PowerVault TL4000 Tape Library - Reference Articles

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Product Overview:

The PowerVault™ TL4000 tape library offers expandable and affordable tape automation for organizations whose data-protection needs have outgrown autoloader technology or capacity. It's the product of choice for small, medium and large businesses that require an affordable, versatile, easy-to-use, automated midrange tape backup solution.  The PowerVault TL4000 library has four cartridge magazines, two on each side for a total of 48 tape slots.  The lower-left magazine has nine storage slots and houses the three-slot I/O Station.

A 4U solution that can be rack mounted or easily converted into a desktop solution with Web-based remote management: perform diagnostics, check status, monitor operations and logs, and upgrade firmware to enable Library-managed encryption (optional with LTO4, LTO5, LTO6 and LTO7).

Getting Started:

Troubleshooting:

• Drivers and Downloads (Select your operating system to select the necessary Drivers)
• ITDT-SE CLI for Windows: How to use the IBM Total Storage Diagnostic Tool CLI (Driver Firmware update and Diagnostics Tool)
• PowerVault ML3 SKLM (Encryption software) (Applies to TL2000/TL4000)
• LTO7 not recognized under Windows Server 2008, 2012 or 2012 R2

Licensing EKM and Path Failover:

• The TL2000 and TL4000 can have additional licensing options to provide EKM (Encryption Key Management) or Path Failover.  This is an external site to Dell.com.
• To generate your keys please go Here. 

Library-managed Encryption

• Use the library web user interface to apply the license key to your library:
  • Log into the web user interface.
  • Select Configure Library on the left navigation tree.
  • Select Encryption.
  • Enter your library-managed encryption license key.
  • Select the Activation button.
  • Use the library web user interface to apply the license key to your library.