Tandberg Data Storagelibrary T24, Manual

Page 1: ...ct the Ethernet cable from the back of the library Obtain these items a 2 Phillips screwdriver and a small flat blade screwdriver Ensure that the environment is free of conditions that could cause electrostatic discharge ESD If possible use an antistatic mat and a grounded static protection wristband during installation If a mat and wristband are not available touch a known grounded surface such a...

Page 2: ...ageLibrary T48 One or two full height tape drives or one two three or four half height tape drives Important The tape drives must be specially configured at the factory for use in a StorageLibrary T24 or StorageLibrary T48 library Purchase tape drive kits only from Tandberg Data or Tandberg approved suppliers To view this information go to Installing additional tape drives page 8 Replacing a tape ...

Page 3: ... configured at the factory for use with the individual tape drives Lower SCSI cover plate S Upper SCSI cover plate S StorageLibrary T24 Half Height Tape Drive Cover Plate P StorageLibrary T24 Full Height Tape Drive Cover Plate P StorageLibrary T24 Full Height Fibre Channel Tape Drive Cover Plate P Serial cable C Connect to library black Connect to tape drive white ...

Page 4: ...rageLibrary T24 power cable routing half height tape drives Serial cable C Bottom serial connector Top serial connector not used Drive 1 Drive 2 Bottom serial connector Second serial connector Drive 1 Drive 2 Power cable D Library power connector Middle power connector Bottom power connector not used in this configuration Power cable D Library power connector Middle power connector lower TD Top po...

Page 5: ...ically configured at the factory for use with the individual tape drives StorageLibrary T48 Tape Drive Half Height SCSI cover plate S SCSI cover plate S SCSI configuration Cover Plate P Full Height Fibre Channel StorageLibrary T48 Tape Drive Cover Plate P configuration Serial cable C Connect to Connect to tape library black drive white ...

Page 6: ...uting half height tape drives Serial cable C Bottom serial connector Third serial connector not used Second serial connector Top serial connector not used Drive 1 Drive 2 Drive 3 Drive 4 Serial cable C Bottom serial connector Third serial connector Second serial connector Top serial connector Drive 1 Drive 2 Drive 3 Drive 4 ...

Page 7: ... height tape drives Power cable D Library power connector Top power connector not used in this configuration Second power connector not used in this configuration Bottom power connector Third power connector Power cable D Library power connector Bottom power connector Third power connector Second power connector Top power connector ...

Page 8: ...aside Note This figure shows the StorageLibrary T24 SCSI library with one half height tape drive installed Remove the StorageLibrary T48 tape drive cover plate SCSI and Fibre Channel the same way 2 Removing the internal cooling plates and disconnecting cables Figure 9 Tape drive cover plate StorageLibrary T24 library shown Important Remove as many internal cooling plates as necessary to add tape d...

Page 9: ... cable connections Half height tape drive see Figure 2 Figure 10 StorageLibrary T24 tape drive cooling plate Important Do not mix full height and half height or SCSI and Fibre Channel tape drives in the StorageLibrary T48 library as it does not support mixed tape drive configurations Tape drive Quantity Install in this opening Serial connector Internal label Half height Second tape drive Top Top D...

Page 10: ...able routing Power Route the power cable through the tape drive carriers as shown here connect as shown in Figure 4 StorageLibrary T24 HH power cable routing Tape drive Quantity Install in this opening Serial connector Internal label Half height Fourth tape drive Top Top Drive 4 Third tape drive Third Third Drive 3 Second tape drive Second Second Drive 2 Single tape drive Bottom Bottom Drive 1 Ful...

Page 11: ...er cable through the tape drive carriers as shown here connect as shown in Figure 7 StorageLibrary T48 FH power cable routing Figure 12 StorageLibrary T48 installing additional tape drives full height connectors Serial cable C Connect bottom FH Route power cable through tape drive carriers Power cable D tape drive to the bottom internal connector Connect top FH tape drive to second internal connec...

Page 12: ... shown here connect as shown in Figure 8 StorageLibrary T48 HH power cable routing d Slide the tape drive the remaining distance into the library Install the tape drives from bottom to top fill the bottom slot first the second slot next and so forth Do not skip slots Continue adding tape drives as needed Figure 13 Installing additional tape drives half height connectors Serial connector Power conn...

Page 13: ...th the SCSI cover plates S and the tape drive cover plates P for ESD protection Do not leave any openings uncovered Do not connect the SCSI cables until after you reconfigure the library Library If your library has Attach this SCSI cover plate S Tape drive configuration Quantity Location External drive label StorageLibrary T24 Half height two None NA one Top NA Full height one None NA Magnum448 Ha...

Page 14: ...led Remove the StorageLibrary T48 tape drive cover plate SCSI and Fibre Channel the same way 2 Removing the tape drive a Pull the tape drive a short distance out of the library then disconnect the serial cables C from the tape drive s that you are replacing b Disconnect the power cables D from all of the tape drives c While holding the cables out of the way pull the tape drive straight out of the ...

Page 15: ...rial cable C over the tape drive carrier and under the power cable as shown here connect as shown in Figure 1 StorageLibrary T24 FH serial cable routing Power Route the power cable through the tape drive carriers as shown here connect as shown in Figure 3 StorageLibrary T24 FH power cable routing Tape drive Quantity Install in this opening Serial connector Internal label Full height Single tape dr...

Page 16: ...ng tape drives full height connectors Tape drive Quantity Install in this opening Serial connector Internal label Half height Second tape drive Top Top Drive 2 Single tape drive Bottom Bottom Drive 1 Figure 16 StorageLibrary T24 replacing existing tape drives half height connectors Serial cable C route under carrier Do not use middle connector with full height tape drive Power cable D route over c...

Page 17: ...T48 FH serial cable routing Power Route the power cable through the tape drive carriers as shown here connect as shown in Figure 7 StorageLibrary T48 FH power cable routing Figure 17 StorageLibrary T48 replacing existing tape drives full height connectors Route power cable through tape drive carriers Serial cable C Power cable D Serial cable C Serial cable C Serial cable C connectors Route under c...

Page 18: ...d the tape drive cover plate P that came with your replacement kit See Reference Illustrations on page 3 b Reconfigure your library You must reconfigure your library for your backup application to recognize the new tape drive See page 25 for instructions Figure 18 StorageLibrary T48 replacing existing tape drives half height connectors Important The library requires both the SCSI cover plates S an...

Page 19: ...rary T48 FC library with two half height tape drives installed Remove the StorageLibrary T24 tape drive cover plate SCSI and Fibre Channel the same way 2 Removing the cables internal cooling plates and tape drives a Pull the tape drive a short distance out of the library and disconnect the serial cable C Repeat for all the tape drives that you are replacing b Disconnect the power cables D from all...

Page 20: ...ple tape drives remove and discard the serial cables from all the tape drives you are replacing Figure 20 Converting half height to full height internal cooling plates Important Remove as many internal cooling plates as necessary to add tape drives but leave all empty tape drive bays covered The plates are required for proper cooling Caution Be certain to support the tape drive as you remove it fr...

Page 21: ... serial cable C over the tape drive carrier and under the power cable as shown here connect as shown in Figure 1 StorageLibrary T24 FH serial cable routing Power Route the power cable through the tape drive carriers as shown here connect as shown in Figure 3 StorageLibrary T24 FH power cable routing Important Do not mix full height and half height or SCSI and Fibre Channel tape drives in the libra...

Page 22: ...drive carriers as shown here connect as shown in Figure 7 StorageLibrary T48 FH power cable routing Figure 21 StorageLibrary T24 replacing HH tape drives with a full height tape drive Figure 22 StorageLibrary T48 replacing HH tape drives with full height tape drives Serial cable C route under carrier Do not use middle connector with full height tape drive Power cable D route over carrier Route pow...

Page 23: ... has Attach this SCSI cover plate S Tape drive configuration Quantity Location External drive label StorageLibrary T24 Half height two None NA one Top NA Full height one None NA Magnum448 Half height Four None None Three Top Drive 4 Two Top and third Drive 4 and 3 One Top three Drive 4 3 and 2 Full height Two None None One Top Drive 2a a This applies to both SCSI and Fibre Channel library configur...

Page 24: ...plication to recognize the new tape drive See page 25 for instructions Important The library requires both the SCSI cover plates S and the tape drive cover plates P for ESD protection Do not leave any openings uncovered Do not connect the SCSI cables until after you reconfigure the library ...

Page 25: ...Drive If necessary enter the operator panel password see page 72 2 Press until the selection arrow points to Drive Configuration 3 Press Select Note The library lists no drive only if there is no room for more tape drives For example in the above screen the StorageLibrary T48 library has two half height tape drives The four tape drive number is for four half height tape drives Drive Drive ID Drive...

Page 26: ...e Channel tape drive or Connect the SCSI cable or cables if you installed more than one tape drive and a terminator if needed You must install a terminator on the device at the physical end of the SCSI bus If one of the tape drives in the library terminates the SCSI bus you must install the required terminator on one of the tape drive s SCSI connectors If there are additional devices on the SCSI b...

Page 27: ...ew tape drive defaults to the following SCSI IDs Library Tape Drive Configuration SCSI ID StorageLibrary T24 Single half height tape drive 3 Two half height tape drives Upper tape drive 4 Lower tape drive 3 Full height tape drive 3 StorageLibrary T48 Single half height tape drive 3 Four half height tape drives Top tape drive 6 Third tape drive 5 Second tape drive 4 Bottom tape drive 3 Single full ...

Page 28: ... www tandberg com The readme file that accompanies the program or the online help for the Windows version provides instructions for using the tools For questions regarding software configuration operation including how to perform a backup operation or installation contact your software provider Use LibTool to Detect the library View the library s cartridge inventory Move tapes into and out of the ...