Checking the Setup
After you install the library hardware and configure the library, check the setup by performing the suggested exercises below. While these exercises are not required, it is a good idea to verify that your software and hardware are properly communicating before you begin operations.
•Use the options on the Demo Menu or Command Menu to exercise the hardware. These exercises help determine whether the library hardware components are operating properly. See the Performing Hardware Exercises section in the Library Operation chapter.
NOTE
These hardware exercises require changing the control mode to LCD. When you complete the exercises, be sure to change the library’s control mode back to SCSI, which is the library’s standard operating mode.
•If you have not already done so, install the software application on the host computer. Instruct the software to perform a cartridge load and unload operation for the tape drive. This test helps determine whether the software and library are communicating properly.
•Back up several megabytes of data to the tape drive and perform a comparison check on the backed up data. This determines whether the software and tape drive are communicating properly.
If the library and tape drive are not operating as expected, refer to the Troubleshooting chapter for information. If there is an error code displayed on the LCD, see Appendix C. If you cannot resolve the problem yourself, contact Plasmon (see Contacting Plasmon at the back of this manual).
Beginning Library Operations
Before you begin library operations, check the following:
•The cartridge magazine is installed.
•The robot gripper does not contain a cartridge.
•The library door is closed.
•The library is in the proper control mode. SCSI is the standard operating mode (see the Changing the Robot Control Mode section in the Library Operations chapter).
When you have successfully completed the hardware installation and library configuration, use the application software to perform backup and restore operations automatically. During normal library operations, you do not need to intervene in the cartridge processing. However, for occasional tasks you may need to perform, refer to the Library Operation and Tape Drive Operation chapters.
If your library includes the optional Ethernet connector and Plasmon Library Monitor software, and you want to use it to monitor library operations remotely, follow the instructions in the Ethernet Configuration chapter.
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