Dell PowerVault TL2000 Reference Manual

Also see for PowerVault TL2000: Getting started guide User guide Faq Quick start guide User guide

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Chapter 2. Library FeaturesThe library includes the following components:v Operator panel with LCD display and 4 buttons which allows you to monitor the media changeroperations, control robotic operation and change configuration settingsv Bar code scanner, the media changer uses the bar code scanner to read the bar codes from the datacartridges and report this information as part of the cartridge inventoryv Ethernet port for connecting to a 10/100Base T Ethernet network. This connection allows remotemonitoring of the media changer's operation, performing firmware upgrades and configuring its settings.This port is also called RMU (Remote Management Unit)v LVD SCSI or Fibre Channel port, through this port the host sends SCSI commands to both the mediachanger and the tape drivev Serial monitor port, through this port the media changer can be controlled by a console interfacev Cartridge mover which moves cartridges from one location to the other. This element is also called amedium transfer elementv Storage slots which store cartridges also referred to as storage elementsv Import/Export element allows the user to import or export an cartridge into/from the inventory of thelibraryv High Speed / High Density tape drive also referred to as data transfer elementv Magazines, these cartridge carriers are used to hold cartridges in the library. Magazines can beremoved from the library.Cleaning Cartridge DetectionThe media changer will recognize cleaning cartridges. Once a cleaning cartridge is recognized the mediachanger will report its special status in the Read Element Status data.Auto Clean ModeThe media changer supports Auto Clean Mode. Application clients must provide a place within the libraryto house the cleaning cartridge. Some libraries may have a designated cleaning slot (DCS) where thecleaning cartridge may reside. In the absence of a DCS, the application client must reserve a slot (elementaddress that will not be seen by the host). For details on reserving element addresses, see theConfiguration section of your Users Guide. The cleaning cartridge can then be physically moved into that″reserved″ element address to be available when called for by Auto Clean.User Commanded CleaningThe media changer may be instructed to clean a tape drive by means of OCP or RMU commands. Whenthe medium changer is instructed to clean a drive, the media changer will load a cleaning cartridge into thetape drive and return this cartridge to its source element address once the cleaning operation is finished.When no cleaning cartridge is available in the librarys inventory then the media changer will request theuser to insert a cleaning cartridge. After the cleaning operation is completed the media changer will post amessage to the user about the status of the cleaning operation.Control ModesThe media changer can receive commands from the following interfaces: SCSI, RMU, OCP and Console.The default interface for receiving media access commands is the SCSI interface. The media changeraccepts media access SCSI commands when the media changer is on-line. The media changer is off-linewhen a user sends a media access command from either the RMU, OCP or Console interface.2-1||||||