Quantum ATL 7100 User manual

Quantum|ATL 7100 Series
Facilities Planning and
Installation Guide
6241101-02
Ver. 2 Rel. 2

6207947-06cP 34
Quantum|ATL 7100 Series Facilities Planning and Installation Guide, 6241101-02, Ver. 2 Rel. 2, August
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Contents
Preface xi
Chapter 1 Library Specifications and Site Requirements 1
Library Description................................................................................1
Supported Tape Drives and Cartridges........................................3
Bin and Tape Drive Numbering Conventions.............................3
Library Specifications ............................................................................6
Site Requirements...................................................................................7
Floor Space........................................................................................7
Floor Leveling...................................................................................8
Floor Loading ...................................................................................8
Floor Clearance.................................................................................8
Power.................................................................................................8
Grounding.........................................................................................9
Chapter 2 Unpacking and Moving the Library 11
Receiving the Library...........................................................................11
Unpacking the Library.........................................................................13
Rolling the Library off of the Pallet ...................................................16

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Moving the Library to the Final Installation Area...........................17
Removing the Protective Packaging Material..................................18
Storing the Packaging Material....................................................20
Packaging the Library for Reshipment..............................................21
Chapter 3 Installing the Library 23
Required Tools......................................................................................23
Leveling the Library.............................................................................24
Operational Setup and Checkout.......................................................26
Applying Power to the Library....................................................26
Setting SCSI Addresses and Running the Library Self-Test...........28
Connecting the Library to the Host Controller................................28
Preparing the Library for Operation..................................................32
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SCSI Ports...............................................................................................34
Single-Wire Configuration..................................................................35
Two-Wire SCSI Configuration (Default)...........................................37
Four-Wire SCSI Configuration ...........................................................39
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FCC Statement ......................................................................................41
Industry Canada (Digital Apparatus) ...............................................42
CISPR-22 WARNING!...................................................................42
ACHTUNG! ....................................................................................42
ATTENTION! .................................................................................42
Notice for USA and Canada Only......................................................43
Laser Statement.....................................................................................44
Class 1 Laser Product ....................................................................44
Laser Klasse 1..................................................................................44
Appareil àLaser de Classe 1 ........................................................44
Producto Láser de Clase 1.............................................................44
Luokan 1 Laserlaite........................................................................45

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Battery Statement .................................................................................45
CAUTION.......................................................................................45
LET OP.............................................................................................45
VAROITUS......................................................................................45
ATTENTION ..................................................................................46
ACHTUNG.....................................................................................46
Attenzione.......................................................................................46
PRECAUCIÓN...............................................................................46
VARNING!......................................................................................46
Glossary 47
Index 51

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Quantum|ATL 7100 Series Facilities Planning and Installation Guide vii
Figures
Figure 1 Left Panel Removed............................................................2
Figure 2 Library Numbering Conventions (100 cartridges..........4
Figure 3 Library Numbering Conventions (68 Cartridges) .........5
Figure 4 Library AC Power Receptacle...........................................9
Figure 5 Library Unloading Space Requirements .......................12
Figure 6 Removing the Box from the Pallet..................................14
Figure 7 Unpacking the Library.....................................................15
Figure 8 Extension Axis Tie-Wraps ...............................................19
Figure 9 Packing Block Locations ..................................................20
Figure 10 Power Receptacle and Power Switch Location ............27
Figure 11 Connecting the SCSI Cables (two-wire, four drives)...31
Figure 12 SCSI Cabling Block Diagram (2 drives, 1 wire)............36
Figure 13 SCSI Cabling Block Diagram (4 drives, 2 wires) ..........38
Figure 14 SCSI Cabling Block Diagram (7 drives, 4 wires) ..........40

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Quantum|ATL 7100 Series Facilities Planning and Installation Guide ix
Tables
Table 1 Library Mechanical Specification .....................................6
Table 2 Library Power Specification..............................................6
Table 3 Library Environmental Specification...............................6
Table 4 Library Floor Space Requirements...................................8
Table 5 7100 Series SCSI Cabling Configuration........................29
Table 6 Library SCSI Addresses (default)...................................34

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Preface
Audience This document was written for Field Service Engineers (FSEs) of
the Quantum|ATL 7100 Series library (library). It describes facility
preparation and provides the procedures for first-time installation
of the library.
Purpose This document provides the following information:
•Library specifications
•Site requirements
•Unpacking and moving instructions
•Installing the library
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•Chapter 1, “Library Specifications and Site Requirements,”,
provides the specifications of the library and discusses site
flooring, environmental and electrical requirements.

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•Chapter 2, “Unpacking and Moving the Library,”, describes
how to unpack and move the library to its final installation
area.
•Chapter 3, “Installing the Library,”, lists the tools required and
provides the proceduresnecessary for installing and testing the
library prior to operation.
•Appendix A, “SCSI Cabling Options,”lists the SCSI cabling
options for the library
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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:
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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QQ —hexadecimal additional sense code qualifier
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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
Number Title Description
6241102 Quantum|ATL 7100
Series Tape Library
Operator’s Guide
Describes the operator-accessible components of
the library and provides both operating and
troubleshooting procedures.
6241104 Quantum|ATL 7100
Series Library Diagnostic
Software 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.

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Contacts Quantum|ATL company contacts are listed below.
Quantum|ATL Corporate Headquarters 0
To order documentation on the library or on 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]
Send e-mail for the Customer Support Department to:
North/South America: [email protected]
Asia/Pacific Rim: [email protected]
Europe/Middle East/Africa: [email protected]

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Quantum|ATL 7100 Series Facilities Planning and Installation Guide 1
Chapter 1
1Library Specifications and
Site Requirements
This section provides the library physical specifications and
addresses the floor and electrical requirements of the site.
Library Description 1
The Quantum|ATL 7100 Series library (library) is the automated
storage and retrieval component of an automated tape library
system (see figure 1). 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.

Chapter 1 Library Specifications and Site Requirements
Library Description
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Figure 1 Left Panel
Removed
Control panel
Load port (open)
Door handle
Tape drives (7)
Fixed Storage
Horizontal carriage
Vertical carriage
(4 additional cartridges)
(door shown open)
(Front)
Gripping
(Left-side cosmetic panel removed)
mechanism
(96 bins)
Array (FSA)

Chapter 1 Library Specifications and Site Requirements
Library Description
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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 host commands the robotics to transfer tape
cartridges between storage bins (in the FSA), tape drives or the
load port. Each time a tape cartridge is transferred, a gripping
mechanism is moved to the tape cartridge location where it
“picks”the tape cartridge, moves it to the designated (new)
location and then “places”it.
Supported Tape
Drives and
Cartridges 1
The library is capable of supporting up to seven tape drives.
Bin and Tape Drive
Numbering
Conventions 1
Figure 2 shows the numbering conventions for the 100 cartridge
library's
•FSA bins
•Load port bins
•Tape drives.
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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Library Description
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Figure 2 Library
Numbering
Conventions (100
cartridges
Figure 3 shows the numbering convention for the 68 cartridge
library’s Fixed Storage Array bins, load port bins, and tape drives.
Load port
Fixed Storage Tape
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
bins
Array (FSA)
bins
drives