HP StorageWorks ESL9000 User Manual
user guide
hp StorageWorks
ESL9000 series tape library
Sixth Edition (April 2003)
Part Number: 243491-026
Product Regulatory Series ID Number: ED1002
This guide describes procedures for operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting the HP
StorageWorks ESL9000 Series tape library.
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HP StorageWorks ESL9000 Series Tape Library User Guide
Sixth Edition (April 2003)
Part Number: 243491-026
contents
About this Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Document Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Text Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Equipment Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Rack Stability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
HP Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
HP Storage Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
HP Authorized Reseller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
1 Library Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Library Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Features and Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Library Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Cabinet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Cabinet (Front Panel). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Cabinet (Rear Panel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Storage Bins (ESL9322) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Storage Bins (ESL9595) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Robotics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Tape Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Ultrium Tape Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Ultrium Tape Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
SDLT Tape Drives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
SDLT Tape Cartridges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Load Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Optional Pass-Through Mechanism (PTM). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Optional Network Storage Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Contents
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2 Preparing the Library for Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Opening the Library Doors and Access Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Connecting SCSI Cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
ESL9322 SCSI Cable Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
ESL9595 SCSI Cable Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Default SCSI IDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Preparing Tape Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Labeling Tape Cartridges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
SDLT Bar Code Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Ultrium Bar Code Labels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Media Label Identifiers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Setting the Write-Protect Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Write-Protecting SDLT Tape Cartridges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Write-Protecting Ultrium Tape Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Inserting and Removing Tape Cartridges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Placing Tape Cartridges into Fixed Storage Bins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Using the Load Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Using the Load Pack Magazine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Adding a Cartridge to a Magazine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Removing a Cartridge from a Magazine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Turning the Library On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Turning the Library On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Placing the Library On-line or Off-line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Turning the Library Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
3 Operating the Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Using the Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Basic Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Opening a Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Navigating from Screen to Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Exiting a Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Library Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Obtaining Library Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Overview Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Drive Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Activity Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Load Port Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Tapes Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Viewing Storage and Load Port Elements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
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Changing the Control Panel Security Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Securing the Control Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Changing Security Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
4 Operator Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Opening the Operator Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Configuring the Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
SCSI ID Assignment Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
PTM Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Configuring Library Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Configuring a Library Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Viewing the Error Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Calibrating the Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Performing an Inventory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Moving Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Unloading a Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Unloading the Load Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
5 Maintenance and Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Troubleshooting Common Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Start Up Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Control Panel Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Robotics Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Operating Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Tape Drive Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Tape Drive Interface LED Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Maintaining Tape Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Cleaning Tape Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Cleaning SDLT Tape Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Cleaning Ultrium Tape Drives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Using HP StorageWorks Library and Tape Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
A Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103
Physical Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Performance Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Environmental Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Safety and Regulatory Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
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B Regulatory Compliance Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
Federal Communications Commission Notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Class A Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Class B Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Declaration of Conformity for products marked with the FCC logo - United States only111
Canadian Notice (Avis Canadien) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Class A Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Class B Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
European Union Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
BSMI Class A Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Japanese Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Laser Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Laser Safety Warnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Compliance with CDRH Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Compliance with International Regulations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Laser Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Laser Regulation Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Product Conformation Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Laser Caution Label. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Exposure Caution Label. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
C Sense Data Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Sense Data Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
D Capacity on Demand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135
Upgrading Your Capacity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139
Figures
1 Cabinet front panel (ESL9322) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
2 Cabinet front panel (ESL9595) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3 Cabinet rear panel (ESL9322) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4 Cabinet rear panel (ESL9595) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
5 Storage bin numbering conventions (ESL9322) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
6 Storage bin numbering conventions (ESL9595) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
7 Control panel home screen (ESL9595 shown). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
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8 Library robotics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
9 Ultrium tape drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
10 HP Ultrium format trademark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
11 SCSI ports (ESL9322) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
12 Internal SCSI cabling configuration (ESL9322) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
13 SCSI ports (ESL9595) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
14 Internal SCSI cabling configuration (ESL9595) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
15 Inserting an SDLT bar code label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
16 Attaching an Ultrium bar code label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
17 Proper Ultrium bar code label placement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
18 Write-protecting SDLT tape cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
19 Write-protecting Ultrium tape cartridges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
20 Load port (ESL9322 shown) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
21 Inserting a tape cartridge into a magazine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
22 Control panel home screen (ESL9595 shown). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
23 Library controls (ESL9595 shown) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
24 Overview screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
25 Tape drive status box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
26 Tapes screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
27 Change password screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
28 Operator password screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
29 Operator screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
30 Configure: library screen (ESL9595 shown) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
31 Configure: library settings screen (ESL9595 shown) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
32 Configure: options screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
33 Calibrate library screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
34 Control: move cartridge screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
35 Control: unload drive screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
36 Product conformation label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
37 Laser light caution label. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
38 Exposure caution label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
39 License screen (ESL9595 shown) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Tables
1 Document Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2 Library Capacity (Fully Populated) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3 ESL9322 Library Model Numbers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
4 ESL9595 Library Model Numbers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
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5 Ultrium Tape Drive Capacity and Data Transfer Rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
6 SDLT Tape Drive Capacity and Data Transfer Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
7 SCSI Ports and Device Connections (ESL9322) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
8 SCSI Ports and Device Connections (ESL9595) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
9 Default SCSI IDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
10 Media Label Identifiers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
11 Control Panel Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
12 Control Panel Navigation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
13 Security Levels, Highest to Lowest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
14 Start Up Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
15 Control Panel Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
16 Robotics Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
17 Operating Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
18 Tape Drive Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
19 Tape Drive Interface LED Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
20 Physical Characteristics (ESL9322). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
21 Physical Characteristics (ESL9595) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
22 Performance Characteristics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
23 Environmental Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
24 Regulatory and Product Safety Certifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
25 Laser Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
26 Sense Data Values (Hexadecimal). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
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about this
guide
This user guide provides information to help you:
■ Prepare the library for operation.
■ Operate the control panel.
■ Use operator commands.
■ Maintain and troubleshoot the library.
About this Guide
About this Guide
“About this Guide” topics include:
■ Conventions, page 10
■ Rack Stability, page 12
■ Getting Help, page 13
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About this Guide
Conventions
Conventions consist of the following:
■ Document Conventions
■ Text Symbols
■ Equipment Symbols
Document Conventions
The document conventions included in Tabl e 1 apply in most cases.
Table 1: Document Conventions
Cross-reference links Blue text: Figure 1
Key and field names, menu items,
buttons, and dialogue box titles
File names, application names, and text
emphasis
User input, command and directory
names, and system responses (output
and messages)
Variables <monospace, italic font>
Website addresses Blue, underlined sans serif font text:
Element Convention
Bold
Italics
Monospace font
COMMAND NAMES are uppercase
monospace font unless they are case
sensitive
http://www.hp.com
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.
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Caution: Text set off in this manner indicates that failure to follow directions
could result in damage to equipment or data.
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.
About this Guide
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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About this Guide
Rack Stability
Rack stability protects personnel and equipment.
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.
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.
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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 website:
HP Technical Support
In North America, call technical support at 1-800-652-6672, available 24 hours a
day, 7 days a week.
Note: For continuous quality improvement, calls may be recorded or monitored.
Outside North America, call technical support at the nearest location. Telephone
numbers for worldwide technical support are listed on the HP website under
support:
Be sure to have the following information available before calling:
■ Technical support registration number (if applicable)
■ Product serial numbers
■ Product model names and numbers
http://www.hp.com/support
http://www .hp.com
.
About this Guide
.
■ Applicable error messages
■ Operating system type and revision level
■ Name and revision of application software
HP Storage Website
The HP website has the latest information on this product, as well as the latest
drivers. Access storage at:
website, select the appropriate product or solution.
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. From this
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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 website for locations and telephone numbers:
http://www.hp.com/support
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Library Description
This chapter describes the HP StorageWorks ESL9000 Series tape library and its
components. Sections include:
■ Library Models, page 16
■ Features and Benefits, page 18
■ Library Components, page 19:
— Cabinet, page 19
— Control Panel, page 28
— Robotics, page 29
— Tape Drives, page 30
— Load Port, page 36
— Optional Pass-Through Mechanism (PTM), page 36
— Optional Network Storage Router, page 37
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Library Description
Library Models
The HP StorageWorks ESL9000 Series tape library is an automated storage and
retrieval library. It contains up to 8 drives and 322 cartridges for the ESL9322
Series, and up to 16 tape drives and 595 cartridges for the ESL9595 Series.
The following ESL9000 Series tape library models support a wide range of
storage and performance requirements.
Table 2: Library Capacity (Fully Populated)
Library # Cartridges Drive Type Native Capacity
ESL9322 322 cartridges at 160
GB each
ESL9322 322 cartridges at 100
GB each
ESL9322 322 cartridges at 200
GB each
ESL9595 595 cartridges at 110
GB each
ESL9595 595 cartridges at 160
GB each
ESL9595 595 cartridges at 100
GB each
ESL9595 595 cartridges at 200
GB each
SDLT 320 51.52 TB
(51,520 GB)
Ultrium 230 32.2 TB
(32,200 GB)
Ultrium 460 64.4 TB
(64,400 GB)
SDLT 220 65.45 TB
(65,450 GB)
SDLT 320 95.2 TB
(95,200 GB)
Ultrium 230 59.5 TB
(59,500 GB)
Ultrium 460 119 TB
(119,000 GB)
2:1
Compression
Enabled
103.04 TB
(103,040 GB)
64.4 TB
(64,400 GB)
128.8 TB
(128,800 GB)
130.9 TB
(130,900 GB
190.40 TB
(190,400 GB)
119 TB
119,000 GB)
238 TB
(238,000 GB)
Note: Although the tape libraries support mixed media at the hardware level, your
application software might not.
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The model number defines:
■ The standard inquiry string
■ The default number of bins
The model number is set at the factory, and under normal circumstances, does not
need to be changed.
Table 3: ESL9322 Library Model Numbers
Model
Number
6437080
(def)
6437085 ESL9322 ESL9322 P4000
Table 4: ESL9595 Library Model Numbers
Model
Number
6438280
(def)
6438081 ESL9595 ESL9595 ESL9000
6438285 ESL9595 ESL9595 P7000
Model
Name
Displayed
Name
Product
ID
ESL9322 ESL9322 ESL9000
SERIES
6437085
Model
Name
Displayed
Name
Product
ID
ESL9595 ESL9595 ESL9000
SERIES
SERIES
6438285
Library Description
Number
of
Drives
8322SDLT/
Storage
Bins
Drive
Type
SCSI
Interface
LVD
Ultrium
8322SDLT/
LVD
Ultrium
Number
of
Drives
16 595 SDLT/
Storage
Bins
Drive
Type
SCSI
Interface
LVD
Ultrium
16 400 SDLT/
LVD
Ultrium
16 595 SDLT/
LVD
Ultrium
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Library Description
Features and Benefits
Your tape library provides the following features and benefits:
■ High-capacity, high-performance data storage and retrieval.
■ Expandable configurations:
Up to five ESL9322 tape libraries and up to four ESL9595 tape libraries can
be joined together into one multi-unit library system. Tape cartridges can be
shared between libraries using optional Pass Through Mechanisms (PTMs).
■ Optional Fibre Channel upgrade kit.
■ Reliable, versatile 120-240 volt AC auto-switching power supplies.
■ Hot-pluggable, redundant DC power supplies to ensure library operations
against power supply failure.
■ Advanced cooling system to prevent overheating.
■ On-line cartridge exchanges: load port with two stationary 4-cartridge
magazines for easy insertion of cartridges without interrupting library
operations.
■ Easy serviceability and manageability:
— Hot-pluggable SDLT and Ultrium tape drives, DC power supplies, and
fans allow repairs without taking the library off-line.
— Easy access and replacement of critical components.
— A control panel providing a wide range of configuration and
service-related functions.
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Library Components
The library consists of the following major components:
■ Cabinet
■ Control Panel
■ Robotics
■ Tape Drives
■ Load Port
■ Optional Pass-Through Mechanism (PTM)
Cabinet
The cabinet houses all library components including:
■ Robotics
■ Storage bins
■ Control electronics
■ Power supply and distribution equipment
■ Fans
Library Description
■ Tape drives
■ Optional Fibre Channel upgrade kit
Access these components through the front and back doors of the library cabinet.
Cabinet (Front Panel)
The front of the library cabinet provides access as follows (see Figure 1 on
page 20 through Figure 2 on page 21):
■ The front door(s) provide easy access to the gripper and robotics.
■ The viewing windows make it possible to visually monitor library operations.
■ A control panel on the right side of the cabinet lets you configure, control, and
monitor the library.
■ The load port provides easy insertion of additional tape cartridges while the
library is in operation. The load port has either 8 or 12 shelf bins, depending
on the drive technology being used (8 bins for Ultrium and 12 bins for SDLT).
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Library Description
■ The power switch for the library is located behind a sliding panel on the front
door below the control panel.
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3
4
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Figure 1: Cabinet front panel (ESL9322)
Load port with magazines
1
Viewing windows
2
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Control panel touch screen
3
Power switch
4
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1
5
4
3
2
Figure 2: Cabinet front panel (ESL9595)
1
Dual doors
2
Load port with magazines
3
Power switch
4
Touch screen control panel
5
Viewing windows
5
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Library Description
Cabinet (Rear Panel)
The rear of the cabinet (see Figure and Figure 4 on page 23) provides easy
accessibility to:
■ Cooling fans
■ Power, control, and data interfaces
■ Tape drives
1
2
3
Figure 3: Cabinet rear panel (ESL9322)
Hot-pluggable removable fans
1
Easy-access rear panel
2
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Hot-pluggable drives in removable canisters
3
Location of optional Fibre Channel upgrade
4
kit
4
1
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2
1
3
Figure 4: Cabinet rear panel (ESL9595)
1 Easy-access rear panel 3 Drive quick release thumbscrew on each
bottom corner
2 Hot-pluggable drives in removable
canisters
4 Hot-pluggable removable fans
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Library Description
Storage Bins (ESL9322)
The ESL9322 stores tape cartridges in the following locations:
■ Up to 171 storage bins on the back wall
Note: Some bins are removed if a PTM is installed.
■ 111 shelf bins on the inside of the right front door
■ 40 shelf bins on the inside of the left front door
■ One load port consisting of two 4-cartridge stationary or 6-cartridge
removable shelf bins
■ Up to 8 tape drives
Figure 5 on page 25 shows the storage bin, load port bin, and tape drive
numbering conventions. These conventions are used by the library control panel
and diagnostic software programs.
Note: The ESL9322 and ESL9595 tape libraries ship with the maximum number of
physical storage slots available. However, access to these slots requires an upgrade key
for the library to recognize them. See “Capacity on Demand” on page 135 for
additional information.
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Library Description
Figure 5: Storage bin numbering conventions (ESL9322)
Note: Storage bin and drive numbering begins with 0. Consequently, the first drive is
drive 0, the second drive is drive 1, etc.
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Library Description
Storage Bins (ESL9595)
■ The ESL9595 stores tape cartridges in the following locations:
■ 288 storage bins on the back wall
■ 196 storage bins on the inside of the left door
■ 111 storage bins on the inside of the right door
■ One load port consisting of two 4-cartridge stationary or 6-cartridge
removable shelf bins
■ Up to 16 tape drives
Figure 6 shows the storage bin, load port bin, and tape drive numbering
conventions. The tape library touch screen control panel and diagnostic software
programs use these conventions.
Note: The ESL9322 and ESL9595 tape libraries ship with the maximum number of
physical storage slots available. However, access to these slots requires an upgrade key
for the library to recognize them. See “Capacity on Demand” on page 135 for
additional information.
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Figure 6: Storage bin numbering conventions (ESL9595)
Note: Storage bin and drive numbering begins with 0. Consequently, the first drive is
drive 0, the second drive is drive 1, etc.
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Library Description
Control Panel
The control panel features a menu system for determining library status,
configuring the library, and performing certain diagnostic functions (see
Figure 7).
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Figure 7: Control panel home screen (ESL9595 shown)
1 Vertical taskbar 2 Horizontal taskbar 3 Main display area
The vertical taskbar (1 Figure 7) provides various library controls such as system
state display (Off-line or On-line), Standby button, Load Port button, the
security level indicator (lock icon), and the Stop button. The Stop button
immediately removes power from library robotics.
The horizontal taskbar (2 Figure 7) provides left and right arrow buttons to scroll
through the tabs for Overview, Ta pe s, Operator, Service, and Multi-unit
options.
For more information about the library control panel, see ”Using the Control
Panel” on page 60.
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Robotics
Library Description
Figure 8 shows the library robotics, also referred to as the gripper or GRP on the
library control panel.
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Figure 8: Library robotics
1 Horizontal drive motor 3 Extension axis assembly
2 Mixed media gripper assembly 4 Vertical carriage assembly
The vertical and horizontal actuators move the gripper into position to pick and
place tape cartridges. The rotary actuator rotates the gripper 180 degrees, allowing
the gripper to pass cartridges between the front storage bins and the back storage
bins or tape drives. The extension actuator extends the gripper forward to make
contact with the desired cartridge and then retracts the gripper to remove the
cartridge from a bin or drive.
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Library Description
Tape Drives
The gripper includes a Class II laser bar code scanner that reads up to
12-character, 3-of-9 format bar code labels. The scanner is used to maintain an
inventory of the tape cartridges within the library. An inventory occurs
automatically each time the library is turned on, or after the bulk load door has
been closed. An inventory can also be initiated from the host computer.
Note: 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.
The following sections describe the tape drive technologies supported by the
library, including Ultrium and SDLT.
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.
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