Quantum FC1202 Upgrade Instructions

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    81-81351-01 c01, april 2006 1 quantum px500 series fc1202 upgrade instructions introduction 3 fibre channel description........................................................................... 3 fc1202 bridge operation............................................................................. 3 ...

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    Quantum px500 series fc1202 upgrade instructions 81-81351-01 c01 april 2006 made in the usa. Quantum corporation provides this publication “as is” without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particul...

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    Quantum px500 series fc1202 upgrade instructions 81-81351-01 c01 april 2006 introduction 3 introduction 0 the quantum px500 series automated tape libraries are controlled by a host computer via a scsi lvd bus using the scsi-3 medium changer command set. The quantum px500 series allows for easy conve...

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    Quantum px500 series fc1202 upgrade instructions 81-81351-01 c01 april 2006 4 preparing for the fc1202 installation preparing for the fc1202 installation 0 before beginning the installation procedure, make sure that you have the required upgrade kit and tools. Required upgrade kits 0 the fc1202 inst...

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    Quantum px500 series fc1202 upgrade instructions 81-81351-01 c01 april 2006 fc1202 upgrade procedure 5 • configuring the fc1202 bridge software preparing the quantum px500 series library 0 to prepare the px500 series library: 1 with the library turned on, press the ops button on the ocp to access th...

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    Quantum px500 series fc1202 upgrade instructions 81-81351-01 c01 april 2006 6 fc1202 upgrade procedure removing tape drive scsi jumper cables 0 each pair of tape drives within the library are connected via a scsi jumper cable. These cables must be removed prior to cabling the fc1202. 1 locate the sc...

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    Quantum px500 series fc1202 upgrade instructions 81-81351-01 c01 april 2006 fc1202 upgrade procedure 7 figure 4 px506 cabling configuration host computer host computer host computer scsi jumper scsi jumper scsi terminators scsi jumper tape drive 2 tape drive 1 tape drive 4 tape drive 6 tape drive 5 ...

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    Quantum px500 series fc1202 upgrade instructions 81-81351-01 c01 april 2006 8 fc1202 upgrade procedure figure 5 px510 cabling configuration 2 remove all scsi jumper cables connecting each pair of tape drives and the host systems and also all terminators. Host computer host computer host computer scs...

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    Quantum px500 series fc1202 upgrade instructions 81-81351-01 c01 april 2006 fc1202 upgrade procedure 9 installing the fc1202 bridge 0 the number of fc1202 bridges required depends on the number of tape drives installed in the library. • 1 to 2 tape drives requires 1 fc1202 • 3 to 4 tape drives requi...

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    Quantum px500 series fc1202 upgrade instructions 81-81351-01 c01 april 2006 10 fc1202 upgrade procedure figure 7 installing a fc1202 bridge (px506) blank off plate screws card cage fc1202 slot 1.

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    Quantum px500 series fc1202 upgrade instructions 81-81351-01 c01 april 2006 fc1202 upgrade procedure 11 figure 8 installing a fc1202 bridge (px510) 3 gently press down on the fc1202 until the board is seated in the card cage and the ejector latches lock in place (see figure 9 ). Blank off plate card...

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    Quantum px500 series fc1202 upgrade instructions 81-81351-01 c01 april 2006 12 fc1202 upgrade procedure figure 9 seating the fc1202 bridge 4 secure each bridge to the cpci card cage by tightening the captive screws located in the ejector latches with a phillips screw driver (see figure 10 ). Figure ...

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    Quantum px500 series fc1202 upgrade instructions 81-81351-01 c01 april 2006 fc1202 upgrade procedure 13 installing the ethernet cables 0 depending on the library type, one or more ethernet connections must be made to the fc1202 fibre channel bridge. Refer to the following section for your specific l...

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    Quantum px500 series fc1202 upgrade instructions 81-81351-01 c01 april 2006 14 fc1202 upgrade procedure px506 and px510 ethernet connections 0 px506 and px510 require an ethernet switch if more than one fc1202 is installed in the library. Use the following procedure to install the ethernet switch an...

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    Quantum px500 series fc1202 upgrade instructions 81-81351-01 c01 april 2006 fc1202 upgrade procedure 15 figure 12 connecting the ethernet cables (single px506/px510 library) ethernet switch cable clamps px506 shown fc1202 bridges tie bands.

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    Quantum px500 series fc1202 upgrade instructions 81-81351-01 c01 april 2006 16 fc1202 upgrade procedure figure 13 connecting the ethernet cables (stacked) px506s shown ethernet switch cable clamps fc1202 bridges tie bands cable clamps fc1202 bridges scb connection from master library.

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    Quantum px500 series fc1202 upgrade instructions 81-81351-01 c01 april 2006 fc1202 upgrade procedure 17 installing scsi jumper cables 0 use the following procedure to connect the scsi jumper cables and terminators to the tape drives and fc1202(s). • scsi connectors 0 through 1 on the first fc1202 ar...

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    Quantum px500 series fc1202 upgrade instructions 81-81351-01 c01 april 2006 18 fc1202 upgrade procedure tape drive 2, lower port terminator tape drive 3, upper port port 0 on second fc1202 tape drive 3, lower port terminator tape drive 4, upper port port 1 on second fc1202 tape drive 4, lower port t...

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    Quantum px500 series fc1202 upgrade instructions 81-81351-01 c01 april 2006 fc1202 upgrade procedure 19 figure 14 px506 series interconnection (6 drives) configuring the fc1202 bridge software 0 after the fc1202 is installed, you must configure the bridge and map the tape drives and library robotics...

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    Quantum px500 series fc1202 upgrade instructions 81-81351-01 c01 april 2006 20 fc1202 upgrade procedure 2 in the address field, type http://ipaddress/ where ip address is the ip address for the px500 series library (refer to the quantum px500 series user’s guide pn 81-81290-01 for information on the...

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    Quantum px500 series fc1202 upgrade instructions 81-81351-01 c01 april 2006 fc1202 upgrade procedure 21 figure 16 fc1202ports screen 3 click fc port . The fc port configuration screen displays (see figure 17 ). Figure 17 fc port configuration screen port mode performance mode.

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    Quantum px500 series fc1202 upgrade instructions 81-81351-01 c01 april 2006 22 fc1202 upgrade procedure 4 ensure that the settings for port mode and performance mode are as follows: • port mode - auto sense • use hard al_pa - disabled • discovery mode - manual discovery only • buffered tape writes -...

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    Quantum px500 series fc1202 upgrade instructions 81-81351-01 c01 april 2006 fc1202 upgrade procedure 23 figure 19 mapping screen 8 click fc port from the mapping menu. 9 verify that “ indexed ” displays under the selected map. 10 click edit/view under select map . The edit/view map screen displays (...

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    Quantum px500 series fc1202 upgrade instructions 81-81351-01 c01 april 2006 24 fc1202 upgrade procedure 11 figure 21 displays the current mapping for the fibre port. Check the map display at the top of the window for fc port 0. The display should show the first pair of tape drives from scsi bus 0 an...

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    Quantum px500 series fc1202 upgrade instructions 81-81351-01 c01 april 2006 fc1202 upgrade procedure 25 figure 22 system reboot screen 17 select yes and click submit . The fc1202 reboots. Saving the configuration file 0 after the fc1202 initial installation and configuration or after any changes are...

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    Quantum px500 series fc1202 upgrade instructions 81-81351-01 c01 april 2006 26 fc1202 upgrade procedure figure 23 ftp utilities screen the ftp utility requires the use of a java applet and prompts for permission to install the applet, if needed. If the prompt is displayed, follow the onscreen instru...

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    Quantum px500 series fc1202 upgrade instructions 81-81351-01 c01 april 2006 fc1202 upgrade procedure 27 enabling serverless backup (xcopy) 0 serverless backup (also known as snia extended copy and xcopy) addresses the needs of users for full time data availability and small backup windows by relegat...

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    Quantum px500 series fc1202 upgrade instructions 81-81351-01 c01 april 2006 28 fc1202 upgrade procedure figure 25 active fabric screen 3 click enable from the server free backup mode drop down box. 4 click submit . The submit received screen displays (see figure 26 ). Figure 26 submit received scree...

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    Quantum px500 series fc1202 upgrade instructions 81-81351-01 c01 april 2006 zoning the ethernet switch 29 zoning the ethernet switch 0 the ethernet switch used for connecting multiple fc1202 fibre channel bridges is capable of being zoned so specific ports can be grouped together as a virtual indepe...

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    Quantum px500 series fc1202 upgrade instructions 81-81351-01 c01 april 2006 30 zoning the ethernet switch.