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Chapter 3  Installing the Library

Connecting the Library to the Host Controller

Quantum|ATL 7100 Series Facilities Planning and Installation Guide

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Table 5   7100 Series 
SCSI Cabling 
Configuration

The following procedure describes how to connect a 4/100 library 
to the host when using the default two-wire, four-drive 
configuration:

1

Remove power from the library as follows:

a

Press and release the control panel 

STANDBY

 button, and 

verify that System Off-line is displayed in the SDA.

b

At the rear panel, set the 

POWER

 button to the “

0

” (off) 

position.

2

Power down all SCSI devices that will be connected on the 
same bus as the library.

3

Connect the two library-to-host SCSI cables to the host 
adapters.

Library Configuration

Default SCSI Wiring Configuration

2/68

1-Wire

4/68

2-Wire

7/68

4-Wire

2/100

1-Wire

4/100

2-Wire

7/100

4-Wire

Caution:

The library uses differential (diff) SCSI 
connections. If your host adapter is single-ended 
(SE) SCSI, you must use a SE-to-diff converter for 
proper communications.

Summary of Contents for ATL 7100

Page 1: ...Quantum ATL 7100 Series Facilities Planning and Installation Guide 6241101 02 Ver 2 Rel 2...

Page 2: ...Products Inc may revise this publication from time to time without notice COPYRIGHT STATEMENT Copyright 2001 by ATL Products Inc All rights reserved Your right to copy this manual is limited by copyri...

Page 3: ...cription 1 Supported Tape Drives and Cartridges 3 Bin and Tape Drive Numbering Conventions 3 Library Specifications 6 Site Requirements 7 Floor Space 7 Floor Leveling 8 Floor Loading 8 Floor Clearance...

Page 4: ...26 Setting SCSI Addresses and Running the Library Self Test 28 Connecting the Library to the Host Controller 28 Preparing the Library for Operation 32 SSHQGL 6 6 DEOLQJ 2SWLRQV SCSI Ports 34 Single Wi...

Page 5: ...Quantum ATL 7100 Series Facilities Planning and Installation Guide v Battery Statement 45 CAUTION 45 LET OP 45 VAROITUS 45 ATTENTION 46 ACHTUNG 46 Attenzione 46 PRECAUCI N 46 VARNING 46 Glossary 47 I...

Page 6: ...Contents vi Quantum ATL 7100 Series Facilities Planning and Installation Guide...

Page 7: ...ry Unloading Space Requirements 12 Figure 6 Removing the Box from the Pallet 14 Figure 7 Unpacking the Library 15 Figure 8 Extension Axis Tie Wraps 19 Figure 9 Packing Block Locations 20 Figure 10 Pow...

Page 8: ...Figures viii Quantum ATL 7100 Series Facilities Planning and Installation Guide...

Page 9: ...Tables Table 1 Library Mechanical Specification 6 Table 2 Library Power Specification 6 Table 3 Library Environmental Specification 6 Table 4 Library Floor Space Requirements 8 Table 5 7100 Series SC...

Page 10: ...Tables x Quantum ATL 7100 Series Facilities Planning and Installation Guide...

Page 11: ...es for first time installation of the library Purpose This document provides the following information Library specifications Site requirements Unpacking and moving instructions Installing the library...

Page 12: ...This manual uses the following Right side of the library Refers to the right side as you face the component being described Left side of the library Refers to the left side as you face the component...

Page 13: ...ring Documents 15 Inverness Way East Englewood CO 80112 800 854 7179 or 303 397 2740 Document Number Title Description 6241102 Quantum ATL 7100 Series Tape Library Operator s Guide Describes the opera...

Page 14: ...92619 7100 949 856 7800 800 284 5101 Technical Publications 0 To comment on existing documentation send e mail to atl docs atlp com Visit the Quantum ATL home page at 0 http www atlp com Customer Supp...

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Page 17: ...s of the site Library Description 1 The Quantum ATL 7100 Series library library is the automated storage and retrieval component of an automated tape library system see figure 1 It contains up to seve...

Page 18: ...ies Facilities Planning and Installation Guide Figure 1 Left Panel Removed Control panel Load port open Door handle Tape drives 7 Fixed Storage Horizontal carriage Vertical carriage 4 additional cartr...

Page 19: ...t Each time a tape cartridge is transferred a gripping mechanism is moved to the tape cartridge location where it picks the tape cartridge moves it to the designated new location and then places it Su...

Page 20: ...50 Bin 51 Bin 52 Bin 72 Bin 73 Bin 74 Bin 75 Bin 76 Bin 5 Bin 6 Bin 7 Bin 8 Bin 9 Bin 29 Bin 30 Bin 31 Bin 32 Bin 33 Bin 53 Bin 54 Bin 55 Bin 56 Bin 57 Bin 77 Bin 78 Bin 79 Bin 80 Bin 81 Bin 10 Bin 11...

Page 21: ...ed Storage Tape drives Bin 0 Bin 1 Bin 2 Bin 3 Bin 0 Bin 1 Bin 16 Bin 17 Bin 32 Bin 33 Bin 48 Bin 49 Bin 2 Bin 3 Bin 4 Bin 5 Bin 6 Bin 18 Bin 19 Bin 20 Bin 21 Bin 22 Bin 34 Bin 35 Bin 36 Bin 37 Bin 38...

Page 22: ...cification Table 3 Library Environmental Specification height 56 5 inches 143 5 cm width 23 5 inches 59 7 cm depth 36 5 inches 92 7 cm weight 550 lb 250 kg with 96 tape cartridges and 7 tape drives in...

Page 23: ...uirements for the floor of the installation site Floor Space 1 Table 4 shows the floor space required by the library including the off load and maintenance access areas relative humidity non operating...

Page 24: ...ing 1 A standard raised computer floor rated at 250 lb ft2 is sufficient to support a fully loaded library Floor Clearance 1 The cabinet has a nominal floor clearance of 0 75 1 9cm Power 1 The library...

Page 25: ...r is a IEC 320 connector For international applications you must replace the power cord set with a harmonized 3x2 0mm2 power cord set that is approved by the country where used Figure 4 Library AC Pow...

Page 26: ...Chapter 1 Library Specifications and Site Requirements Site Requirements 10 Quantum ATL 7100 Series Facilities Planning and Installation Guide...

Page 27: ...t as close to the final installation area as possible and allow approximately ten feet in front of the off load side of the pallet This ensures that there is enough space to lower the ramp before remo...

Page 28: ...es Facilities Planning and Installation Guide Inspect the crating material for any damage that may have occurred during shipment Report any damage found to the shipper immediately Figure 5 Library Unl...

Page 29: ...brary and packing material to the pallet see figure 6 2 Lift the cardboard box top cover straight up and off the pallet 3 From the rear side of the container pull the four cardboard box retaining clip...

Page 30: ...top of the foam cap 5 Remove the accessories tray from the top of the foam cap 6 Remove the stop block located underneath the library in front of the casters 7 Slide out the two pallet ramp sections...

Page 31: ...the Library Quantum ATL 7100 Series Facilities Planning and Installation Guide 15 8 Cut the shipping bag vertically along the heat seal seam see figure 7 Figure 7 Unpacking the Library Stop block Acce...

Page 32: ...Verify that all leveling feet located on the underside of the library at the four corners are in the up position If not rotate each of the four feet clockwise until they are fully retracted 2 With on...

Page 33: ...pproximately 500 lb Use two people to move the library Note When moving the cabinet one person should guide the library from the rear while the other person pushes from the front Do not push the libra...

Page 34: ...pper 3 Without cutting it remove the tie wrap securing the extension axis platform to the horizontal axis carriage see figure 8 The tie wrap is reusable 4 Gently lift the extension axis up and pull th...

Page 35: ...npacking and Moving the Library Removing the Protective Packaging Material Quantum ATL 7100 Series Facilities Planning and Installation Guide 19 Figure 8 Extension Axis Tie Wraps Tie wrap securing ext...

Page 36: ...9 Packing Block Locations Storing the Packaging Material 2 To store packaging material 1 Slide the two pallet ramp sections into their shipping position in the pallet 2 Collapse the cardboard box 3 St...

Page 37: ...packing blocks 5 Install the tie wraps securing the extension axis for shipment see figure 8 6 Close the storage array door 7 Raise the leveling feet by rotating each foot counterclockwise as viewed...

Page 38: ...the edge 13 Install the stop block in front of library front casters see figure 7 on page 15 14 Install the foam cap on the library and install accessory tray 15 Wrap the box around the library and pa...

Page 39: ...install the library Required Tools 3 Use the following tools to install the library 2 Phillips screwdriver Wire cutters Carpenter s level 3 4 inch open ended wrench Note The customer s System Administ...

Page 40: ...the top front edge of the library 5 Check the gauge on the level If the front of the library is level proceed to step 6 If it is not level a Determine the tilt of the library and adjust the appropriat...

Page 41: ...ropriate rear foot with the wrench checking the gauge each time that a foot is rotated turn b Repeat step 9 until the rear is level then continue to the next step 10 Center a carpenter s level on the...

Page 42: ...doors are closed All cosmetic panels are attached Power switch in the O off position 2 Connect the AC power cord to the rear panel and facility power see figure 4 3 On the rear panel set the POWER swi...

Page 43: ...stalling the Library Operational Setup and Checkout Quantum ATL 7100 Series Facilities Planning and Installation Guide 27 Figure 10 Power Receptacle and Power Switch Location AC power receptacle and p...

Page 44: ...est Connecting the Library to the Host Controller 3 This section explains how to connect the host cables to the library The library is shipped with the internal cabling configured for four separate ho...

Page 45: ...control panel STANDBY button and verify that System Off line is displayed in the SDA b At the rear panel set the POWER button to the 0 off position 2 Power down all SCSI devices that will be connected...

Page 46: ...cable to the library rear panel at SCSI PORT 3 7 Install the SCSI terminator provided in the accessories kit for host SCSI cable 2 on the rear panel connector labelled SCSI PORT 4 Refer to figure 11...

Page 47: ...oller Quantum ATL 7100 Series Facilities Planning and Installation Guide 31 Figure 11 Connecting the SCSI Cables two wire four drives SCSI ports Host SCSI cable 2 Host SCSI cable 1 SCSI terminator 1 S...

Page 48: ...on For a description of how to perform these procedures refer to the Quantum ATL 7100 Series Tape Library Operator s Guide Defining the library power up state Enabling disabling the auto clean option...

Page 49: ...robotics controller and the top two drives drives 0 and 1 are on one SCSI bus SCSI PORT 1 and the other two drives drives 2 and 3 are on a second bus SCSI PORT 3 The tape drives and the library can b...

Page 50: ...RT 1 through SCSI PORT 8 see table 6 Table 6 Library SCSI Addresses default Note None of the host to library SCSI cabling is supplied with the library SCSI Device SCSI Address robotics controller 0 ta...

Page 51: ...on a single SCSI bus from the host controller The host SCSI bus connects to the rear panel connector labeled SCSI PORT 1 and is externally terminated at the connector labeled SCSI PORT 4 see figure 1...

Page 52: ...on 36 Quantum ATL 7100 Series Facilities Planning and Installation Guide Figure 12 SCSI Cabling Block Diagram 2 drives 1 wire PORT 8 PORT 7 PORT 6 PORT 5 PORT 4 PORT 3 PORT 2 PORT 1 DRIVE 0 DRIVE 1 1...

Page 53: ...13 The first channel from the host controller connects to the rear panel connector labeled SCSI PORT 1 on the back of the unit and externally terminates at the connection labeled SCSI PORT 2 The seco...

Page 54: ...38 Quantum ATL 7100 Series Facilities Planning and Installation Guide Figure 13 SCSI Cabling Block Diagram 4 drives 2 wires PORT 8 PORT 7 PORT 6 PORT 5 PORT 4 PORT 3 PORT 2 PORT 1 DRIVE 1 DRIVE 2 1 1...

Page 55: ...ally at the drive interface PWA for Drive 0 The second channel from host controller connects to the rear panel connector labeled SCSI PORT 2 and terminates internally at the drive interface PWA for Dr...

Page 56: ...7100 Series Facilities Planning and Installation Guide Figure 14 SCSI Cabling Block Diagram 7 drives 4 wires PORT 8 PORT 7 PORT 6 PORT 5 PORT 4 PORT 3 PORT 2 PORT 1 DRIVE 0 DRIVE 1 DRIVE 2 DRIVE 3 DRI...

Page 57: ...es and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Any changes or modifications ma...

Page 58: ...classe A respecte toutes les exigences du Regl ment sur le mat riel brouilleur du Canada CISPR 22 WARNING 2 This is a Class A product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interferenc...

Page 59: ...SJT three 16 AWG 1 5 mm2 or 18 AWG 1 0 mm2 wires Length Maximum 15 feet 4 5m Rating Minimum 10 A 125 V ATTENTION 2 LIRE LA REMARQUE DANS LE MODE D EMPLOI REMAaRQUE CETTE REMARQUE NE CONCERNE QUE LES T...

Page 60: ...scanner Gibt Laserstrahlen aus VERMEIDEN SIE jeden Blickkontakt und direkten kvrperlichen Kontakt mit diesen Strahlen VORSICHT Ein nicht ordnungsgemd_er siehe hier enthaltene Anweisungen Einsatz bzw...

Page 61: ...pur causare rischi all incolumit delle persone Battery Statement 2 CAUTION 2 This product contains a Lithium battery The Dallas Semiconductor DS12B887 on the motherboard contains a Lithium battery Li...

Page 62: ...setze und Regelungen betreffend Sammel und R ckgabestellen beachtet werden Attenzione 2 Questo prodotto contiene una batteria al litio Il modulo Dallas Semiconductor DS12B887 contiene una batteria al...

Page 63: ...al bars of varying widths used for computerized inventory control bar code label An identification label on tape cartridges bar code scanner A device mounted on the extension axis that reads the cartr...

Page 64: ...orage Array A 3 column by 32 row fixture mounted inside the library It hold up to 96 cartridges FSE Field Service Engineer G gripper assembly An assembly that mounts on the extension axis and grips ca...

Page 65: ...ystem used for storing and handling cartridges R RAM Random Access Memory rear panel The rear cosmetic panel of the library It contains an AC power switch an AC power receptacle and various connectors...

Page 66: ...Guide V vertical belt A drive belt connecting the vertical motor to the vertical axis assembly vertical carriage assembly A crossbar and linear bearings mounted on the vertical rails and all component...

Page 67: ...9 F Fixed Storage Array FSA 1 bin numbering 3 4 Floor requirements 7 L Library 24 moving to installation location 17 removing from pallet 16 unloading from pallet 12 unpacking 13 Load port bin number...

Page 68: ...ckaging material 18 S SCSI configurations 28 interface 3 SCSI addresses four wire configuration 39 setting library 28 setting tape drives 28 two wire configuration default 37 SCSI II specification xii...

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