Contents
iii
Figures .............. vii
Tables ............... ix
Read this first ............ xi
Minimum firmware levels for common library
features ................ xi
Contacting Dell ............. xii
Safety and environmental notices ... xiii
Danger and Caution notices ........ xiii
Possible safety hazards .......... xvi
Class I laser product ........... xvi
Performing the safety inspection procedure ... xvii
Rack safety .............. xvii
Power Cords.............. xix
Preface .............. xxi
Overview .............. 1
Introduction .............. 1
Structure and supported library configurations ... 2
Components ............. 7
Front panel ............. 7
Rear panel ............. 8
Magazines ............. 9
Power supply............ 11
Bar code reader ........... 11
User interfaces ............. 11
Supported tape drives ........... 12
Control path drives........... 12
Mixed drives ............. 12
Drive sled back panels.......... 13
Physical and logical addresses of drives .... 15
Supported tape cartridges ......... 16
Library functions ............ 17
Encryption ............. 17
Library sharing ............ 17
Path failover and load balancing ...... 18
Alerts and logging ........... 19
Host connectivity ............ 20
Network connectivity ........... 20
Planning .............. 23
Library Layout and Location requirements .... 23
Power cords .............. 25
Network requirements........... 30
Host requirements ............ 31
Installing .............. 33
Unpacking the Base Module and Expansion
Modules ............... 34
Identifying Library Module components..... 39
Preparing top and bottom modules ...... 39
Installing modules in a rack ......... 42
Installing a tabletop module ......... 46
Aligning and connecting modules ....... 46
Validating tape drive installation ....... 49
Connecting cables ............ 49
Powering on the library .......... 51
The Initial Setup process .......... 52
Initial configuration and customization ..... 53
Labeling and loading tape cartridges ...... 53
Verifying the installation .......... 55
Advanced library configuration........ 55
Overview .............. 56
Library partitioning .......... 57
Verifying the host connection ........ 58
Managing ............. 59
The Management GUI ........... 59
The Operator Panel............ 61
Locating Management functions ....... 63
Default settings ............ 66
Methods of cleaning drives ........ 69
Accessing cartridges .......... 70
Configuring Library Managed Encryption (KMIP) 70
Troubleshooting........... 73
Finding event information ......... 73
Identifying a failed component ........ 73
Running library tests ........... 73
Troubleshooting Guide .......... 73
Pre-call checklist............. 76
Contacting Dell ............. 77
Diagnostic information .......... 77
The ITDT firmware update, dump retrieval and
drive test tool ............ 77
Event codes ............. 78
Main error events .......... 79
Warning error events ......... 86
Configuration Change events ...... 93
Informational events ......... 94
TapeAlert flags ............ 95
TapeAlert flags supported by the library... 95
TapeAlert flags supported by the drive ... 97
Sense data ............. 100
Drive Error Codes: Single-character display
(SCD) ............... 100
SCD dot ............. 102
Status light ............ 102
Upgrading and servicing ...... 105
Internal view of library .......... 105
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