Spectra T200 User manual

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TAPE SERIES MID-RANGE LIBRARIES:
T200, T380 AND T680
QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE
POWERING
THE LIBRARY
ONAND OFF
LOGGING
INTO AND
OUT OF THE
USER
INTERFACE
USING THE
BLUESCALE
INTERFACE
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Keep this guide near the library for quick reference to the most common
library operations. Refer to the Spectra T200, T380, and T680 User Guide on the
library’s Product CD and at support.spectralogic.com/documentation for
detailed information about configuring, using, and maintaining the library.
Power On To power on the library, press and hold the front panel power
button until the button’s LED illuminates (about 2–3 seconds). Wait while the
library completes its power-on sequence, which takes about five minutes
depending on the library configuration. During the power-on sequence the
library initializes all components.
Power Off To power off the library, press and hold the front panel power
button until the button’s LED starts flashing (about 6 seconds). The power-off
sequence takes approximately one minute while the library allows applications
to shut down gracefully.
Note:If the library is experiencing problems, do not power it off unless
specifically directed to do so by SpectraGuard Technical Support.
Log Into the Library: After the power-on sequence completes, the login
screen displays.
1.Using the stylus, touch (to select) the User box and enter the user type.
Superuser – Controls all aspects of library use and configuration.
Administrator – Configures and uses the library.
Operator – Performs day-to-day operations.
2.Touch the Password box and enter the password. If you have:
established a password—use the stylus to type it with the keyboard and
select Login.
not established a password—leave the password field blank, and select
Login.
3.Wait for the initialization process to complete.
4.Close the keyboard by touching its icon with the stylus.
Log Out of the Library From the Security screen, select Switch User to
log out and re-display the login screen.
The library’s user interface lets you set configuration options, view library and
drive information and metrics, manage media, and monitor library operations.
Toolbars Selecting a toolbar along the left side of each screen
expands it to display the available options within that menu. The options in
General toolbar access the most frequently used library screens and controls:
General Status—Displays the current status for all of the major library
components for the selected library partition.
Inventory—Displays controls for viewing the library’s media inventory and
for moving media from one location in the library to another.
Import/Export—Displays controls for importing and exporting media.
Metrics—Displays metrics for tape drive performance, power consumption,
and storage density for the media types in the library.
Media Lifecycle Management—Displays options for generating and
viewing Media Lifecycle Management reports.
Status Bar The status bar is located at the bottom each screen.
Refresh Button—Refreshes (updates) the information currently displayed on
the user interface.
Messages & Feature Icons—Indicate the status of library components, as
described in the Icon table to the right. Additional icons provide access to the
remote support and BlueScale Vision features, if applicable.
Last Refreshed—Shows the time of the last screen refresh.
Current BlueScale Software Version—Shows the version of the BlueScale
software currently running on the library.
IP Address or Library Name—Shows the library’s IP address (on the touch
screen) or the library’s name (when using the BlueScale web interface).
Icon Meaning (Touch the icon to view system messages)
System OK. All system components are functioning correctly.
Information.
An informational message about a component is
available.
Check messages to determine the component.
Attention. A system component requires attention. Check
messages to determine the component.
Error. A system component has experienced an error
condition. Check messages to determine the component.
HHM Notification – A component has reached its
maintenance threshold. Click the icon to view the Hardware
Health Monitoring notification and generate an AutoSupport
ticket.
Keyboard Options Entering information into a library screen requires a
keyboard. You can use any of these keyboard options:
Soft Keyboard—When using the touch screen, touch the keyboard icon in the
lower right corner of the screen to activate the on-screen keyboard.
BlueScale Web Interface—You can connect the library to an Ethernet
network and access the user interface through the BlueScale web interface
using a standard web browser.
External Keyboard—You can connect a keyboard and mouse directly into the
LCM, located on the back of the library.
IMPORTANT:When accessing the library remotely through a web browser,
do not use the keyboard Enter key when entering information in any of the
text fields. Various web browsers handle the Enter key differently, causing
inconsistent behavior in the BlueScale interface.
Always use the onscreen buttons in BlueScale screens instead of using your
keyboard.
Power button
TeraPack Access Port (TAP)
LCD touch screen
Front of Spectra T200 Library
This figure shows the T200 library.
The relative locations of the
components and procedures are
the same for the other libraries
unless otherwise indicated.
su
Superuser—The default user name in this group is su.
Administrator—The default user name in this group is Administrator.
Operator—The default user name in this group is Operator.
1Type “su”
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4
Touch Login
Close keyboard
Wait
2
Default password = blank
Type password
5
Additional
Current
toolbars
toolbar
Status bar
Refresh
open and close the keyboard,
type the values, and press
Soft keyboard opened
enter to complete the process.
Touch the icon with the stylus
to open or close the keyboard.
Touch the icon with the stylus
to switch between letters and
Stylus—Use the stylus to
numbers.
Soft keyboard icon
keyboard to “type” values
in the user interface.
Soft Keyboard—Use the
External keyboard guidelines
IMPORTANT:Do not use special characters for user names or
passwords when using an external keyboard. Use only the
characters that appear on the soft keyboard.

Spectra T200, T380, or T680 Library Quick Reference Guide
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PREPARING
MEDIA FOR
USE
IMPORTING
OR
EXPORTING
MEDIA
LOCATING
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
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Before loading media into the library, ensure that it is properly labeled and that
the write-protect switch is set for the desired operation.
Prepare and load the cartridges into the TeraPack magazine as follows:
1.Prepare and affix a bar-code label to each cartridge if it is unlabeled.
2.Set the write-protect switch on each cartridge as required.
Unlocked–write enabled
Locked–write protected
3.Insert the prepared cartridges into the TeraPack magazine. Make sure that the
cartridges are oriented with the hub side toward the front of the TeraPack
magazine.
Note:When using a cleaning partition, the cleaning cartridges must be in
Maintenance TeraPacks, which are identified by a unique bar-code label.
Cartridges are always imported or exported in TeraPack magazines using the TeraPack Access Port (TAP) and the Import/Export options on the library’s
touch screen user interface. See the Spectra T200, T380, and T680 User Guide for more information about importing and exporting magazines.
Import Media
You typically import TeraPack magazines into the entry/exit pool for a
data partition. After the magazines are in the entry/exit pool, use your
software to move the media into the partition’s storage pool.
If you have a cleaning partition, you import the cleaning cartridges
directly into the cleaning partition using a Maintenance TeraPack
magazine. See the User Guide if you want to import media directly into
the storage pool.
1.From the toolbar menu, select General > Import/Export.
2.From the Partition drop-down menu, select the partition to import the
media into. Select Go to show the current status of the partition’s
chambers.
3.Select Import (Entry/Exit) to open the TAP door. A Feedback Required
screen displays.
4.Insert a magazine into the open TAP, making sure that it is correctly
oriented.
5.Gently raise the TAP door until it latches closed. This moves the media
pack into the TAP.
Note:Do not use force to close the TAP door.
6.Choose one of these options:
Continue—Choose this option if you plan to import another
magazine after the one currently in the TAP. The TeraPorter retrieves
the magazine from the TAP and moves it to a chamber in the entry/
exit pool. If there are still empty chambers available, the TAP door
opens again, ready for the next import. The TAP doors on the T680
alternate as you continue to import media.
Stop Importing—Choose this option if the magazine you placed in
the TAP is the last one you will be importing.
7.Repeat Steps 4 through 6 to import the remaining magazines. The
import process continues until you choose the Stop Importing option
or there are no empty chambers left in the entry/exit pool (or storage
pool).
8.Use your backup software to move the magazines to the partition’s
storage pool and update the inventory maintained by the software.
Note:Any chambers that do not contain a magazine will be inaccessible
to the software.
Export Media
You typically export magazines from the entry/exit pool for a data
partition. See the Spectra T200, T380, and T680 User Guide if you want to
export media directly from the storage pool.
1.Eject the desired cartridges from the storage pool using your backup
software.
The library moves the ejected cartridges from the partition’s storage
pool into a magazine in the partition’s entry/exit pool. When the
software reports that the eject operation is complete, proceed to
Step 2.
Note:Exporting one or more individual cartridges using your backup
software requires a TeraPack magazine with sufficient empty slots
to be present in the entry/exit pool. If necessary, import one or
more empty magazines into the entry/exit pool.
2.From the toolbar menu, select General > Import/Export.
3.From the Partition drop-down menu, select the partition from which to
export the media. Select Go to show the current status of the partition’s
chambers.
4.Select Export/Exchange for the entry/exit pool.
The transporter retrieves a media pack and places it in the TAP. The TAP
door opens and a Feedback Required screen displays.
5.Remove the media pack from the TAP.
If you are exporting magazines, remove media pack, then manually
raise the TAP door until it latches closed.
If you are exchanging a magazine or an individual cartridge, remove
the magazine or the cartridge, then return the magazine to the TAP.
Manually raise the TAP door until it latches closed, moving the media
pack into the TAP.
Note:Do not use force to close the TAP door.
6.Choose one of these options:
Continue—Choose this option if you plan to export another
magazine after the one you removed from the TAP. If there are still
magazines left in the entry/exit pool, the TeraPorter retrieves the next
magazine and places it in the TAP. Simply continue to remove
magazines from the TAP and select Continue for each one. The TAP
doors on the T680 alternate as you continue to export media.
Note:The magazines are exported in bar code order from the lowest to
the highest.
Stop Exporting—Choose this option if the magazine you removed
from the TAP is the last one you will be exporting.
7.Repeat Steps 5 through 7 to export the remaining magazines. The
export process continues until you choose the Stop Exporting option
or there are no magazines left in the entry/exit pool.
8.If you exported media directly from the storage pool, use your backup
software to update the media inventory it maintains.
Clean the Tape Drives Tape drive cleaning can be automated by configuring a cleaning partition and using the BlueScale Auto Drive Clean feature.
If you do not want to use the Auto Drive Clean feature, refer to the Spectra T200, T380, and T680 User Guide for detailed information about additional
cleaning options and instructions.
Expand and Upgrade Your Library You can purchase expansion and upgrade options either separately or when you order the library by
contacting a Spectra Logic sales representative (see below). You can also purchase selected items from our online store at www.spectralogic.com/shop.
Read Product Documentation View these resources at www.spectralogic.com/documents.
Refer to the Spectra T200, T380, and T680 User Guide for information about library configuration, operation, and troubleshooting.
Refer to the Spectra T200, T380, or T680 Library Release Notes and Documentation Updates for information about software and documentation updates.
Perform a Backup Refer to the documentation that came with your backup application for instructions.
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Write-protect switch
Hub
Front of
magazine
Cartridge bar code label
The raised arrows on each
side of a TeraPack
magazine are toward the
outside of the library and
point inward.