally left blank Fourth Edition vi Internal Code License Statement The informati
122. w for libraries with only one CAP Figure 6 3 Reserved Cells CAP B CAPA D AE e e e e e e e e e COLUMN 1 e E C65075 Reserved Cells C65075 1 Location of reserved cells 2 Swap cell Leave empty 3 Diagnostic Cleaning cartridges Reserved Cell Descriptions In the figure above the top cell is reserved for in transit cartridges Do not place a cartridge into this cell This cell has two functions 1 Itallows the robot to swap tapes within the library 2 Itis used as a drop off cell in case the library loses power and the robot has a cartridge in the hand When power is restored the robot automatically places this cartridge into the drop off cell as part of the robotic initialization sequence 95843 Fourth Edition 6 5 Preparing DLT Drives You may place any type of cleaning or diagnostic cartridge into the other 11 cells Alternately these 11 cells may be left empty CAUTION System Degradation Do not place data cartridges into these cells The reserved cells are limited to cleaning and diagnostic cartridges only Ask the customer if the auto clean option is desired If host software supports this option you m
123. when stop number 2 is used alone full capacity 3 Stop number 3 is used for 1 3 and 2 3 capacity libraries only removed for full capacity CAUTION Heavy load Two or more people are required to remove the expansion frame from its shipping package and install the expansion frame AVERTISSEMENT CHARGE LOURDE Deux personnes au moins sont requises pour retirer le panneau de la bibliotheque et installer le cadre d extension VORSICHT HOHES GEWICHT Um die Abdeckung der Library zu 6ffnen und den Erweiterungsrahmen einzubauen ben tigen Sie mindestens einen Helfer OSTRZEZENIE DUZA WAGA Co najmniej dwie osoby powinny wyjmowa panel biblioteki i instalowa zesp rozszerzenia biblioteki 2 Using a Torx T 30 bit remove the six mushroom attachments from the rear of the library frame by turning them counterclockwise 3 14 Fourth Edition 95843 95843 Installing the Expansion Frame CAUTION Possible head injury Note the position of the theta lock bracket mounted on the top inside surface of the library Be careful not to hit your head on the bracket 3 Position the robot hand at the top of the Z column and facing the tape drives Decals on the library wall show panel and column locations Viewed from the right rear of the library locate the tape arrays at Panel 2 Column 4 These arrays must be removed to allow you access to the mounting holes for the expansion frame To remove the arrays a You might need a flas
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