Qualstar Q24 User manual

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Q24™TapeLibrary

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InstallationandOperationsManual

Document No. 511011 Rev 01

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Q24TapeLibraryInstallationandOperationsManual

©CopyrightQUALSTAR2014 ii

©Copyright2014,QUALSTAR.Allrightsreserved.Thisdocumentandtheinformationcontained

hereinarethepropertyofQUALSTAR.Nopartofthisdocumentmaybereproduced,transmitted,

transcribed,storedinaretrievalsystem,ortranslatedintoanylanguageorcomputerlanguageinany

formorbyanymeans,electronic,mechanical,magnetic,optical,manual,orotherwise,withoutthe

expresswrittenpermissionofQUALSTAR.

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TrademarkNotices

QUALSTARmakesnorepresentationorguaranteeswithrespecttothecontentsofthisdocumentand

specificallydisclaimsanyimpliedwarrantiesofmerchantabilityorfitnessforanyparticularpurpose.

Further,QUALSTARreservestherighttorevisethispublicationwithoutobligationofQUALSTARto

notifyanypersonororganizationofsuchrevisionorchanges.

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Q24™isaTrademarkofQualstarCorporation

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RevisionHistory

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DateIssue RevisionAuthorDescriptionofchanges

2014‐04‐04Initialrelease01DennisKlein

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Productwarrantycaution

TheQ24TapeLibrarycontainsnouser‐serviceablecomponents.Onlyanauthorizedservicecenter

shouldcarryoutanyservicingorrepairs.Thewarrantyforthetapelibraryshallnotapplytofailures

ofanyunitwhen:

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AnyofthetapelibrarycomponentsisrepairedormodifiedbyanyoneotherthanQualstar’s

personnelorapprovedagent.Note:Certaincomponentsofthetapelibrary,asidentifiedin

thismanual,arespecifiedas‘fieldreplaceable’.Theseincludethepowersupply,tapedrives,

librarycontrollerandmagazines.Userreplacementofsuchcompletecomponentswith

correspondingpartssuppliedbyQualstardoesnotaffectwarranty,providedthattheuser

strictlyadherestotheinstructionsherein.

Thetapelibraryisphysicallyabusedorusedinamannerthatisinconsistentwiththe

operatinginstructionsorproductspecificationdefinedbyQualstar.

Thetapelibraryfailsbecauseofaccident,misuse,abuse,neglect,mishandling,misapplication,

alteration,faultyinstallation,modification,orservicebyanyoneotherthanthefactoryservice

centeroritsapprovedagent.

Thetapelibraryisrepairedbyanyone,includinganapprovedagent,inamannerthatis

contrarytothemaintenanceorinstallationinstructionssuppliedbyQualstar.

Themanufacturer'sserialnumbertagisremoved.

Thetapelibraryisdamagedbecauseofimproperpackagingonreturn.

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Incaseofunauthorizedrepairsormodifications,yourwarrantybecomesimmediatelyvoid.

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Generalwarnings

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DANGERHighvoltage‐Riskofelectricshock

Donotremovecover(orback).Nouser‐serviceablepartsareinside.

Referservicingtoqualifiedservicepersonnel.

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WARNINGWeightofQ24TapeLibrary‐Riskofpersonalinjury

Beforeliftingalibrary:

Observelocalhealthandsafetyrequirementsandguidelinesfor

manualmaterialhandling.

Removealltapecartridgestoreducetheweight.

Obtainadequateassistancetoliftandstabilizethelibraryduring

installationorremoval.

Riskofdamagetodevices

Whenplacingalibraryintoorremovingthelibraryfromarack:

Extendtherack’slevelingjackstothefloor.

Ensurethatthefullweightoftherackrestsonthelevelingjacks.

Installstabilizingfeetontherack.

Extendonlyonerackcomponentatatime.

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CAUTIONStaticsensitive‐Riskofdamagetodevices

Adischargeofstaticelectricitydamagesstatic‐sensitivedevices

ormicrocircuitry.

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Properpackagingandgroundingtechniquesarenecessary

precautionstopreventdamage.

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NOTEVentilation –Place theproductsothatitslocationdoesnot

interferewithproperventilation.

Heat–Placetheproductsothatitslocationisawayfromheat

sources.

Powersources–Connecttheproducttoapowersourceonly

ofthetypedirectedintheoperatinginstructionsorasmarked

ontheproduct.

Powercordprotection–PlacetheAClinecordsothatitisnot

possibletobewalkedonorpinchedbyitemsplaceduponor

againstit.

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Objectandliquidentry–Insurethatobjectsdonotfalland

liquidsarenotspilledintotheproduct’senclosure.

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Contents

1ProductOverviewandFeatures...................................................................1

1.1HardwareConfiguration............................................................................................1

1.2FrontPanel................................................................................................................2

1.3RearPanel..................................................................................................................3

1.3.1Power supply................................................................................................3

1.3.2Tape drives ...................................................................................................4

1.3.3Library controller..........................................................................................4

2Installation...................................................................................................5

2.1LocationRequirements.............................................................................................5

2.2SerialAttachedSCSI(SAS)Requirements..................................................................5

2.3FibreChannelRequirements.....................................................................................6

2.4InstallationPrecautions.............................................................................................8

2.5Unpackingthelibrary................................................................................................9

2.6Identifyingtheproductcomponents........................................................................9

2.7Removingtheshippinglock....................................................................................10

2.8Rackmountingthelibrary.......................................................................................

10

2.9Installingatapedrive..............................................................................................12

2.10Installingthelibrarycontroller................................................................................13

2.11Installingapowersupply.........................................................................................14

2.12Connectingthecables.............................................................................................15

2.12.1Connecting the power cord.........................................................................15

2.12.2Connecting a Fibre Channel cable..............................................................15

2.12.3Connecting a SAS cable.............................................................................16

2.12.4Connecting an Ethernet cable and a USB device .......................................16

2.13Verifyingthehost....................................................................................................17

2.14Poweringthelibraryupordown............................................................................17

2.15Tapecartridges........................................................................................................17

2.15.1Tape cartridge type.....................................................................................17

2.15.2Using and maintaining tape cartridges .......................................................18

2.15.3Labeling tape cartridges..............................................................................18

2.15.4Write-protecting tape cartridges.................................................................19

2.16Magazines................................................................................................................20

2.16.1Slot usage....................................................................................................20

3OperatingProcedures................................................................................21

3.1Operatorcontrolpanel(OCP).................................................................................21

3.1.1Operating Modes ........................................................................................21

3.1.2OCP Rules..................................................................................................21

3.1.3Power-Up Display ......................................................................................22

3.1.4Note about the LED’s.................................................................................22

3.1.5Input Modes................................................................................................22

3.1.6Power-Down...............................................................................................23

3.1.7Menu flow charts (OCP).............................................................................24

3.2Remotemanagementunit(RMU)...........................................................................31

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3.2.1Overview ....................................................................................................31

3.2.2Operations through the RMU.....................................................................31

3.2.3Login...........................................................................................................32

3.2.4RMU Screen Layout...................................................................................33

3.2.5Identity........................................................................................................34

3.2.6Status ..........................................................................................................37

3.2.7Configuration..............................................................................................40

3.2.8Operations...................................................................................................50

3.2.9Service........................................................................................................51

3.3Partitioningthelibrary............................................................................................56

3.4Defaultsettings.......................................................................................................57

4Troubleshooting.........................................................................................58

4.1Installationproblems...............................................................................................58

4.1.1Cabling .......................................................................................................58

4.1.2Compatibility..............................................................................................58

4.1.3Backup application installation ..................................................................58

4.1.4Device driver installation............................................................................58

4.2Troubleshooting......................................................................................................59

4.3Removingtapecartridgesfromthelibrary.............................................................62

4.4Emergencyrelease..................................................................................................63

4.5Upgradethelibraryfirmware..................................................................................64

4.6Generaldiagnostic...................................................................................................64

4.6.1System test..................................................................................................64

4.6.2Slot-to-Slot test...........................................................................................64

4.6.3Library verify test.......................................................................................64

4.7Errorcodes..............................................................................................................65

4.7.1Error messaging..........................................................................................65

4.7.2Error Message format.................................................................................66

4.7.3OCP error reporting....................................................................................66

4.7.4RMU error reporting...................................................................................66

4.7.5Main error codes.........................................................................................67

4.7.6Sub error codes related to the media changer.............................................77

4.7.7Sub error codes related to the library..........................................................79

5Servicing.....................................................................................................80

5.1Toolsthatmaybeneeded.......................................................................................80

5.2Electrostaticdischarge............................................................................................80

5.3Removingatapedrive.............................................................................................81

5.4Replacingatapedrive.............................................................................................81

5.5Removingthelibrarycontroller..............................................................................82

5.6Replacingthelibrarycontroller...............................................................................82

5.7Removingthepowersupply....................................................................................83

5.8Replacingthepowersupply....................................................................................83

5.9Servicingamagazine...............................................................................................83

5.10Removingthebasechassis......................................................................................84

5.10.1Preparing to remove the base chassis .........................................................84

5.10.2Removing the base chassis from the rack...................................................84

5.11Replacingthebasechassis......................................................................................85

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6Packagingtheunitfortransportation........................................................86

7Technicalspecifications.............................................................................88

7.1Hardwarespecifications..........................................................................................88

7.2Operatingenvironment...........................................................................................88

7.3Maximumstoragecapacityanddatatransferrate.................................................89

8Agencycertifications..................................................................................90

8.1Recyclinganddisposal.............................................................................................90

8.2Devicestandards.....................................................................................................91

8.3CEmark....................................................................................................................91

8.4ETLmark..................................................................................................................91

8.5GSmark...................................................................................................................92

8.6FCC(UnitedStates)..................................................................................................92

8.7Canadianverification...............................................................................................92

9Glossary.....................................................................................................93

10Index..........................................................................................................94

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Figures

Figure1Q24frontpanelcontrolandindicators..............................................................................................2

Figure2Q24rearpanelcomponents..............................................................................................................3

Figure3Q24Powersupply..............................................................................................................................3

Figure4SAShalf‐heighttapedrive.................................................................................................................4

Figure5FChalf‐heighttapedrive....................................................................................................................4

Figure6Q24Librarycontroller........................................................................................................................4

Figure7FibreChanneltopology(LNPort).......................................................................................................6

Figure8FibreChanneltopology(LPort).........................................................................................................7

Figure9FibreChanneltopology(NPort)........................................................................................................7

Figure10RemovingandStoringtheShippingLock.......................................................................................10

Figure11Installtherackrails........................................................................................................................11

Figure12Installthemountingbrackets........................................................................................................11

Figure13Securethelibrarytotherack.........................................................................................................12

Figure14PullouttabforproductID..............................................................................................................13

Figure15Installatapedrive..........................................................................................................................13

Figure16Installalibrarycontroller...............................................................................................................14

Figure17Installapowersupply....................................................................................................................14

Figure18ConnecttheFCcable......................................................................................................................16

Figure19Properbarcodelabelplacement....................................................................................................19

Figure20Write‐protectingatapecartridge..................................................................................................20

Figure21Mainmenu.....................................................................................................................................24

Figure22Informationmenu(1of2)..............................................................................................................25

Figure23Informationmenu(2of2)..............................................................................................................26

Figure24Commandsmenu...........................................................................................................................27

Figure25Configurationmenu.......................................................................................................................28

Figure26Servicemenu(1of2).....................................................................................................................29

Figure27Servicemenu(2of2).....................................................................................................................30

Figure28RMULogin......................................................................................................................................32

Figure29RMUMenuSystem........................................................................................................................33

Figure30SystemStatussummary..................................................................................................................33

Figure31Libraryidentity...............................................................................................................................34

Figure32Driveidentity..................................................................................................................................35

Figure33Networkidentity............................................................................................................................36

Figure34Librarystatus..................................................................................................................................37

Figure35Drivestatus....................................................................................................................................38

Figure36Tapecartridgeinventory(summary).............................................................................................39

Figure37Tapecartridgeinventory(detail)...................................................................................................39

Figure38SystemConfiguration.....................................................................................................................40

Figure39LogicalLibraries..............................................................................................................................41

Figure40Licensekey.....................................................................................................................................42

Figure41Driveconfiguration.........................................................................................................................42

Figure42Networkconfiguration...................................................................................................................43

Figure43SNMPconfiguration.......................................................................................................................45

Figure44Useraccountsettings.....................................................................................................................46

Figure45Date/timesettings..........................................................................................................................47

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Figure46ErrorLogmode...............................................................................................................................48

Figure47EventparametersforEmailNotification........................................................................................48

Figure48Factorydefaults..............................................................................................................................49

Figure49Movemedia...................................................................................................................................50

Figure50MediaInventory.............................................................................................................................50

Figure51Releasemagazines.........................................................................................................................51

Figure52Librarydiagnostics..........................................................................................................................51

Figure53Drivediagnostics............................................................................................................................52

Figure54Firmwareupdates..........................................................................................................................52

Figure55Rebootthelibrary..........................................................................................................................53

Figure56Librarylogs.....................................................................................................................................53

Figure57Cleanatapedrive...........................................................................................................................54

Figure58CartridgeMemory..........................................................................................................................55

Figure59Removingastucktape...................................................................................................................62

Figure60Rearpanel(accessholes)...............................................................................................................63

Figure61Frontpanel(magazineremoval)....................................................................................................63

Figure62OCPErrordisplay............................................................................................................................66

Figure63RMUErrordisplay..........................................................................................................................66

Figure64Removeatapedrive......................................................................................................................81

Figure65Removethelibrarycontroller........................................................................................................82

Figure66Removethepowersupply.............................................................................................................83

Figure67Re‐installingShippingLock.............................................................................................................85

Figure68ProductIDlabel..............................................................................................................................86

Figure69Packagingthelibrary......................................................................................................................87

Figure70WEEEsymbol..................................................................................................................................90

Figure71Devicestandards............................................................................................................................91

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Tables

Table1Locationrequirements........................................................................................................................5

Table2Tapecartridgetype...........................................................................................................................17

Table3Backwardcompatibility(tapecartridges).........................................................................................17

Table4Legendofstatusicons(RMU)............................................................................................................33

Table5Defaultsettings..................................................................................................................................57

Table6Troubleshooting................................................................................................................................61

Table7Errorcodes........................................................................................................................................76

Table8Packagingthelibrary.........................................................................................................................87

Table9Hardwarespecifications...................................................................................................................88

Table10Operatingenvironment...................................................................................................................88

Table11Maximumstoragecapacityanddatatransferrate.........................................................................89

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1ProductOverviewandFeatures

Thismanualprovidesinformationaboutinstalling,operating,troubleshootingandservicingaQualstar

Q24TapeLibrary.Itisintendedforsystemadministratorsandgeneraluserswhoneedphysicaland

functionalknowledgeoftheQ24TapeLibrary.

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TheQ24TapeLibraryprovidesacompact,highcapacity,low‐costsolutionforsimple,unattendeddata

backup.Itiscompatiblewithmosthostoperatingsystemsandenvironmentsprovidedthatthehostis

equippedwiththeappropriateinterfacecard.However,thelibraryrequireseitherdirectsupportfrom

theoperatingsystemoracompatiblebackupapplicationtotakefulladvantageofitsmanyfeatures.

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MajorcharacteristicsoftheQ24Libraryinclude:

Platform–supportforeitheroneortwohalf‐heightLTO5orLTO6tapedrives

Connectivity–FibreChannel(FC)and/orSerialAttachedSCSI(SAS)dependingupon

installedtapedrives

Expandability–anadditionalhalf‐heighttapedrivemaybefield‐installedinalibraryequipped

withasingledrive

Technologyupgrade–tapedrivetechnologiescanbeupgradedinthefield(i.e.LTO5toLTO6)

Servicefriendlydesign–easyaccesstomagazines,tapedrives,librarycontrollerandpower

supplyforfieldreplacement

Maximumuptime–throughadvancederrorhandlingandrecoverycapability

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TheQ24Libraryincludesthefollowingfeatures:

USBinterfacetoenableserviceabilityfeatures(libraryanddrivefirmwareupgrades)and/or

customizedfeatures(storageondemand)implementation

Thelibrarycanbeoperatedviathefrontoperatorcontrolpanel(OCP),overthenetworkorthe

Internetviatheintegralremotemanagementunit(RMU),orviathestorageinterfaceconnection

fromthehostapplication

SupportsindustrystandardmanagementprotocolssuchasSNMP(SMI‐Sfuturedevelopment)

Onemailslotforimport/exportofcartridgesduringlibraryoperation

Mediachangerwithbarcodereader

Rack‐mountedorstandaloneoperation

1.1 HardwareConfiguration

Height: 2U Tapedrives: 1or2hal

‐heightdrives

Numberofmagazines: 2(12slotseach) Powersupply: 1

Numberofmailslots: 1 Librarycontroller: 1

Numberoftapeslots: 23

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1.2 FrontPanel

ThefrontpaneloftheQ24TapeLibraryisusedtoaccessthepowerbutton,operatorcontrolpanel

(OCP),leftandrightmagazines,LED’s,andthemailslot.

Ref.Description

1Airvents

2Powerbutton:Pressingthebuttonwillinitiateacontrolledpowerdownofthelibrary(softpowerdown)

3LED<READY>(green):isilluminatedduringpoweron; blinkingduringtapeorlibrarymediachanger

activity.

4LED<CLEAN>(amber):isilluminatedwhenthetapedrivehasdeterminedthatacleaningtape shouldbe

used.Cleaningisonlynecessarywhenthelibrarydirectstodoso.Additionalcleaningisnotnecessary.

5LED<ATTENTION>(amber):isilluminatedwhen thelibraryhasdetectedaconditionthatrequires

attentionbytheoperator.

6LED<ERROR>(amber):isilluminatedwhen anunrecoverabletapedriveorlibraryerroroccurs. A

correspondingerrormessageisshownontheLCDscreen.

7<UP>button[◄]:isusedtonavigatebackwardthroughmenuitems.

8<CANCEL>button[]:isusedtocancelauseractionandreturntothelastmenuitem.

9<DOWN>button[►]:isusedtonavigateforwardthroughmenuitems.

10<ENTER>button[]:isusedtoentertoasubmenuorexecuteanaction.

11Operatorcontrolpanel(OCP)consistingofa128x64pixelscreen. TheOCPdisplaysactionsandstatus

information,menuitemsorerrormessagesrelevanttotheoperationalmode.

12Leftmagazinewithmailslot

13Rightmagazine

Figure1Q24frontpanelcontrolandindicators

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1.3 RearPanel

TherearpaneloftheQ24TapeLibraryprovidesaccesstothedriveinterfaceconnectors(eitherSASor

FibreChannel),thepowerconnector,Ethernet,serialandUSBportsandthemagazinereleaseholes.

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Thepowersupplyisontheleftside,tapedrivesareinthemiddleandthelibrarycontrollerisonthe

rightsideofthelibrary.

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Ref.DescriptionRef.Description

1PowersupplyAStoragelocation(forshippinglock)

2Tapedrive(s)BUSBport(firmwareupgrades,keystorage)

3Pull‐outtabcontainingtheproductinformation

(SerialNumber/Model/Customer)

4Librarycontroller

Figure2Q24rearpanelcomponents

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1.3.1 Powersupply

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Ref.Description

1Fanvent

2Powerconnector

110/220VACpowerconnection.

Figure3Q24Powersupply

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1.3.2 Tapedrives

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SASconnectorsforbothLTOGenerations

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Ref.Description

1Magazinereleaseholes

2Fanvent

3SASconnectors

4TapedriveLED

Figure4SAShalf‐heighttapedrive

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FCconnectorsforbothLTOGenerations

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Ref.Description

1Magazinereleaseholes

2Fanvent

3FC connectors

4TapedriveLED

Figure5FChalf‐heighttapedrive

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1.3.3 Librarycontroller

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Ref.Description

1Ethernetport(RMUconnection).LeftLED(amber)is

illuminatedwhenaconnectionisinplace.RightLED

(green)isilluminatedwhentheconnectionisready

orinuse

2Serialport(EngineeringDiagnostics)

3ControllerLEDblinkingok;ifnot,failure

4USBport(Firmwareupgrades,keystorage)

Figure6Q24Librarycontroller

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2Installation

ThissectionprovidesinstructionsforinstallingtheQ24TapeLibrary.

2.1 LocationRequirements

CriteriaDefinition

Rackrequirements Standard19‐inchrackwithverticalspaceof2Uavailable

Roomtemperature 10‐35C(50‐95F)

Powersource ACpowervoltage:100‐127VAC;200‐240VAC

Linefrequency:50‐60Hz

PlacethelibraryneartoanACoutlet.

TheACpowercordisthelibrary’smainACdisconnectdeviceandmustbeeasily

accessibleatalltimes.

Airquality Placethelibraryinanareawithminimalsources ofparticulatecontamination.

Avoidareasnearfrequentlyuseddoorsandwalkways,stacksofsuppliesthat

collectdust,printers,andsmoke‐filledrooms.

Excessivedustanddebriscandamagetapesandtapedrives.

Humidity20‐80percentrelativehumidity non‐condensing

ClearanceBack:Minimumof15.4cm(6inches)

Front:Minimumof30.8cm(12inches)–formailslot

Minimumof60cmtoremovemagazines(24inches)

Sides:Minimumof5.08cm(2inches)

Table1Locationrequirements

Forfurtherinformation,seeSection7,Technicalspecifications

2.2 SerialAttachedSCSI(SAS)Requirements

SerialAttachedSCSI(SAS)isacomputerbustechnologymainlyusedtotransferdatatoandfrom

storagedevices,includingdiskdrivesandtapedrives.SASisdesignedtotransferdataatupto

6gigabitspersecond.

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SASusesserialconnections,withadirectconnectionbetweenthehostserverandeachofthestorage

devices.ThiseliminatestheneedtoconfigureSCSIbusesandassignSCSIIDs,aswasrequiredfor

parallelSCSIdevices.

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MostSAShostbusadapters(HBA)portshavefourSASchannels.Atapedriveusesonechannel,so

eachHBAportcansupportuptofourtapedrivesviaafan‐outcable.Youcanuseacablewithone

connectoroneachend,butonlyonechannelwillbeused.

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NOTEThelibraryhasamini‐SASconnectoroneachSAStapedrive.

Mini‐SASconnectorsarekeyed.

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ASAStapedriveisidentifiedbyauniqueidentifiercalledaWorldWideName(WWN)orWorldWide

Identifier(WWID).ThelibraryassignstheWWIDtothedrivebay.Whenatapedriveisreplaced,the

WWIDisre‐assignedtothenewtapedrive.

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TheoperatingsystemtrackstheWWIDforthetapedriveoneachHBAchannel.Eachofthedrive

connectorsonthefan‐outcableisassociatedwithanHBAchannel.Onceatapedrivehasbeenplugged

in,itshouldremainonthesamechanneltoretaintheassociationbetweentheHBAchanneland

WWID.

2.3 FibreChannelRequirements

FibreChannel(FC)allowsanactiveintelligentinterconnectionscheme,calledaFabric,toconnect

devices.EverythingbetweentheportsonFCiscalledtheFabric.TheFabricismostoftenaswitchor

seriesofswitchesthattakestheresponsibilityforrouting.

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ThelibraryallowstheselectionofthefollowingFibreChannelportbehaviors:

LNPort(defaultsetting)–anautomaticconfigurationthattriesarbitratedloopfirst,thenswitched

Fabric.

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Figure7FibreChanneltopology(LNPort)

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LPort–arbitratedloop

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Figure8FibreChanneltopology(LPort)

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NPort–pointtopointprotocolinaswitchedFabrictopology

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Figure9FibreChanneltopology(NPort)

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TheFibreChanneltapedrivecanbeconnecteddirectlytotheserverwithahostbusadapter(HBA)or

throughastorageareanetwork(SAN).

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NOTEUseanappropriateHBAforyourtapedriveduetoperformance

considerations.AlowerthroughputHBAmightresultin

performancedegradationwhenbackinguphighlycompressible

datatoahigherthroughputtapedrive.

InaSANinstallation,allswitchesbetweenthehostandthe

librarymustbeoftheappropriatetype.Alowerthroughput

switchinthepathmayresultinperformancedegradation.

Configurezoningsoonlythebackupserversmayaccessthe

library.

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2.4 InstallationPrecautions

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CAUTION

Staticsensitive‐Riskofdamagetodevices

Adischargeofstaticelectricitydamagesstatic‐sensitivedevices

ormicrocircuitry.

Properpackagingandgroundingtechniquesarenecessary

precautionstopreventdamage.

SeeSection5.2,Electrostaticdischarge

WARNING

WeightofQ24TapeLibrary‐Riskofpersonalinjury

Beforeliftingalibrary:

Observelocalhealthandsafetyrequirementsandguidelinesfor

manualmaterialhandling.

Removealltapecartridgestoreducetheweight.

Obtainadequateassistancetoliftandstabilizethelibraryduring

installationorremoval.

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Riskofdamagetodevices

Whenplacingalibraryintoorremovingthelibraryfromarack:

Extendtherack’slevelingjackstothefloor.

Ensurethatthefullweightoftherackrestsonthelevelingjacks.

Installstabilizingfeetontherack.

Extendonlyonerackcomponentatatime.

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NOTEDonotexposethelibrarytomoisture.

Usethelibraryonafirmlevelsurfacefreefromvibration.

Donotplaceanythingontopofthelibrary.

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2.5 Unpackingthelibrary

Beforeunpackingthelibrary,clearaworksurfaceonwhichtoplacetheunpackedcomponents.Ifthe

libraryistobeinstalledinarack,selectanopenracklocationallowingeasyaccesstothehostserver

andaneasilyaccessiblepoweroutlet.

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NOTEIfthetemperatureintheroomwherethelibrarywillbe

installedvariesby15C(30F)ormorefromtheroomwhere

thelibrarywasstored,allowthelibrarytoacclimatetothe

surroundingenvironmentforatleast12hoursbeforeunpacking

itfromtheshippingcontainer.

1. Beforeopeningandremovingthetapelibraryfromthebox,inspectthecontainerfor

shippingdamage.Ifyounoticeanydamage,reportittotheshippingcompanyimmediately.

2. Openthebox.

3. Carefullyremovetheshippingmaterialsfromthetopofthelibrary.

4. Removetheaccessorypackageandsetaside(ifincluded).

5. Removethetworackrailsandsetaside(ifincluded).

6. Liftthelibraryoutofthecartonandremovethebagfromtheloader.Savethepackaging

materialsforfutureuse.

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NOTEDonotplacethelibraryoneitherendorsidesasthismay

damageit.

2.6 Identifyingtheproductcomponents

Confirmthatyoureceivedthefollowing:

1. Q24TapeLibrary,includingpowersupply,1or2half‐heighttapedrives(asordered),library

controller,andtwotapemagazines

2. Rackmountkit:

‐2rackmountrails

‐1bagofeightM6screwsfortherackmounting(9.5mmsquareholesintherackcolumn)

‐1bagofeightM6screwsforrackmounting(6.85mmroundholesintherackcolumn)

‐2mountingbrackets

‐T10Torxscrewstoattachthemountingbrackets

‐M5screwstosecurethemountingbracketstotherack

3. Powercord

4. Librarydocumentation

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Optionalcomponents,dependingonthepurchasedconfiguration:

1. Cables‐forinstanceFibreChannelandSAScables

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2.7 Removingtheshippinglock

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NOTETheshippinglock,whichpreventsthemediachangertransport

mechanismfrommovingduringshipment,mustberemoved

beforethelibraryispoweredon.

Toremoveandstoretheshippinglock:

1. Removetheyellowlabelthatissecuringtheshippinglockonthetopofthelibrary.

2. Removetheshippinglock.

3. Storetheshippinglockintheslotprovidedontherearpanel(Important:Thelockis

requiredifthelibraryistobereturnedortransportedtoanewlocationatsomefuturetime).

4. Replacetheyellowlabelonthetopofthelibrary.

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Figure10RemovingandStoringtheShippingLock

2.8 Rackmountingthelibrary

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NOTE

Therackrailcomponentsareoptionalaccessoriesdependingon

theorderedconfiguration.Skipthissection,whentherackrail

componentsarenotincluded.

Requiredtools:

#3Phillipsscrewdriver

T10Torxscrewdriver

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Rackmountingthelibrary:

1. Determinethelocationinwhichthelibraryrackistobeinstalled.

2. Useapenciltomarkthelocationoneachverticalrailintherack.

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3. IntherackmountkitaretwosetsofeightM6screws.Determinethetypeofrackthenchoose

theappropriatetypeofM6screws.

4. Secureonerailtoeachsideoftherackinyourchosenracklocationwitha#3Phillips

screwdriver.Insuretherailsaremountedlevelandatthesamerackheightoneachside.

5. Secureboththefrontandbackofeachrackrailtotherack.

Figure11Installtherackrails

6. InstallmountingbracketsforthelibraryusingtheTorxscrewsincludedintherackmountkit.

Figure12Installthemountingbrackets

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