Spectra T950 User manual

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SPECTRA T950 LIBRARY
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 about the most common
library operations. Refer to the Spectra T950 Library User Guide at
support.spectralogic.com/documentation for detailed library information.
Power On Press and hold the front panel power button until the button’s LED
illuminates (about 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 If the power button is illuminated, press and hold the front panel
power button until the button’s LED starts flashing (about 6 seconds). If the
button is not illuminated (but the library is running), log in as a superuser and
use the General Status screen soft power button. The power-off sequence takes
approximately one minute to allow applications to shut down gracefully.
Note:If the library is experiencing problems, do not power it off unless
specifically directed to do so by Spectra Logic Technical Support.
Log Into the Library After the power-on sequence completes, the login
screen displays.
Note: If the pre-login General Status screen is displayed, click select here to
login at the bottom of the screen to display the Login screen.
1.Using the stylus, touch (to select) the User box and enter the user name.
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 click Login.
Not established a password—leave the password field blank,
and click Login.
3.Wait for the initialization process to complete.
4.Close the keyboard by selecting 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 General
toolbar accesses 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 of 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 detailed information.)
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, use the stylus to
select 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.
IMPORTANT When accessing the library remotely through a web browser,
do not use the Enter key on your keyboard 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 click the
on-screen buttons in BlueScale screens instead of using your keyboard.
External Keyboard—You can connect a USB keyboard and mouse directly
to the LCM.
Power buttonTouch screen
user interface
Users are divided into the following types.
Superuser—Controls all aspects of library use and configuration.
The default user name in this group is su.
Administrator—Configures the library and runs diagnostics. The
default user name in this group is administrator.
Operator—Performs tape handling operations. The default user
name in this group is operator.
The default password = blank.
1Type user name
3
Close keyboard
Wait
2Type password
4
and click Login
Additional
Current
toolbars
toolbar
Status bar
Refresh
open and close the keyboard,
type the values, and click
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 enter 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 T950 Library Quick Reference Guide
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PREPARING
MEDIA
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. Insert the prepared
cartridges into a TeraPack magazine. Make sure that the cartridges are oriented
with the hub facing toward the front of the TeraPack magazine and the barcode
label facing up.
Note:When using cleaning cartridges, the cleaning cartridge barcode labels
must start with “CLN” and the cartridges must be in Maintenance
TeraPack magazines, which are identified by a unique barcode label.
Cartridges are always imported or exported in TeraPack magazines using a TeraPack Access Port (TAP) and the Import/Export options on the library’s
touch screen user interface. See the Spectra T950 Library User Guide for more information about preparing media for importing and exporting magazines.
See the Spectra T950 Library User Guide available at support.spectralogic.com/documentation, for more information about library configuration,
operation, and troubleshooting. See the Spectra T950 Library
Release Notes and Documentation Updates, available after you log into the Spectra Logic
Technical Support portal at support.spectralogic.com, for information about BlueScale software and library component firmware, and documentation
updates.
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. See the Spectra T950 Library User Guide if you want to import
media directly into the storage pool.
If you have a cleaning partition, import the cleaning cartridges directly
into the cleaning partition using a Maintenance TeraPack magazine.
1.From the toolbar menu, select General > Import/Export.
2.Select the partition and TAP you want to use from the drop-down lists,
then click Go. The Import/Export TeraPack Cases screen refreshes to show
the current status of the chambers assigned to the selected partition.
3.Click Import (Entry/Exit) to open the TAP door.
4.If you selected the center TAP,
a. The top TAP door opens and a Feedback Required screen displays
instructing you to place a magazine in the TAP.
b. Insert a magazine into the tray on the open TAP, making sure that it
is oriented with the textured surface on each side toward the
outside of the library.
c. Choose one of these options:
Continue—Choose this option if you plan to import another
magazine after the one currently in the TAP. The TAP door
closes automatically and the transporter 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 second
TAP door opens, ready for the next import. The TAP doors
alternate as you continue to import media.
Stop Importing—Choose this option if the magazine you
placed in the TAP is the last one to import. The importing
process stops after the current magazine is imported.
—OR—
If you selected the bulk TAP,
a. The Bulk TAP Move Confirmation screen displays a confirmation
message and instructions for performing the import operation.
Click Continue. The bulk TAP carousel rotates to face the outside of
the library.
b. When the bulk TAP door release button LED is solid green, press
the button to open the door. If the carousel contains magazines
from a previous export or import operation, the library alerts you
to remove those magazines.
c. Slide one or more magazines into the bulk TAP carousel. Insert the
magazine so that the textured surface on each side is toward the
inside of the library.
d. Close the bulk TAP door firmly. An audible click indicates that the
door is latched closed.
5.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 are inaccessible to
the backup software.
Export Media You typically export magazines from the entry/exit
pool for a data partition. See the Spectra T950 Library 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.Select the partition and TAP you want to use from the drop-down lists,
then click Go. The Import/Export TeraPack Cases screen refreshes to
show the current status of the chambers assigned to the selected
partition.
4.Click Export/Exchange for the entry/exit pool.
5.If you selected the center TAP
a. The transporter retrieves a magazine from the entry/exit pool and
places it in the TAP. The TAP door opens and a Feedback Required
screen displays. Remove the magazine from the open TAP and set
it aside. If you want to exchange the magazine, put the new
magazine into the TAP. It will be put in the chamber from which
the exported magazine was retrieved.
b. Return to the operator panel and select the appropriate option on
the Feedback Required screen.
Continue—Choose this option if you plan to export another
magazine after the one you removed from the TAP. The TAP
door closes automatically. If there are still magazines left in the
entry/exit pool, the transporter retrieves the next magazine
and places it in the second TAP. Continue to remove magazines
from the TAP and click Continue for each one. The TAP doors
alternate as you continue to export media.
Stop Exporting—Choose this option if the magazine you
removed from the TAP is the last one to export.
—OR—
If you selected the bulk TAP,
a. If the carousel contains magazines from a previous export or
import operation, the library will alert you to remove those
magazines. When the bulk TAP door release button LED is solid
green, press it to open the door. Remove the magazines, close the
door, and click Continue to restart the export process.
b. The Bulk TAP Move Confirmation screen displays a message with
instructions for performing the export operation. Click Continue.
The transporter retrieves up to fourteen magazines from the
entry/exit pool and places them in the bulk TAP.
c. When the door release button LED is solid green, press the button
to open the bulk TAP door and remove the magazines from the
carousel. If you want to exchange magazines, put the new
magazines into the carousel. They will be put in the chambers
from which the exported magazine were retrieved.
d. Close the bulk TAP door firmly. An audible click indicates that the
door is latched closed.
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Write-protect switch
Hub
Front of
magazine
Cartridge barcode label
Texture on
sides near front
Center TAP
Insert the magazine so
that the front side, near
the textured surfaces, is
facing out of the library.
Insert the magazine so
that the front side, near
the textured surfaces,
goes into the library first.
Bulk TAP