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Exabyte 215 Instruction Manual (185 pages)

Brand: Exabyte | Category: Tape auto loaders & libraries | Size: 2.14 MB |

English

Table of contents

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Copyright

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Disclaimer

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Trademark Notices

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Revision History

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Safety Agency Standards

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FCC Notice

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Laser Safety Notice

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European Notice

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Australia/ New Zealand

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Product Warranty Caution

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Contents

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Installation and Operation ix

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How to use this manual

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Operation

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Troubleshooting and service

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Related publications

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Standards

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Product Overview

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Capacity and transfer rates

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Library features

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Installation and Operation 3

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Library components

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Back panel components

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Internal components

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Hardware Installation

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Chapter 2

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Selecting cartridges

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Sony AIT-2 cartridges

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Selecting cleaning cartridges

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Preparing cartridges

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Installation and Operation 17

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Installation and Operation 19

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Installation and Operation 21

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Connecting the power cord

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Powering on the library

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E x a b y t e 2 1 5

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R E A D Y - N O T A P E

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Configuration

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Using the operator panel

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Error codes

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Operator keys

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Configuring the library

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Setting the SCSI IDs

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Setting the emulation mode

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>0(18@ to display

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Setting the Autoclean option

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Chapter 3

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>0(18@ to

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>(17(5@. A prompt similar

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Checking the setup

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Beginning library operations

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Ethernet Configuration

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Setting Ethernet addresses

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Setting Ethernet security

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Connecting the Ethernet cable

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Monitoring the Ethernet LEDs

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Chapter 4

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Library Operation

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Opening the front door

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Replacing the magazine

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Closing the front door

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Storing cartridges

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Sequential options

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Next Cartridge option

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Avoiding interruptions

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>(17(5@ to

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Resetting the library

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Performing hardware exercises

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Element addresses

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Using the Demo Menu

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Using the Command Menu

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View ing statistics

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View ing system sensors

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Chapter 5

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Tape Drive Operation

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Monitoring tape drive status

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>0(18@ to display the

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AIT-2 tape drive

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Cleaning the tape drives

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Using the Clean Drive option

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Ejecting a cartridge manually

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Chapter 6

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Resetting a tape drive

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Diagnostics and Firmw are

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Connecting the serial cable

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Chapter 7

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Diagnostics and Firmware

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Connecting to an FTP utility

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Using Mammoth-2 Monitor

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Maintenance and Service

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Cleaning the library

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Preparing for replacement

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Removing a tape drive

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Chapter 8

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Installing the tape drive

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Resuming operation

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Packing the library

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Troubleshooting

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Chapter 9

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Specifications

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Media capacities

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Power cord requirements

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SCSI cables

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SCSI cable length

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Ethernet cable requirements

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SCSI Configuration

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SCSI bus considerations

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SCSI IDs

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SCSI bus termination

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Appendix B

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Error Codes

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 Reset the library

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Appendix C

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Contacting Exabyte

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