StorageTek L180 Manual

L180
Tape Library
Operator’s Guide
Document 95895

L180
Tape Library
Operator’s Guide

ii Ninth Edition 95895
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Ninth Edition (February 2003)
This edition contains 140 pages. See “Summary of Changes” on page iii for the revision history and
summary of changes made to this publication.
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Summary of Changes
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EC Date Edition Description
111222 November 1999 First Initial release.
111426 March 2000 Second Refer to this edition for a description of the changes.
111569 November 2000 Third Refer to this edition for a description of the changes.
111640 April 2001 Fourth Refer to this edition for a description of the changes.
111680 September 2001 Fifth Refer to this edition for a description of the changes.
111721 March 2002 Sixth Refer to this edition for a description of the changes.
111752 May 2002 Seventh Refer to this edition for a description of the changes.
111810 December 2002 Eighth Refer to this edition for a description of the changes.
111829 February 2003 Ninth Chapter 1: Updated “Tape Drives.”
Chapter 2: Updated “Dynamic Worldwide Name.”
Appendix A: Updated “Ordering Cartridge Tapes and
Labels.”

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Contents
Summary of Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
Alert Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv
Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv
Related Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xv
Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi
StorageTek’s External Web Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi
Customer Resource Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi
e-Partners Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi
Hardcopy Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii
L180 Door Interlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xvii
Electrostatic Discharge Damage Prevention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xvii
Fiber-optic Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xviii
Laser Product Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xviii
Fiber-optic Cable Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xix
Fiber-optic Cable Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xix
Rack Safety and Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xx
Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxiii
FCC Compliance Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxiii
CISPR 22 and EN55022 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxiii
Japanese Compliance Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxiv
Taiwan Warning Label Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxiv
Internal Code License Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xxv
1: General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1
Library Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Robot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Hand-Camera Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

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Storage Cells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Cell Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Reserved Cells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Library Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Cartridge Access Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Tape Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
ESCON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Hewlett Packard Gen2 SCSI Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Rack Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11
Power System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12
AC Power Distribution Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12
Uninterruptible Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12
Library Safety Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13
Library Operating Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13
Automated Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13
Controlling Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14
L-Series Library Admin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14
2: Controls and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-1
Operator Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Display Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Initial Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
FSC Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
CAP Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Version Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Drive Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Cleaning Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Main Configuration Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Library Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Library SCSI Interface Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Library Fibre Channel Interface Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Drive Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Network Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
Domain Name Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
Dynamic Worldwide Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
Display Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
Personality Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15

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Monitoring Status Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
CAP Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
CAP Magazine Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
Library Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18
Remote Users Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18
Drive Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
Drive Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
Library Personality Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20
3: Library Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-1
Powering-on the Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Powering-off the Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Initializing and IPLing the Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Re-initializing the Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Re-IPLing the Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Inserting Cartridges Through the CAP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Entering Unlabeled Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Magazine Retention Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Removing Cartridges From the CAP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Importing Cleaning Cartridges Through the CAP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Exporting Cleaning Cartridges Through the CAP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Setting the Cleaning Cartridge Warning Count . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Cleaning a Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Enabling Auto Clean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Cleaning Cartridge Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
Cleaning Cartridge Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
Cleaning Cartridge Expiration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
Opening the Front Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
Moving the Robot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17
Raising and Lowering the Hand Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17
Rotating the Z Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18
Removing a Cartridge from the Hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19
Locating a Cartridge in the Storage Cells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21
Mounting and Dismounting Cartridges Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22
Mounting a Cartridge to a DLT Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23
Dismounting a Cartridge from a DLT Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-24
Mounting a Cartridge to a T9840 Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25
Dismounting a Cartridge from a T9840 Tape Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-26
Mounting a Cartridge to an Ultrium Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-27
Dismounting a Cartridge from an Ultrium Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28
Placing the Library Online . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29
Adjusting the Display Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-30

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Reviewing the FSC Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31
Running Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32
Running Drive Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32
Running a Get-Put Loop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-33
Operating in Demo Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-34
4: StorageTek Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-1
Drive Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Customer Support Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Customer Initiated Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
StorageTek’s Worldwide Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
A: Cartridge Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
Ordering Cartridge Tapes and Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
Handling a Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
Inspecting a Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
Storing Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
Cleaning the Cartridge Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
Repairing Leader Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3
Colored Cartridge Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3
Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3
DLTtape Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-6
Applying Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-7
Setting the Write-protect Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-8
DLT Cartridge Environmental Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-9
Super DLT Cartridge Environmental Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-9
LTO Ultrium Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-10
Applying Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-11
Setting the Write-protect Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-12
Ultrium Cartridge Environmental Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-13
StorageTek T9840 Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-14
Applying Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-15
Setting the Write-protect Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-15
T9840 Cartridge Environmental Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-16
B: Library Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1
Counters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1
8-bit Counters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1
Drive Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1
Cell Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1
16-Bit Counters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2
32-Bit Counters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3
Composite Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-4

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Contents
Cartridge Access Port (CAP) Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-4
PUT Count . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-4
GET Count . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-5
Library-Wide Drive Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-5
Five Minute Job Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-6
Fifteen Minute Job Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-7
Individual Drive Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-7
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Glossary-1
Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Index-1
Reader’s Comment Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RCF-1

Figures
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Figures
Figure 1-1. L180 Tape Library Major Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Figure 1-2. Robot Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Figure 1-3. Hand-Camera Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Figure 1-4. Locating Cartridges—Panels, Cells, Rows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Figure 1-5. Locating Cartridges—Hexadecimal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Figure 1-6. Uninterruptible Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12
Figure 2-1. Operator Panel Display, Controls, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Figure 2-2. Initial Status Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Figure 2-3. Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Figure 2-4. Example of the FSC Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Figure 2-5. CAP Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Figure 2-6. Version Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Figure 2-7. Drive Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Figure 2-8. Cleaning Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Figure 2-9. Main Diagnostics Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Figure 2-10. Main Configuration Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Figure 2-11. Library Configuration Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Figure 2-12. Library SCSI Interface Configuration Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Figure 2-13. Library Fibre Channel Interface Configuration Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Figure 2-14. Drive Configuration Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Figure 2-15. Network Configuration Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
Figure 2-16. Display Information Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
Figure 2-17. Personality Module Information (1 of 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
Figure 2-18. Personality Module Information (2 of 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
Figure 2-19. Example of the Initial Status Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
Figure 3-1. Library Power Switch Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Figure 3-2. Removing the CAP Magazine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Figure 3-3. Entering DLT and T9840 Cartridges into the CAP Magazine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Figure 3-4. Entering Ultrium Cartridges into the CAP Magazine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Figure 3-5. Attaching/Detaching CAP Magazine Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Figure 3-6. Opening Front Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
Figure 3-7. Raising and Lowering the Z Carriage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17
Figure 3-8. Rotating the Z Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18
Figure 3-9. Extending the Gripper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19
Figure 3-10. Removing a Cartridge from the Hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20
Figure 3-11. Locating Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21
Figure 3-12. Reviewing DLT Operate Handle and Hub Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22
Figure 3-13. Mounting a Cartridge into the DLT Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23

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Figures
Figure 3-14. Mounting a Cartridge into the T9840 Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25
Figure 3-15. Mounting a Cartridge into an Ultrium Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-27
Figure A-1. DLT Cartridge Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-6
Figure A-2. DLT Cartridge Labels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-7
Figure A-3. Setting the DLT Write-protect Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-8
Figure A-4. Ultrium Cartridge Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-10
Figure A-5. Setting the Ultrium Write-protect Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-12
Figure A-6. T9840 Cartridge Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-14
Figure A-7. Setting the T9840 Write-protect Switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-15

Tables
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Tables
Table 1-1. L180 Library Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Table 1-2. Mixed Drive Combinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Table 2-1. CAP Status Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
Table 2-2. CAP Magazine Slot Status Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
Table 2-3. Library Status Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18
Table 2-4. Drive Status Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
Table 2-5. Status Messages about the Personality Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20
Table 3-1. L180 Library Drive Diagnostic Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-33
Table A-1. Data Cartridge Label Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4
Table A-2. Cleaning and Diagnostic Cartridge Label Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5
Table A-3. DLT Cartridge Environmental Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-9
Table A-4. LTO Ultrium Cartridge Environmental Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-13
Table A-5. T9840 Cartridge Environmental Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-16
Table B-1. 16-Bit Counters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2
Table B-2. 32-Bit Counters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3
Table B-3. CAP PUT Count . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-4
Table B-4. CAP GET Count. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-5
Table B-5. Library-Wide Performance—Five Minute Job Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-6
Table B-6. Library-Wide Performance—Fifteen Minute Job Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-7
Table B-7. Individual Drive Performance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-8

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Preface
This guide describes how to operate the StorageTek L180 Tape Library (also
referred to in this guide as the L180 library, tape library, or simply just library).
Most of the information pertains to library hardware, refer to your appropriate
tape drive or software documentation for specific information about the drives
or client software commands and console messages.
This guide is intended primarily for data center operators who operate the tape
library. System programmers, computer system administrators, and service
representatives might also find the information in this guide useful.
■Organization
The organization of this guide is:
Chapter 1 “General Information” describes the library hardware. This
chapter also describes the library’s two operating modes and its
Auto Clean feature.
Chapter 2 “Controls and Indicators” shows the locations of the power
switch and operator panel and describes the functions of the
buttons, indicators, and display screens.
Chapter 3 “Library Operation” contains a list of procedures for operating
the library.
Chapter 4 “StorageTek Service” describes how to contact Customer
Support Services for assistance if the library has a hardware or
software problem.
Appendix A “Cartridge Information” describes how to prepare, inspect,
store, clean, and repair cartridges. It also lists criteria that
colored cartridges must meet to be used in the tape library.
Appendix B “Library Statistics” lists counters and composite information.
Glossary “Glossary” defines new or special library terms and
abbreviations used in this guide.
Index “Index” assists in locating information in this guide.

Alert Messages
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■Alert Messages
Alert messages call the reader’s attention to information that is especially
important or that has a unique relationship to the main text or graphic.
Note: A note provides additional information that is of special interest. A note
might point out exceptions to rules or procedures. A note usually, but
not always, follows the information to which it pertains.
CAUTION:
A caution informs the reader of conditions that might result in damage to
hardware, corruption of data, corruption of application software, or long-
term health problems in people. A caution always precedes the
information to which it pertains.
WARNING:
A warning alerts the reader to conditions that might result in injury or
death. A warning always precedes the information to which it pertains.
■Conventions
Typographical conventions highlight special words, phrases, and actions in this
publication.
Item Example Description of Convention
Buttons MENU Sans serif font, capitalization
follows the label on the product
Commands Mode Select Initial cap
Document titles System Assurance Guide Italic
Emphasis not or must Italic
File names fsc.txt Monospace font
Hypertext links Figure 2-1 on page 2-5 Blue (prints black in hardcopy
publications)
Indicators Open Font and capitalization follows
label on product
Jumper names TERMPWR All uppercase
Keyboard keys <Y>
<Enter> or
<Ctrl+Alt+Delete>
Enclosed within angle brackets
Menu names Configuration Menu Font and capitalization follows
label on product
Parameters and variables Device = xx Italic

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Related Publications
■Related Publications
You can find additional information in the following publications:
Note: Depending on the configuration, specific tape drive publications are
shipped with the library.
Path names c:/mydirectory Monospace font
Port or connector names SER1 Font and capitalization follows
label on product
Positions for circuit
breakers, jumpers, and
switches
ON Font and capitalization follows
label on product; otherwise, all
uppercase
Screen text (including
screen captures, screen
messages, and user input)
downloading Monospace
Switch names Power Capitalization follows the label
on the product
URLs www.storagetek.com Blue (prints black in hardcopy
publications)
Item Example Description of Convention
APC Power Supply Publications Part Number
L180 and L700 Tape Library
Uninterruptible Power Supply Reference Manual
96047
Uninterruptible Power Supply online information Go to www.apc.com
Tape Drive Documentation Part Number
T9840 Tape Drive User’s Reference Manual 95739
DLT 7000 Tape Drive Product Manual Quantum 81-60000-0x
DLT 8000 Tape Drive Product Manual Quantum 81-60118-0x
SDLT 220 Product Manual Quantum 81-80000-0x
IBM 3585 Ultrium Tape Drive Setup, Operator, and
Service Guide
IBM GA32.0415.xx
User’s Guide for the C7369 High Performance
Ultrium Tape Drive
Available from
Hewlett-Packard
Seagate Viper 200 LTO Tape Drive Product Manual Seagate 100006955-xxx

Additional Information
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■Additional Information
StorageTek offers several methods for you to obtain additional information.
StorageTek’s External Web Site
StorageTek’s external Web site provides marketing, product, event, corporate,
and service information. The external Web site is accessible to anyone with a
Web browser and an Internet connection.
The URL for the StorageTek external Web site is http://www.storagetek.com
Customer Resource Center
StorageTek’s CRC is a Web site that enables members to resolve technical issues
by searching code fixes and technical documentation. CRC membership entitles
you to other proactive services, such as HIPER subscriptions, technical tips,
answers to frequently asked questions, addenda to product documentation
books, and online product support contact information. Customers who have a
current warranty or a current maintenance service agreement may apply for
membership by clicking on the Request Password button on the CRC home
page.
The URL for the CRC is http://www.support.storagetek.com.
e-Partners Site
StorageTek’s e-Partners site is a Web site that provides information about
products, services, customer support, upcoming events, training programs, and
sales tools to support StorageTek’s e-Partners. Access to this site, beyond the e-
Partners Login page, is restricted. On the e-Partners Login page, current partners
who do not have access can request a login ID and password and prospective
partners can apply to become StorageTek resellers.
The URL for the e-Partners site is http://members.storagetek.com.
Hardcopy Publications
Contact a StorageTek sales or marketing representative to order additional
paper copies of this publication or to order other StorageTek customer
publications in paper format.

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L180 Door Interlock
Safety
Please read and observe the following safety topics for this product.
■L180 Door Interlock
A safety interlock for the tape library is located behind the front door. When
this door is opened, the interlock immediately disables all tape library motors.
■Electrostatic Discharge Damage Prevention
Before you touch any internal components in the library, including drives, you
must take precautions against electrostatic discharge (ESD).
CAUTION:
Components are sensitive to static electricity: Even a small electrostatic
discharge can damage an electrical component that is inside the library.
A damaged component might not fail immediately, but over time, it will
become worse and might eventually cause an “intermittent” problem. Be
sure that you touch an unpainted metal surface of the library before you
reach inside the library or touch the drives or optional interface
equipment.
Before you touch any internal components:
1. With your finger, touch an unpainted metal surface of the library. In some
libraries, you can touch the library’s frame. In other libraries, you might
have to touch a bolt on the wall or on the door frame.
2. Keep your body movement to a minimum as you touch the drives or the
library components.
Antistatic wrist straps that have clip-on ends are commercially available.

Fiber-optic Safety
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■Fiber-optic Safety
WARNING:
Eye hazard. Never look directly into a fiber-optic cable, a fiber-optic
connector, or a laser transceiver module. Hazardous conditions might
exist from laser power levels that are capable of causing injury to the
eye.
Be especially careful when using optical instruments with this
equipment. Such instruments might increase the likelihood of eye injury.
The laser transceivers in fiber-optic equipment can pose dangers to personal
safety. Ensure that anyone who works with this StorageTek equipment
understands these dangers and follows safety procedures. Ensure that the
optical ports of every laser transceiver module are terminated with an optical
connector, a dust plug, or a cover.
Each fiber-optic interface in this StorageTek Fibre Channel equipment contains
a laser transceiver that is a Class 1 Laser Product. Each laser transceiver has an
output of less than 70 µW and a wavelength of 850 nm. StorageTek’s Class 1
Laser Products comply with EN60825-1(+A-11) and with sections 21 CFR
1040.10 and 1040.11 of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations.
The following translations are for users in Finland and Sweden who wish to
identify laser safety and classification:
CLASS 1 LASER
LUOKAN 1 LASERLAITE
KLASSE 1 LASER APPARAT
Laser Product Label
In accordance with safety regulations, a label on each StorageTek Fibre Channel
product identifies the laser class of the product and the place and date of the
manufacturer. The label appears on top of a Fibre Channel tape drive and near
the Fibre Channel connectors on a Fibre Channel tape library. A copy of the
label is shown here:
CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT
LASER KLASSE 1
APPAREIL A LASER DE CLASSE 1
COMPLIES WITH 21 CFR 1040.10 AND 1040.11