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StorNext AEL500 Mini Archive Essentials Guide

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October 2014

Install the Archive

5

Request Licenses

In order for your StorNext system to recognize the capacity in the StorNext 

AEL500 Mini Archive, you must request StorNext licenses per the steps in the 

“Obtaining Licenses” section of the 

StorNext Licensing Guide

.

An EDLM license is pre-installed on the StorNext AEL500 Mini Archive, making it 

EDLM Ready. Using EDLM requires the addition of the optional StorNext AEL500 

Mini Archive EDLM Hardware Add-On Kit, which includes an EDLM drive. (See 

Install the StorNext AEL500 Mini Archive EDLM Hardware Add-On Kit

 on 

page 11.)

To perform this step:

See the following documentation:

1

Obtain the StorNext Storage Manager 

license via the web form at 

http://

www.quantum.com/

ServiceandSupport/License/StorNext/

Index.aspx

.

Request Licenses

 on page 5.

• StorNext Licensing Guide.

2

Install the archive:
•Plan the installation.
•Unpack the archive.
•Install the archive in a rack (optional).

Installing the Archive

 on page 6.

• “Installing a Stand-Alone 5U Control Module” in the 

Scalar 

i500 User’s Guide.

3

Cable the archive.

Connecting the Archive Cables

 on page 7.

• “Cabling Libraries With Fibre Channel Tape Drives Connected 

Directly to a Host or Switch” in the 

Scalar i500 User’s Guide.

4

Use the Setup Wizard to configure the 

archive.

Use the Setup Wizard to Configure the Archive

 on page 8.

• “Automatically Creating Partitions” in the 

Scalar i500 User’s 

Guide.

• “Manually Creating Partitions” in the 

Scalar i500 User’s Guide.

5

Install the StorNext Storage Manager 

License Key on the StorNext Metadata 

Controller (MDC).

Install the StorNext Storage Manager License Key

 on page 9.

• “Step 2: Licenses” in the 

StorNext User’s Guide 

and related 

sections of the 

StorNext Online Help.

6

Install SNAPI server.

Install SNAPI Server on the StorNext Metadata Controller

 on 

page 10.

• “Installing the APIs on the Storage Manager Host” in the 

SNAPI 

User Guide.

“Installing the APIs on the Storage Manager Host” in the 

Storage Manager API Guide.

7

Add the archive to the StorNext 

system.

Adding the Archive to StorNext

 on page 10.

• “Step 6: Storage Destinations” in the 

StorNext User’s Guide.

Содержание StorNext AEL500

Страница 1: ...6 Connecting the Archive Cables 7 Use the Setup Wizard to Configure the Archive 8 Install the StorNext Storage Manager License Key 9 Install SNAPI Server on the StorNext Metadata Controller 10 Adding...

Страница 2: ...Logo Backup Recovery Archive It s What We Do Be Certain Be Quantum Certain DLT the DLT Logo DLTSage DLTtape the DLTtape Logo DXi DXi Accent Dynamic Powerdown FastSense FlexLink GoProtect GoVault iLay...

Страница 3: ...Kit on page 11 and Install the Storage Expansion Licenses on page 14 The StorNext AEL500 Mini Archive contains the following components 20 licensed storage slots in the Scalar i500 1 License for 20 St...

Страница 4: ...60309 or an equivalent national standard and having a protective earth ground conductor with a cross sectional area of at least 14 AWG 1 5 mm2 To ensure proper airflow and access space allow 24 inche...

Страница 5: ...ptional Installing the Archive on page 6 Installing a Stand Alone 5U Control Module in the Scalar i500 User s Guide 3 Cable the archive Connecting the Archive Cables on page 7 Cabling Libraries With F...

Страница 6: ...s Guide Route any cables to avoid walking on them or pinching them with items placed on or against them Pay particular attention to the cord at the wall receptacle and the point where the cord exits f...

Страница 7: ...tall the power supply See Adding Removing and Replacing Power Supplies in the Scalar i500 User s Guide 6 Install any purchased tape drives Up to two LTO 5 or LTO 6 drives may be added to the Mini Arch...

Страница 8: ...ears on the operator panel for the first time 2 Configure the archive Note You may skip initial configuration or exit partway through If you do this the settings you do not configure will be assigned...

Страница 9: ...assword password d Complete the Setup Wizard screens on the web client Note It is highly recommended that you configure the archive for a single partition which is the default configuration for the St...

Страница 10: ...he partition and drive fibre channel connections are established to the StorNext Metadata Controller system perform the following steps a Power up the StorNext MDC system b Verify communication with t...

Страница 11: ...e recommend that customers who want EDLM support at time of sale INSTEAD PURCHASE a StorNext AEL500 Archive with 41 active slots which includes three drives an EDLM drive and the required 9U expansion...

Страница 12: ...st slot Install the EDLM drive in the upper most slot Install the FC I O blade Install the FC I O fan blade Adding Expansion Modules to an Existing Library in the Scalar i500 User s Guide Installing a...

Страница 13: ...thernet port on the EDLM Hardware Add On Kit module to an internal Ethernet port on the StorNext AEL500 Mini Archive LCB See Figure 1 Connect the Library Cables in the Scalar i500 Getting Started Guid...

Страница 14: ...de license must be a StorNext AEL500 Mini Archive 21 slot Capacity Upgrade growing the system to 41 slots Thereafter all capacity increases must be with the StorNext AEL500 Archive 46 slot Capacity Up...

Страница 15: ...http www quantum com licensekeys Capacity on Demand in the Scalar i500 User s Guide About License Keys in the Scalar i500 User s Guide Obtaining a License Key in the Scalar i500 User s Guide Note In...

Страница 16: ...StorNext AEL500 Mini Archive 6 67853 02 October 2014 16 Install the Storage Expansion Licenses...

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