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9714 Library
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Hardware Operator’s Guide

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Page 4: ...ion One StorageTek Drive Louisville CO 80028 2201 USA 1996 through 2001 Storage Technology Corporation Louisville Colorado USA All rights reserved Printed in the USA StorageTek the signature and Infor...

Page 5: ...iii Summary of Changes EC Number Date Edition Description 110170 July 1996 First Initial release 111353 January 2000 Seventh Updates for DLT8000 new template miscellaneous cleanup 111605 February 2001...

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Page 7: ...xv Japanese Compliance Statement xvi Taiwan Warning Label Statement xvi Internal Code License Statement xvii 1 General Information 1 1 Library Storage Module Components 1 1 Robot 1 1 Storage Cells 1 4...

Page 8: ...ge Cells 3 12 Removing a Cartridge from the Hand 3 14 Mounting a Cartridge into the Drive 3 16 Dismounting a Cartridge from a Drive 3 20 Returning the LSM to Online Status 3 20 4 Obtaining Maintenance...

Page 9: ...e Position 3 2 Figure 3 2 Entering a Cartridge through the Cartridge Access Port 3 5 Figure 3 3 Opening the LSM Front Door 3 8 Figure 3 4 Raising and Lowering the Z Carriage 3 10 Figure 3 5 Rotating t...

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Page 11: ...ix Eighth Edition 95698 Tables Table A 1 EDP DLT Cartridge Label Specifications A 3 Table A 2 DLT Cartridge Environmental Specifications A 7...

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Page 13: ...nology Corporation or other corporations Chapter 1 General Information describes the LSM hardware Chapter 2 Controls and Indicators shows the locations of the power switch and operator panel describes...

Page 14: ...that might result in injury or death A warning always precedes the information to which it relates Related Publications The following list contains the names and order numbers of publications that pr...

Page 15: ...er Resource Center StorageTek s Customer Resource Center CRC is an online service that provides technical information such as software publications user documentation maintenance fixes and answers to...

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Page 17: ...y energy and if not installed in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harm...

Page 18: ...l For Interference by Information Technology Equipment VCCI Whenusedinaresidentialarea radiointerferencemaybecaused Inthiscase usermayberequired to take appropriate corrective actions Consequently whe...

Page 19: ...cluding data files which may reside or execute in or be used by or in connection with Equipment and which detects records displays and or analyzes malfunctions in the Equipment d Microcode is defined...

Page 20: ...ch transfer by you is automatically without further action on the part of either party expressly subject to all the terms and conditions of this Notice passing in full to the party to whom such Equipm...

Page 21: ...e robot components The Z column assembly contains a Z column and Z carriage The Z column attaches to the floor and the ceiling of the LSM and rotates 140 degrees to allow access to all the cells in th...

Page 22: ...Module Components 1 2 Eighth Edition 95698 Figure 1 1 LSM Major External Components C 61007 DO O R LA TC HES FRO NT DO O R PO W ER SW ITC H O PERA TO R PA NEL C A RTRIDG E A C C ESS PO RT DRIV ES INSI...

Page 23: ...95698 Eighth Edition 1 3 Library Storage Module Components Figure 1 2 Robot Components C 61008 C A M ERA HA ND A SSEM BLY Z C A RRIA G E Z C O LUM N...

Page 24: ...LEAN feature enabled as described at the end of this chapter If you do not you can use that cell for a data cartridge The array targets are used for robotic calibration during IPL The drive and CAP lo...

Page 25: ...the LSM for detailed procedures and figures Drives The cartridge is placed into the drive for data read or write operations The LSM uses Digital Linear Tape DLT4000 DLT7000 and DLT8000 drives From on...

Page 26: ...nual mode as described below Automated Automated mode is the normal operating mode of the LSM The controlling software instructs the robot to move the cartridge among the storage cells drives and CAP...

Page 27: ...re message telling it to retrieve the cleaning cartridge from the cleaning cartridge cell in the LSM and place it into the drive If AUTO CLEAN is not enabled you must periodically look at the lights o...

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Page 29: ...he panel contains softkeys and indicators plus a two line display The display shows LSM status configuration testsequences and error information Figure 2 1onpage 2 2shows the panel and describes each...

Page 30: ...erator to perform certain functions When the display shows ONLINE PRESS EXE TO UNLK CAP and you want to unlock the CAP so that you can place a cartridge into it press EXECUTE to send a message to the...

Page 31: ...nd 1 are on separate Windows NT buses you must select the off bus option because the drives do not share the same bus Refer to Figure 2 2 on page 2 4 to make sure that you understand how to read the b...

Page 32: ...nel softkey operations used in menu sequences result action or condition not a screen display with text repeat previous menu action bullet the number of times a previous menu action is repeated betwee...

Page 33: ...er the preceding drive has been assigned an ID After pressing the execute softkey there will be a momentary delay before this screen appears j Press Execute to Enter Frame Type Press Execute to Enter...

Page 34: ...tridgecanbeused TheDLTTapeDriveProductManualsuggeststhatyouusea DLT cleaning cartridge about 20 times Refer to Figure 2 2 on page 2 4 to make sure that you understand how to read the block diagrams Us...

Page 35: ...bled This screen display only appears for a few seconds Press Execute to Show DLT Data Press Execute to Change Limit EXECUTE PRESSED EXECUTE PRESSED EXECUTE PRESSED EXECUTE PRESSED EXECUTE PRESSED MEN...

Page 36: ...To power on the LSM press the switch to the ON position to supply power to the robot and the drives To power off the LSM make sure that all jobs being performed by the robot and the drives are complet...

Page 37: ...ive make sure that each drive is empty and each DLT handle is up On older model drives you can see if the handle is down On newer model drives look for the white hub If the hub is up the handle is dow...

Page 38: ...1 DLT Handle Position E61272 DRIV E SHUTTLE DLT DRIV E A B HUB UP HUB DO W N C A RTRIDG E HO O K UP C A RTRIDG E HO O K DO W N HA NDLE HA NDLE V IEWA HA NDLE DO WNPO SITIO N V IEWB HA NDLE UP PO SITIO...

Page 39: ...dge through the CAP If the operator panel displays ONLINE CAP UNLK DISABLD the CAP is locked by the host Issue the command at the customer server console to allow the CAP to be unlocked Then perform t...

Page 40: ...the camera on the hand audits the CAP and recognizes that a cartridge is present but the hand does not move it You must remove the cartridge from the CAP With some host software the LSM might stop ope...

Page 41: ...equire The robot will retrieve it and place it into the CAP If the operator panel displays ONLINE CAP UNLK DISABLD the CAP is locked by the host Issue the command at the customer server console that p...

Page 42: ...of the block diagrams in Chapter 2 Controls and Indicators to determine whether the feature is enabled If the feature is not enabled you will need to keep track of how many times a cleaning cartridge...

Page 43: ...Pull the drawer further toward you Hold onto the drawer 5 Remove the expired cartridge from the CAP 6 Throw away the old cartridge 7 Place one new cleaning cartridge into the CAP cell 8 Slide the CAP...

Page 44: ...Operating in Manual Mode 3 8 Eighth Edition 95698 Figure 3 3 Opening the LSM Front Door DETA IL A LA TC H KEY TO P LA TC H C 61017 DO O R LA TC H 2X FRO NT DO O R A...

Page 45: ...tches Turn the key counterclockwise Moving the Robot After you open the LSM doors you might need to move the robot to make it easier to access the stored cartridges or the drives Read and observe the...

Page 46: ...h Edition 95698 Raising and Lowering the Z Carriage If you need to raise or lower the hand slowly and carefully move it by placing your hand on the Z carriage as shown in Figure 3 4 Figure 3 4 Raising...

Page 47: ...grasp it and carefully rotate it as shown in Figure 3 5 The Z column rotates 140 degrees If the column meets resistance and stops before thedesiredpositionisreached ithascontactedastoppingmechanism Do...

Page 48: ...on information CAUTION If AUTO CLEAN is enabled do not place a regular cartridge in the reserved cleaning cartridge cell or the LSM might not be able to complete its initialization routines If it does...

Page 49: ...0 C O LUM N 0 C O LUM N 1 C O LUM N 0 C O LUM N 2 C O LUM N 3 PA NEL 2 PA NEL 1 PA NEL 0 6 6 6 6 6 19 19 19 19 19 12 12 12 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 100 1 6 DRIV ES C USTO M ER C A RTRIDG E C A PA C ITY C HA RT...

Page 50: ...e LSM loses power due to a power failure a cartridge might be left in the hand To complete a job request you can remove it from the hand and manually mount it into a drive for a read write operation F...

Page 51: ...fer to Figure 3 8 on page 3 14 until the gripper mechanism is extended to its full position refer to Figure 3 9 3 Hold the hand pulley with one hand and grasp the cartridge with the other Pull gently...

Page 52: ...model drives use the shuttle to operate not the drive handle A safety mechanism protects the drive if you try to operate it in an incorrect state The shuttle will not operate if this mechanism is acti...

Page 53: ...DLT Handle Position E61272 DRIV E SHUTTLE DLT DRIV E A B HUB UP HUB DO W N C A RTRIDG E HO O K UP C A RTRIDG E HO O K DO W N HA NDLE HA NDLE V IEWA HA NDLE DO WNPO SITIO N V IEWB HA NDLE UP PO SITIO N...

Page 54: ...at the cartridge into the drive Make sure that the cartridge has a readable VOLSER 5 Hold the cartridge so that the VOLSER is facing you as shown in Figure 3 11 on page 3 19 6 Insert the cartridge int...

Page 55: ...95698 Eighth Edition 3 19 Operating in Manual Mode Figure 3 11 Inserting a Cartridge into the Drive E61024 DRIV E C A RTRIDG E...

Page 56: ...sh the shuttle all the way back pause for three seconds then release the shuttle Note If the cartridge does not come out of the drive remount the cartridge by releasing it from the shuttle latch under...

Page 57: ...week to customers with StorageTek maintenance contracts and to StorageTek customer service engineers CSEs Customer Initiated Maintenance Customer Initiated Maintenance begins with a telephone call fro...

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Page 59: ...never put a damaged cartridge into a drive or LSM Never release a leader block and pull tape from a cartridge Never open a cartridge Do not handle tape that is outside the cartridge the tape edge migh...

Page 60: ...A 2 Eighth Edition 95698 Liquid in the cartridge Labels not firmly attached or extending over the cartridge edge Any other obvious damage Figure A 1 Inspecting a DLT Cartridge C 61003 W RITE PRO TEC...

Page 61: ...ridge Label Family Specification Applying the Cartridge Labels The DLTtape VOLSER letter located next to the last number in the VOLSER reflects the media Cleaning cartridges have CLN in the VOLSER dia...

Page 62: ...t number bar code down DLTtape IIIXT has an E next to the far left number bar code down DLTtape IV has a D next to the far left number bar code down Diagnostic cartridge has a DG at the beginning of t...

Page 63: ...h so that the cartridge is read only nothing can be written on the tape Refer to Figure A 3 and slide the switch to the left so that the orange indicator is visible In this position the drive can only...

Page 64: ...use certain solvents to remove labels or to clean cartridges because they can damage the cartridges Do not use acetone trichloroethane toluene xylene benzene ketone methylethyl ketone methylene chlor...

Page 65: ...conditions outside the above values before using the cartridge keep the cartridge within those operating environment specifications for at least as long as the time period that the cartridge was not...

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Page 67: ...idge tape Magnetic tape enclosed in a plastic housing catalog The inventory of all cartridge storage locations in an LSM this inventory is by LSM number panel row column cell A slot in the LSM that is...

Page 68: ...he LSM PRS card The card that interfaces the LSM control side with a SCSI host attached to the PRC card This card supports single ended and differential operation up to eight addresses PRW card The ca...

Page 69: ...tions used in this guide xii entering cleaning cartridge 3 6 moving robot 3 9 moving Z carriage 3 10 removing a cartridge from the hand 3 15 cell locations cell location 1 4 CIM support 4 1 cleaning c...

Page 70: ...artridge through CAP 3 5 entering cartridge through CAP 3 3 handling cartridges A 1 inspecting cartridges A 1 locating a cartridge 3 12 moving robot manually 3 9 opening LSM front door opening LSM fro...

Page 71: ...ement xvi trademarks used in this guide xi W warning notices conventions used in this guide xii manually mounting a cartridge 3 18 write enabled switch A 5 write protect switch A 5 Z Z carriage descri...

Page 72: ...Index Index 4 Eighth Edition 95698 This page intentionally left blank...

Page 73: ...nding to you Publication Information Publication Name Publication Part Number Questions and Comments Note Staples can cause problems with automated mail sorting equipment Please use pressure sensitive...

Page 74: ...a reply please print Your Name __________________________________________________________ Company Name ______________________________ Department _____________ Street Address __________________________...

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Page 76: ...World Headquarters Storage Technology Corporation One StorageTek Drive Louisville Colorado 80028 USA Phone 303 673 5151 Fax 719 536 4053...

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