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Quantum Scalar i6000 Planning Manual
Summary of Scalar i6000
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Planning guide quantum scalar i6000 library 6-66882-07 rev a.
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Ii scalar i6000 planning guide scalar i6000 planning guide, 6-66882-07 rev a, may 2013, product of 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...
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Scalar i6000 planning guide iii contents chapter 1 about this guide and your product 1 product safety statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 mercury statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 disposal of electrical and el...
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Contents iv scalar i6000 planning guide i/o management unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 control management blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 fibre channel i/o blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
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Contents scalar i6000 planning guide v physical specifications – pallet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 pallet specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 physical specifications – library. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
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Contents vi scalar i6000 planning guide.
Page 7: About This Guide and Your
Scalar i6000 planning guide 1 chapter 1 about this guide and your product this guide contains information necessary for site planning prior to the installation of the scalar i6000. This guide is intended for anyone interested in learning about or anyone that needs to know how to plan for the install...
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Chapter 1: about this guide and your product product regulatory model number 2 scalar i6000 planning guide this unit is engineered and manufactured to meet all safety and regulatory requirements. Be aware that improper use may result in bodily injury, damage to the equipment, or interference with ot...
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Chapter 1: about this guide and your product explanation of symbols and notes scalar i6000 planning guide 3 explanation of symbols and notes the following symbols appear throughout this document to highlight important information. Warning: indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not av...
Page 10: Contacts
Chapter 1: about this guide and your product contacts 4 scalar i6000 planning guide contacts quantum corporate headquarters quantum corporation headquarters 1650 technology drive, suite 700 san jose, ca 95110-1382 getting more information or help more information about this product is available on t...
Page 11: Description
Scalar i6000 planning guide 5 chapter 2 description the scalar i6000 library automates the retrieval, storage, and control of cartridges. The cartridges are mounted and retrieved from tape drives using a robotic assembly that is driven by application software from the host without operator intervent...
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Chapter 2: description 6 scalar i6000 planning guide the library can be installed on a solid or a raised floor. The library has a standard 19-inch rack footprint and can be placed in a standard server rack space. Access is from doors located at the front and back so the library can be placed with ei...
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Chapter 2: description scalar i6000 planning guide 7 the maximum library can be configured to accommodate from 100 lto cartridges to 7,146 lto cartridges (for a single-robot library) or 7,224 lto cartridges (for a dual-robot library). For libraries containing high- density expansion modules, the max...
Page 14: Control Module
Chapter 2: description control module 8 scalar i6000 planning guide control module all libraries contain a control module. A single-frame library consists of a control module only. The control module manages library operations via the library management module and includes an operator panel touch sc...
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Chapter 2: description control module scalar i6000 planning guide 9 figure 2 front and back view of the control module note: a control module can only contain a 24-slot i/e station. Power supplies library management magazines module drive robot (gen 1) 24-slot and cartridge slots front view rear vie...
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Chapter 2: description control module 10 scalar i6000 planning guide figure 3 magazine and drive location in the single-robotics control module 24-slot i/e cartridge magazines drives or storage station door side drive side.
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Chapter 2: description control module scalar i6000 planning guide 11 figure 4 magazine and drive location in the dual-robotics control module rack 1 (back) rack 2 (door).
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Chapter 2: description control module 12 scalar i6000 planning guide control modules in dual-robotics libraries can take advantage of two columns of storage (up to 14 additional magazines) that are unavailable in single-robotics configurations. Figure 5 shows where the additional magazines are locat...
Page 19: Expansion Modules
Chapter 2: description expansion modules scalar i6000 planning guide 13 expansion modules expansion modules enable the library to expand by adding space for tape drives, an i/e station, and storage. Each expansion module up to the seventh expansion module adds from 300 to 456 lto cartridge slots dep...
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Chapter 2: description expansion modules 14 scalar i6000 planning guide only to the right of the control module for all configurations and the lpm is always to the left of the cm. For gen 2 dual-robot configurations that include hdems, the library’s maximum configuration includes up to 14 hdems and ...
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Chapter 2: description expansion modules scalar i6000 planning guide 15 figure 6 front and internal side view - expansion module with 72-slot i/e station 72-slot i/e station.
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Chapter 2: description expansion modules 16 scalar i6000 planning guide figure 7 magazine and drive locations in expansion modules with a 24-slot i/e station 24-slot i/e station cartridge magazines drem drive drive side door side (optional in drem and sem) cluster (optionl).
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Chapter 2: description expansion modules scalar i6000 planning guide 17 figure 8 magazine and drive locations in standard expansion modules with a 72- slot i/e station 72-slot i/e station magazines drem drive (optional) drive side door side (optional in cluste drem and em).
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Chapter 2: description dual-robot configurations and parking modules 18 scalar i6000 planning guide dual-robot configurations and parking modules a dual-robotics library requires gen 2 robotics hardware. A dual-robot library requires, at a minimum, a control module, a left parking module, and a righ...
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Chapter 2: description dual-robot configurations and parking modules scalar i6000 planning guide 19 figure 9 dual robotics library - no hdem side panels, doors, and door posts have been removed for clarity. Control module (position 1) left parking space (left-most two columns) expansion module (posi...
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Chapter 2: description dual-robot configurations and parking modules 20 scalar i6000 planning guide figure 10 left parking module slot configuration (dual-robot only) rack 1 (rear wall) rack 2 (door) = columns unavailable for storage.
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Chapter 2: description dual-robot configurations and parking modules scalar i6000 planning guide 21 figure 11 right parking module slot configuration (dual-robotics only) rack 1 (rear wall) rack 2 (door) = columns unavailable for storage optional drem drive clusters optional 24-slot i/e station for ...
Page 28: Library Management Module
Chapter 2: description library management module 22 scalar i6000 planning guide library management module the library management module is located in the control module. It controls system hardware and enables external devices to perform configuration and obtain system status. The library management...
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Chapter 2: description library management module scalar i6000 planning guide 23 figure 12 library management module boards management control blade (mcb).
Page 30: I/o Management Unit
Chapter 2: description i/o management unit 24 scalar i6000 planning guide i/o management unit the i/o management unit is an optional component that provides connectivity and data path management to a san fabric and the hosts. The i/o management unit houses up to four fc i/o blades, which provide fc ...
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Chapter 2: description i/o management unit scalar i6000 planning guide 25 fibre channel i/o blades there is a single fibre channel (fc) i/o blade type: 7404 that auto- negotiates up to 4 gbps. Each fc i/o blade has an embedded controller that provides connectivity and features that enhance the perfo...
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Chapter 2: description i/o management unit 26 scalar i6000 planning guide figure 13 i/o management unit bay 1 - not used bay 3 - fcb #1 bay 5 - fcb #3 bay 7 - eeb for lower drive cluster bay 2 - cmb bay 4 - fcb #2 bay 6 - fcb #4 bay 8 - eeb for upper drive cluster cmb = control management blade fcb ...
Page 33: Robot
Chapter 2: description robot scalar i6000 planning guide 27 robot the robot moves cartridges between storage cells, tape drives, and the i/e station. A picker is used to get or put cartridges in a storage cell or a tape drive slot. The picker moves along an x and y axis and can pivot 180 o . A barco...
Page 34: Tape Drives and Media
Chapter 2: description tape drives and media 28 scalar i6000 planning guide tape drives and media note: library firmware versions 630q (i10) and later do not support dlt tape drives, media, or magazines. If you upgrade to these library firmware versions, make arrangements to remove and/ or replace a...
Page 35: Worm Support
Chapter 2: description worm support scalar i6000 planning guide 29 note: when you add drives, you lose storage slots. Worm support the scalar i6000 library supports worm (write once, read many) technology in lto-3, lto-4, lto-5, and lto-6 tape drives. Worm requirements include: • cartridges • firmwa...
Page 36: Magazines
Chapter 2: description magazines 30 scalar i6000 planning guide magazines the magazine is a storage assembly that installs on the drive side or door side of the control module, expansion module, or parking module. It contains the cartridge slots and provides flexibility when adding storage cartridge...
Page 37: Cartridges
Chapter 2: description cartridges scalar i6000 planning guide 31 each magazine has a barcode label that the scanner reads for identification and inventory. An optional, snap-on dust cover is available for the magazines to be used for external storage. The magazines with the dust cover have interlock...
Page 38: Power System
Chapter 2: description power system 32 scalar i6000 planning guide power system the library supports single and redundant power configurations. The single configuration has either a single ac or dc line input with a single dc power supply. The redundant configuration has either a dual ac or dc line ...
Page 39: Host Attachment
Chapter 2: description host attachment scalar i6000 planning guide 33 host attachment hosts can be attached to the library in the following ways: • library control path on page 33 • data path on page 34 • network on page 35 library control path the library control path is used to send scsi commands ...
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Chapter 2: description host attachment 34 scalar i6000 planning guide connection on the drive so a dedicated port for library control is not needed. The control path can be configured for failover with another drive. Drives must be nsnw hp lto-5 or lto-6 fc drives and attached to an ethernet expansi...
Page 41: Operator Panel
Chapter 2: description operator panel scalar i6000 planning guide 35 network the library management interface uses an 10/100 ethernet port on the mcb for network connectivity. For i11, a new mcb 2.0 is available with a 1 gb ethernet port. This port is shared for connectivity of the remote user inter...
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Chapter 2: description operator panel 36 scalar i6000 planning guide figure 15 operator panel the touch screen is the library navigation point and provides access to the library management console (lmc), which is shown in figure 16 on page 37. The lmc consists of five primary areas: • title bar–prov...
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Chapter 2: description operator panel scalar i6000 planning guide 37 figure 16 library management console for additional information on the touch screen and the lmc, refer to the scalar i6000 user’s guide . Media slo t usage configuration summary and date current time system status data transfer sta...
Page 44: Aisle Lights
Chapter 2: description aisle lights 38 scalar i6000 planning guide aisle lights aisle lights are used to illuminate the inside of a module and can be used in conjunction with a webcam to monitor activity within the library. Aisle lights can be configured to turn on at various time intervals and for ...
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Chapter 2: description managing your library remotely scalar i6000 planning guide 39 note: it is recommended that version i10.2 be used so that the aisle lights turn on automatically when the webcam is activated. Previous versions will require that the aisle lights be turned on independently from th...
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Chapter 2: description managing your library remotely 40 scalar i6000 planning guide scenario 1: internet-based clients managing multiple internal scalar i6000s for most organizations, a single administrator will not be managing all storage resources. In this instance, as shown in figure 17 , multip...
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Chapter 2: description managing your library remotely scalar i6000 planning guide 41 in the scenario shown in figure 17 , quantum highly recommends using virtual private network (vpn) software to control access to the scalar i6000. Vpns offer authentication and encryption services to protect data tr...
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Chapter 2: description managing your library remotely 42 scalar i6000 planning guide scenario 2: internal clients accessing a single library across an internal firewall another common configuration is one in which multiple internal clients manage a single scalar i6000. For example, figure 18 shows n...
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Chapter 2: description managing your library remotely scalar i6000 planning guide 43 in the scenario shown in figure 18 , customers can utilize port forwarding functionality to enable specific access to a scalar i6000. Port forwarding works by taking all host communications directed to a specific po...
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Chapter 2: description managing your library remotely 44 scalar i6000 planning guide scenario 3: internal clients accessing multiple libraries across an internal firewall many customers use a layered system of firewalls to safeguard resources. In the scenario shown in figure 19 , a customer may have...
Page 51: Slot Capacity
Chapter 2: description slot capacity scalar i6000 planning guide 45 to enable lmc access between firewall zones, two solutions are possible depending on the customer configuration. If the two zones are on the same ip subnet, then the firewall will provide ip address and port blocking functionality a...
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Chapter 2: description encryption and key management solutions 46 scalar i6000 planning guide note: maximum numbers assume only one drive and one 24-slot i/e station in the control module. To gain the use of additional storage slots, you must purchase a capacity on demand license for the desired num...
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Chapter 2: description encryption and key management solutions scalar i6000 planning guide 47 encryption system supported tape drives quantum encryption key manager (q-ekm) ibm lto-4 fibre channel ibm lto-5 fibre channel ibm lto-6 fibre channel scalar key manager (skm) hp lto-4 fibre channel hp lto-...
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Chapter 2: description encryption and key management solutions 48 scalar i6000 planning guide.
Page 55: System Specifications
Scalar i6000 planning guide 49 chapter 3 system specifications this section provides performance, environmental, electrical, and physical specifications for modules in the library. The major sections include: • performance specifications on page 50 • environmental specifications on page 50 • electri...
Page 56: Performance Specifications
Chapter 3: system specifications performance specifications 50 scalar i6000 planning guide performance specifications the performance of the library is 53 cartridge exchanges per hour (eph) for a twelve module system, 130 cartridge eph for an eight-module system, with a maximum eph of 265. Inventory...
Page 57: Electrical Specifications
Chapter 3: system specifications electrical specifications scalar i6000 planning guide 51 electrical specifications each system can be configured with either a single ac or dc power source as well as a redundant power option. If redundant power is chosen, the control module and the first seven expan...
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Chapter 3: system specifications electrical specifications 52 scalar i6000 planning guide table 3 electrical specifications for control and expansion modules (not including hdems) location voltage (single phase, 50 - 60 hz) required protective service delivered power connector part number amps north...
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Chapter 3: system specifications electrical specifications scalar i6000 planning guide 53 supported power connectors the supported power connectors are shown in figure 20 and figure 21 . Figure 20 supported power connectors figure 21 supported power connectors - hdem iec-60309 nema l6-30 nema l5-30 ...
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Chapter 3: system specifications electrical specifications 54 scalar i6000 planning guide module power consumption the typical power consumption for each module is listed in table 4 . Note: gen 1 robotics libraries, gen 2 single-robotics libraries, and gen 2 dual-robotics libraries have nearly ident...
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Chapter 3: system specifications electrical specifications scalar i6000 planning guide 55 table 5 scalar i6000 power consumption characteristics maximum (12 drives, 1 i/o management unit, and 3 i/o blades) 9 4.5 .99 3381 15 high density expansion module (hdem) hdems are storage only and do not suppo...
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Chapter 3: system specifications library connection types and speeds 56 scalar i6000 planning guide library connection types and speeds table 6 lists the library connection types and speeds. Table 6 library connection types and speeds kva 0.82 0.81 0.8 0.8 0.57 0.46 0.38 0.34 kvar (capacitive) 0.28 ...
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Chapter 3: system specifications physical specifications – pallet scalar i6000 planning guide 57 physical specifications – pallet pallet specifications the library control modules, expansion modules, and parking modules are each shipped on the same type of specially designed pallet. For dual- robot ...
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Chapter 3: system specifications physical specifications – library 58 scalar i6000 planning guide • basic building blocks on page 59 • examples of common configurations on page 61 configuration rules the following are rules for configuring a library. • a gen 1 single-robot library can be upto 12 fra...
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Chapter 3: system specifications physical specifications – library scalar i6000 planning guide 59 • redundant power is allowed in the control module, drem and hdem. For more details on power, see electrical specifications on page 51. • hdems cannot contain drives. • hdems use different power sources...
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Chapter 3: system specifications physical specifications – library 60 scalar i6000 planning guide rpm – fully loaded: drives, redundant power, 24-slot i/e, media 820 lb 373 kg 65.2 lb/in 2 4.6 kg/cm 2 77.4 in 196.6 cm 23.6 in 59.9 cm 38.3 in 97.3 cm rpm – media only 723 lb 329 kg 57.5 lb/in 2 4.1 kg...
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Chapter 3: system specifications physical specifications – library scalar i6000 planning guide 61 examples of common configurations the smallest library configuration consists of the control module only. The minimal configuration contains one i/e station and one drive. Note: this configuration appli...
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Chapter 3: system specifications physical specifications – library 62 scalar i6000 planning guide figure 23 gen 2 single-robot configuration figure 24 dual-robot configuration control module expansion modules back position 1 positions 2-16 left parking module control module expansion modules back po...
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Chapter 3: system specifications physical specifications – library scalar i6000 planning guide 63 figure 25 dual-robot, hdem configuration left parking module control module hdems back position 0 position 1 positions 2-15 right parking module position 16.
Page 70: Module Foot Pad Positions
Chapter 3: system specifications module foot pad positions 64 scalar i6000 planning guide module foot pad positions the library foot pad positions looking down from the top are shown in figure 26 . The foot pad positions are the same for the control module, expansion modules, hdems and parking modul...
Page 71: Module Floor Cutout
Chapter 3: system specifications module floor cutout scalar i6000 planning guide 65 module floor cutout the foot pad positions are shown from underneath the library in figure 27 . The module floor cutouts are the same for the control module, expansion modules, and parking modules. However, the hdem ...
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Chapter 3: system specifications module floor cutout 66 scalar i6000 planning guide figure 28 module floor cutout (front view) figure 29 hdem floor cutout (bottom view) cutout cutout front.
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Chapter 3: system specifications lto drive requirements and compatibility scalar i6000 planning guide 67 figure 30 hdem floor cutout (front view) lto drive requirements and compatibility the control module and any drive ready expansion module (including the right parking module in dual-robot configu...
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Chapter 3: system specifications lto drive requirements and compatibility 68 scalar i6000 planning guide table 9 lto drive compatibility all lto cartridges are the same size, which means they use the same magazines in the library. Lto drives can be directly attached to hosts, attached to the storage...
Page 75: Barcode Requirements
Chapter 3: system specifications barcode requirements scalar i6000 planning guide 69 barcode requirements cartridges must have an external barcode label that is machine-readable to identify the volume serial number. A barcode must use only uppercase letters a to z and/or numeric values 0 to 9. The l...
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Chapter 3: system specifications barcode requirements 70 scalar i6000 planning guide • no black marks should be present in the intermediate spaces or rest zones • no white areas should be present on the bars.
Page 77: Site Preparations
Scalar i6000 planning guide 71 chapter 4 site preparations this chapter provides a structure for the collection of all necessary information concerning the delivery site. Record all requested information in the forms provided or create additional sheets as needed. This chapter provides the following...
Page 78: General Information
Chapter 4: site preparations general information 72 scalar i6000 planning guide general information place any additional information in additional comments on page 85. Customer name mailing address shipping address sales contact.
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Chapter 4: site preparations general information scalar i6000 planning guide 73 telephone quantum sales rep. Quantum account manager installation contact telephone target installation date target operational date.
Page 80: Physical Environment
Chapter 4: site preparations physical environment 74 scalar i6000 planning guide physical environment place any additional information in additional comments on page 85. Room dimension ceiling projection floor type floor load capacity.
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Chapter 4: site preparations physical environment scalar i6000 planning guide 75 fire protection seismic bracing - if seismic bracing is being used, verify that the seismic bracing solution is supported prior to installation. Type of power connector required.
Page 82: Access Conditions
Chapter 4: site preparations access conditions 76 scalar i6000 planning guide access conditions access to the library room (elevator, stairs, door widths, etc.) dimensions and location of the smallest door or opening loading dock specifications (dock height, type of ramps, weather protection, etc.).
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Chapter 4: site preparations access conditions scalar i6000 planning guide 77 semitrailer accessibility (y or n) preferred/required local carrier company where is the trailer location for staging? Availability of material handling equipment.
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Chapter 4: site preparations access conditions 78 scalar i6000 planning guide location for uncrating preferred time of day for unloading and moving materials off hours/weekends accessibility for installation team.
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Chapter 4: site preparations access conditions scalar i6000 planning guide 79 procedure for obtaining building passes procedure for scheduling the elevator, loading dock waste disposal considerations.
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Chapter 4: site preparations required configuration information 80 scalar i6000 planning guide bargaining unit considerations other considerations required configuration information the following is some of the information that will be needed during installation of the library. Place any additional ...
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Chapter 4: site preparations required configuration information scalar i6000 planning guide 81 license string: ip address (internal) ip addresses of the two network time protocol (ntp) servers: 1. 2. Snmp server: snmp account: snmp sender address subnet mask: default gateway: smtp server ip address:.
Page 88: San Readiness
Chapter 4: site preparations san readiness 82 scalar i6000 planning guide san readiness all servers or appliances intended to communicate with the scalar i6000 robotic controller or tape drives must be already installed on the san before configuring the library for fiber channel san connectivity. Ad...
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Chapter 4: site preparations dual robotics upgrade requirements scalar i6000 planning guide 83 npiv requirements to configure a tape drive for either control path or data path failover, you need the following: • the library must have a native storage networking license installed. • the tape drive to...
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Chapter 4: site preparations gen 2 single robotics upgrade requirements 84 scalar i6000 planning guide gen 2 single robotics upgrade requirements if you are upgrading a gen 1 library to a gen 2 single-robotics library, please understand and address the following requirements before service arrives t...
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Chapter 4: site preparations high-density expansion module requirements scalar i6000 planning guide 85 high-density expansion module requirements add. Additional comments record any additional information from other pages. For reference purposes, note the page number with the information. Add and nu...
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Chapter 4: site preparations additional comments 86 scalar i6000 planning guide.