Spectra Logic Spectra 12K Instruction Manual

Release Notes
•Spectra
®64K Library
• Spectra 20KLibrary
• Spectra 12KLibrary
P.N. 90910852 Revision AG

Release Notes
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Notices
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Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Related Publications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Important Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Upgrading Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Configuring IP Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Updates to the Library User Guides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Chapter 10. Drive Use and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Chapter 11. Maintaining the Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Appendix C: Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Appendix D: Regulatory and Safety Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Firmware Support Process. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Updating Library Firmware and Drive Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Firmware History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
BlueScale BLSC7072 Firmware Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
BlueScale BLSC7070 Firmware Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
BlueScale BLSC7064 Firmware Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
BlueScale BLSC7063 Firmware Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
7.6.0.7 Firmware Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
4.2.82.0 Firmware Release Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
4.2.82.0 Firmware Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Introduction
These release notes give you the latest information available and are an addendum to
the User Guides shipped with the library.
Your satisfaction, feedback and ideas on our products and how we can better serve you
are extremely valuable. We encourage you to call us at [phone] or send an
e-mail to feedbac[email protected].
Note: To make sure you have the latest version of these release notes,
check the electronic version at
http://www.spectralogic.com/support/docs.cfm.
Related Publications
These release notes provide information specific to Spectra 12K, Spectra 20K, and
Spectra 64K libraries. Use these notes in conjunction with the following publications:
•Spectra 12K User Guide, P.N. 90910889: Describes installing, operating and
maintaining the Spectra 12K library.
•Spectra 20K User Guide, P.N. 90920001: Describes installing, operating and
maintaining the Spectra 20K library.
•Spectra 64K User Guide, P.N. 90910851: Describes installing, operating and
maintaining the Spectra 64K library.

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Important Information
Upgrading Issues
G2 E-QIPs
Note: If your G2 E-QIP is configured for DHCP and it has been
disconnected from the DHCP server, you may encounter warning
or error messages stating E-QIPs Failed. This message will occur
after every power cycle, or until the DHCP server is re-connected.
Clear this message and wait for the G2 E-QIP to become available.
This problem occurs because the LC will load faster than a G2 E-
QIP with an unreachable DHCP sever. Once the G2 E-QIP
becomes available, there is no longer a problem.
ITP or None Configuration
Note: ITP and None are no longer options for the G2 E-QIP. They have
been replaced with a free iSCSI option.
If the Ethernet protocol previously enabled for the Gator G2 E-QIP was either ITP or
None, it will be necessary to enable iSCSI on the Ethernet Options screen and re-save
the parameters. After the LCM is rebooted, a error message on the LC will indicate that
one or more of the G2 E-QIPs does not match the previous configuration. Clear this
message and then enable iSCSI using this procedure:
Note: If iSCSI or NDMP was enabled on the previous firmware release,
there should be no configuration problem on the G2 E-QIP. Only
QIPs configured for ITP or None will have a problem.
1. From the Controller Configuration Toolbar, select Partitions then select the desired
partition and then select Edit.

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2. In the Edit Partitions screen, select Options to view the Controller Options window
(Figure 1).
3. Select iSCSI and then select Configure.
4. A window will display asking to confirm parameters, select OK. You may now
configure iSCSI as your protocol.
Note: You may only choose NDMP as a protocol if you purchase NDMP
as a keyed option.
Figure 1 Controller Options
window.

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Configuring IP Parameters
With static IP setup, enter parameters as normal. For DHCP, enter valid addresses
before selecting DHCP and saving parameters.
Type in valid addresses for IP, Gateway and WINS before checking the Use DHCP and
before clicking on Save.
The DHCP server will furnish the Ethernet parameters that will be used. The
parameters that are entered by the User will be ignored.
Notes on Running in DHCP/WINS/DNS and iSNS Environments
Use of any of these options requires communication to an external server over the
network. If this server is unavailable or cannot be reached at the library power up time
the library or QIP will need to be reset after the server becomes ready.
Using DHCP. DHCP provides all the Ethernet set up information necessary to
communicate on a particular network. An external server on the network provides the
Ethernet set up information to the library. If the DHCP server is not present or cannot
be reached at the time of library power up the library will not be able to communicate
with any host on the network. On power up the library searches for a DHCP server
only for about 3 minutes. If none is found the library or QIP will need to be reset in
Figure 2 The E-QIP Controller Configuration screen.

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order to re-initiate the DHCP server scan. The Spectra 2K has this option enabled by
default.
Using WINS. WINS is used to be able to address the library or QIP by the hostname
instead of the IP address. The library only will attempt to communicate and register the
hostname with the WINS server during start-up. If the WINS server is not available or
unreachable at that time the hostname will not get registered but the library or QIP will
still be able to function on the network.
Using iSNS. The name service for iSCSI is iSNS. The iSNS server maintains a list of iSCSI
target names for the devices on the network. The library or QIP will register the names
of the devices, attached to it, with the iSNS server. The list of iSCSI devices on the
network is made available to initiators for the purpose of establishing a connection.
Once the library or QIP iSCSI targets are registered with the iSNS server, the iSNS
option should not be disabled. To disable the iSNS option first, de-register the target
devices from the iSNS server, and then turn off the iSNS option on the library or QIP.
The order of events is important when enabling or disabling iSNS:
1. Configure the Ethernet parameters using the LC.
2. Prepare iSNS server for device registration.
3. Connect the QIP to the iSNS server.
4. Enable iSNS option on QIP.
5. Reboot the QIP.
Note: All library Ethernet parameters need to be configured prior to
registering with the iSNS server. Once the Ethernet parameters
have been configured, it is then okay to enable iSNS and reboot
the QIP.
If you registered your library with iSNS first, you can correct the
problem in either of the following two ways:
• By stopping the iSNS service. To do this, remove the files
MSISNS1.DAT and MSISNS0.DAT from the \\WINNT
directory (on 2000). Then restart the iSNS service.
• Or, reboot the iSNS server.
Best Practices for iSCSI and IP SANs
IP SANs should be based on GigE 1000BaseT network topography. Since backups and
storage networks create a good deal of traffic a dedicated subnet should be utilized. IP
SANs should not be sharing bandwidth with regular user LAN traffic. To increase
performance jumbo frames (9K MTU) should be used.

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The best performance with iSCSI is achieved by setting the iSCSI parameters to the
following state:
•R2T=no
• Immediate Data = Yes or no
The parameters below can be set to the maximum values listed below:
• First Burst Length = 128K
• Maximum Burst Length = 256K
• Maximum Max Receive Buffer Length = 64K
Best performance is achieved by setting these values to their maximum value.
Reporting End of Media/End of File for NDMP Backup Applications
Some versions of backup applications use the NDMP version 2 messaging for events
like the reporting of EOM conditions. The NDMP mover agent for the tape library can
be configured to report EOM conditions as EOF or EOM.

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Setting EOM Reporting on 12K/20K/64K
The 12K/20K/64K Set QIP NDMP EOM option is configured through a Diagnostic
utility (Figure 3)
Figure 3 Library Diagnostics screen with Set QIP NDMP EOM option selected.

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Tap the Select Diagnostic button, and then select the controller to configure.
The note on the screen describes the message that will be reported when an EOM
condition is encountered.
• 0 = EOM reported
• 1 = EOF reported
Figure 4 Diagnostic: Set QIP NDMP EOM option screen.

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Updates to the Library User Guides
Chapter 10. Drive Use and Maintenance
Getting Information from the Drive LEDs on AIT-3, AIT-4, and AIT-5 Drives
AIT-3, AIT-4, and AIT-5 drives have three light emitting diodes (LEDs):
LED Information
This table summarizes the information presented by the different LEDs:
Tape Motion
Indicates tape activity.
Cleaning Request
Indicates drive cleaning
request and status of
cleaning.
Replace Tape
Indicates the status of
the media.
The AIT-3, AIT-4, and AIT-5 tape drive LEDs.
Type of Blink
LED Type
Tape Motion Cleaning Request Replace Tape
Offa
a. Off: no color in the LED
No Tape Cleaning is not necessary No media error occurred
Onb
b. On: Blue and not blinking
Tape Loaded Cleaning request Media error occurred
Slow Flashc
c. Slow flash: flashes blue for 3-1/2 seconds and off for 1/2 second
Read/write in progress Cleaning is not completed Media warning
Fast Flashd
d. Fast flash: flashes blue for 1/4 second and off for 1/4 second
Other tape access in progress N/A N/A
All Flashe
e. All LEDs flashing: all flash blue for 1/4 second and off for 1 second
Hardware error occurred

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Getting Information from the Drive LEDs on AIT-1 and AIT-2 Drives
The AIT-1 and AIT-2 tape drives have three LEDs on the front of the drive:
Busy Indicates drive read and write activity.
Tape Indicates tape load and unload activity and error rate information.
Status Indicates the status of the tape drive, including whether the tape inside is write-
protected, if it is a cleaning tape, or if the drive failed a self-test.
LED Information
The following table summarizes the information presented by the different drive LEDs:
If the drive’s Tape LED indicates possible errors with the data on that tape, the errors
may be caused by old media or physical damage to the media. Resolve the problem by
copying the data to another tape and discarding the old tape.
Type of Blink
LED Type
Busy Tape Status
Offa
a. Off: no color in the LED
Not Busy Unloaded N/A
Onb
b. On: green* and not blinking
SCSI Active Loaded Write protected
Fast Blinkc
c. Fast blink: blinks green for 1/4 second and off for 1/4 second
Drive active Loading/Unloading Cleaning tape at EOM
Slow Blinkd
d. Slow blink: blinks green for 3-1/2 seconds and off for 1/2 second
N/A Error Rate Warning Cleaning request
Single Pulsee
e. One pulse: blinks green for 1/4 second and off for 1 second
Waiting for reset Waiting for eject N/A
Double Pulsef
f. Two pulse: blinks green for 1/4 second twice in a row then off for 1 second
N/A N/A Self-test failure
The AIT-1 and AIT-2 tape drive LEDs.

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Cleaning the AIT Drive Heads
You can now clean tape drives from the RLC:
1. From the RLC Library Inventory page, select the drive cleaning tape from the
appropriate tape slot. Make sure the you have selected the partition with the
appropriate drive to be cleaned.
2. Select the cleaning tape from either a tape slot or the E/E port, and then select the
drive to be cleaned. The Drive Clean button displays.
3. Select Drive Clean. The cleaning tape moves to the drive and the drive cleaning
process begins. Once the drive clean is complete, the tape is moved back to its
original slot
Updating Tape Drive Firmware
Complete drive firmware upgrades to speed data backup and improve performance.
You can upgrade using either firmware tapes or using a USB device with the firmware
update (on libraries with a USB port). The procedure for Spectra 12K, Spectra 20K, and
Spectra 64K libraries takes advantage of an advanced diagnostic that upgrades all of
the drives automatically.
Note: The drive firmware tape is not a data tape, and it cannot be copied.
Store the firmware tape away from other tapes that contain data.
Figure 1 The RLC Library Inventory page, with the Drive Clean button identified.

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Before you begin a drive upgrade, Spectra Logic recommends that you clean the
drives; this ensures a smooth and rapid upgrade.
1. Make sure that the library power is on, no tapes are in any of the library’s drives,
and make sure no backup processes that are running to the library.
2. On the LC, select Toolbars > General > Inventory.
3. Select Open/Close EE port and insert the firmware tape into an available EE slot.
4. Note the slot number, then close the EE port.
5. Select Toolbars > Maintenance > Diagnostics.
6. Select Advanced, then select the Upgrade Drive Firmware diagnostic.
7. Select the appropriate parameters, then run the diagnostic.
The diagnostic upgrades every specified drive using the firmware tape. When the
upgrades complete, the results of the upgrade display on the LC.
8. Select Toolbars > General > Inventory.
9. Select Open/Close EE port, and remove the firmware tape from the EE port.
Note: Only advanced users should try to upgrade the drives manually.
• Open the library front door.
• Insert the firmware tape into the drive by hand.
• Repeat for every drive.
• Close the front door.
• Run the Reset Controller diagnostic; this resets all controllers
associated with the upgraded drives.
The drive firmware is displayed by selecting Drive Config.

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Chapter 11. Maintaining the Library
New Diagnostics
Forced Drive Eject This diagnostic sends a forced drive eject command to the selected
drive.
Caution: The forced drive eject command may damage the tape and/or
the drive. You must manually remove the tape once ejected. Do
not use the robotics to eject the tape.
Reset Drive This diagnostic is used to reset the selected drive. You can also access this
diagnostic from the drive configuration screen. For more information refer to your user
guide.
Get Drive Cleaning status This diagnostic is used to support the AIT-4 HPI issue. For more
information on the AIT-4 HPI issue, go to www.spectralogic.com/SonyAIT4info.
Libraries with a USB Port
All new Spectra 20K and 64K libraries use USB devices in place of floppy drives.
Use the USB device for diagnostics, traces, and package updates.
Figure 2 USB device on LCM
USB port

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Appendix C: Specifications
Power Requirements: Spectra 64K Library
Power requirements for the Spectra 64K library are listed in the table below:
Power Cable Specifications
Power Cable Types and Plug Types
The following table shows the Spectra 64K library power cables used in each country.
Source Requirements
Input Voltage 200-240 volts-AC; 13 A maximum
Input Power 1475 Watts maximum
Input Frequency 50-60 Hz
Power Cable Specifications
Power Cord Three-conductor, 14-gauge
Power Input Connector IEC 320-C19
Power Cables and Plugs
Part Number Country of Use Plug Style
5500
7029
North America / Korea
North America / Korea
L620P
L6/30P
6805 United Kingdom BS 1363A
6807 Japan L6/20P
6808 Continental Europe CEE(7)VII

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The branch circuit that feeds the unit should have a circuit breaker rated at 20A. The
twist lock plug is considered the disconnect for the unit. The plug must therefore be
installed in an accessible location near the unit.
The cord locks provided should be installed to keep the cords from becoming
disconnected from the dual AC input plugs. For instructions on installing cord locks,
see Installing Cord Locks, below.
Caution: This library is designed to be used on single phase power only.
If two power supplies that are not on the same phase are used,
damage to the library could result.
Vorsicht: Diese Library kann nur an einen Stromkreis angeschlossen
werden. Wenn zwei Netzteile installiert und an zwei
verschiedene Stromkreise angeschlossen sind, kann das zu
einem Defekt der Library führen.
Installing Cord Locks
If you are using the library’s dual AC power option, cord locks should be installed. To
install cord locks on your power supply, follow these steps.
1. Before installing the dual AC module in the unit, remove the four black screws that
hold the input plugs in place (Figure 3).
Figure 3 The four black screws.

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2. Place the cord locks on the cord ends so they are flush with the cutout (Figure 5);
one cord must have the tightening screw on the top (Figure 4), and one cord must
have the tightening screw on the bottom (Figure 5).
3. Insert the power cords in the plugs with the cord locks attached. Make sure that the
cords are seated firmly into the plugs and that the cord locks are flush against the
plugs (Figure 6).
4. Use a #1 Phillips screwdriver to tighten the cord locks onto the cords.
5. Remove the cords from the plugs, making sure not to pull the plugs out of the dual
AC, since the screws that hold them in have been removed.
Figure 4 A cord lock installed upward. Figure 5 A cord lock installed downward.
Figure 6 The cord locks flush against the plugs.
Top
of cord
Tightening
screw
Flush with
cutout
Bottom
of cord
Tightening
screw

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6. Insert the dual AC into the chassis (Figure 7).
7. Put the faceplate on over the power supply, making sure that the tabs on the top of
the faceplate go into the slots on the chassis (Figure 8).
Figure 7 The dual AC module in the chassis.
Figure 8 The faceplate tabs inserted in the chassis.