Users Guide

Identifying Library Module components................................................................................................... 40
Preparing top and bottom modules.......................................................................................................... 40
Installing modules in a rack...................................................................................................................... 43
Installing a tabletop module..................................................................................................................... 47
Aligning and connecting modules............................................................................................................. 47
Validating tape drive installation...............................................................................................................50
Connecting cables......................................................................................................................................51
Powering on the library..............................................................................................................................52
The Initial Setup process...........................................................................................................................53
Initial conguration and customization.................................................................................................... 54
Labeling and loading tape cartridges........................................................................................................ 54
Verifying the installation............................................................................................................................56
Advanced library conguration................................................................................................................. 56
Overview...............................................................................................................................................56
Library partitioning............................................................................................................................... 57
Verifying the host connection....................................................................................................................58
Chapter 4. Managing............................................................................................59
The Management GUI................................................................................................................................59
The Operator Panel....................................................................................................................................62
Locating Management functions............................................................................................................... 63
Default settings.................................................................................................................................... 67
Methods of cleaning drives.................................................................................................................. 70
Accessing cartridges............................................................................................................................ 71
Conguring Library Managed Encryption.............................................................................................72
Chapter 5. Troubleshooting..................................................................................75
Finding event information..........................................................................................................................75
Identifying a failed component................................................................................................................. 75
Running library tests..................................................................................................................................75
Troubleshooting Guide.............................................................................................................................. 75
Pre-call checklist....................................................................................................................................... 79
Contacting Dell...........................................................................................................................................80
Diagnostic information...............................................................................................................................80
The ITDT rmware update, dump retrieval and drive test tool ......................................................... 80
Event codes.......................................................................................................................................... 81
TapeAlert Flags.................................................................................................................................. 105
Sense data..........................................................................................................................................111
Drive Error Codes: Single-character display (SCD)........................................................................... 111
Chapter 6. Upgrading and servicing....................................................................115
Internal view of library............................................................................................................................ 115
Adding, removing, or replacing a tape drive........................................................................................... 116
Adding or replacing a Base or Expansion Module.................................................................................. 120
Adding, removing, or replacing a power supply..................................................................................... 125
Replacing a Base or Expansion controller card...................................................................................... 128
Installing, removing, or replacing an accessor and spooling mechanism............................................. 131
Returning the accessor to the Base Module......................................................................................137
Removing or replacing a spooling mechanism....................................................................................... 138
Removing or replacing a magazine......................................................................................................... 142
Moving the library modules.....................................................................................................................143
Appendix A. Library Conguration Forms........................................................... 146
Library information.................................................................................................................................. 146
Module and drive information................................................................................................................. 148
Logical Library information......................................................................................................................149
Users account information...................................................................................................................... 150
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