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
2. Press the power button on the master Library to power off the master Library. If the Library does
not respond to the power button, depress the power button and hold it for at least 10 seconds.
3. Disable extended mode from the lower Library Configuration > System menu.
4. Press the power button on the lower Library to power off the lower Library. If the Library does
not respond to the power button, depress the power button and hold it for at least 10 seconds.
Removing the Library Extender
To remove the Library Extender:
1. Using a #1 Phillips screwdriver, 1) loosen the four screws that secure the Extender to the Tape
Libraries, as shown in Figure 34, page 57.
Figure 34 Removing the Extender
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2. Pull the Extender straight out of the Libraries.
To store or ship the Library Extender, repackage it in the original packaging materials as shown in
Repackaging the Library Extender, page 61.
Preparing the Libraries to operate as separate Libraries
Each Library must have at least one tape drive. Skip this procedure if you do not need to relocate a
tape drive from one Library to the other.
IMPORTANT:
To avoid damage to the Library, ensure that the tape drive is powered off before removing it from a
Library.
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