Quantum Scalar i6000 User Manual

Contents
Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide ix
Viewing the EDLM Queue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Diagnosing a Suspect EDLM Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Chapter 10 Path Failover 357
Use the Storage Networking Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
License Drives for Path Failover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Configure Control Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
Multi Control Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Basic Control Path Failover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Advanced Control Path Failover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Advanced Control Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
Configuring Data Path Failover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
Basic Data Path Failover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Advanced Data Path Failover (ADPF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
Configuring Host Access to Storage Networking Drives and Partitions . .
383
Requirements for Host Access. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
Configuring Hosts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
Creating, Modifying, and Deleting Host Access Groups . . . . 396
Host Access Configuration – Modifying Drives/Partitions and
Viewing Host Access Groups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411
Chapter 11 Configuring Access to StorNext 419
Step 1: Confirming the External Application is Supported . . 420
Step 2: Installing/Removing the Scalar i6000 API Client Plug-in .
420
Step 3: Configuring External Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422
Chapter 12 Partition Utilization Reporting 427
Viewing the Partition Utilization Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427
Interpreting the Partition Utilization Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . 428
Scheduling Partition Utilization Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429
Chapter 13 Running Your Library 433

Quantum Scalar i6000 Specifications

General

Form Factor	Rack-mountable
Interface	Fibre Channel, SAS
Product Type	Tape Library
Cooling	Redundant cooling fans
Dimensions	Varies by configuration
Weight	Varies by configuration
Operating Humidity	20% to 80% non-condensing
Scalability	Scalable
Drive Types	LTO
Redundancy	Redundant power supplies
Management	Web-based management
Tape Technology	LTO
Supported Media	LTO Ultrium 9, LTO Ultrium 8, LTO Ultrium 7, LTO Ultrium 6
Power Supply	Redundant power supplies
Non-operating Humidity	5% to 95% non-condensing