When you first power on the Dell PowerVault 124T LTO-3 autoloader, it automatically runs a Power-On Self-Test (POST). During the POST, the left (green) LED flashes. After the POST, the left (green) and right (amber) LED flash alternately back and forth. Do one of the following:
If the autoloader powers on successfully, continue configuring the autoloader (see "Configuring the Autoloader").
NOTE: The front panel requires a six-digit password to change the configuration (see "Setting Passwords"). The LCD front panel default password for the Administrator is 000000. The default password for the Operator is 111111.
If the autoloader does not power on successfully, check the following:
Power switch is on.
Power cable is inserted correctly.
SCSI bus is terminated.
SCSI cable is connected to the autoloader and host computer.
No error code appears on the autoloader LCD.
If you cannot resolve the problem yourself, contact your service representative or go to support.dell.com.
When you first power on the autoloader, the setting for the Internet Protocol (IP) address is static with the address 192.168.20.128. If you want to use Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) to change the IP address, see "Setting the IP Address." To determine the IP address when using DHCP, view the Ethernet status information (see "Viewing Ethernet Information").
Configuring the Autoloader
To configure the autoloader, start with the main menu on the front panel. If the main menu is not already visible on the LCD, press Enter.
When you first power on the autoloader, the default is set with no password protection. However, after you set the security option, all the configuration functionality is password-protected. You need an administrator-level password to configure the autoloader.
The front panel menu has the following options:
To configure the Dell PowerVault 124T LTO-3 autoloader, you must verify the setup of the following:
SCSI ID(s). For the autoloader, there is a single SCSI ID.
Magazine(s).
Ethernet IP address (if you are not using DHCP).
SNMP server IP address—only if SNMP is being used.
Time server IP address (or the time zone, date, and time, if configuring manually)—only if a time server is being used.
Control mode.
Security option.
Setting the SCSI ID
Each SCSI device attached to a server or workstation must have a unique SCSI ID. For the PowerVault 124T autoloader, you need one SCSI ID.
To set the SCSI ID:
If the main menu is not already visible, press Enter.
On the main menu, scroll to Configuration and press Enter.
On the Configuration submenu, scroll to SCSI ID and press Enter.
Scroll to the number you want to set as the autoloader's SCSI ID, then press Enter. Cycle Power new SCSI ID appears on the LCD.
Press and hold the power button on the front panel until System Shutdown wait 60 sec appears on the LCD. Power Off appears on the LCD, then the autoloader shuts off.
Press the power button again to power on the autoloader. The new SCSI ID is now in effect.
Setting Ethernet
Ethernet is the method used by the autoloader to access a network. With an Ethernet connection, you can remotely access the autoloader over the network. To use the Ethernet connection, you must define the following:
A dynamic or static IP address for the autoloader (required)
A subnet mask (required for static IP)
An IP gateway (optional)
A Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) server (optional)
A time server, or set the time and time zone manually (optional)
Setting the IP Address
An IP address is the address of any device attached to a network. Each device must have a unique IP address. IP addresses are written as four sets of numbers separated by periods ranging from 0.0.0.0 up to and including 255.255.255.255.
IP addresses are either permanent or dynamically assigned. A permanent, or static, address remains the same each time the device connects to the network. A dynamic address may change each time the device connects to the network server using Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP).
To set a dynamic IP address:
From the main menu, scroll to Configuration, and then press Enter.
From the Configuration menu, scroll to Ethernet, and then press Enter.
From the Ethernet submenu, scroll to Set IP, and then press Enter.
Scroll to DHCP, and then press Enter.
To set a static IP address:
From the main menu, scroll to Configuration, and then press Enter.
From the Configuration menu, scroll to Ethernet, and then press Enter.
From the Ethernet submenu, scroll to Set IP, and then press Enter.
Scroll to Static IP, and then press Enter. The cursor automatically appears at the first digit.
At each position of the IP address, use the up and down arrows to change the value of each digit. Press Enter to advance the cursor to the next digit.
When you have advanced through all of the digits of the IP address, the autoloader displays Enter to save.
NOTE: If you make a mistake, press Escape to backspace to the digit you want to change.
Press Enter. The Configuration submenu appears and the static IP is now in effect. You do not need to reboot the autoloader.
Press Escape or Enter to return to the Ethernet submenu.
Setting the Subnet Mask
Creating a subnet mask is a method of splitting IP networks into a series of subgroups, or subnets, to improve performance or security.
To set a subnet mask:
From the main menu, scroll to Configuration, and then press Enter.
From the Configuration menu, scroll to Ethernet, and then press Enter.
From the Ethernet submenu, scroll to Set Subnet Mask, and then press Enter.
At each position of the Subnet Mask address, use the up and down arrows to change the value of each digit. Press Enter to advance the cursor to the next digit.
When you have advanced through all of the digits of the subnet mask address, the autoloader displays Enter to save.
NOTE: If you make a mistake, press Escape to backspace to the digit you want to change.
Press Enter. New Subnet Mask xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx appears on the LCD. You do not need to reboot the autoloader.
Press Escape or Enter to return to the Ethernet submenu.
Setting an IP Gateway
From the main menu, scroll to Configuration, and then press Enter.
From the Configuration menu, scroll to Ethernet, and then press Enter.
From the Ethernet submenu, scroll to Set Gateway, and then press Enter. The cursor automatically appears at the first digit.
At each position of the gateway address, use the up and down arrows to change the value of each digit. Press Enter to advance the cursor to the next digit.
When you have advanced through all of the digits of the gateway address, the autoloader displays Enter to save.
NOTE: If you make a mistake, press Escape to backspace to the digit you want to change.
Press Enter. New Gateway is xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx appears on the LCD. You do not need to reboot the autoloader.
Press Escape or Enter to return to the Ethernet submenu.
Setting the SNMP Server
An SNMP server monitors a network by processing reporting activity in each
network device (hub, router, bridge, and so on). The server uses this information
to define what is obtainable from each device and what can be controlled (turned
off, on, and so on).
NOTE: The PV124T SNMP agent supports only
the MIB-II variable group. The MIB provides power-on notification commonly
referred to as the "cold start trap" which is sent to the SNMP host (if
configured). Embedded webserver user interface is supported for configuring
the SNMP server. However, extended SNMP functions such as availability of
tape information through SNMP, SNMP traps for tape events, availability of global
tape status information through SNMP, availability of information through SNMP to
classify the loader as a tape device, etc. are not supported.
To set an SNMP server:
From the main menu, scroll to Configuration, and then press Enter.
From the Configuration menu, scroll to Ethernet, and then press Enter.
From the Ethernet submenu, scroll to Set SNMP Server, and then press Enter. The cursor automatically appears at the first digit.
At each position of the SNMP server address, use the up and down arrows to change the value of each digit. Press Enter to advance the cursor to the next digit.
When you have advanced through all of the digits of the SNMP server address, the autoloader displays Enter to save.
NOTE: If you make a mistake, press Escape to backspace to the digit you want to change.
Press Enter. New SNMP Server xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx appears on the LCD. You do not need to reboot the autoloader.
Press Escape or Enter to return to the Ethernet submenu.
Setting the Time
The system time is displayed by the Remote Management Unit and it is used internally when logging events and errors. The system time is either regular time or power-on time. Regular time is Month/Date/Year Time, such as Nov/21/2004 19:28. Power-on time is Power On Cycles (POC)/Power On Hours (POH). For example, POC: 00121, POH: 00002:07:45 where POC is the number of times the system has booted since it was manufactured, and POH is the number of hours, minutes, and seconds since the last system boot. If regular time is known, it will be used, otherwise power-on time is used.
The PowerVault 124T autoloader must be reset after each power up. The time can be reset automatically if a time server is configured (see "Setting the Time Server").
Setting the Time Server
If you locate a time server that is compatible with Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP), you can connect the autoloader to a server that will supply the correct date and time. The autoloader uses this information to time stamp information in its memory.
To set a time server:
From the main menu, scroll to Configuration, and then press Enter.
From the Configuration menu, scroll to Ethernet, and then press Enter.
From the Ethernet submenu, scroll to Set Time Server, and then press Enter. The cursor automatically appears at the first digit.
At each position of the time server address, use the up and down arrows to change the value of each digit. Press Enter to advance the cursor to the next digit.
When you have advanced through all of the digits of the time server address, the autoloader displays Enter to save.
NOTE: If you make a mistake, press Escape to backspace to the digit you want to change.
Press Enter. New Time Server xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx appears on the LCD. You do not need to reboot the autoloader.
Press Escape or Enter to return to the Ethernet submenu.
To set the time zone:
From the main menu, scroll to Configuration, and then press Enter.
From the Configuration menu, scroll to Time, and then press Enter.
From the Time submenu, scroll to Set Timezone, and then press Enter. The Time Zone screen appears, allowing you to set the hours. The cursor automatically appears at the first digit.
Scroll to set the number of hours difference between your local time and Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Scroll to set the number of minutes difference between your local time and GMT, then press Enter. The new time zone is set.
Press Escape or Enter as necessary to return to the main menu.
To set the date and time:
From the main menu, scroll to Configuration, and then press Enter.
From the Configuration menu, scroll to Time, and then press Enter.
From the Time submenu, scroll to Set Date/Time, and then press Enter. The Date/Time screen appears, allowing you to set the date and time. The cursor automatically appears at the first digit.
The first four digits represent the current year. At each position of the year, use the up and down arrows to change the value of each digit. Press Enter to advance the cursor to the next digit.
The next two digits represent the current month. At each position of the month, use the up and down arrows to change the value of each digit. Press Enter to advance the cursor to the next digit.
The next two digits represent the current day. At each position of the day, use the up and down arrows to change the value of each digit. Press Enter to advance the cursor to the next digit.
The next two digits represent the current hour. At each position of the hour, use the up and down arrows to change the value of each digit. Press Enter.
The last two digits represent the current minute. At each position of the minute, use the up and down arrows to change the value of each digit. Press Enter to advance the cursor to the next digit.
Press Enter to save.
Press Escape as necessary to return to the main menu.
Barcode Reader
You can enable or disable the Barcode Reader from the Operator Control Panel (OCP). Disabling the barcode reader prevents the barcode reader from attempting to read label information. If barcode labels are not being used, disabling the barcode reader will reduce initialization time.
Either a power cycle (through the front panel button) or an Autoloader Reset (through the Autoloader Reset command found on the Error Logs and Diagnostics page of the Web interface) is required for the change to take effect.
To change the Barcode Reader setting:
From the main menu, scroll to Configuration, and then press Enter.
From the Configuration menu, scroll to Barcode Reader and press Enter.
A checkmark will be present before either Barcode Enabled or Barcode Disabled to indicate the current setting. Scroll to the desired setting and press Enter.
Press Esc as necessary to return to the main menu.
Power cycle the autoloader as requested.
SCSI Barcode Length
SCSI Barcode Length sets the maximum number of barcode characters that will be returned in the SCSI Read Element Data. The display of barcode information on the Web interface and Operator Control Panel (OCP) are unaffected by this setting.
Setting the SCSI Barcode Length to 0 disables truncation of the barcode and the full barcode will be returned in the SCSI Read Element Data.
This setting is particularly useful if you have a pool of media previously catalogued by another device that has a limitation on the number of barcode characters that can be read (typically 6 or 9). Adjusting the PV124T setting to match the previous hardware prevents the user from having to re-catalog all barcode labeled media previously used in the other device.
To change the SCSI Barcode setting:
From the main menu, scroll to Configuration, and then press Enter.
From the Configuration menu, scroll to SCSI Barcode and press Enter.
Scroll to the desired setting (from 0 to 15) and press Enter.
Press Esc as necessary to return to the main menu. The autoloader does not need to be reset when making this change.
Setting Magazines
In some cases, autoloader owners were being charged Independent Software Vendor (ISV) licensing fees for two-magazine autoloaders although only one magazine was configured. This occurred because the ISV software was registering the autoloader as a two-magazine device, regardless of the number of magazines configured. You have the ability to set the number of magazines in the autoloader. The default setting is Left.
To set the number of magazines:
From the main menu, scroll to Configuration, and then press Enter.
From the Configuration menu, scroll to Magazines, and then
press Enter.
From the Magazines menu, select either Right, Left,
or Both to indicate the magazines installed in the autoloader.
NOTE: The default setting must be reconfigured
if the optional right magazine is installed. Host backup software may
also require a configuration change to support the additional media locations.
Setting Security
You can add security to the front panel by password-protecting the autoloader's functionality. The security setting only protects the front panel functionality. The default setting is Off, meaning that no password is required. However, you can enable the security option so that users must enter a password to access functionality.
Security Option
When you first power on the autoloader, the security option is set to Off. Use the following procedure to enable the security option. You must have an administrator-level password to set passwords.
To set the security option:
From the main menu, scroll to Configuration, and then press Enter.
From the Configuration menu, scroll to Security. If a check mark appears before the word, the security option is On. If no check mark appears, the security option is Off.
Press Enter. If you are not logged in as Administrator, press Enter again to log in.
To change the option, press Enter. For example, if the security option was set to On, it is now set to Off, and no check mark appears.
Setting Passwords
Many operations on the autoloader are password-protected to ensure data integrity. You can set passwords to administrator level and to operator level. Operator-level users have access to the Commands and Status menus. Administrator-level users have access to all functionality.
To set a password:
From the main menu, scroll to Configuration, and then press Enter.
From the Configuration menu, scroll to Set Password, and then press Enter.
To set a password to the operator level, scroll to Operator. To set a password to the administrator level, scroll to Administrator.
Press Enter. If you are not logged in as Administrator, press Enter again to log in.
In the text box, scroll to the first character of the password. The cursor automatically appears at the first number of the password.
At each position of the password, use the up and down arrows to change the value of each number. Press Enter to advance the cursor to the next number.
NOTE: If you make a mistake, press Escape to backspace to the digit you want to change.
When you have entered six numbers, the autoloader displays Submit Password.
Press Enter to submit the password. Password Successfully changed appears on the LCD.
Press Enter. The Operator and Administrator options reappear. You can either enter another password, or press Escape or Enter as necessary to return to the main menu.
Getting Lost Passwords
If you forget the administrator-level password, you cannot access the autoloader's functionality to enter a new password. In this case, you must call support.dell.com. When you call, have the autoloader connected to the Ethernet and open the Remote Management Unit.
NOTE: You can reset front panel passwords to the factory defaults from the Remote Management Unit. However, if the Remote Management Unit passwords are lost, you must contact support.dell.com. If you must contact support.dell.com, be at the host computer with the Remote Management Unit on line. From the main screen, click Configuration. The Enter Network Password or User name screen displays. The customer support representatives will need the number surrounded by asterisks to locate and reset your password. This is your "realm number."
