Dell PowerVault TL2000 - Dell Powervault TL2000;TL4000 Library Failover Setup; Take the Library Offline; Upgrade Library and Drive Firmware to the Latest Version

DellPowerVault™TL4000/TL2000FailoverGuide
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16|Page 12/31/09 version 2.0
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Alwaysrefertowww.dell.com\supportforlatestdocumentationandupdates
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• DellPowerVault™TL2000/TL4000MicrosftWindowsdevicedriver.Thedrivercanbe
downloadedfromDellsupportsite:http://support.dell.com
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ImportantNote:PleaserefertoDellPowerVault™CompatibilityMatrixforlatestsupportedOSlist,
BackupapplicationandDellPowerVault™Tapeconfigurations.
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/stor‐sys/matrix/PVMatrix/index.htm
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DellPowerVault™TL2000/TL4000LibraryFailoverSetup
 TaketheLibraryOffline
Beforestartingthefailoverconfigurationprocess,itisimportanttoensurenobackupjobsare
runningandlibraryresourcesarenotcontrolledbythetapebackupapplication
FollowtheinstructionsfortakingthelibraryofflineintheDellPowerVault™TL2000TapeLibrary
andTL4000TapeLibraryUser’sGuide.Intheeventyoudonothaveacopyofthisdocument,it
canbedownloadedfromtheDellsupportsiteathttp://support.dell.com.
UpgradeLibraryandDriveFirmwaretotheLatestVersion
EnsureyourDellPowerVault
™TL2000/TL4000libraryhasthelatestlibraryanddrivefirmware.
Thelatestfirmwarecanbefoundathttp://support.dell.com.
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Ifafirmwareupgradeisneeded,followtheinstructionsincludedinthefirmwaredownload
packagelocatedathttp://support.dell.com.
 Applythefailoverlicensetothelibrary
Inordertosupportfailover,alicensemustbeenteredintoyourlibrary.Ifalicenseisneeded,
pleasecontactyourDelltechnicalsalesrepresentative.Followthestepsprovidedwithyour
failoverdocumentationtoobtainthelicenseforyourlibrary.
FailovercanbeenabledviatheRemoteManagementUnit(RMU)ortheOperatorControlPanel
(OCP).Selectthemethodyoupreferandfollowtheinstructionsbelow.
EnteringPathFailoverLicenseActivationKeyviatheRemoteManagement
Interface(RMU)
Ifyouorderedfailoveratpointofsale,theenvelopecontainingthefailover
authorizationcodeislocatedintheaccessoryboxthatcamewithyourunit.Ifyou
orderedfailoverafterpointofsale,anenvelopecontainingyourfailoverauthorization