Exabyte 1005911-003 User's Manual
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1. Demo Menu follow these steps 1 Insert a cartridge in the entry exit port Note All other cartridges in the library can remain where they are The testing can also be performed without any cartridges other than the one in the entry exit port 2 If necessary disable security as follows a Press the key to display the menus Press the down arrow key until Security appears on the screen as shown below If security is enabled LCD Password appears on this screen Security LCD Password b Press ENTER The following screen appears Password 000 I c Use the left and right arrow keys to move across the columns Enter your password using the up and down arrow keys to select a number Press ENTER Security is then disabled 3 Change the control mode to LCD as follows a Press to display the menus then press the down arrow key until Robot Mode appears The Robot Mode screen shows the currently activated mode Robot Mode SCS March 2002 Page 9 of 12 7 Testing the library and resuming operation Page 10 of 12 10 b Press ENTER An informational message appears then the following screen appears Mode c Use the arrow keys to select LCD mode and press ENTER The screen shows the new selection From the operator panel keypad press to display the menus Press the down arrow key until Demo Menu appears as shown below Demo Menu Press ENTER The fol2. Exabyte Field Instruction March 2002 Installing or Replacing a Tape Drive in an Exabyte 430 or 215 Library Contents Preparing for installation Removing the tape drive Removing the drive s service access cover 5 Installing the tape drive Connecting the cables SCSI library Connecting the cables Fibre Channel library 8 Testing the library and resuming operation 9 100591 1 003 CNOA A A sExa byte Copyright Copyright 2002 by Exabyte Corporation All rights reserved This item and the information contained herein are the property of Exabyte Corporation No part of this document may be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language or computer language in any form or by any means electronic mechanical magnetic optical chemical manual or otherwise without the express written permission of Exabyte Corporation 1685 38th Street Boulder Colorado 80301 Trademark Notices Exabyte and Exapak are registered trademarks M2 MammothTape SmartClean EZ17 and NetStorM are trademarks People Working for You and SupportSuite are servicemarks of Exabyte Corporation Advanced Intelligent Tape AIT is a trademark of Sony Electronics Inc All other product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners Revision History 000 August 2000 Initial release 001 November 2000 Added 215M information 002 April 2001 Added AIT information March 2002 Added Fi
3. SI connectors Fibre Channel J connector Sle 2 Use a 2 Phillips screwdriver to release the two captive screws that secure the tape drive carrier to the library Handle Captive screws Page 4 of 12 1005911 3 Removing the drive s service access cover 3 Remove the drive carrier by grasping the handle and pulling it straight out of the library The drive carrier weighs about 5 pounds make sure you support the bottom of the carrier as you remove it 3 Removing the drive s service access cover Follow these steps if you are installing a tape drive in an empty slot 1 From the back panel use a 2 Phillips screwdriver to release the two captive screws that secure the service access cover to the library Captive screws 2 When the screws are loosened remove the drive access cover March 2002 Page 5 of 12 4 Installing the tape drive 4 Installing the tape drive CAUTION Do not install a mixture of Fibre Channel and SCSI tape drives in the library Mixing drive interfaces could cause data loss 1 Insert the tape drive so that the handle is at the top and the fan is at the bottom as shown in the following figure The drive should slide easily toward the front of the library 2 Tighten the captive screws on each end of the drive carrier to 8 0 inch pounds 9 2 kg cm of torque Page 6 o
4. bre Channel M2 information for 430M FC 1 Preparing for installation These instructions describe how to install or replace a tape drive in the following Exabyte libraries 430M and 215M SCSI libraries with M2 tape drives 430A and 215A SCSI libraries with AIT tape drives 430M FC Fibre Channel library with M2 tape drives The tape drive kit contains one Exabyte Mammoth 2 M2 or one AIT tape drive pre installed in a drive carrier The M2 tape drive has either a SCSI or Fibre Channel interface The AIT tape drive has a SCSI interface The SCSI tape drive kit includes one wide SCSI cable The Fibre Channel tape drive kit includes one optical fiber cable gt Important The Fibre Channel M2 tape drive kit is for the 430M FC library only Do not install a Fibre Channel M2 in the 215M Note You can convert a 430M library from SCSI to Fibre Channel 430M FC using an upgrade kit available from Exabyte Contact Exabyte at 1 800 774 7172 or 1 800 392 8273 for this kit Page 2 of 12 1005911 1 Preparing for installation Installing or replacing a tape drive in the 430 or 215 library involves the following steps Removing an existing tape drive or drive service access cover Installing the new tape drive Testing the library and resuming operation Note Theillustrations in these instructions show the 430 SCSI library The component locations are similar in the 215 library Where necessary the 430M FC is also sh
5. e the Fibre Channel cables firmly connected tothe library tape drives and the Fibre Channel hub or switch v ls the library operating in the correct control mode For most applications the control mode should be set to SCSI If you cannot solve the problem yourself contact your service provider or Exabyte Technical Support 1 800 445 7736 or 1 303 417 7792 March 2002 Page 11 of 12 7 Testing the library and resuming operation Notes Page 12 of 12 1005911
6. f 12 1005911 5 Connecting the cables SCSI library 5 Connecting the cables SCSI library For the 430M 430A 215M and 215A SCSI libraries connect the SCSI cables as described in this section For the 430M FC Fibre Channel library go to Section 6 Connecting the cables Fibre Channel library on page 8 CAUTION To avoid damaging the tape drive make sure the library is powered off when you connect it to the SCSI bus 1 Ifyou replaced a tape drive reconnect the SCSI cables or cable and terminator to the new tape drive as they were before If you installed an additional tape drive that will be on the same SCSI bus as the other drives in the library remove the terminator from the adjacent drive and install it on the new drive Then use the SCSI cable provided in the kit to connect the new tape drive to the adjacent drive The following figure is an example of a typical cable and terminator configuration for three tape drives on a single SCSI bus Library Jumper cables SCSI connectors Terminator SCSI cable to host Tape drive SCSI connectors 2 Reconnect the power cord and power on the library The library automatically calibrates the position of the new tape drive 3 If you installed a new tape drive set the SCSI ID for the drive as described in Exabyte 430M and 430A Libraries Installation and Operation or Exabyte 215M and 215A Libraries Installation and Operation If you replaced a d
7. lowing screen appears Use DriveNT Press the up arrow to display Y Press ENTER The following screen appears 0000010 gt Use the arrow keys to set the number of moves the left and right arrow keys move across the columns the up and down arrow keys change the numbers Then press ENTER Note The default number of moves is 10 Exabyte recommends that you perform at least 20 moves The library begins the demo and displays status messages If you want to abort a demo in progress press ESCAPE After the demo moves have successfully completed press to return to the main menu Return the control mode to SCSI by pressing then pressing the down arrow key until Robot Mode appears 1005911 7 Testing the library and resuming operation 11 Press and use the arrow keys to select SCSI mode Press again If the library does not operate correctly check the following SCSI library Fibre Channel library vZ Are the devices on each SCSI bus attached to the library all LVD Y Are the SCSI buses terminated vZ Are the SCSI cables firmly connected to the library tape drives and host computer v Arethe SCSI IDs unique for the devices on each SCSI bus vZ ls the library operating in the correct control mode For most applications the control mode should be set to SCSI vy Are the GBICs and cables used to connect the tape drives to the Fibre Channel loop compatible v Ar
8. own To prepare for installation 1 Obtain a 2 Phillips screwdriver 2 Ensure that the environment is free of conditions that could cause electrostatic discharge ESD If possible use an antistatic mat and grounded static protection wristband during installation If a mat and wristband are not available touch a known grounded surface such as the computer s metal chassis CAUTION If the library is attached to a SCSI bus make sure the library is not communicating across the bus before powering it off Powering off the library may disrupt communication on the SCSI bus 3 Power off the library and disconnect the power cord WARNING Before continuing with these procedures be sure that the library s power switch is in the off position and that the power cord is disconnected from the library Page 3 of 12 2 Removing the tape drive 2 Removing the tape drive If you are replacing an existing tape drive follow the steps below to remove the drive If you are installing an additional tape drive skip to Section 3 Removing the drive s service access cover on page 5 1 From the library s back panel disconnect the cables from the back of the tape drive you plan to replace If you are replacing a SCSI tape drive remove any terminator that might be installed on the drive SCSI Library Fibre Channel Library Tape drive Tape drive D g SC
9. rive the new drive automatically assumes the SCSI ID of the old tape drive 4 Proceed to Section 7 Testing the library and resuming operation on page 9 March 2002 Page 7 of 12 6 Connecting the cables Fibre Channel library 6 Connecting the cables Fibre Channel library For the Fibre Channel 430M FC connect the optical fiber cable as follows 1 Remove the protective plug from the optical fiber connector on the new tape drive if present 2 Attach an optical cable from the Fibre Channel hub or switch to the Fibre Channel connector on the new tape drive as shown in the following figure Note You can use the optical cable provided in the kit or you can use your own cable Make sure that the cable is compatible with the GBIC on the tape drive and on the hub or switch Tape drive optical fiber connector 3 Reconnect the power cord to the library then power on the library The library automatically calibrates the position of the new tape drive Page 8 of 12 1005911 7 Testing the library and resuming operation 7 Testing the library and resuming operation Before resuming operation use the Demo Menu from the operator panel to ensure that the robot and the newly installed tape drive are communicating correctly The Demo Menu causes the robot to randomly move cartridges from slot to slot including the fixed cartridge slots To test the library operation using the
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