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Spectra 12000 ™ Library User Guide This Guide This guide describes the insta llation an d operat ion of the Spectra 12000 automate d tap e libr ar y , including troubles ho otin g info r m at ion. Related Publications These publica tions ar e also av ailabl e from Sp ectra Logic:  Release Notes : Spectra 12000, Spectra 64000 (9 0910852): pro v[...]

2 Spectra 12000 User Guide Not ices Except as expre ssly stated herein, Spectr a Log ic Corpo ratio n makes available the Spect ra 120 00 li brar y a nd associ ated docu ment ation on an “a s is” basis, witho ut warrant y of any k ind, ei ther expr essed or implie d, including but not l imited to the i mplied warra nties o f mer chanta bility o[...]

Not ices 3 Grant of Lic ens e. The SOFTW ARE is licensed on a non-exclusive basis, not sold. This EULA grants you the f ol l ow in g r i gh t s to th e S OF T W ARE: Y ou may use t he SOFTW ARE only on the Spectra 12000 Library . Not Fault T olerant. The SOFTW ARE is not fault tolerant. Spectr a Logic has independently determined how to use the SOF[...]

4 Spectra 12000 User Guide W arranty The Spectra 12000 library is warr anted for one year from date of shipment from the factory . This wa rran ty in cludes a Next Busine ss Da y (On-S ite ) se rvice con tr act for site s locate d in North America and the European Union, an d is explained as follo ws: Access to a Spectra Logic s upport representati[...]

Not ices 5 AC Po we r W arning: Risk of ele ctrical sh ock. D o not remove the libr ar y co ver. T o re m ove AC p owe r f r o m th e l i br ar y , u n p lu g t h e pow er cord from the po w er inlet. There are no user serviceable parts within the library .[...]

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Co n te n ts 7 Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Warran ty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Firmware Support Proce [...]

8 Spectra 12000 User Guide Chapter 2. Inst alling the Spectra 12 000 Library 29 Preparing a Con trolled Environme nt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Media and Hardware Environme nt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Air Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Unpacking the [...]

Co n te n ts 9 Chapter 6. Config uring the Spe ctra 12000 Library F-QIP 55 Displaying the Config urat ion Toolba r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Configuring F-QIPs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 F-QIP Configure Controller Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58[...]

10 Spectra 12000 User Guide Chapter 8. Config uring the Drives 107 Configuring SCSI IDs, Emulation and Dip Switch Settings . . . . . . . . 108 Chapter 9. Using the Spec tra 12000 Library 113 Checking Library Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Checking Ro botics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Co n te n ts 1 1 Chapter 10. Using the Drive 133 Bar Code Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Using AIT Data Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 Write-Prote cting and Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 Storing Cartridges Out side the[...]

12 Spectra 12000 User Guide Appendix A. Fibre Channel Cable Requirements 157 Fibre Chann el Cable Requirem ents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 Appendix B. SCS I Cable and Terminator Requi rements 159 SCSI Cable Requiremen ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 SCSI Terminator Requireme nts . . [...]

Co n te n ts 1 3 Appendix E. Using the TAOS ITP Control Panel to View S ettings 171 Opening the TAOS ITP Configuration Cont rol Panel . . . . . . 171 Device Discovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Installed Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Ethernet . . . . . . . . . [...]

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1I n t r o d u c t i o n This guide is written for Spectra 12000 lib rary users and revie w s the library’ s installa tion and use. This chapter covers:  Intr odu ction  About th e Gato r Arch itect ure  Option Enablement  A T our of th e Spectra 12000 Library  A T our of th e Library Controller  Getting Star te d[...]

16 Spectra 12000 User Guide Intr oduc tion The Spectra 12000 librar y provides a combination o f high reliability , speed, lar ge capacity , ease of use, and bui lt-in redundancy to minimize or elimina te downtim e. The Spectra 12 000 libra ry’ s features include:  Hot swappable tape drives—y ou can easily switch drives without tools and wit[...]

Chapter 1. Intr oduction 17 About the Gator Archit ectu re Both the Spectra 1200 0 and Spectra 64000 libraries utilize t he Gator™ architec ture f or robo tic tape libr aries developed by Spe ctr a Logic . Gato r architectur e in the Spectra 12000 library can be configured with 60 to 120 cartridges and fro m tw o to eigh t t ape driv es. Gator ar[...]

18 Spectra 12000 User Guide Option Enabl ement Spectra Logic has added a new fea ture to the Spectra 12000 libra r y called Option En able ment. Option Ena blement allows the user to a dd several functi ons to their library: CoD™ is a capacity on demand system that allo ws y ou to add library storage capa city in increments as small as 15 slots, [...]

Chapter 1. Intr oduction 19 A T our of the Spec tra 12000 Librar y The illustra ti o n of the front of the Spect ra 12000 library (Figure 1-1) shows the Entry/Exit (E/E) por ts, through which you can insert and remov e cartridges individually or using cartridge packs. Each pack holds up to 15 car tridges at a time . The Librar y Controller (also ca[...]

20 Spectra 12000 User Guide The Libra ry Contr o ller Stylus Stylus Use the stylus to navigate th e Li brar y Contr oller . T ouch the screen with the stylus to m ak e a selection. The stylus is designed for safe use with the Librar y Cont roller touchscr een. Store the stylus in the slot loc ated on the top ri ght -hand co r ne r of th e Library C[...]

Chapter 1. Intr oduction 21 A T our of the Library C ontroller IP Addr ess and User The IP A ddress and User at the bottom of the Library Controller displays the library’ s IP address and the curren t user of the library . Fig u re 1 - 3 Gene ral Sta tus screen. To o l b a r s IP Addr ess and User Ex ception Bar[...]

22 Spectra 12000 User Guide Exc eption Bar The Exce ption Ba r contai n s the Ex c eption, Home, Inv entory and T race Log icons. Exc epti on The Exceptio n icon, a ex clama tion poin t, will appear with a yello w background only if the librar y experiences a p roblem. T ap the icon to bring up a window where y ou can view t he pr oblem. Home T ap [...]

Chapter 1. Intr oduction 23 Gener al T oolbar The General toolbar displays commonly used options, including: Invento r y Shows tr anspor t lo cations: Use th is to move tapes betwe en slots and d riv es. Sele ct the Inventory icon to access logical libraries and slot inventory in formation. Status Sho w s information about robotics, driv es and med[...]

24 Spectra 12000 User Guide Conf iguration T oolbar Use the Config ur at ion tool bar to c onfig ure the libr ar y: Part ition Shows par tition status. This lets you set up and alter librar y par titions, assign drives to each partition , assign the number of slots, a nd name the part ition. Drive Config Shows drive configuration infor mation, and [...]

Chapter 1. Intr oduction 25 Maint enanc e T oolbar Use th e Mainte nance toolbar to han dle var ious libr ar y upkeep t asks, including: Diagnost ics Fi eld service engineers use diagnostics to identif y possible system problems and r un tests. Updat e Firmw are D i spla ys Firmware Update scr een where y ou can update the fr ont panel, front panel[...]

26 Spectra 12000 User Guide Security T oolbar Use th e Security toolb ar to h andle various l ibra r y upkeep tasks, including: User s Use the Users button to access the se curi ty scre en. Thi s allow s the user to set up different users wit h different levels of access and delete users. Swit ch User s This button allo ws a ne w user to lo g on in[...]

Chapter 1. Intr oduction 27 Getting Started If y our Spectra 12000 library is already in stalled and configured, re view Using the Spectra 1 2000 Library on page 11 3. T o instal l an d config ure the Spectra 12000 library, rea d the ch apte rs in this book in sequen ce, re ferring to t he R elease Notes: Spectr a 12000, Spectra 64000, as direct ed[...]

28 Spectra 12000 User Guide V oltage Diffe rential SCSI (L-QIPs), E thernet (E-QIPs), or any combination of the abov e . T o che c k th e sta tus of the F-QI Ps on the ba c k of the QIP . In the upper right-han d corn er of th e F-QIP you can see two lights, l abelled Fib re and QIP , corresponding to the F ibre processor and QIP processor . Bot h [...]

2 I nstalling the Spec tra 12000 Librar y This chap ter revi ews:  Prepar ing a Co ntroll ed E nviron ment  Unpacking the Spectra 12000 Library  Connecting the SCSI Cables and T er minators  Connecting the Fibre Channel Cables  Connecting t he Et hernet Cables  T urning t he Li bra ry On an d Of f[...]

30 Spectra 12000 User Guide Pr eparing a C ontro lled En vironmen t Me di a a nd Ha rdw are Env iro n me nt When plan n ing the Spectra 12000 library installat i on, note that th e library , drives and media must be maintained in a controlled envi ronm ent. En vi r o nm en tal ex tr eme s ca us e er r ati c o pe r a tion an d possible failures. The[...]

Chapter 2. Installing the S pectra 12 000 Library 31 filter can handle. If y ou exceed th ese lim its, filter th e air in the r oom in which the libra r y is housed. Unpacking the Spec tra 12000 Library Use the Spectr a 12000 Ins tallation and Un pac king Guide , P .N. 90910884 to unpack and install the libra ry . Cautio n: The Spectra 12000 librar[...]

32 Spectra 12000 User Guide C onnec ting the SCSI Cables and T erminat ors After y ou hav e placed th e l ibrary care full y and prepared it for operation, you are re ady to con nect the Sp ectr a 12 000 libr ar y to the host bus. There are four 68 -p in micro-SCSI connect ors per S-QIP or L-QIP on the rear pan el to con nect the libr ar y to the s[...]

Chapter 2. Installing the S pectra 12 000 Library 33 C onnect ing the Fibr e Channel Cables Afte r y ou hav e pl ace d t he library care fully and prepared it for operation, you ar e ready to conne ct the Spectra 12000 libra ry to the SAN. There ar e tw o Gigabit Inte rface Conv erter (GBI C) ports per F-QIP on the rear pan el to con ne ct th e lib[...]

34 Spectra 12000 User Guide T o attac h the Fibr e Ch annel cab les: 1. Consult the documentation for y our host operating sy stems and Fibre Channel ada pter cards for information on adding new devices. In par ticular , look for details on creating and configuring device fil es or drivers, an d whether your system mu st be restar ted before using [...]

Chapter 2. Installing the S pectra 12 000 Library 35 5. Connect th e A C pow er cord suppli ed with the Spectra 12000 lib rary to the A C connecto r on th e rear of th e libr ar y . C onnec t the o ther end to a 110V A C outlet. 6. Put in the driv e sleds, if they are not alrea dy installed. See Addin g Drives on page 144 for more information. 7. G[...]

36 Spectra 12000 User Guide T urning the Library On and Off The Spectra 12000 lib rary pow er switch is in the lo w er , left corner of the library’ s rear p anel ( Figur e 2-6) . Fig u re 2 - 6 Spectra 12000 library, r ear view. AC Power Cable Socket P ower Supply On/Off Switc h LC M Ho st/ Network Cabling (QIPs , SCSI display ed)[...]

3U s i n g S e c u r i t y Before you begin to configure your libr ary , you should se t up th e security featur e of the Spe ctra 12000 library. The Spectra 12000 library has a security feature tha t allo ws for three types of users:  Super User— A Super Us er is allowed ultimate control of the lib rar y and controls who has access to the lib[...]

38 Spectra 12000 User Guide 2. Ta p Users , to display the Securi ty screen (Figure 3-1 ). 3. Selec t the type of use r you want t o crea te in th e Gr oup Permissio ns box. 4. T ap the white tex t box next to User N ame to displ ay the vir tual key b oa r d . 5. Type whatev er name you w ould lik e to use for the user on t he vir tual keyboard an [...]

Chapter 3. Usin g Security 39 7. Ta p t h e Add/Edit Use r arrow , the confirm at ion win dow will confirm that your security settings ha v e been sa ved (F igure 3-2). T ap OK . Note: If this is th e first t ime using your libr ar y , you should delete the default Super User (SU) from y our library before con tinuing . To D e l e t e a U s e r 1. [...]

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4 P ar titioning the Spectra 12000 Library This chapter includes:  Displaying the Configuration T oolba r  Partitioning the Librar y[...]

42 Spectra 12000 User Guide Displa ying the Configura tion T ool bar The Library Controller lets y ou configure the library through the Configura tion toolba r . This too lbar provides buttons you can use to configure all aspects of the librar y:  Partitioning the physical l ibrar y into logical libraries.  Configuring drives.  Configuring[...]

Chapter 4. Pa r titioning the Spec tra 12000 Libra ry 43 P ar titioning the Librar y The Spectra 12000 library pro vides Sh ared Library Serv ices (SLS). Y ou may partition the librar y so that it per forms and looks lik e more than one partition up t o a total of four part itions. Each librar y can be dedicated for a specific host or a pplication.[...]

44 Spectra 12000 User Guide 4. Y ou can partition the libr ary by editing t he default partition (Librar y 1), and/or creating a new p ar tition. 5. T o c r e a t e a n e w p a r t i t i o n , t a p New . T o edit an existing par tition, select the l ibr ar y and t ap Edi t . T his displa ys the Edit P artitio n Configuration window ( Figure 4-3). [...]

Chapter 4. Pa r titioning the Spec tra 12000 Libra ry 45 6. Create or edit a partition using this window . Name... Ta p t h e Name... button an d ente r the nam e in the keyboard dialog. Slots Ta p t h e + / - buttons to add/remov e slots in increments of 15. A s y ou add or remove slots, the number of slots in the partition will appear between the[...]

46 Spectra 12000 User Guide become a vai labl e. This is differe nt w hen D efe r Queu ed Unl oads is check ed.  When Defer Queued U nloads is checked, the library waits until you ha v e tapp ed the Eject Queu ed T ape s in the Inv entory screen before moving th e car tr idges you h a ve ejecte d to the E/E por t. Qu eued ejects allo w the libra[...]

5 Configuring the Spec tra 12000 S-QIP This chapter includes:  Displaying the Configuration T oolba r  Configuring S-QIPs  S-QIP Configure Controller Scree n[...]

48 Spectra 12000 User Guide Displa ying the Configura tion T ool bar The Library Controller lets you configure the library t hrough the Configuration toolbar . This toolbar provides buttons y ou can use to configur e al l aspects of the li brary:  Partitioning the physical librar y into libraries.  Configuring drives.  Configuring library [...]

Chapter 5. Con figuring the Spec tra 12000 S-QI P 49 C onfiguring S-QIPs The Library Controlle r al lows the user to configure SCSI c ontrollers (S- QIPs) in a number of wa ys. T o configure S-QIPs: 1. From the Configuration toolbar , select the Partit ions icon. This brings up the Shared Library Services screen. 2. Select the partition with the co[...]

50 Spectra 12000 User Guide 3. Ta p Edit . The Edit Par tition Configur ation window appears (Figure 5-3). 4. In the Driv es section, sele ct th e controller y ou wo uld like t o configure by tapping the driv e it is connected to. T ap Configu re Control ler . This brings up the Configure Controller w indow (Figure 5-4). Figu re 5 - 3 Edi t Partiti[...]

Chapter 5. Con figuring the Spec tra 12000 S-QI P 51 S-QIP C o nfigure C ontroll er Screen S-QIP Default ID Settings Note: Each S-QIP bus must hav e an ID unique to that bus. This allows the S-QIP to initiate com mands to the drive. Each S-QIP use s two SCSI busses, and e ach bus must ha ve a SCSI ID unique to that SCSI bus. In the Configure Contr [...]

52 Spectra 12000 User Guide Note: When configuring t he Spectra 12 000 library as one logical librar y , one bus on any QIP must hav e the op tion Exp or ts a L og i c al Lib r a r y enab l ed to pr ov i de th e ro b o tic s control in terface to a host. The Exports a Logical Library check bo x indicates that this bus is the one that will b e assig[...]

Chapter 5. Con figuring the Spec tra 12000 S-QI P 53 Y ou can also use the Controller Conf ig uration screen to con figure the QIPs. T o do this, tap Contr ollers on the Configuration T oolbar . This opens the Controller Configuration screen (Figure 5-5). The Controller Configuration screen displays the following information:  Control lers dete [...]

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6 Configuring the Spec tra 12000 Librar y F-QIP This chapter includes:  Displaying the Configuration T oolba r  Configuring F-QIPs  F-QIP Configure Controller Scree n  About Serverless Backup  Configuring the F-QIP for Serverless B ackup[...]

56 Spectra 12000 User Guide Displa ying the Configura tion T ool bar The Library Controller lets you configure the library t hrough the Configuration toolbar . This toolbar provides buttons y ou can use to configur e al l aspects of the li brary:  Partitioning the physical l ibrar y into logical libraries.  Configuring drives.  Configuring[...]

Chapter 6. Configuring the Spectra 12000 Li brary F-QIP 57 2. From Configuration toolbar , select the Part itio ns icon. This brings up the Shared Library Services screen. 3. Select the par tition that cont ains the controller you want to configure. 4. Ta p Edit . The Edit Par tition Configur ation window appears (Figure 6-3). Fig ure 6- 2 Shar ed [...]

58 Spectra 12000 User Guide 5. In the Dr ives window , select the controller you want to configure by tapping the drive it is connected to. 6. Ta p Configur e Controller . This brings up the Controller Configuration wind o w . F-QIP C onfigure Co ntroll er Scr een In the F-QIP Configure Controller window (Figure 6-4), you can implem ent th e f oll [...]

Chapter 6. Configuring the Spectra 12000 Li brary F-QIP 59 ID from 0 to 125. Conflicts arise if tw o devices try to use the same loop ID, or if more t han 126 devices and hosts are c onnected to t he loop. When the librar y’ s address t ype is set to “soft,” the librar y’ s loop ID is assig ned d ynam ical ly wh enever th e Fibr e C hannel [...]

60 Spectra 12000 User Guide GBIC P ort s Ta p GBIC Port s to conf igure the GB IC ports. The Configur e GBIC P orts window a ppears (Figure 6-5) . This determines which driv es and libraries are a vailable from each GBIC. Side A includes Library 1 and you can assign any or all of the four av ailable drive s by checking them. Side B includes Library[...]

Chapter 6. Configuring the Spectra 12000 Li brary F-QIP 61 About Ser v erless Backup Serverless Backup is sometimes refer red to as Third Par ty Copy or Ex te nde d Copy (X copy) . Se r verless Ba c kup is a bac kup arc h i te c tu r e in which data flows directly from one sto rage device to another , bypassing the server . Ser verless Backup is ma[...]

62 Spectra 12000 User Guide Enabling Ser v erless Backup 1. Fr o m the Genera l Status s creen, ta p Roboti cs . The System Setup screen appears. 2. T o en ab l e Ser verless Bac kup , you will need to obtain an activation ke y from Spectra Log ic. Contact Spectra Logic with the serial number of the device, as displa yed in th e Se rial # fi eld, t[...]

Chapter 6. Configuring the Spectra 12000 Li brary F-QIP 63 1. Open the Configuration toolbar and t ap Contr oller . The Configure Control l er screen appe ars 2. Select the F-QIP you w ant to enable Ser verle ss Backup on. The Configure Controller window appears 3. T ap the b ox next to Disab le Initia tor to unc heck it . Go to Co nf ig urin g the[...]

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7 Configuring the Spec tra 12000 E-QIP This chapter includes:  Abou t T AOS™  T A OS User Interfaces  Connect ing to th e Serial P ort  Setting Up the E-QIP  Setting Up T A OS ITP  Sett ing Up NDMP En able d b y T A OS[...]

66 Spectra 12000 User Guide Abo ut T AO S ™ The Spectra Logic T A OS operating system architecture is an innovative approa ch to sharin g tape back up resources am ong hosts. The T AOS enabled Sp ectra 12000 E-QIP ha s an ethe rnet interface and th e ability t o enable one of two compon ents: T AOS ITP or T A OS NDMP . TA O S I T P T A OS Interne[...]

Chapter 7. Configuring the Spectra 12000 E -QIP 67 Sharing T ape Devices TA O S I T P a n d TA O S N D M P b o t h a l l o w a set of t ape resources to be shared betw een multiple hosts. Care m ust be t aken to ensure that multiple requests are not being sent to same tape dr ive at the sa me time . With T A OS NDMP , there is typica lly a b ackup [...]

68 Spectra 12000 User Guide This chap ter will guide you th rough th e inst allation p rocess for T A OS ITP and T A OS NDMP , using bot h interf aces. Both are described in further detail in the appendices. C onnect ing to the Serial P or t Connect a se rial cabl e to the E-QIP diagn ostic port, labeled DIAG 1 , with a serial por t terminal em ula[...]

Chapter 7. Configuring the Spectra 12000 E -QIP 69 The T A OS Conf igu ratio n menu d ispl a ys: Setting Up the E-QIP Pas s wo r d Co nf i g u ra t io n As shipped, the serial port co nfigura tion menu is not password protected. T o prev ent unauthorize d users from changing th e E-Q IP’ s Fig ure 7- 2 The TAOS Configur ation menu.[...]

70 Spectra 12000 User Guide configuration settings, you should enable a password. T o launch the Passw ord Configur ation menu, se lect 1 . [1] Set Passw ord: Select to set or change the password. If changing the passw ord, you will be prompted to en ter your passw ord, then prompted to enter it agai n. Whe n a password is set, it will need to be e[...]

Chapter 7. Configuring the Spectra 12000 E -QIP 71 these to value s app ropriate to your site befo re a ttachin g the E-QIP to your netw ork. T o launch the Ethernet Configuration menu, select 3 . T o configure the ethe rnet port, use the follo wing commands: [1] D HC P: Either enabled or disabled. Mak e sure t o provide a hostname when DHCP is ena[...]

72 Spectra 12000 User Guide [4] I P subnet mask : I P netw ork mas k (s tand a r d IP para meter ). [5] IP g ateway: Gatewa y a ddress (standard IP para meter). [?] He lp : Displays hel p for this menu. [Esc ] Retu rn s yo u to t he main me nu Setting Up T AOS ITP T AOS ITP C o nfiguration As shipp ed, the E -QIP c an be accessed by any host on the[...]

Chapter 7. Configuring the Spectra 12000 E -QIP 73 [2] Ad d se cure d I P ra nge : If you ha ve set ITP secur i ty , use this option to add a secu re d I P rang e. If sec ur ity is t u rne d on , the E- QIP w il l o nl y respond t o hosts in the secured IP address r ange(s). [3] D e le te se cu red IP rang e: Use thi s op tion to de lete a se cured[...]

74 Spectra 12000 User Guide Installing T AOS IT P on Windo ws NT To i n s t a l l TA O S I T P o n W i n d o w s N T : 1. Inser t the T A OS IT P disk into your CD-ROM driv e and browse to the NT fo lde r on you r CD -R O M d ri ve. 2. Double-click on se tup to st art the Insta llShield W izard. 3. The InstallShie ld Wizar d appears. Click Nex t (F[...]

Chapter 7. Configuring the Spectra 12000 E -QIP 75 4. Rea d the Lice nse Agree ment. I f y ou accept the terms of agreem ent, che c k th e bo x la b ele d I accept the te rms in th e license a greement and click Ne xt . (Figure 7-7) Note: Y ou mus t acc ept t he ter ms o f the L icen se Ag reem ent to continue with the installatio n. Y ou will not [...]

76 Spectra 12000 User Guide 5. Click Nex t to install to C:Progr am FilesSpectra LogicT A OS. Click Change to ins tall to a diffe rent dest ination (F igur e 7-8). Fig ur e 7 -8 The Des tination fol der window.[...]

Chapter 7. Configuring the Spectra 12000 E -QIP 77 6. Click Ins tall to insta ll the T A OS ITP control panel and driv er . Click Back to review or change installation settings (Figure 7-9 ). Fig ure 7- 9 The I nstall the Control Panel and Dr iver Window, cli ck Install.[...]

78 Spectra 12000 User Guide 7. The T AOS ITP Configurat ion window ap pears (Figure 7-10). Note: Y our library h ost name w ill a ppear inst ead of deneciah. As long y our Windows N T system and T A OS enabled de vice are on the same subnet syst em , the T A OS enabled devic e will be listed on the Device Disco very window . If y our T A OS enabled[...]

Chapter 7. Configuring the Spectra 12000 E -QIP 79 8. click on th e squar e box nex t to the T AOS enabled device to c heck- mark each T AOS enabled devi ce y ou want installed (Figure 7-11). 9. Click on the + symbol to displa y all the devices loca te d within the T A OS enabled device and v erify all device s are checked. 10. Press Insta ll . 11.[...]

80 Spectra 12000 User Guide 13. Click Fi nish to comp let e the insta lla tion (Fig ure 7-1 2). 14. Click Ye s to reb oot the system ( Figure 7-13). Any T A OS devices y ou hav e inst alled are now configured and ready . Figure 7-12 C lic k Finish . Figure 7-13 Click Yes.[...]

Chapter 7. Configuring the Spectra 12000 E -QIP 81 Installing T AOS ITP on Windo ws 2000 1. Insert the T A OS ITP disk into your CD-ROM drive . 2. Click on My Compute r ., and open the 2000 folder on your CD. 3. Double-click on setup . 4. The T A OS ITP InstallShield W iza rd launches. Click Next to i nstall (Figure 7-14). Figure 7-14 The InstallSh[...]

82 Spectra 12000 User Guide 5. Read the Licens e Ag reem e nt. If you accep t the ter ms of the agreemen t, check th e box labe led I accept th e te r ms i n the li c ens e agre em ent and click Next (Figure 7-15). Note: Y ou mus t acc ept t he ter ms o f the L icen se Ag reem ent to continue with the installatio n. Y ou will not be able to click N[...]

Chapter 7. Configuring the Spectra 12000 E -QIP 83 6. Click Next to install to C:Pr og r a m File sSpec tra LogicT AOS. Click Change to install to a different destination . Figure 7-16 The Destination folder window.[...]

84 Spectra 12000 User Guide 7. Click Instal l to install the T A OS ITP control panel and driver . Click Back to r evie w or change inst allat ion se ttin gs . 8. W ait for the T A OS ITP installation to complete. Figure 7-17 The Install the TAOS ITP control panel and driver Windo w , cl i ck Inst a ll.[...]

Chapter 7. Configuring the Spectra 12000 E -QIP 85 9. The T AOS ITP Configurat ion window ap pears (Figure 7-18). Note: Y our library h ost name w ill a ppear inst ead of deneciah. As long y our Windows N T system and T A OS enabled de vice are on the same subnet syst em , the T A OS enabled devic e will be listed in the Device Disco very window . [...]

86 Spectra 12000 User Guide 10. Click on the squar e box nex t to the T A OS enabled dev ice to check- mark each T AOS enabled devi ce y ou want installed (Figure 7-19). 11. Click on the + symbol to displa y all the devices loca te d within the T A OS enabled device and v erify all device s are checked. 12. Press Insta ll . 13. A dialog box display[...]

Chapter 7. Configuring the Spectra 12000 E -QIP 87 16. Select Add/T roubl eshoot a de vice and click Nex t (Figure 7-20) . 17. Select Add a new device and click Next (F igure 7-21) . Figure 7-20 Install t he TAOS ITP contr ol panel and dr iver. Figu re 7 - 21 Install the TAOS ITP control panel and driver.[...]

88 Spectra 12000 User Guide 18. Select No, I wa nt to s ele ct th e ha rdwa re from a list and click Ne xt (Figure 7-22 ) . 19. Highlight SCSI and RAID controll er s fr om the li st a nd click Next (Figure 7-23). Figure 7-22 The Find New Har dware Window. Figure 7-23 The Hardware Type window.[...]

Chapter 7. Configuring the Spectra 12000 E -QIP 89 20. Click the Have Di sk… butt on (Figur e 7-24). 21. Click Br owse . 22. Navigate to the TA OSit p .inf f ile on y our T A OS CD and cl ick Open . 23. Click OK. Figure 7-24 T he Select a De v ice Driv e r w ind o w , cl i c k Have Disk .[...]

90 Spectra 12000 User Guide 24. Highlight T AOS ITP SCSI Adapter an d click Ne xt (Figure 7-2 5). 25. A dialog box ap pe a rs. Clic k OK (Figure 7-26). Figure 7-25 T he Select a De v ice Driv e r Windo w , clic k Next. Figure 7-26 An Add Remove Hardware dia log box, click OK.[...]

Chapter 7. Configuring the Spectra 12000 E -QIP 91 26. Highlight I nput/Output Range a nd click on Change Setting… (Figure 7-27). 27. The Edit Input/Output Range dialog box appears. Loo k in the Conflict infor mation field to see if any device conflicts. Fig u re 7 - 27 The Add New Hardware Wizard Properties window, click Change Set ting.[...]

92 Spectra 12000 User Guide 28. If no devices are conflicti ng, click OK . If another device does conflict, press the up ar r ow button to inc reme nt the value until no devices conflict, then click OK ( Figure 7-28). Fig u re 7 - 2 8 The Edit Input/Outpu t Range dialog box, cli ck OK.[...]

Chapter 7. Configuring the Spectra 12000 E -QIP 93 29. The Add New Hardw are Wizard Properties dialog box reappears. Click OK . 30. Click Ye s in the Creating a Forced Configuration dia log box (Figure 7-30). Fig ure 7 -2 9 The Add New Hardware Wizard Properties window, click OK. Figure 7-30 The Creating a Forced Configuration dialog box, c lick Ye[...]

94 Spectra 12000 User Guide 31. The Add/Re mov e Hardware Wiza rd is now ready to install the driver . Click Ne xt (Figure 7-3 1). 32. When The Digital Signa ture Not F o und dialog bo x appears, c lick Y es (Figure 7-32). Figure 7-31 The Start Hardware In stallation window, c lick Next. Figure 7-32 The Digital Signature Not Found dialog box, click[...]

Chapter 7. Configuring the Spectra 12000 E -QIP 95 33. Click Fi nish to comp let e the insta lla tion (Fig ure 7-3 3). 34. Click Ye s to reb oot the system . Th e T AOS ITP d river will b e loa ded when the system restarts (Figure 7-34) . Fig u re 7 - 3 3 The Completing the Add/Remove Hardware Wizard window, c lick Fin ish. Figure 7-34 The Systems [...]

96 Spectra 12000 User Guide Installing T AOS ITP on Solaris T A OS ITP is suppor ted on Solaris versions 2.6 and later . Cautio n: T AOS ITP must be use d with a soft ware pac kage that provides a Shared Storage Option (SSO) type arbit rat ion be tween mach ines that b ackup t o the libr ar y . If you do not ha ve an SSO type option, the only valid[...]

Chapter 7. Configuring the Spectra 12000 E -QIP 97 11. When satisfied with the device list, enter y to accept de vices. After configuring the /devices and /dev directories, links will be create d in th e appropria te directories for the v ar ious target drive rs. Each T A OS de vice requires a separate instance of the HBA de vice driv er , and w il[...]

98 Spectra 12000 User Guide Installing T AOS ITP on Linux Cautio n: T AOS ITP must be use d with a soft ware pac kage that provides a Shared Storage Option (SSO) type arbit rat ion be tween mach ines that b ackup t o the libr ar y . If you do not ha ve an SSO type option, the only valid configuratio n is one computer per librar y . With out an SSO [...]

Chapter 7. Configuring the Spectra 12000 E -QIP 99 T o verify connec tivity , load a tape to the drive and use the mt or the tar command. Use th e mtx comman d to verify communica tion with the library . Y ou are now ready to install the back up package of y our choice. The following files are installed b y adding the RPM: /dev/TAOSitp /etc/TAOSitp[...]

100 Spectra 12000 User Guide Setting Up NDMP Enabled by T AOS Enabling T AOS NDMP The Opti ons Enab lement me nu allo w s yo u to enabl e T A OS NDMP Netw ork Backup . T o launch the Options Enabl eme nt menu, select 6 . If you wil l be using NDMP Enabled b y T A OS, you will need to obtain an activation key from Sp ectr a Logic to enab le the ND M[...]

Chapter 7. Configuring the Spectra 12000 E -QIP 101 Configuring NDMP Enabled by T AOS Y ou will nee d to assign a user name and password which wil l be used to gain access to the backup resources --driv es and/or libraries--under the control of the T AOS NDMP agent. This user name and password will ha v e to be part of the NDMP backup appli cation [...]

102 Spectra 12000 User Guide 2. T o modify the password select Login passwor d . The passw or d will not be echoed. Fig ur e 7 -3 7 The TAOS NDMP Configuration menu, select [2] to logi n password.[...]

Chapter 7. Configuring the Spectra 12000 E -QIP 103 3. Enter t he password ag ain to conf irm . 4. Ta p Esc to re turn t o the mai n men u. Figure 7-38 The TAOS NDM P Configuration menu.[...]

104 Spectra 12000 User Guide 5. Select Save changes to sav e the NDMP user name a nd password. Fig ure 7- 39 The T AOS Configur ation menu, select [7] t o save change s.[...]

Chapter 7. Configuring the Spectra 12000 E -QIP 105 6. Ta p y to confirm changes. 7. Ta p y t o r e b o o t . After a reboot the T AOS NDMP ag ent is re ady fo r use. Fig u re 7 - 4 0 The TAOS Configur ation menu.[...]

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8 Configuring the Driv es This chapter includes:  Configuring SCSI IDs, Emulation and D ip Switch Settings[...]

108 Spectra 12000 User Guide C onfiguring SCSI IDs, Emula tion and Dip S witch Settings Note: Setting SCSI IDs applies to S-QIPs and L-QIPs only . F-QIP drive IDs are hard coded and cannot be modified. 1. Select Pa rtitio ns from the Confi gurati on toolbar . This brings up the Shared Library Services screen. 2. Select the par tition th at contains[...]

Chapter 8 . Configuring the D rives 109 3. Ta p Edit . The Edit Par tition Configur ation window appears (Figure 8-2). 4. In the Drive Configuration screen, select the drive you wish to configure. T ap Confi gure Dri ves . This brings up the Drive Configuration window ( Figure 8-3). Figu re 8 - 2 Pa rtition Configuration window. Fig ur e 8 -3 Drive[...]

110 Spectra 12000 User Guide The Drive Configuration screen displays the driv e you selected, as w ell as any ot her dr iv e on the sa me bus. F or exa mple, if Driv e 1 and Driv e 2 are on the same bus, t he Driv e Configurat ion screen displ ays them bo th if you sele ct either one. From the Driv e Configuration screen y ou can set emulation and [...]

Chapter 8 . Configuring the D rives 111 opens the Drive Switches window (F igure 8-5). Y ou can set the driv e switches manually her e. Note: Do not set the driv e switches manually unless one of the pre set drive switch settings doe sn’t work with your operating system. I f you need to set drive switches manually , call Spectra Logic T echnical [...]

112 Spectra 12000 User Guide Y ou can also configure the driv es using the Drive Configuration screen. To d o t h i s : 1. Ta p t h e Drives b utton on the Configuratio n T oolbar . This opens the Drive Configuration screen (Figure 8-6). 2. T ap the driv e y ou wa nt to configure and tap C onfigur e . The Dr iv e Configuration window appears, disp [...]

9 Using the Spectra 12000 Librar y This chap ter revi ews:  Checking Lib rar y Status  Checking Roboti cs  Checking I nventory  Checking Driv es  Chec king Diag nostics  Upd at ing Firmw are  Viewing th e F- QIP C onf igur ati on  Checking R esources in Use  Deleting a P ar tition Configura tion[...]

114 Spectra 12000 User Guide Checking Librar y Status The General Status scr een shows details about the librar y’ s robotics, its media and its drives (Figure 9-1). Fig ure 9- 1 Ge neral Statu s scre en.[...]

Chapter 9. Using the Spec tra 12000 Librar y 115 Checking Robotics T o set system time, a ccess key ed enablement, or set IP addresses: 1. Ta p Robot ics , the System Setup scr een appear s (Figur e 9-2). To E n a b l e K e y s T o enable keys, you will first need to obtain an activa tion key from Spectra Logic. Contact Spectra Logic with the seria[...]

116 Spectra 12000 User Guide  NDMP . F or more in formation, see Setting Up N DMP Enabled by TAOS on page 1 00.  Server less Backup. F or mor e inf ormation, see Config ur ing the F- QIP for Serverless Backup on pag e 61.  Remo te Library Controlle r T o Set IP Addre sses Select DHCP if your netw ork provides IP addresses through DHCP , or[...]

Chapter 9. Using the Spec tra 12000 Librar y 117 Insert New Media To i n s e r t n e w m e d i a : 1. From the Gene r a l Stat us screen, tap Inventory . This brings up the Inv entory screen (Figure 9-3) . 2. Ta p Pa rtit ions in th e upper ri ght- hand c orner of t he screen to displa y the pull-do wn menu (Figure 9-4). 3. Select the par tition wh[...]

118 Spectra 12000 User Guide 5. Ta p Ope n/Clo se . A window pops up asking Op en En tr y/E xit Por t? Ta p OK . This opens th e E/E po rt. 6. Insert the n e w media i nto an y slot . T a ke note of the slot number . 7. Ta p Ope n/Clo se . A window pops up asking Close Entry /Exit P ort? Ta p OK . This closes the E/E port. 8. Select the slot in the[...]

Chapter 9. Using the Spec tra 12000 Librar y 119 T o ej ec t media th roug h the Libr ar y Controlle r: 1. From the Gene r a l Stat us screen, tap Inventory . This brings up the Inv entory screen (Figure 9-5) . 2. Ta p T otal Librar y in the upp er right corner of the screen to display the pull-down menu ( Figure 9-6). 3. Select the par tition from[...]

120 Spectra 12000 User Guide 5. Select the slot (from T ape Slots bo x ) that holds t he media y ou wish to eject. Then select a slot in the Ent ry/ Exit P or t bo x. 6. Ta p Move . 7. Ta p Ope n/Clo se . A window pops up asking Op en En tr y/E xit Por t? Ta p OK . This opens th e E/E po rt. 8. Remo ve the medi a. 9. Ta p Ope n/Clo se . A window po[...]

Chapter 9. Using the Spec tra 12000 Librar y 121 Checking Drives T o see more data about drives, and to configure or replace them: From the General status screen, t ap Drives (F igur e 9-7). Checking Drive Sta tu s Select a driv e, then tap Configur e . This takes you to the Driv e Configuration screen. This screen is described in g reater detail i[...]

122 Spectra 12000 User Guide The Main tenance T oolbar The Mainte nance too lbar icons are:  Diagnostics  Upda te F/ W (fi rmw are)  Tr a c e s  Help Fig ure 9 -8 Maintenance Toolbar[...]

Chapter 9. Using the Spec tra 12000 Librar y 123 Checking Diagnostics Field se r vice engineer s use Diagnost ics t o i d e n t i f y t he s o u rc e of p ro b le m s with the library . Updating Firmwar e Note: Althoug h the l i brary does not n eed to be idle to per form fir mware upda tes, the specific par t of the libra ry receiving the fi rmwar[...]

124 Spectra 12000 User Guide 3. Select Local Dire cto r y in the File Locati ons section. This is whe re the firmware files will com e from. 4. Ta p Select Location . Thi s will update the a vailable up dates list from the local firmware directory . 5. Selec t the c omp one nt you want to update from th e Com po ne nts section. The Current Firmware[...]

Chapter 9. Using the Spec tra 12000 Librar y 125 Access ing Firmwa re from a R emote S er ver If you do not hav e the specific firmware file you need to update a specific com ponent, you will need to access t he file y ou need from the Spectra Logic server . To d o t h i s : 1. Select Use Remote Server in the File Locations section. 2. Select Spect[...]

126 Spectra 12000 User Guide 9. Select Spectra Logic Form the Fir mware Servers list. 10. Select Select Location . This will updat e the A vailable Updates list from the Re mote Server . 11. Go to Step 5 on page 124, to complet e the update procedur e. T o Upgrade from Floppy Disks (Spectra Logic P .N. 90919021) If yo u prefer , you can update firm[...]

Chapter 9. Using the Spec tra 12000 Librar y 127 5. The Library Cont roller a lerts the user Co nfigu rati on of QIP (X) Bus (X ) Does Not Match Front P anel for each logical li brary . T ap OK . This message will not appea r after all QIPs ha ve been upgraded. 6. Once y ou ha v e the firmware files added to t he local directory , go to Updating Fi[...]

128 Spectra 12000 User Guide 9. Select R un T est . 10. After the test ha s compl eted, r estar t t he libr ar y .[...]

Chapter 9. Using the Spec tra 12000 Librar y 129 Viewing the F-QIP C onfiguration Y ou can vie w the current F-QIP configurations from the Diagnostics screen. Foll ow these steps: 1. Go to the Libra r y Contr oller . Pull down th e T oolbars menu and sele ct the Main t enan ce toolbar . 2. Ta p t h e Dia gnos tics icon in the Maintena nce toolb ar [...]

130 Spectra 12000 User Guide 3. Use the +/- buttons to select View F-QIP Configurati on and ta p Run T est . This brings up the View Diagnostic T ra ce window , sho wing the F-QIP configurations (Figure 9-13). On this screen you can see the cur ren t set tings for the F-QIP configurations, Loop Address, Disable Initiator settings, etc. Checking Res[...]

Chapter 9. Using the Spec tra 12000 Librar y 131 3. Select the partition or All P artitio ns , then ta p Reso urc es . 4. The Partition Resources screen ap pears, showing data about dr ive and contro ller cards, and their SCSI IDs. It al so shows information about maga zines i n use. T o edit par t itions, fo llow the instructions in Partitioning t[...]

132 Spectra 12000 User Guide Deleting a P ar tition Configura tion T o delete a configured partition : 1. On the Librar y Controlle r , ta p T oolbars , then tap Configur ation . The Configuration too lbar displa ys. 2. Ta p t h e Part ition icon on the Configurat ion toolbar . The Shared Library Ser vices screen displa ys. 3. Select the partition [...]

10 U sing the Drive This chap ter revi ews:  Bar Co d e L ab e l s  Using AIT Da ta Cartridges  W rit e-Pr otec ting a nd Record ing  Storing Car tridges Outside the Librar y  Caring for Dat a Cartridges  Cleanin g t he AIT Driv e Hea ds[...]

134 Spectra 12000 User Guide Bar C ode Labels Re view the following informat ion before attaching bar code labe ls to the AIT data cartridges. Note: Spectra Logic bar code labe ls are pr e-appro v ed for use with the Spectra 12000 library; kee p the follo wing information for future r eference . Lab el Q u al ity Use labels designed for AIT -2 and [...]

Chapter 10. Using the Drive 135 of the cartr idge as shown below . Using AIT Data Car tridges The AIT -2 and AIT -3 data car tridges are the onl y car tridge that incorporate the unique Memory In Cassette (MIC) f eature. A memory chip buil t into ea ch tap e car tr idge ho lds th e ta pe’ s entire da ta str uctur e, history and ot her user-defina[...]

136 Spectra 12000 User Guide W rite-P rot ecting and Recording The write-protect tab on the car tridge pr ev ents accident al data erasure. T o use th e writ e prote ct ta b on th e data car trid ge: 1. Move the tab on th e ed g e of th e d ata ca r tr idg e to th e SA FE positio n . Wit h the ta b in thi s positi on, the tape c a nnot be writt en [...]

Chapter 10. Using the Drive 137 Storing C ar tridges Outside the Libr ar y F ollow the se guidelines to store data c artridges in a pack outside the library .  Attach th e clear pl astic lid to the front of the car tridge p ack to shiel d the data cart ridges from dust and other debris while in storage.  Fo llo w the tape storage suggestions [...]

138 Spectra 12000 User Guide  A void rapid temperature changes. Cleaning the AIT Drive Heads The Sony AI T dr ives fea ture a bu ilt i n clea ning fun ction to p revent and recover from he ad co ntamin ation. H owe ver , occasio nal c leanin g with approved SONY Cleaning Media may be r equired for excessiv e hea d con ta min at io n. Head cleani[...]

Chapter 10. Using the Drive 139 sched uled au tom atic he ad c leaning of tap e lib rar ies. Sc hedul ed cleaning should be considered in inst allations having high am ounts of airborne pa rticulat es. Cautio n: Do not use the cleaning car tridg e for mor e than the number of speci fied cleaning cy cles indicated on t he cartridge label. Mark the c[...]

140 Spectra 12000 User Guide 6. Ta p Move . The Confirm Mov e window appears: 7. Ta p Driv e Cle an . 8. The cleanin g cartridge mov es to the selected driv e, and begins cleaning the heads automa ticall y . The library mov es the cartridge back to the slot you selected for it originally . 9. Ta p Open/ Close . A wind ow po ps up ask i ng Open Entr[...]

11 Maintaining the Spec tra 12000 Librar y Spectra 12000 libra ries a re ea sy t o maintain. This chapter re vie ws:  Changing t he Spectra 12000 Library Air Filt ers  Adding Driv es  Adding QIP s  T roubleshooting the Spectra 12 000 Library  Purchasing A dditional Accessorie s  Purchasing Custom Bar Code Label Sequences  Purch[...]

142 Spectra 12000 User Guide Changing the Spec tra 12000 Librar y Air Filt ers Spectra 12 000 libraries ha v e three replace able fi lters inside the fr ont door . Inspect filters e v ery three to four months and replace as necessary . If a f ilt er is cont ami nat ed, repla ce i t wi th a n e w filt er . A clogged air fil te r blocks ai r mov emen[...]

Chapter 11. Maintaining the Spec tra 12000 Li brary 143 7. Slide the filt er assembly up an d out from t he door t o disengage the four metal hooks. 8. Inspect the filt e r and repla ce it if n ecessary . 9. Remo v e the old filter by pulling it out from under the six t abs on the filter brack et. 10. Slide the ne w filter under th e four tabs, so [...]

144 Spectra 12000 User Guide Addin g D rives The Spectra 120 00 library readil y accept s addit ional dri v es up to a maxim um of eight dr ives. Altho ugh roboti c oper ati ons are d isab led wh en the front door is o pen, the librar y continues operation while you add or remov e a driv e. No t ools are required. 1. In the Library Controller , sel[...]

Chapter 11. Maintaining the Spec tra 12000 Li brary 145 7. Use the door key to open the libr ar y door . 8. Slide the ne w drive into t he appropria te slot for the QIP it wil l be attach ed to . 9. Press th e drive firm ly in ward until th e LED lights an d position it so it is flush with the right side of the library chassis. 10. Close and latch [...]

146 Spectra 12000 User Guide 13. The Drive Configuration window automatically pops up. The Driv e Configuration screen displa ys the driv e y ou a dded, as w ell as any other dr ive on the sam e bus . From the Driv e Configuration screen, you can set emulation and SCSI IDs. Note: Setting SCSI IDs applies to S-QIPs and L-QIPs only . F-QIP and E-QIP [...]

Chapter 11. Maintaining the Spec tra 12000 Li brary 147 15. Ta p Pr esets to select driv e switch settings and emulation for y our operating system (Figure 1 1-5). Sele ct yo ur operating system and tap OK . If the selections do not include y our operating system, tap Cancel . 16. If your operating system is not included in t he Drive Configuration[...]

148 Spectra 12000 User Guide Note: Do not set the driv e switches manually unless one of the pre set drive switch settings doe sn’t work with your operating system. If y ou need to set driv e switches manu al ly , call Spectra Logic T echnical Support at (800) 227-4637 for help. 17. Set the switc hes and tap OK to exit. 18. If your operating syst[...]

Chapter 11. Maintaining the Spec tra 12000 Li brary 149 Addin g QI Ps 1. Make sure you hav e four feet of clea ranc e at the bac k of t he lib rar y . Fig u re 1 1 -7 Spectra 12000 library, rear view. AC Power Cable Socket P ower Supply On/Off Switc h LC M Ho st/ Network Cabling (QIPs , SCSI display ed)[...]

150 Spectra 12000 User Guide 2. Go to th e re ar pan el of the l ibra ry . H av e the n ew QIP ready . Alig n it to ride inside the top and bottom ra ils. Push fir mly into plac e. 3. Tighten the two captive screws. 4. Connect cabling, as described in Connecting the SCSI Cables and Termi nator s on page 32 . 5. Configure the QIP s:  If an S -QIP[...]

Chapter 11. Maintaining the Spec tra 12000 Li brary 151 T roubleshooting the Spec tra 12 000 Library The following procedur es solv e many common proble ms:  T roubleshooting Librar y Initialization  T roubleshooting SCSI Problems  T roubleshooting Fibre Channel Device Probl ems T roubleshooting Librar y Initialization T o troublesh oot pr[...]

152 Spectra 12000 User Guide 7. Recalcul ate th e length of the SCSI bus incl uding the cables inside the library and ser ver computer . The maximum length specified in SCSI Cable Requi rements on page 159 includes cables inside t he librar y . T roubleshooting Fibr e Channel Device Pr oblems T o troubleshoot problems with a Fibre Channel de vice: [...]

Chapter 11. Maintaining the Spec tra 12000 Li brary 153 Pur chasing A dditional Acces sories Spectra Logic accessories are a vaila ble dire ctly from Spectra Logic (includin g bar c ode label s numbere d sequen tially from 0 000000 t o 0000179 and from 0000 000 to 0000719). T o order approv ed Spectra Logic accessorie s, call toll fre e (800) 833- [...]

154 Spectra 12000 User Guide Pur chasing Cust om Bar C ode Label Sequences Bar codes for custom sequences can be purchased through distribution. For information on the requir ed specifications, refer to Bar Code Labels on page 1 34. The p art number for AIT bar code labe ls is: #1699-26 EDP . Compan i es to cont act are: Pur chasing C oD CoD is a c[...]

Chapter 11. Maintaining the Spec tra 12000 Li brary 155 To e n a b l e C o D 1. Fr o m the Genera l Status s creen, ta p Roboti cs . The System Setup screen appear s (Figure 11-9). 2. T o enable CoD, y ou will need to obta in an enabl ement k ey from Spectra Logic. Contact Spectra Logic with the serial number of the device, as display e d in the Se[...]

156 Spectra 12000 User Guide[...]

Appendix A. F ibre Ch annel Cable Requirem ents T o operate correctly , t he Spectra 12000 l ibrary must m eet certain F ibre Channel Cable R eq uirements: Fi bre Channel Cab le Requiremen ts All Fibre Cha nnel cabling sho u ld comply with Fibre Channel Physic al and Signaling In terface - 3 , (Fc-Ph-3), Rev 9.3 . Cable Featur e Requirement Standar[...]

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Appendix B . SCSI Cable and T e rminat or Requir ements T o operate correctly , t he Spe ctra 12000 l ibrary must me et c ertain requirements which are discussed in the following sections:  SCSI Cable Req uirements  SCSI T er minator Requirements SCSI Cable Requiremen ts The following table lists the recommended specifications for a SCSI cabl[...]

160 Spectra 12000 User Guide The maximum le ngth of the SCSI cab l e (in cluding the internal an d the exter nal cab le) de pen ds on the SC SI c onfigu ratio n: Differential SCSI Maximum allow abl e bus length is 60 feet (20 meter s) including the eight inches (20 cent imet ers) of cabling inside the library . L VD SCSI Maximum allow a ble bus len[...]

Appendix C. Specifications This appendix contains t he following information.  Sony AIT T ape Specifications  Sony AIT - 2 T ape Drive Specificati ons  Sony AIT - 3 T ape Drive Specificati ons  Po w e r R e q u i r e m e n t s  Opera ting Enviro nmen t Limits Son y AIT T ape Specifica t ions Sony is the only manufacturer of AIT-2 an [...]

162 Spectra 12000 User Guide Son y AIT-2 T ape Driv e S pecificat io ns The follo w ing table summ arizes th e sp ecifications for the Sony SDX-500C AIT driv e. Parameter Specification Ambient operating temperature a a. The upper lim it applies to the d rives themselves. The temperatu re limits for the Spectra 12000 library are given in Operating E[...]

Appendix C 163 Son y AIT-3 T ape Driv e S pecificat io ns The follo w ing table summ arizes th e sp ecifications for the Sony SDX-700C AIT driv e. Parameter Specification Ambient operating temperature a a. The upper lim it applies to the d rives themselves. The temperatu re limits for the Spectra 12000 library are given in Operating Environm ent Li[...]

164 Spectra 12000 User Guide P ow er Requ iremen ts Spectra 12000 Library P ow er require ments for the Spectra 12000 library are list ed in the tab le belo w: Pow e r C a b l e The po w er cable included with the Spect ra 12000 l ibrary is a stand a rd, t hre e conduc t or cord s a fe for 120 v olt use in the Unit ed State s and Canada. The cable [...]

Appendix C 165 Operating E nvi ronment Limits Place th e li b r a r y and me d ia in a re ason abl y con trol l ed e nv ironm ent th at does not ex c eed the environment li mits li sted in th e ta ble be low . Ac oustic Noise Limits The ov erall A-weighte d sound powe r le v el (in decibel s) for the library does not exc eed the limi ts list ed bel[...]

166 Spectra 12000 User Guide Shock and Vibration Specif ications Load Limit Shock (operating , no data loss) 5.0 peak for 3 ms dur ation a a. Half sine, 3 ax is, 3 directio n, 10 seco nd inte rval. Shock (non-operating, no device damage ) 15 G peak 15 ms d urati on a Vibr ation (oper at i n g) 0.25 G peak b b. Swept sine 5 to 500 Hz, 1 Octav e per [...]

Appendix D . Regula tory and Safet y Standards The Spectra 12000 library complies with t he following re gulatory and safet y st anda rds an d is auth oriz ed to b ear the m ark of t he corre spon ding agen cies. Saf ety Sta ndar ds  UL-1950  C-UL (T ested t o CSA 95 0 Standar ds) FCC Statement This eq uipment has been teste d and fo und to c[...]

168 Spectra 12000 User Guide EU Declara tion of C onformity We Spectra Logic Corporation 1700 North 55th Street Boulder , Colorado 80301 USA declare under sole responsibility that Spectra Logic’ s Spectra 12000 lib raries to which this declaration relates, m eets the essential health and safety requirements an d is in confor mity wi th th e EU D [...]

Appendix D 169 The Spectra 12000 library complies with a ll safety re levant provisions referri ng to :  Prot ectio n agai nst e lectric al h azards  Prot ection again st such hazards as : • Mechanical Hazards • Fir e H a z a rd s • Noise • Vib r at i o n The safety issue s of this informat ion technology equipment type have been e va[...]

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Appendix E . U sing the T A OS ITP Contro l P anel to View S ettings Opening the T AOS ITP Configura tion Con trol P a nel T o ope n the T A OS ITP Configuration Co ntro l Panel: 1. Click on Start , Settings , then Contro l Pane l . 2. Click on the T A OS ITP icon . The Device Disco v er y option on the T AOS ITP Configurat ion w indow displays (Fi[...]

172 Spectra 12000 User Guide Device Disc ov ery Use this screen to view the T A OS enabled new devices attached to the network. Installed Devices Use this screen to show installed devices. Eth er ne t Use th is to vi ew the standard IP address, t he IP network ma sk, the I P gatewa y , and whether DHCP has been enabled or disabled. Pas s wo r d Use[...]

Appendix F . Using the Serial P or t Inter face Connect a serial ca ble to th e E-QIP diagnostic por t, lab eled DIAG 1, with a serial port term inal emulation application lik e HyperT ermina l runnin g on a host computer . The serial por t settings are as follo ws:  Bits per sec o nd (BA UD): 115200  Data bits: 8  Par i ty : N o n e  S[...]

174 Spectra 12000 User Guide The T A OS Conf igu ratio n menu d ispl a ys: Figure 11-12 The TAOS Configurati on menu.[...]

Appendix F 175 Pas s wo r d Co nf i g u ra t io n The Passw ord Configuration menu a llows y o u to set or change the configuration password. T o launch the Passw ord Configuration menu, select 1 . [1] Set Passw ord: Select to set or change the password. If changing the passw ord, you will be prompted to en ter your passw ord, then prompted to ente[...]

176 Spectra 12000 User Guide Fibr e C onf iguration The Fibre Configuration menu allo ws you to c onfigure the fibre port. T o launch th e Fib re P ort Configuration menu, select 2 . T o co nf i gur e the fibr e p or t, us e the fol lowi ng com mand s: [1] Loo p ID Type: T oggles betw een hard and soft loop ID. I f a hard loop ID is selected y ou w[...]

Appendix F 177 Ethernet Conf iguration The Ethe rnet Conf iguration me nu al l o ws you to configure the ethernet p o rt . T o l aun ch t he Et hern et C onf i gu rat io n me nu, se lec t 3 . T o configure the ethe rnet port, use the follo wing commands: [1] D HC P: Either enabled or disabled. Mak e sure t o provide a hostname when DHCP is enabled;[...]

178 Spectra 12000 User Guide [?] He lp : Displays hel p for this menu. [Esc ] Retu rn s yo u to t he main me nu T AOS ITP C o nfiguration The ITP Configuration menu allows you to set ITP security . T o launch the ITP C onf igurat ion menu, sel ect 4 . [1] IT P secu ri t y: Select to set ITP security o n devices from those hosts specified within the[...]

Appendix F 179 [?] He lp : Displays hel p for this menu. [Esc ] Retu rn s yo u to t he main me nu T AOS NDMP C onfiguration T o en able an d config ure T AOS NDMP , ref er to Setting Up NDMP En able d by T A OS o n pa ge 10 0. Enable Options The Options Enablement menu allows you to enable and disable paid options for Ser verless Ba ckup and NDMP N[...]

180 Spectra 12000 User Guide [1] Change opti on code: Enter the option code from Spectr a Logic to enable options. [?] He lp : Displays hel p for this menu. [Esc ] Retu rn s yo u to t he main me nu Sa v e Ch ange s Select 7 to sav e all changes ma de during the configur ation session. Discard Changes Select 8 to discard all changes made during the [...]

Glossar y 181 Glossary of Terms 10Base T 10-Mbps baseband E thernet sp ecification using two pairs o f twisted- pair cabl ing, one pair for tr ansmit ting data and the ot he r for receiving data. 10BaseT has a distan ce limit of ap proxi matel y 328 feet or 10 0 meters (see Et her net) . 100Bas eT 100- Mbps base band F ast Ether net spe cific ation[...]

182 Spectra 12000 User Guide CoD A capacity on demand feature of Spectra Logic libraries that allows the user to p urchase a dditio nal st orage capacity instantaneously. Controller The controll er is the QIP assigned to contr ol each partit i on. See also, Q IP an d Pa rtitio n. DHCP Dynamic Ho st Co nfigur atio n Proto col. An Ether net protoco l[...]

Glossar y 183 GCP See LC . GIG E Gigabit Ethernet. The latest ve rsion of Ethernet, support ing data tra nsfer ra tes of 1 Gigabit pe r second. GUI Grap hical User In terfa ce. Th e GUI f or th e Spec tra 12000 lib r ary and t h e Spectr a 64000 library i s the Library C ontrolle r (LC). HBA Host Bus A daptor . Host The c om puter s ystem t o which[...]

184 Spectra 12000 User Guide LED Light Em itting Dio de. An el ectronic device that light s up when el ectri city is passed t hrough it. Logical Library An in depend ently opera ting su bset of the physica l library. The subset b ehaves a s though it were it s own physical librar y, usin g on ly dri ves and slots a ssig ned to that logi cal library[...]

Glossar y 185 OS Opera ting Syste m. An OS is used to ru n appli cations o n your comp uter int erf ace. Partiti on A proce ss used to ass ign spe c ifi c sl ot addresse s and driv es of th e ph ysica l Spe ctra 12 000 li brary or S pec t ra 64000 lib r ary to o ne or more logi cal libr ari es. Physical Lib rary The entir e librar y, regardl ess of[...]

186 Spectra 12000 User Guide SLS Shared Libr a ry Servi ces ™ . A featur e of S pectra Logic libra ri es that al lo ws users to allo ca te the librar ie s resou rc es across various p latform s. TAOS™ TAOS is a ta pe appl iance ope rati on system that share s tape backup resources among a la rge number of users. TAOS m akes a tape d rive or lib[...]

Index 187 Index A about TAOS 66 AC powe r 164 warning 5 accessories purcha sing 153 air filter replacing 142 air qual ity 30 AIT dat a ca rtri dges 135 B bar code labels checksums 134 custom sequences 154 ordering inform at ion 153 C cabling conn ectin g Fibre Channe l 33 connecting S CSI 32 cautions and wa rnings 4 checksums 134 clea ning c artr i[...]

188 Spectra 12000 User Guide D data ca rtridge caring for 137 insert ing an d ej ectin g 116 movin g 120 purcha sing 153 specif ications 161 write- prot ec t tab 136 data ca rtridge pack bulk lo adin g 120 ordering inform at ion 153 storin g 137 device probl em s Fibre Chan nel 152 SCSI 151 drive adding 144 checki ng driv e statu s 121 clea ni ng t[...]

Index 189 L labels ordering bar cod e 153 ordering custom 154 require me nt s for bar code 134 LCM loc ation 27 , 36 , 149 librar y trouble shootin g 151 trouble shoot in g ini tial iza tion 151 logic al li brar y creating 45 L-QIP locat ion 27 , 36 , 149 M main tenanc e clea ning d rive heads 138 data ca rtridges 137 MIC, me mory in cass ette 13 5[...]

190 Spectra 12000 User Guide S SAFE po sition on tape 136 SCSI cable requir ements 159 configure contro ller screen 51 configuri ng dr ive SCSI IDs 108 conn ect ing the cables 32 termi na tor requir em ents 160 trouble shootin g 151 SLS par titio ning th e libr ary 43 specif ications enviro nmen tal 30 operat ing en v ironmen t 165 power 164 tape 1[...]