LPO Library Partition Option Rod Rockoff

Library Partition Cards NEO 2000 and 4000 Part Numbers OV-LXN ( includes 8 port router ) – LPO and router OV-LXN ( includes 16 port switch ) LPO – Switch OV-LXN – LPO only Introduction Date July 10, 2002 Features 10/100 Ethernet port (mgmt only) RJ11 serial port (mgmt only) Router and Switch are External

Library Partition Cards NEO 8000 Part Numbers OV-LXN ( includes 8 port switch ) – LPO – 8 port int. switch OV-LXN – LPO Introduction Date May 18, 2004 Features 10/100 Ethernet port (mgmt only) RJ11 serial port (mgmt only) 8 port Switch is on a V.I.A. card

How Does it Work? NEO 2000 and 4000 MAC Novell Sun Win AIX Tru64 NetApp HPUX

How Does it Work? Cable Connections NEO 2000 and 4000

How Does it Work? Partitions Explained MacNovell SunWin AIX Tru64 NetAppHPUX

How Does it Work? Another Example NEO 2000 and 4000 Win Sun LTO-2

How Does it Work? Yet Another Example NEO 2000 and 4000 Win SDLT 320 LTO-3

How Does it Work? NEO 8000 Novell SunWin

How Does it Work? Cable Connections NEO 8000

Pre Install Checklist Verify library is running the latest firmware. Verify you have downloaded the latest version of NeoCenter / Neo8000Center Software. Make sure you have a Neo Series serial cable. Review installation instructions found in the Users Manual

Install Hardware Review install instructions in the manual. Neo 2000/4000 (Page 201) Neo 8000 (Page 159) Power off the unit. Install router(‘s) and partition cards. Connect SCSI and ethernet cables, and SCSI terminators. Connect serial cable to master library controller card.

Install Software Review partition instructions in the manual. Neo 2000/4000 (Page 126) Neo 8000 (Page 120) Run Neo Center or Neo8000Center and connect. Enable Partitioning. Follow prompts including reboot. Wait until Library is completely Initialized before continuing on to the next step. Configure partitions. Follow prompts including reboot. Verify partitions are setup correctly.

Verify the Partition

Things to Know Neo 8000 LPO has a limitation of 4 drawers (240 slots) - Runs out of memory Neo 8000 Main Library controller does not have any memory issues Can use partitioning without a LPO card to shrink the number of slots (like reserved slots). Good for software licensed by number of slots. Minimum one drive and one magazine per partition. Maximum 15 LPO cards – Neo 2000/4000. Maximum 5 LPO cards – Neo At least 1 drive and 1 drawer per partition. Neo 2000/4000 router requests Network Time Protocol.

Resources Neo 2000/4000 users guide – Neo 8000 users guide – Neo Libraries in lab _____________________________