HP StorageWorks MSL Library Extender user guide (AQ746-96005, September 2009)
Table Of Contents
- HP StorageWorks MSL Library Extender user guide
- Table of Contents
- 1 Features and overview
- 2 Configuring and operating an extended library
- 3 Installing the Library Extender
- Identifying product components
- Downloading product documentation
- Determining the master and lower Library
- Saving the Library configurations
- Upgrading the Library firmware
- Enabling extended mode
- Removing the cartridges from the Libraries
- Powering off the Libraries
- Positioning the Libraries in a rack
- Relocating tape drives
- Removing and replacing drive bay covers
- Removing the USB device and Ethernet cable from the lower Library
- Extending the pull-out tab
- Aligning the Libraries
- Installing the Extender
- Powering on the extended library
- Verifying the installation
- 4 Using diagnostic tools and troubleshooting
- 5 Servicing the Library Extender
- Replacing the Library Extender
- Removing the Library Extender
- Removing a cartridge from the Extender
- Repackaging the Library Extender
- Releasing the magazines manually
- 6 Support and other resources
- A Technical specifications
- B Electrostatic discharge
- C Regulatory compliance notices
- Glossary
- Index
The blue exclamation point Status Warning icon indicates that user intervention is necessary, but
that the device can still perform most operations.
The red X Status Error icon indicates that user intervention is required and that the device is not
capable of performing some operations.
• Library Extender Status — The status of the Library Extender and extended mode. If the Extender
is installed but extended mode not enabled or if extended mode is enabled but the Extender is
not enabled, the Library Extender Status will include instructions for addressing the inconsistency.
• Cartridge in Transport — The slot number where the tape currently in the robot originated. None
if there is not a tape in the robotic.
• Odometer, Lower Library Odometer — The total number of moves the master Library and lower
Library have performed since their manufacture. A cartridge transfer between Libraries will increment
both odometers. A cartridge move within a single Library will only increment the odometer in that
Library.
• Total Power On Time, Lower Library Total Power On Time— The number of days, hours, and
minutes master Library and lower Library have been powered on since their manufacture.
• Robotic Status, Lower Library Robotic Status — The current status of the master Library and lower
Library robotics, and a description of the operation the robots are currently performing.
• Internal Temperature, Lower Library Internal Temperature — The internal temperature reported by
the master Library and lower Library.
• Power Supply Status — The current status of each of the installed power supplies. (MSL4048 and
MSL8096). See Power Supply Status values, page 19.
• Media Removal — Prevented, if the backup software is preventing media removal from the Library.
When media removal is prevented, mailslot user access and magazine removal are disabled.
• Level n. Left Magazine — The state of the left magazine at level n. The magazine levels are
numbered from the bottom of the Library to the top. For example, Level 1. Left Magazine is the
bottom magazine on the left side looking at the Library from the front.
• Present, if the Library senses the presence of a fully inserted magazine.
• Removed, if the magazine is not fully inserted into the Library.
• Level n. Right Magazine — the state of the right magazine at level n.
• Present, if the Library senses the presence of a fully inserted magazine.
• Removed, if the magazine is not fully inserted into the Library.
Configuring the extended library
Configure the extended library from the RMI Configuration > System page or from the master Library
OCP Configuration menu.
NOTE:
In extended mode, the only functions available through the lower Library OCP are disabling extended
mode and adjusting the display contrast (MSL4048 or MSL8096 only).
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