User guide
Table Of Contents
- 1 About This Guide
- 2 Product Overview
- 3 Unpacking the StorageLibrary
- 4 Hardware Installation
- 5 Operator Interfaces
- 6 Configuring the Library
- About the Setup Wizard
- Applying a License Key
- Configuring Pass-Thru
- Configuring I/E Slots
- Configuring Cleaning Slots
- Configuring Auto Clean
- Configuring Partitions
- Configuring Menu Timeout
- Setting Date and Time
- Configuring Barcode Scan
- Configuring Audible Alarm
- Configuring Network Settings
- Configuring FPI Password
- Configuring RMI Password
- Configuring SNMP
- Configuring Notifications
- 7 Running the Library
- 8 Getting Status and Information
- 9 Adding, Removing and Replacing
- 10 Updating Firmware
- 11 Working With Cartridges and Barcodes
- 12 Troubleshooting
- 13 Shipping or Transporting the StorageLibrary
- 14 Specifications
- 15 Safety and Regulatory Information
- 16 Approved Drive Types
14 Product Overview
Product Description
Tape Drive Support
For additional specification information for this model, see Specifications. The drive types supported
by the StorageLibrary T40+ are given in chapter Approved Drive Types. The StorageLibrary T40+
supports 1-2 FH drives or 1-4 HH drives or a combination of HH and FH drives. The library supports
Fibre Channel, SAS and SCSI tape drive interfaces.
Tape drives are installed into tape drive bays at the back of the library. If a tape drive bay is empty, a
cover plate covers the empty tape drive bay to prevent dust from entering the library. Tape drives can
be installed in any available tape drive bay.
Data Transfer Rates
Table 1. Date Transfer Rates
StorageLibrary
Model
Maximum Sustained Rate,
Native
Maximum Sustained Rate, Compressed
LTO-3 SCSI 80MB/s 160MB/s
LTO-3 SAS 80MB/s 160MB/s
LTO-3 FC 80MB/s 160MB/s
LTO-4 SCSI 120MB/s 240MB/s
LTO-4 SAS 120MB/s 240MB/s
LTO-4 FC 120MB/s 240MB/s
Magazines
The library is equipped with four removable magazines, all accessible from the front of the unit. The
lower magazines hold 12 cartridges each and the two upper magazines hold 8 cartridges each. There
are no hidden slots. To cool the library, there are air intake holes on the front bezels. For easy
removal of the magazines, use the handles on the sides of the bezels. For details on magazine
handling, see the section Magazine Handling.
Front Panel
The Front Panel includes the Operator control panel with LCD display, four control buttons, two LED
indicators and a standby switch. The bezels of the four magazines are also visible from the front. See
Figure 1.
LCD – Liquid Crystal Display
The display is a backlit 128 x 68, dot-matrix graphical display that can show 8 lines of 20 characters.
In various modes of operation, the display panel screens and control buttons allow you to do the
following:
• Enter settings for StorageLibrary configuration.
• Issue operational commands.
• View StorageLibrary status and information.
• Test StorageLibrary functionality.