actidata vTanis User and Service Guide actidata Model Name: vTanis actidata Product Number: 950 488 002-xx actidata Document Number: userm

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 10 of 112  The vTanis displays cartridge status via the front panel display (OCP

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 100 of 112 CRU replacement Power supply The power supply is a CRU (Customer Repl

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 101 of 112 Figure 42 Installing a power supply 4. Tighten the two thumbscrews

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 102 of 112 Cooling fan The cooling fan is a CRU (Customer Replaceable Unit)). The

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 103 of 112 Figure 43 Installing a cooling fan 4. Tighten the two thumbscrews u

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 104 of 112 Base chassis Removing the base chassis To prepare the base chassis re

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 105 of 112 2. To install the new base chassis and its components, see vTanis; se

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 106 of 112 Packaging  vTanis Device without cartridges  Power Cable US, UK, GE

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 107 of 112 Glossary CRU Customer Replaceable Unit is easily replaceable modul

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 108 of 112 MTU In computer networking, the Maximum Transmission Unit of a communic

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 109 of 112 Linear Tape Open, LTO, The LTO logo, ULTRIUM, and the ULTRIUM logo are

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 11 of 112 RDX® cartridge features  Forward and backwards compatible with all RD

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 110 of 112 List of figures Figure 1 Front panel ...

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 111 of 112 Figure 35 RMI diagnostics passed ...

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 112 of 112 List of tables Table 1 Operation modes ...

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 12 of 112 Mode 1- vTanis tape library (default setting): The unit appears to the

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 13 of 112 For maximal supported operation modes, see Table . IQN iSCSI ID Elemen

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 14 of 112 Front panel The front panel of the vTanis is constructed of durable pla

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 15 of 112 Number Description 1 AC power button - Soft power switch with LED butto

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 16 of 112 LED behavior 1. Power button LED state Status Description Off No pow

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 17 of 112 Blinking amber Prevent Prevent media removal set, host is accessing the

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 18 of 112 Rear panel The rear panel of the vTanis provides access to the power co

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 19 of 112 Number Description 1 IEC Power connector (AC Power connection) 2 Power

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 2 of 112 Introduction This document provides information about installing, o

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 20 of 112 Ethernet port LED behavior Figure 3 Ethernet port Number Description 1

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 21 of 112 Product installation General installation considerations This chapter

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 22 of 112 easily accessible at all times. Air quality Place the vTanis in an area

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 23 of 112 Installation precautions Weight of vTanis Risk of damage to devices Whe

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 24 of 112 Unpacking the vTanis: 1. Before opening and removing the vTanis from t

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 25 of 112  Ethernet cable(s)  Screwdriver for installing rack mounting ears 

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 26 of 112 Installing in a rack First, read the chapter Installation precautions,

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 27 of 112 4. Secure the unit to the rack using a #3 Phillips screwdriver or your

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 28 of 112 Installing cables and connections High voltage Risk of electric shock D

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 29 of 112 Powering up/down the unit The vTanis power button indicator will

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 3 of 112 Preface About this manual This manual provides information regarding the

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 30 of 112 be cleared by a user logged in over the RMI by acknowledging

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 31 of 112 Product configuration Product configuration process Once the vTanis

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 32 of 112 Introduction to the vTanis RMI The vTanis unit uses the web based RMI t

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 33 of 112 Login in procedures In order to access the vTanis remote management int

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 34 of 112 Figure 9 RMI log in detail   System Name: Displays the name current

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 35 of 112  The user level only provides the ability of the user to monitor devic

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 36 of 112 RMI Home page Upon a successful log in into the vTanis RMI all users w

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 37 of 112 Number Description 2 Main topic bar (selected in red): This field is vis

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 38 of 112 RMI System information block The system information block provides an

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 39 of 112 Number Description 3 Date/Time : The system date and time is displayed h

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 4 of 112 Changes The material in this document is for information only and is subj

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 40 of 112 Introduction to the vTanis OCP The vTanis unit includes an LCD based di

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 41 of 112 Figure 12 OCP cartridge status

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 42 of 112 OCP Icons The vTanis makes use of graphic icons to indicate some condit

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 43 of 112 The vTanis OCP supports the viewing option of pausing the display at any

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 44 of 112 General Set up of the iSCSI Initiator 1. Download the iSCSI software

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 45 of 112 5. Files will install then choose “Finish”. 6. Click “Finish”. iSC

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 46 of 112 3. Type the current IP address (for DNS or static IP address) or the D

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 47 of 112 Administrator operations – The CONFIGURE tab Setting the vTanis operati

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 48 of 112 To change the vTanis configuration the desired operation mode must be s

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 49 of 112 Figure 14 RMI configure inquiry string In order for the selected inqu

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 5 of 112 Power cord protection – Place the AC line cord so that it is not possible

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 50 of 112 Special note: Tape library mode The vTanis tape library mode allows

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 51 of 112 Figure 15 RMI initialize cartridge The vTanis will only display cartr

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 52 of 112 Labeling tape format cartridges (optional) If the vTanis system will be

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 53 of 112 Network settings To establish network settings for the vTanis unit the

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 54 of 112 The method will select the IP addressing mode the vTanis will use. The t

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 55 of 112 Netmask: If the vTanis is configured to use DHCP the net mask will be is

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 56 of 112 In this box enter the name you wish to use to use to address this vTanis

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 57 of 112 iSCSI Settings iSCSI settings are accessed under the “CONFIGURE/iSCSI”

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 58 of 112 Figure 20 RMI configure iSNS server Internet Storage Name Service (iS

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 59 of 112 Figure 21 RMI configure CHAP CHAP is an authentication scheme used by

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 6 of 112 Introduction ...

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vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 61 of 112 User settings The ‘Users”-tab is used by the administrator to change de

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 62 of 112 The password with verification for the user account, this field is must

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 63 of 112 Figure 23 Add/Edit user account Date and time settings The date and

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 64 of 112 The date may be sent by clicking in the date field and entering the date

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 65 of 112 Notification settings The notification settings tab has the following o

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 66 of 112 Critical, Warning and Configuration Events: The specified email addre

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 67 of 112 SMTP Server: Enter the address of the email server of the individual you

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 68 of 112 Save/Restore configuration Save Configuration: This tab allows a user t

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 69 of 112 Reset Configuration: This function restores all factory default se

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 7 of 112 Initial IP address assignment ...

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 70 of 112 Monitoring the unit cartridge and device identity/status – The MONITOR t

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 71 of 112 Figure 27 RMI monitor cartridge status

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 72 of 112 Cartridge identify screen Slot #: This field shows the row heading indi

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 73 of 112 Figure 28 RMI monitor cartridge identify

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 74 of 112 Device status screen Status: This status is the overall system status;

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 75 of 112 Figure 29 RMI monitor device status

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 76 of 112 Device Identity Screen Vendor ID: This field shows the manufacturer of

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 77 of 112 Managing the unit – The MANAGE-tab Access to the manage functions is gr

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 78 of 112 Figure 31 RMI manage library

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 79 of 112 Ejecting cartridges Cartridges may be ejected by selecting the appropri

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 8 of 112 Physical specification & Functional specification ...

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 80 of 112 Converting the RDX® cartridge into tape format mode or reformatting from

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 81 of 112 Performing Diagnostic operations - The DIAGNOSTICS tab Device Logs The

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 82 of 112 Figure 33 RMI device logs Save All Logs: The “Save all Logs” button p

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 83 of 112 Administrator/Service run diagnostics The vTanis unit supports a number

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 84 of 112 Figure 34 RMI perform diagnostics

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 85 of 112 Slot UI Test To execute the “Slot UI Test” select the “Start Test” bu

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 86 of 112 Once all six display conditions have been verified confirm completion

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 87 of 112 Fan Test To execute the “Fan Test” select the “Start Test” button. Th

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 88 of 112 The operator will then be asked to insert a cartridge in each of the e

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 89 of 112 Figure 35 RMI diagnostics passed

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 9 of 112 Product overview Introduction to the vTanis Overview and applications

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 90 of 112 Upgrade Firmware The vTanis “DIAGNOSTICS” menu also supports the abilit

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 91 of 112 Figure 37 RMI reboot system

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 92 of 112 RDX® cartridges This chapter describes the use of the RDX® cart

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 93 of 112 Figure 39 Write-protecting cartridges Number Description 1 Cartridge

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 94 of 112 Inserting cartridges 1. Find an empty RDX® cartridge slot (8 places) i

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 95 of 112 3. Ejecting cartridges, Page 79. 4. Manually ejecting cartridges with

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 96 of 112 Appendix Product specification Physical specification & Functiona

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 97 of 112 Altitude Operating: 0 to 10,000 feet (3000 m) at 25° C ambient A

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 98 of 112 Regulatory Requirements Product Safety: • CB Report and Certification

vTanis userman 302708 Revision 12 © Copyright actidata 2011 Page 99 of 112 o IEC 61000-4-6 o IEC 61000-4-8 o IEC 61000-4-11 (Limits acc. to EN 5