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8.12.2.1 Preparing a Tabletop Model or Base Unit for Standalone Shared SCSI
Bus Usage
A TL881 or TL891 DLT MiniLibrary tabletop model or a rackmount base
unit may be used standalone. You may want to purchase a rackmount base
unit for future expansion.
______________________ Note _______________________
To achieve system performance capabilities, we recommend
placing no more than two tape drives on a SCSI bus, and also
recommend that no shared storage be placed on the same SCSI
bus with a tape library.
The topics in this section provide information on preparing the TL881 or
TL891 DLT MiniLibrary tabletop model or rackmount base unit for use
on a shared SCSI bus.
For complete hardware installation instructions, see the TL881 MiniLibrary
System User’s Guide or TL891 MiniLibrary System User’s Guide.
8.12.2.1.1 Setting the Standalone MiniLibrary Tape Drive SCSI ID
The control panel on the front of the TL891 and TL892 MiniLibraries is used
to display power-on self-test (POST) status, display messages, and to set
up MiniLibrary functions.
When power is first applied to a MiniLibrary, a series of POST diagnostics
are performed. During POST execution, the MiniLibrary model number,
current date and time, firmware revision, and the status of each test is
displayed on the control panel.
After the POST diagnostics have completed, the default screen is shown:
DLT0 Idle
DLT1 Idle
Loader Idle
0>__________<9
The first and second lines of the default screen show the status of the two (if
present) drives. The third line shows the status of the library robotics, and
the fourth line is a map of the magazine, with the numbers from 0 through 9
representing the cartridge slots. Rectangles on this line indicate cartridges
that are present in the corresponding slot of the magazine.
For example, this fourth line ( 0>XX________<9, where an X
represents a rectangle) indicates that cartridges are installed in slots 0 and 1.
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