HP StoreEver MSL2024, MSL4048, MSL8048, and MSL8096 Tape Libraries User and Service Guide (AK378-96059, December 2012)

MSL2024 Operator control panel (OCP)
The OCP on the front of the device includes a 2-line by 16-character green backlit liquid crystal
display (LCD), four function keys, and four LEDs. This panel provides everything you need to monitor
the device status and control its functions.
The following functions are available through the OCP:
• “Unlocking the mailslot (Unlock Mailslot)” (page 104)
• “Status/Information” (page 104)
“Inventory (Status/Information > Inventory)” (page 105)◦
◦ “Library information (Status/Information > Library Information)” (page 106)
◦ “Drive information (Status/Information > Drive Information)” (page 106)
◦ “Component status (Status/Information > Component Status)” (page 107)
◦ “Network information (Status/Information > Network Information)” (page 107)
• “Configuration” (page 108)
“Configuring logical libraries (Status/Information > Set Logical Libraries)” (page 108)◦
◦ “Changing the administrator password (Configuration > Change Admin Password)”
(page 108)
◦ “Setting the number of reserved slots (Configuration > Set Reserved Slot Count)” (page 109)
◦ “Configuring the mailslot (Configuration > Configure Mailslot)” (page 109)
◦ “Bar code reporting format (Configuration > Barcode Format Reporting)” (page 109)
◦ “Changing the SCSI address — parallel SCSI devices (Configuration> Change Drive)”
(page 110)
◦ “Setting the master drive (Configuration > Set Master Drive)” (page 111)
◦ “Setting behaviors (Configuration > Library behavior)” (page 111)
◦ “Setting the date and time (Configuration > Library Date/Time)” (page 112)
◦ “Configuring network settings (Configuration > Configure Network Settings)” (page 113)
◦ “Configuring automatic cleaning (Configuration > Configure Auto Cleaning)” (page 113)
◦ “Restoring factory defaults (Configuration > Restore Defaults)” (page 114)
◦ “Saving and restoring the library configuration (Configuration > Save/Restore
Configuration)” (page 115)
• “Operations” (page 115)
“Unlocking, removing, and replacing magazines (Operations > Unlock Left or Right
Magazine)” (page 115)
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◦ “Cleaning a tape drive (Operations> Clean Drive)” (page 116)
◦ “Moving tapes in the library (Operations > Move Tape)” (page 117)
◦ “Updating tape cartridge inventory (Operations > Perform Inventory)” (page 117)
100 Operating the tape library