Spectra T50e - LIBRARY FEATURES; BlueScale Software

Chapter 1—Library Overview Library Features
August 2017 User Guide—Spectra T50e Library
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LIBRARY FEATURES
Thissectionprovidesanoverviewofthelibrary’sBlueScaleuserinterface
anditsfeatures.Italsoprovidesadetaileddescriptionofthelibrary’sfront
panel,interior,andbackpanelcomponents.
BlueScale Software
TheBlueScalesoftwarecontrolsalloftheresourcesassociatedwiththe
library.Itprovidestheuserinterfaceusedtosetconfigurationoptions,
viewinformationandmetricsforthelibraryanddrives,manage
cartridges,monitorlibraryoperations,andtroubleshootandmaintainthe
libraryanditsdrives.TheBlueScalesoftwarealsocontrolstheoperationof
theroboticsanddrives.
YoucanaccesstheBlueScalesoftwareusingeitherofthefollowing
methods:
 TheBlueScaleoperatorpanelinterface—viathetouchscreenonthe
library’sfrontpanel.
 TheBlueScalewebinterface—viatheembeddedwebserverusinga
standardwebbrowser.
TheBlueScalesoftwarealsocontrolstheoperationoftheroboticsand
drives.Aspartofthisfunction,theinformationaboutthelocationand
statusofeachelementinthelibrary,aswellastherawmediainventoryis
storedinnon‐volatilememory.
Inadditiontoitsuserinterfaceandcontrolfunctions,theBlueScale
softwaregeneratesandmaintainstheMediaLifecycleManagement
(MLM)database,systemlogs,andotherinformationrelatedtothecurrent
systemstatus.Italsohandlesemailoperationssuchassendingthe
configurationbackupfileandAutoSupportlogstopreconfigured
recipients.
SeeChapter3–IntroducingtheBlueScaleUserInterface,beginningon
page72,fordetailedinformationaboutthefeaturesandcontrolsprovided
bytheBlueScaleuserinterface.
Thesectionsonthefollowingpagesprovideanoverviewofthe
managementfeaturesprovidedbyBlueScalesoftware(listedin
alphabeticalorder).
Important
Many of the features described in this user guide require your library to be running the
most current version of the BlueScale software. Spectra Logic recommends that you
keep your library’s BlueScale software and component firmware up-to-date at all times.
If you are using a previously released BlueScale package, upgrading to the current
release is strongly recommended. See
Updating the BlueScale Software and Library
Firmware on page 414 for detailed information.