Manual

Silo Media Manager Installation and Users Guide
Overview and Hardware/Software Requirements 1-2
1.3 Product Overview
SILO 9710 MEDIA MANAGER is a product that will allow the silo tape devices to
be controlled with a GUI interface. It will communicate with the Tandem host via
TCP/IP utilizing IP numbers. With this product, backups can be scheduled, tapes can
be labeled and imported/exported (enter and eject) into/from the silo, and tape drives
can be loaded/unloaded. Optional features will be available to provide enhancements
to operations in the Tandem environment.
If the use of the Tandem system names is preferred instead of the IP numbers, there is
some additional setup that is required. Refer to Appendix B, SILO MEDIA
MANAGER Troubleshooting, to find what the additional steps are.
The Silo Media Manager software requires Tandem labeled tapes. In addition to
being labeled magnetically, each cartridge must have a special external label that
matches the internal label. These external labels display the volume ID in both a
standard OCR format and a bar code.
1.4 SMM Connection Configuration Overview
In order for the SMM software to control the tape silo, a library control path must be
configured from the Server to the 9710 tape silo. The Server is defined as the system
that will control the movements of the tape silo’s robotic arm. In this case the Server is
a Compaq Nonstop Himalaya S-Series or Nonstop Himalaya K-series platform.
1.4.1 S-series Systems
The library control path can be configured to run on the process multifunction (PMF)
or ServerNet/DA (SNDA) SCSI ServerNet addressable controller (SAC). For
configuration examples and proper command syntax, see “SCF Reference Manual for
the Storage Subsystem.” The library control path is configured in SCF using the
“ADD SCSI” command. The library control path physically connects from the PMF or
SNDA S-SAC to the tape silo Library Control connection on the rear patch panel of the
9710 via a copper cable. The cable connection shouldn’t exceed seventy-five feet (75
ft.) or twenty meters (20m).
1.4.2 K-series Systems
The library control path can be configured to run on the Open SCSI controller (3223).
For configuration examples and proper command syntax, see “Open SCSI
Integrator’s Manual for K-series Servers.” The library control path is configured in
COUP using the “ASSUME DEVICE” command. The library control path physically
connects form the 3223 SCSI Controller to the tape silo Library Control port on the
rear patch panel of the 9710 via a copper cable. The cable connection shouldn’t exceed
seventy-five feet (75ft.) or twenty meters (20m).