IBM TS4500, Introduction And Planning Manual

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When the TS4500 tape library powers up, one LCC is chosen to be the primary
control card. Any other LCCs that are present in the library are used as cache
LCCs. Should the primary LCC becomes degraded, the library firmware will
automatically choose one of the cache LCCs to assume the primary role without
interrupting library operations.
SNMP configuration query
Gather configuration data for the TS4500 tape library and other IBM library types
using the SNMP query feature. This allows you an easy way of gathering
configuration data from libraries that are local and in different geographic
locations.
The TS4500 tape library stores its major configuration components in a standard
Management Information Base (MIB) file. You can use an SNMP GetRequest to
query the library and use the Configuration MIB to translate the fields.
The following is a list of all the configuration data you can access:
1. Frame or System Configuration (Frame or Module)
2. Logical Library
3. Drive Configuration
4. Library Configuration
5. VPD Note Card
6. Call Home Configuration
7. SNMP
8. Key Manager
9. Drive Encryption
10. SMTP configuration
11. Time Configuration
12. User Roles
13. Role Access Level
14. LDAP Configuration
15. Ethernet Configuration
To download the configuration MIB file, go to Setting > Notifications > SNMP
Destinations > Actions in the TS4500 tape library GUI.
VOLSER ranges
Volume serial (VOLSER) ranges are used to assign cartridges to specific logical
libraries in the TS4500 tape library.
Tape cartridges are identified by the VOLSER number on the bar code label that is
affixed to each cartridge. The TS4500 tape library uses VOLSER ranges to assign
cartridges to one or more logical libraries. When you insert a cartridge into the
library and its VOLSER is within a logical library's range, the cartridge is assigned
to that logical library. For example, you create a logical library that is called
LogicalLibrary1 for VOLSERs that range from ABC000 to ABC999 (a library of LTO
drives). When you insert a cartridge with VOLSER ABC123, the library recognizes
that VOLSER as belonging to the range and assigns it to LogicalLibrary1.
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