User manual QUANTUM SCALAR AIT 220

[. . . ] Scalar AIT 220 Library Installation and Operation Copyright Copyright 1998 by Advanced Digital Information Corp (ADIC). This item and the information contained herein are the property of ADIC. No part of this document may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual, or otherwise, without the express written permission of ADIC, 11431 Willows Road N. E. , Redmond, Washington 98052. Disclaimer ADIC makes no representation or warranties with respect to the contents of this document and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. Further, ADIC reserves the right to revise this publication without obligation of ADIC to notify any person or organization of such revision or changes. Trademark Notices ADICTM, ADIC EuropeTM and ScalarTM are trademarks of Advanced Digital Information Corporation. [. . . ] 1RWH The library, tape drives, or the entire SCSI bus can also be automatically reset by the host. When the library is reset, both the library and tape drives perform power-on self-tests. Then the Main Screen appears on the LCD. 1RWH If the library is performing a cartridge move operation when it is reset, it completes the move operation before it performs the power-on self-test. 6FDODU$, 7 S S S S 7DSH'ULYH2SHUDWLRQ The application software automatically controls the tape drives to perform backup and restore operations. You do not need to intervene in the cartridge processing; however, you may need to perform the following tasks: Monitoring the tape drive LEDs Cleaning tape drives Displaying information about tape drives Ejecting a cartridge manually 1RWH You cannot control tape drives from the operator panel; however, you can perform diagnostics on tape drives across the 9-pin or 25-pin port. (See page 122 for information about diagnostics. ) , QVWDOODWLRQDQG2SHUDWLRQ &KDSWHU 0RQLWRULQJWKHWDSHGULYH/('V The SDX-300C and SDX-500C tape drive use their three front panel LEDs to report the current status/operation of the drive. The following table shows the possible states of the three LEDs and the conditions they indicate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 7DSHPRWLRQ$IDVWIODVKLQGLFDWHV KLJKVSHHGWDSHPRWLRQ 1RWH You may see other LED activity (random flashing, steady on, and so on). For a detailed description, refer to the tape drive product specification. 6FDODU$, 7 7DSH'ULYH2SHUDWLRQ &OHDQLQJWKHWDSHGULYHV You should clean a tape drive whenever the library displays "Drive needs cleaning" on the Main Screen of the LCD or whenever your application software notifies you. (Not all software applications display cleaning requirements. ) Regular cleaning helps ensure that the tape drives function reliably. 1RWH Some applications monitor the tape drives' cleaning needs and automatically insert the cleaning cartridge in the drive whenever it needs cleaning. If this is the case, you can skip the cleaning instructions in this section. 6HOHFWLQJFOHDQLQJFDUWULGJHV Use a Sony TCL cleaning cartridge to clean any AIT drive. To order cleaning cartridges, contact ADIC. &$87, 21 8VLQJFORWKVZDEVFRWWRQVZDEVFOHDQLQJ DJHQWVRUFOHDQLQJFDUWULGJHVQRWDSSURYHG IRU\RXUWDSHGULYHE\$', &PD\YRLGWKHWDSH GULYHZDUUDQW\ &OHDQLQJWKHWDSHGULYHIURPWKHRSHUDWRUSDQHO To clean the tape drive from the operator panel: Determine which tape drive needs cleaning by looking at the drive LEDs. The Status LED on the drive that requires cleaning will be flashing Mode 2 (the Tape LED may also be flashing Mode 2). , QVWDOODWLRQDQG2SHUDWLRQ &KDSWHU Make certain a cleaning cartridge is installed in the fixed cartridge slot. (If the fixed slot contains a data cartridge and you follow these steps, you will have to manually eject the data cartridge from the tape drive. ) If security has been enabled, disable it (see page 34). Switch to LCD Interface mode (see page 46). From the Main Menu, select Maintenance Menu. The following screen displays: C l e a n Clean Dr Dr ive ive 1 2 Select the tape drive you want to clean. Drive 1 is the tape drive closest to the magazine; Drive 2 is the tape drive farthest from the magazine. When you select a drive, the following activities occur: S The CHM picks the cleaning cartridge from the fixed slot and inserts it in the tape drive you specified. S The tape drive automatically performs the cleaning process and ejects the cartridge when the process is complete (in several minutes). S The CHM automatically picks the cartridge from the tape drive and replaces it in the fixed cartridge slot. 6FDODU$, 7 7DSH'ULYH2SHUDWLRQ Confirm that the cleaning was done by looking at the Status LED on the front of the drive. If the LED is still on, replace the cleaning cartridge and clean the tape drive again. [. . . ] Waits until the tape drive ejects the cartridge, then returns the cartridge to its original slot. Repeats these steps for the next cartridge until it has processed all of the cartridges. 6FDODU$, 7 6HTXHQWLDO2SHUDWLRQ Depending on how the Loop option is set, either returns to the first cartridge and begins the process again, or stops. The Loop option is described on page 156. 1RWH In the sequential mode, the tape drive specified by the mode must be installed; the library will not switch to the other tape drive. [. . . ]