HP StoreEver MSL2024, MSL4048, MSL8048, and MSL8096 Tape Libraries User and Service Guide (AK378-96059, December 2012)
Table Of Contents
- User and Service Guide
- Contents
- 1 Features and overview
- Library options
- Interface specifications and requirements for parallel SCSI drives
- Interface specifications and requirements for Fibre Channel drives
- Interface specifications and requirements for SAS drives
- LTO-4 and later generation tape drives and encryption
- Logical libraries
- Control path and data path failover
- Front panel overview
- Back panel overview
- Tape drive back panel overviews
- Tape drive power indicator
- Controller health status indicator
- Power supply back panel (MSL4048, MSL8084, and MSL8096)
- 2 Installing the library
- Preparing the host
- Planning the parallel SCSI configuration
- Planning the SAS configuration
- Planning the Fibre Channel configuration
- Choosing a location
- Unpacking the shipping container
- Identifying product components
- Removing the shipping lock
- Mounting the device in a rack
- Installing the tabletop conversion kit
- Installing tape drives
- Installing a redundant power supply
- Changing the SCSI address (parallel SCSI drives only)
- Connecting the parallel SCSI cable (parallel SCSI devices only)
- Connecting the Fibre Channel cables (Fibre Channel devices only)
- Connecting the SAS cable (SAS devices only)
- Powering on the device
- Configuring the device
- Verifying the connection
- Labeling and loading the tape cartridges
- Verifying the installation
- Configuring additional features
- 3 Tape cartridges and magazines
- 4 Operating the tape library
- Remote management interface (RMI)
- Overview
- Login
- Status pane
- Getting help
- Identity
- Status
- Configuration
- Changing the system configuration
- Changing the drive configuration
- Changing the network configuration
- Configuration: Network Management
- Changing the administrator password
- Setting the date and time
- Setting error log mode
- Setting event notification parameters
- Saving and restoring the device configuration and restoring factory defaults
- Operations
- Support
- MSL2024 Operator control panel (OCP)
- LED indicators
- Library home screen
- Operator control panel buttons
- Understanding the menu structure
- Unlocking the mailslot (Unlock Mailslot)
- Status/Information
- Configuration
- Configuring logical libraries (Status/Information > Set Logical Libraries)
- Changing the administrator password (Configuration > Change Admin Password)
- Setting the number of reserved slots (Configuration > Set Reserved Slot Count)
- Configuring the mailslot (Configuration > Configure Mailslot)
- Bar code reporting format (Configuration > Barcode Format Reporting)
- Changing the SCSI address — parallel SCSI devices (Configuration> Change Drive)
- Changing the drive configuration — Fibre Channel devices (Configuration > Change Drive)
- Setting the master drive (Configuration > Set Master Drive)
- Setting behaviors (Configuration > Library behavior)
- Setting the date and time (Configuration > Library Date/Time)
- Configuring network settings (Configuration > Configure Network Settings)
- Configuring automatic cleaning (Configuration > Configure Auto Cleaning)
- Restoring factory defaults (Configuration > Restore Defaults)
- Saving and restoring the library configuration (Configuration > Save/Restore Configuration)
- Operations
- Unlocking, removing, and replacing magazines (Operations > Unlock Left or Right Magazine)
- Cleaning a tape drive (Operations> Clean Drive)
- Moving tapes in the library (Operations > Move Tape)
- Updating tape cartridge inventory (Operations > Perform Inventory)
- Rebooting the library (Operations> Reboot library)
- Enabling password locks (Operations > Enable Library Password Locks)
- Support
- Powering a drive on or off (Support > Power On/Off Drives)
- Running the demonstration (Support > Run Demo)
- Running the slot to slot test (Support > Run Slot To Slot Test)
- Running the wellness test (Support > Run Wellness Test)
- Upgrading firmware (Support > Library FW Upgrade, Support > Drive FW Upgrade)
- Viewing logs (Support > Library Error Log)
- Downloading a support ticket (Support > Download Support Ticket)
- Forcing the drive to eject a tape (Support > Force Drive To Eject Tape)
- MSL4048, MSL8048, and MSL8096 operator control panel
- Overview
- Using the OCP
- Illustrated menu option and navigation examples
- Info menu
- Configuration menu
- Changing the number of logical libraries (Configuration > Logical Libraries)
- Changing the library configuration (Configuration > Library)
- Changing the drive configuration (Configuration > Drives)
- Changing the network configuration (Configuration > Network)
- Barcode reporting format (Configuration > Barcode Reporting)
- Setting and changing the administrator password (Configuration> Set Admin Password)
- Restore defaults (Configuration > Restore Defaults)
- Setting the library date and time (Configuration > Set Date and Time)
- Saving and restoring the library configuration (Configuration> Save/Restore)
- Operations menu
- Support menu
- Powering drives on and off (Support > Power on/off Drives)
- Cleaning the tape drive (Support > Clean Drive)
- Running tests (Support > Run Tests)
- Viewing logs (Support > View Logs)
- Updating library and drive firmware (Support > FW Upgrade)
- Force ejecting a drive (Support > Force Drive Eject)
- Downloading a support ticket (Support > Support Ticket)
- Rebooting the tape library (Support > Reboot)
- Remote management interface (RMI)
- 5 Troubleshooting
- Detection problems after installing a parallel SCSI device
- Detection problems after installing a SAS device
- Fibre Channel connection problems
- Operation problems
- Performance problems
- Service and repair
- The wellness test
- Error codes
- Warning events
- Configuration change events
- Information events
- Using HP Library & Tape Tools to diagnose problems
- 6 Upgrading and servicing the tape library
- Possible tools needed
- Installing a new tape drive
- Removing and replacing a tape drive
- Removing and replacing a magazine
- Installing a redundant power supply (MSL4048, MSL8048, and MSL8096 only)
- Replacing the power supply (MSL4048, MSL8048, and MSL8096)
- Replacing the library controller (MSL4048, MSL8048, and MSL8096)
- Removing and replacing the base chassis
- 7 Support and other resources
- 8 Documentation feedback
- A Technical specifications
- B Regulatory information
- C Electrostatic discharge
- Glossary
- Index
3. Press Previous or Next until the screen displays either Display Format or Host Format. The
second line displays the number of characters and the current format. To change the current
format, press Enter to select either Display or Host. An example of the screen display is # of
characters 8.
4. Press Previous or Next until the desired number of characters is listed. Press Enter to select.
5. The screen displays either Alignment Left or Alignment Right. Use Previous or Next to toggle
between the two choices. Press Enter to select the correct alignment.
Changing the SCSI address — parallel SCSI devices (Configuration> Change Drive)
CAUTION: If you change the SCSI ID, you might need to cycle power on the host server and
reconfigure your backup software before you can use the device.
This option changes the SCSI address of a tape drive. The tape drive logical unit number (LUN)
will always be LUN 0 on the SCSI address. The library SCSI address will be the same as the master
drive, but will use LUN 1. Access to this feature requires the administrator password.
To change the drive SCSI address:
1. From the Home screen, press Previous or Next until the screen displays Configuration. Press
Enter to select.
2. Press Previous or Next until the screen displays Change Drive 1 or Change Drive 2. Press
Enter to select.
3. Enter the administrator password if prompted.
4. The screen displays the current SCSI ID. Press Previous or Next to change the SCSI ID number.
Press Enter to select. An example of the screen display is Drive 1 SCSI ID 6.
Changing the drive configuration — Fibre Channel devices (Configuration > Change Drive)
This option allows you to configure the FC ports for your tape drive.
Each drive has two ports, A and B.
NOTE: HP recommends that you cable Port A only and that you configure Port B for Auto Detect
on Fibre Speed and Port Type.
To configure the FC settings:
1. From the Home screen, press Previous or Next until the screen displays Configuration. Press
Enter to select.
2. Press Previous or Next until the screen displays Change Drive 1. Press Enter to select.
3. Enter the administrator password if prompted.
4. The screen displays Port A. Press Enter to select and display Fibre Speed.
5. Press Enter to display Set Fibre Speed. Press Previous or Next to toggle through the speed
settings (Auto Detect, 1 Gb/s, 2 Gb/s, 4 Gb/s, or 8 Gb/s). Only speeds supported by the
drive are listed. Press Enter to select the required speed.
6. The screen displays Port Type. Press Enter to display Set Port Type. Press Previous or Next to
toggle through the port types (Fabric (N), Loop (NL), or Auto Detect). Press Enter to select the
required port type.
7. If you selected Fabric (N) or Auto Detect, configuration is now complete; go to step 9. If you
selected Loop (NL), Set Port Loop Mode is displayed. Press Previous or Next to toggle through
the loop modes (Soft, Hard, or Hard Auto Select). Press Enter to select the required loop mode.
8. If you selected Soft or Hard Auto Select, configuration is now complete; go to step 9. If you
selected Hard, Set ALPA is displayed with the first number flashing. Press Previous or Next
until the flashing number reads correctly. Press Enter to move to the next number. Repeat this
step until all numbers in the address are correct. Press Enter.
9. Press Enter to save the settings and reset the port.
10. The screen displays Port B.
110 Operating the tape library