MSL6480 Getting Started Guide (rev 3) (QU625-96331, April 2014)

Contents
1 Overview..................................................................................................4
Front panel overview.................................................................................................................4
Back panel overview.................................................................................................................4
Tape drive back panel overviews................................................................................................5
Power supply LEDs....................................................................................................................6
USB ports................................................................................................................................6
Element numbering...................................................................................................................7
Library user interfaces...............................................................................................................8
Using the OCP....................................................................................................................8
Using the RMI.....................................................................................................................8
2 Planning the installation............................................................................10
Pre-installation checklist...........................................................................................................10
Choosing a location...............................................................................................................10
Planning the module and rack layout.........................................................................................11
Planning the Fibre Channel configuration...................................................................................11
Planning the SAS configuration.................................................................................................12
Planning partitioning into logical libraries..................................................................................12
3 Installing the library..................................................................................14
Preparing the host...................................................................................................................15
Unpacking the shipping containers...........................................................................................15
Preparing the top and bottom modules......................................................................................15
Installing the modules in the rack..............................................................................................18
Aligning and connecting modules.............................................................................................23
Installing tape drives...............................................................................................................24
Connecting the Fibre Channel cables........................................................................................25
Connecting the SAS cable.......................................................................................................25
Powering on the library...........................................................................................................26
Initiating the configuration wizard.............................................................................................26
Verifying the host connections..................................................................................................26
Labeling and loading the tape cartridges ..................................................................................27
Verifying the installation..........................................................................................................28
Configuring additional features................................................................................................28
4 Support and other resources......................................................................29
Contacting HP........................................................................................................................29
Related information.................................................................................................................29
Websites..........................................................................................................................29
Documentation feedback.........................................................................................................29
A Technical specifications and regulatory information.......................................30
B Regulatory information..............................................................................31
Regulatory compliance identification numbers............................................................................31
Date of manufacture...............................................................................................................31
Belarus Kazakhstan Russia marking...........................................................................................31
Turkey RoHS material content declaration...................................................................................32
Ukraine RoHS material content declaration................................................................................32
Warranty information..............................................................................................................32
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