Identifying Library Module components................................................................................................... 41
Preparing top and bottom modules.......................................................................................................... 41
Installing modules in a rack.......................................................................................................................44
Installing a tabletop module..................................................................................................................... 48
Aligning and connecting modules............................................................................................................. 48
Validating tape drive installation...............................................................................................................51
Connecting cables......................................................................................................................................52
Powering on the library..............................................................................................................................53
The Initial Setup process...........................................................................................................................54
Initial conî‚®guration and customization.................................................................................................... 55
Labeling and loading tape cartridges........................................................................................................ 55
Verifying the installation............................................................................................................................57
Advanced library conî‚®guration..................................................................................................................57
Overview...............................................................................................................................................57
Library partitioning............................................................................................................................... 58
Verifying the host connection....................................................................................................................59
Chapter 4. Managing............................................................................................60
The Management GUI................................................................................................................................60
The Operator Panel....................................................................................................................................63
Locating Management functions............................................................................................................... 64
Default settings.................................................................................................................................... 68
Methods of cleaning drives.................................................................................................................. 71
Accessing cartridges............................................................................................................................ 72
Conî‚®guring Library Managed Encryption.............................................................................................73
Chapter 5. Troubleshooting..................................................................................76
Finding event information..........................................................................................................................76
Identifying a failed component................................................................................................................. 76
Running library tests..................................................................................................................................76
Troubleshooting Guide.............................................................................................................................. 76
Pre-call checklist....................................................................................................................................... 80
Contacting Dell...........................................................................................................................................81
Diagnostic information...............................................................................................................................81
The ITDT î‚®rmware update, dump retrieval and drive test tool ..........................................................81
Event codes.......................................................................................................................................... 82
TapeAlert Flags...................................................................................................................................105
Sense data..........................................................................................................................................112
Drive Error Codes: Single-character display (SCD)........................................................................... 112
Chapter 6. Upgrading and servicing.................................................................... 116
Internal view of library............................................................................................................................ 116
Adding, removing, or replacing a tape drive........................................................................................... 117
Adding or replacing a Base or Expansion Module.................................................................................. 121
Adding, removing, or replacing a power supply......................................................................................127
Replacing a Base or Expansion controller card...................................................................................... 130
Installing, removing, or replacing an accessor and spooling mechanism.............................................133
Returning the accessor to the Base Module......................................................................................139
Removing or replacing a spooling mechanism....................................................................................... 141
Removing or replacing a magazine......................................................................................................... 145
Moving the library modules.....................................................................................................................146
Appendix A. Library Conî‚®guration Forms........................................................... 149
Library information.................................................................................................................................. 149
Module and drive information................................................................................................................. 151
Logical Library information......................................................................................................................152
Users account information...................................................................................................................... 153
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