Quantum ATL 7100 Manual

Quantum|ATL 7100 Series Library
Operator’s Guide
6241102-02
Ver. 2, Rel. 2

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Contents
Preface ix
Chapter 1 Introduction 1
Overview .................................................................................................1
Library Numbering Conventions..................................................3
Operator Accessible Components........................................................6
Control Panel....................................................................................6
Load Port...........................................................................................8
Front Door.......................................................................................10
Storage Array Door........................................................................11
Drive Access Door .........................................................................12
Rear Panel .......................................................................................13
Chapter 2 Operating the Library 15
Operating Procedures..........................................................................15
Applying Power to the Library....................................................15
Placing the Library Online............................................................16
Taking the Library Offline............................................................16

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Removing Power from the Library .............................................16
Working With Tape Cartridges...................................................17
Turning the Interior Light On or Off...........................................22
Using the Control Panel Menus .........................................................23
Entering Menu Mode ....................................................................23
Menu Navigation...........................................................................24
Performing Library Diagnostics ..................................................27
Setting the Library SCSI Address................................................29
Setting a Tape Drive SCSI Address.............................................30
Defining the Library Power-Up State .........................................33
Enabling/Disabling the Auto Clean Option..............................34
Enabling/Disabling the Retries Option......................................35
Enabling/Disabling the Auto Load Option...............................36
Setting the Status Display Area Language.................................37
Adjusting the Status Display Area Contrast..............................38
Cleaning a Drive.............................................................................40
Displaying the Library’s Actuator Status...................................41
Performing an Inventory ..............................................................43
Enabling/Disabling 4/52 Identity Mode ...................................44
Chapter 3 Operator Troubleshooting 47
Status Messages ....................................................................................47
Other Problems.....................................................................................49
Appendix A Regulatory Statements 51
FCC Statement ......................................................................................51
Industry Canada (Digital Apparatus) ...............................................52
Notice for USA and Canada Only......................................................53
Laser Statement.....................................................................................54
Battery Statement..................................................................................55
Glossary 57

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Index 61

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Figures
Figure 1 Library..................................................................................2
Figure 2 100 Cartridge Model...........................................................4
Figure 3 68 Cartridge Model.............................................................5
Figure 4 Control Panel.......................................................................6
Figure 5 Load Port..............................................................................9
Figure 6 Front Door..........................................................................10
Figure 7 Storage Array Door ..........................................................11
Figure 8 Drive Access Door ............................................................12
Figure 9 Rear Panel ..........................................................................13
Figure 10 Bar Code Label on a Tape Cartridge..............................17
Figure 11 Inserting and Removing Tapes.......................................18
Figure 12 Tape Cartridge Orientation.............................................21
Figure 13 Turning the Interior Light On/Off.................................23
Figure 14 Menu Structure .................................................................25
Figure 15 Menu Navigation Example .............................................26

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Tables
Table 1 Controls on the Control Panel...........................................7
Table 2 Default Tape Drive SCSI Address..................................30
Table 3 Tape Drive Locations .......................................................32
Table 4 Tape Drive Locations .......................................................41
Table 5 Status Messages.................................................................48
Table 6 Other Problems .................................................................49

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Preface
The Quantum|ATL 7100 Series library (library) is the automated
storage and retrieval component of an automated tape library
system. It contains up to seven tape drives and is capable of storing
a maximum of 96 tape cartridges in a Fixed Storage Array (FSA).
An operator-accessible load port at the front of the library can hold
an additional four tape cartridges for a maximum total of 100.
Audience This document was written for operators of the library.
Purpose This document provides information about the library including:
•Installing the library
•Basic library operations
•Operator commands
•Service commands
•Troubleshooting

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Notational
Conventions This manual uses the following conventions:
This manual uses the following:
•Right side of the library —Refers to the right side as you face
the component being described.
•Left side of the library —Refers to the left side as you face the
component being described.
•b—All binary numbers are succeeded by “b.”
•h—All hexadecimal numbers are succeeded by “h.”
•Error or attention conditions are represented in parenthesis
that translate as follows:
(SK=S ASC=AA ASCQ=QQ)
where:
S —hexadecimal sense key value
AA — hexadecimal additional sense code
QQ — hexadecimal additional sense code qualifier
Caution: Cautions indicate potential hazards to equipment
and are included to prevent damage to equipment.
Note: Notes emphasize important information related to the
main topic.
Warning: Warnings indicate potential hazards to personal
safety and are included to prevent injury.

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Related
Documents Documents related to the library are shown below:
SCSI-2 Specification 0
The SCSI-2 communications specification is the proposed
American National Standard for information systems, dated
March 9, 1990. Copies may be obtained from:
Global Engineering Documents
15 Inverness Way, East
Englewood, CO 80112
[phone] or [phone]
Document No Document Title Document Description
6241101 Quantum|ATL
7100 Series Library
Facilities Planning
and Installation
Guide
Describes facility preparation
and provides the procedures
for first-time installation of
the library.
6241104 Quantum|ATL
7100 Series Library
DiagnosticSoftware
User’s Manual
Provides procedures for
installing and using the
Quantum|ATL 7100 Series
Diagnostic Software.
6241105 Quantum|ATL
7100 Series Library
Software Interface
Guide
For software engineers and
programmers developing
applications to control the
Quantum|ATL 7100 Series
library.
Note: See applicable product manual for tape drive
information.

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Contacts Quantum|ATL company contacts are listed below.
Quantum|ATL Corporate Headquarters 0
To order documentation on the library or other products contact:
Quantum|ATL
P.O. Box 57100
Irvine, CA 92619-7100
[phone]
[phone]
Technical Publications 0
To comment on existing documentation send e-mail to:
[email protected]
Visit the Quantum|ATL home page at: 0
http://www.atlp.com
Customer Support 0
The Quantum|ATL Customer Support Department provides a
24-hour help desk that can be reached at:
North/South America: [phone] or
[phone]
Asia/Pacific Rim: (International Code)
[phone]
Europe/Middle East/Africa: (International Code)
[phone]

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Send faxes for the Customer Support Department to:
North/South America: [phone]
Asia/Pacific Rim: (International Code)
[phone]
Europe/Middle East/Africa: (International Code)
[phone]
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Quantum|ATL 7100 Series Library Operator’s Guide 1
Chapter 1
1Introduction
This chapter contains a brief description of the Quantum|ATL
7100 Series library (library) and each of the operator-accessible
components.
Overview 1
The library is an automated tape storage and retrieval system (see
figure 1). It accomodates up to seven tape drives and is capable of
storing a maximum of 96 tape cartridges in a Fixed Storage Array
(FSA). An operator-accessible load port at the front of the library
can hold an additional four tape cartridges for a maximum total of
100.

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Overview
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Figure 1 Library
Load port (open)
(4 additional cartridges)
Control
Panel
Fixed Storage Array (FSA)
(96 cartridge bins)
Gripping mechanism
(gripper)
Horizontal carriage
Vertical carriage
(Front)
(Left-side cosmetic panel removed)
Tape drives (7)
Door
handle

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A host computer communicates with the library through a SCSI
interface using the SCSI-2 medium changer command set. In a
typical operation, the robotics receive a command from the host
computer to transfer a tape cartridge from one FSA component to
another (storage bin, tape drive, and load port). To transfer a
cartridge, a gripping mechanism aligns itself with the designated
tape cartridge and “picks”it from the FSA component. It then
moves and aligns itself with the designated location within the
FSA and “places”the tape cartridge.
LibraryNumbering
Conventions 1All FSA components (storage bins, load port bins, and tape drives)
are numered. Figure 2 shows the numbering convention for the
“100 cartridge model”. This numbering convention is used in the
diagnostic software and the library menu mode, which is viewed
in the status display area of the control panel.

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Figure 2 100
Cartridge Model
Load port bins
Fixed Storage Array
Tape drives
Bin 0
Bin 1
Bin 2
Bin 3
Bin 0
Bin 1
Bin 2
Bin 3
Bin 4
Bin 24
Bin 25
Bin 26
Bin 27
Bin 28
Bin 48
Bin 49
Bin 50
Bin 51
Bin 52
Bin 72
Bin 73
Bin 74
Bin 75
Bin 76
Bin 5
Bin 6
Bin 7
Bin 8
Bin 9
Bin 29
Bin 30
Bin 31
Bin 32
Bin 33
Bin 53
Bin 54
Bin 55
Bin 56
Bin 57
Bin 77
Bin 78
Bin 79
Bin 80
Bin 81
Bin 10
Bin 11
Bin 12
Bin 13
Bin 14
Bin 34
Bin 35
Bin 36
Bin 37
Bin 38
Bin 58
Bin 59
Bin 60
Bin 61
Bin 62
Bin 82
Bin 83
Bin 84
Bin 85
Bin 86
Bin 15
Bin 16
Bin 17
Bin 18
Bin 19
Bin 39
Bin 40
Bin 41
Bin 42
Bin 43
Bin 63
Bin 64
Bin 65
Bin 66
Bin 67
Bin 87
Bin 88
Bin 89
Bin 90
Bin 91
Bin 20
Bin 21
Bin 22
Bin 23
Bin 44
Bin 45
Bin 46
Bin 47
Bin 68
Bin 69
Bin 70
Bin 71
Bin 92
Bin 93
Bin 94
Bin 95
Drive 0
Drive 1
Drive 2
Drive 3
Drive 4
Drive 5
Drive 6
(FSA) bins