Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Related Documentation
• Documentation Accessibility

1 Library Overview

• Library Modules
• Hardware Components
  • Electronics Control Module
    • Command-Line Interface (CLI)
    • Redundant Electronics Option
  • Cartridge Access Ports (CAPs)
    • Bulk CAP
    • Rotational CAPs
  • Robotics
  • Elevators
  • Pass-thru Ports (PTPs)
  • Library Cameras
  • Accessory Racks
  • Keypad
  • Local Operator Panel
  • Service Safety Door
  • Supported Tape Drives
    • OKM Encryption-Compatible Tape Drives
• Storage Capacity
• Power Configuration Options
  • Power Redundancy Options
    • N+1 Power Configuration (standard)
    • 2N Power Configuration
  • AC Power Source Options
    • Delta
    • Wye
    • Single-phase
  • AC Power Connections
    • Circuit Breaker Ratings
  • DC Power Supplies
  • Power Usage
• Optional Library Features
  • Partitioning
  • Media Validation
• Networking and Communication
  • Host Connectivity Options
  • Switched Fabric Topology
  • Port Bonding
  • Dynamic World Wide Name
• Library Monitoring
  • StorageTek Library Console (SLC)
  • Library Attach
  • Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
  • Log SnapShot Feature
  • Service Delivery Platform
• Library Management Software
  • Automated Cartridge System Library Software (ACSLS)
  • Enterprise Library Software (ELS)
    • Host Software Component (HSC) and Storage Management Component (SMC)
    • Virtual Tape Control System (VTCS)
    • Concurrent Disaster Recovery Test (CDRT)
  • Independent Software Vendors (ISVs)
  • Other Storage System Solutions
    • Client System Component (CSC)
    • Expert Performance Reporter (ExPR)
    • Extended High Performance Data Mover (ExHPDM)
    • Library Content Manager (LCM)
    • StorageTek Tape Analytics (STA)
    • Virtual Storage Manager (VSM)
• Ordering
  • Ordering Process
    • Hardware Activation Files
  • Physical Configuration
    • Base Library
    • Storage Expansion Modules (SEMs)
    • Rail Kits
  • Hardware Options
    • Accessory Racks
    • Cartridge Access Ports
    • Internal Ethernet Switch
    • Pass-thru Ports
    • Redundant Electronics
    • Robots
    • Service Safety Door
    • Touchscreen Op Panel
  • Tape Drives
    • Tape Drive Encryption
    • T10000 Drives
    • LTO Drives
    • Conversion Kits
  • Tape Cartridges and Labels
  • Power Configurations
    • DC Power Supplies
  • Hardware Activation Files
    • Capacity Activation
  • Cables
    • Ethernet Cables
    • Fiber-Optic Cables
  • Support
    • Service Delivery Platform
    • Oracle Premier Support for Systems
    • Contacting Support

2 Installation Planning

• Dimensions and Weights
  • Tape Drives and Cartridges Weights and Dimensions
  • Shipping Weights and Dimensions
    • Total Pallet Weights
    • Shipping Pallets Weights and Dimensions
    • Package Component Weights and Dimensions
• Installation Site Requirements
  • Physical Space
  • Floor Requirements
    • Weight and Load Distribution
    • Co-planar Requirements
  • Ceiling Requirements
    • Height Adjustments
    • Clearances
  • Environmental Requirements
    • Airborne Contaminants
    • Seismic or Earthquake Ratings
    • Airflow
  • Power Requirements
• Cabling
• Fire Suppression Planning
• Pass-thru Port Planning
• Time and Personnel
• Installation Tools
  • Track Stop Installation Tools
• Transporting the Library
  • Adjustable Jacks
  • Module Components
  • Rails

3 Installing StorageTek Library Console

• Selecting an SLC Version
• Downloading the SLC Media Pack
• Installing Standalone (Remote) SLC
  • Supported Platforms
  • Security Considerations
• Installing Web-launched SLC
  • Minimum Browser Requirements
  • Security Considerations
• Upgrading SLC on the Local Op Panel

4 Logging In To SLC

• Logging In For the First Time After Library Installation
• Logging In to the Standalone SLC
• Logging In to the Web-launched SLC
• Logging In to the Local Operator Panel
• Changing a User Password

5 Activating Optional Features

• Downloading a New Hardware Activation File
• Installing a New Hardware Activation File
• Displaying Current Hardware Activation Files
• Deleting a Hardware Activation File
• Enabling Features on a Library with Firmware Before FRS_7.00

6 Configuring Capacity

• Applying the Default Capacity Configuration in a Single Library
• Creating a Custom Capacity Configuration in a Single Library
• Creating a Custom Capacity Configuration in a Library Complex
• Resolving Orphaned Cartridges Caused by Capacity Changes
• Guidelines for Customizing Capacity Activation
• Effect on HLI Hosts after Modifying the Capacity Configuration

7 Partitioning the Library

• Partitioning the Library Using SLC
  • Adding a Partition ID
  • Deleting a Partition
  • Changing the Name of a Partition
  • Allocating Resources in a Partition for a Single Library
  • Allocating Resources in a Partition for a Library Complex
  • Committing Partitioning Changes
  • Meaning of the SLC Partitioning Icons
• Sharing CAPs in a Partitioned Library
• Resolving Orphaned Cartridges Caused by Partitioning Changes
• Maximizing Library Performance when Partitioning

8 Operating a CAP

• Entering Cartridges Using a CAP
• Ejecting Cartridges Using a CAP
• Removing a CAP Magazine from a Bulk CAP
• Locking/Unlocking a CAP
• Overriding a CAP Reservation of a Partition
• Modifying Bulk CAP Messages
• Enabling and Disabling a Bulk CAP
• CAP Modes
• Guidelines for using CAPs

9 Configuring Drives

• Configuring Drive Cleaning
  • Configuring Host-Managed Drive Cleaning
• Configuring the Drive Tray Serial Numbers
• Maximizing Library Performance Through Drive Placement

10 Managing Cartridges

• Moving Cartridges (Recovery Moves)
• Locating Cartridges
  • Locating a Cartridge by Volume ID
  • Locating a Cartridge by Address
• Viewing Cartridge Information
• Importing or Exporting Diagnostic or Cleaning Cartridges
  • Importing Diagnostic or Cleaning Cartridges
  • Exporting Diagnostic or Cleaning Cartridges
• Cartridge Types
  • Cartridge Labels
• Handling Cartridges
  • Inspecting a Cartridge
  • Cleaning the Cartridge Exterior
  • Storing Cartridges
• Maximizing Library Performance Though Cartridge Placement

11 Validating Media

• Media Validation Requirements
• Defining the Media Validation Pool
• Starting or Resuming Media Validation
• Stopping a Validation
• Updating Host Information After Modifying the MV Pool

12 Auditing the Library

• Performing a Physical Audit of the Entire Library
• Performing a Physical Audit on a Range of Cells
• Performing a Verified Audit on a Range of Cells
• Meaning of the Audit Indicator

13 Viewing Library and Device Information

• Viewing Library Operational Status
• Viewing Library Properties and Configuration
• Viewing Device Status and Properties
• Viewing the Local Operator Panel Type
• Meaning of Library and Device Status Indicators in SLC

14 Generating Reports and Logs

• Viewing Library and Device Reports with the Reports Utility
• Generating Active Capacity Reports
• Generating Partitioning Reports (Single Library Only)
• Generating Diagnostic Files for Oracle Support
  • Generating the Library SNMP MIB File
  • Generating the Library Log Snapshot File
• Monitoring Library Events
  • Starting an Event Monitor
  • Saving Event Monitor Data to a File
  • Displaying Result Code Definitions
  • Event Monitor Types

15 Changing Online/Offline Status and Rebooting

• Taking the Library Offline
• Bringing the Library Online
• Taking a Device Offline
• Bringing a Device Online
• Rebooting the Library
• Rebooting the Local Operator Panel
• Rebooting an Elevator
• Rebooting a Robot

16 Troubleshooting

• Basic Troubleshooting
• Running a Library Self-Test
• Running a Device Self-Test
• Diagnosing Robotic Issues
  • Defining a Diagnostic Move
  • Starting a Diagnostic Move
  • Saving a Diagnostic Move
  • Monitoring and Controlling Open Diagnostic Moves
• Determining the Status of a Controller Card
• Clearing Library Status Alerts
• Initiating a Manual RE Switch Using SLC
• Calibrating the Touch Screen
  • Re-calibrating the Local Operator Panel
  • Resetting the Local Operator Panel to Factory Settings
• Troubleshooting Host Connectivity

17 Servicing the Library

• Turning Off the Library
• Turning On the Library
• Entering the Library without the Service Safety Door in Place
  • Safety Precautions when Entering the Library
• Using the Emergency Robotics Stop Switch
• Manually Mounting or Dismounting a Cartridge
• Operating the Service Safety Door

A Software and Hardware Requirements for Library Features

B Command Line Interface Reference

• audit
• capCommand
• cleaning
• config
• date
• drive
• hwActivation
• mediaValidation
• network
• partition
• reControl
• snmp
• ssh
• time
• traceRoute
• version
• whereAmi

C Library Addressing Reference

• Translating a Slot Address Between HLI and Library Format using SLC
• Comparison of Addressing Schemes
• Understanding Structural Elements Used in Addressing
• Internal Library Addressing Scheme
  • Internal Library Addressing Overview
  • Drive Internal Library Addressing
  • Rotational CAP Internal Addressing
  • Bulk CAP Internal Addressing
  • PTP Internal Addressing
  • Elevator Internal Addressing
  • Robot Internal Addressing
• HLI-PRC Addressing Scheme
  • HLI-PRC Addressing Scheme Overview
  • Library Complex LSM Numbering
  • Drive HLI-PRC Addressing
  • CAP HLI-PRC Addressing
• Physical Hardware Numbering for Tape Drives
• Reserved Internal IP Addresses

D Redundant Electronics Overview

• Redundant Electronics Requirements
• Redundant Electronics Configuration Examples
• What Occurs During a Failover
• Factors that Prevent an RE Switch
• Factors that Initiate and Automatic Failover
• Ways to Initiate a Manual Failover
• Firmware Upgrades with RE

E Dual TCP/IP Overview

• Minimum Requirements for Dual TCP/IP
• Using a Shared Network
• Configuring Dual TCP/IP
  • Configuring the Library for Dual TCP/IP
  • Configuring an ACSLS Host for Dual TCP/IP
  • Configure an ELS Host for Dual TCP/IP
• Dual TCP/IP Configuration Examples
  • ACSLS Dual TCP/IP and Shared Subnets Example
    • Routing
  • ACSLS Dual TCP/IP Through a Public Network Example
  • ACSLS High Availability Dual TCP/IP Example
    • Routing
    • Routing Tables
  • ELS/HSC and Dual TCP/IP Example

F Multi TCP/IP Overview

• Minimum Multi TCP/IP Requirements
• Configuration Recommendations
• Multi TCP/IP Configuration Examples

G Upgrading Library Firmware

• Downloading Firmware from My Oracle Support
• Loading Firmware
• Activating Firmware
• Downgrading Firmware

H Barcode Labels

• Barcode Standards
• Label Design
  • LTO
  • T9840 and T9940
  • T10000
  • Cleaning and Diagnostic Labels
  • Cartridge Label Examples
• Applying a Label
  • T9840 and T9940 Label Issues
• Label Care

Glossary

Index