HP StorageWorks MSL8048 and MSL8096 Tape Library firmware release notes (AK382-96025, February 2012)

• Previous release versions did not include the HP-defined Event Code in binding #6 of the SNMP
(Simple Network Management Protocol) trap data. This release provides the HP specific Event
Code as well as the product level event code with the SNMP trap data.
• The SNMP community string can now accept an “_” (underscore) character. Previous versions
did not allow this character.
Version 1040
• Added control path failover and data path failover features. For information about these features,
see HP StorageWorks MSL2024, MSL4048, MSL8048, and MSL8096 User and Service Guide
(part number AK378-96054), available from http://www.hp.com/go/MSL.
• Added notification for TLS/SSL email notification.
• Improved error recovery and error messages for robotics errors.
Fixes
Version 1070
• Improved vertical positioning algorithms to reduce the occurrence of errors 8A 4B (Destination
full or blocked) and 8A 4D (Could not pull tape out of slot).
• Fixed a case where the library reports Not Ready status after ‘hot plugging’ the library LUN
hosting drive, even though the RMI and OCP indicate that the library and drives are Ready. This
failure to initialize the drive interface after ‘hot plugging’ is corrected. ‘Hot plugging’ drives has
never been a supported product feature. Drives should be powered off using the OCP or RMI
prior to removal.
• This firmware introduces an error recovery algorithm that allows the top sled robotics motor and
the bottom sled robotics motor to recover from the error conditions 8D 07 (Sled Motor Blocked)
and A3 07 (Top Sled Motor Blocked).
• Fixed a case where an Email Alert or SNMP trap was not sent when the Password Required for
Magazine Access configuration was changed.
• Fixed a case where changing the Password Required for Magazine Access configuration incorrectly
displayed a Control Path Failover (CPF) configuration change pop-up screen on the RMI.
• Modified the Extended Mode selection on the RMI System Configuration screen to allow a selection
to disable Extended Mode. In previous releases, if Extended Mode was selected on the RMI
configuration page then the only RMI method available to disable the Extended Mode selection
was to use the Restore Defaults configuration function.
• Fixed a case where access to an SNTP (Simple Network Time Protocol) server could not be
configured if the last block (3 digits) of the SNTP server address (IPv4) contained a '0'. For
example, if 10.40.3.207 is input then the address switches to 10.40.3.27 and is not accepted
and the operation is not executed. This release operates correctly when the last value of the IPv4
address contains a ‘0’.
• Previous releases allowed many RMI configuration changes to revert to displaying the old value
while the change was in progress and only displayed the new value after the change was reported
to be complete. This version has modified the configuration change process to switch to a new
display screen while the change is in progress. The screen displays the message The system
configuration is currently being updated. This may take up to 2 minutes.
Please wait until the configuration update is completed before
4 Fixes