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  • Exabyte 440 - page 1

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    ii E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 Co p y r i gh t Copyrigh t 1994 – 1999 by Exabyte Corpo ration . A ll right s reserve d. Th is item an d th e info rmation con tain e d h e rein are t h e p rope rty o f Exabyte Co rporation . No part of this do cume n t m ay be re pro duce d, tran smitt ed, t ran scribed, sto red in a re t r ie va l sys ...

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    In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n iii Re v i s i o n H i st o r y R evis ions t o This M anual Th i s re visio n of Exaby te 440 and Exabyte 480 Librar ies Installatio n and Operation (0 05) co nta i ns t he f ol l ow i ng cha ng es a nd enha nce ment s : • A d d e d lo w- v olt a ge dif f e re n t ial (LV D ) S CS I in fo r ma ti o n . • ...

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    iv E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 Safet y A genc y St andards The Exabyte 440 an d Exabyte 480 comply with th e followin g dome stic an d in t e rn at io n al p r o du c t safe t y st a n d a rd s: • UL Stan d ard 1950, 3rd Edi tion , In format ion Te ch n ology Equipme n t In clu d in g E le c t ric al B u sin e ss Eq u ip me n t • CSA ...

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    In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n v E uropean N ot ic e Thi s equi p m ent ha s b ee n tes t ed a nd c om p l i es w i th t he f ol l owi ng r eq ui rem ents :  EN 55022/CISPR 22, Cl ass A  EN 50082-1: 1 992 B ureau of St andards , M et rol ogy, and Ins pec t ion (B SM I ) – Tai w an T his equi pment has b een t es ted a nd c om pl i e ...

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    vi E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 P r o d u c t Wa r r a n ty C a u ti o n Th e Exabyt e ® 440 and Exabyte 480 Li braries are warrante d to be free from def ects in mate rials, parts, and workman sh ip and will con form to th e current product sp e ci fic a t ion u p on de live r y. For th e spe cific det ails of your warranty, r efer to y ...

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    In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n vii C ont ent s A bou t t his manu al . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi 1 Welc ome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 About the Exabyte 4 40 and Exabyte 480 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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    viii E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 6 L ibrary In format ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 V iewing SCSI data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 V iewing statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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    In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n ix B SC SI B as ic s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 SCSI components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 Considerations for instal ling the library on the SCSI bus . . . . . . . . . 154 C L CD E rro r C ...

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    x E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 No te s ...

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    In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n xi About t his m anual Use t h is ma n ual t o in st all, c o n f igu r e , o pe rat e , m ain t ain , a n d di agnose probl ems wi th your l i br ary. C onvent i ons us ed i n t his m anual T his manu al us es the f ol l o wi n g conv enti on s: >(QWHU@ Boxed text i ndica tes keys on th e ope rator panel. ...

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    xii E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 R elat ed public at ions For i nformati on about the se li br ari es, th e tape dri ves , an d the s ta nda r ds u s ed by t hese l ib r ar ies , r ef er t o the fo l l ow i ng pu b lica tio n s. No t e : Exabyt e te c h n ica l pu blica t io n s are a vaila ble on th e Support Servi ces section of the Exa ...

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    In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n xiii E xabyt e M am m ot h 8m m t ape drive  Exabyte Mammot h Product Specifi cation , 306482  Exabyte Mammot h SCSI Reference , 306483  Exabyte Mammoth I nstal lation a nd Operatio n , 306484 E lian t 820 8mm t ape dr ive  Exabyte Eli ant 820 Pr oduct Specifi cation , 316593  Exabyte Eli ant 82 ...

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    xiv E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 No te s ...

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    In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 1 1 We l c o m e Congratul ati on s on selecti ng th e Ex abyte  440 or Ex abyte 480 Library (EXB-440 or EXB -480). You r n e w library provide s au t om a t e d d a t a st o ra ge , ar ch ivin g, ba ck u p , an d re t r ie va l fo r mid-ran ge an d h igh - e n d w orkstat ion s, se rve rs, an d net wo r k ...

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    Ch a p t e r 1 2 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 Th e li brary’s robotic cartridge h an dling me ch an ism (CHM) responds to c ommands fr om the host appl icati on to move data c artr i dges betw ee n tape driv es and stor ag e sl ots, whil e the tape driv es r ead and write data. Y ou can in sert and re move ca rtridg e s th rough th e e ...

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    Wel c o m e In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 3 F ront pan el c om ponen t s Operat or panel Th e o pe rat o r p a n e l in c lu de s a f o ur - lin e liquid cr yst a l d ispla y (LCD) an d a ke ypa d. Use th e op e rato r pan el to acce ss men u options us ed to con fig ure th e li br ary an d monitor operati ons. If necessa ry, you can ti l ...

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    Ch a p t e r 1 4 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 I nt ernal c om ponent s Dru m as s em bly The drum ass embly h olds th e data cartr idge ma gazi n e s and rota t e s 180 degre e s in e ith e r dire ct ion t o po sition th e maga zines i n front of th e CHM. ...

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    Wel c o m e In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 5 Dat a c art ridge m agazin es Da t a ca r t r i d g e ma g a z i n es ar e t he r emo v a b l e c a r r i ers f o r t he data c ar tri dges . T he maga z i nes snap on to moun ting plates on th e libra ry ’s ro ta t in g dru m asse mbly an d a llo w e asy re m o val an d re p lace me n t of c a ...

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    Ch a p t e r 1 6 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 Drive c arrier Whe n you purchase the lib rar y, each tape dr ive in th e library is fit t e d in sid e a drive car rie r. Th e d riv e ca rr ie r a llow s y ou to slid e th e dr ive in an d o ut o f t h e librar y if t h e t ap e d r ive n e e d s re p air o r if y o u ar e a d din g n e w t ...

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    Wel c o m e In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 7 Drive blan k Dr i v e b l a nks a r e “ empt y ” dr iv e ca r r i er s w i th solid face p late s. If yo u plan to op e ra te th e library with f e we r th an fo u r t a p e d r ive s, y ou mu st in sta ll d rive blan ks in t h e e mp t y dr ive po sit io n s. T h e drive blan k s e n sur e c ...

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    Ch a p t e r 1 8 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 Serial por t s Two se rial ports (25-p in an d 9-pin ) at th e back of th e library al low you to com mun icate wi th th e tape driv es a n d th e lib rary acro ss a seria l cable con n e ct ed t o an e xte rn al co mp ut e r. B y ru n n in g a sp e c ial d ia gn ost ic p ro gr am , yo u ca n ...

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    Wel c o m e In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 9 SC SI c onnec t ors T he l i b r ar y h as ei ther ei ght or ten SC SI c onnect ors , ac ces s i b l e through th e cab li n g bay on th e back . Na rrow SCSI l ib rar ies have e ig ht con n ectors and can be con n ecte d to up to four SCSI b uses (the tape dri ve i n the uppe rmost sl ot and the ...

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    Ch a p t e r 1 10 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 C ont ac t i ng E xab yt e No t e : I f it is mor e con ve nien t to your l ocati on, con t act Ex aby te Tech n ica l Support in Europe at the f o l l o w i ng num b e r s : Ph on e: + 31 -30-254-8890 Fax: + 31-30-258-1582 BB S: + 31- 30-258-1617 To obt ain t ec hnic al s up port E xabyt e T ...

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    In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 11 2 Hardw are I ns t allat ion This chapter descri bes how to instal l and set up the li br ary h ard ware . P reparing for ins t al la t i on Be fo re in sta llin g th e libra ry, c o mp le t e th e f o llo w in g p r e lim in a r y ste ps . St ep 1 – U npac k t he library Co mp le te th e un p ac kin g st ...

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    Ch a p t e r 2 12 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 St ep 2 – Obt ain ac c es s ories and equ ipment M ak e c er ta i n yo u ha v e al l the ac ces so r i es and eq ui p ment f or li b rar y operati on, as i ndi cated i n th e tab le bel ow. M any of these ite ms ar e in clu d e d in th e libr ary ac ce sso rie s bo x (a se p a ra t e bo x a ...

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    Ha rd w ar e In st all at i o n In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 13 ➤ Im port ant Y our l i b ra ry ha s be e n s hippe d to you w ith the ta pe d rive s pre - ins ta ll ed. F or li b ra rie s tha t w ill o p era te w it h few e r tha n fo ur ta pe driv e s , drive bla nk s ha ve be e n ins ta lle d in the unus e d c a rrie r s lots . F or ...

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    Ch a p t e r 2 14 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 St ep 4 – P repare t he library for ins t al lat ion Pr ep ar e t he li br ar y as fol lo ws :  Ens ur e t hat t he wor k a r ea is free f r o m c ond i tio ns t ha t c oul d ca us e el ect ro s ta ti c di sc har ge (E S D) . D i s c har ge s tat i c el ectr i c i ty from yo u r body by ...

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    Ha rd w ar e In st all at i o n In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 15  Pull each si de pane l b ack and away from the li bra ry, a s sh o w n in th e fo llo w in g fig ur e . ...

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    Ch a p t e r 2 16 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 I ns t al ling t he libr ary hardw are Th is se c t ion p r ovid e s ste p -b y- ste p in s t ru ct io n s fo r in sta llin g t h e lib rary h ardware . Use t h e fo llowin g t able as a che ckli st. ✔ St ep D e scr i p t i o n 1 I f you ha ve a r a ck - m o unt m od e l, ins ta ll the libr ...

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    Ha rd w ar e In st all at i o n In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 17 St ep 1 – I ns t all t he rac k-m ou nt library If y o u h ave a rac k- m o u n t libr ar y, fo llo w t h ese in st ru c t io n s to in st all it in t o a st an da rd E IA 19-in ch rac k . I f yo u h ave a st a n dalo n e library, go to “ Ste p 2 – Unlock and open th e ...

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    Ch a p t e r 2 18 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 Fo r thi s pr oc ed ure, y ou wi ll n eed the fo l l ow i ng:  Standard EI A 19-i n ch rack equi pped wi th extension support le gs  TO RX scre wdrive r with a T-25 bit  T-1 5 bi t, i f y ou ne e d to e xten d the rai l s  Eight 10-32 × pa n hea d s c r ew s  Two 10-32 × 1.0 ...

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    Ha rd w ar e In st all at i o n In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 19 Ins t alling t he s lide rails int o t he rac k To in sta ll th e slid e rails in to th e ra ck : 1. L oc at e the m ou nting hol es o n the r ac k w here y ou wa nt t o in st all t h e libra ry . A llo w 1 t o 2 in c h e s (3 t o 4 cm ) m in imu m clearan ce below th e bott ...

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    Ch a p t e r 2 20 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 3. A dj ust the dis tance betwe en th e moun ting bra ckets on each si de of the cabi net to 17 inch es (44 .8 cm ), as shown in th e fol low ing fi gure. M easure both the front and th e ba ck. 4. Us e a T-2 5 T O RX scr ewdri ver to ti ghten th e screws to 12.0 in-lbs (13.8 kg-cm) of torqu ...

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    Ha rd w ar e In st all at i o n In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 21 2. Sl i de the i ns ide r ai l s a s f ar ou t o f t he ra c k a s p o s s i b l e ( s ee the following figure ). 3. Remove the air fil ter gr i l l es f r om th e front of the li b r ar y b y lift in g th e o u t side e dg e s an d p ullin g th e g rille s a wa y f ro m t h ...

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    Ch a p t e r 2 22 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 5. Pre ss th e sp rin g clip s a n d slide th e lib rar y m o st o f t h e way in t o the r a ck k eepi ng the s c r ew hol e i n the f ro nt of the s l i d e r ai ls accessibl e . 6. In stall on e 8-32 × button he ad sc rew i nto the scr ew hole on e ac h r ail, as sh ow n in t h e fo llo w ...

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    Ha rd w ar e In st all at i o n In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 23 7. If t h e h o le s in th e rac k are n ot t h re ad e d, in sta ll a clip n ut o n each side of the rack in l ine wi th th e screw hole i n the front pane l of th e li br ary, as shown in th e fol lowi ng fi gure. 8. Slid e t h e lib ra ry c o m ple te ly in t o th e ra ck ...

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    Ch a p t e r 2 24 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 St ep 2 – U nloc k and o pen t he door To open th e door, i nsert th e ke y from your access or y kit i nto th e loc k , push in, and turn it one-quarter turn to th e rig ht, as s hown in th e foll owi ng figur e. Pull the door open . ...

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    Ha rd w ar e In st all at i o n In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 25 St ep 3 – R em ove t he pac king foam Remove the packi ng foam f rom the li bra ry a s s hown in th e following figure . ...

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    Ch a p t e r 2 26 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 St ep 4 – P repare an d ins t all c art ri dges T wo ty pes o f Ex ata pe™ 8 m m D at a Ca r tr i d ges ar e av ai l a bl e: advan ce d me tal e vap orate d (A ME) an d me tal particle (MP). Ex aby te Mammoth tape dri ves wri te an d read A ME tape an d read, but do n ot write , MP tap e ...

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    Ha rd w ar e In st all at i o n In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 27 T o pr epar e a nd i ns ta l l c a rt r i dg es : 1. A ffix a bar co de label to each cartridge by po siti on ing th e labe l as shown in th e fol lowi ng fi gure, us ing the re ce ss ed area on the cartri dge for gui dance. Make sure you ori ent th e label corre c tly. Fo r ...

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    Ch a p t e r 2 28 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 2. M ak e su r e the w ri te-p rot ect s wi tches on the ca rt ri dg es a re s et ap p ro p ria t e ly , a s sh o w n in th e fo llo win g f igu re . Yo u ca n u se a ball- p o in t p e n or sim ilar in st r u me n t t o m o ve th e wr ite-protect s wi tch . If the wri te-protect s witc h win ...

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    Ha rd w ar e In st all at i o n In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 29 3. If n e c e ssa r y, m o ve t h e c ar tr idg e h an dlin g me ch an ism (C HM ) so i t is not bl ocki ng th e magaz ine moun ting plates on th e drum. T o move the CHM, reach in th roug h the door and push again st th e base of the CHM, s l i di ng i t fi r ml y to the bot ...

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    Ch a p t e r 2 30 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 4. Re m o ve t h e ca rt rid ge mag az in e by p u llin g it o u t fir st f ro m th e top and th en th e bottom. 5. Pl ace t he ma ga z i ne on i ts feet wi th the s i ngl e mounti ng gu i de towar d the ri ght, as shown i n th e foll o wi n g figure. 6. Posi tion e ach cartr idg e so that th ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 45

    Ha rd w ar e In st all at i o n In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 31 7. In se rt th e car tridge in t o th e m a gazin e slot. No t e : V ery li ttl e force i s ne ede d to insta ll a data cartr i dge. If it does not snap into pla ce e asi ly or i f i t protr udes fu r ther than the ma g az i ne’ s c enter r i b, c heck the ori en tation of ...

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    Ch a p t e r 2 32 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 St ep 5 – I ns t all t he c art ridge magazine s ➤ Im port ant U s e only m a ga z ine s d e s igne d for E x a b y t e 440 a n d E x ab y t e 480 l i b r ar i es. Do n o t u se m a ga z ine s de s igne d for full - high E xa byte 8 m m libra rie s . No t e : The Exabyte 440’s four maga ...

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    Ha rd w ar e In st all at i o n In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 33 3. Ma ke sure the cover i s remov ed from the magaz ine an d posi ti on the magaz i n e so that th e magaz ine is al igned with the ro lle r o n th e m ou n tin g p lac e , a s sh own in t h e fo llo w in g fig ur e . 4. Insert the bottom en d of th e maga z i ne fir s t, the ...

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    Ch a p t e r 2 34 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 S t e p 6 – I n st a l l a cl e a n i n g ca r t r i d g e Th e fo llo w in g pr o c e du re de scr ib e s h ow to m an u a lly in sta ll a clea n in g ca rtridg e in t h e f ix ed cartrid ge slot. To re p lace th is cartrid ge afte r th e library ha s bee n in ope ra t ion , use th e Re mo ...

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    Ha rd w ar e In st all at i o n In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 35 ➤ Im port ant I f yo u w a nt to cl e a n the drive s us ing the C le a n D rives M enu on th e L C D , y ou m us t insta ll a cle a ning ca rtridge in the fixe d ca rtridge s lot. T o i n st a l l a cl eaning c ar t r i dg e i n the f i x ed c ar tr i d g e s l ot : 1. Pos ...

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    Ch a p t e r 2 36 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 St ep 7 – Clos e and l oc k t he front do or Cl ose the l ib rar y door a nd turn th e key one - quar ter turn to the left. Remov e the key and kee p it in a safe pl ac e. St ep 8 – C on ne c t t he library t o t he SC SI bus Th is se ct io n con t ain s ge n e ra l guid e lin e s fo r co ...

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    Ha rd w ar e In st all at i o n In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 37 2. If y o u a re u n fa milia r wit h co n n e c t in g de v ice s on a SC S I bu s, first re ad A ppe n di x B . 3. D et er m i ne t he S C S I b us co nfi gu r a t i o n ( tha t i s , ho w m a n y S C S I bu se s y o u w ill co n n e c t to t h e librar y a n d wh ich bus y ...

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    Ch a p t e r 2 38 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 C on nec t ing t he nar row library t o t he S C SI bus N ar r ow SC S I l ib r ar i es h av e ei g ht c onnect or s a nd c an oper a te o n up t o fou r SCSI buses. Th e library and Drive 1 share co n n ect o rs and must operat e on th e same SCSI b us. Dr i ves 2 through 4 ca n op e rat e o ...

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    Ha rd w ar e In st all at i o n In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 39 3. If m o r e t h a n on e d e vic e in th e libr ary is o n th e sam e b u s, p lace a jum per b etw een the a ppr o pr i a te c onnecto r s . (F or na rr o w li b rar ies , note th at you do not n e ed to instal l a j umpe r between the li br ary and the uppe rmos t tape dr ...

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    Ch a p t e r 2 40 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 E xam ple: N arro w library on t w o SC SI bus es  O n SCSI Bus A , a cab l e con n ects the h ost to the li br ary and Dr ive 1 , an d a j um p e r c o n n e c t s t h e librar y an d D rive 1 to D rive 2. Bus A i s term inated with an external termi nator insta ll ed on th e low e r con ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 55

    Ha rd w ar e In st all at i o n In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 41 C on nec t ing t he w ide SC SI library t o t he SC SI bus Wi de SCSI l i bra ri es have ten con n e ctors a nd can be attache d to up to f ive SC S I b u se s (a ll fo u r t a p e d rive s an d t h e librar y c a n be on separate buses ). To co n n e ct the wide l ib ra ry t ...

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    Ch a p t e r 2 42 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 3. If m o r e t h a n on e d e vic e in th e libr ary is o n th e sam e b u s, p lace a ju mper between th e appropria te con n e ctors. 4. For each devic e that te rmi n ates the bus (ei the r th e li b r ar y or one of the tape driv es), ins tall a termi nator on on e of th e co nnecto rs f ...

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    Ha rd w ar e In st all at i o n In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 43 St ep 9 – Con ne c t t he po w er c ord ➤ Im port ant T he pow e r c ord s hi ppe d w i th t h e libra ry is a 1 2 0 V AC thre e - c onduc tor pow e r cord for us e in the Uni te d S ta te s or C a na da . I f you a re pla nning to us e a nothe r input vo lta ge or if yo ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 58

    Ch a p t e r 2 44 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 4. Wait wh ile th e libra ry p e r fo rm s its po we r-o n self - te st. D u rin g this time, the foll ow ing act iv iti es occur:  Th e coo lin g fan be gin s to ro tat e .  Th e LCD illum in at e s a n d d isp la y s t h e Main Sc re e n .  T he tap e d r i ves perf or m thei r po ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 59

    In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 45 3 C o nfi gur a t i o n A fte r in st a llin g t h e libra ry h ard wa re , yo u n e e d to se t o r c h e ck t h e libra ry’s c o n f igu r at io n o p t io n s . Th is ch ap t e r d e sc rib e s:  Usin g t h e op e ra t o r p a n e l fo r se tt in g c o n f igu ra t io n o p t io n s  Disp la yin ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 60

    Ch a p t e r 3 46 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 U s ing t he operat or panel Th e li brary in clude s a four-line LCD an d ke ypa d, called th e operator panel , that all o ws you to con trol l i brary ope rati on s. Us ing the operator panel (s hown in th e foll owi n g fig ure), you can set lib rary op tion s, ch e c k ope ra t ing stati ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 61

    C o nfigura tion In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 47 Operat or keys The ke ys on th e ope rator pan el perform the fol lowi ng functions: M ain S c ree n T he Ma i n Scr een a pp ear s w hen y ou a pp l y p ow er to the l i b r ar y . The fir st a n d second li n e s on the Mai n Screen dis pla y the product name, versi on, and th e current t ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 62

    Ch a p t e r 3 48 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 E rror c odes If a library h a rd ware e rror o ccu rs, an e rro r code ap pe a rs on th e th ird a n d f o urt h lin e s of t h e Main Scr e e n . Th e t h ird lin e pr ovid e s th e e r r or ’s n u m e r ica l co de ; t h e f o ur t h lin e pro vid e s a brie f e xplan ation of th e e rro ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 63

    C o nfigura tion In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 49 Th e se le ct io n s on th e Ma in Me n u ar e de scr ibe d in t h e f o llo w in g tabl e. The men u str ucture i s shown on th e n ext pag e. M ain M enu Selec t ions M ai n Sc r een R et u r n s t o t h e M ai n Sc r een . E xtend/R etra ct E /E Allow s you to control t he e ntry/e xit p ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 64

    Ch a p t e r 3 50 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 Main Menu Extend/ Retract E/E Interface Menu Configuration Menu Maintenance Menu Library Info Menu Config 25/9-Pin Menu* Connect Drive 1 Connect Drive 2 Connect Drive 3 Connect Drive 4 Diag Console Baud Rate: 1200 Baud Rate: 2400 Baud Rate: 4800 Baud Rate: 9600 Baud Rate: 19200 Control Mode M ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 65

    C o nfigura tion In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 51 D i s p la y i ng t he Co nfi gura t i on M enu Us e th e Con fig urati on Men u to view a nd ch an ge the co n f igu rat io n op t io n s fo r yo u r lib ra ry . T o disp lay t h e C onf i gur at i o n M enu: 1. A c ce ss th e Main Me n u by pressin g >(VFD SH@ o n t h e ke ypad . Th ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 66

    Ch a p t e r 3 52 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 Set t i ng t he SCSI I Ds Defaul t SCSI I Ds a re as si gned at the factor y for the li br ary and each tape driv e. Dri v e bl anks a re as si gned B (for blank ). Th is secti on descri bes how to vi ew the default s ettings and chan ge th e m if n e ce ssary . ➤ Im port ant T he lib r a r ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 67

    C o nfigura tion In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 53 3. Press >  @ to move th e scr e en arrows to D3, as s h own. Pre ss >  @ or >  @ until the screen dis pl ays th e SCSI ID you want . No t e : I f any dri v e carr i er sl ot contai ns a dr iv e bl ank, the cu rso r will s kip o ve r th e S C S I I D fie ld f or t h at slo ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 68

    Ch a p t e r 3 54 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 Set t ing t he rem ai ni ng c onfigurat i on opt ions T he C o nfi gu r a ti on M enu c ont a i ns o the r c onf i g u r a ti on op t i o ns describe d in th e fo llowing se ction s. If d e sired, you can ch e ck th e se setti ngs a nd chan ge th em. SCSI P a rit y The SCSI Pari ty option all ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 69

    C o nfigura tion In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 55 Ad j us t Co nt r as t The A dj ust Contras t option con trol s the bri ghtn ess of the lettering on your LCD. To adjust the contras t: 1. From t h e Con f igura t ion Men u, selec t A dj ust Con trast. Th e fol low i n g sc reen appears : 2. Press 0 an d  to chan ge the contrast, the n ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 70

    Ch a p t e r 3 56 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 Set D at e The Se t Date option al lows you to set the date for the li brar y. The d ate appea rs on the Com mand Hi s tor y s cr een (s ee page 106 ) a n d on dia gn os tic listin gs (s e e Exabyte 440 and Exabyte 480 8mm Libraries Maintenance ). T o s et th e date: 1. Fr om t h e Co n f igu ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 71

    C o nfigura tion In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 57 Set T im e The Se t Ti me option al low s you to s et th e tim e th at is s hown on the l ib r ar y ’ s M ai n Scr een a nd C om ma nd H i s to r y s cr een (s ee page 106 ). To set the time: 1. Fr om t h e Co n figu r at io n M e n u, se le ct S e t Tim e . Th e f o llo win g scree n app ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 72

    Ch a p t e r 3 58 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 Set Sec urit y The Se curit y opti on all o ws you to prev en t unautho ri zed personn el from di srupti ng th e ope rati on of th e l ib rar y. W h e n you e n able s e c ur it y, t h e fo llo w in g ac t ivit ie s are pr e ve n t e d :  Ch an gin g SCS I IDs  Ch an gin g S CS I p arit ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 73

    C o nfigura tion In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 59 No t e : SCS I MO D E S E LE CT se cu rit y pr e ve n t s t h e sam e ac t ivit ie s as LCD secur ity , except f or open ing the front door. The me thod used to en able s ecuri ty ( LCD or SCSI) must al s o be used to di s abl e securi ty. That is , i f y ou en abl e securi ty fr om the ope ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 74

    Ch a p t e r 3 60 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 2. Select a three -digi t pas sw ord. Press >  @ an d >  @ to mov e from col umn to colum n and >  @ an d >  @ to ch ange th e numbers. (The defa ult p assword is 000.) Whe n you a re fin ish e d, p ress >(QWHU @ . Th e li brary displays th e fo ll ow in g scre e n ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 75

    C o nfigura tion In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 61 No t e : I f the men u dis pl ays Set Se curi ty O n, th e LCD s ecurity function is di sab led. H owever, s ecurity m ay have been en abled by y our app li cation u sing a SCS I c omman d. If so, it mu st be d isabl ed by your ap plication (see yo ur s o f t w a r e d o c u m ent a t i on ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 76

    Ch a p t e r 3 62 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 To ch e ck t h e se rial n u mbe r: 1. F ro m t he Co nf i g ur a t i o n M enu, s e l ec t Set Ser i al N u mb er. T he fol low i n g s creen appears : 2. I f neces s a r y, enter the s er i a l numb er by pr es s i ng 4 an d 6 to ch an ge e a ch digit. P ress  an d 0 to mo ve fro m c olu ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 77

    C o nfigura tion In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 63 Set M ax Add r E l em T he Ma x i mum A ddr ess a b l e E l ement o pt i on a l l ow s y ou to de cre ase th e n u mbe r o f c artridge st orage slot s you r library re po rts to th e softwa re . Th is me an s th e library can use an d re po rt fe we r sl ots than are ph ys ica ll y pr esen ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 78

    Ch a p t e r 3 64 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 T o s et the M ax im u m A ddr es s a b l e E l ement opt i on: 1. Mak e su re th e libr ar y do o r is clo se d a n d lo c ke d . 2. From the Con fi gura tion Men u select Set Max A ddr El em and press >(QWHU @ . T he fo l l ow i ng s cr een a ppea r s : I n the ex am pl e ab ov e, xx i s ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 79

    C o nfigura tion In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 65 No t e : If you s et th is option to a number higher than th e number of ca rtr idg e sl ots physi ca ll y pr esen t, the li b rary automati cal l y s ets the Maxi mum A ddressa ble E l ement t o t he hi ghes t s lo t n umb er tha t c an s tor e a cartridge . F or examp le, if you h a ve an ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 80

    Ch a p t e r 3 66 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 Us e M ammo t h T he Us e M am m oth op ti on conf i gu res the l i br ar y t o c omm un i cate pr op erl y wi th the i ns ta l l ed ta pe dr i ve. When Us e M a mm ot h is on, the l i b r ar y co nfi g ur es to com mu ni ca t e wi t h an E x a by te M a mm ot h ta pe d r i v e. When U s e M ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 81

    C o nfigura tion In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 67 S e tti n g r o b o t c o n tr o l m o d e s To de t e rmin e wh ich in te rf ac e will c o n t ro l C HM mo t io n , yo u ca n set the li br a r y to one o f the foll owi ng con trol mod es:  SCSI Inte rfa ce  LC D Interface  25-Pin o r 9-Pin (n arrow libraries)  25/ 9- Pin (w ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 82

    Ch a p t e r 3 68 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 L CD Int erfac e m ode Wh e n th e library is ope rat in g in LCD In te rfac e m ode , yo u c a n control the motions of the CHM from the operator pan e l. No t e : Y ou can use many operator panel features wi thou t chan gi ng to LCD Interface mode. LCD Interface mode is requi red only w he ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 83

    C o nfigura tion In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 69 Ch anging t he c ont rol m o de 1. M ak e s ur e the l i b r ar y i s i n the r ea dy s ta te (f or exa mp l e, no hardware error s , th e door is cl osed, an d so on). 2. I f s ec ur i ty has been enab l ed , d i s abl e it . S ee pag e 6 0 . 3. From the Mai n Men u , select Interface M en ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 84

    Ch a p t e r 3 70 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 C hec king t he s et up A fter instal l i n g the hardwar e an d softw are, check the setup by per f or mi n g s ome ex erc i s es on t he l i b r ar y . ( W hil e thes e ex er c i s es are n ot re quire d , it is a goo d ide a to ve r ify t h at yo u r so ft wa re an d h ard ware a re c ommu ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 85

    In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 71 4 L ibrary O perat ion O n ce t h e library and ap plication softw are are in stalled an d config ured, you c an automati cal l y perform b ack up and restor e operati on s usi ng th e softwar e. You should not ne e d to interven e in the cartr id ge process ing dur ing normal l i br ary operations. Th is c ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 86

    Ch a p t e r 4 72 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 Selec t ing dat a c art r id ges A lway s use Ex ab yte media to achieve th e best tape dri ve performa nc e . Tape dr iv es ar e tested to specifi ca tions us ing Ex ab yte media at the factory. ➤ Im port ant B e c a us e of m edia m a na ge m e nt a nd ap p l i c at i o n s o f t w ar e i ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 87

    Li b r ar y O p er at i o n In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 73 R eplac ing a s ingle c art ridge A s descr i bed in th is secti on, you can use several di fferent meth ods to repla ce si ngle car tri dges w ithout ope n ing th e li br ary door.  U s e the Exte nd/ Ret ract E/ E option to i n se rt or r emove car tri dges through th e en t ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 88

    Ch a p t e r 4 74 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 pg 68 figure l ink ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 89

    Li b r ar y O p er at i o n In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 75 U s ing t he R em ove Cart rid ge op t i on 1. Ma ke s ur e s ecuri ty i s di s a b l ed (s ee pag e 60 ). 2. Ch an ge to LCD In t e rface con trol mode (se e pag e 67 ). 3. F ro m t he M a i n M enu , s el ect M a i nt ena nce M enu. 4. F ro m t he M a i nt enanc e Me nu, s el e ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 90

    Ch a p t e r 4 76 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 8. Press >(QWHU @ to retract the en try / exi t tra nsport ar m. 9. Press >(VF DSH@ to return to th e Mainten an ce Men u. U s ing t he Ins ert C art ridge o pt ion 1. Ma ke s ur e s ecuri ty i s di s a b l ed (s ee pag e 60 ). 2. Ch an ge to LCD In t e rface con trol mode (se e pag ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 91

    Li b r ar y O p er at i o n In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 77 7. If y ou w ant to l oad the car tri dg e i nto th e tape dri v e, press >  @ to se le ct YES an d p ress >(QWHU@ . Th e libra ry d isp lay s t h e fol l owi ng prompt: 8. If you do not wan t to sca n th e bar c ode la be l on th e cartri dge, press >  @ to select ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 92

    Ch a p t e r 4 78 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 St oring dat a c art ridg es To ma xi mi ze the shelf l ife of your data ca rtr idg es and e nsure data in t e g rit y, f ollo w t h e gu id e lin e s b e lo w wh e n st o rin g ca rt rid ge s.  Store c artridges in a suitab le environment. Foll ow the s pec i f i ca ti o ns fo r s to ra g ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 93

    Li b r ar y O p er at i o n In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 79 R eplac ing t he c ar t ri dge m agazines To open th e door a nd re place a da ta car tri dge mag azine: 1. Insert the ke y i n th e lock, push in, and turn it on e quarter tur n to the ri ght, as shown in th e fol lowi n g fi gure. When you unlock the door:  Th e libra r y c ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 94

    Ch a p t e r 4 80 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 2. Whe n th e door’ s i nte rl ock mechan is m rel eases, ope n th e door. 3. Ma ke s ur e th e CHM and its cab l i ng are sa fel y out of the way of the magaz i nes. If ne cess ar y , move the CHM to the bottom of th e lo n g axis b y p u sh in g fir mly a ga in st it s b ase . 4. If neces ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 95

    Li b r ar y O p er at i o n In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 81 6. If des i red, r epl ac e th e magazi ne by pos i ti oning i t ov er the mounting plate wi th th e singl e moun ting gui de toward the top. 7. Insert the bottom of the magaz ine fir st, the n snap the magazin e in to place by pre ssing again st th e top . 8. Cl ose th e door an ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 96

    Ch a p t e r 4 82 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 R es et t i ng t he libr ary If t h e libra r y h as e n co u n te re d a n e rro r a n d is still n ot o p e ra t in g after y ou h ave tri ed th e correctiv e acti on for the error, you may ne ed to reset the l ib rar y. A reset caus es the lib rar y a n d th e tape dri ves to perform their ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 97

    In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 83 5 Tape Drive Op erat i on Th e ap p lica t io n so f tw a re a ut o m a tic ally co n t ro ls t h e tap e drive s to perfor m back up and restor e ope ratio n s. You d o not n e ed to i nter v ene i n the ca r tr i d g e pr oc es s i ng; how ev er , you m ay need to perfor m th e fol lowi ng tas ks :  Mo ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 98

    Ch a p t e r 5 84 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 M o nit oring t he t ap e drive L E D s The foll owi ng tabl es s how th e tape dri ve LE D st ates and the co n d it io n s th ey in dica t e . No t e : You may observe ot h e r LED act ivity (ran do m flashin g, steady on, an d s o on). For a detai l ed descr ipti on, refer to th e p ro d u ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 99

    T ap e Dr i v e Op er ati o n In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 85 C leaning t he t ape dri ves Y ou s houl d c l ea n a ta pe d r i ve whenev er the l i b r ar y d i s pl a ys “ Dri ve need s cl eani ng” on the M ai n Scr een of t he LC D o r w hen ev er y o ur app l i c at i on s of tw ar e not i fi es y ou . (N ot al l sof t wa re app l ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 100

    Ch a p t e r 5 86 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 C lean ing t he t ape drives from t he ope rat or panel To cl ean th e tape dri ves from th e operator panel: 1. Det erm i ne w hi ch d ri ve needs cl eani n g b y l oo k i ng a t t he dr i v e LEDs . For Mamm oth tape driv e s, the top LED turns on wh en clean in g is requ ired. Fo r Elian t ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 101

    T ap e Dr i v e Op er ati o n In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 87 6. Use >  @ to sel e ct the tape driv e you want to clean as desc rib e d below, an d p ress >(QWHU @ .  Cl ean Driv e 1 (top t ape dri ve)  Cl ean Driv e 2 (s econ d from top)  C l ea n D r i v e 3 (t hi r d f r o m to p)  Cl ean Driv e 4 ( bot tom tape dr ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 102

    Ch a p t e r 5 88 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 R eplac ing t he c leanin g c art ridge T o r epl a c e the cl eaning c ar tr i d ge w hen i t i s used u p, u s e the Re move Cart ridge an d In se rt Car tridge o pt ion s on th e Ma inte n an ce Men u and the en try/ e xi t port. Set th e sourc e and d esti nat i on to 0 , w h ic h i s the ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 103

    T ap e Dr i v e Op er ati o n In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 89 Dis p layi ng inform at i on ab out t ape d ri ves From the ope rator pane l, you can di spl ay i nformati on about th e ta p e dr ive , in c lu d in g th e t yp e o f ta p e d rive in st a lle d an d it s ope ra tion al stat u s. Th e inf ormat ion s cre e n s are up d ate d w ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 104

    Ch a p t e r 5 90 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 T he fol l o wi ng ta bl e d es c ri b es the i nf or ma ti o n in the D ri v e S ta tus s c reen. Drive St at us s c reen DR IVE N STA T US Id en t i f i es t h e t a p e d r iv e, as fo l l o w s: DR IVE 1 – The t o p t ap e d r i v e D R I V E 2 – T he s ec ond fro m top ta p e drive D ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 105

    T ap e Dr i v e Op er ati o n In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 91 The foll owi ng tabl e shows ad diti onal fi el ds on th e Mammoth Dr ive S t at u s sc re e n . Occupi ed 0 – Th er e i s n o car t r i d g e l o ad ed in t h e t ap e d r i v e. 1 – Ther e i s cu r r en t l y a car t r i d g e l o ad ed i n t h e t ap e d r i v e. O cc V ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 106

    Ch a p t e r 5 92 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 E jec t i ng a c ar t r i dge m anuall y If a probl em occur s that req uires i n te rvention , you may n e ed to ej ect a c a rtr i dg e ma nua l l y : 1. In se rt th e ke y in th e lock, p ush i n , an d turn it o n e quart e r tu rn to th e rig ht. 2. Whe n th e door’ s i nte rl ock mech ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 107

    T ap e Dr i v e Op er ati o n In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 93 M a mmo t h E liant 820 ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 108

    Ch a p t e r 5 94 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 No te s ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 109

    In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 95 6 L ibrary I n form at ion T he fu nct i ons i n the Li br a r y I nfo M enu a r e ma i nl y f o r us e b y techn ical s upport and appli cati on developers . You ma y be as ked by tech n ic al support to di spl ay one of the se sc reen s a n d loc ate in f o r m a t io n t h at w ill h e lp tr o u ble s h ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 110

    Ch a p t e r 6 96 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 Vi e w i n g S C S I d a t a SC S I in fo rm at io n is availa ble t h rou gh t h e S C SI Me n u . To d isp lay th is men u, se le ct Library In fo Me n u from th e Main Me n u , t h en se le c t S CS I M en u . Th e fo llo w in g m e n u ap p e a rs: SC SI m ode param et ers The SCSI Mode P ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 111

    Li b r ar y In f o r m at i o n In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 97 For e a ch param e te r, th e SCS I Mo de P aram e te rs scre e n sh ows t h e curren t (Cur), default (De f), an d saved (Sav) values:  Th e cu r ren t v alu e is t h e valu e cu rre n t ly ac tiv e . I t is e it h e r t h e power-on default or a temporar y val ue set by ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 112

    Ch a p t e r 6 98 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 S e c uri ty W he the r the s e c urity ha s be e n e na b le d by S C S I . F or m ore inform a tion ab o u t SC SI secu r i t y , see t h e E XB-440 an d E XB-480 8m m Li b r ar i es SC SI Re f e r e n c e . No te : S e c u r i t y c an al so b e e n ab l e d f r o m t h e L C D . Fo r m o ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 113

    Li b r ar y In f o r m at i o n In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 99 SCSI r es erva t ions Th e SC S I Re s e rva t io n s scr e e n in dic at e s if th e libr a ry o r it s el ement s a re r es erv ed f or exc l us iv e u s e b y a hos t c om put er. T he l i b r ar y a nd i t s el ement s ar e res er v ed a nd r el ea s ed thr oug h S CSI co ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 114

    Ch a p t e r 6 100 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 Th e in f o rm a t io n in t h e SCS I Re se rvat io n s scre e n is de scrib e d in th e fo llo win g t ab le . SCSI s e ns e da t a Wh e n an e rror o r ch ang e o f state o c curs, t h e a pplicatio n sof twa re can is s ue a SC SI REQ UEST SE NSE com mand to th e li bra ry to ob t ain in ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 115

    Li b r ar y In f o r m at i o n In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 101 T o v i ew the s en s e da ta : 1. Select SCSI Se n se Data from th e SCSI Men u . The follow ing scree n app e ars: The ID at th e top of th e di spl ay i s the SCSI ID of the h ost th at th e se n se dat a is bein g h e ld for. (Not e th at sen se data is sup plie d fo r i ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 116

    Ch a p t e r 6 102 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 V iew ing s t at is t ic s Th e St at ist ic s Me n u c o n t a in s two se lec t io n s: o n e fo r r e vie win g info rmat ion about CHM move me n ts an d on e for re vie win g in f o r m a t io n a bo u t e le me n t s. To vie w st a t ist ic s: 1. Select Li bra ry I nfo Men u from the Ma ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 117

    Li b r ar y In f o r m at i o n In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 103 2. T o d i s pl ay t he El ement S ta ti st i cs sc r een, pr ess >  @ t o sc ro ll p ast the l a s t i tem o n the Sy st em Sta ti s t i cs sc r een . Th e fo llo win g t a ble d e scrib e s t h e in fo rm at io n in t h e S t at is tic s s c reen. E L E M S T A T S , ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 118

    Ch a p t e r 6 104 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 V i e w i n g sy st e m se n so r s T he Sys tem Sens or s s c reens enab l e y ou t o tr o ub l es hoot ha r dw ar e probl ems by checking the curren t status of t h e li bra ry’ s intern al me c h an ica l se n s o r s. To vie w sy st e m se n so rs: 1. Select Li bra ry I nfo Men u from ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 119

    Li b r ar y In f o r m at i o n In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 105 T he fo l l ow i n g ta b l e des cri bes the i nf or m a ti on in the Sy s t em Se n so r s sc re e n s. D i g i t a l sy st e m se n so r s D oor C los ed I ndi c a te s w he the r the front door is cl os e d (1) o r o p e n (0). K e y L ock I ndic a tes w hethe r the fron ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 120

    Ch a p t e r 6 106 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 V i e w in g c om m a nd hi s t o r y Th e Comm an d History scre e n displays th e mo st re ce n t 300 e ve n ts th at h ave occu rre d in th e library. You ma y be aske d by a te ch nical suppor t person to scr oll through this d is pla y l ooki n g for parti cula r ev ents . To display th ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 121

    Li b r ar y In f o r m at i o n In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 107 Th e fo llowi ng t able brie fly de scribes th e Co mman d History scree n . For co mple te de t ails, refe r t o th e History B uffe r Display in Exabyte 440 and Exabyte 480 Maintenance . Show n in sa m p l e F ield nam e D e scr i p t i o n 000 IDX (In d ex ) Th e l i n e ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 122

    Ch a p t e r 6 108 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 V iew ing inven t ory informat ion Th e libra r y m a in ta in s a ca rt rid g e inv e n to ry in n on vo lat ile RA M and uses th e informat i on to proces s SC SI comm an ds from th e ap p lic a t io n sof t wa re . Th e in ve n t o ry c o n t a in s in f o r m at io n abo u t the f ol l o ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 123

    Li b r ar y In f o r m at i o n In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 109 2. Fr o m th e In ve n to ry Me n u , se le c t Labe l In f o rm at io n . Th e fol low i n g sc reen appears : 3. Press >  @ to v i ew a hig her el ement i ndex ; pr es s >  @ to vie w a l ow er el em ent i ndex . T he fol lo w i ng t ab l e d es c ri bes the f ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 124

    Ch a p t e r 6 110 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 E lem ent oc c upied informat ion T o d i s pl ay i nfor m at i on a b out el em ents i n the l i b rar y : 1. Select the Li brar y I n fo Menu from the Mai n Menu , then s elect In ve n t ory Me n u . E rro r I nd ica te s w he the r the ba r code s ca nner w a s una ble to re a d the c a r ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 125

    Li b r ar y In f o r m at i o n In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 111 2. From the Inven tory Menu , select O ccupied Info. T h e fol low i n g sc reen appears : 3. Press >  @ to v i ew a n el em ent w i th a hi gher i ndex ; pres s >  @ to vie w an e le me n t w it h a lo w e r in d e x. T he fo l l ow i n g ta b l e des cri bes th ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 126

    Ch a p t e r 6 112 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 E lement pos it ion in f ormat ion To d is pl ay i nformati on about the posi tion of elements i n th e library: 1. Select the Li brar y I n fo Menu from the Mai n Menu , then s elect In ve n t ory Me n u . P ( Ca r t r i d g e M a gaz ine or Tap e Dr i v e P r esen t ) I ndica te s w he the ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 127

    Li b r ar y In f o r m at i o n In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 113 2. From the Inve nt ory M e n u, sel ect Posi tion Info. The fol lowi n g scree n app e ars: 3. Press >  @ to v i ew a n el em ent w i th a hi gher i ndex ; pres s >  @ to vie w an e le me n t w it h a lo w e r in d e x. The foll owi ng tabl e descri bes the fiel ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 128

    Ch a p t e r 6 114 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 No te s ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 129

    In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 115 7 Hardw are E x erc is es Th is chap te r describe s hardware e xercises you can perfo rm from the operator panel:  Performi ng di agnosti cs on the l ibr ary  Co n f igu rin g p o rt s f o r d ia gn ost ics Ma n y of the task s des cri bed i n th is chapter may be nece ss ary i f you want to troub l ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 130

    Ch a p t e r 7 116 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 U s ing t he Dem o M enu Th e De m o Me n u in clu d e s t wo se le ct io n s:  Slot Demo . This opti on causes the CHM to randomly mov e car tri dges from sl ot to s l ot, i n cludi ng th e fix ed ca rtr idg e sl ot.  Drive Demo . T h is op t io n cau se s th e CH M t o ra n do mly mo ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 131

    H a rd w a re E xe rc is es In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 117 Slot Dem o To r un th e slot demo: 1. Select Sl ot Demo fr om the De mo Menu . 2. Th e library asks if yo u wan t cart ridges sc an n e d du rin g t h e demo. If you wa nt to incl ude bar code sca n n i n g in your demo, se le c t YE S . O th e r wise , s e le c t NO . Th e lib ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 132

    Ch a p t e r 7 118 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 4. T o s t op t he dem o, pr es s >(VF DSH@ , the n >(Q WHU@ at t he nex t s c r een. Th e library displays th e t ot al n u mbe r o f cyc les th at we re ru n duri ng the demo and an Err or 9 1 mes sag e, indic ati ng th at you have stopped th e demo. Drive Demo T o r un t he dr i v e ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 133

    H a rd w a re E xe rc is es In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 119 4. If you wa n t th e en try/ e x it port to be used dur ing each pick and pl a ce c y cl e, s el ect Y E S. Otherw i s e, s el ect NO. The li b r ar y b egi ns th e de mo and disp l ays th e foll owi ng s c reen: I n the ex am pl e ab ov e, n i ndica tes the n umber of m oves t ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 134

    Ch a p t e r 7 120 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 3. R ef er to t he ta b l e bel ow fo r t he el ement i n dex es . Thes e numb ers co r r es pond to the l i b r a ry c om ponents and ar e n e ce ss a ry fo r so m e t e sts. P erforming dia gn os t ic t es t s 1. F ro m t he M a i n M enu , s el ect M a i nt ena nce M enu, then s el ect D ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 135

    H a rd w a re E xe rc is es In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 121 3. W hen the tes t is fi ni shed , t he s cr een d i s pl a ys Statu s C om pl et e and you can press >(VF DSH@ to return to the Diagnost ics Menu. No t e : I f you w an t to stop a tes t i n progres s, pr ess >(V FDSH@ , th en >(QWHU@ . The fol l owi ng tabl e desc ri ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 136

    Ch a p t e r 7 122 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 Scan Scans al l o f t h e elem en t s. A f t er t h e sy st em scan s all t h e el em en t s, it st o r es t h e d ata i n t h e c ar t r i d g e i n v e n t o r y an d d i s p l ay s an y s c an er r o r s o n t h e Lab el In f o r m at i o n sc r een (s ee p ag e 108 ). Scan w i t h Ra n g ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 137

    H a rd w a re E xe rc is es In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 123 Cy c l e P i ck/P la ce C au ses t h e C HM t o t ake a ca rtridge from a s pe cifi e d el em en t an d r ep l a ce i t i n t h e sam e l o cat i o n . Wh en yo u se lect C y cle P ick/P l a ce , the S et So u r c e sc r een ap p ear s. P r ess >  @ or >  @ to s e le ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 138

    Ch a p t e r 7 124 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 C onfigu ri ng t he s eri al por t s for diagnos t ic s You ca n use on e of th e li bra ry’ s seri al ports and a termi nal e m u lat ion program (such as CHSTERM) to acce ss th e library firmware . Th e co n sole in t e rfa ce , also re fe rre d t o a s th e Diagnostic Console , allows y ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 139

    H a rd w a re E xe rc is es In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 125 To confi gure the seria l por t: 1. If n e ce ssary, disabl e se curity (see pa ge 6 0 ). 2. If you wan t t o con trol CHM motion , ch an ge th e c on t rol mode to the appropri ate s erial port mode (see page 6 7 ). ➤ Im port ant D o not cha nge to a s e ri a l port c ontrol ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 140

    Ch a p t e r 7 126 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 ➤ Im port ant If y o u c o n n ec t a s e r i al p o r t t o an E lia nt 8 2 0 ta p e drive , yo u m a y inte rrupt a ny S C S I c om m a nds be in g s e nt to t h a t dri ve from the ap p l i c at i o n s o f t w a r e . 5. W hen yo u ha v e s el ect ed t he opt i on yo u w a nt, pr es s ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 141

    In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 127 8 Troubl es hoot ing Th is c h ap t e r p ro vid e s a list o f su g g e s t io n s fo r so lvin g p r o ble m s th at ma y oc c ur wh e n y o u a re in sta llin g an d o p e ra t in g th e libr ary an d t h e e n clo s e d ta p e d rive s . T h e in st ru ct io n s in t h is ch a p t e r ar e ba sic t ro ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 142

    Ch a p t e r 8 128 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 P roble m s w it h libr a ry in s t allat ion If y o ur libra ry a n d ap p lic a t io n so ft wa re are n ot c o m m un ica t in g af t e r in st alla t io n , c h ec k t h e fo llo win g: ✔ Single-ended, low- voltage dif ferential (LVD), and high-voltage dif ferential (HVD) devices . Ma ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 143

    T rouble s hooti ng In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 129 ✔ Compa tibilit y . Make sur e th at your ta pe dri ve and li brary are comp atible with t h e SCS I adap t e r card an d applicat ion softwa re you pla n to use. ✔ SCSI adapter ca rd installation . Make sur e th at you instal led your SCS I adap te r ca rd or ca rds co rre ct ly. R ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 144

    Ch a p t e r 8 130 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 P roble m s w it h t ap e dr ive op erat ion If yo u h a ve be e n suc c e ssf u lly o p e r at in g t h e ap p lica t io n so f t w are and li br ary in the past, but ar e n ow experiencing prob lems re a d in g an d w rit in g da t a , c h ec k t h e fo llo win g: ✔ Write-protec t switch ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 145

    T rouble s hooti ng In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 131 ✔ Use Mammoth option . If you are u sin g Exabyte Mammo t h tape dri ves, make s ur e th at the Us e Ma m moth configura ti on option i s s et to O N, as desc ri bed on page 66 . O the rwi s e, th e libra ry will n ot b e a ble to re ce ive in fo rma t ion f ro m t h e ta p e dri ve. ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 146

    Ch a p t e r 8 132 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 ✔ CHM operation . Yo u ca n use th e se le c t ion s in th e D iag n o st ic s Menu and th e De mo Men u to de termine if the CHM i s fu ncti oning pr oper l y . See Chap te r 7 . ✔ Fuse . Ch e ck to ma ke sure t h at th e fu se is good . S e e p age 135 for in st ruc t io n s. I f you c ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 147

    In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 133 9 M a i nt ena nc e Th is c h ap t e r p ro vid e s in fo rm a t io n abo u t th e fo llo w in g mai n te n anc e fun ctions you m ay ne ed to perform:  C l ea ni ng t he f r ont w i nd o w  Usin g t o u c h - u p p a in t on th e lib ra ry h o u sin g  Rep lacin g th e fu se  Re p lac in g th ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 148

    Ch a p t e r 9 134 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 C leaning t he fr ont w indow A s i d e fr o m t he ta pe d r i ves , the o nly l ib r ar y c om ponent t hat should b e cleaned is the wi n dow i n the door. T wo cl ean ing packets ar e provi ded wi th your l ib ra ry f or cl eaning th e front wi n dow. T o order a ddi tional cl ean ing pa ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 149

    M a inte na nce In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 135 Re p l a ci n g t h e f u s e Th e lib rary use s a 4.0-amp, 250-volt fuse, wh ich is locate d in th e fus e draw er at the back of the li bra ry n ext to the power cor d co nnecto r. A n ex tr a f us e i s pr o v i ded i n the f us e d ra w er . T o or der addi ti onal fu ses, see page 10 ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 150

    Ch a p t e r 9 136 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 2. Pla c e a sma l l s c r ewdri v er undern eath th e tab on the fuse dra wer. Gently l i ft out th e fuse dra wer. (See th e foll owi ng figure.) 3. Pull the blow n fuse out of the fuse sl ot, as s hown in th e following figure . 4. Us e th e screwdri ver to push the spar e fuse box out of ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 151

    M a inte na nce In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 137 R eplac in g t he air filt er The li brar y h as tw o air f il te rs , on e on each si de of th e front pane l. Y ou s hou l d r epl a c e the ai r f i l ter s once a y ear (o r mo re f r equ entl y if the lib rar y i s operati ng in a di r ty en vir onmen t) . To or der r epl a ce ment f i ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 152

    Ch a p t e r 9 138 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 2. R emo ve t he ai r f i l ter fr om i ns i de o f t he ai r f i l t er gr i l l e ( s ee t he following figure ). ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 153

    M a inte na nce In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 139 3. Pla ce a n e w f ilt e r in side e a ch grille , tu ckin g t h e m e sh o ve r th e mo u n tin g p in s in sid e t h e g rille , as sh ow n in t h e f o llow in g figure. 4. Re p lac e ea ch gr ille b y in se rt in g t h e ta bs in t o t h e h ole s a n d pu sh in g ag a in st t h e gril ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 154

    Ch a p t e r 9 140 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 R eplac ing a t a pe dri ve (or drive blank) You can i n stall an Exabyte Mammo th o r Eli an t 820 t ape drive in to your library. ➤ Im port ant Y o u m us t purcha s e the ta pe drive p r e- i n st all ed i n t h e c ar r i er . Y ou ca nnot com bine E xa b yte M a m m o th ta pe dri v e ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 155

    M a inte na nce In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 141 P roc edure for replac ing a t ape drive (or drive blank) Re p lac in g a t ap e d rive (o r drive bla n k) in volve s th e fo llo win g ste ps : No t e : W h e n you order a n ew tape driv e for the li brar y, the tape dr ive w ill be s h ip p e d t o y ou in a d rive ca rrie r. Yo u c an ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 156

    Ch a p t e r 9 142 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 3. Unloc k and open th e li br ary door ( see pa ge 2 4 ). 4. Power off the l ibra ry. 5. Di sconn ect the power cor d. 6. If n e ce ssary, re ach in an d pu sh firmly again st th e base of th e CHM to mov e it s o i t is not block i ng access to th e tape dri v es. CAUTION D o not force the ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 157

    M a inte na nce In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 143 St ep 2 – R em ove t h e t ape drive 1. Usin g a f lat - bla de scr e w d rive r, lo o se n t h e t wo c ap t ive scre ws on the dr i v e c ar r i er f ac epl a te. S ee the f ol l owi ng fi gur e. 2. Us ing your fi nger, pull out the lever on th e facepla te, as shown in t h e fo llo w i ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 158

    Ch a p t e r 9 144 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 St ep 3 – I ns t all t he t ape dr ive ➤ Im port ant D o not in s e rt your fin ge rs in the ta p e dri v e door. 1. A s sh o wn in t h e pr e vio u s fig u re , in s e rt th e t a p e dr ive in to t h e sl ot wi th th e lever to the rig ht. Make sur e th e lever i s clos ed. Th e t ap e ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 159

    In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 145 A S pe c ific a t io n s Th is ap p e n d ix pr o vid e s g e n e ra l sp e c ific at io n s fo r th e libr a ry. St orage c apac it y T he tab l e bel ow su mm ar i z es the s tor ag e c ap ac i t y o f t he l i b r ar y wi th th e diff eren t tape driv e model s. Type of li bra ry Capac it y w it h t he ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 160

    Appe n dix A 146 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 Op erat ing en vir onm ent Size an d w eight Ambient t emperat ure range +5 ° C t o + 3 5 ° C (+ 41 ° F t o + 9 5 ° F) M ax imu m a l l o w ab l e t emperat ure variat ion 1 ° C p er m i n u t e; m ax 10 ° C per ho ur (2 ° F p e r mi n u t e ; ma x 1 8 ° F pe r hour) R elat ive humidit ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 161

    S pe cifi ca tio ns In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 147 Po w e r P ow er c ord re quir em en t s The li br ary i s shipped wi th a 7-foot (2. 1 meter), 18 A WG, 3-con ducto r A C p owe r cord fo r 120 volt use in th e Un ited St ate s an d C an ada. Th e p owe r cord h as a mo lded NEMA 5-15P ma le con n ect or o n on e e n d an d a m olded ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 162

    Appe n dix A 148 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 Int ern at iona l 220 V A C P ow er C o rd  The power cord must h ave an attachmen t plug of the p roper type, rati ng, and sa fety approv al for the inte nd ed coun try.  Th e pow e r cord must h a ve an IEC 320 fe male con ne ct or o n one end .  Th e fle xible c o rd mu st be h arm ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 163

    S pe cifi ca tio ns In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 149 SC SI c a bl e s pec if ic at ions The foll owi ng tabl e l is ts the recommendations for external SCSI cables for th e na rrow SCSI li brary. For t h e wide S CSI library, u se c ables th a t c on form to SC SI -3 spe cific a t ion s. Cab l e f ea t u r e R equirem ent St an d ar d C o ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 164

    Appe n dix A 150 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 C able len gt h for s ingle-ended c onfigurat ion s If you are usin g Exabyte Mammo th tap e drives an d your h ost can tra n sfer data at mor e th an 5.0 M B per second, the total l en gth of all in te rn al an d e xte rn al cabl e s sh o u ld no t e xce e d 3.0 me t e rs ( 9. 8 f eet) . If y ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 165

    S pe cifi ca tio ns In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 151 R e m o te r e s e t c a b l e s p e c i f i c a ti o n s Th e re m ot e h ard ware rese t p o rt o n t h e ba ck p an e l allow s you to pe rfo rm a ma n u al h ard wa re re se t o n th e li brary to cle ar h ardwar e e rro rs. Th is port re quire s an 8-p in circular DIN c on n e cto ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 166

    Appe n dix A 152 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 No te s ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 167

    In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 153 B SC SI B as i c s This appen dix prov ides a n o vervi e w of the S mall Comput er System 2 ( SCSI-2 ) an d gives an o vervie w o f h ow to con figure t h e SCS I bu s. SC S I is a st a n d ar d sp e c ific at io n th at a llo ws a n ap p lic at io n run n in g on a h o st compute r to commu n icate with ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 168

    Appe n dix B 154 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 C ons ider at ion s for in s t allin g t he libr ary o n t he SCSI b us Th is se ct io n pro vid e s t h e bas ic ru le s a n d co n side rat io n s for se t t in g up the li br ary on th e SCSI b us. Si ng le - e nd e d , L V D , o r H V D Every S CSI device at tach e d t o th e SCSI bus must ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 169

    SC SI Ba si c s In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 155 N a rr ow or w id e SCSI The n arrow li brary suppor ts M ammoth and El ia n t 820 ta pes dri ves . The wide l i bra ry s upports M ammoth tape dri ves on ly. Fa st S C S I The lib rary supports fas t SCSI, which does n ot requi re an y speci al cabl i ng or config urati on . However, prope ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 170

    Appe n dix B 156 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 ✔ Intern al cabl in g. Y ou must incl ude the amount of internal ca b lin g in yo u r c alc u lat io n s. S e e pa ge 149 for info rmat ion . If you have an y oth er e x tern al devic es on th e bus (not instal led i ns i de you r hos t co mpu ter ) , thes e d evi ces m ay ha ve so m e amoun ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 171

    SC SI Ba si c s In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 157 If y o u h a ve on e t ap e drive in st alle d, t h e libra ry u se s t w o S C S I I D s, one f or t he l i br a r y i ts el f a nd o ne for the tap e d ri ve. If y ou hav e tw o dr ive s in st a lle d , t h e librar y us e s t h re e IDs. S e pa ra t e ID s allo w the l ibr ary and tape d ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 172

    Appe n dix B 158 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 No te s ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 173

    In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 159 C L C D E rror C ode s Th is appe n d ix de scribes th e e rror co de s th at ap p e ar on th e lib rary’s LCD (liquid crystal display). LCD e rro r code s d o n ot re f lec t ta pe driv e e rrors. CAUTION L ibra ry c o m pone nts ca n be re pla c e d only by E xa byte - a pprove d s e rvic e provi de rs ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 174

    Appe n dix C 160 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 Fo r in form at ion abo ut SC SI e rro r con dition s (sen se dat a), re fe r t o page 100 an d t o th e EXB -4 40 and EXB -480 8mm Libraries SCSI Refe re nc e . C A UTION S o m e c orre ctive a ctions a d vis e yo u to re s e t the libra ry . B e fore re s e tting, m a k e s ure th e re is no ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 175

    L C D E rror C ode s In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 161 Th e fo llo win g t ab le lists t h e libr ary h ard wa re e rro r c on dit io n s in num er i ca l o r d er . E rror Des crip t ion C orrec t ive ac t ion 10 DR OP P E D A C A R TR IDG E . Th e C H M droppe d a ca rtri dge . I f the ca rtridge la be l w a s remo ve d, m a k e s ure th ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 176

    Appe n dix C 162 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 18 SR C INSIDE DR I VE . Th e C HM co ul d no t succes s fu ll y p ick a c a rtri dge be ca us e it w a s s t il l l o a d ed i n t h e t a p e d r iv e. P re s s the ta pe dr i ve e je ct but ton a nd w a it for the ca rtridg e to be unloa de d, or re dire ct th e C H M to a no ther l oca tio ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 177

    L C D E rror C ode s In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 163 38 C A NN OT LO A D D R IV E . Th e C HM c o uld no t loa d the c a rtri dge i nto th e ta pe dr ive . ( It c ould not m o ve in fa r e nough o n the s hort a xis . )  Open th e door and look for anyt hing th at might be obstr ucting the CHM alo ng its short axis.  Make s ure tha ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 178

    Appe n dix C 164 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 60 NO L ABE L . T he b a r co d e s ca nner c ould no t re a d the ba r c ode la be l be ca us e the r e w a s no l a be l on the ca rtridg e . I f pr e s e nt, thi s e rror a ppe a rs on the L a be l I n fo scr een . If t h e car t r i d g e d o es n o t h av e a l ab el , pla ce a l a be l o ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 179

    L C D E rror C ode s In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 165 71 PA RA M ET ER > L I M I T . F irm w a re e rror. M a k e s ure the li bra ry a nd ta pe drive s a r e not being us ed by a ny hos t, the n p res s >5HVHW@ on the ope ra tor pa ne l. I f the e rror pe rs is ts , c onta ct your s ervi ce provide r. Y ou m a y be a s k e d to s u ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 180

    Appe n dix C 166 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 77 I N T ERFA CE D I S A B L ED . T h e libra ry w a s not in the correct co n t r o l m o d e w h en t h e ope ra to r s e nt a com m a nd. M a k e c e rta in th e libra ry is in th e cor re ct contro l m o d e . I f it is , conta ct yo ur s e rvice provide r. 80 E/ E FA I L ED T O EX T EN D ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 181

    L C D E rror C ode s In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 167 101 DR UM M OVE , SA X IS E XT. T he C H M could not m ov e a long t he s hort a xis . O p e n the door a nd look f or a nyth in g tha t m igh t be obs tru c tin g th e C H M a l on g it s s hort ax i s . M a k e s ure the li bra ry a nd ta pe drive s a r e not being us ed by a ny hos ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 182

    Appe n dix C 168 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 130 F A S216 E R R O R ; SC SI UN E X P E C TE D IN T; SC S I INT S T U C K ERRO R. T h e r e i s a S C S I chip fa ilure. M a k e s ure the li bra ry a nd ta pe drive s a r e not being us ed by a ny hos t, the n p res s >5HVHW@ on the ope r a tor pa ne l. I f the e rror pe rs is ts , c ont ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 183

    In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 169 D L ibrary E lem e n t s E l ements ar e t he phys i c a l l oc a ti ons i n the l i br a ry that ca n ac c ept a ca rtr idg e (the CHM, the mag azi n e sl ots, the fi x ed sl ot, and the tape dri ves) . E a c h el em e nt has an el em ent i n dex , w hi c h ena b l es t he l i b r a r y t o i d en ti fy t ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 184

    Appe n dix D 170 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 E xabyt e 440 ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 185

    Li b r ar y E l e m en t s In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 171 E xabyt e 48 0 ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 186

    Appe n dix D 172 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 No te s ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 187

    In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 173 E P a c ki ng a nd Shi pp i ng t he Li b r a r y T his appendi x des c ri bes t he pro ced ur es f or :  Re tu rn in g th e library for service  Pa ck in g th e lib ra ry R et urning t he li brar y for s erv ic e If y ou n ee d to return the li bra ry to th e factory for s erv ic e, con tact your s e ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 188

    Appendix E 174 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 P a c ki n g t h e li brary Use t h e o rig i n a l p a c ki n g m a t e ri a ls t o p a c k t h e li b r a r y ( s h i p p i n g c o n t a i n e rs, p a c ki n g f o a m , a n d a n t i s t a t ic b a g ) . Y o u w ill a lso n ee d pac k i n g tape a n d ba n d i n g m at e r i a l . P reparin ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 189

    P a c k ing a nd S hi ppin g th e L ibra ry In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 175 4. Insert the packing foam ne xt to the CHM, a s s hown in th e following figure . ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 190

    Appendix E 176 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 5 . A d j u s t t h e pac k i n g foam s o t h e C H M f i t s i n to t h e poc k e t , a s s h o w n in t h e f o ll o w i n g f ig u r e . 6 . Cl o se t h e li b r a ry d oo r a n d l o c k i t . R e m o ve t h e k e y . ➤ I m por t a n t I f you a r e r e turnin g t h e libr a r y for s e r ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 191

    P a c k ing a nd S hi ppin g th e L ibra ry In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 177 A cce ssi n g t h e st a n d a l o n e m o d e l h a n d l e s To l i ft th e li bra ry, y ou must acc ess the h an dles loca ted un dern eath the si de pan e ls . To remove the si de pane ls : 1. Usin g a fla t -bla de scre w d rive r, lo o se n th e fo u r c ap ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 192

    Appendix E 178 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 R e m ovi n g t h e libra ry To r e m o ve t h e libr a ry fr o m a rack: 1 . E x t e n d t h e e x t e n s i on suppo r t l e g s on t h e r ac k . 2 . R e move t h e a i r f il t e r g r i l l e s f r om t h e f r o n t of t h e li b r a r y b y li f t i n g o n t h e o u t side e dg e s a n d ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 193

    P a c k ing a nd S hi ppin g th e L ibra ry In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 179 4. Slid e t h e libr a r y a f e w in ch e s ou t o f th e rac k . 5. Us e a T-1 5 TO RX dr iver to r emove th e two button h ead scr ews attac h ing th e rai l s to the si des of the li br ary, as shown in th e following figure . ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 194

    Appendix E 180 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 6 . M a k i n g s u re t h e l i b r a ry i s s u p po r t e d so t h a t t h e r a c k will n o t t i p , sli d e t h e lib r a ry f o rw a r d u n t i l t h e r a ils s t o p a t t h e s p r i n g c li p s ( s e e t h e fo ll ow i n g f i g u r e ). 7 . L i ft t h e l i b r a r y f r om t h e ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 195

    P a c k ing a nd S hi ppin g th e L ibra ry In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 181 P ac king t he library 1. Lay the bottom packi n g c ushion over the tray , which is s tapled to th e pall et. 2. Us ing four people, or tw o people an d a fork li ft, pla ce th e li b rar y on top of the bottom cus hion . :$51,1*  T he ra ck - m o unt libra r ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 196

    Appendix E 182 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 3 . P l a c e t h e a n t i s t a t i c b a g o v e r t h e li b r a r y a s s h o w n i n t he fo ll ow i n g f i g u r e . ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 197

    P a c k ing a nd S hi ppin g th e L ibra ry In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 183 4. Place th e cu sh i on ed pac kagin g arou n d th e library, as s h own in f o llo win g f ig u r e . (Us e th e align me n t h o le s in th e p a c kin g pi ec es a s a gu i de. ) ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 198

    Appendix E 184 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 5 . I f y o u a r e s h i p p i n g t h e li b r a r y ’ s a c c e ss o r i e s , p l a c e t he acc e s s o r y bo x on to p of t h e li b r a r y , a s s h o w n i n t h e fo l l o w i n g f i gur e . ➤ I m por t a n t I f you a r e r e turnin g t h e libr a r y for s e rvi c e , do no t r ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 199

    P a c k ing a nd S hi ppin g th e L ibra ry In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 185 7. Lay the n ece ssar y paperwork on top. 8. Pla ce th e carton over the lib rar y, as s hown in the foll owi ng fi gur e, an d tape th e box shut. 9. Pla ce th e sh ip p in g la be l o n th e bo x. ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 200

    Appendix E 186 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 1 0 . S e c u re ba n d i n g ma t e r i a l arou n d t h e bo x a n d t h r o ugh t h e w ood e n pa ll e t , as s h o w n i n t h e fo l l o w i n g f i gur e . ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 201

    In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 187 I n d e x 1XPHULF V 25 / 9 p i n c o n t r o l m o d e 68 25-p i n s e r i a l po r t co n tr o l mod e 68 d e scrib e d 8 tape d r i ve d i a g n o s t i c s 83 8mm c l e a n i n g cartr i dge see c l e a n i n g c a r t r i d g e 8m m da ta ca r t r i d g e see data ca r t r i d g e 9-p i n port co n tro ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 202

    In d e x 188 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 & cable see power cord see SC SI cabl e cabling bay 36 capacity 145 cart ridge see c l ea ni ng c a r t ri d g e see data car tr i dg e cart rid ge in ve n t o r y ma in t ain e d b y t h e libr ar y 108 updated with Scan test 122 cart rid ge slot s el ement ad d res ses 97 el ement i nde x es ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 203

    I n d e x In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 189 ' data ca pac i ty 145 d a t a c a r t rid g e data ca pac i t i e s 145 i n s t a lli n g 26 – 31 o r d e ri n g m o re 10 r e p la c i n g 73 s e l e c t i n g 72 s t icki n g t o gri pp e r 27 s t o ri n g 78 d a t a c a r t rid g e m a gazi n e d e scrib e d 5 i n s t a lli n g 32 i n ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 204

    In d e x 190 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 Elian t 8 20 capac ity of l i bra ry wi th 145 dat a cart ridge s 26 ej ect button 93 SCSI cabl e length 150 SCSI con figur a ti on s 5 upgradi n g to Mamm oth 140 En te r ke y 47 entry / exit p ort de scribed 3 effe ct of secu rity 58 el ement ad d res s 97 el ement i nde x 170 ex ten ding and re ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 205

    I n d e x In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 191 , ID see S C SI ID s i mport / e x p o r t e l ement se e en t r y / e x it p o rt i n d e x e s see e l e m en t i n d e x es I n dus t ry Ca n a d i an N ot i ce iv I n s e rt C a r t ridge op t i o n 76 i n s t a lli n g 44 i n s t a lli n g t h e lib r a r y c h e ck i n g t h e s e tup 70 E ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 206

    In d e x 192 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 Mam mo th bau d rat e 126 capac ity of l i bra ry wi th 145 dat a cart ridge s 26 Dr ive S t at u s sc re e n 91 ej ect button 93 SCSI cabl e length 150 SCSI con figur a ti on s 5 se ria l n u m be r 91 upgradi n g to 140 medium transpor t elemen t see CHM menu s truc t u r e 50 mode see con trol ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 207

    In d e x In st al l at i o n an d Oper at i o n 193 5 rack-m oun t librar y in st allin g 17 removi ng from r ack 178 re mot e h ard ware re se t p o rt ca ble s p e c ific at io n s fo r 151 usi n g 82 Re move Ca rtridge o pt ion 75 r es erv ed el ements 99 Re se t key 47 res etting th e li br ary 82 retra c ti ng th e en try/ exit po rt 73 return ...

  • Exabyte 440 - page 208

    In d e x 194 E x ab y t e 440 an d E x ab y t e 480 stor age capaci ty 145 s to r a ge el ements see cartri dge sl ots stor i ng data ca rtri dg es 78 system se n sors 104 system statistics 102 7 tape dri ve ch an gin g mod e ls 58 , 14 0 clean in g 85 co n t r o llin g 83 de scribed 5 diagn ostics 83 disp la yin g in fo r m at io n 89 – 92 el em ...

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