Skip Headers
StorageTek SL150 Modular Tape Library Customer Replaceable Unit Guide

29812-05
  Go To Documentation Library
Library
Go To Table Of Contents
Contents
Go To Index
Index

Previous
Previous
 
Next
Next
 

1 Product Overview

Oracle's StorageTek SL150 Modular Tape Library is a rack mounted automated tape library with a capacity of 30 to 300 LTO Ultrium tape cartridges (tapes) with 1 to 20 half-height LTO-5 or LTO-6 Fibre Channel (FC) or Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) tape drives (see Figure 1-1).

Figure 1-1 StorageTek SL150 Base and Expansion Modules

Surrounding text describes Figure 1-1 .

Illustration Legend:

1 - Base Module (Identified as Module 1)

2 - Expansion Module (Identified as Module 2 Though Module 10)

3 - Left Tape Cartridge Magazines

4 - Right Tape Cartridge Magazines

5 - Touch Screen Panel

6 - Mailslot

General Information

The minimum library configuration consists of a 3U (133.4 mm, 5.25 inches) base module, designated Module 1, with one robotic hand, a mailslot, a power supply, and one tape drive (with an option to add a second tape drive and a second power supply). Tapes reside in a removable 15-cartridge magazine on each side of the module. Up to three tape slots of the base module left magazine can be designated as reserved slots to store diagnostic or cleaning tapes.

The external interface for library control is provided by a bridged tape drive. The robot control is a SCSI Medium Changer device appearing as LUN 1 on a tape drive. The base module is the smallest fully functional library.

The library can be expanded from one to ten modules. A 2U (88.9 mm, 3.5 inches) expansion module provides the library an additional capacity of 30 tapes and up to two tape drives. Expansion modules are designated Module 2 through Module 10. Modules provide two 15-cartridge magazines, slots for up to two tape drives, and slots for up to two power supplies.

A graphical user interface (GUI) provides local or remote role-based access control for the library.

The library can be divided into a maximum of two partitions with each having a bridged tape drive in the base module. Each partition behaves as an independent library, but all partitions share the use of the single robot, reserved slots, and mailslot.

Class 1 Laser Product Notice

The StorageTek SL150 Modular Tape Library contains a class-1 laser as defined by IEC 60825-1 Ed. 2 (2007).


Warning:

Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure.

Library Status Indicators

Library status indicators are located on the front control panel above the left cartridge magazine (see Figure 1-3) and at the rear of the library on the robot customer replaceable unit [CRU] in the dark rectangle to the left of the robot lock (see Figure 3-1).

Figure 1-3 Library Status Indicators (Front Control Panel)

Surrounding text describes Figure 1-3 .

Customer Replaceable Units

The SL150 Modular Tape Library customer replaceable units (CRUs) are:

CRU Indicators and Controls

Each customer replaceable unit (CRU) has status indicators.


Note:

The indicators are powered by main power. If the library is turned off, all indicators are turned off.

  • Locate Library LED: aids in identification of the specific tape library in need of attention. The LED is enabled locally or through the remote interface.

  • Front Control Panel (see Figure 1-1 near the upper left corner of the touch screen):

    Fault: indicates a failure anywhere in the front control panel CRU.

    OK: functioning properly.

  • Robot (see Figure 3-1):

    Fault: indicates a failure anywhere in the robot CRU.

    OK: functioning properly.

    • Robot Lock (see Figure 3-21): Secures the robot at the top of the base module after the robot is either parked or manually raised. You must lock the robot before removing it or when replacing an expansion module CRU.

  • Power Supply (see Figure 3-10):

    Fault: indicates a power supply failure.

    OK: functioning properly.

  • Tape Drive (see Figure 3-8):

    Locate: this LED is on when enabled through the remote management interface to prepare the tape drive for removal from the library.

    Fault: indicates a drive tray failure.

    OK: functioning properly.

    Port 1 activity (FC and SAS tape drives)

    Port 2 activity (SAS tape drives and LTO-6 FC tape drive)

    Encryption status

    Encryption reset: a push button switch to reset the tape drive to a default IP address.

  • Module Controller (see Figure 3-18):

    Fault: a fault anywhere in the module controller (KLE card) triggers the fault LED and turns off the OK LED for that specific controller (a library can have up to nine module controllers).

    OK: functioning properly.