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AML/J
Operator
Guide
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Copyright © 1998 ADIC/GRAU Storage Systems GmbH&Co.KG All rights reserved. This document may be reproduced or transmitted neither in excerpts nor completely in any form with any media (neither electronically nor mechanically, including photocopying and recording) and by no data storage or recall system with the exception of an approval on the part of ADIC/ GRAU Storage Systems. ADIC/GRAU Storage Systems reserves the right to correct, to update or to modify the information contained in this do
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Contents 1 Introduction 1.1 Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 1.2 Target group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 1.3 Layout of the Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 1.4 Further documentation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 1.5 Explanation of the symbols and notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2.6 Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8 2.6.1 Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9 2.6.2 Noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9 2.6.3 Climatic conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9 3Safety 3.1 Use as intended. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 3.2 Warning indications . . . . . . .
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5.4 Edit menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7 5.5 View menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8 5.5.1 Archive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8 5.6 Operations menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19 5.6.1 Operator login . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19 5.6.2 Manual Operation . .
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iv Contents DOC D00 025-A
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1 Introduction 1.1 Contents This Guide contains information and instructions for the safe operation of the AML/J system. 1.2 Target group This Guide is written for users who work with the AML/J. 1.3 Layout of the Guide The Guide is broken down into the following chapters: Chapter 1 Introduction - Notes on the use of the Guide Chapter 2 Overview - Contains general information on the AML/J components. Chapter 3 Safety - Describes the danger symbols, mes- sages, safety functions and consideratio
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1.4 Further documentation DOC D00 024 AML/J Maintenance Guide DOC D00 014 AML/J Software Backup DOC D00 007 AML/J Installation Guide DOC E00 003 AMU Installation Guide DOC E00 007 AMU Problem Determination Guide DOC E00 014 AML Controller User Guide DOC E00 005 AMU Reference Guide 1.5 Explanation of the symbols and notes The following symbols and notes draw your attention to important infor- mation. ! For detailed explanation of the symbols see Warning indications on page 3-3. <1>+<2> Press k
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1.6 Technical support Warning The use of the AML/J by untrained personnel can lead to dangerous ! situations. The consequence can be severe to lethal injuries due to moving or current-conducting parts. For this reason an introductory course at ADIC/GRAU is recommended for all persons who handle the AML/J. The operator is responsible that the following functions are performed on the system only by qualified personnel: • Preparation for operation • Setting up • Starting the system • Applicat
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1.7 Product observation We are legally obliged to observe our products even after delivery. Therefore please notify us about everything which is of interest to us: • Changed setting data • Experience with the product • Repetitive faults • Difficulties with this Guide ADIC-GRAU Storage Systems GmbH ADIC Eschenstrasse 3 10949 East Peakview 89558 Boehmenkirch avenue Germany Englewood, CO 80112 U.S.A. Telefax: +49 (0) 6196-59 08 69 Email: techsup@adic.com 1-4 Introduction DOC D00 025-A
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Telephone: 1 800 827 3822 North America +49 6142 992364 Germany 00800 9999 3822 (the rest of the world) 1-5 March 31, 1999
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2 Description of the system 2.1 Overview of the system components Storage media such as magnetic tape cartridges, optical disks and CD- ROMs are brought automatically into the associated drives and fetched from there again with the AML/J. The storage media are brought to the drives with the aid of software in the host and in the AML/J control unit and discharged from these drives again. The AML/J is a modular system and consists of • a basic module - Handling unit - Storage racks - Control ca
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2.3 Description of function The AML/J system can be installed on the unfinished floor or on a false floor. The handling unit moves the cartridges between the storage cells, drives and the I/O unit. The handling unit has a gripper. A barcode scanner on the gripper identifies the cartridges at the compartments in the archive. Further details are described under Handling unit on page 2-6. The car- tridges can be brought into the AML/J system or moved out from the system with the aid of the I/
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2.4.1 Drives The AML/J system supports a large number of drives for different stor- age media. 2.4.2 Control cabinet The control unit of the system is housed in a control cabinet. This control cabinet contains: • AMU PC • Control unit - Power supply - Motor control - Interface converter - Safety system • Drive(s) (optional) AMU PC Control unit AMU monitor Keyboard Figure 2-2: Control cabinet 2.4.3 AML Management Unit (AMU) The AMU is the control processor for the AML system. In the normal mode
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Hardware components The AMU hardware consists of: • A computer (AML controller) with screen, keyboard and trackball or mouse • Programmable Multi-Axis Controller (PMAC board) • Network board (Token Ring, Ethernet or FDDI) Software components The AMU software components are: • Operating system OS/2 • Communication Manager/2 , TCP/IP • Database Manager/2 • AML Management Software (AMS) Tasks of the AMU: • Host communication - interprets the commands coming from the host computer - checks these c
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2.4.4 Storage cells The AML/J system contains compartments (storage cells) in linear racks (stationary storage segments (☞ Figure 2-3:). Table 2-1: Coordinates of the storage cells on page 2-5 contains the coordinates of the storage cells. Figure 2-3: Example of storage cells Table 2-1: Coordinates of the storage cells L3 - LD 01 - 99 01 01 - 99 01 - 99 Type Module Segment Row Compart- ment The module number corresponds to the number of the segment whereby the assignment of the module numbers
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2.4.5 Handling unit The handling unit identifies and moves cartridges between the storage cells, drives and the I/O unit. Figure 2-4: AML/J handling unit Access to the archive compartments and the drives is facilitated with the handling unit. The handling unit executes the commands of the AML Management Software (AMS) and returns status messages as response. The handling unit is equipped with a (laser) barcode scanner. Typical tasks of the handling unit are inserting and ejecting cartridges,
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2.4.6 I/O unit The I/O unit facilitates inserting and ejecting cartridges without inter- rupting normal processing (☞ Figure 2-5:). Figure 2-5: I/O unit/E 2.5 Cartridges Each cartridge in the AML/J system can have an external user and machine readable label for identifying the Volsers (Volume Serial Number). The external label contains between one and 16 characters for the Volser. The Volser is composed of the uppercase letters A-Z and the numbers 0-9. The AML/J system supports different typ
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2.6 Technical Data Dimensions Table 2-2: Size of the AML/J components Width x depth Height Basic module 1.00 m x 1.50 m 2.05 m (3.28 ft x 4.92 ft) (6.73 ft) Extension 0.75 m x 0.82 m module (2.46 ft x 2.69 ft) Control cabinet Weight without/with cartridges (3480/3490) Table 2-3: Weight of the AML/J components Weight in lbs Weight in kg With Without With Without media media media media Basic module 721 509 326 230 kg Control cabinet - 331 - 150 kg Extension module 688 454 311 205 kg Maximum flo
