SPECTRA T950 LIBRARY

QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE

Keep this guide near the library for quick reference about the most common
library operations. Refer to the Spectra T950 Library User Guide at
1 support.spectralogic.com/documentation for detailed library information.

Power On Press and hold the front panel power button for several seconds
until the button’s LED illuminates. Wait while the library completes its power-on
POWERING sequence, which takes about five minutes depending on the library configuration.
THE LIBRARY During the power-on sequence the library initializes all components.
ON AND OFF Power Off If the power button is illuminated, press and hold the front panel
power button until the button’s LED starts flashing (about 6 seconds). If the
button is not illuminated (but the library is running), log in as a superuser and
use the General Status screen soft power button. The power-off sequence takes
approximately one minute to allow applications to shut down gracefully.
Note: If the library is experiencing problems, do not power it off unless
specifically directed to do so by Spectra Logic Technical Support.
Touch screen Power button
user interface

Log Into the Library After the power-on sequence completes, the Login
screen displays. 1 Type user name
2 Note: If the pre-login General Status screen is displayed, click select here to
login at the bottom of the screen to display the Login screen.
2 Type password
and click Login
1.Using the stylus, touch (to select) the User box and enter the user name. 3 Wait
LOGGING 2.If you configured a password for the user entered in Step 1, use the stylus to 4 Close keyboard
INTO AND select the Password box and enter the password. Then click Login.
OUT OF THE If you have not configured a password—leave the password field blank,
USER and click Login. Users are divided into the following types.
INTERFACE 3.Wait for the initialization process to complete.  Superuser—Controls all aspects of library use and configuration.
4.Close the keyboard by selecting its icon with the stylus. The default user name for this group is su.
 Administrator—Configures the library and runs diagnostics. The
Log Out of the Library From the Security screen, select default user name in this group for administrator.
Switch User to log out and re-display the login screen.  Operator—Performs tape handling operations. The default user
name for this group is operator.
The default password is blank.
The library’s user interface lets you set configuration options, view library and
drive information and metrics, manage media, and monitor library operations. Current
toolbar
3 Toolbars Selecting a toolbar along the left side of the screen
expands it to display the available options within that menu. The General toolbar
accesses the most frequently used library screens and controls:
 General Status—Displays the current status for all of the major library
USING THE components for the selected library partition.
BLUESCALE  Inventory—Displays controls for viewing the library’s media inventory
and for moving media from one location in the library to another.
INTERFACE Additional
 Import/Export—Displays controls for importing and exporting media.
toolbars
 Metrics—Displays metrics for tape drive performance, power
consumption, and storage density for the media types in the library.
Refresh
 Media Lifecycle Management—Displays options for generating and
viewing Media Lifecycle Management reports. Status bar

Status Bar The status bar is located at the bottom of the screen. Icon Meaning
 Refresh Button—Refreshes (updates) the information currently System OK—All system components are functioning
displayed on the user interface. correctly.
 Messages & Feature Icons—Indicate the status of library components, as Information—An informational message about a component
described in the Icon table to the right. Additional icons provide access to the is available. Check messages to determine the component.
remote support and BlueScale Vision features, if applicable.
Attention—A system component requires attention. Check
 Last Refreshed—Shows the time of the last screen refresh. messages to determine the component.
 Current BlueScale Software Version—Shows the version of the BlueScale Error—A system component has experienced an error
software currently running on the library. condition. Check messages to determine the component.
 IP Address or Library Name—Shows the library’s IP address (on the touch HHM Notification—A component has reached its maintenance
screen) or the library’s name (when using the BlueScale web interface). threshold. Click the icon to view the Hardware Health Monitoring
notification and generate an AutoSupport ticket.
Keyboard Options Entering information into a library screen Soft keyboard—Use the keyboard to enter values in the user
requires a keyboard. You can use any of these keyboard options: interface.
 Soft Keyboard—When using the touch screen, use the stylus to Soft keyboard icon
select the keyboard icon in the lower right corner of the screen to
activate the on-screen keyboard. Soft keyboard opened
 BlueScale Web Interface—You can connect the library to an Touch the icon with the stylus
Ethernet network and access the user interface through the BlueScale web to open or close the keyboard.
interface using a standard web browser.
Touch the icon with the stylus
IMPORTANT When accessing the library remotely through a web browser, to switch between letters and
do not use the Enter key on your keyboard when entering information in any numbers.
of the text fields. Always click the on-screen buttons in BlueScale screens Stylus—Use the stylus to open and close the keyboard, type the
instead of using your keyboard. values, and click ENTER to complete the process.
 External Keyboard—You can connect a USB keyboard and mouse directly to
the LCM.
IMPORTANT Do not use special characters when using an external
keyboard. Use only the characters that appear on the soft keyboard.

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 Spectra T950 Library Quick Reference Guide

Before loading media into the library, ensure that it is properly labeled and that
Cartridge barcode label
the write-protect switch is set for the desired operation. Insert the prepared
4 cartridges into a TeraPack magazine. Make sure that the cartridges are oriented
with the hub facing toward the front of the TeraPack magazine and the barcode
Hub

label facing up. Texture on

Note: When using cleaning cartridges, the cleaning cartridge barcode labels sides near front
PREPARING must start with “CLN” and the cartridges must be in Maintenance Front of
MEDIA TeraPack magazines, which are identified by a unique barcode label. magazine Write-protect switch

Cartridges are always imported or exported in TeraPack magazines using a TeraPack Access Port (TAP) and the Import/Export options on the library’s
touch screen user interface. See the Spectra T950 Library User Guide for more information about preparing media for importing and exporting magazines.

Import Media You typically import TeraPack magazines into the 5.Use your backup software to move the magazines to the partition’s
entry/exit pool for a data partition. After the magazines are in the entry/ storage pool and update the inventory maintained by the software.
exit pool, use your software to move the media into the partition’s Note: Any chambers that do not contain a magazine are inaccessible to
5 storage pool. See the Spectra T950 Library User Guide if you want to import
media directly into the storage pool.
the backup software.

Export Media You typically export magazines from the entry/exit

If you have a cleaning partition, import the cleaning cartridges directly
pool for a data partition. See the Spectra T950 Library User Guide if you
into the cleaning partition using a Maintenance TeraPack magazine.
IMPORTING want to export media directly from the storage pool.
1.From the toolbar menu, select General > Import/Export.
OR 1.Eject the desired cartridges from the storage pool using your backup
2.Select the partition and TAP you want to use from the drop-down lists, software.
EXPORTING then click Go. The Import/Export TeraPack Magazines screen refreshes to
MEDIA show the current status of the chambers assigned to the selected The library moves the ejected cartridges from the partition’s storage
partition. pool into a magazine in the partition’s entry/exit pool. When the
software reports that the eject operation is complete, proceed to Step 2.
3.Click Import (Entry/Exit) to open the TAP door.
Note: Exporting one or more individual cartridges using your backup
4.If you selected the center TAP, software requires a TeraPack magazine with sufficient empty slots
a. The top TAP door opens and a Feedback Required screen displays to be present in the entry/exit pool. If necessary, import one or
instructing you to place a magazine in the TAP. more empty magazines into the entry/exit pool.
b. Insert a magazine into the tray on the open TAP, making sure that it 2.From the toolbar menu, select General > Import/Export.
is oriented with the textured surface on each side toward the 3.Select the partition and TAP you want to use from the drop-down lists,
outside of the library. then click Go. The Import/Export TeraPack Magazines screen refreshes
to show the current status of the chambers assigned to the selected
Center TAP partition.
4.Click Export/Exchange for the entry/exit pool.
Insert the magazine so
that the front side, near 5.If you selected the center TAP
the textured surfaces, is a. The transporter retrieves a magazine from the entry/exit pool and
facing out of the library.
places it in the TAP. The TAP door opens and a Feedback Required
c. Choose one of these options: screen displays. Remove the magazine from the open TAP and set
it aside. If you want to exchange the magazine, put the new
 Continue—Choose this option if you plan to import another
magazine into the TAP. It will be put in the chamber from which
magazine after the one currently in the TAP. The TAP door
the exported magazine was retrieved.
closes automatically and the transporter retrieves the
magazine from the TAP and moves it to a chamber in the entry/ b. Return to the operator panel and select the appropriate option on
exit pool. If there are still empty chambers available, the second the Feedback Required screen.
TAP door opens, ready for the next import. The TAP doors  Continue—Choose this option if you plan to export another
alternate as you continue to import media. magazine after the one you removed from the TAP. The TAP
 Stop Importing—Choose this option if the magazine you door closes automatically. If there are still magazines left in the
placed in the TAP is the last one to import. The importing entry/exit pool, the transporter retrieves the next magazine
process stops after the current magazine is imported. and places it in the second TAP. Continue to remove magazines
from the TAP and click Continue for each one. The TAP doors
If you selected the bulk TAP, alternate as you continue to export media.
a. The Bulk TAP Move Confirmation screen displays a confirmation  Stop Exporting—Choose this option if the magazine you
message and instructions for performing the import operation. removed from the TAP is the last one to export.
Click Continue. The bulk TAP carousel rotates to face the outside of If you selected the bulk TAP,
the library.
a. If the carousel contains magazines from a previous export or
b. When the bulk TAP door release button LED is solid green, press import operation, the library will alert you to remove those
the button to open the door. If the carousel contains magazines magazines. When the bulk TAP door release button LED is solid
from a previous export or import operation, the library alerts you green, press it to open the door. Remove the magazines, close the
to remove those magazines. door, and click Continue to restart the export process.
c. Slide one or more magazines into the bulk TAP carousel. Insert the b. The Bulk TAP Move Confirmation screen displays a message with
magazine so that the textured surface on each side is toward the instructions for performing the export operation. Click Continue.
inside of the library. The transporter retrieves up to fourteen magazines from the
entry/exit pool and places them in the bulk TAP.
Bulk TAP
c. When the door release button LED is solid green, press the button
Insert the magazine so to open the bulk TAP door and remove the magazines from the
that the front side, near carousel. If you want to exchange magazines, put the new
the textured surfaces, magazines into the carousel. They will be put in the chambers
goes into the library first.
from which the exported magazine were retrieved.
d. Close the bulk TAP door firmly. An audible click indicates that the d. Close the bulk TAP door firmly. An audible click indicates that the
door is latched closed. door is latched closed.

See the Spectra T950 Library User Guide available at support.spectralogic.com/documentation, for more information about library configuration,
operation, and troubleshooting. See the Spectra T950 Library Release Notes and Documentation Updates, available after you log into the Spectra Logic

6 Technical Support portal at support.spectralogic.com, for information about BlueScale software and library component firmware, and documentation
updates.

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