Preface

This document describes installing and configuring Oracle's StorageTek Tape Analytics (STA). Review the following sections before deploying STA.

• "STA Deployment Overview"

• "Prepare Service Requests for Oracle Support"

• "Audience"

• "Documentation Accessibility"

• "Related Documents"

• "Conventions"

STA Deployment Overview

To install and configure STA, you perform the following tasks. See "Audience" to determine which tasks and associated chapters are applicable to your role. You can perform the installation yourself or purchase Oracle installation services.

Note: If you are upgrading STA, see Chapter 9, "Upgrading STA."

Task	Description	Location
1	Review STA requirements	STA Requirements Guide
2	Submit Service Request(s)	"Prepare Service Requests for Oracle Support"
3	Install and configure Linux	Chapter 1, "Installing Linux"
4	Install STA	Chapter 2, "Installing STA"
5	Configure libraries	Chapter 3, "Library Configuration Concepts" Chapter 4, "Library Configuration Process"
6	Configure STA	Chapter 5, "Configuring SNMP in STA" Chapter 6, "Configuring Users and Email"
7	Configure STA services (recommended)	Chapter 7, "Configuring STA Services"
8	Configure certificates (optional)	Chapter 8, "Configuring Certificates"
9	Configure SSP authentication (optional)	Appendix A, "Configuring a SSP for STA"

Prepare Service Requests for Oracle Support

Use this procedure and the referenced sections to provide Oracle Support with the information needed to prepare your library for monitoring. If STA will be monitoring a library complex, prepare a service request for each library in the complex. Additionally, open a Service Request to obtain the latest drive firmware supported by STA.

1. Verify the library firmware version: See "Verify the Library Firmware Version."

2. Verify a high-memory HBT card is installed (SL3000 and SL8500 only): See "Verify the Drive Controller Card Version (SL3000 and SL8500 Only)".

3. Enable ADI on library and LTO drives: For libraries with LTO drives only. See the STA Requirements Guide for more information.

4. Set the library complex ID (SL8500 only): See "Ensure the Correct Library Complex ID (SL8500 Only)".

5. Set the library date and time: To ensure that library data date/time stamps correlate to STA server date/time stamps, the library clock should be set appropriately by Oracle Support.

6. Submit the service request(s).

Audience

This document is intended for the following audiences:

• Linux Admin: Installs, configures, and administers Linux on the STA server.

• STA Admin: Installs, configures, and administers STA.

• Library Admin: Configures and administers StorageTek libraries.

• MVS System Programmer: Configures and administers IBM mainframes.

Chapter	Audience
Chapter 1, "Installing Linux"	Linux Admin
Chapter 2, "Installing STA"	STA Admin
Chapter 3, "Library Configuration Concepts"	Library Admin
Chapter 4, "Library Configuration Process"	Library Admin
Chapter 5, "Configuring SNMP in STA"	STA Admin
Chapter 6, "Configuring Users and Email"	STA Admin
Chapter 7, "Configuring STA Services"	STA Admin
Chapter 8, "Configuring Certificates"	STA Admin
Chapter 9, "Upgrading STA"	STA Admin Linux Admin
Chapter 10, "Uninstalling and Reinstalling STA"	STA Admin
Appendix A, "Configuring a SSP for STA"	STA Admin MVS System Programmer
Appendix B, "Configuring SNMP v2c Mode"	Library Admin STA Admin
Appendix C, "Configuration Troubleshooting"	Library Admin STA Admin

Documentation Accessibility

For information about Oracle's commitment to accessibility, visit the Oracle Accessibility Program website at http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=acc&id=docacc.

Access to Oracle Support

Oracle customers have access to electronic support through My Oracle Support. For information, visit http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=acc&id=info or visit http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=acc&id=trs if you are hearing impaired.

Related Documents

• STA Release Notes^Foot 1 

• STA Requirements Guide

• STA Administration Guide

• STA Quick Start Guide

• STA Screen Basics Guide

• STA User's Guide

• STA Data Reference Guide

• STA Security Guide

• STA Third Party Licenses and Notices

Library and tape drive documentation can be found on the Oracle Technology Network website:

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/documentation/tape-storage-curr-187744.html

Conventions

The following text conventions are used in this document:

Convention	Meaning
boldface	Boldface type indicates graphical user interface elements associated with an action, or terms defined in text or the glossary.
italic	Italic type indicates book titles, emphasis, or placeholder variables for which you supply particular values.
monospace	Monospace type indicates commands within a paragraph, URLs, code in examples, text that appears on the screen, or text that you enter.

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Footnote Legend

Footnote 1: Included with the STA media pack download.