EIS Installation Checklist for the

StorageTek SL150 Modular Storage Library

Customer:
TASK Number:
Technician:
Version EIS-DVD:
Date:

• It is recommend that the EIS web pages are checked for the latest version of this
checklist prior to commencing the installation.
• It is assumed that the installation is carried out with the help of the current
EIS-DVD. See EIS web pages for current information and status.
• The idea behind this checklist is to help the installer achieve a "good" installation.
• It is assumed that the installer has attended the appropriate training classes.
• Although use of a laptop and a web browser is not required to achieve a minimal
functioning installation, a laptop with a web browser is highly recommended in
order to access the Web GUI for the SL150 library and should be considered best
practice. Steps in this checklist require it's use.
• This checklist can either be used when installing a new server with storage (in
conjunction with appropriate server checklist) or just ArrayStart when adding a
SL150 storage.
• This checklist refers to the Customer Orientation Checklist.
• If ACSLS (Automated Cartridge System Library Software) is being used with a
SL150 with LTO7 drives a minimum version of ACSLS 8.4 is required.
• If ACSLS (Automated Cartridge System Library Software) is being used with a
SL150 with LTO8 drives a minimum version of ACSLS 8.4.0-3 is required.
• It is not intended that this checklist be handed over to the customer.
• Feedback is welcome – refer to the last page of this checklist.

In contrast to most EIS installation checklists, this checklist assumes that:

• The installer has attended the SL150 Field Service and Frontline Training
(ISTK- 1840).
• The installer has access to Oracle Technical Documentation at:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/documentation/tape-storage-curr-
187744.html#libraries
• That the SL150 Installation Manual is available and referred to during the
installation.

Serial# SiteID
SL150

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PREPARATION – FIELD INSTALLER

For an overview of the activities carried out during the installation of this
product via the EIS Methodology, refer to the EIS-Deliverables page within
the EIS website (StorageTek SL150 Modular Storage Library).
EIS Site-Audit Report complete? EISdoc V4:
File EIS-SiteAudit-SunRackII.odt
Use appropriate Site Audit depending on OR
configuration. File EIS-SiteAudit-Racked-Item.odt

EIS Installation Configuration Plan & Test EISdoc V4:

Procedures Plan complete? Use appropriate BUILD & TPP
templates, inserted into “Master”
files:
EIS-BUILD-Tape-SL150.odt
EIS-TPP-Tape-SL150.odt
Obtain the latest microcode from MOS: To find available code versions:
https://support.oracle.com
• Select Patches & Updates.
• Select Product or Family
(Advanced).
Current version is 3.20 (as of December • Enter “SL150” and select
2017) which is required for the SL150 StorageTek SL150 Modular
LTO8 drive support. Tape Library.
• In the Release pull-down select
the latest code patch.
Obtain the latest versions of required Check for latest versions at:
manuals: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/d
ocumentation/tape-storage-curr-
• StorageTek SL150 Modular Tape 187744.html#libraries
Library Systems Assurance Guide,
• StorageTek SL150 Modular Tape These contain detailed information
Library Installation Manual. about the SL150 and its installation.

Check that required tools are available. See the “Planning the Installation”
section of the SL150 Installation
Manual.
Tools required for the installation are
a standard Phillips head screw driver.
Obtain Library Password for the admin The admin password must be obtained
user. from the customer and should be what
they would like the admin password
set at. Or you can set a generic
password and show the customer how
to change the password via the Web
GUI.
Know your component types! Module 1 = Base Module
Module 2-15 = Expansion Module
Review latest Field Action Bulletins FABs (ex-FIN/FCO) information.
Cables. Unless otherwise planned, the
customer is responsible for ordering
SAS or Fibre-Channel cables for tape
drive host connection.

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PREPARATION – CUSTOMER
Confirm site preparation has been Use the SL150 Systems Assurance
completed. Guide Checklist for preparing the site.
Power connection available.
Library Rack Installed.
Service Area Available.
LAN Cable for you to access the Web GUI Gives the customer the ability to
on the SL150 library. manage the library remotely.

Network information for the Web GUI. Use Tape Storage Specification
document if available at EIS website.
• IP Address to be assigned or
DHCP
• Subnet Mask
• Gateway
Tape drive connections to host. SAS or Fibre-Channel cables for tape
drive host connection.

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UNPACKING
Delivery complete?
Allow the system to acclimatise (power Refer to EIS standard “Acclimatisation of
off) at the customer site. Oracle Hardware Products”.
Unpack outside data center to ensure no Collect packing material together for
contamination/dust is released inside disposal.
customer's controlled environment.
Verify all packing material has been Fans & air vents must be free to operate.
removed, i.e. nothing is blocked.
ASSEMBLY/CABLING/POWER-UP
Record library serial number. Located on the back of the base module.

Assure site survey has been conducted Use the SL150 Systems Assurance Guide
and physical requirements are satisfied Checklist for preparing the site.
(tile placement, service area hectic.)
Assemble the library according to the Use the SL150 Installation Manual. See
directions in the SL150 Installation the obtain required manuals step of the
Preparation – Field Installer section of
Manual. this checklist on page 2.
Install any additional hardware options. Example: optional redundant power
supply.
Provide power to the library. Note that the customer's electrician is
responsible for connecting the power lines
to the in-house power grid. See
“Customer Preparation” Section of this
checklist on page 3.
Verify cables are properly installed and
seated.
Verify that magazines are correctly
seated.
Verify that magazine targets are
cleaned.
Press the small round power button on It will take some time before you will see
the front of the library. any LEDs lit or screen activity on the OP
Panel. However, if you were at the back
of the library when the power button is
pushed then you would almost
immediately see illuminated LEDs on the
back of the library.

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CONFIGURATION
Follow the steps through the initial This will walk you through the following
configuration wizard. steps:
• Enter default password (refer to the
SL150 Installation Guide for the
default password)
• Enter new password
• Configure the date and time
• Configure the network settings
Determine the currently installed From the SL150 Operator’s Panel you can
library firmware level. determine the current firmware level:
• Select the Settings button and then
the Library tab. The firmware
version will be displayed.
Upgrade code if necessary. See the “Obtain the latest microcode”
step of the Preparation – Field Installer
section of this checklist on page 2.
Refer to Appendix A of this checklist for
the firmware upgrade procedure.
Create and/or modify library and tape Refer to the Library and Tape Drive
drive configuration entries. Configuration Entries section.

Set tape drive cleaning parameters. Set to manual, or to auto-clean.

• Auto-clean requires a slot designated
and reserved for the cleaning
cartridge.
• Manual allows administrators to place
the cleaning cartridge in the Mailslot
or in a customer slot.
• When you use a cleaning cartridge in
a customer slot the label should be the
CLN.... and the drive identifier L5
and L6 and should be configured in
the Backup software as cleaning
cartridge. In the reserved slot you
have the universal cartridge identifier
(CU).
Record the configuration.
Create drawings and record dynamic Fibre Channel & SAS drives will have a
WWNs of the drives. dynamic WWN assigned by the library.

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MANAGEMENT HOST CONNECTION

Management and Backup servers. Refer to planning documents for your
particular host environment and network
topology. (SDP, SLC, and ACSLS
managements hosts reside in this
connection.)

HOST DRIVE CONNECTION (Solaris host only)

Connect drives. Refer to the Sun StorageTek SL150
Installation guide, available at:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/docu
mentation/tape-storage-curr-
187744.html#libraries
Ensure that the latest driver patches are If host has been freshly installed using a
installed: recent EIS-DVD then the system will have
been correctly patched.
If adding storage to an existing host ensure
that latest versions of following patches
are installed as appropriate:
• Minimum Solaris requirement:
Solaris 10 5/08 also known as Update
5.
Test access to the installed tape drives Solaris:
and library management. • From the boot PROM ok prompt,
enter probe-scsi-all, note and record
CAUTION: This is an offline test. output ensuring all installed drives
appear.
• OS level testing can be accomplished
with the mt command, for example:
# mt -f /dev/rmt/<dev-file> status
DETERMINE CURRENT TAPE DRIVE FIRMWARE VERSIONS
The only way to check the firmware level on the the drives is via the Web
GUI – the method depends on which code level you are at as to where on the
Web GUI you would find that information:
• With the latest code go to the Firmware tab then the Drive Firmware
tab.
• For older code go to the library tab and then the drive listing under the
Drives tab to view the drive code level.
Update the tape drive firmware if Oracle staff can determine the latest code
necessary. for a particular tape drive via the Oracle
Tape Support page:
https://tapesupport.us.oracle.com/Products/
drives.php
Select the Reference tab and OEM Code
Versions – this produces the Firmware
Levels page which lists drives, firmware
versions and the relevant patches.
Partners can refer to the SL500
Installation Manual and service reference
manual for your specific drive type.
A number of tape drive firmware patches are Current tape drive firmware patches are
available on EIS-DVD-TWO in directory available for the field and the customer to
.../sun2/patch/TAPEDRIVES. download from MOS.

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VERIFY SERVICEABLE INSTALLATION

FINAL CHECKS
Send logs to support. Reference the installation ticked opened
in the preparations steps.
To gather the support logs do the
following:
• Select Service (left hand side main
menu)
• Select Service (just to the right of the
main menu)
• Select Download Service Logs from
the dropdown
• Read the message and click OK
• Select Download Service Logs
• Choose where you want to save the
file in the Save As window
• Select Close
Note: This is an encrypted file that only
can be decrypted by support via the
SPLAT tool.

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COMPLETE THE INSTALLATION

Create a block diagram for the customer to reference when calling support.
Send any documentation and diagrams
to your local service team designate for
storage of these files.
Perform Installation Assessment tests as EISdoc V4 – completed during
described in the EIS Test Procedures preparation of installation.
Plan.
Complete documentation and hand over EISdoc V4:
to customer. File EIS-DOCS-Operational Handover-
Document.odt
Short briefing: the configuration.

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 Appendix A
Installing or upgrading firmware for the SL150 is a disruptive process and requires a
web browser so that the Web GUI of the SL150 library can be accessed to execute
the firmware upgrade.
Steps to Upgrade Firmware:
1. Select Settings (left hand side main menu).
2. Select Upgrade (under the Library tab to the right of the main menu). A pop
up will window will appear.
3. Select Choose File in the pop up window to browse to the firmware file.
4. Once you have chosen the file select Upgrade.
5. Once the download of the firmware file completes the pop up window will
change showing the status of the installation of the firmware.
6. Once the code update is done a message will state that the library is going to
need to be restarted.
7. Select Restart Now and the library will reboot and you will be logged out of the
Web GUI.

Copies of the checklists are available on the EIS web pages or on the EIS-DVD. We recommend that
you always check the web pages for the latest version.

Comments & RFEs welcome. Oracle staff should mail to [email protected] .

Partners should mail to: [email protected] .

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