User guide

vi Contents
Auto Clean.......................................................................................................................................66
Manual Clean...................................................................................................................................67
Taking a Library Online/Offline...............................................................................................................67
Taking a Library Online ...................................................................................................................67
Taking a Library Offline ...................................................................................................................67
Magazine Handling ................................................................................................................................67
Using the Mail Slot...........................................................................................................................67
Removing the Magazine from the Unit ............................................................................................68
Inserting Cartridges into the Magazine............................................................................................68
Removing Cartridges from the Magazine........................................................................................69
Inserting a Magazine into the Unit...................................................................................................69
Manual/Emergency Release of Magazines.....................................................................................70
Standby Functionality.............................................................................................................................70
8 Getting Status and Information 71
Library Settings ......................................................................................................................................71
Partition and Drive Information...............................................................................................................71
Network ..................................................................................................................................................72
Statistics.................................................................................................................................................73
Event Log ...............................................................................................................................................73
9 Adding, Removing and Replacing 75
Power Supply Unit..................................................................................................................................75
Replacing a Power Supply ..............................................................................................................76
Adding a Redundant Power Supply.................................................................................................77
Hot-Swapping a Redundant Power Supply.....................................................................................78
Tape Drive Unit ......................................................................................................................................79
Adding a Tape Drive........................................................................................................................79
Permanently Removing a Tape Drive .............................................................................................79
Removing and Replacing a Tape Drive...........................................................................................80
10 Updating Firmware 81
Updating Library Firmware.....................................................................................................................81
Updating Drive Firmware .......................................................................................................................82
11 Working With Cartridges and Barcodes 85
Handling Cartridges Properly.................................................................................................................85
Write-Protecting Cartridges....................................................................................................................86
Barcode Requirements ..........................................................................................................................86
Attaching Barcode Labels ......................................................................................................................86
12 Troubleshooting 87
About RAS Tickets.................................................................................................................................87
Viewing RAS Tickets .......................................................................................................................87
Closing RAS Tickets........................................................................................................................88
Supported RAS Tickets ...................................................................................................................88
Interpreting LEDs ...................................................................................................................................93
The Maintenance Menus .................................................................................................................93
The Diagnostics Menu.....................................................................................................................93
Verifying Hardware.................................................................................................................................94
Software Checking.................................................................................................................................94
Verifying Recent Changes .....................................................................................................................94
Troubleshooting Matrix...........................................................................................................................95