SL8500 Operator Training

The SL8500 Customer Operation course is designed to help customers maximize their investment by understanding the salient operational, safety, and interconnectivity issues.

This course is for Systems Administrators, Operators, and Data Center Managers

Audience
Course Topics Introduction

• Agenda, objectives, and course scope
• 9310/SL8500 differences (as required)

SL8500 Familiarization

• Documentation resources
• Safety components and considerations
• Library modules
• SL8500 operations overview

SL8500 Initialization

• Library internal & external connectivity
• Loading library management software
• Controls and indicators
• Overview of operator tasks

Modes of library operation

• Automated mode
• Manual mode (entering the library)

Tape drive options/restrictions Tape cartridges

• Types
• Ordering
• Preparing for use
• Maintenance

Cell/tape drive/robot addressing ACSLS operations differences HSC operations differences Basic troubleshooting

• Monitoring library events
• Interpreting SLC messages

Obtaining maintenance support Summary Q&A Assessment
Course Objectives

• Describe the function and operation of the SL8500 Modular Library System and associated tape drives
• Demonstrate the proper procedure for entering the library
• Identify the functional components of the SL8500
• Explain the differences between the SL8500 operation to previous StorageTek libraries
• Define the key safety features of the SL8500
• Explain tape drive options for the SL8500 tape library
• Explain the StorageTek barcode labeling system
• Solve basic operational problems
• Robot re-initialization
• Tape drive resetting
• Failed redundant component identification
• Operate Streamline Library Console (SLC) for diagnostic and operational reporting
• Explain the operational differences between previous current versions of ACSLS software
• Explain the operational differences between previous and current versions of ACSLS software applied to the SL8500 tape library