Qualstar RLS Library-specific information

Supported Drives

The Qualstar RLS series is a 5U rack mount unit that supports the AIT, SAIT and LTO formats.

Minimum Supported Firmware Level

The minimum supported firmware level is 003E.  If the firmware in your unit is at a lower level that this, please contact your library support organization for an upgrade.

Medium Changer Device Driver Installation

The choice of device driver depends on the operating system in use, as follows:

 Operating system  Driver
 Windows 2000   XenData 
 Windows Server 2003   Windows Update 
 Windows Server 2003 R2 X32 & X64  Windows Update 

 

To install the XenData device driver (Windows 2000)

  1. Right-click on 'My Computer' and select 'Manage'

  2. Select Device Manager from the left pane and select 'Unknown Medium Changer' in Medium Changers from the right pane.

  3. Double click on the device and select the 'Driver' tab.

  4. Click 'update driver' to launch the driver update wizard, then click 'Next' and select 'search for a suitable driver' and again click 'Next'. Then select 'specify a location' and uncheck all other options and click 'next'.

  5. Click 'Browse' then navigate to folder <boot drive>\Program Files\XenData\Drivers then open the subdirectory appropriate to your operating system. Finally, select XenMC.inf, click 'Open', 'OK', then 'Next' and finally 'Finish' to complete the installation of the device driver.

To install the Windows Update device driver (Windows Server 2003):

  1. Right-click on 'My Computer' and select 'Manage'

  2. Select Device Manager from the left pane and select 'Unknown Medium Changer'in 'Medium Changers' from the right pane.

  3. Double click on the device and select the 'Driver' tab.

  4. Click 'update driver'' to launch the driver update wizard, allow the wizard to connect to the Internet and click 'Next'.  Select 'Install the software automatically' and again click 'Next'  When the wizard finished installing the device driver, click 'Finish'