Users Guide
Contents
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Read this FIRST....................................................................................................iii
Minimum rmware levels for common library features............................................................................. iii
Contacting Dell............................................................................................................................................ iv
Figures................................................................................................................. ix
Tables................................................................................................................ xiii
Safety and environmental notices ........................................................................xx
Danger and Caution notices....................................................................................................................... xx
Possible safety hazards............................................................................................................................xxv
Class I laser product.................................................................................................................................xxv
Acclimation.............................................................................................................................................. xxvi
Performing the safety inspection procedure.......................................................................................... xxvi
Rack safety...............................................................................................................................................xxvi
Power Cords..............................................................................................................................................xxx
Preface.............................................................................................................xxxi
Chapter 1. Overview.............................................................................................. 1
Introduction................................................................................................................................................. 1
Structure and supported library congurations..........................................................................................2
Components............................................................................................................................................6
User interfaces...........................................................................................................................................11
Supported tape drives............................................................................................................................... 11
Control path drives...............................................................................................................................12
Mixed drives..........................................................................................................................................12
Drive sled back panels......................................................................................................................... 13
Physical and logical addresses of drives............................................................................................. 15
Supported tape cartridges.........................................................................................................................16
Library functions........................................................................................................................................ 16
Random and Sequential Logical Library modes.................................................................................. 16
Encryption.............................................................................................................................................17
Library sharing......................................................................................................................................18
Control path failover, Data path failover, and load balancing.............................................................18
Alerts and logging.................................................................................................................................19
Host connectivity....................................................................................................................................... 20
Network connectivity.................................................................................................................................21
Chapter 2. Planning............................................................................................. 22
Library Layout and Location requirements............................................................................................... 22
Power cords............................................................................................................................................... 27
Network requirements...............................................................................................................................32
Host requirements.....................................................................................................................................32
Chapter 3. Installing............................................................................................34
Unpacking the Base Module and Expansion Modules.............................................................................. 36
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