Users Guide

Contents
Note ................ iii
Read this first ............ v
Contacting Dell ............. v
Figures ............... ix
Tables ............... xi
Safety and environmental notices ... xiii
Safety notices ............. xiii
Laser safety and compliance ........ xiv
Performing the safety inspection procedure ... xiv
Rack safety .............. xv
Preface .............. xvii
Product description.......... 1
Front panel ............... 2
Cartridge magazine ............ 3
Rear panel ............... 4
Bar code reader ............. 5
SAS host interface ............ 5
Encryption ............... 5
Supported Internet Protocols ......... 6
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
messaging ............... 6
Network Time Protocol ........... 7
Ultrium tape drives ............ 7
Media ................ 8
Logical Unit Number (LUN) scanning ...... 8
Location coordinates and element addresses .... 8
Library specifications ........... 9
Product environment ........... 10
Supported device drivers .......... 11
User interfaces ........... 13
Operator Panel ............. 13
Web User Interface ............ 16
Installation and configuration ..... 21
Choosing a location ........... 21
Acclimation .............. 22
Installing in a rack ............ 22
Removing the accessor locking screw ...... 28
Attaching the library to a server ....... 29
Configuring the library .......... 31
Configuring your library with the Web User
Interface .............. 32
Logging in to the Web User Interface .... 32
Checking firmware level ........ 33
Configuring library settings ....... 34
Configuring network settings ...... 35
Configuring date and time settings .... 37
Configuring encryption settings ..... 38
Configuring email notifications ...... 40
Configuring trap notifications ...... 41
Managing user access ......... 43
Saving the library configuration ..... 46
Configuring your library with the Operator Panel 47
Logging in to the Operator Panel ..... 47
Configuring network settings ...... 47
Configuring library settings ....... 48
Populating the library with cartridges ..... 49
Verifying library and drive operation ...... 51
Taking the library online .......... 51
Registering for support notification ...... 52
Operations ............. 53
The Operator Panel............ 54
Monitoring the library .......... 55
Configuration settings ......... 55
Current information ......... 55
Firmware revision .......... 56
Managing the library .......... 56
Unlocking the I/O station ....... 56
Unlocking the cartridge magazine ..... 57
Moving cartridges .......... 57
Unloading the drive ......... 57
Cleaning the drive manually ...... 58
Conducting a library inventory ...... 58
Taking the library online and offline .... 58
Powering down the library ....... 59
Shipping the library ......... 59
Rebooting the drive ......... 59
Rebooting the library ......... 59
Logging out of the library ....... 60
Configuring the library ......... 60
Configuring auto cleaning ....... 60
Configuring the number of active slots ... 60
Configuring the library access mode .... 61
Configuring date and time settings .... 62
Configuring network settings ...... 63
Configuring Operator Panel settings .... 64
Configuring Web GUI Settings ...... 64
Setting the library to factory defaults .... 65
Servicing the library .......... 65
Checking the library error status ..... 65
Running library verify diagnostic procedures 65
Running drive diagnostic procedures .... 66
The Web User Interface .......... 67
Monitoring the library .......... 68
The system summary ......... 68
The library map ........... 69
Managing the library .......... 71
Moving cartridges .......... 71
Unloading the drive ......... 72
Cleaning the drive manually ...... 72
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