HP ESL E User Manual

User’s Guide

hp StorageWorks

ESL E-Series Tape Library

Second Edition (May 2004)

Part Number: 350799-002

This guide describes procedures for operating, relocating, and troubleshooting the HP StorageWorks ESL E-Series Tape Library.

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ESL E-Series Tape Library User’s Guide Second Edition (May 2004) Part Number: 350799-002 Regulatory Model Number: LVLDC-0301

About this Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Related documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Document conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Text symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Equipment symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Rack stability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Getting help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

HP technical support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

HP storage web site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

HP authorized reseller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

1 Library Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Library components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Library cabinet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Front panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Back panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Operator control panel (OCP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Library robotics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Tape drives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Cleaning cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Ultrium 460 and 460-FC tape drives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

SDLT 320 tape drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Tape cartridges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Ultrium 460 tape cartridges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

SDLT 320 tape cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Load ports and magazines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Card cage and controllers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

e2400-160 FC and e2400-FC 2G interface controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Reset button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Contents

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Power indicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Serial port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Ethernet port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

External FC ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

SCSI buses (e2400-160 FC interface controller only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Internal FC ports (e2400-FC 2G interface controller only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

LAN-free backup and restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Interface Manager card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Library storage locations and slot numbering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Model 712e. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Model 630e. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

2 Library Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Taking ESD precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Preparing tape cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Labeling tape cartridges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Ultrium bar code labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

SDLT bar code labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Media label identifiers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Setting the write-protect switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Write-protecting Ultrium tape cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Write-protecting SDLT tape cartridges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Inserting tape cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Closing the cabinet doors and access panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Powering the library on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Powering on the library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Placing the library on-line or off-line. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Powering off the library. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Using the OCP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Home screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

OCP buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

OCP components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Menu screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Viewing library information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Viewing cabinet information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Viewing and editing setup information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Load Ports screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Operations screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

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Diagnostics screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Stop button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Inserting tape cartridges into the load port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

3 Maintenance and Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

Start-up problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

OCP problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Robotics problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Operating problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Tape drive problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Interface Manager card problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

FC interface controller problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

LED indicators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Basic troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Verifying SCSI bus configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Verifying FC port connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Verifying FC and SCSI devices in Windows NT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Verifying the interface controller configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Verifying devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Verifying the host configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Verifying HBA device driver information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Verifying serial port configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Maintaining tape cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Cleaning tape drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Cleaning SDLT tape drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Cleaning Ultrium tape drives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

A Library Characteristics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97

Physical specifications and requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Performance and reliability characteristics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Environmental specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

B Relocating the Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103

Checking the new installation site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Preparing the library for relocation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Removing tape cartridges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Installing shipping restraints and packing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Disconnecting library cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

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Crating the library. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Preparing the library for operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

C Regulatory Statements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119

FCC statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

BSMI statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Japan statement (VCCI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Industry Canada (digital apparatus) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

CISPR-22 WARNING! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

ACHTUNG!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

ATTENTION! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Notice for USA and CANADA only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

ATTENTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

REMARQUE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Laser statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Class 1 laser product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Laser klasse 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Appareil à laser de classe 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Producto láser de clase 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Luokan 1 laserlaite. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Battery statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

LET OP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

VAROITUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

ATTENTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

ACHTUNG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Attenzione . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

PRECAUCIÓN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

VARNING! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

D Sense Data Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129

E Event Reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143

Information events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Warning events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Critical events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159

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About this

Guide

This user’s guide provides information to help you:

■ Operate the tape library.

■ Relocate the tape library.

■ Troubleshoot the tape library.

About this Guide

“About this Guide” topics include:

■ Related documentation, page 8

■ Conventions, page 9

■ Getting help, page 13

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Conventions

Conventions consist of the following:

■ Document convention s

■ Text symbols

■ Equipment symbols

Document conventions

This document follows the conventions in Table 1.

Table 1: Document conventions

Blue text: Figure 1 Cross-reference links Bold Menu items, buttons, and key, tab, and

Italics

Monospace font User input, commands, code, file and

Monospace, italic font Command-line and code variables Blue underlined sans serif font text

(

http://www.hp.com

About this Guide

Convention Element

box names Text emphasis and document titles in

body text

directory names, and system responses (output and messages)

Web site addresses

)

Text symbols

The following symbols may be found in the text of this guide. They have the following meanings:

WARNING: Text set off in this manner indicates that failure to follow

directions in the warning could result in bodily harm or death.

Caution: Text set off in this manner indicates that failure to follow directions

could result in damage to equipment or data.

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Tip: Text in a tip provides additional help to readers by providing nonessential or

optional techniques, procedures, or shortcuts.

Note: Text set off in this manner presents commentary, sidelights, or interesting points

of information.

Equipment symbols

The following equipment symbols may be found on hardware for which this guide pertains. They have the following meanings:

Any enclosed surface or area of the equipment marked with these symbols indicates the presence of electrical shock hazards. Enclosed area contains no operator serviceable parts.

WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury from electrical shock

hazards, do not open this enclosure.

Any RJ-45 receptacle marked with these symbols indicates a network interface connection.

WARNING: To reduce the risk of electrical shock, fire, or damage to the

equipment, do not plug telephone or telecommunications connectors into this receptacle.

Any surface or area of the equipment marked with these symbols indicates the presence of a hot surface or hot component. Contact with this surface could result in injury.

WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury from a hot component,

allow the surface to cool before touching.

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Power supplies or systems marked with these symbols indicate the presence of multiple sources of power.

WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury from electrical

shock, remove all power cords to completely disconnect power from the power supplies and systems.

Any product or assembly marked with these symbols indicates that the component exceeds the recommended weight for one individual to handle safely.

WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury or damage to the

equipment, observe local occupational health and safety requirements and guidelines for manually handling material.

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Rack stability

Rack stability protects personnel and equipment.

WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury or damage to the

equipment, be sure that:

■ The leveling jacks are extended to the floor.

■ The full weight of the rack rests on the leveling jacks.

■ In single rack installations, the stabilizing feet are attached to the rack.

■ In multiple rack installations, the racks are coupled.

■ Only one rack component is extended at any time. A rack may become

unstable if more than one rack component is extended for any reason.

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Getting help

If you still have a question after reading this guide, contact an HP authorized service provider or access our ESL E-series web site:

http://www.hp.com/support/esle

HP technical support

Telephone numbers for worldwide technical support are listed on the following HP web site: of origin.

Note: For continuous quality improvement, calls may be recorded or monitored.

Be sure to have the following information available before calling:

■ Technical support registration number (if applicable)

■ Product serial numbers

■ Product model names and numbers

■ Applicable error messages

http://www.hp.com/support/

About this Guide

. From this web site, select the country

■ Operating system type and revision level

■ Detailed, specific questions

HP storage web site

The HP web site has the latest information on this product, as well as the latest drivers. Access storage at:

storage.html

. From this web site, select the appropriate product or solution.

HP authorized reseller

For the name of your nearest HP authorized reseller:

■ In the United States, call 1-800-345-1518

■ In Canada, call 1-800-263-5868

■ Elsewhere, see the HP web site for locations and telephone numbers:

http://www.hp .com

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Library Overview

This chapter describes both the ESL E-Series tape library and its components. The chapter consists of:

■ Library components, page 16

■ Library storage locations and slot numbering, page 35

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Library components

The ESL E-Series tape library consists of the following major components:

■ Library cabinet, page 16

■ Operator control panel (OCP), page 19

■ Library robotics, page 21

■ Tape drives, page 22

■ Load ports and magazines, page 26

■ Card cage and controllers, page 28

■ Interface Manager card, page 32

Library cabinet

The cabinet houses all library components, including:

■ Media picker

■ Storage bins

■ Control electronics

■ Power supply and distribution equipment

■ Tape drives

■ Card cage with Fibre Channel (FC) interface controllers and robotics

controller

■ Interface Manager card

You can access these components through the front and back doors of the library cabinet.

Front panel

The front of the library cabinet (see Figure 1) provides the following:

■ The front doors provide easy access to the media picker and the storage array.

■ The viewing window makes it possible to visually monitor library operations.

■ An Operator Control Panel (OCP) in the center of the door enables you to

monitor and control library operations.

■ Two configurable load ports allow easy insertion of cartridges without

opening the library door.

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1 Viewing windows 2 Left load port 3 OCP

Figure 1: Library cabinet - front view

4 Laptop tray in closed position 5 Right load port 6 Ventilation and air filters

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Back panel

The back of the library cabinet (see Figure 2) provides easy access to:

■ Cooling fans

■ Power, control, and data interfaces

■ Tape drives

■ Tape drive communication (cluster controller card and Interface Manager

card)

■ Card cage with FC interface controllers and a robotics controller card

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4 Cooling fans (1 per drive and 1 per card

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5 Cluster 0 6 Cluster controller card (1 per drive cluster) 7 Interface manager

Figure 2: Library cabinet - back panels

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Operator control panel (OCP)

The OCP features a menu system for determining library status, configuring the library, and performing certain diagnostic functions (see Figure 3).

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1 OCP buttons 2 Green LED

Figure 3: OCP initial screen

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Library Overview

The OCP consists of the following features (see Table 2):

Table 2: OCP features

Feature Description

■ OCP The OCP displays library status information and allows you to

access the library menus. These menus allow you to view or change the library settings, run demonstration programs, or run diagnostic tests.

The OCP is discussed in “Using the OCP” on page 60.

■ OCP buttons Use these buttons in combination with the OCP to scroll through

screens and select options or commands. The functionality of these buttons changes depending on the currently displayed GUI screen.

■ LED indicator The green LED lights when the library is fully operational and

ready to accept host commands. It flashes while the library is transitioning from a READY state to a NOT READY state. The library will not be READY during power-on self-tests, when magazines are being released, or during access to certain menu items.

Note: You can also perform diagnostics using HP StorageWorks Library and Tape

Tools (L&TT), available from

http://www.hp.com/support/tapetools

. Additionally, you can configure the library and monitor library status using HP StorageWorks Command View ESL that shipped with your product. For support information, visit

http://www.hp .com/sup port/cvesl

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Library robotics

The library robotics consists of the main components identified in Figure 4.

Library Overview

1 Picker assembly 2 Vertical motor

Figure 4: Library robotics

The vertical and horizontal motors move the library robotics into position to pick and place tape cartridges, and rotates the optical scanner 180° to allow the library robotics to pass cartridges between the side storage bins and the back storage bins or tape drives. The e xtension axis assemb ly extends the l ibrary robotics forward to make contact with the desired cartridge and then retracts the library robotics to remove the cartridge from a bin or drive.

The library robotics includes the optical scanner that reads bar code labels (7 characters for Super Digital Linear Tape (SDLT) and 8 characters for Ultrium). The scanner is used to maintain an inventory of the tape cartridges within the library. A full inventory occurs automatically whenever the library is powered on or when the doors have been opened. An inventory of just the load ports occurs when the load ports have been opened. Inventories can also be initiated from the host computer.

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Library Overview

Although the library does not require tape cartridges to have bar code labels, properly labeled tape cartridges and full storage bins speed up the inventory process and greatly improved media management.

Tape drives

The ESL E-Series tape library can hold up to 24 Ultrium 460, Ultrium 460-FC, or SDLT 320 tape drives. When fewer than 24 drives are installed in the library, the tape drives must occupy consecutive drive clusters, beginning with drive cluster 0 (see Figure 2 on page 18).

T ape cartridges and cleani ng cartridges are not included with the library, and must be ordered in addition to the library.

Cleaning cartridges

Caution: It is critical to ensure that the media you use matches the format of

your tape drive. Cleaning cartridges and formatted data cartridges are unique for each drive technology. Damage may occur if inappropriate media is used in tape drives.

Note: By default, Autoclean is disabled. Ensure your application software supports this

feature before enabling it.

If a drive experiences read/write errors when the Autoclean function is enabled, the library issues an error message stating that drive cleaning is required. Without user intervention, the media picker replaces the data cartridge with a cleaning cartridge. When the cleaning procedure finishes, the media picker returns the data cartridge to the drive.

Note: Ultrium cleaning cartridges have a 50-use limit, while SDLT cleaning cartridges

have a 20-use limit. Once a cleaning cartridge has reached its use limit it must be replaced. If the drive continues to request cleaning after a cleaning cartridge has been loaded, replace the cleaning cartridge with a new one.

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Ultrium 460 and 460-FC tape drives

The Ultrium tape drive is a high-performance streaming tape drive that uses Linear Tape-Open (LTO) technology. An Ultrium 460 or 460-FC tape drive is capable of storing up to 200 GB (native) of data per cartridge, and has a sustained data transfer rate of 30 MBps (108 GBph) (native). Access the HP StorageWorks Ultrium Tape Drive User’s Guide from information about its features and capabilities.

SDLT 320 tape drives

The SDLT 320 tape drive is a high-capacity, high-performance streaming tape drive that uses Laser Guided Magnetic Recording (LGMR) technology to maximize the amount of data that can be stored on a tape. An SDL T 32 0 tape driv e is capable of storing up to 160 GB (native) of data per cartridge and has a sustained data transfer rate of 16 MBps (57.6 GBph). Access the HP StorageWorks SDLT Tape Drive Reference Guide from

http://www.hp.com/support

capabilities.

Tape cartridges

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http://www.hp.com/support

for more

for more information about its features and

Note: Tape cartridges are not included in the purchase of a tape library. Purchase tape

cartridges separately.

Ultrium 460 tape cartridges

Ultrium 460 and 460-FC tape drives both use the Ultrium 460 tape cartridges.

Note: In addition to the information provided in this manual, refer to the

documentation provided with your media for more information.

Caution: Ultrium tape drives require special cleaning cartridges and data

cartridges formatted specifically for HP Ultrium. To avoid damage to your tape drive, it is critical to use appropriate cleaning cartridges and properly formatted data cartridges.

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Approved media has the Ultrium format trademark, which indicates the media has passed Ultrium format compliance testing (see Figure 5).

Figure 5: HP Ultrium format trademark

For best results, always use HP branded media and bar code labe ls. The following tape cartridges and label packs are approved for the library’s Ultrium tape drives (capacity listed assumes 2:1 compression):

■ HP Ultrium data cartridge:

— C7972A (400 GB, Ultrium 460) — C7971A (200 GB, Ultrium 230)

■ HP Ultrium 460 prelabeled data cartridge:

— C7972L (400 GB, Europe Only, Ultrium 460) — C7972AL (400 GB, Americas Only, Ultrium 460) — C7971L (200GB, Europe Only, Ultrium 230) — C7971AL (200 GB, Americas Only, Ultrium 230)

■ HP Ultrium bar code label pack:

— Q2002A (Ultrium 460) — Q2001A (Ultrium 230)

■ HP Ultrium universal cleaning cartridge:

— C7978A

Caution: Do not bulk erase Ultrium formatted cartridges. This destroys

prerecorded servo information and makes the cartridge unusable.

Always visually inspect your tape cartridg es when loading or remo ving them from your tape library. Taking a few minutes to check the condition of your cartridges lowers the risk of repeated failures and helps ensure uninterrupted backup.

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Caution: Always discard damaged tape cartridges. If a defective tape

cartridge is loaded into a tape drive, it may damage the drive, potentially requiring drive replacement.

Note: For information on ordering tape cartridges and bar code labels, refer to the

ordering sheet that shipped with your library. You can also access this information at

http://www.hp.com/go/tape

SDLT 320 tape cartridges

Note: In addition to the information provided in this manual, refer to the

documentation provided with your media for more information.

The following tape cartridges and label packs are approved for the library’s SDLT tape drives (capacity listed assumes 2:1 compression):

Library Overview

■ HP SDLT Data Cartridge:

— C7980A (220-320 GB)

■ HP SDLT Prelabeled Data Cartridge:

— C7980L (220-320 GB, Europe Only) — C7980AL (220-320 GB, Americas Only)

■ HP SDL T Cleaning Cartridge:

— C7982A

■ HP SDLT Bar Code Label Pack:

— Q2003A

Caution: SDLT tape drives require special cleaning cartridges and data

cartridges formatted specifically for SDLT. To avoid damage to your tape drive, it is critical to use appropriate cleaning cartridges, and properly formatted data cartridges. Do not use DLT Tape I, DLT Tape II, DLT Tape III, or DLT Tape IIIXT data cartridges, or DLT cleaning cartridges with SDLT tape drives.

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Make it a practice to visually inspect your tape cartridges when loading or removing them from your tape library. Taking a few minutes to check the condition of your cartridges will lower the risk of repeated failures and help ensure uninterrupted backup.

Caution: Always discard damaged tape cartridges. If a defective tape

cartridge is loaded into a tape drive it may damage the drive, potentially requiring drive replacement.

Note: For information on ordering tape cartridges and bar code labels, refer to the

ordering sheet that shipped with your library.

Load ports and magazines

The load ports are mechanical devices in the front panel of the library that enable you to import or export tape cartridges to and from the library via three tape cartridge magazines without interrupting library operations.

There are 2 tape cartridge magazines in the left load port, and 4 in the right (see

Figure 6). The number of tape cartridges in these magazines differs between the

SDLT and LTO libraries. Table 3 lists LTO slot count for various configurations;

Table 4 lists SDLT slot count.

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1 2

1 Left load port (16-SDLT or 18 Ultrium) 2 Right load port (32-SDLT or 36 Ultrium)

Figure 6: Load ports (left and right)

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Card cage and controllers

The library card cage The library card cage is located in the top of the library cabinet, above cluster 0. It houses up to six FC interface controllers (e2400-160) or native FC interface controllers (e2400-FC 2G), the library robotics controller (e1200-160), a fan, and two power supplies (see Figure 7).

1 e2400-FC 2G FC interface controllers 2 e2400-160 FC interface controllers 3 Library robotics controller e1200-160

Figure 7: Card cage with controllers

4 Card cage fan 5 Card cage power supplies

e2400-160 FC and e2400-FC 2G interface controllers

The FC interface controllers translates the Fibre Channel Protocol (FCP) to and from the SCSI protocol, if necessary. It transfers commands, data, and status information to and from FC controllers and FC and SCSI devices.

Supported devices include:

■ Initiator devices – FC hosts

■ Sequential access devices – tape drives

■ Changer devices – tape libraries

The e2400-160 FC interface controller provides bidirectional connectivity for Ultra-3 SCSI buses in a Fibre Channel Switched Fabric (FC-SW) environment.

The e2400-FC 2G interface controller provides fibre connectivity for native FC drives, such as the Ultrium 460-FC drive.

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Note: For information on installing the HP StorageWorks e2400-160 FC and

e2400-FC 2G interface controllers, refer to the

Unpacking and Installation Guide

, or the documentation that shipped with the interface

HP StorageWorks ESL E-Series

controller.

Figure 8 illustrates the I/O panel of the e2400-160 FC interface controller.

1 Reset button 2 Serial port 3 Ethernet port 4 FC port 1 5 FC port 2

6 SCSI bus port 0 7 SCSI bus port 1 8 SCSI bus port 2 9 SCSI bus port 3

Figure 8: e2400-160 FC interface controller

Figure 9 illustrates the I/O panel of the e2400-FC 2G interface controller.

1 Reset button 2 Serial port 3 Ethernet port 4 FC port 0 (external connection) 5 FC port 1 (external connection

Figure 9: e2400-FC 2G interface controller

6 Tape drive FC port 0 (internal connection) 7 Tape drive FC port 1 (internal connection) 8 Tape drive FC port 2 (internal connection) 9 Tape drive FC port 3 (internal connection)

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Reset button

To force a manual reboot of the FC interface controller, use the reset button (see

Figure 8 and Figure 9). Press the button with a pen or other small object. You can

also select the Reboot menu option in the Command View ESL, as described later in this manual.

Caution: Using the Reset button during an ongoing data backup, restore, or

other data transfer process, can result in a disruption of that process and a loss of data. Before selecting the Reset button, verify that no data is currently transferring through the FC interface controller by visually inspecting the Activity LEDs of all I/O ports on the FC interface controller.

Power indicator

The interface controller has one power LED.

■ Green - Power has been applied to this module

■ Yellow - Power-On-Self-Test (POST) in process or processor problems

Serial port

The interface controller is equipped with one serial port. See Figure 8 and

Figure 9 for the location of the serial port.

Note: The serial port is an HP service port not intended for customer use on the ESL

E-series library.

Ethernet port

One Ethernet port with an LED indicator is included in the interface controller. See Figure 8 and Figure 9 for the location of the Ethernet port.

■ Activity - Port activity

■ Link - Valid Ethernet link

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