Qualstar Q48 - Table of Contents

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
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