IBM LTO, Руководство пользователя

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Contents
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Chapter 1. Installation and user’s guide 1
Autoloader features . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Before you begin . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Autoloader Views . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Product features . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Unpacking the autoloader . . . . . . . . . . 5
Remove the autoloader and its internal packaging 5
Installing the pull-out information tab .
. . . . 5
Preparing for installation . . . . . . . . . . 7
Additional preparation . . . . . . . . . . 7
Installing the autoloader . . . . . . . . . . 8
Getting started with the autoloader . . . . . . . 9
Selecting the operation mode . . . . . . . . 9
Chapter 2. Autoloader operation . . . . 13
Using the front panel . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Panel icon messages . . . . . . . . . . 14
Menu Commands and structures . . . . . . . 14
Menu Command Nesting . . . . . . . . . 14
Understanding the menu structure . . . . . 15
Tape and drive operations . . . . . . . . . 15
Accessing tapes in the autoloader . . . . . . 15 18
Handling tape cartridges . . . . . . . . . 19
Chapter 3. Autoloader configuration . . 21
Retrieving autoloader information . . . . . . . 21
Autoloader information . . . . . . . . . 21
Drive Information . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Configuration Information . . . . . . . . 22
Date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Firmware revisions . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Running autoloader diagnostics tests . . . . . . 22
Chapter 4. Autoloader maintenance . . 25
Removing and replacing parts . . . . . . . . 25
Removing and replacing the controller card . . 25
Removing and replacing drive modules . . . . 25
Upgrading Firmware . . . . . . . . . . 28
Moving or shipping the autoloader . . . . . 28
Chapter 5. Error messages,
troubleshooting, and problem solving . 31
Understanding error states . . . . . . . . . 31
Soft (recovered) errors . . . . . . . . . . 31
Partial availability state . . . . . . . . . 32
Hard (unrecoverable) errors . . . . . . . . 33
Host software and media errors . . . . . . 35
Finding and identifying error information . . . . 37
Accessing error log files . . . . . . . . . 37
Using LEDs to determine status . . . . . . 37
Troubleshooting common problems . . . . . . 40
Appendix A. Help and service
information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Online technical support . . . . . . . . . . 43
Telephone technical support . . . . . . . . . 43
Appendix B. Product warranties and
notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Warranty Statements . . . . . . . . . . . 45
IBM Statement of Limited Warranty for United
States, Puerto Rico, and Canada (Part 1 - General
Terms) .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
IBM Statement of Warranty Worldwide except
Canada, Puerto Rico, Turkey, United States (Part 1 -
General Terms) .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Part 2 - Worldwide Country-Unique Terms . . . . 51
Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Taiwan Class A warning statement . . . . . 55
Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
statement .
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