Quantum RDX 8000 User manual

PN 6-67388-01 Rev



8000

Removable Hard Disk Storage System



Quick Start Guide

PN 6-67388-02 Rev A 



INSTALLATION

INS

TRUCTIONS

DIRECTIVES

D’INS

ALLA

TION

INSTRUCCIONES DE

INS

ALA

CIÓN

INSTRUÇÕES DE

INS

ALAÇÃO



Please read

instructions before inserting cartridges.

Veuillezlire

les

directives avant d’insérer

les

cart

ouches.

Lea las

instrucciones

antes de

insertar

los

cartuchos.

Leia

instruções

antes de

inserir

cartuchos.

*6-67388-02*

FIRST THINGS

FIRS



Before

You

Start



Thank you

for choosing

the

Quantum

RDX

8000

This

device

is as

eas

to install

and set up as

use. Don’t insert any

cartridges

—

jus

these

instructions

der:



•

Read

Important Safety

Ins

tructions



• Unpack

and Install Your RDX

8000



• ConnectPower

and

Network Cables



• Power

Up and

Assign

ddr



•

Install RDX

Utility

Softw



• Launch

RDX

8000 RemoteManagementInterface (RMI)



• ConﬁgureOperatingMode



•

egis

Your RDX

8000



Read

Important Safety

Ins

tructions

Read the

Important Safety Instructions

on page

11.

Failure

ollo

all

Safety Instructions

may

result

in serious

injur

death

operty

damage

and may

void

your

arr

ant

UNP

CK AND INS

ALL YOUR R

8000



Your RDX

8000 packageshouldcontain

the

following

ems:



•

RDX

8000 unit



• Power



• Rackmounthardware

ears, Torx

scr



•

RDX

Cartridges(if ordered with

your RDX

8000

)



•

Quick

Start

Guide

(this document)



You will also need an

Ethernet

cable

to connect

the RDX

8000

your

network.

(not included)



Note:

The unit

mus

horizontal,with operating

emper

ture

between

+10° and

+35°C

and

operating humidity

20–80% (non-condensing).

Keep the unit away

from

areas

with

high levels of dust,

debris

smoke,

whereit

may easily be

knocked

UNP

CK AND INS

ALL YOUR R

8000



Desk

Ins

tallation

Place your RDX

8000

on a level,

stable

surf

Leave

room behind

the

unit

for connecting

cables and

for

airﬂo

and

room

front for inserting

and

removing cartridges.



Rackmount

Ins

tallation



Determine where

on the rack you will

install

the

unit,

and mark the

location

on the

vertical

ails.

2. Using the

included

Torx screws and a T10

driver

(not

included)

the rack ears

the unit as

sho

wn.

3.

Align

the unit

with

the marks on the

vertical

ails.

4. Using your

ﬁngers

or a #3

Phillips scr

wdriv

tighten the

captive thumb

screws

secure the unit

the

ack.



Connect Power

and

Network Cables

Insert the

included power cord

in the AC

power input,

then

connect

power sourcethat matches

the

requirements shown

on the

supply c

The unit

should

now be in

standby mode



Insert the

Ethernet

cable in Port

then

connect

the cable

gigabit

network switch

out



FRONT AND BACK P

ANELS



9 7 5



Power Switch

4. USB

Service

Port 7.

Emergency Eject

Display

Panel 5. Eject

Button

Status

Indicat

SelectorButton

Cartridge

Label 9.

Cartridge Slot



2 3 4 5 6



PowerInput



4. Reset

Port

6.

Gigabit Ethernet/iSCSI

Port

Power Supply

Cooling

Fan

Gigabit Ethernet/iSCSI

Port

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WER UP AND ASSIGN IP

DDRES



Power Up

standby mode

the

power indicator glows

solid

ambe

power

press the

power switch

on the

front.

The

indicator

will ﬂash

green

about

minutes while

the RDX

8000 boots

up. Once the

boot sequenceis

omplet

the

indicator glows

solid

green

and the

display

panel

will

show the unit’s s

atus.



To

power down

the RDX

8000

press and hold the

power switch

seconds,

then release it. The

indicator

will ﬂash

amberuntil the

unit is in

standby mode

when

will

glow

solid

ambe



Assign

ddr

The RDX

8000

conﬁguredto

communicate

over

Ethernet

Port

and will search

for

an IP

address

ollo



After powering

up,

will search your local

network for a

DHCP

serv

2. If a DHCP server is

found,it

will assign an IP

address

to the

RDX

8000

;

this

address

will

appear

on the

display panel.

3. If no DHCP server is

found after

seconds,

the RDX

8000

will assign a s

atic

IP address,

which

will then

appear on

the

display panel.

4. Once an IP

address

assigned,

you may use RDX

8000

RMI

reconﬁgure

the unit

a new s

atic

address

redirect

a DHCP

serv

INS

ALL R

X UTILITY

SOFT



RDX

Utility software

enables you

to eject

your

removable cartridges

saf

install

RDX

Utility:



•

Using a Web

www

quantum

om/

Serviceand

Support/



•

Find the

listing for

your

operating s

and

right-click

the

wnload



• With

the

compressed

ﬁle saved

your local

dir

ect

ory

double-click

to launch



• Follow

the

on-screenprompts

place RDX

Utility

on your

driv



iSCSI

onnection

You need

to conﬁgure

the iSCSI

Initiator

on the

hos

computer

complete

the iSCSI

connection. Microsoft includes

an iSCSI

Initiat

with Windows

Server

2008

and

Windows

7; iSCSI

Initiatorsfor

and

Windows

Server

2003

are

availablefrom

the

Microsoft Download

ent

iSCSI

Initiators for Macintosh

and Linux

operating s

ems

are also

ailable

online.

Contact Quantum TechnicalSupport for help

Use the

following procedureto

set up the

Windows

iSCSI

Initiat

or:

Open

Microsoft

iSCSI

Initiat

2. On the

Discovery

tab

under Target Portals,

click

dd.

3. Type the

current

address

of the RDX

8000

unit, then click

OK.

The IQN for the RDX

8000

unit

should appear

on the

Targets

tab

under

availabletargets.

Highlight

the RDX

8000

IQN by

clicking

it.

Depending

on the

version

of MS

Initiator

in use, click

“Log

On”

“Connect.”

The RDX

8000

IQN

should

now

change

to connected.



The RDX

8000

is now

connected

via iSCSI.

UNCH R

8000 RMI



All

functions

are

accessiblethrough

the

Web-based interface

RDX

8000 RMI.

conﬁgure

and

monitor

your RDX

8000

launch

a Web

browser on

the

hos

omput

Copy the IP

addressfrom

the RDX

8000 display

into

the

browser’s address

bar, then press

Ent



The

following

screen

should appear:



with

the

following default username

and

pas

User:

adminis

ator

Password:

adm001



Note:

You can set

cus

usernames,

access levels and

passwordsthrough

the user

int

erf

For

details, refer

the User Guide

available

www

quantum

/Serviceand

Support/.

USING R

8000 RM



Once you are

logged

in, you

should

see the

following

scr

een:



Logged

in user and user

Logout button

Change My

Password

option

3. Main

topic

bar;

selected

topic highlighted

Subtopic

bar;

selectedsubtopic highlighted

5. Visual s

atus

indicators;

mouse over

for details

information block; includesalerts

Subtopic details



From

this main screen, you can

apply settingsfor monitoring,

onﬁgur

ation,

management

and

diagnostics

of the RDX

8000

Access

these

features can

controlled

by an

administrator

and set

separatelyfor

each

use

CONFIGURE OPER

TING

MODE



The RDX

8000

can be

conﬁguredfor

variety

applications

by using one

the

two operating modesshown

here. The

operation mode selected

will

apply

all

eight

slots of the RDX

8000

Mode

—

ape

Library:

The unit

appears

the

hos

application

as an

8-slot

library

(aut

oloade

media changer) containing

one

generic

LTO tape

driv

This

mode requires

all

cartridgesto

reformatted before

use. See

User

Manual

for instructions

ormatting.

Mode 2—JBOD: The unit

appears

the

hos

operating s

individual drives,

each

with

separate drive

lett



Apply

Mode

Settings

The RDX

8000

preconﬁguredfor

JBOD

mode

To set a

different

oper

ating

mode

select

the tab CONFIGURE > Device.

the

lower right, select

the

tab

Device. To set

Mode, use the

pull-down

menu and

select

Tape

Libr

Assign

a new

Name

if required,

and click

Submitto apply

the

changes.

conﬁrmation dialog

will

verify that

the

settings

have been

changed.

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