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Dell™PowerVault™136TLTOLibraryUser'sGuide Device Drivers Introduction Description Safety Operation Using the Menus Handling Media Trouble

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Barcode Labels For customers who wish to print barcode labels, the individual media labels are supported if the labels meet the ANSI MH10.8M-1983 st

Back to Contents Page Safety: Dell™ PowerVault™ 136T LTO Library User's Guide NOTE: In addition to the safety instructions presented in this gu

WARNING: Movements of mechanical components in the library can cause serious injury. Access to the library should be restricted to authorized personn

Back to Contents Page Specifications:Dell™PowerVault™136TLTOLibraryUser'sGuide This section of the document describes the physical, elect

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Back to Contents Page Installation: Dell™ PowerVault™ 136T LTO Library User's Guide This chapter contains step by step procedures for installing

Installing a Stand-alone Library Tools required: None. Step 1 Position the Dell PowerVault 136T LTO Library in place. NOTE: The doors must be close

Step 2 Slide the Tape Drive Module into position and tighten the two captive thumbscrews. CAUTION: After installing the Tape Drive Module, power up

Back to Contents Page Description: Dell™ PowerVault™ 136T LTO Library User's Guide The Dell PowerVault 136T LTO Library automates the retrieval,

Figure 3. Installing a Redundant DC Power Supply Installing the Dell PowerVault 136T Fibre Bridge Refer to Figure 4 . Tools required: None. Step 1 Fr

Figure 5. Installing the Multiple-Slot Mailbox Assembly Installing Storage Column(s) Refer to Figure 7. Tools required: 11mm or 7/16 Nut driver, T2

Figure 6. Storage Column Topography 

Figure 7. Installing Storage Column(s) Cables from Hosts The Dell PowerVault 136T LTO Library supports SCSI-3 Low Voltage Differential (LVD) attach

Figure 8. SCSI cables connection from the host Host to Library Step 1 Route the cable from the host to the back of the Dell PowerVault 136T LTO Libra

Back to Contents Page Introduction: Dell™PowerVault™136TLTOLibraryUser'sGuide Intended Audience This guide is intended for operators, tr

This device belongs to category B devices as described in EN 55022, unless it is specifically stated that it is a category A device on the specificati

Back to Contents Page USA declares, that the product: Product : Dell PowerVault 136T LTO Library Model Number: SC100 conforms to the followin

Back to Contents Page Using the Menus: Dell PowerVault 136T LTO Library User's Guide The Operator Panel provides a menu driven operator inter

NOTE: To use this command, the library must be offline with the door closed. Figure 2. Change Dialog To choose one of the two selections, follow th

ends of the bus must be terminated and a terminator is shipped with each library. Although the Dell PowerVault 136T LTO Library can be attached to a w

Figure 5. Host SCSI Interface PCBA Step 2 Refer to the HyperTerminal documentation for the procedures to configure and execute the HyperTerminal pro

Figure 7. Main Menu (alternate screen) Pressing the button beneath the Back softkey causes the Main Menu (initial screen) to reappear. To choose any

To choose one of the four selections, follow the step. Step 1 Press the button beneath the desired softkey. l If the button beneath the System softke

l If the button beneath the OK softkey is pressed, the Library Submenu is displayed. l If the button beneath the Next softkey is pressed, the System

To choose one of the four selections, follow the step. Step 3 Press the button beneath the desired softkey. l If the button beneath the OK softkey is

To choose one of the two selections, follow the step. Step 2 Press the button beneath the desired softkey. l If the button beneath the OK softkey is

Step 2 Press the button beneath the desired softkey. l If the button beneath the Up softkey is pressed, the currently active field is scrolled up to t

When Logs is selected, the Logs Submenu is displayed. See Figure 22. The submenu offers various log information. This submenu offers four selections.

Figure 24. Status > Logs > Command Log > Print Dialog To choose one of the two selections, follow the step. Step 1 Press the button beneat

Drive Log Dialog When Drive Log is selected, the Select Drive Dialog is displayed. See Figure 27. This option is used to view a running history log o

system and the inventory of cartridges. The database is kept in the memory of the Library control hardware. Cartridge Storage The Dell PowerVault 13

l If the button beneath the Move softkey is pressed, the Move Submenu is displayed. l If the button beneath the Mailbox softkey is pressed, the Mailb

Figure 32. Command > Move > Move Media > Change Magazine Dialog Step 2 Press the button beneath the desired softkey. l If the button beneath

Figure 35. Command > Move > Position Picker Dialog To choose one of the four selections, follow the steps. NOTE: The column, magazine, and slot

NOTE: Best scanning results can be obtained by using Dell supplied barcode labels When Scan Barcode is selected, the Scan Barcode Dialog is displayed

l If the button beneath the OK softkey is pressed, the fields are accepted and the Select Slots Dialog is displayed. Refer to Figure 41. l If the but

Figure 43. Command > Move > Scan Barcode > Progress Dialog  Figure 44. Command > Move > Scan Barcode > Completion Dialog Mailbox

l The picker has completed the Import operation. l If the button beneath the OK softkey is pressed, the Mailbox Submenu is displayed. Export Dialog

l If the button beneath the Pages softkey is pressed, the dialog returns to the Export List Dialog. Refer back to Figure 49. Additional selections can

l If the button beneath the Cancel softkey is pressed, the Drives Submenu is displayed.  Figure 54. Command > Drives > Unload > Command

To choose one of the four selections, follow the step. Step 1 Press the button beneath the desired softkey. l If the button beneath the OK softkey is

 Robotic System The robotic system identifies and moves cartridges between the storage slots, tape drives and the Mailbox. The robotic system has:

Figure 61. Command > Drives > Firmware Update > Select Drive Dialog Step 5 Press the button beneath the desired softkey. l If the button be

l The Setup Menu appears. This menu offers four selections. See Figure 63.  Figure 63. Main Menu > More > Setup Menu To choose one of the fo

To choose one of the four selections, follow the step. Step 1 Press the button beneath the desired softkey. l If the button beneath the Up softkey is

l If the button beneath the Change softkey is pressed, the value of the current field is toggled. l If the button beneath the Next softkey is pressed

Figure 70. Setup > Drives > SCSI Dialog To choose one of the four selections, follow the step. Step 1 Press the button beneath the desired s

l If the button beneath the Date/Time softkey is pressed, the Date/Time Dialog is displayed. l If the button beneath the Config softkey is pressed, t

Config Dialog When Config is selected, the Config Dialog is displayed with the default settings. See Figure 75. This option sets the library configu

Secure Dialog When Secure is selected, the Secure Dialog is displayed. See Figure 77. This option allows the user to enable or disable operator pane

NOTE: To save all security changes and to exit the Secure Dialog press the button beneath the OK softkey in the Secure Dialog screen. Enable Security

Change Password Dialog Set/Change Password is the currently active blackened field. Refer to Figure 77. If the button beneath the Change softkey is

Back to Contents Page DeviceDrivers:Dell™PowerVault™136TLTOLibraryUser'sGuide When using Windows®2000 native backup, ensure that the pro

 Figure 84. Main Menu > More > Service Menu To choose one of the four selections, follow the step. Step 2 Press the button beneath the desi

When Advanced is selected from the Start dialog, the Enter Password Dialog is displayed. See Figure 87. NOTE: This option is only used by the Dell s

Figure 90. Service > Library > Diags Submenu To choose one of the four selections, follow the step. Step 1 Press the button beneath the desired

 Figure 92. Service > Library > Diags > Fingers Submenu To choose one of the four selections, follow the step. Step 1 Press the button b

Step 2 Press the button beneath the desired softkey. l If the button beneath the OK softkey is pressed, the values of the fields are accepted and the

information.  Figure 97. Service > Library > Diags > Fingers > Scanner Dialog To choose one of the two selections, follow the step.

To choose one of the four selections, follow the step. Step 1 Press the button beneath the desired softkey. l If the button beneath the Up softkey is

during normal operation. l If the button beneath the Cancel softkey is pressed, the Picker Submenu is displayed.  Figure 103. Service > Librar

l If the button beneath the Demo softkey is pressed, the Demo Dialog is displayed. l If the button beneath the Self Test softkey is pressed, the Self

Figure 108. Service > Library > Exercise > Demo Using Cycles > Include Dialog To choose one of the four selections, follow the step. Ste

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Figure 111. Service > Library > Exercise > Demo Using Time > Execution Dialog To choose the selection, follow the step. Step 2 Press t

To choose one of the four selections, follow the step. Step 2 Press the button beneath the desired softkey. l If the button beneath the OK softkey is

Figure 118. Service > Library > Exercise > Teach > Teach Completed Dialog Drives Dialog When Drives is selected, the Drives Dialog is

Figure 121. Main Menu > More > About Menu To choose one of the two selections, follow the step. Step 2 Press the button beneath the desired s

Figure 124. About > Details Dialog (tertiary screen) To choose one of the two selections, follow the step. Step 5 Press the button beneath the des

Back to Contents Page Troubleshooting:Dell™PowerVault™136TLTOLibraryUser'sGuide When a failure occurs, the PowerVault 136T LTO Library f

13 xxCannot read Barcode label or the label is bad.Ensure that the barcode label was supplied by Dell or a Dell approved vendor.Check the cartridge la

Contact Dell Customer Support.46 xx The barcode scanner detected a cartridge when one was not expected. This occurs because the magazine's fiduci

83 xxThe Locate Fiducial Command failed with no target found. This failure happens most likely during an initial installation of the Library Subsystem

Operator Intervention Messages Table 2 describes the operator intervention messages. Each intervention message is composed of four lines. The third

Back to Contents Page GettingHelp:Dell™PowerVault™136TLTOLibraryUser'sGuide Help Overview This section describes the tools Dell provides

SAC :%X Code:0x%YINTERVENTION NEEDED! Close the mailbox to complete the action.NoneINTERVENTION NEEDED! Unexpected door open detected. Make sure the d

Operator Information Messages Table 3 describes the operator information messages. Each information message is a single line. Table 3. Operator Inf

Back to Contents Page Operation:Dell™PowerVault™136TLTOLibraryUser'sGuide Normally, the host issues commands to the Dell PowerVault 136T

Table 1. Mailbox Indications  The upper center screen area displays informational, status and attention messages. Table 2 provides an illustration a

associated with the Operator Panel.  Table 3. Drive Indications The lower center screen area displays six lines of text, graphics representations,

l Allows the user to quickly access the status of the system, including library and drive conditions, firmware levels and other useful information. l

Figure 2. Startup Display Left Navigation Frame The Left Navigation Frame dialog and descriptions are indicated below.  Hyperlink Description L

Figure 3. Help Content Dialog 

Figure 4. SNMP MIB Dialog  Figure 5. Technical Support Dialog 

Figure 6. Version Dialog  Top Information Frame The Top Information Frame dialog and description are indicated below.  Center Navigation Frame

[email protected] (for Asian/Pacific countries only) l Electronic Information Service [email protected] AutoTech Service Dell's automated technica

Clicking any tab, other than the Status tab, initiates a Login dialog. See Figure 7.  Figure 7. Login Dialog NOTE: After the Admin user has init

Figure 8. Configuration Dialog If the user changes the configuration, the Confirm Configuration Changes dialog appears. This dialog displays the old

 Figure 9. Confirm Configuration Changes Dialog The Firmware dialog and descriptions are indicated below. Figure 10. Firmware Dialog Hyperlink

The Diagnostics file dialog and descriptions are indicated below.  Figure 11. Diagnostics File Dialog  The Operator panel dialog and descriptions

Figure 12. Operator Panel Dialog NOTE: The RMU is a direct interface to the attached library. The user will see what is happening on the attached l

Figure 13. Logs Dialog   Library Startup Use the following procedure to start the Dell PowerVault 136T LTO Library. Step 1 Ensure that the front

 Figure 16. Offline Confirmation Dialog Step 2 Press the button beneath the OK softkey. l The Offline Dialog is displayed. See Figure 17.  Fig

Back to Contents Page Handling Media: Dell™ PowerVault™ 136T LTO Library User's Guide During the course of normal operations, it may become nec

Ejecting Media Removing media from the library is best accomplished by using the Mailbox. Or, the cartridge could be directly removed from a specifi

Figure 1. Tape Cartridge Write-Protect Switch Each tape cartridge has a write-protect switch. Before loading the tape cartridge, position the writ