IBM
System
Storage
TS3310
Tape
Library
Setup
and
Operator
Guide
Machine
Type
3576
IBM
System
Storage
TS3310
Tape
Library
Setup
and
Operator
Guide
Machine
Type
3576
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Summary
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v Incorporated23Uspecifications
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v Re-orderedtheinstallationinstructionstobetterdistinguishbetweendesktop
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Contents
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AccessingOnlineTechnicalSupport . . . iii
RegisteringforMySupport . . . iii
SendingUsYourComments . . . iii
ContactingIBMTechnicalSupport. . . iii
SummaryofChanges . . . iii
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Safety
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Environmental
Notices
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DangerNotice . . . xv
CautionNotice . . . xv
PossibleSafetyHazards . . . xv
LaserSafetyandCompliance . . . xvi
ClassILaserProduct . . . xvi
ProtectiveDevices . . . xvi
MonitoredAccesstotheLibrary . . . xvi
MainPowerSwitch . . . xvi
RackSafety . . . xvii
PowerCords. . . xix
DisposalofLibraryComponentsContaining Mercury . . . xx
EuropeanDirectiveAboutProductRecyclingand Disposal . . . xx
BatteryReturnProgram . . . xxi
CableWarning . . . xxi
Preface
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IntendedAudience . . . xxiii
RelatedPublications. . . xxiii
Chapter
1.
Product
Description
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. 1-1
FrontPanelComponents. . . 1-2 ControlModule(3576ModelL5B) . . . 1-2
ExpansionModule(3576ModelL5B) . . . . 1-3
I/OStation . . . 1-3
AccessDoor . . . 1-3
OperatorPanel . . . 1-4
PowerButton . . . 1-4
FrontPanelLEDs . . . 1-4
RearPanelComponents . . . 1-5
LibraryControlBlade(LCB) . . . 1-5
TapeDrives . . . 1-5 PowerSupply . . . 1-6 InteriorComponents . . . 1-6 StorageColumns . . . 1-7 RoboticSystem . . . 1-7 OptionalFeatures . . . 1-8
Ultrium3TapeDrives . . . 1-8
RedundantPowerSupply(FeatureCode1900) 1-9 FeatureLicenses . . . 1-9
Library&DriveCodeUpdate(FeatureCode 0500) . . . 1-11 LocationCoordinates . . . 1-11 Modules. . . 1-12 Columns. . . 1-12 Slots . . . 1-13 Drives . . . 1-13 PowerSupplies . . . 1-13 Media . . . 1-14
EnvironmentalandShippingSpecificationsfor TapeCartridges . . . 1-14
Multi-PathArchitecture. . . 1-15 Specifications . . . 1-15
ProductEnvironment . . . 1-16
SupportedServers,OperatingSystems,and
Software. . . 1-17 SupportedDeviceDrivers . . . 1-17
Chapter
2.
Installation
Planning
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. 2-1
DeterminingtheNumberofLogicalLibraries
(Partitions) . . . 2-1
BasicGuidelines . . . 2-1
LibrarySharing. . . 2-1 UsingMultipleLogicalLibrariesforLibrary
Sharing . . . 2-2
UsingMultipleControlPaths . . . 2-2
UsingMultipleControlPathsforSystemi,
iSeries,andAS/400Attachment . . . 2-3
UsingMultipleControlPathsforControlPath Failover . . . 2-3
UsingMultipleDataPathsforDataPathFailover 2-3 DeterminingSCSIandFibreChannelIDs . . . . 2-4
SCSIDriveIDs . . . 2-4
FibreChannelDriveIDs. . . 2-5 ServerAttachment. . . 2-8 SCSIInterface . . . 2-8
FibreChannelInterface. . . 2-10
Chapter
3.
Installing
the
Library
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. 3-1
Step1:UnpackingandVerifyingShipment
Contents . . . 3-1
Step2:InstallingYourLibrary . . . 3-4
ReducingLibraryWeight . . . 3-4
PreparingtheLibraryModule(s)forInstallation 3-6 TransferringtheBottomCoverfromthe5UCM tothe9UEM . . . 3-6
InstallingYourLibraryonaDesktop . . . . 3-10
InstallingYourLibraryinaRack. . . 3-11 EnablingthePickerAssembly . . . 3-27
InstallingLibraryComponentsRemovedfor
WeightReduction. . . 3-28 Step3:CablingtheLibrary . . . 3-30
Cablinga5ULibrary . . . 3-30
Cablinga14ULibrary . . . 3-31
Cablinga23ULibrary . . . 3-33
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Step4:PoweringONtheLibrary . . . 3-34
Step5:ConfiguringtheLibrary . . . 3-34
Chapter
4.
Configuration
Planning
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. 4-1
UnderstandingCartridgeAssignmentintheLibrary 4-1 ModifyingNetworkSettings . . . 4-1
ApplyingaLicenseKey . . . 4-2
CleaningSlotsConfiguration . . . 4-2
Host-basedCleaningofaDrive . . . 4-3
ConfiguringI/OStations . . . 4-3
SelectingDriveIDsandDriveTypes. . . 4-3 WorkingwithLogicalLibraries . . . 4-4
AutomaticallyCreatingLogicalLibraries . . . 4-4
ManuallyCreatingLogicalLibraries . . . 4-5
DeletingLogicalLibraries . . . 4-5
ChangingLogicalLibraryAccess . . . 4-5
ChangingLogicalLibraryModes . . . 4-5
WorkingwithUserAccounts . . . 4-6
CreatingUserAccounts . . . 4-6
ModifyingUserAccounts . . . 4-7
DeletingUserAccounts . . . 4-7
Chapter
5.
User
Interfaces
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. 5-1
OperatorPanel . . . 5-1
CommonOperatorPanelElements . . . 5-2
Keyboards . . . 5-3
LoginScreen. . . 5-3 HomePage . . . 5-3
MenusAvailablefromtheOperatorPanel . . . 5-4
WebUserInterface(UI) . . . 5-7
LoggingintotheWebUserInterface . . . . 5-7
CommonHeaderElements . . . 5-7
MenusAvailablefromtheWebUserInterface 5-7 UserPrivileges . . . 5-8
Chapter
6.
Configuring
the
Library
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. 6-1
Step1:LogintotheOperatorPanel. . . 6-2 Step2:AccesstheSetupWizard . . . 6-3
Step3:EnsurethatallHardwareisInstalled . . . 6-3
Step4:SetuptheLibraryNetworkConfiguration 6-3 Step5:EnterLicenseKeys . . . 6-4
Step6:AssignCleaningCartridgeSlots. . . 6-4 Step7:AssignI/OStationSlots . . . 6-5
Step8:AssignLogicalLibraries . . . 6-5
Step9:SettheDateandTime . . . 6-5
Step10:InsertCleaningCartridge(s). . . 6-6 Step11:PopulateyourLibrarywithData
Cartridges . . . 6-6
Step12:RegisterforMySupport . . . 6-7
Chapter
7.
Operating
Procedures
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. 7-1
LibraryandLogicalLibraries . . . 7-2
ViewingSystemInformation . . . 7-2
AccessingtheSetupWizard. . . 7-2 LibraryVerifyDiagnosticTests. . . 7-2 CreatingLogicalLibraries . . . 7-3
Deleting/ModifyingaLogicalLibrary . . . . 7-3
AssigningCleaningSlots. . . 7-3 AssigningI/OStationSlots. . . 7-4 EnteringLicenseKeys . . . 7-4
CreatingUsersAccounts. . . 7-4 Modifying/DeletingUserAccounts . . . 7-4
SettingtheDateandTime . . . 7-5
SettingUpEmailNotifications. . . 7-5 ResettingtheLibraryControlBladeIPAddress 7-5 ManagingtheNetwork(SSL,TrapRegistration, andSNMPVersion) . . . 7-6
ConfiguringtheLibraryforRemoteAccess . . 7-7
TakingaLogicalLibraryOffline/Online . . . 7-7
ShuttingDown/RestartingtheLibrary . . . . 7-8
ViewingErrorMessages . . . 7-9
CapturingaLibrarySnapshot . . . 7-9
ViewingLibraryInformation . . . 7-9
Locking/UnlockingtheI/OStation. . . 7-10 FirmwareUpgrades . . . 7-10
UpdatingLibraryFirmware . . . 7-10
UpdatingDriveFirmware . . . 7-11
Drives . . . 7-13
ViewingDriveInformation . . . 7-13
LoadingaDrive . . . 7-14
UnloadingaDrive . . . 7-14
TakingaDriveOffline/Online . . . 7-14
AddingaControlPathDrivetoaLogical
Library . . . 7-14
AssigningDriveIDs. . . 7-14 ModifyingaFibreChannelDrivePortSetting 7-15 CapturingaDriveDump . . . 7-15
Cartridges . . . 7-15
InsertingDataCartridges . . . 7-15
RemovingaDataCartridge . . . 7-16
MovingDataCartridges . . . 7-16
InsertingaCleaningCartridge . . . 7-16
RemovingaCleaningCartridge . . . 7-17
Chapter
8.
Using
Ultrium
Media
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. 8-1
CartridgeCompatibility . . . 8-2
DataCartridge . . . 8-2
CapacityScaling . . . 8-3
WORM(WriteOnce,ReadMany). . . 8-3 WORMMedia . . . 8-3
DataSecurityonWORMMedia . . . 8-3
WORMMediaErrors . . . 8-4
CleaningCartridge. . . 8-4 CartridgeMemoryChip(LTO-CM) . . . 8-4
BarCodeLabel . . . 8-4
GuidelinesforUsingBarCodeLabels . . . . 8-6
Write-ProtectSwitch . . . 8-7
HandlingtheCartridges . . . 8-7
ProvideTraining . . . 8-8
EnsureProperPackaging . . . 8-8
ProvideProperAcclimationandEnvironmental Conditions . . . 8-9
PerformaThoroughInspection . . . 8-9
ExamplesofCartridgeProblems. . . 8-10 RepositioningorReattachingaLeaderPin . . . 8-10
RepositioningaLeaderPin . . . 8-11
ReattachingaLeaderPin . . . 8-13
EnvironmentalandShippingSpecificationsfor
TapeCartridges . . . 8-17
DisposingofTapeCartridges . . . 8-17
OrderingMediaSupplies . . . 8-18
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OrderingBarCodeLabels . . . 8-19
Chapter
9.
Troubleshooting
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HowtheLibraryReportsProblems . . . 9-1
OperatorInterventionMessages . . . 9-2
DiagnosingaProblem . . . 9-2
InterpretingLEDs . . . 9-6
PowerButtonLEDs . . . 9-7
LibraryControlBladeLEDs. . . 9-7 TapeDriveLEDs . . . 9-9
PowerSupplyLEDs . . . 9-11
PickerLED . . . 9-12
Checking/ReseatingCables . . . 9-13
ExternalCables . . . 9-13
E-mailingLogs . . . 9-16
ManuallyRecoveringTapefromPicker . . . . 9-16
Pre-CallChecklist. . . 9-17 ContactingIBMTechnicalSupport . . . 9-17
Chapter
10.
Service
Action
Tickets
(Txxx)
and
Diagnostic
Resolutions
(DRxxx)
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ServiceActionTickets . . . 10-1
T001:ManuallyremovecartridgefromPicker, motionOK . . . 10-1
T002:PUToperationfailed,cartridgefinal
positionunknown,motionOK . . . 10-2
T003:GEToperationfailed,cartridgefinal
positionunknown,motionOK . . . 10-3
T004:PUToperationfailed,cartridgebackin sourcelocation,motionOK . . . 10-4
T005:X,Y,Θmotionprofilefailure,cartridgein Picker,motionNOTOK . . . 10-5
T006:X,Y,Θmotionprofilefailure,nocartridge inPicker,motionNOTOK. . . 10-6 T007:X,Y,Θmotionobstruction,motionOK 10-7 T008:Cannothome,motionOK . . . 10-7
T009:Driveloadunsuccessful,motionOK . . 10-8
T010:Driveunloadfailed . . . 10-9
T013:Invalidordamagedlibraryserialnumber label . . . 10-9
T014:I/OStationMagazineMissing . . . . 10-10
T015:Cannotreadsledbarcodelabel . . . 10-10
T017:InvalidstorageorI/Oposition . . . . 10-11
T018:InvalidDrivePosition . . . 10-11
T019:Cannotcalibratedrive,motionOK . . 10-11
T020:Cannotcalibratestorage,motionOK 10-12 T021:Lostelectricalconnection/
communicationswithdrivesled . . . 10-13
T022:Lostelectricalconnection/
communicationwithdrivebrick . . . 10-13
T023:Drivesledfanspinningtooslowornot atall. . . 10-14 T024:ACpowerloss . . . 10-14
T025:Lostelectricalconnectionwithsingle
powersupply . . . 10-14
T031:CannotunlockI/OStation . . . 10-15
T032:CannotlockI/OStation . . . 10-15
T033:DriveTapeAlertFlag3-Hardreador
writeerror. . . 10-16
T034:DriveTapeAlertFlag4-Media. . . . 10-16 T035:DriveTapeAlertFlag5-ReadFailure 10-17 T036:DriveTapeAlertFlag6-WriteFailure 10-17 T037:DriveTapeAlertFlag8-NotData
Grade . . . 10-17
T038:DriveTapeAlertFlag9-WriteProtected 10-17 T039:DriveTapeAlertFlag12-Unsupported Format . . . 10-18
T040:DriveTapeAlertFlag15-MICChip
Failure . . . 10-18
T041:DriveTapeAlertFlag16-ForcedEject 10-18 T045:DriveTapeAlertFlag20-CleanNow 10-19 T046:DriveTapeAlertFlag21-CleanPeriodic 10-19 T047:DriveTapeAlertFlag22-Expired
CleaningMedia . . . 10-19
T048:DriveTapeAlertFlag23-Invalid
CleaningTape . . . 10-20
T049:DriveTapeAlertFlag30-HardwareA 10-20 T050:DriveTapeAlertFlag31-HardwareB 10-21 T051:DriveTapeAlertFlag32-Interface 10-21 T052:DriveTapeAlertFlag33-Ejectmedia
errorrecovery . . . 10-21
T060:DoorOpen . . . 10-22
T062:FrameConfigurationProblem . . . . 10-22
T063:CannotReadorMismatchWWNLabel 10-23 T064:LibraryControlBladehardwarefailure 10-24 T065:LibraryControlBladerobotpowerfuse (F3)blown(42voltbus) . . . 10-24
T066:Drivepowerfuse(F1)blown . . . . 10-25
T067:DisplayAssemblyhardwarefailure 10-25 T068:Destinationelementforamovemediais full . . . 10-26
T069:Sourceelementforamovemediais
empty . . . 10-26
T070:Logicallibrarycontrolpathfailed . . . 10-26
T071:PowerSupplynotpresent . . . 10-27
T072:Thesystemhasreportedanunmanaged fault. . . 10-27 T073:I/OStorageDoorOpen . . . 10-28
T074:SledAuto-LevelingFailure . . . 10-28
T075:UnsupportedModuleConfiguration 10-29 T076:RobotInitializationFailure . . . 10-29
T077:I/OStationPartiallyOpenor
Unplugged . . . 10-30
T080:Controlmoduleserialnumberchanged orchassisremoved . . . 10-30
T082:BarCodeScannernotoperating . . . 10-31
T083:RobotAssemblynotlevel. . . 10-31 T084:Librarymanagedcleaningcartridgeis
missing. . . 10-32 T085:Cleaningslotoccupiedbynonimported cartridge . . . 10-33
T086:Inaccessibletapecartridge . . . 10-34
DiagnosticResolutions . . . 10-34
DR001:ManuallyRecoverTapefromPicker 10-34 DR002:ManuallyRecoverTapefromSource
orDestinationSlot . . . 10-35
DR003:DriveUnloadDiagnostic . . . 10-35
DR004:ManuallyInspectDestinationElement 10-35 DR005:MotionFailureDiagnostic(aLibrary
VerifyTest) . . . 10-35 || || || || || | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
DR006:DriveDiagnostic(aLibraryVerify
Test). . . 10-36 DR007:BarCodeScannerDiagnostic(a
LibraryVerifyTest). . . 10-36 DR009:ACFailureDiagnostic . . . 10-37
DR010:ExpansionModuleConnectivity
Diagnostic. . . 10-37 DR011:I/E(I/OStation)LockDiagnostic(a
LibraryVerifyTest). . . 10-38 DR012:HostCablingDiagnostic . . . 10-38
DR014:WriteProtectorWORMDiagnostic 10-39 DR015:UnsupportedFormatDiagnostic. . . 10-39 DR018:ManuallyCleanDrive . . . 10-40
DR019:DoorOpenDiagnostic . . . 10-40
DR020:Re-inventorytheLibrary . . . 10-40
DR021:ContactService . . . 10-41
DR022:PowerSupplyNotPresent. . . 10-41 DR023:I/OStationMagazineMissing . . . 10-41
DR024:CloseIODoor. . . 10-41 DR026:UnsupportedModuleConfiguration 10-42 DR027:ReplaceLibrarySNLabel . . . 10-42
DR028:MotionObstructionDiagnostic . . . 10-42
DR029:DriveCommunicationLossResolution 10-43 DR030:DriveLoadFailureResolution . . . 10-43
DR031:RobotInitializationResolution . . . 10-43
DR032:ControlPathFailureResolution . . . 10-44
DR033:DriveSledAutoLevelResolution 10-44 DR034:IOStorageDoorOpenResolution 10-44 DR035:RobotFuseBlownResolution. . . . 10-45 DR036:I/OStationPartiallyOpenor
Unplugged . . . 10-45
DR039:LogicalLibraryDeletionRequired 10-45 DR041:CheckRobotInstallation . . . 10-46
DR042:ImportaLibraryCleaningCartridge 10-46 DR043:InvalidCartridgeinCleaningSlot 10-46 DR044:TapeAlert4MediaError . . . 10-47
DR045:TapeAlert5,6–Read/WriteFailure 10-47 DR046:TapeAlert8–SuspectDataGrade
Tape. . . 10-47 DR047:TapeAlert15–CartridgeMemory
Failure . . . 10-48
DR048:TapeAlert16–ForcedReject . . . . 10-48
DR049TapeAlert30,31–DriveHardware
Error . . . 10-48
DR050RemoveCartridgefromInvalid
Location . . . 10-49
Chapter
11.
Add,
Remove,
Replace
Procedures
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RequiredLibraryState . . . 11-1
PreparingaLibraryorLibraryModuleforRepairs 11-2 ReturningaLibraryorLibraryModuletoNormal OperationsafterRepairs . . . 11-2
Removing/ReplacingaPowerSupply(Primary
andRedundant) . . . 11-2
RemovingaPrimaryPowerSupply. . . 11-4 ReplacingaPrimaryPowerSupply. . . 11-4 AddingaRedundantPowerSupply . . . . 11-4
RemovingaRedundantPowerSupply. . . . 11-5 Adding/Removing/ReplacingaDriveSled . . . 11-5
AddingaNewDrive . . . 11-5
RemovingaDriveSled . . . 11-8
ReplacingaDriveSled . . . 11-9
Removing/ReplacingtheLibraryControlBlade
andCompactFlashCard . . . 11-11
RemovingtheLibraryControlBlade(LCB) 11-11 ReplacingtheLibraryControlBlade(LCB) 11-13 Removing/ReplacingtheCompactFlashCard 11-14 RemovingtheCompactFlashCard . . . . 11-16
ReplacingtheCompactFlashCard . . . . 11-18
UpgradingtheCompactFlashCardFirmware 11-18 LibraryConversions . . . 11-19
DesktoptoRackMountedLibraryConversion 11-19 RackMountedtoDesktopLibraryConversion 11-19 Removing/InstallingLibraryFootPads . . . . 11-21
RemovingLibraryFootPads . . . 11-21
InstallingLibraryFootPads . . . 11-21
VerifyingFrontandRearGearRacksAlignment 11-22
Chapter
12.
Parts
List
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Appendix
A.
Message
Retrieval
at
the
Host
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ObtainingErrorInformationFromanRS/6000 . . A-1
LibraryErrorLogExample. . . A-2 DriveErrorLogExample . . . A-3
SCSIBusErrorExample1 . . . A-4
SCSIBusErrorExample2 . . . A-5
SummaryReport . . . A-5
RetrievingfromanAS/400SystemwithRISC
Processor. . . A-6 AS/400ProductActivityLog . . . A-8
RetrievingfromaSunSystem. . . A-9 RetrievingfromanHP-UXSystem . . . A-9
Appendix
B.
TapeAlert
Flags
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. B-1
TapeAlertFlagsSupportedbytheDrive . . . . B-1
Appendix
C.
Sense
Data
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LibrarySenseData . . . C-1
DriveSenseData . . . C-8
Appendix
D.
Library
Configuration
Form
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. D-1
LibraryInformation . . . D-1
DriveInformation. . . D-1 SCSIDrives . . . D-1
FibreChannelDrives. . . D-1 FirmwareInformation . . . D-2
UsersAccountInformation. . . D-2 MySupport. . . D-3
Notices
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. E-1
Trademarks . . . E-2
ElectronicEmissionNotices. . . E-2 FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)
ClassAStatement . . . E-2
EuropeanUnion(EU)Electromagnetic
CompatibilityDirective . . . E-3
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People’sRepublicofChinaClassAElectronic EmissionStatement . . . E-3
TaiwanClassAElectronicEmissionStatement E-3 JapanVCCIClassAITEElectronicEmission
Statement. . . E-3 IndustryCanadaClassAEmissionCompliance Statement. . . E-3 Avisdeconformitéàlaréglementation
d’IndustrieCanada . . . E-4
GermanyElectromagneticCompatibility
Directive . . . E-4
KoreanClassAElectronicEmissionStatement . . E-4
Glossary
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Figures
1-1. Frontpanelofa14Ulibrary . . . 1-2
1-2. Rearpanelofa14Ulibrary . . . 1-5
1-3. Storagecolumns . . . 1-7
1-4. RoboticSystemofthelibrary. . . 1-7
1-5. SCSIUltrium3TapeDrivesinthelibrary
controlmodule . . . 1-8
1-6. LibraryLocationCoordinates . . . 1-12
1-7. Drivelocationcoordinates . . . 1-13
1-8. Powersupplylocationcoordinates 1-14
3-1. Librarywithinternalpackagingmaterial 3-2
3-2. Yellowribbon-likepackingpieces 3-3
3-3. Librarypackagingmaterialpieces 3-4
3-4. PowerSupply. . . 3-5
3-5. SCSIDriveSled(detail) . . . 3-6
3-6. Pickerlockingmechanism. . . 3-7
3-7. Bottomcoverofthe5UControlModule 3-8
3-8. Homesensoroninnersideofbottomcover 3-9
3-9. Bottomviewofpickerassemblylock
mechanism. . . 3-9 3-10. FootpadLocations. . . 3-11
3-11. RackMountKithardware(partsnotsized
proportionatelyinfigure) . . . 3-12
3-12. Libraryconfigurations. . . 3-14
3-13. EIAidentificationandrailstudlocations
forFRONTverticalrackrails . . . 3-15
3-14. EIAidentificationandrailstudlocations
forREARverticalrackrails . . . 3-15
3-15. Railsinstalledinrack(frontview) 3-17
3-16. Railsinstalledinrack(rearview) 3-18
3-17. Gearrackspositions(reargearracks
shown). . . 3-19 3-18. Slinghandlesfoldedproperly . . . 3-20
3-19. Rearflangeandthumbscrewonrackrail 3-21
3-20. Pickerassemblylockmechanism 3-22
3-21. Module-to-Modulealignmentpinandfront
thumbscrew. . . 3-23 3-22. Sling . . . 3-24
3-23. Rearthumbscrews. . . 3-25
3-24. InstallingtherackearsonaControl
Module . . . 3-26
3-25. Releasingthepickerassemblylock
mechanism . . . 3-27
3-26. ControlModuleDriveSled . . . 3-28
3-27. Guiderailsandguideslotsinsideadrive
slot . . . 3-28
3-28. TapeDrive(detail) . . . 3-29
3-29. ControlModulePowerSupply. . . 3-30
3-30. Cablingofa5Ulibrarywithfibredrives 3-31
3-31. Cablingofa14Ulibrarycontaining
multipleSCSIdrives . . . 3-32
5-1. OperatorPanelcommonheaderelements
andsubsystemstatusbuttons . . . 5-2
5-2. OperatorPanelLoginscreen . . . 5-3
5-3. HomeScreenCapacityView . . . 5-4
5-4. Setupmenuscreen . . . 5-5
5-5. Operationsmenuscreen . . . 5-5
5-6. Toolsmenuscreen . . . 5-6
5-7. 3576TapeLibrarymenutree . . . 5-6
6-1. OperatorPanelLoginscreen. . . 6-2
8-1. TheIBMTotalStorageLTOUltrium400GB
DataCartridge . . . 8-2
8-2. Ultrium3WORMTapeCartridge 8-3
8-3. SamplebarcodelabelontheLTOUltrium3
TapeCartridge . . . 8-6
8-4. Settingthewrite-protectswitch . . . 8-7
8-5. TapecartridgesinaTurtlecase . . . 8-8
8-6. Double-boxingtapecartridgesforshipping 8-9
8-7. Checkingforgapsintheseamsofa
cartridge . . . 8-10
8-8. Leaderpinintheincorrectandcorrect
positions . . . 8-11
8-9. Placingthedislodgedleaderpinintothe
correctposition . . . 8-12
8-10. Rewindingthetapeintothecartridge 8-12
8-11. LeaderPinReattachmentKit . . . 8-13
8-12. Attachingtheleaderpinattachtooltothe
cartridge . . . 8-14
8-13. Windingthetapeoutofthecartridge 8-15
8-14. RemovingtheC-clipfromtheleaderpin 8-15
8-15. Attachingtheleaderpintothetape 8-16
9-1. PowerbuttonLEDs . . . 9-7
9-2. LibraryControlBladeLEDs . . . 9-8
9-3. TapedriveLEDs . . . 9-10
9-4. PowersupplyLEDs . . . 9-11
9-5. PickerLED . . . 9-13
9-6. Cablingofa5ULibrarywithSCSIDrives 9-13
9-7. Cablingofa14ULibrarywithFibreDrives 9-14
9-8. Cablingofa23ULibrarywithSCSIand
FibreDrives . . . 9-15
9-9. Drivegears . . . 9-16
11-1. Powersuppliesinacontrolmodule 11-2
11-2. PowerSupply . . . 11-3
11-3. ControlmodulewithoneSCSIdriveand
onecoverplate . . . 11-5
11-4. ControlmodulewithoneSCSIdrive
installedandoneopendriveslotwith
coverplateremoved . . . 11-6
11-5. ControlModulewithtwoDriveSleds 11-7
11-6. Drivesled(detail) . . . 11-9
11-7. ControlModuleDriveSled. . . 11-10
11-8. Drivesledslot . . . 11-10
11-9. LibraryControlBlade(LCB) . . . 11-12
11-10. LibraryControlBlade(LCB) . . . 11-13
11-11. LibraryControlBlade(LCB) . . . 11-14
11-12. LCBwithcompactflashcard . . . 11-15
11-13. RemovingtheCompactFlashCardfrom
theLibraryControlBlade . . . 11-17
11-14. RemovingtherackearsonaControl
Module . . . 11-20
11-15. FootpadLocations . . . 11-22
11-16. Gearrack . . . 11-23
11-17. Pickerassemblylockingmechanism 11-24
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12-1. TypesofPowerCordReceptacles 12-3
A-1. AIXERRPTLibraryErrorLogExample A-2
A-2. AIXERRPTDriveErrorLogExample A-3
A-3. ExampleofErrorSuggestingSCSIBus
Problem,WhichTakesDownEntireBus. . A-4
A-4. SCSIProblemPointstoLibraryControl
PathasPossibleCause. . . A-5 A-5. AIXERRPTCommandsErrorLogExample A-5
Tables
1-1. LibraryI/OStationconfigurations 1-3
1-2. Optionalfeatures. . . 1-8
1-3. Licensablecartridgeslots(storageandI/O)
permodel. . . 1-10 1-4. Environmentforoperating,storing,and
shippingtheIBMLTOUltriumTape
Cartridge . . . 1-15
1-5. Physicalspecificationsforthelibrary 1-15
1-6. Librarycomponentweight . . . 1-15
1-7. Powerspecificationsforamaximum
configurationofthelibrary . . . 1-16
1-8. Otherspecificationsforthelibrary 1-16
1-9. Environmentalspecificationsforthelibrary 1-16
2-1. DefaultSCSIIDforeachSCSIdriveina
14Ulibrary. . . 2-4 2-2. DefaultLoopIDsandtheirassociated
AL_PAsforUltriumTapeDrivesina14U library . . . 2-5
2-3. ValidLoopIDsandtheirassociatedAL_PAs
forUltriumTapeDrivesinthelibrary. . . 2-5 2-4. Choosingtheportforyourtopologyand
FibreChannelconnection . . . 2-7
2-5. Maximumbuslengthbetweenterminators 2-8
2-6. Recommendedmaximumquantityofdrives
perSCSIbus . . . 2-9
3-1. Shipmentcontents . . . 3-1
3-2. RackMountKitcontents. . . 3-12
3-3. AdditionalRackHardwareKitcontents
(includedwitheachexpansionmodule). . 3-13 5-1. MenusavailablefromtheWebUser
Interface. . . 5-7
5-2. AdministrativeUserandUserCommand
andAccess . . . 5-9
5-3. WebUserInterfaceMenuCommandsand
Access . . . 5-10
8-1. Ultriumdatacartridgecompatibilitywith
Ultrium3tapedrive . . . 8-2
8-2. BarcodelabelrequirementsforUltrium
tapedrivesandlibraries . . . 8-5
8-3. CartridgesandVOLSERscompatiblewith
theUltrium3TapeDrive . . . 8-5
8-4. Environmentforoperating,storing,and
shippingtheLTOUltriumTapeCartridge . 8-17
8-5. Mediasupplies . . . 8-18
8-6. Authorizedsuppliersofcustombarcode
labels . . . 8-19
9-1. LCBLEDs . . . 9-8
9-2. AmberLEDonanLCB. . . 9-9
9-3. TapeDriveActivity . . . 9-10
9-4. FibrePortLinkLEDonTapeDrive 9-11
9-5. PowerSupplyLEDs . . . 9-12
11-1. Librarystaterequiredwhenservicing
librarycomponents. . . 11-1 12-1. PowerCords. . . 12-3
A-1. AIXERRPTLibrarySenseData. . . A-2
A-2. AIXERRPTDriveSenseData . . . A-3
B-1. TapeAlertFlagsSupportedbytheUltrium
TapeDrive. . . B-1 C-1. LibrarySenseDataandassociated
ASC/ASCQs . . . C-1
C-2. LTOTapeDriveSenseData . . . C-8
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Safety
and
Environmental
Notices
Whenusingthisproduct,observethedanger, caution,andattentionnotices that are containedinthisguide.Thenoticesare accompaniedbysymbolsthatrepresent theseverityofthesafetycondition.
Thesectionsthatfollowdefineeachtypeofsafety noticeandgiveexamples.
Danger
Notice
Adangernoticecallsattentiontoasituationthatis potentiallylethalorextremelyhazardoustopeople.A lightningboltsymbolalwaysaccompaniesadangernotice torepresentadangerouselectricalcondition
Caution
Notice
Acautionnoticecalls attentiontoasituationthatispotentiallyhazardousto peoplebecauseofsomeexistingcondition.Acaution noticecanbe accompanied byoneofseveralsymbols:
Ifthesymbolis... Itmeans....
Ahazardouselectricalconditionwithlessseveritythan electricaldanger.
Agenerallyhazardousconditionnotrepresentedbyother safetysymbols.
Ahazardousconditionduetotheuseofalaserinthe product.Lasersymbolsarealwaysaccompaniedbythe classificationofthelaserasdefinedbytheU.S.
DepartmentofHealthandHumanServices(forexample, ClassI,ClassII,andsoforth).
Ahazardousconditionduetomechanicalmovementinor aroundtheproduct.
svc00168
32-55 kg (70.5-121.2 lbs)
Ahazardousconditionduetotheweightoftheunit. Weightsymbolsareaccompaniedbyanapproximationof theproduct’sweight.
Possible
Safety
Hazards
Possiblesafety hazardstotheoperationofthisproductare:
Electrical An electricallychargedframecancauseserious electricalshock.
Mechanical Hazards,suchasa safetycovermissing, arepotentiallyharmfulto people.
Chemical Donotusesolvents,cleaners,orotherchemicalsnotapprovedfor useonthisproduct.
Repairanyoftheprecedingproblemsbeforeyouusethelibrary.
Laser
Safety
and
Compliance
Before usingthelibrary,reviewthefollowinglasersafetyinformation.
Class
I
Laser
Product
The librarymaycontaina laserassemblythatcomplieswith theperformance standards setbytheU.S.FoodandDrugAdministrationforaClassIlaser product. ClassIlaserproductsdonotemithazardouslaserradiation. Thelibrary hasthenecessaryprotectivehousingandscanningsafeguardstoensurethatlaser radiation isinaccessibleduring operationoriswithin ClassIlimits.External safety agencies havereviewedthelibraryand haveobtained approvalstothelatest standards asthey apply.
Protective
Devices
The libraryhasthefollowingprotective devices: v Monitoredaccesstothelibrary
v Mainpowerswitch
The sectionsthatfollowdescribeeachtypeofprotection.
Monitored
Access
to
the
Library
The libraryiscompletelysurroundedbyanenclosure.Thelibrarycanbe accessed onlythroughmonitored accessareas.
The enclosurearoundthelibraryseparatesthedangerareaofthelibraryfromthe normalworking area.Thedangerareaistheareainwhichpersonnelcanbe injuredbycomponentmovements.
CAUTION:
Movementsofmechanical componentsinthelibrarycancause seriousinjury.Accesstothelibraryshould berestrictedto authorizedpersonnel only.
Main
Power
Switch
ToturnONthepowertothelibrary,press|oneachpowerswitch installedinthe library.ToturnOFFthepower,press0ontheswitch.Incaseofdangerto
personnelorproperty,immediatelyturnOFF themainpowerswitch.
CAUTION:
Tocompletelyremoveallpower,disconnectthelinecordfrom theelectrical outlet.
Attention: Exceptinemergencies,stopthelibrarywiththenormalshutdown
procedurebeforeyouswitchOFF themainpowerswitch.IBMisnotresponsible fordamagecausedbyimproperuseofthemainpowerswitch.Suchrisklies entirelywiththeuser.
CAUTION:
Movementsofmechanical componentsinthetapelibrarycan cause seriousinjury.BeforeturningthemainpowerswitchON andrestartingthetape library,confirmthatno dangerexiststo personnel orproperty.
Rack
Safety
Thefollowinggeneralsafety informationshouldbe usedforall rackmounted devices.
DANGER
v Alwayslowerthelevelingpads ontherackcabinet.
v Alwaysinstallstabilizerbracketson therackcabinet.
v Toavoidhazardousconditionsduetounevenmechanicalloading,always install theheaviestdevicesinthebottomoftherackcabinet.Alwaysinstall servers andoptional devicesstarting fromthebottomoftherackcabinet.
v Rackmounteddevicesarenot tobeusedasa shelforworkspace.Donot placeanyobjectontopof rackmounteddevices.
v Each rackcabinetmighthave morethanonepower cord.Be sureto disconnectall powercordsintherackcabinetbeforeservicing anydevice intherackcabinet.
v Connectalldevicesinstalledinarackcabinetto powerdevicesinstalledin thesamerackcabinet.Donot pluga powercordfroma deviceinstalledin onerackcabinetinto apowerdeviceinstalledina differentrackcabinet.
v Anelectrical outletthatisnotcorrectlywiredcouldplacehazardous voltageon themetalparts ofthesystem orthedevicesthatattachto the system.Itistheresponsibilityofthecustomertoensurethattheoutletis correctlywiredandgroundedtopreventanelectricalshock.
CAUTION:
v Donot installa unitinarackwhere theinternalrackambienttemperatures willexceedthemanufacturer’srecommended ambienttemperatureforall your rackmounteddevices.
v Donot installa unitinarackwhere theair flowiscompromised.Ensurethat airflowisnot blockedor educedonanyside,front,orbackofa unitusedfor airflowthroughtheunit.
v Considerationshouldbegiventotheconnectionoftheequipmentto the supplycircuitsothatoverloadingofthecircuitsdoesnot compromisethe supplywiringorovercurrentprotection.Toprovidethecorrectpower
connectionto arack,referto theratinglabelslocatedontheequipmentinthe racktodeterminethetotalpwerrequirementofthesupplycircuit.
v (Forslidingdrawers)Donotpull outorinstallanydrawer orfeatureiftherack stabilizerbracketsarenotattached totherack.Donotpull outmorethanone drawerata time.Therackmaybecomeunstableifyoupullout morethan onedrawerata time.
v (Forfixed drawers)Thisdrawer isa fixeddrawerandshouldnotbemovedfor servicingunlessspecifiedby themanufacturer. Attemptingtomovethe drawerpartiallyorcompletelyoutoftherackmaycause theracktobecome unstableorcausethedrawertofall outoftherack.
CAUTION:
Removingcomponentsfromtheupperpositionsintherackcabinetimproves rack stabilityduringrelocation.Follow thesegeneralguidelines wheneveryou relocate apopulatedrackcabinetwithinaroomorbuilding:
v Reducetheweightoftherackcabinetbyremovingequipmentstartingat the topoftherackcabinet.Whenpossible,restoretherackcabinetto the
configurationoftherack cabinetasyoureceived it.Ifthisconfigurationisnot known,youmustdo thefollowing:
– Removealldevicesinthe32Upositionandabove.
– Ensure thattheheaviestdevicesareinstalledinthebottomof therack cabinet.
– Ensure thattherearenoempty U-levelsbetweendevicesinstalledinthe rackcabinetbelow the32Ulevel.
v Iftherackcabinetyouarerelocatingispartof asuiteofrack cabinets,detach therackcabinetfromthesuite.
v Inspecttheroutethatyouplantotaketo eliminatepotentialhazards.
v Verifythattheroutethatyouchoosecansupporttheweightoftheloaded rackcabinet.Refer tothedocumentationthatcomes withyourrackcabinetfor theweight ofaloadedrackcabinet.
v Verifythatalldooropeningsareatleast760x230 mm(30x 80in.).
v Ensurethatalldevices,shelves, drawers,doors,andcables aresecure.
v Ensurethatthefourlevelingpadsareraisedtotheirhighestposition.
v Ensurethatthereisno stabilizerbracketinstalledontherackcabinetduring movement.
v Donot usea rampinclinedatmorethantendegrees.
v Oncetherackcabinetisin thenewlocation,dothefollowing: – Lower thefourlevelingpads.
– Installstabilizerbrackets ontherackcabinet.
– Ifyouremovedanydevicesfromtherackcabinet,repopulatetherack cabinetfromthelowestpositionto thehighestposition.
v Ifa longdistancerelocationisrequired,restoretherackcabinettothe configurationoftherack cabinetasyoureceived it.Pack therackcabinetin theoriginalpackagingmaterial,orequivalent.Alsolowerthelevelingpadsto raisethecastersoffofthepalletandbolttherackcabinetto thepallet.
(R002)
Power
Cords
Toavoidelectricalshock,apowercordwith agrounded attachmentplughasbeen provided.Useonlyproperlygrounded outlets.
All powercordsuseanappliancecouplerthatcomplies withtheInternational ElectrotechnicalCommission(IEC)Standard 320,SheetC13.
Ifthepowercordthatyoureceivedoesnotmatchyourreceptacle,contact your localdealer.
PowercordsusedintheUnitedStatesandCanadaarelisted byUnderwriter’s Laboratories (UL),arecertifiedbytheCanadianStandardsAssociation(CSA),and complywiththeplugstandardsoftheNationalElectricalManufacturers
Disposal
of
Library
Components
Containing
Mercury
The fluorescentlampintheliquidcrystaldisplaycontainsmercury.Disposeofit asrequiredbylocalordinances andregulations.
European
Directive
About
Product
Recycling
and
Disposal
Thisunitmustbe recycledordiscardedaccordingtoapplicablelocaland national regulations. IBMencouragesownersofinformationtechnology(IT)equipmentto responsiblyrecycletheirequipmentwhenitisnolongerneeded. IBMoffersa varietyofproductreturnprogramsandservices inseveralcountriestoassist equipmentownersinrecyclingtheirIT products.InformationonIBMproduct recycling offeringscanbe foundonIBM’sInternet siteat http://www.ibm.com/ibm/ environment/products/prp.shtml.
Notice:ThismarkappliesonlytocountrieswithintheEuropean Union(EU)and Norway.
ThisapplianceislabelledinaccordancewithEuropean Directive2002/96/EC concerning wasteelectricalandelectronicequipment(WEEE).TheDirective determines theframeworkforthereturnandrecyclingof usedappliancesas applicable throughouttheEuropeanUnion.Thislabelisapplied tovarious productstoindicatethattheproductisnottobethrownaway,butrather reclaimed uponendoflifeperthisDirective.
InaccordancewiththeEuropeanWEEE Directive,electricalandelectronic equipment(EEE) istobe collectedseparatelyand tobereused,recycled,or
recovered atendoflife.UsersofEEE withtheWEEEmarking perAnnexIVofthe WEEE Directive,asshownabove,must notdisposeofendoflifeEEE asunsorted municipal waste,butusethecollection frameworkavailable tocustomersforthe return, recyclingandrecoveryof WEEE.Customerparticipationisimportantto minimizeanypotentialeffectsofEEEontheenvironmentandhumanhealth due tothepotentialpresenceofhazardous substancesinEEE.Forpropercollection and treatment,contact yourlocalIBMrepresentative.
Battery
Return
Program
Thisproductmaycontainsealedleadacid, nickelcadmium,nickelmetal hydride, lithium,orlithiumionbattery.Consultyour usermanualorservicemanual for specific batteryinformation.The batterymust berecycledordisposedofproperly. Recyclingfacilitiesmaynotbeavailableinyour area.For informationondisposal of batteriesoutsidetheUnitedStates,go tohttp://www.ibm.com/ibm/environment/ products/batteryrecycle.shtmlorcontact yourlocalwaste disposalfacility.
IntheUnitedStates,IBMhasestablisheda returnprocessforreuse,recycling,or properdisposalof usedIBM sealedleadacid, nickelcadmium,nickelmetal hydride,andotherbatterypacksfromIBMEquipment.Forinformationonproper disposal ofthesebatteries,contact IBMat1-800-426-4333.PleasehavetheIBM part number listedonthebatteryavailable priortoyour call.
InTaiwan,thefollowingapplies:
Pleaserecyclebatteries.
Cable
Warning
WARNING:Handlingthecordonthisproductorcordsassociatedwith
accessoriessoldwiththis product,willexposeyouto lead,a chemicalknown to theStateof Californiatocausecancer,andbirthdefects orotherreproductive harm.Wash handsafterhandling.
Preface
Thismanualcontains informationand instructionsnecessaryfortheinstallation, operation,andserviceoftheIBM®SystemStorage™TS3310Tape Library.
Intended
Audience
Theinformationinthis manualisintendedforusebyendusers.
Related
Publications
Refer tothefollowingpublicationsforadditionalinformation.Toensurethatyou havethelatestpublications,visit thewebat http://www.ibm.com/storage/lto. v IBMSystemStorageTS3310TapeLibrary SCSIReference (GA32-0476)provides
supportedSCSI commandsand protocolgoverningthebehaviorofSCSI interface.
v IBMSystemStorageTS3310TapeLibrary MaintenanceInformation(GA32-0478)
providesinformationforinstallation,operation,and maintenance.
v IBMUltriumDeviceDriverInstallationand User’sGuide(GA32-0430)provides
instructionsforattachingIBM-supportedhardwaretoopen-systemsoperating systems.Itindicateswhatdevices andlevelsofoperatingsystemsaresupported. Italsogivesrequirementsforadaptercards,and tellshowtoconfigurehoststo usethedevicedriver.AlloftheabovearewiththeUltriumfamilyofdevices. v IBMUltriumDeviceDriverProgrammingReference(GC35-0483)supplies
informationtoapplicationownerswhowanttointegratetheiropen-systems applicationswith IBM-supportedUltriumhardware.Thereferencecontains informationabouttheapplication programminginterfaces(APIs)for eachofthe varioussupportedoperating-systemenvironments.
Chapter
1.
Product
Description
“FrontPanelComponents”onpage1-2 “RearPanelComponents”onpage1-5 “InteriorComponents”onpage1-6 “OptionalFeatures”onpage1-8 “LocationCoordinates”onpage1-11 “Media”onpage1-14
“Multi-PathArchitecture”onpage1-15 “Specifications”onpage1-15
“ProductEnvironment”onpage1-16
“SupportedServers,OperatingSystems,andSoftware”onpage1-17 “SupportedDeviceDrivers”onpage1-17
TheIBM SystemStorage™TS3310Tape Libraryoffershighperformance, capacity,
and technologydesigned forreliabilityandtheheavydemandsof tapestorage. Thislibraryishighlymodularwith scalabilityvaryingfromthebaselibrary5U controlmoduletoadditionalexpansionunitsof9Uheighteach.Thisautomated tapelibraryincorporateshigh-performance IBMLTOUltrium3 TapeDrivesforthe midrange toenterpriseopensystemsenvironment.Tapecartridgephysicalcapacity hasdoubledto400 GBnativecapacity(800GBwith2:1compression)withtheIBM TotalStorage®LTOUltrium400 GBData Cartridge(for useonlywithUltrium3
formattapedrives),anddriveperformancehasmorethandoubledto80 MB/secondnativedatatransferrate withtheIBMTotalStorage LTOUltrium 3 Tape DrivescomparedtoIBMLTOUltrium 2TapeDrives.IBMLTOUltrium3 tapedrivescanread andwriteoriginalLTOUltrium2 datacartridgesandread LTOUltrium1 datacartridges.
TheTS3310librarycontainsthelibrarycontrolmodule,fixedtapecartridgestorage of 30slots,I/Ostationof6 slots,a touchscreendisplay,cartridgehandling
robotics, anduptotwoLTOUltrium 3tapedrives.
The14Ulibrarycontainsthe5Ulibraryplusa optionalexpansionmodules.Each 9U expansionmodulecanaccommodateupto4 LTOUltrium 3Tape Drivesand upto80tapecartridgeslots,and12configurableI/Ostationslots.
ThislibrarysupportsLTOUltrium3 TapeDriveswitheither LVDUltra160SCSI or nativeswitchedfabricFibreChannelattachmentforconnection toawidespectrum of opensystemservers.
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Front
Panel
Components
1 Accessdoors 5 OperatorPanel 2 Powerbutton 6 5Ucontrolmodule 3 GreenpowerONLED 7 I/OStations 4 AmberOperator
InterventionAlertLED
8 9Uexpansionmodule
Control
Module
(3576
Model
L5B)
All libraryconfigurationsinclude thecontrolmodule(6 inFigure1-1).The controlmodulecontainstherobotics,librarycontrolblade (LCB),and touchscreen display. Thecontrolmodulealso containsanI/Ostation,fixed storageslots,tape drives, andatleastonepowersupply.
The controlmodulecancontainoneortwotapedrivesand oneortwopower supplies.Atleastonepowersupplyisalways required.
a66ug030 7 8 1 5 6 3 4 2
Figure1-1.Frontpanelofa14Ulibrary
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Expansion
Module
(3576
Model
L5B)
Each9U expansionmodule(8 inFigure1-1onpage1-2)isasupplementary modulethatisattachedto the5UControlModule.Likethecontrolmodule,the expansionmodulesprovidefixed storageslots,tapedriveslots,and powersupply slots.TheI/Ostationinanexpansionmodulecanbeconfiguredasstorage.
Ifan expansionmodulecontains onlycartridges,allpowerisderivedfromthe controlmodule.
I/O
Station
I/OStations(7inFigure1-1onpage1-2)arelocatedonthefront panelof the libraryandenabletheimportingandexporting ofcartridgeswithoutinterrupting normallibraryoperations.AcontrolmoduleI/OStationhasa capacityofsix cartridges.A9UexpansionmoduleI/OStation hasa capacityof12cartridges.
WhenanI/OStationslotisassignedtoalogicallibrary,onlythatlogicallibrary canaccessthatslot.TheI/OStationisshared amongalllogicallibraries,butthe I/OStation slotsareownedbyonelogicallibraryatatime.
Ina 5Ulibrary,thesix I/OStation slotscannotbe configuredasstorage.Ina librarythathasexpansionmodules,theI/OStationscanbe configuredasfollows:
Table1-1.LibraryI/OStationconfigurations No.ofI/O
StationSlots LocationofI/OStationSlots
6 AllsixI/OStationslotsareinthecontrolmodule.
12 AlltwelveI/OStationslotsareinthe9Uexpansionmodule. 18 SixoftheI/OStationslotsareinthecontrolmodule.Theremaining
twelveI/OStationslotsareinthe9Uexpansionmodule.
24 Alltwenty-fourI/OStationslotsareinthe9Uexpansionmodules. 30 SixoftheI/OStationslotsareinthecontrolmodule.Theremaining
twenty-fourI/OStationslotsareinthe9Uexpansionmodules.
Note: I/OslotscanbereassignedeachtimetheI/OStationisopenedby
rearrangingtheorderofthecartridgesintheI/OStation.
Access
Door
Eachcontrolmoduleandexpansionmodulehasadooronthefrontpanelthat allows accesstotheinternalcomponentsofthelibrary.
ThisdoorislockedbytheI/OStation.ToopentheAccessDoor( 1
inFigure1-1 onpage1-2),youmust firstopentheI/OStation.
Ifyouwantto restrictaccesstothelibrary,lock theI/OStation door.Todothis:
FromtheOperatorPanel:Operations→I/OStationLock/Unlock
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Attention: WhenanyAccessDoorisopened,allin-progressmotioncommands
stop, thePicker lowerstothebottomofthelibrary,andthelibraryistakenoffline (thelibrarymustbe putbackonline manually).WhentheAccessDoorisclosed, thelibraryreturnsanymediainthePicker toitsoriginalstorageslot.
Operator
Panel
The OperatorPanel(5inFigure1-1onpage1-2)isthetouchscreendisplay devicelocatedontheAccessDoorofthecontrolmodule.Libraryoperations and servicefunctionsare performedfromthis screen.
The WebUserInterfaceofferssomeofthesamefunctionalityastheOperatorPanel via awebbrowserwhichenablesremote accesstothelibrary.Formore
informationontheOperatorPanelandtheWebUserInterface,seeChapter5, “UserInterfaces,”onpage5-1.
Power
Button
PressingthePowerButton(2inFigure1-1onpage1-2)onthefrontpanelofa controlmoduleturnsthePickerandOperator PanelON orOFF;however,power isstillapplied tothepowersupplies. ThePowerButtonisusedduringlibrary shutdown andtomanuallyrebootthelibrary.
Front
Panel
LEDs
Two LEDsarelocatedonthefrontofthelibrarytotheright ofthePowerButton. v GreenpowerON LED(3inFigure1-1onpage1-2):Whenlit, thisLED
indicatesthatthelibrarypowerisON.
v AmberOperatorInterventionAlertLED(4inFigure1-1onpage1-2):When
lit,thisLEDindicatesthatthereisa Library,Drives,orMediaOperator Interventionavailable.ToaccesstheOperator Intervention,selectTools→
OperatorInterventionfromtheOperatorPanel. |
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Rear
Panel
Components
Thefollowingcomponentsare locatedontherearpanelofthelibrary:
1 Tapedrives(SCSIdrives
shown) 3
Powersupplies(2incontrolmodule;2in expansionmodule)
2 LibraryControlBlade 4 Powersupplyswitches
Library
Control
Blade
(LCB)
TheLibrary ControlBlade (2inFigure1-2)managestheentirelibrary,including theOperatorPanelandPicker, andisresponsibleforrunningsystemteststo ensurethatthelibraryisfunctioningproperly.
TheLCBhousestheCompactFlashCardwhichstoresvitalproductdata(VPD) suchaslibrarysettings,serialnumber,etc.
TheLCBindicatesstatuswith threelightemittingdiodes(LEDs).TheseLEDs, locatednear thetopoftheLCB,aregreen,amber,and blueincolor.
v Greenindicatesagoodstatus.
v Amberindicatesadegraded status.
v Blueindicatesa potentialfault.See“Interpreting LEDs”onpage9-6.
Tape
Drives
ThelibrarysupportsUltrium3 SCSIandFibreChanneltapedrives.
Tape drives( 1
inFigure1-2)are hotaddable(librarypowerremainsONand operations oftheinstalledtapedrivesarestill active).Drivescanberemovedand installedwithouttools.
1 2 3 3 4 4 a66ug031
Figure1-2.Rearpanelofa14Ulibrary
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SCSI tapedrives areattacheddirectlytoahost.FibreChanneltapedrives canbe directlyattachedtoa hostoraStorageAreaNetwork(SAN).
Drivesmounted insledsareinstalledintotapedriveslotsintherearofthelibrary. Ifa tapedriveslotisempty,ametalplatecoverstheemptydriveslotstoprevent debris fromenteringthelibrary.
Power
Supply
The librarysupportssingleandredundantpowerconfigurations.Eachmodule must haveatleastonepowersupply.Asinglepowerconfigurationwillhavea powersupplyinstalledintheleftslotofeachlibrarymodule.Aredundantpower configurationwillhavepowersuppliesinstalledinbothslotsofeachlibrary module.
The singleconfigurationhasasingleAClineinputanda singleDCpowersupply. The optionalredundantconfigurationhasdualAClineinputanddualDCpower supplies.Apowersupply(3inFigure1-2onpage1-5)canbe hotswappedifthe libraryhasaredundantpowersupply.Aredundantpowersupplycanbe hot added.
Apowerswitch(4 inFigure1-2onpage1-5)islocatedoneverypowersupply ona controlmoduleand expansionmodule.Thisswitchisusedtoremoveall powerfromthelibraryforemergencyandservicesituations. Exceptinemergency situations, usetheshutdownprocedurebeforeswitchingoffthepowerswitch.For more information,see“ShuttingDowntheLibrary”onpage7-8.
The powersystemof thelibrarycontainsthefollowingcomponents: v Powersupply
v ACpowercord
The powersupplyhasthreelightemittingdiodes(LEDs)thatprovidestatus information.TheseLEDs,locatedtotherightof thepowerswitch,aregreen, amber,andblueincolor.
v GreenindicatesagoodACorDCstatus.
v Amberindicatesadegraded status.
v Blueindicatesa potentialfault.See“Interpreting LEDs”onpage9-6
Interior
Components
The followingcomponentsare locatedinside thelibrary: v “StorageColumns”onpage1-7
v “RoboticSystem”onpage1-7
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Storage
Columns
Storagecolumns withinthelibrarystore cartridgeswhiletheyarenotbeing utilizedbyadrive.Thelibrarycontainssixstorage columns.Oneof thosesix columns istheI/OStation.
Robotic
System
TheRobotic SystemincludestheY-axisAssemblywhichhousestheYMotor ( 3
inFigure1-4),thePicker ( 2
inFigure1-4)whichisattachedtotheCarrier( 1
in Figure1-4),andtheBarCodeScanner ( 4
inFigure1-4).TheClimbermovesthe Robotic Systemwithinthelibrary.
ThePicker (roboticarm)hasfingersthatenableittograbtapecartridgesandmove themtoand fromtheI/OStation,storage slots,and drives.TheBarCode Scanner
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Figure1-3.Storagecolumns
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readseachcartridgebarcodelabeland thefiducial labelsthatidentifythetypesof cartridgemagazinesandtapedrivesinstalledinthelibrary.
Optional
Features
The tablebelowlistsadditionalfeaturesthatcanbeaddedtothelibraryto enhanceperformance.
Table1-2.Optionalfeatures
TypeofFeature Description FeatureCode
Ultrium3TapeDrives SCSI 8037
4GbFibreChannel 8042
PowerSupply Redundant 1900
FeatureLicenses CapacityExpansion 1640
PathFailover 1682
LibraryandDriveCode Update
Libraryanddrivecode updatebyanIBMService Representative
0500
RackMountKit Hardwarerequiredtomount yourlibraryinarack
7003
RackPDULineCord 9848
For informationonorderingadditionalfeaturesorreplacementpartsforyour library,seeChapter12,“PartsList,”onpage12-1.
Ultrium
3
Tape
Drives
ThislibrarysupportstheUltrium3 TapeDrive.Eachtapedriveinthelibraryis packagedina containercalledadrivesled.Thedriveisacustomerreplaceable unit(CRU),and isdesigned forquickremoval andreplacement inthelibrary.
The IBMUltrium3 TapeDrive supportsLVDUltra160orFibreChannelinterfaces. ItfeaturestwoHD68connectorsoroneLCFibreChannelconnector.
Note: LTO-3SCSIand FibreChanneldrives arenotallowedin thesamelogical
library.
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Figure1-5.SCSIUltrium3TapeDrivesinthelibrarycontrolmodule
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Speed
Matching
Toimprovesystem performance,theUltrium 3Tape Driveusesa techniquecalled
speed matchingtodynamicallyadjustitsnative(uncompressed)dataratetothe slower datarateoftheattachedserver.
Channel
Calibration
ThechannelcalibrationfeatureoftheUltrium3 TapeDrive customizeseach read/write datachannelfor optimumperformance.Thecustomizationenables compensationforvariationsintherecordingchanneltransferfunction,media characteristics,andread/write headcharacteristics.
Power
Management
TheUltrium 3Tape Drive’spowermanagement functioncontrolsthedrive’s electronicssothatpartoftheelectronicscompletelyturnOFFwhencircuit functionsare notneededforthedrive’soperation.
Redundant
Power
Supply
(Feature
Code
1900)
Theoptional redundantconfigurationpowersuppliesmaybe hotswapped withoutinterruptinglibraryoperation.Eachsupplyina controlmoduleand expansionmoduleincludesitsown inputAClinecord.Duringredundant operation,eachsupplycarriesone-halfthepowerload.Ifalinecordorpower supplyfails, thesecond supplysourcesthecompletepowerload.Optionally,a single powersupplyand linecordmaybeinstalledifredundantpowerisnot required. Thesecondpowersupplyslotisphysicallycoveredinthis configuration. Thelibrarymaybeupgraded toredundantpowerat alatertime.
Feature
Licenses
Afeature licensecontrolsthesettingoffeature-enabledflags thatarebasedona user inputkeyandthelibraryserialnumberthatisstoredinthelibraryvital productdata(VPD).Auniquekeyexistsforeachlibrarybased onan encryptionof thechassisserialnumberand afeaturecode.
Afterafeature isenabled, itcannotbe disabled.Thelibrary’sserialnumber can onlybeassignedat thefactory.
Thelibraryusesfeaturelicensestoenable theCapacityExpansionfeatureandthe Path Failoverfeature.
Capacity
Expansion
(Feature
Code
1640)
Atanytime, theCapacityExpansionfeature(FeatureCode1640)allowsyouto enable theunused storageslotswithin alibraryviaafirmware licensekey.
TheTS3310Tape LibraryModelL5Bcontrolmoduleincludeslicensekey
enablement for82totalcartridges,thusenablingall cartridgeslots intheL5Band approximatelyonehalfthecapacityofan addedTS3310TapeLibraryModelE9U expansionmodule.EnablingtheremainingcartridgestorageslotsintheE9U expansionmodulerequiresthepurchaseoftheCapacityExpansionfeature#1640. OneCapacityExpansionfeature #1640wouldbe requiredtototally accessand enable allavailablecartridgeslotsina 14Uconfiguredlibrary(oneL5Bandone E9U).Two CapacityExpansionfeatures#1640wouldbe requiredtototally access and enableallavailablecartridgeslotsina 23Uconfigured library(oneL5Band twoE9Us). | | | | | | | | | |
Toseeyourlibrary’s currentconfiguration:
v FromtheOperatorPanel:viewtheCapacityViewhomescreen.
v FromtheWebUserInterface:MonitorSystem→SystemSummary
Toentera CapacityExpansionlicensekey:
FromtheOperatorPanel:Setup→License
Whenthelicensekeyisentered,thetotalnumberofavailable slotsinthelibrary increases.Toverifythatthenumberofslotsdidincrease:
v FromtheOperatorPanel,viewtheCapacityViewhomescreen.
v FromtheWebUserInterface:MonitorSystem→SystemSummary
Table1-3.Licensablecartridgeslots(storageandI/O)permodel Library Configuration Numberof AvailableI/O StationSlots* Numberof Accessible StorageSlots TotalSlots** Capacity Expansion LicenseKeys requiredfor... 5Ulibrary (control module) 6 30 36 nolicensekey required 14Ulibrary (control module+9U expansion module) 6/12/18 76/70/64 82 nolicensekey required 6/12/18 122/116/110 128 1licensekey required(to enablethefull capacityofa14U library) 23Ulibrary (control module+29U expansion modules) 6/12/18/ 24/30 168/162/156// 150/144 174
firstlicensekey enablesadditional 46slotsofsecond 9Uexpansion module 6/12/18/ 24/30 212/206/200/ 194/188 218 2licensekeys requiredtoenable
thefullcapacity ofa23Ulibrary *TheI/Ostation,inthe9Uexpansionmodule,contains12slotswhichcanbeconfigured aseitherI/Oorstorageslots.Ifthe9UexpansionmoduleI/OslotsareconfiguredasI/O, thecontrolmoduleslotscanbeconfiguredasstorageslots.
**ThenumberofavailableI/Oandstorageslotslistedinthetableaboveareadjustedfor theunusableslotsineachconfigurationthatarenotaccessibleduetospacerestrictions whichlimitthemovementofthePicker.
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Path
Failover
(Feature
Code
1682)
ThePath Failoverfeatureincludeslicensekeysforactivatingcontrolpathfailover and datapathfailover.
Control
Path
Failover
Acontrolpathisalogicalpathintothelibrarythrough whicha serversends standardSCSI MediumChangercommandstocontrolthelogicallibrary.Additional controlpathsreducethepossibilitythatfailureinonecontrolpathwillcausethe entirelibrarytobeunavailable.Useof thecontrolpathfailoverfeaturefurther reduces thatpossibility.For moreinformation,see“UsingMultipleControlPaths” onpage2-2).
Data
Path
Failover
Data PathFailoverisdesignedtoprovidea failovermechanismintheIBMdevice driver,whichenablesyoutoconfiguremultipleredundantpaths inaSAN environment.Intheeventofa pathorcomponentfailure,thefailovermechanism isdesignedtoautomaticallyprovideerrorrecoverytoretrythecurrentoperation usinganalternate,pre-configuredpathwithoutabortingthecurrentjobin progress. Thisallows youflexibilityinSANconfiguration, availability,and management.Formoreinformation,see“UsingMultiple DataPathsforData Path Failover”onpage2-3.
Library
&
Drive
Code
Update
(Feature
Code
0500)
Orderfeaturecode0500,Library andDriveCodeUpdate,if youwouldlike an IBM ServiceRepresentative dispatchedtoyourlocationtoupdateyour libraryand drivefirmware.
Location
Coordinates
Anumberingsystemisusedtoidentifycomponentsof thelibrary.Thelibrary locationcoordinatescontainthefollowingdigits: [Module],[Column],[Slot].The figure belowillustrateshow alibrarywitha controlmoduleand anexpansion moduleare numbered.
The moduledigitusesa zero-basednumberingsystem.The controlmoduleis labeledas0 (zero).Thefront,left-mostcolumninthemoduleislabeled1.Thetop slotineachcolumnislabeled1.For moreinformation,refertothesectionsthat follow.
Modules
Library modulesare representedbythefirstdigitof alibrarycoordinate.Modules are identifiedrelativeto thecontrolmodule(CM).TheCMisnumber0.The module stackedbelow theCMisnumberedwith anegativeintegerdependingon itsrelativepositionto theCM.TheexpansionmoduledirectlybelowtheCMis number -1.IfthereisanexpansionmoduleinstalledabouttheCM,it willbe numbered +1.
Columns
Astorage columnisa groupofslotsarrangedverticallyinthelibrary.Columnsare representedbytheseconddigitofa librarycoordinate.Columns areidentified relativetothefrontleftof thelibrary.Thecolumninthefrontleft ofthelibraryis number 1.Thecolumnnumberingcontinuesaroundthelibraryina clockwise direction.TheI/OStationcolumn isalways number6.
Column 1 Column 2 Control Module (0) Expansion Module (-1) Slot 1 Slot 2 Slot 3 Drives Column 3 Column 6 (I/O Station) Column 5 Column 4 a66mi024
Figure1-6.LibraryLocationCoordinates
Slots
Fixedstorageslotsare representedbythethirddigitofthelibrarylocation coordinate. Slotsarenumbered fromtoptobottomwithin eachcolumnstarting with 1at thetopof thecolumn.
Drives
Drivesare addressedbymoduleanddrivebaywithin amodule.Thedrivebays within amoduleare numberedfromtoptobottom.Aone-basednumbering system isused. Thetopdrivebayisdrivebay1.Afulladdressofa driveisof the form [Module,Drive Bay],examples:[0,1],[-1,2].
Power
Supplies
Powersuppliesareaddressedas[Module,PS#],wherePS# is1 fortheleftsupply and 2fortheright.
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1 0,PS1(primarypower
supplyinacontrol module)
2 0,PS2(redundantpowersupplyina
controlmodule)
Media
The libraryusesUltriumTape Cartridgesthatprovideupto400GBnative capacity(upto800 GBwith 2:1hardwaredatacompression).
Supported cartridgesinclude:
v IBMTotalStorageLTOUltrium 400GBData Cartridge(Ultrium3)
v IBMTotalStorageWrite-Once-Read-ManyData Cartridge(WORM;Ultrium3
only)
v IBMTotalStorageLTOUltrium 200GBData Cartridge(Ultrium2)
v IBMLTOUltrium100GBDataCartridge(Ultrium 1;readonly)
v IBMTotalStorageLTOUltrium CleaningCartridge
For additionalinformation,seeChapter8,“UsingUltriumMedia,”onpage8-1.
Environmental
and
Shipping
Specifications
for
Tape
Cartridges
Before usinga tapecartridge,acclimateittotheoperatingenvironmentfor24 hours orthetimenecessarytopreventcondensation inthedrive(thetimewill vary, dependingontheenvironmentalextremestowhichthemediawas exposed).
The beststoragecontainerforthecartridges(until opened)istheoriginalshipping container.Theplasticwrappingprevents dirtfromaccumulatingonthecartridges and partiallyprotectsthemfromhumiditychanges.
Whenshippingacartridge,placeit inajewelcaseorin asealed,moisture-proof bag toprotectitfrommoisture,contaminants,andphysicaldamage.Shipthe cartridgeina containerthathasenoughpackingmaterialtocushionthecartridge and preventitfrommovingwithin thecontainer.
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