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StorageTek
StreamLine™ SL8500
modular library system
User’s Guide
Part Number 96154
Revision K
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Summary of Changes EC Date Revision Description 111906 May 2004 First Initial release 111920 July 2004 Second Refer to this edition for the list of changes 111945 November 2004 Third Refer to this edition for the list of changes 111959 February 2005 Fourth Refer to this edition for the list of changes 111974 May 2005 Fifth Refer to this edition for the list of changes 114119 September 2005 F Refer to this edition for the list of changes 114146 May 2006 H Refer to this edition for the list of cha
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vi StreamLine™ SL8500 Modular Library System User's Guide • March 2007 Revision K • 96154
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Contents Summary of Changes v Contents vii Figures xvii Tables xix Preface xxi Organization xxi Alert Messages xxii Conventions xxiii Related Publications xxiv Additional Information xxv Sun’s External Web Site xxv Customer Resource Center xxv e-Partners Site xxv Notices xxvii United States FCC Compliance Statement xxvii CISPR 22 and EN55022 Warning xxvii Japanese Compliance Statement xxviii 96154 • Revision K vii
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Taiwan Warning Label Statement xxviii Internal Code License Statement xxviii Safety xxxiii Electrostatic Discharge Damage Prevention xxxiii Fiber-optic Safety xxxiv Laser Product Label xxxiv EN60950-1:2001 Statement xxxv Library Safety xxxv Mechanical Access Door Mechanisms xxxv SL8500 Door Interlocks xxxv Door Switches xxxvi Emergency Robotics Stop Switches xxxvi Smoke Detection xxxvi Fire Suppression xxxvi Service Safety Door xxxvii Interior Lighting xxxvii SL8500 Servo Power Interrupt xxxvii
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Super DLT 7 Electronics Control Module 7 HBK Card 7 HBC Card 8 HBT Card 8 Robotics Interface Module 8 Redundant HandBots 10 Initialization 10 HandBot Numbering 12 Library Cameras 14 Customer Interface Module 14 Keypad 14 Operator Panel 15 Local Operator Console 15 Remote Operator Console 16 Capacities 16 Elevator 16 Cartridge Access Port (CAP) 16 Storage Expansion Modules 17 Power 17 Power Consumption 18 Power Configurations 18 N+1 Base Power Configuration 18 2N Power Configuration 19 Library Co
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Operating Firmware 21 Library Management Software 22 Host Software Component 22 ACSLS 22 Library Partitioning 22 Partition Configuration Requirements 23 Hosts and Partitions 23 Library Resources and Partitions 23 System Requirements for Library Partitioning 24 Capacities for Partitions 24 Library Specifications 25 2. Configuration Information 27 Installing StreamLine Library Console 27 ▼ To install the StreamLine Library Console on your PC 27 Activating Password 28 ▼ To Activate Your User Accoun
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Planning Library Partition Configurations 35 Example 1: one-partition library 35 Example 2: two-partition library 35 Example 3: two-partition library 36 Example 4: three-partition library 36 Example 5: three-partition library 36 Example 6: four-partition library 37 Defining Library Partitions 37 ▼ To Create Partitions 37 ▼ To Remove Partitions 38 3. Host to Library Communications 39 Host Interfaces 39 TCP/IP 39 Definitions and Terminology 41 Fibre Channel 42 Library Management Software 42 Nearli
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Dismount Sequence 46 Performing CAP Activities 46 ▼ To open the CAP 47 ▼ To close the CAP 47 Cartridge Slot Locations 48 Importing Cartridges 49 ▼ To import cartridges using the CAP 51 Exporting Cartridges 52 ▼ To export cartridges using the CAP 52 Using CAPS in a Partitioned Library 53 How CAP Reservations Work in a Partitioned Library 54 Overriding a CAP Reservation 54 ▼ To Override a CAP Reservation 55 CAP Release and Override Scenarios 55 Monitoring Library Events 57 Monitoring PTPs 58 Clean
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▼ To locate a drive 63 Moving the Robot 63 ▼ To move the robot, follow these precautions: 63 Mounting a Cartridge 65 ▼ To manually mount a cartridge 65 Dismounting a Cartridge 66 Exiting the Library 67 Placing the Drives to Online 68 T9840/T9940 Drive Display 68 LTO Ultrium Drives 68 Placing the Library Online 68 Powering-off the Library 68 ▼ To power-off the library 68 Powering-on the Library 71 ▼ To power-on the library 71 Maintenance Mode of Operation 71 Service Safety Door Operation 71 Left
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LTO Ultrium Cartridge 82 LTO Ultrium Generation 2 (Gen2) Fibre Channel Drives 84 Super DLTtape II 84 VolSafe Cartridges 85 Media Domain and Media ID 86 Cartridge Codes 87 Data Cartridge Label Examples 88 Cleaning Cartridges Label Examples 88 Diagnostic Cartridges Label Examples 89 Non-labeled Cartridges 90 Upside Down Cartridges 91 LTO Cartridges 91 T9x40 Drives 91 Applying Labels to Cartridges 91 ▼ To apply the label on a cartridge 91 Setting the Write Protect Switch 94 Setting the T9840 Write
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6. Troubleshooting and Diagnostics 99 Troubleshooting the Library 99 Diagnostic Utilities 102 Reports 102 Event Monitors 103 Utilities 104 Loading Code 104 Performing Audits 104 Performing Library Self-test 105 Moving Cartridges 105 Working with the Search Utility 106 Modifying the CAP Locked Status 106 Copying the MIB Text File 106 7. Obtaining Maintenance Support 107 Remote Support 107 Service Delivery Platform 107 Customer Initiated Maintenance 108 ▼ To contact the CSSC about a problem 108 St
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B. Drive Bay Locations 125 Bay Address 125 Internal Address 126 HLI-PRC Address 127 System Address 128 Manually Locating a Drive Bay 128 ▼ To locate a drive 129 C. SNMP 131 SNMP Terms 132 SNMP Commands 134 Access Control 134 Management Information Base 135 Copying the MIB Text File 136 ▼ To copy the MIB file 136 SNMP Traps/Notifications 136 Trap/Notification Levels 136 Trap Data 136 Severity Codes 137 Glossary 139 Index 151 xvi StreamLine™ SL8500 Modular Library System User's Guide • March 2007
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Figures FIGURE 1-1 Library Modules 3 FIGURE 1-2 Base Library with One Storage Expansion Module 4 FIGURE 1-3 HandBot (Detail) 9 FIGURE 1-4 HandBot on the Power Rail) 10 FIGURE 1-5 StreamLine Library Console – HandBot Display 13 FIGURE 1-6 Keypad 14 FIGURE 1-7 CAP 17 FIGURE 1-8 Pass-thru Port 20 FIGURE 2-1 Adding a PTP to an Existing Library Complex 33 FIGURE 3-1 StreamLine Library Console – Dual TCP/IP Properties 41 FIGURE 4-1 CAP A Unlocked 47 FIGURE 4-2 StreamLine Library Console – CAP 49 FIGUR
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FIGURE 4-11 AC PDU 69 FIGURE 4-12 AC PDU and DC Power Supply Locations 70 FIGURE 4-13 StreamLine Library Console – Service Safety Door 73 FIGURE 5-1 A T9840 Cartridge 78 FIGURE 5-2 A T9940 Cartridge 80 FIGURE 5-3 A T10000 Cartridge 82 FIGURE 5-4 An LTO Ultrium Cartridge 84 FIGURE 5-5 Data Cartridges Label Examples 88 FIGURE 5-6 Cleaning Cartridges Label Examples 89 FIGURE 5-7 Diagnostic Cartridges Label Examples 90 FIGURE 5-8 Applying Cartridge Label to SDLT Cartridge 92 FIGURE 5-9 Applying Cart
