XenData SXL-1000 Getting started - page 6
6 XenData Digital Video Archive
2.4 Make External Connections
Make all I/O connections to the archive. First make network connections and connect a keyboard,
mouse and monitor or KVM. Then connect power cables to the SX-10 and LTO library.
2.5 Power-on the System
Follow the power-on procedure as described in section 3 below.
2.6 Insert a Cleaning Cartridge in Reserved Slot
Unlock the left upper magazine using the front panel and open by pulling out by hand. Carefully
attached a CLN barcode label to the cleaning cartridge and insert the cartridge into the upper and
outermost slot as illustrated below. This is the pre-configured reserved slot. Close the magazine
by pushing back in. Lock the magazine using the front panel.
2.7 Label Writable LTO Cartridges
Carefully attach barcode labels to the LTO cartridges. (Do not use the CLN barcode labels, as
these should only be used with cleaning cartridges.)
2.8 Import LTO Cartridges
Import at least one writable LTO cartridge into the library as described in Section 5.1.
2.9 Configure the SX-10 Archive Policies
The administrator defines policies that determine where files are physically stored on the digital
archive. These policies support hierarchical storage management (HSM) and automatic LTO
cartridge replication.
The SX-10 supports three main levels of storage hierarchy:
Online with one instance of a file on the 4TB disk cache and, in addition, there will
typically be one or more instances on LTO tape. In this case the file will be retrieved from
disk cache when accessed over the network.
Near-line with at least one instance of a file on an LTO cartridge within the library and no
instance on the disk cache. When a near-line file is accessed over the network, the
XenData software automatically transfers the file from LTO to disk cache. As soon as the
file transfer to disk cache commences, the file transfer over the network also starts.