This section summarizes new and enhanced features for StorageTek Tape Analytics 2.1.0.
See the indicated manuals for details about new and enhanced features.
Described in the STA Requirements Guide
New library and drive recommended firmware levels to support STA 2.1.0.
Support for TTI 5.50 protocol for Oracle's StorageTek T10000C and T10000D drives.
Updated recommended library and drive requirements to support STA 2.1.0.
Updated recommended STA server configuration.
Described in the STA Installation and Configuration Guide
New STA 2.1.0 installer and deinstaller, which provide the following new features:
Oracle install user and group—Linux user and group used exclusively for installing and upgrading Oracle products on the STA server.
User-defined Oracle storage home location—the STA application and associated Oracle software can be installed in any file system that contains sufficient space.
User-defined database and local backup locations.
Oracle central inventory location—directory for tracking information about Oracle products installed on the STA server.
STA installer and deinstaller silent mode—allows you to bypass the graphical user interface and supply the installation options in an XML properties file.
New detailed STA installer and deinstaller logs.
Context-sensitive help for all STA graphical installer and deinstaller screens.
Additional Linux RPM package requirement—the xorg-x11-utils package must be installed to run the STA graphical installer.
Default ports for the WebLogic administration console have been changed to 7019 (HTTP) and 7020 (HTTPS). If you have been using the previous default assignments, you may want to change them to the new ones.
New password requirements for STA and MySQL usernames.
New process to upgrade STA 1.0.x and STA 2.0.x databases to STA 2.1.0.
Described in the STA Quick Start Guide
No major changes
Described in the STA User's Guide
Minor updates to the following templates to provide additional information and improve usability:
STA-Complex-Configuration
STA-Complex-Utilization
STA-Lib-Configuration
STA-Drive-MV
STA-Media-All
STA-Media-MV-Calibration
Media Validation Overview screen, STA-Default template
Documentation changes—the following chapters have been relocated from the STA Administration Guide. The STA User's Guide now describes all features and activities that can be performed from the STA user interface.
STA Usernames and Email
STA Service Logs
Managing SNMP Connections in STA
Described in the STA Screen Basics Guide
No major changes
Described in the STA Data Reference Guide
Attributes on some screens have been reorganized to improve usability.
"Last Messages" attributes are available on the respective screens for CAPs, drives, elevators, libraries, PTPs, and robots.
Described in the STA Administration Guide
Documentation changes—the following chapters have been moved to the STA User's Guide:
Users and Email
Logging
SNMP Management