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Main ii Copyright Disclaimer Trademark Notices iii Revisi on Hi stor y Revisions to This Manual iv Exabyte 440 and Exabyte 480 Safety Agency Standards FCC No tice Industry Canadian Notice per ICES-003 English French Page vi Product Warranty Caution CAUTION Contents 6 Library Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 7 Hardware Exercises. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 8 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 9 Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 A Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Page Page About this manual Conventions used in this manual Related publications Exabyte 440 and Exabyte 480 libraries Exabyte Mammot h 8mm tape drive Eliant 820 8mm tape drive Standards Page Page About the Exabyte 440 and Exabyte 480 Front panel components Page Data cartridge magazines Fixed cartridge slot Tape drives Page Cartridge hand ling mechanism (CHM ) Bar code scanner Entry/exit transport assembly Serial ports SCSI connectors Contacting Exabyte Preparing for installation Step 1 Unpack the library Step 2 Obtain accessories and equipment Step 3 Prepare the host computer Step 4 Prepare the library for installation Page Installing the library hardw are Step 1 Install the rack-mount library Page Installing the slide rails into the rack Installing the library into a rack Page Page Page Page Page Step 4 Prepare and install cartridges Page Page Page Page Page Step 5 Install the cartridge magazines Page Ste p 6 I n stal l a cle anin g cart rid ge Page Step 7 Close and lock the front door Step 8 Connect the library to the SCSI bus Before you begin Page Connecting the narrow library to the SCSI bus Page Example: Narrow library on tw o SCSI buses Connecting the wide SCSI library to the SCSI bus Example: Wide library on two SCSI buses Step 9 Connect the power cord Step 10 Power on the library If problems occur... Page Page Operator keys Main Screen Error codes Main Menu Page Chapt er 3 50 Main Menu Menu Library Info Menu Maintenance Displaying the Configuration Menu Setting the SCSI IDs Page Setting t he remaining configuration options SCSI Parity Adjust Cont rast Back Li ght Set Date Set Time Set Security Methods for enabling and disabling security Enabling security from the operator panel Disabling security from the operator panel If you forget the password Set Serial Num ber Page Set Max Addr Elem Page Page Use Mammoth Setting robot control modes SCSI Interface mode Page Changing the control mode Checking the setup If problems occur... Selecting and replacing data cartridges Selecting data cartridges Replacing a single cartridge Using the Extend/Retract E/E option Page Using the Remove Cartridge opt ion Using the Insert Cartridge option Page Storing data cartridges Replacing the cartridge magazines Page Page Resetting the library Page Monitoring the tape drive LEDs The following tables show the tape drive LED states and the conditions the y indicate. Cleaning the tape drives Selecting cleaning cartridges Cleaning the tape drives from the operator panel Page Replacing the cleaning cartridge Displaying information about tape drives The following tab l e des c ribes the information i n the Dr i v e Sta tus screen. N Page Ejecting a cartridge manually Page Page Page Viewing SCSI data SCSI mode parameters Page Page SCSI reservations SCSI sense data Page Viewing statistics The following ta ble describes the information in the Statistic s screen. through View ing system sensors The following tab le describes the information in the System Sensors screen s. View ing command history Page Viewing inventory information Bar code label information Page Element occupied information (continued) Page Element position information (continued) Page Page Performing diagnostics Using the Demo Menu Starting a dem o option Slot Demo Drive Demo Using the Diag no stics Menu Starting diagnostics Performing diagnostic tests Page Page Page Configuring the serial ports for diagnostics Page Page Page Problems with library installation Page Problems with tape drive operation Problems with library operation If you cannot resolve the problem... Page Cleaning the front w indow Using touch-up pa int on the housing Replacin g t he fuse Page Replacing the air filter Page Page Replacing a tape drive (or drive blank) Using drive blanks Procedure for replacing a tape drive (or drive blank) Step 1 Prepare for replacement procedure Page Page Step 3 Install the tape drive Step 4 Resume library operations This appendix pro vides general spe cifications for th e library. Storage capacity Operating environment Size and weight Pow er Power cord requirements Other voltages and international use U.S. and Canadian 220 VAC Power Cord International 220 VAC Power Cord SCSI terminator specifications SCSI cable specifications The following table lists the recommendations for external SCSI cables for the narrow SCSI library. For the wide SCSI library, use cable s that conform to SCSI-3 specifications. Cable length for single-ended configurations Cable length for LVD/HV D configurations Determining the cable length for each bus Page Page SCSI components Considerations for installing the library on the SCSI bus Single-ended, LVD, or HV D Narrow or wide SCSI Fast S CSI SCSI cabling Termination SCSI IDs Page Page Page Page The following tab le lists the library hard ware error condit ions in numerical order. Page Page >5HVHW@ Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Library Returning the library for service Packing the library Preparing the library for shipping Page Page Accessin g th e st anda lon e mo del hand les Removing the rack-mount model from the rack Obtain the following tools Removing the library Page Page Packing the library Page Page Page Page Page Index 1XPHULFV $ % & ' ( ) + , - . / 0 Page Page 7 8 9 :