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Q24/Q48 Tape Library Installation and Operations Manual

Contents

1 Product Overview and Features .................................................................... 1

1.1 Hardware Configuration ............................................................................................ 2

1.1.1 Q24 Tape Library ......................................................................................... 2

1.1.2 Q48 Tape Library ......................................................................................... 2

1.2 Front Panel ................................................................................................................ 3

1.2.1 Q24 Tape Library Front panel ...................................................................... 3

1.2.2 Q48 Tape Library Front panel ...................................................................... 3

1.3 Rear Panel .................................................................................................................. 5

1.3.1 Q24 Power supply ........................................................................................ 6

1.3.2 Q48 Power supply ........................................................................................ 6

1.3.3 Tape drives ................................................................................................... 6

1.3.4 Library controller .......................................................................................... 7

2 Installation ..................................................................................................... 8

2.1 Location Requirements ............................................................................................. 8

2.2 Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) Requirements .................................................................. 8

2.3 Fibre Channel Requirements ..................................................................................... 9

2.4 Installation Precautions ........................................................................................... 11

2.5 Unpacking the library .............................................................................................. 12

2.6 Identifying the product components ...................................................................... 12

2.7 Removing the shipping lock..................................................................................... 13

2.8 Rack mounting the library ....................................................................................... 14

2.9 Installing a tape drive .............................................................................................. 16

2.10 Installing the library controller ................................................................................ 17

2.11 Installing a power supply ......................................................................................... 17

2.12 Connecting the cables ............................................................................................. 18

2.12.1 Connecting the power cord ......................................................................... 18

2.12.2 Connecting a Fibre Channel cable .............................................................. 19

2.12.3 Connecting a SAS cable ............................................................................. 19

2.12.4 Connecting an Ethernet cable and a USB device ....................................... 20

2.13 Verifying the host .................................................................................................... 20

2.14 Powering the library up or down............................................................................. 20

2.15 Tape cartridges ........................................................................................................ 20

2.15.1 Tape cartridge type ..................................................................................... 20

2.15.2 Using and maintaining tape cartridges ....................................................... 21

2.15.3 Labeling tape cartridges.............................................................................. 22

2.15.4 Write-protecting tape cartridges ................................................................. 23

2.16 Magazines ................................................................................................................ 23

2.16.1 Slot usage .................................................................................................... 24

3 Operating Procedures .................................................................................. 25

3.1 Operator control panel (OCP).................................................................................. 25

3.1.1 Operating Modes ........................................................................................ 25

3.1.2 OCP Rules .................................................................................................. 25

3.1.3 Power-Up Display ...................................................................................... 26

Brand	Qualstar
Model	Q24
Category	Storage
Language	English

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