[. . . ] SDLT 600A Tape Drive
Quick Start Guide
CONTENTS
Identifying the Proper Tape Drive Installation Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Checking the Tabletop Tape Drive . . . . . . . . . . 2 Connecting the Tabletop Tape Drive . . . . . . 2 Checking the Rackmount Tape Drive. . . . . . 3 Connecting the Rackmount Tape Drive . . 3 Configuring the SDLT 600A Tape Drive . . . 4 Changing Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Formatting Media Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Using the FTP Client. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Drag and Drop Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
This quick start guide provides basic installation and configuration instructions. For more information, see the SDLT 600A Product Manual on the product documentation CD-ROM provided with your tape drive. If you find any damage, report it to the shipping company or contact Quantum immediately. [. . . ] When POST has completed successfully, the middle LED stops flashing and remains illuminated and the left and right LEDs remain off. Disconnect the power cord from the power cord connector.
Power cord connector
Connecting the Rackmount Tape Drive
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Install the rackmount tape drive in a rack and then connect the drive to a network though the network (GigE) port located on the rear of the drive: 1 Slide the rackmount tape drive into the equipment rack (see figure 4).
Network port To router or switch
4 Connect one end of the Ethernet cable to the network port located on the rear of the SDLT 600A tape drive and connect the other end to a network switch or router. 6 Proceed to Configuring the SDLT 600A Tape Drive.
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Configuring the SDLT 600A Tape Drive
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Figure 7 Local Area Connection Properties
Select the TCP/IP connection
There are several options available when configuring the SDLT 600A within your network. Select the best solution based on the diagram presented in figure 6.
Figure 6 IP Configuration Options
To configure IP
yes
Is SDLT 600A on it's own network?
no
Open PC's network properties
Leave SDLT 600A on 10. 10. 10. 10 yes Is PC configured for DHCP?no
4 In the General dialogue box (see figure 8), select the radio button "Use the following IP address". · · In the IP address box, enter 10. 10. 10. 1 In the Subnet mask box, enter 255. 255. 255. 0
Obtain valid IP and netmask for SDLT 600A from network admin
5 Click OK.
Configure PC to IP 10. 10. 10. 1 Configure SDLT 600A for DHCP Configure SDLT 600A as advised
Figure 8 Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties
Enter the IP address and Subnet mask
done
A sample Windows configuration is provided as follows. NOTE: Detailed configuration instructions for Macintosh and Linux operating systems are available in the
SDLT 600A Product Manual.
For Windows
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1 The host IP configuration may have to be modified to communicate with the drive. The factory default IP address for the SDLT 600A is set to
10. 10. 10. 10.
2 Go to Network Connections and click the LAN icon. 3 Go to Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) connection and click Properties (see figure 7).
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6 Launch a Web browser (Internet Explorer, Netscape, or Firefox). 7 Type in the IP address of the drive (http://10. 10. 10. 10) in the address line of the browser.
8 From the Start window, select Login (see figure 9).
Figure 9 Start Window
Click Login
9 When prompted for a password (see figure 10), enter admin.
Figure 10 Login Window
Enter password
Once the correct password is entered the SDLT 600A Management menu options are fully populated as shown in figure 11. Figure 11 SDLT 600A Main Menu
NOTE: If you require additional assistance when changing IP settings, you may need to consult either your network administrator or an authority on IP policies and standards.
WARNING: Any change of the IP address could result in the loss of the device; always double-check that the IP number is entered correctly
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10 For network configuration settings, go to the SDLT 600A management sub menu Setup (see figure 12). Figure 12 Setup Window
IP address change
NTP server IP address configuration
Changing Passwords
For security purposes, it is strongly recommended that you change your system password. To do this:
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1 From the SDLT 600A main menu, select Change Admin password. 2 When prompted, enter the password you want changed, the new password, then confirm the new password (see figure 13). [. . . ] phone 949. 856. 7800 fax 949. 856. 7799
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