User manual QUANTUM 816022602A01

[. . . ] Quantum SuperLoader Automated Tape Library User's Guide, 81-60226-02 01, August 2004, Made in USA. Quantum Corporation provides this publication "as is" without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Quantum Corporation may revise this publication from time to time without notice. COPYRIGHT STATEMENT Copyright 2004 by Quantum Corporation. [. . . ] For example, POC: 00121, POH: 00000:00:10 If regular time is known, it is used. Otherwise, power-on time is used. Feedback on Pages 4 If there is feedback when you submit a request, the feedback appears to the left of the submit button, as shown in figure 75. In some cases, you may have to scroll to see the feedback information. Figure 75 Feedback in On-board Remote Management Screen Feedback appears here 104 SuperLoader User's Guide Chapter 4 SuperLoader Operation Commands Page Commands Page 4 You can move tapes, run a system inventory, reset the picker to its home position, or perform sequential operations from the Commands page. When you click Commands, the following page appears: Figure 76 Commands Page SuperLoader User's Guide 105 Chapter 4 SuperLoader Operation Commands Page Moving Tapes 4 From a remote location, you can request that a tape be moved from one position to another. To Move a Tape: 1 On any On-board Remote Management page, click Commands. 4 2 From the drop-down menu under From:, select the current location of the tape that you want to move. Note: You can also click the slot on the graphic to select it. From the drop-down menu under To:, select the location to which you want to move the tape, then click submit. Inventory 4 The SuperLoader automatically runs an inventory whenever you power it on or insert a magazine. If you need to run an inventory in addition to this, you can use On-board Remote Management to do it remotely. To Run an Inventory: 1 On any On-board Remote Management page, click Commands. 2 On the Commands page, click Inventory. 4 Set to Home 4 If the SuperLoader is not able to successfully execute a move or inventory command, try executing a Home command and then retry the move or inventory command again. The Home command resets the SuperLoader as a means to help the SuperLoader recover from an unexpected internal condition. To Set to Home: 1 On any On-board Remote Management page, click Commands. 2 On the Commands page, click Home. 4 106 SuperLoader User's Guide Chapter 4 SuperLoader Operation Commands Page Sequential Operations 4 The Sequential Operations Mode supports certain backup applications that do not manage media. During backup, when one cartridge is read or written to the end of the tape, the SuperLoader automatically returns that cartridge to its slot and loads the cartridge from the next higher numbered slot to the tape drive to be read or written to. This continues until the backup software stops accessing the drive or until all the cartridges have been sequentially accessed. The SuperLoader does not move the media until the host requests the tape drive to unload. · · To start Sequential Operations, click Start. This moves the first available cartridge from the storage slot to the drive. To stop Sequential Operations, click Stop. This removes the cartridge from the drive and places it back into the cartridge's previous storage slot. To resume Sequential operations, click Resume. This moves the next cartridge to the tape drive. Note: You must perform a Start or Resume command to load a cartridge into the tape drive before starting a host backup. · SuperLoader User's Guide 107 Chapter 4 SuperLoader Operation Configurations Page Configurations Page 4 The Configurations page includes a submenu on the left-hand side of the page. When you click Configurations, the following page appears. Figure 77 Screen for Configurations Page You can set the System Operations, Networking, and Security options from this page. 108 SuperLoader User's Guide Chapter 4 SuperLoader Operation Configurations Page System Operations Options Figure 78 Systems Operations Page When you click System Operations, the following page appears. 4 SCSI ID 4 You can change the SuperLoader's and tape drive's SCSI ID from On-board Remote Management. SuperLoader User's Guide 109 Chapter 4 SuperLoader Operation Configurations Page To Change the SCSI ID: 1 On any On-board Remote Management page, click Configurations from the banner. 4 Figure 79 Screen for Configurations 2 From the drop-down list under SCSI ID, click the number to assign for the new SCSI ID. Both the autoloader and drive IDs must be unique on the SCSI bus. [. . . ] Usually caused by power fluctuations or noise spikes. stacker A tape automation system that sequentially loads and unloads tape cartridges. does not provide random access to cartridges of the data stored on them. electrical pulse. stepper A type of motor that moves in discrete amounts with each supply reel The reel of tape contained within the DLTtape cartridge. [. . . ]