Table of Contents

• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• Title and Copyright Information
• Preface
  • Documentation Accessibility
  • Related Documentation
  • Diversity and Inclusion
• Release Notes for 1.1.1.110
• Release Notes for 1.1.1
• Release Notes for 1.1.0
• Release Notes for 1.0.2
• 1 SL4000 Specifications and Features
  • Library Modules
    • Base Module
      • Base Module Measurements
      • Base Module Card Cage
        • Feature Card Upgrade Kit
        • Controller Card Indicators
        • Library Controller (LOC)
        • DC Power Converter (LOY)
        • Library Controller Storage (LOH)
        • Network Patch Panel (LOEB)
        • Root Switch (LOER)
        • Safety Controller (LON)
        • Video Card (LOV)
    • Drive Module (DEM)
      • Drive Module Measurements
    • Cartridge Module (CEM)
      • Cartridge Module Measurements
    • Parking Module (PEM)
      • Parking Module Measurements
    • Access Module (AEM)
      • Access Module Measurements
  • Library Dimensions and Weights
    • Covers, Doors, and Service Clearances
    • Shipping Weights and Dimensions
  • Hardware Components
    • Operator Panel
    • Robot
    • Drive Switch (LOES)
    • Web Camera
    • Cooling Fans
  • Optional Library Features
  • Cartridge Storage Capacity
    • Calculate Physical Storage Capacity
  • Power Configurations
    • Power Redundancy Options
    • AC Power Source Options
    • DC Power Supplies
    • Calculate Power Supply Quantities
      • Example: Calculating Required Number of DC Power Supplies
    • Calculate Total Power Consumption
  • Applications that Support the SL4000
    • Automated Cartridge System Library Software (ACSLS)
    • Oracle Key Manager (OKM)
    • Service Delivery Platform 2 (SDP2)
    • StorageTek Tape Analytics (STA)
  • Ordering
    • Support Options
    • Order an SL3000 to SL4000 Conversion Kit
      • Locate Tape Storage Products within Webquote
      • Update the Configurator for the Library Kit
      • Check the SL3000 SFPs
      • Verify the Drives Trays Have LOD Cards
      • Order Drive Tray Conversion Kits for HBD Trays
• 2 Plan for the Hardware Installation
  • Module Configuration Restrictions
  • Library Configuration Guidelines to Maximize Performance
  • Installation Site Requirements
    • Physical Space Requirements
    • Floor Requirements
    • Environmental Requirements
      • Airborne Contaminants
      • Seismic or Earthquake Ratings
    • Power Requirements
    • Waste Disposal
  • Fire Suppression Planning
  • Networking
    • Network Requirements
    • Host Connectivity Options
    • Default Port Numbers
    • Connect to Both Customer Ports on the Library Controller for Redundancy
  • Cable Routing
  • Approximate Installation Time
  • Gather Configuration Wizard Information
• 3 Basic GUI Operations
  • Log into the GUI
    • Log in Remotely
      • Supported Browsers
    • Log in Locally at the Front Touch Screen of the Library
    • Log in Locally Using a Keyboard, Mouse, and Monitor
  • Areas of the GUI
  • Export a GUI Table to a Spreadsheet
  • Search and Sort Tables
  • Navigate the GUI with a Keyboard
• 4 Users and Preferences
  • Change Your Password
    • Change the Password of Another User
  • Add a Recovery Email Address to Your User Id
  • Recover a Forgotten Password
  • Set Accessibility Options
  • Set the Session Timeout
  • Set the Initial Page to Display After Login
  • Display the Library's Current Date and Time
  • Display Dates and Times in UTC
  • Restore Hidden Warnings and Confirmation Prompts
  • Add, Modify, or Delete a User
    • Add a Service User
    • Unlock a User Account
    • User Roles
      • Available Functions for Each User Role
• 5 Configure the Library
  • Initial Configuration Steps After Physically Installing the Library
  • Launch the Configuration Wizard
    • Configure Library Settings
      • Volume Label Format
    • Configure Network Settings (Public, Service, and OKM Ports)
    • Configure Time Settings
    • Configure Library Encryption (LME)
  • Probe for Physical Configuration Changes
    • Module Identification Block
  • View the Library Configuration Properties
  • Add or Remove Optional Library Features
    • Download a Hardware Activation File
    • Upload or Delete Hardware Activation Files on the Library
  • View the History of Feature Activation Activity
  • Export the Library Configuration File
  • Import a Library Configuration File
    • What to Check Before Importing a Configuration with Partition Information
  • Manage the Library Firmware
    • Download Firmware from My Oracle Support
    • Upload and Activate New Firmware
    • Revert to the Previous Firmware Version
    • View Firmware Levels
  • Manage the Library's SSL/TLS Certificate for HTTPS
    • Generate a Self-Signed Certificate
    • Install a Third-Party Signed Certificate
• 6 Drives
  • Supported Drive Types
  • Drive Tray
  • Drive Encryption
    • Library-Managed Encryption (LME)
      • Enable a Drive for Library-Managed Encryption (LME)
    • Drive-Enrolled Encryption
      • Encryption Activation Permits
  • View the Drives Table
    • IP Addressing of Drives
  • Drive Dumps
    • Generate a Drive Dump
    • Retrieve and Download Drive Dumps
    • Delete Retrieved Drive Dumps
  • Drive Operation
    • Set a Drive Online or Offline
    • Turn a Drive On or Off
    • Reset a Drive (Power Cycle the Drive)
    • Force a Drive to Unload a Tape Cartridge
    • Physically Locate a Drive Using the Locator LED
    • Manually Clean a Drive
  • Drive Configuration
    • Configure the Drive Fast Load Setting
    • Configure Drive Auto-Cleaning
      • Set Drive Auto Cleaning for an Individual Drive
      • Set Drive Auto Cleaning for a Partition
      • What Does "Effective Auto Clean Enabled" Mean?
    • Add a Drive Alias
    • Configure MDVOP
    • Drive Serial Number Spoofing
• 7 Tape Cartridges (Media)
  • Supported Media Types
    • Library Support of LTO9 Tape Calibration
    • Media Labels
  • Media Validation
    • Add or Remove Drives from the Media Validation Partition (Pool)
      • Partitioning Cell Map Legend
    • Validate a Tape (Perform a Media Validation)
    • Monitor Validation Progress
    • Stop a Validation in Progress
    • Media Validation Types
  • View a List of Tape Cartridges
  • View a List of Cleaning Cartridges
  • Move or Mount a Tape Cartridge
    • How the Library Avoids Conflicting Move Requests Between SCSI, SCI, and the GUI
  • Import/Export Tapes in System Cells
  • Tips for Handling Tape Cartridges
    • Inspect the Tape Cartridge
    • Clean the Tape Cartridge Exterior
    • Store Tape Cartridges
  • Set the Cleaning Tape Usage Thresholds
  • How to Fix a Tape Count Warning
• 8 Storage Cells
  • View a List of All Cells in the Library
  • View the Cell Map
    • Cell Map Legend
  • Audit All or Part of the Library
  • Cell Maps
• 9 Cartridge Access Ports (CAPs)
  • Guidelines for Using CAPs
  • Lock or Unlock a CAP
  • Open or Close a CAP Using the GUI
  • Enter Tapes Through a CAP
    • Unload the CAP
  • Eject Tapes Through a CAP
  • CAP Pools
    • Create a CAP Pool
    • Assign CAPs to a Pool
    • Delete a CAP Pool
    • Assign a CAP Pool to a Partition
    • Dedicated vs. Shared CAP pools
  • Assign Ownership of a Shared CAP to a Partition
  • CAP Types
  • Default CAP States
• 10 Partitioning
  • Partitioning Guidelines to Maximize Library Performance
  • Enable Partitioning
  • Add a Partition
  • Edit a Partition
  • Move Storage Cells and Drive Bays to a Partition
    • Partitioning Cell Map Legend
  • Delete a Partition
  • Assign Partitions to a SCSI Host and Alter LUN Assignment
  • View the Host Connections of a Partition
  • Place a Partition Online or Offline
  • Why is there a Default Partition in a "Non-Partitioned" Library?
  • Why is there a Media Validation Partition?
  • What Occurs When You Disable Partitioning
  • What Occurs to Partitions When the Physical Configuration Changes
• 11 SCSI Host Connection
  • Add, Modify, or Delete a SCSI Host
  • View the SCSI Element IDs
  • View the SCSI LUN Mapping
  • View Actively Logged-In SCSI Hosts
  • Behavior of an Unavailable Fibre Channel Port
  • Is the FC connection working? There is no LINK light.
• 12 Operate the Library
  • Set the Library Online or Offline
  • Turn Off the Library
  • Turn On the Library
  • Restart the Library or Reboot Library Operating System
• 13 Monitor the Library
  • View a List of Library Events
  • View the State of the Library, Devices, and Partitions in the Status Bar
    • Library States
    • Partition and Device States
  • View Hardware Device Status
  • View Library Requests, Jobs, and Resources
  • View a Graph of Device Telemetry Data
    • Telemetry Measurements
  • View the Inside of the Library Using the Web Camera
  • Cancel a Library Request or Job
  • Set the Control State of a Device Online or Offline
• 14 Notifications - Email, SNMP, SCI, or ASR
  • Alerting Event Types
  • Configure Email Notifications
    • Configure the SMTP Server
    • Configure Email Recipients
    • Test an Email Notification
  • Configure SNMP Notifications
    • Configure SNMP Users
    • Configure SNMP Trap Recipients
    • Test an SNMP Recipient
    • Download the MIB File
  • Configure Outbound SCI Notifications
    • Configure the Library to Send Outbound SCI
    • Configure the Destination to Receive SCI Notifications and Implement the WSDL
    • Test a SCI Destination
    • Manually Configure the SL4000 to Send Outbound SCI to STA
  • Add an SDP2 Server to Receive ASR Notifications
    • Add the ASR Destination
    • Register an ASR Destination
    • View the History of ASR Notification Activity
  • Create a Test Event Alert
• 15 Logging
  • About Logging
    • Fault Example
  • View a System Report
  • View a Fault Report
  • View or Download a Library Log
    • Analyze the Log
  • Create, Download, or Delete Support Bundles
  • Modify the Logging Levels
    • Logging Level Options
  • Where did the log message or support bundle go?
• 16 Servicing the Library
  • Access the Library GUI as a Service User
  • Locate a Failed Device
  • Run a Diagnostic Test
    • Diagnostic Test Descriptions
    • How to Locate Diagnostic Test Values
      • Determine a Cell ID
      • Determine a Device ID
      • Determine a CAP ID
      • Determine a Drive ID
      • Determine a Robot ID
      • Determine a Partition ID
      • Determine the Robot Range
      • Robot Mechanisms
      • Mils to Tach Conversion Factors
  • Block, Allow, or Force Device Firmware Upgrades
  • Clear the Database
  • Modify the Database
  • View and Modify the Library File System
  • Open and Go Inside the Library
    • Safety Precautions When Entering the Library
    • Enter the Library
    • Exit the Library
  • Open an Access Module Door by Overriding the Lock
  • Ping a Host
  • Run a Host Trace Route
  • Calibrate the Local Op Panel Touch Screen
  • Restart the Local Op Panel Touch Screen
  • Reset the Library to Factory Defaults
• A Library Addressing Reference
  • Comparison of Cell Addressing Schemes
  • Center Line of the Library and Module Numbers
  • Library Cell Addressing Scheme
    • Cell Addressing of Tape Drive Bays
    • Cell Addressing of Rotational CAP Cell
  • SCSI Element Addressing
• Glossary