HP MSL6000 User Manual

HP StorageWorks MSL6000 series tape library user guide

231910-009

Part number: 231910-009 Eighth edition: February 2008

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MSL6000 series tape library user guide

Eighth edition (August 2007)

Part number: 231910-009

Regulatory model number: ED1005

About this guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Related documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Document conventions and symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

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

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

Helpful web sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Contents

1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Tape Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Ultrium Tape Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Ultrium Tape Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

SDLT Tape Drives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

SDLT Tape Cartridges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Magazines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Power Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Robotics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Library Controller Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Factory-Defined Accessory PCI Slots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Embedded Network Storage Router (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Front Panel Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Multi Unit Library Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

2 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Converting a Tabletop Model to a Rackmount Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Setting Up the Rackmount Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Converting a Rackmount Model to a Tabletop Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Applying Power to the Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Cabling for SCSI Configurations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Supported SCSI Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Two Tape Drives, Dual Host System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Four Tape Drives, Dual Host System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

3 Library Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Changing Default Configuration Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Setting a SCSI ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Setting Up a Reserved Slot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Reserved Slot Numbering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Configuring the Network Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

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4 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Magazine Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Front Panel and Media Security Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

GUI Touch Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Host System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Library Display Screens and Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Initialization Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Library Status Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Technical Support Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Mail Slot Access (Left-hand Magazines Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Magazine Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Move Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

GUI Contrast Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Cartridge Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Online. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Menu Selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

View System Data Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Library Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

SCSI Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Network Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Library Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Edit Options Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Library. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

SCSI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Utilities Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Factory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Security Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Inserting and Removing Tape Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Removing Magazines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Inserting Cartridges into a Magazine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Using Mail Slots (Left-hand Magazines Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Labeling Tape Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Ultrium Labels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

SDLT Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Media Label Identifiers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

5 Remote Management Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Accessing the Remote Management Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Using Menu Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Move Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Library Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

SCSI Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Drive Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Changing the Remote Management Interface Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

6 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Using the Library Maintenance Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Maintaining Tape Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Ultrium Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

SDLT Cartridges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Running a Cleaning Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Automatically Running a Cleaning Cartridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Manually Running a Cleaning Cartridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Running a Cleaning Cartridge from a Mail Slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Running a Cleaning Cartridge from a Tape Cartridge Slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Running a Cleaning Cartridge from a Cleaning Slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Replacing a Cleaning Cartridge in a Reserved Slot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Replacing a Cleaning Cartridge in a Right Magazine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Replacing a Cleaning Cartridge in a Mail Slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Updating Firmware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Checking the Firmware Revision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Using the Remote Management Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Using HP StorageWorks Library & Tape Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Using a Serial Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Firmware Flashing Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

7 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Identifying Platform Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Performing Error Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Fault Symptom Codes (FSCs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Troubleshooting General Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Using Diagnostic Support Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

HP StorageWorks Library and Tape Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

MSLUtil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Running Library Diagnostic Tests. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

A Regulatory compliance notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Regulatory compliance identification numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Federal Communications Commission notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

FCC rating label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Class A equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

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Class B equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Declaration of Conformity for products marked with the FCC logo, United States only.. . . . . . 144

Modification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Canadian notice (Avis Canadien). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Class A equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Class B equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

European Union notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Japanese notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Japanese power cord statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Korean notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Class A equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Class B equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Taiwanese notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

BSMI Class A notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Taiwan battery recycle statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Laser compliance notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Dutch laser notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

French laser notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

German laser notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Italian laser notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Japanese laser notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Spanish laser notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Recycling notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Disposal of waste equipment by users in private household in the European Union . . . . . . . . 150

Danish notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Dutch notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Czecholslovakian notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Estonian notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Finnish notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

French notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

German notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Greek notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Hungarian notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Italian notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Latvian notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Lithuanian notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Polish notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Portuguese notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Slovakian notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Slovenian notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Spanish notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Swedish notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

B Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Mechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Environmental (All Models) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Acoustics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Safety and Regulatory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

C Electrostatic Discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Grounding Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

D Configuration Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

SCSI Cable Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Configuration Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

E Optional Fibre Channel Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Host Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Connectors and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Power Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Serial Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Ethernet Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Fibre Channel Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

SCSI VHDCI Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Default Ethernet Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Configuration Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Figures

1 Library tape drive locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

2 HP Ultrium 960 format trademark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

3 Library magazines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

4 Library power supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

5 Library robotics (top cover removed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

6 Library controller board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

7 Library controller board connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

8 Library card cages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

9 Library front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

10 Library PTM mounting location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

11 Converting a tabletop model (four-drive model shown) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

12 Library template (10000 rack enclosure shown) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

13 Installing the rails. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

14 Installing the library (two-drive model shown) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

15 Securing the library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

16 Converting a rackmount model (two-drive model shown). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

17 Applying power to the library (four-drive rackmounted library shown) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

18 MSL6030/MSL6026 library SCSI cable configuration (two tape drives, dual host system) . . . . 37

19 MSL6060/MSL6052 library SCSI cable configuration (four tape drives, dual host system) . . . . 38

20 SCSI option selection screen (two-drive model shown) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

21 Drive 0 bus ID screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

22 SCSI ID confirmation screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

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23 Drive 0 bus ID data field screen (two-drive model shown) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

24 Reserved slot locations, SDLT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

25 Reserved slot locations, Ultrium (MSL6030). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

26 Reserved slot locations, lower module, SDLT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

27 Reserved slot locations, lower module, Ultrium (MSL6060) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

28 Total reserved slots screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

29 Reserved slots numeric keypad screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

30 Total reserved slots confirmation screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

31 IP address determination screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

32 User-specified IP address screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

33 Fixed IP address screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

34 Library front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

35 Magazine door mechanical releases (emergency access) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

36 Library indicators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

37 Password levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

38 Initialization screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

39 Library status screen (two-drive model shown) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

40 Technical support information screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

41 Mail slot access screen (four-drive model shown) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

42 Magazine access screen (two-drive model shown) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

43 Move media screen (two-drive model shown) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

44 Power-down confirmation message screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

45 Status screen (four-drive model shown) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

46 Cartridge map screen (two-drive model shown) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

47 Menu screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

48 View library options screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

49 View SCSI options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

50 Default view network options screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

51 View library info screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

52 Edit library options screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

53 Edit SCSI options screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

54 Edit network options screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

55 Edit passwords options screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

56 Maintenance screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

57 Diagnostics screen (four-drive model shown) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

58 Security level screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

59 Removing tape cartridge magazines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

60 Inserting a tape cartridge (left-hand magazine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

61 Left-hand magazine mail slot (two-drive model shown) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

62 Attaching a bar code label to an Ultrium tape cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

63 Proper Ultrium bar code label placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

64 Attaching a bar code label to an SDLT tape cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

65 Remote Management Interface login screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

66 Remote Management Interface main screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

67 Status screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

68 Move media screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

69 Setup screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

70 Library configuration screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

71 SCSI configuration screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

72 Drive configuration screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

73 Functions screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

74 History screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

75 SDLT buckle leaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

76 Updating firmware using the Remote Management Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

77 Copying firmware using the Remote Management Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

78 Confirming the Flash operation using the Remote Management Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

79 Troubleshooting flow chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

80 MSL6030/MSL6026, 2 hosts/2 drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

81 Single MSL6060/MSL6052, 4 hosts/4 drives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

82 Connectors and indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

83 MSL6030/MSL6026 standalone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

84 MSL6060/MSL6052 standalone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Tables

1 Document conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

2 Ultrium Tape Drive Capacity and Data Transfer Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

3 SDLT Tape Drive Capacity and Data Transfer Rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

4 Library Status LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

5 View Library Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

6 View SCSI Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

7 View Network Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

8 Media Label Identifiers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

9 Maintenance Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

10 Fault Symptom Codes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

11 Troubleshooting General Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

12 Library Diagnostic Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

13 Power Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

14 Rackmount Model Mechanical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

15 Operating Environmental Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

16 Packed or Unpacked Environmental Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

17 Transit -- Short Term Environmental Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

18 Acoustic Noise Declared per ISO 9296 and ISO 7779 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

19 Schallemissionswerte - Werteangaben nach ISO 9296 und ISO 7779/DIN 27779 . . . . 161

20 Regulatory and Product Safety Certifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

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About this guide

This guide provides information about:

• Becoming familiar with library components.

• Installing the library.

• Configuring the library.

• Operating the front panel.

• Using the remote management interface.

• Performing maintenance procedures.

• Troubleshooting the library.

Document conventions and symbols

Table 1 Document conventions

Convention Element

Medium blue text: Figure 1

Medium blue, underlined text (http://www.hp.com)

Bold font

Italics font

Monospace font

Monospace, italic font

Monospace, bold font

Cross-reference links and e-mail addresses

Web site addresses

• Key names

• Text typed into a GUI element, such as into a box

• GUI elements that are clicked or selected, such as menu

and list items, buttons, and check boxes

Text emphasis

• File and directory names

• System output

• Code

• Text typed at the command-line

• Code variables

• Command-line variables

Emphasis of file and directory names, system output, code, and text typed at the command-line

WARNING! Indicates that failure to follow directions could result in bodily harm or death.

CAUTION: Indicates that failure to follow directions could result in damage to equipment or data.

IMPORTANT: Provides clarifying information or specific instructions.

NOTE: Provides additional information.

TIP: Provides helpful hints and shortcuts.

HP technical support

Telephone numbers for worldwide technical support are listed on the HP web site:

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

Collect the following information before calling:

• Technical support registration number (if applicable)

• Product serial numbers

• Product model names and numbers

• Applicable error messages

• Operating system type and revision level

• Detailed, specific questions

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

HP strongly recommends that customers sign-up online using the Subscriber's choice web site at

http://www.hp.com/go/e-updates

• Subscribing to this service provides you with e-mail updates on the latest product enhancements,

newest versions of drivers, and firmware documentation updates as well as instant access to numerous other product resources.

• After signing-up, you can quickly locate your products by selecting Business support, and then

Storage under Product Category.

HP-authorized reseller

For the name of your nearest HP-authorized reseller:

• In the United States, call 1-800-345-1518.

• Elsewhere, visit http://www.hp.com

numbers.

Helpful web sites

For product information, see the following web sites:

• http://www.hp.com

• http://www.hp.com/go/storage

• http://www.hp.com/support/

• http://www.docs.hp.com

• http://www.hp.com/go/ebs

and click Contact HP to find locations and telephone

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1Introduction

Designed for backup operations with high-end networks and high-performance servers, the HP StorageWorks MSL 6000 Series tape libraries are the next generation performers in high-volume backup and archival service. The libraries also feature high availability, maximum storage density, and easy serviceability.

The library SCSI interface-to-host system supports Low Voltage Differential (LVD). The tape drives and the robotics control functions each use separate SCSI connections and SCSI ID addresses. Library SCSI I/O is provided through two VHDCI-series, 68-pin, Micro-D SCSI connectors located at the rear of the unit on each tape drive. Robotics SCSI I/O is provided through two VHDCI-series, 68-pin, Micro-D SCSI connectors located on the library controller board.

The remainder of this chapter describes the major components of the library, including:

• Models, page 15

• Accessories, page 16

• Tape Drives, page 16

• Magazines, page 21

• Power Supplies, page 22

• Robotics, page 23

• Library Controller Board, page 23

• Factory-Defined Accessory PCI Slots, page 25

• Front Panel Indicators, page 26

• Multi Unit Library Systems, page 27

Models

The MSL Series tape library family includes the following models:

• Two-drive models:

• Four-drive models:

NOTE: MSL6030/MSL6060 libraries operate with Ultrium LTO drive technology;

MSL6026/MSL6052 libraries operate with SDLT drive technology.

• MSL6030

•MSL6026

• MSL6060

•MSL6052

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NOTE: Two-drive models are 8.75 in (22.23 cm) in height, sometimes referred to as 5U. Four-drive

models are 17.50 in (44.45 cm) in height, sometimes referred to as 10U.

Any MSL Series tape library can operate as a standalone unit or can be installed in a rack to form a larger integrated multi unit library configuration. MSL6030/MSL6026 libraries contain up to two tape drives, two removable tape cartridge magazines, and robotics capable of random or sequential tape cartridge operation. MSL6060/MSL6052 libraries contain up to four tape drives, four removable tape cartridge magazines, and robotics capable of random tape cartridge operation.

NOTE: Throughout this manual, MSL6030/MSL6026 libraries will be referred to as two-drive

models. MSL6060/MSL6052 libraries will be referred to as four-drive models.

Accessories

Contact your authorized service provider or visit the HP website at for the most current list of accessories that are available for an MSL Series library.

Tape Drives

MSL Series tape libraries support up to four tape drives (see Figure 1). SCSI I/O is accomplished through two VHDCI-series, 68-pin, Micro-D SCSI connectors located at the rear of the library on each tape drive. The drives are numbered beginning with 0: the first tape drive is Drive 0, the second is Drive 1, etc.

http://www.hp.com/go/autom ation

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1 Tape Drive 0 2 Tape Drive 1

Figure 1 Library tape drive locations

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: If using mixed media, ensure your software application supports it.

NOTE: SDLT 600, Ultrium 1840, Ultrium 960, and Ultrium 460 tape drives do not offer hot-plug

capability.

Ultrium Tape Drives

The Ultrium tape drive is a high-performance streaming tape drive that uses Linear Tape-Open (LTO) technology. An Ultrium 460 tape drive is capable of storing up to 200 GB (native) or 400 GB (2:1 compression) of data per cartridge. An Ultrium 960 tape drive is capable of storing up to 400 GB (native) or 800 GB (2:1 compression) of data per cartridge. An Ultrium 1840 tape drive is capable of storing up to 800 GB (native) or 1600 GB (2:1 compression) of data per cartridge. Access the HP StorageWorks Ultrium Tape Drive User’s Guide from information about its features and capabilities.

3 Tape Drive 2 4 Tape Drive 3

http://www.hp.com/support

for more

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Table 2 Ultrium Tape Drive Capacity and Data Transfer Rate

Drive Model Data Capacity Sustained Data Transfer Rate

Ultrium 460 200 GB (native)

30 MB/sec (216 GB/hour)

400 GB (compressed)

Ultrium 960 400 GB (native)

800 GB (compressed)

Ultrium 1840 800 GB (native)

1600 GB (compressed)

NOTE: Compressed capacity assumes a 2:1 compression ratio.

Ultrium Tape Cartridges

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

with your media for more information. Also see ”Maintaining Tape Cartridges” on page 92.

CAUTION: HP 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.

60 MB/sec (432 GB/hour) 80 MB/sec (576 GB/hour)

160 MB/sec (1152 GB/hour) 120 MB/sec (864 GB/hour)

240 MB/sec (1728 GB/hour)

Approved media will have the Ultrium format trademark which indicates that the media has passed Ultrium format compliance testing (see Figure 2 for an example of the Ultrium 3 format trademark).

Figure 2 HP Ultrium 960 format trademark

For best results, always use HP branded media. For data and cleaning cartridges for your tape library, see www.hp.com/go/media

CAUTION: Do not bulk erase Ultrium formatted cartridges. This will destroy pre-recorded servo

information and make the cartridge unusable.

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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 in turn damage the drive, potentially requiring drive replacement.

NOTE: For information on labeling tape cartridges, see ”Labeling Tape Cartridges” on page 75.

SDLT Tape Drives

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

with your media for more information. Also see Chapter 7, ”Troubleshooting” beginning on page 101.

The SDLT 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 SDLT 320 tape drive is capable of storing up to 160 GB (native) or 320 GB (2:1 compression) of data per cartridge. An SDLT 600 tape drive is capable of storing up to 300 GB (native) or 600 GB (2:1 compression) of data per cartridge. Access the HP StorageWorks SDLT Tape Drive Reference Guide from capabilities.

http://www.hp.com/support

for more information about its features and

Table 3 SDLT Tape Drive Capacity and Data Transfer Rate

Drive Model Data Capacity Sustained Data Transfer Rate

SDLT 160/320 160 GB (native)

320 GB (compressed)

SDLT 300/600 300 GB (native)

600 GB (compressed)

NOTE: Compressed capacity assumes a 2:1 compression ratio.

16 MB/sec (115.2 GB/hour)

32 MB/sec (230.4 GB/hour) 36 MB/sec (259.2 GB/hour)

72 MB/sec (518.4 GB/hour)

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SDLT Tape Cartridges

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

with your media for more information.

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.

CAUTION: Always discard damaged tape cartridges. If a defective tape cartridge is loaded into a

tape drive, it may in turn damage the drive, potentially requiring drive replacement.

NOTE: For information on labeling tape cartridges, see ”Labeling Tape Cartridges” on page 75.

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Magazines

MSL Series tape libraries contain two or four removable tape cartridge magazines that are accessible through the front doors (see Figure 3).

1 Left Magazine(s), with integrated mail slot 2 Right Magazine(s)

Figure 3 Library magazines

Looking from the front of the library, each left tape magazine includes a mail slot, which is accessible when that magazine door is open. When this mail slot pivots forward, you can insert or remove a single tape without having to unlock, remove, and reinventory the magazine. If a full tape cartridge magazine is required, the library can be reconfigured to recognize each mail slot as a standard data slot. The right tape magazine contains fixed cartridge slots (no mail slot feature), so it retains its full capacity at all times.

NOTE: The slots and mail slots are numbered beginning with 0: the first slot is Slot 0, the second is

Slot 1, etc. SDLT magazine maximum capacity is 26 slots; LTO magazine maximum capacity is 30 slots.

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Power Supplies

MSL Series tape libraries support one or two power supplies depending upon the model (see

Figure 4). These auto-ranging power supplies are capable of using any nominal AC voltage

between 100 VAC and 240 VAC power, at 50 Hz or 60 Hz.

Power to the library is supplied through AC connectors at the rear panel of each power supply receiver. Library power is normally controlled from the graphical user interface (GUI) touch screen; however, a manual power disconnect switch is located at the rear of each power supply.

CAUTION: The power supply is generally not to be removed by the operator. Hazardous voltage is

present in the cavity if the power cord is not removed. If a faulty power supply exists, contact your authorized service provider.

For the four-drive models, two power supplies are supported to provide redundancy for mission critical operations. Both power supplies share the load under normal operating conditions, but if one of the power supplies fails, the remaining power supply assumes the full load (see Figure 4 on page 22). For the two-drive models, only one power supply is supported.

1 Power Switch 2 Power Supply

Figure 4 Library power supplies

NOTE: For the four-drive models, the left AC power receptacle is for the bottom power supply. The

right AC power receptacle is for the top power supply.

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3 AC Power Cord(s)

Robotics

MSL Series tape library robotics consist of a cartridge shuttle, motor hardware, motor drives, and other support electronics (see Figure 5). The four-drive models also contain a vertical axis mechanism that enables the robotics to travel between the upper and lower tape cartridge magazines. These robotics are capable of picking and placing tapes throughout a 180-degree arc that consists of the tape drives, tape cartridge magazines, and an optional Pass-Through Mechanism (PTM).

The cartridge shuttle assembly includes a mounted bar code reader for scanning labeled tape cartridges installed in the magazines and tape drives.

NOTE: Both full bar code reader scan and physical scan are conducted each time the library is

initially powered up, or each time a tape magazine is accessed using normal operational modes.

In four-drive models, the robotic-PTM interface is at the lower vertical axis PTM elevator position only.

Figure 5 Library robotics (top cover removed)

Library Controller Board

The library controller board contains a single microprocessor and associated logic devices to control all robotics operations and manage overall library functions. The microprocessor enables the SCSI interface between the library and the host system.

The library controller board is installed in a card cage at the rear of the library. In four-drive models, the library controller board can be serviced with a #1 Phillips screwdriver (see Figure 6). If a replacement controller board is needed, contact your authorized service provider. Step-by-step

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procedures will be included with the replacement. In two-drive models, the library controller board cannot be removed.

1 Library Controller Board 2 Factory-Defined Accessory PCI Slots (up to 5)

Figure 6 Library controller board

NOTE: The library controller board is not removable in two-drive libraries.

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NOTE: For MSL Series libraries, the library controller board must be installed in the right-hand slot

of the card cage area (upper card cage area for the four-drive models). The remaining slots on the library do not support the connections that are required for the library controller board to operate correctly.

1 SCSI VHDCI connector 2 SCSI VHDCI connector 3 Mode toggle switch

4 Ethernet RJ-45 connector 5 Serial RS232 connector

Figure 7 Library controller board connections

NOTE: The mode toggle switch is not active.

Factory-Defined Accessory PCI Slots

MSL Series tape libraries contain one or two rear-access card cages, and one or two 32-bit, 33-MHz Compact PCI backplanes (see Figure 8). These backplanes contain the plug-in connectors for a library controller board, and up to five optional HP-defined PCI add-in cards.

CAUTION: Use of non-HP qualified PCI option cards can damage your MSL Series library and will

void product warranty. Follow all operating instructions shipped with the optional card upgrade kit.

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NOTE: The library controller board must be installed in the right slot of the card cage area (upper

card cage area for the four-drive models).

1 Library Controller Board 2 Optional Embedded Fibre Channel Board

Figure 8 Library card cages

3 Factory-Defined Accessory PCI Slots (up to 5)

Embedded Network Storage Router (Optional)

Some library models ship with an optional embedded Network Storage Router in the slot next to the library controller board.

This board provides bidirectional connectivity in a Fibre Channel Switched Fabric supporting Fibre Channel and SCSI devices. See ”Optional Fibre Channel Card” on page 167 for additional information on configuring and using the optional Fibre Channel board.

Front Panel Indicators

The library front panel indicators consist of the following:

• Viewing window—Lets you visually check the internal operations of the library.

• GUI touch screen—Manually operated to set up and configure the library.

• Library status LED—Displays the library operational status of the library.

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Figure 9 Library front panel

Multi Unit Library Systems

MSL Series tape libraries can be stacked in a scalable combination with additional two-drive and four-drive models to form a multi unit library configuration. Through use of a rear-mounted Pass-Through Mechanism (PTM), all libraries in a multi unit library configuration can operate together as a single virtual library system. Stacked libraries are interconnected through their rear panel Ethernet connections to a supplied LAN hub that mounts to the rack enclosure. The LAN hub also provides a wide area network (WAN) connector when libraries are combined in their maximum stacked height.

1 Viewing Window 2 GUI Touch Screen 3 Library Status LED

A maximum of four four-drive models or eight two-drive models can be connected together in this manner. Any combination of libraries, not exceeding 40 Units (40U) in total stacked height, can also be used. A multi unit library configuration appears as a single library to the host computer system and application software. For multi unit applications, the top library becomes the master unit and all other libraries are slave units.

WARNING! The PTM continues to function each time a slave library is physically removed from the

rack enclosure configuration during normal library operation. Refer to the HP StorageWorks MSL Series Pass-Through Mechanism Reference Guide for detailed installation, configuration, and

operation information

The library robotics can pick and place tape cartridges into a movable elevator that encompasses the full length of the PTM. In this manner, individual tapes can be passed up or down between the libraries contained in the multi unit library configuration under the master library control. Robotics

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access to the PTM is located at the rear of the library beneath the PTM cover (see Figure 10 on page 28).

1 PTM Interface Connector 2 PTM Mounting Cover (removal required for PTM installation)

Figure 10 Library PTM mounting location

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2 Installation

This chapter explains how to install an HP StorageWorks MSL Series tape library. Sections in this chapter include:

• Converting a Tabletop Model to a Rackmount Model, page 29

• Setting Up the Rackmount Model, page 30

• Converting a Rackmount Model to a Tabletop Model, page 34

• Applying Power to the Library, page 35

• Cabling for SCSI Configurations, page 36

NOTE: Be sure to keep and store all shipping materials from your MSL Series tape library for

potential future use.

Converting a Tabletop Model to a Rackmount Model

To make a tabletop library ready for rack enclosure installation:

1. Remove the rubber feet.

2. Remove the cover.

3. Attach the inner rails to the library using the supplied Allen wrench and screws. Tighten the

screws until snug.

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Figure 11 Converting a tabletop model (four-drive model shown)

Setting Up the Rackmount Model

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.

Setting up the rackmount model requires a template, rack enclosure slide rails, and two people or a mechanical lift to physically install the library in a rack enclosure.

To set up the rackmount model:

1. Use the template that shipped with the library to mark the location of the mounting hardware on

the mounting rails of the rack enclosure (see Figure 12). The black dots along the sides of the template indicate the top of a U.

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