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SL8500 Operator Training

Duration: 1 Day
What you will learn
The SL8500 Customer Operation course is designed to help customers maximize their investment by understanding the
salient operational, safety, and inter-connectivity issues.
This course is for Systems Administrators, Operators, and Data Center Managers
Learn To:

Describe the function, configuration, and operation of the SL8500.

Correctly identify the library modules and define their purpose.
Explain (or demonstrate) how to properly enter and exit the library.
Explain the drive options.
Explain the purpose of the front panel display, buttons, and indicators.
Explain the purpose for each menu option.
Describe the barcode labeling system.
Demonstrate how to use the StorageTek Library Console (local or remote) for diagnostic and operational reporting.

Benefits To You
During this course students will work with a StorageTek SL8500 Modular Library System using the SLC. This will
familiarize students with all of the components of the system.

Audience
End Users
Support Engineer
Technical Consultant

Course Objectives
Describe the function, configuration, and operation of the SL8500
Correctly identify the library modules and define their purpose
Explain (or demonstrate) how to properly enter and exit the library
Explain the drive options

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Explain the purpose of the front panel display, buttons, and indicators
Explain the purpose for each menu option
Describe the barcode labeling system
Demonstrate how to use the StorageTek Library Console (local or remote) for diagnostic and operational reporting

Course Topics
Introduction
Tape Storage Applications
Features
Basic Configuration
Library Modules
Scalability
Customer Interface Module (CIM) Overview
Cartridge Access Ports (CAPs)
Keypad Panel
Operator Control Panel
StorageTek Library Console (SLC)
Safety Features in the Library
Storage Expansion Modules (SEMs) Overview
Library Storage Modules (LSMs)
Cartridge Locations
Elevator
Cartridge Arrays
Tape Cartridges
Robotics Interface Module (RIM) Overview
HandBot
Rail Track
Pass-Thru-Ports
Drive and Electronics Module (DEM) Overview
Drives
Equipment Racks
Rack Power
Electronics Control Module (ECM)
Power Distribution Unit (PDU)
How to use the StorageTek Library Console (the SLC) to communicate with the SL8500
SLC Basics
Display Information, Status, and Properties
Reporting and Diagnostics
Audits
Modes of Operation

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Introduction to Addressing in the SL8500

Hardware scheme: Library, Rail, Column, Side, Row
Software scheme: Host Library Interface (HLI) Panel, Row, and Column (PRC)
SL8500 Configuration Operations
Best Practices
Activating Library Features
Partitioning the Library
Setting Capacity on Demand
Basic Troubleshooting
Rebooting the Library
Taking a HandBot Offline, rebooting a HandBot, Bringing a HandBot Online
Overriding a CAP Reservation
Checking Indicators and LEDs
Accessing and Sending a Report or Log Snapshot

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