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Qualstar Library: How to use internal tape drive as standalone drive


Product

  Prinergy Connect 2.0 ; Prinergy Direct 2.0 ; Prinergy Access 2.0 ; Prinergy Connect 2.1 ; Prinergy Direct 2.1 ; Prinergy Access 2.1 ; Prinergy Powerpack 2.1

Platform

 

Operating system

 

Windows 2000 Server


Error

 


Symptoms

 

There are cases wherein a problem on the Qualstar medium changer causes the tape library to be inoperable. If a tape drive in the library is known to be working, this workaround can be used to bypass the medium changer and use the known good tape drive/s as standalone drives.


Cause

 

Solution

 

1. Power down the server (host of the tape library)

2. Power down the Qualstar library.

3. Remove the panel that covers the Executive Board.

4. Disconnect the ribbon cable connector from the Executive Board.

5. Replace the cover.

6. Power up the Qualstar library. Open the library door.

7. Power up the server.

8. The drive/s should appear in RSM as standalone drives.

9. Keep the library door open.

10. Inject and eject tapes using RSM wizards. You should be able to use the drive/s as standalone.

Permanent fix:


See also

 


Keywords

 

archiver, archiver - RSM, archiver - retrieve, backup, tape libraries


Technical contact(s)
 

Philip Samaniego

Submitted by
 

Philip Samaniego

Date submitted
 

07 Dec 2005


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