Spectra logic Spectra 10000 User manual

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Spectra10000™Library

AIT™TapeDrive

InstallationGuide

2 Spectra10000LibraryAITTapeDriveInstallationGuide

Notices

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Spectra 10000 Library AIT Tape Drive Installation Guide

Spectra10000LibraryAITTapeDriveInstallationGuide 3

Contents

Introduction................................................................................................4

Record the Library Configuration ..............................................................6

Prepare the Library for Replacing a Drive.................................................7

Prepare the Library for Adding a Drive.....................................................8

Prepare the Library and Host System ......................................................11

Remove the Cover.....................................................................................13

Lower the Back Panel...............................................................................14

Remove the Drive Sled from the Library .................................................15

Prepare the Carousel ................................................................................17

Mount the Drive in the Library ................................................................18

Connect the Cables to the Drive and Library ..........................................19

Assemble the Library................................................................................21

Library Performance Tests........................................................................22

Finish.........................................................................................................27

4 Spectra10000LibraryAITTapeDriveInstallationGuide

Introduction

AboutthisManual

This publication describes the procedure for replacing an existing tape drive or adding

a new tape drive to the Spectra 10000 library.

AboutthisProcedure

Caution: An upgrade to AIT-3 tape drives should not be performed if you have

a single-ended SCSI library. Check the configuration of your library

by reading the the library’s part number on the library’s back panel.

The part number should look something like this:

A library that shows a letter X or S in the character field after the

second hyphen (shown above where the letter D is located) is a

single-ended library, and it should not receive this upgrade. A single-

ended library will not support AIT-3 drives. Contact Spectra Logic

Technical Support before attempting an AIT-3 upgrade on a single-

ended library.

Caution: An upgrade to AIT-3 tape drives should only be performed with the

most current level of firmware installed on your library. Call Spectra

Logic Technical Support to verify that you have the latest firmware

installed. Technical Support can be reached at (800) 227-4637 or at

(303) 449-6444, extension 3175.

To perform this upgrade, you need to have some experience working inside electrical

equipment. You need to be familiarwith the operating system on the host computer and

SCSI architecture, and you need to be familiar with the library configuration and how

to operate and configure the library. Information on how to operate and configure the

library can be found in the Spectra 10000 User Guide.

Note: A current copy of the Spectra 10000 User Guide can be viewed on the

Spectra Logic Web site at www.spectralogic.com.

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Spectra10000LibraryAITTapeDriveInstallationGuide 5

Introduction

MaterialsandToolsRequired

To remove and replace an existing tape drive, or to add a new tape drive, you will need

the following items:

A Sony AIT tape drive (Figure 1)

A #1 Phillips screwdriver

A #2 Phillips screwdriver

A 1/4-inch flat head screwdriver

A work space with enough room for easy access to the front and rear of the library

EstimatedTimeRequired

This procedure should take less than one hour.

Figure 1 SonyAITdrivewithdrivesledassembly.

6 Spectra10000LibraryAITTapeDriveInstallationGuide

RecordtheLibraryConfiguration

Access the Main screen on the library’s LCD display. This screen has the Spectra 10000

button in the upper left corner (Figure 2).

1. Touch the Spectra 10000 button to access the Spectra 10000 screen (Figure 2).

2. In the table below, record the SCSI IDs for the drives and the library, as well as

the library configuration switch setting. This is a precautionary measure in the

event that switch settings are inadvertently changed.

In a library configured with a Fibre Channel interface, the device SCSI IDs are

hard-coded and cannot be changed.

Note: The Spectra 10000 library can have two independent SCSI busses. For

more complete information on configuring dual SCSI busses, refer to

Chapter 3 in the Spectra 10000 User Guide.

Figure 2 MainscreentoSpectra10000screen.

Device ThisExample

(Figure2) YourLibrary

Drive1 15

Drive2 8

Drive3 7

Drive4 6

Library/SCSIID 0,1

Libraryconfigurationswitch 0

Spectra10000LibraryAITTapeDriveInstallationGuide 7

PreparetheLibraryforReplacingaDrive

Note: This procedure is only necessary if you are replacing a drive. If you

are adding a drive, go to Prepare the Library for Adding a Drive on

page 8.

1. Use your host software or the library graphical user interface (GUI) to determine

if a tape is in the drive that will be replaced.

2. If a tape is in the drive, move that tape to an empty tape slot.

3. Go to Prepare the Library and Host System on page 11.

8 Spectra10000LibraryAITTapeDriveInstallationGuide

PreparetheLibraryforAddingaDrive

Note: This procedure is only necessary if you are adding a drive to the

library. If you are replacing a drive, make sure that you have followed

the instructions on page 7, then proceed to Prepare the Library and

Host System on page 11.

BackgroundInformation

The Spectra 10000 library supports either a single bus or dual bus configuration. This

feature adds flexibility and improved performance but also increases the complexity of

the library. You need to understand both the dual and single SCSI bus features to choose

where you will physically and electrically locate the new drive.

The Spectra 10000 library also supports a split bus configuration. This feature allows the

library to logically split into two separately addressable logical library systems,

essentially creating two libraries inone unit. The tape slots can be distributed in sections

of 10 so that only certain tapes are available to certain drives on a specific bus. This

feature is only available in the dual-bus mode. For more information on split-bus

configuration, refer to Chapter 3 in the Spectra 10000 User Guide.

ChooseaLocationfortheDrive

There may be several options for the new drive location, depending on the current

configuration of your library. Use the table on page 6 to help determine a drive location

and configuration for your library.

Spectra10000LibraryAITTapeDriveInstallationGuide 9

PreparetheLibraryforAddingaDrive

Notes: A drive must be installed in the Drive 1 slot for the library to operate.

For a dual logical library configuration, drives must be installed in the

Drive 1 slot and the Drive 3 slot. (Drive slot locations are marked on

the top of the carousel.)

For a comprehensive review of the internal configuration of the library, refer to Chapters

2 and 3 in the Spectra 10000 User Guide. The information in these sections details the

proper configuration settings and cable connections for single-bus and dual-bus modes.

SCSIBus Bus1 Bus2

DriveLocations Drive1 Drive2Drive3Drive4

Configurations Driveinstalled. Addadrivehereifyou

haveonlyonedrive

installedandare

configuringyourlibrary

tooperateonasingle-

busmode.

Nodriveinstalled. Nodriveinstalled.

Driveinstalled. Addadrivehereifyou

haveadual-busmode

librarywithoneor

moredrivesinthe

secondbus,andwant

toaddonedrivetothe

firstbus.

Driveinstalled. Driveornodrive

installed.

Driveinstalled. Driveornodrive

installed. Addadrivehereifyou

wanttocreateadual-

busmodelibrary.You

mayhavemorethan

onedriveinthefirst

bus.

Nodriveinstalled.

Driveinstalled. Driveornodrive

installed. Driveinstalled. Addadrivehereifyou

haveadual-busmode

libraryandyouwantto

addadrivetothe

secondbus.Youmay

havemorethanone

driveinthefirstbus.

10 Spectra10000LibraryAITTapeDriveInstallationGuide

PreparetheLibraryforAddingaDrive

When you determine where you are going to locate the new drive(s), record your new

location(s) in the table below:

Three of the carousel cartridge slots have dual purposes; they can be either storage slots

for tapes or pass-through slots to access drives. The absence or presence of backstops

determines whether a carousel slot is a pass-through slot or a storage slot. These

combination locations are marked on the top of the carousel with both the tape slot

number and the drive number.

You need to remove the backstop from a storage slot where the new drive will be

installed in order to make this location a pass-through slot. The table below shows the

drive numbers and the corresponding carousel locations that need to be pass-through

slots when a drive is installed.

For example, if you have a 20-tape carousel and you are adding a drive to Drive 3, you

will need to convert tape slot 22 to a pass-through slot.

Before removing the backstop:

1. Use your backup software or the library GUI to determine if tapes are installed

in any of the storage slots that you need to convert to pass-through slots.

2. If a tape is located in one of the storage slots that you need to convert to a pass-

through slot, move the tape to another location in the library or remove it from

the library and reintroduce it at a later time.

Go to Prepare the Library and Host System on page 11.

Firstnewdrivewillbedrivenumber:

Secondnewdrivewillbedrivenumber:

Thirdnewdrivewillbedrivenumber:

20-TapeCarousel 40-TapeCarousel

Drive2=TapeSlot23 Drive2=TapeSlot43

Drive3=TapeSlot22 Drive3=TapeSlot42

Drive4=TapeSlot21 Drive4=TapeSlot41

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