HP STORAGEWORKS MSL5000 User Manual

user guide

hp StorageWorks

MSL5000 and MSL6000 series

tape libraries

Fourth Edition (April 2003)

Part Number: 231910-004

Product Regulatory Series ID Number: 1005 and 1005A

This guide describes procedures for installing, configuring, operating, maintaining, and
troubleshooting the HP StorageWorks MSL5000 and MSL6000 Series tape libraries.

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HP StorageWorks MSL5000 and MSL6000 Series Tape Libraries User Guide
Fourth Edition (April 2003)
Part Number: 231910-004

contents

About this Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Related Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Document Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Text Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Equipment Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Rack Stability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

HP Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

HP Storage Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

HP Authorized Reseller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Tape Drives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Ultrium Tape Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Ultrium Tape Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

DLT and SDLT Tape Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

DLT Tape Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

SDLT Tape Cartridges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Magazines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Power Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Robotics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Library Controller Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Factory-Defined Accessory PCI Slots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Embedded Network Storage Router (Optional). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Front Panel Indicators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Multi Unit Library Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

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2 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Setting Up the Tabletop Model. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Converting a Tabletop Model to a Rackmount Model. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Setting Up the Rackmount Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Applying Power to the Library. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Cabling for SCSI Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Supported SCSI Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Two Tape Drives, Dual Host System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Four Tape Drives, Dual Host System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

3 Library Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Changing Default Configuration Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Setting a SCSI ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Setting Up a Reserved Slot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Reserved Slot Numbering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Configuring the Network Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

4 Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Magazine Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Front Panel and Media Security Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

GUI Touch Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Host System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Library Display Screens and Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Initialization Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Library Status Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Technical Support Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Mail Slot Access (Left-hand Magazines Only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Magazine Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Move Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

GUI Contrast Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Online . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Menu Selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

View System Data Area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Library Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

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SCSI Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Network Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Library Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Cartridge Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Edit Options Area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

SCSI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Utilities Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Factory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Security Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Inserting and Removing Tape Cartridges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Removing Magazines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Inserting Cartridges into a Magazine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Using Mail Slots (Left-hand Magazines Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Labeling Tape Cartridges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Ultrium Labels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

SDLT and DLT Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Media Label Identifiers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

5 Remote Management Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107

Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Accessing the Remote Management Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Using Menu Buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Move Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Library Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

SCSI Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Drive Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

6 Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121

Using the Library Maintenance Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

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Maintaining Tape Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Ultrium Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

DLT and SDLT Cartridges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Running a Cleaning Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Automatically Running a Cleaning Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Manually Running a Cleaning Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Running a Cleaning Cartridge from a Mail Slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Running a Cleaning Cartridge from a Tape Cartridge Slot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Running a Cleaning Cartridge from a Cleaning Slot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Replacing a Cleaning Cartridge in a Reserved Slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Replacing a Cleaning Cartridge in a Right Magazine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Replacing a Cleaning Cartridge in a Mail Slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Updating Firmware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Checking the Firmware Revision. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Using the Remote Management Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Using HP StorageWorks Library & Tape Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Using a Serial Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Firmware Flashing Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

7 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137

Identifying Platform Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Performing Error Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Fault Symptom Codes (FSCs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Troubleshooting General Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Using Diagnostic Support Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

HP StorageWorks Library and Tape Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

MSLUtil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

Running Library Diagnostic Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

A Regulatory Compliance Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .179

Federal Communications Commission Notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

Class A Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

Class B Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

Cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

Declaration of Conformity for products marked with the FCC logo - United States only181

Canadian Notice (Avis Canadien) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182

Class A Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182

Class B Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182

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European Union Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182

BSMI Class A Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

Japanese Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

Laser Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

Laser Safety Warnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

Compliance with CDRH Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

Compliance with International Regulations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

Laser Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

Laser Regulation Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

Product Conformation Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

Laser Caution Label. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

Exposure Caution Label. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

B Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .187

Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

Mechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

Environmental (All Models). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

Acoustics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192

Safety and Regulatory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

C Electrostatic Discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195

Grounding Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196

D Configuration Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197

SCSI Cable Configurations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198

Configuration Examples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199

E Optional Fibre Channel Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203

Host Prerequisites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204

Connectors and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

Power Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

Serial Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206

Ethernet Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206

Fibre Channel Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206

SCSI VHDCI Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206

Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207

Default Ethernet Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207

Configuration Examples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

Resetting the Fibre Channel Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209

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Figures

1 Library tape drive locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

2 HP Ultrium 460 format trademark. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

3 Library magazines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

4 Library power supplies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

5 Library robotics (top cover removed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

6 Library controller board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

7 Library card cages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

8 Library front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

9 Library PTM mounting location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

10 Tabletop model clearances (two-drive model shown). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

11 Converting a tabletop model (four-drive model shown) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

12 Library template (9000 rack enclosure shown) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

13 Installing the rails. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

14 Installing the library (two-drive model shown) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

15 Securing the library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

16 Applying power to the library (four-drive rackmounted library shown). . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

17 MSL6030/MSL5030/MSL5026 library SCSI cable configuration (two tape drives, dual

host system) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

18 MSL6060/MSL5060/MSL5052 library SCSI cable configuration (four tape drives, dual

host system) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

19 SCSI option selection screen (two-drive model shown) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

20 Drive 0 bus ID screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

21 SCSI ID confirmation screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

22 Drive 0 bus ID data field screen (two-drive model shown) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

23 Reserved slot locations, SDLT/DLT (MSL5026) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

24 Reserved slot locations, Ultrium (MSL6030/MSL5030). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

25 Reserved slot locations, lower module, SDLT/DLT (MSL5052) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

26 Reserved slot locations, lower module, Ultrium (MSL6060/MSL5060). . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

27 Total reserved slots screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

28 Reserved slots numeric keypad screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

29 Total reserved slots confirmation screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

30 IP address determination screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

31 User-specified IP address screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

32 Fixed IP address screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

33 Library front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

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34 Magazine door mechanical releases (emergency access) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

35 Library indicators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

36 Password levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

37 Initialization screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

38 Library status screen (two-drive model shown). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

39 Technical support information screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

40 Mail slot access screen (four-drive model shown). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

41 Magazine access screen (two-drive model shown) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

42 Move media screen (two-drive model shown). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

43 Power-down confirmation message screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

44 Status screen (four-drive model shown) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

45 Menu screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

46 View library options screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

47 View SCSI options screen (two-drive model shown) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

48 Default view network options screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

49 View library info screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

50 Cartridge map screen (two-drive model shown) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

51 Edit library options screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

52 Edit SCSI options screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

53 Edit network options screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

54 Edit passwords options screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

55 Maintenance screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

56 Diagnostics screen (four-drive model shown) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

57 Security level screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

58 Removing tape cartridge magazines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

59 Inserting a tape cartridge (left-hand magazine, DLT shown) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

60 Left-hand magazine mail slot (two-drive model shown). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

61 Attaching a bar code label to an Ultrium tape cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

62 Proper Ultrium bar code label placement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

63 Attaching a bar code label to an SDLT/DLT tape cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

64 Remote Management Interface login screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

65 Remote Management Interface main screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

66 Status screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

67 Move media screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

68 Setup screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

69 Library configuration screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

70 SCSI configuration screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

71 Drive configuration screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

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72 Functions screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

73 History screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

74 DLT leader in correct position, hub, and door lock tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

75 Faulty DLT leaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

76 SDLT buckle leaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

77 Updating firmware using the Remote Management Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

78 Troubleshooting flow chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

79 Product conformation label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

80 Laser light caution label. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

81 Exposure caution label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

82 MSL6030/MSL5030/MSL5026, 2 hosts/2 drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199

83 Single MSL6060/MSL5060/MSL5052, 4 hosts/4 drives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200

84 Single MSL6030/MSL5030/MSL5026, 1 host/2 drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

85 MSL6060/MSL5060/MSL5052, 2 hosts/4 drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

86 Connectors and indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

87 MSL6030/MSL5030/MSL5026 standalone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

88 MSL6060/MSL5060/MSL5052 standalone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

89 Reset switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209

Tables

1 Document Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

2 Ultrium Tape Drive Capacity and Data Transfer Rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

3 DLT Tape Drive Capacity and Data Transfer Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

4 SDLT Tape Drive Capacity and Data Transfer Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

5 Library Status LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

6 View Library Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

7 View SCSI Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

8 View Network Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

9 Media Label Identifiers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

10 Maintenance Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

11 Fault Symptom Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

12 Troubleshooting General Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

13 Library Diagnostic Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

14 Laser Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

15 Power Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

16 Tabletop Model Mechanical Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

17 Rackmount Model Mechanical Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

18 Packed or Unpacked Environmental Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

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19 Operating Environmental Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

20 Transit -- Short Term Environmental Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

21 Acoustic Noise Declared per ISO 9296 and ISO 7779 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192

22 Schallemissionswerte - Werteangaben nach ISO 9296 und ISO 7779/

DIN 27779 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192

23 Regulatory and Product Safety Certifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

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about this

guide

This user guide provides information to help you:

■ Become familiar with library components.

■ Install the library.

■ Configure the library.

■ Operate the front panel.

■ Use the remote management interface.

■ Perform maintenance procedures.

■ Troubleshoot the library.

About this Guide

About this Guide

“About this Guide” topics include:

■ Related Documentation, page 14

■ Conventions, page 14

■ Rack Stability, page 16

■ Getting Help, page 17

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About this Guide

Related Documentation

In addition to this guide, HP provides corresponding user information:

■ HP StorageWorks MSL Series Pass-Through Mechanism Reference Guide

■ HP StorageWorks Network Storage Router User Guide

Conventions

Conventions consist of the following:

■ Document Conventions

■ Text Symbols

■ Equipment Symbols

Document Conventions

The document conventions included in Tabl e 1 apply.

Table 1: Document Conventions

Element Convention

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:

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.

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

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

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

could result in damage to equipment or data.

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.

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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.

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.

Rack Stability

Rack stability protects personnel and equipment.

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

equipment, be sure that:

■ The leveling jacks are extended to the floor.

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

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

■ In multiple rack installations, the racks are coupled.

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

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

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Getting Help

If you still have a question after reading this guide, contact an HP authorized
service provider or access our website:

HP Technical Support

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

Call technical support at the nearest location. Telephone numbers for worldwide
technical support are listed on the HP website under support:

http://www.hp.com/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

■ Applicable error messages

About this Guide

http://www .hp.com/support

.

.

■ 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:

http://www.hp.com/products/tapestorage

website, select the appropriate product or solution.

HP Authorized Reseller

For the name of your nearest HP authorized reseller:

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

■ In Canada, call 1-800-263-5868.

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

http://www .hp .com/support

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Introduction

Designed for backup operations with high-end networks and high-performance
servers, the HP StorageWorks MSL5000 and 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
directly under 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 20

■ Accessories, page 20

■ Tape Drives, page 21

■ Magazines, page 27

1

■ Power Supplies, page 28

■ Robotics, page 30

■ Library Controller Board, page 31

■ Factory-Defined Accessory PCI Slots, page 33

■ Front Panel Indicators, page 35

■ Multi Unit Library Systems, page 36

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Models

The MSL Series tape library family includes the following models:

■ Two-drive models:

— MSL6030
— MSL5030
— MSL5026

■ Four-drive models:

— MSL6060
— MSL5060
— MSL5052

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/MSL5030/MSL5026 libraries contain up to two tape drives, two
removable tape cartridge magazines, and robotics capable of random or sequential
tape cartridge operation. MSL6060/MSL5060/MSL5052 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/MSL5030/MSL5026 libraries will be

referred to as two-drive models.
referred to as four-drive models.

MSL6060/MSL5060/MSL5052 libraries will be

Accessories

Contact your authorized service provider or visit the HP website at

http://www.hp.com/products/tapestorage

that are available for an MSL Series library.

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for the most current list of accessories

Tape Drives

Introduction

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 directly beneath each tape drive. The drives are
numbered beginning with 0: the first tape drive is Drive 0, the second is Drive 1,
etc.

2

1

2

1

4

3

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.

3 Tape Drive 2
4 Tape Drive 3

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Introduction

Ultrium Tape Drives

The Ultrium tape drive is a high-performance streaming tape drive that uses
Linear Tape-Open (LTO) technology. An Ultrium 230 tape drive is capable of
storing up to 100 GB (native) or 200 GB (2:1 compression) of data per cartridge.
An Ultrium 460 tape drive is capable of storing up to 200 GB (native) or 400 GB
(2:1 compression) of data per cartridge. Access the HP StorageWorks Ultrium
Tape Drive User’s Guide from
about its features and capabilities.

Table 2: Ultrium Tape Drive Capacity and Data Transfer Rate

Drive Model Data Capacity Sustained Data Transfer Rate

Ultrium 230 100 GB (native)

Ultrium 460 200 GB (native)

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

http://www .hp.com/support

200 GB (compressed)

400 GB (compressed)

for more information

15 MB/sec (54 GB/hour)
30 MB/sec (108 GB/hour)

30 MB/sec (108 GB/hour)
60 MB/sec (216 GB/hour)

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 123.

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.

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

Figure 2: HP Ultrium 460 format trademark

For best results, always use HP branded media. The following tape cartridges are
approved for the library’s Ultrium tape drives:

■ HP Ultrium Data Cartridge

— C7972A (400 GB)
— C7971A (200 GB)

■ HP Ultrium Universal Cleaning Cartridge

— C7978A

Note: Ultrium generation 2 cartridges (C7972A) can read and write to Ultrium

generation 1 cartridges (C7971A). However, Ultrium generation 1 cartridges can only
read and write to other Ultrium generation 1 cartridges.

Caution: Do not bulk erase Ultrium formatted cartridges. This will destroy

pre-recorded servo information and make the cartridge unusable.

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.

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Introduction

Note: For information on labeling tape cartridges, see Labeling Tape Cartridges on

page 103.

DLT and 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 Maintaining

Tape Cartridges on page 123.

Access the HP StorageWorks DLT Tape Drive Reference Guide from

http://www.hp.com/support

features and capabilities.

Table 3: DLT Tape Drive Capacity and Data Transfer Rate

Drive Model Data Capacity Sustained Data Transfer Rate

DLT8000 40 GB (native)

for more information about the DLT tape drive

80 GB (compressed)

3 MB/sec (21.6 GB/hour)
6 MB/sec (43.2 GB/hour)

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

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.
Access the HP StorageWorks SDLT Tape Drive Reference Guide from

http://www.hp.com/support

for more information about its features and

capabilities.

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Table 4: SDLT Tape Drive Capacity and Data Transfer Rate

Drive Model Data Capacity Sustained Data Transfer Rate

SDLT 110/220 110 GB (native)

SDLT 160/320 160 GB (native)

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

DLT Tape Cartridges

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

documentation provided with your media for more information.

The following tape cartridges are approved for the library’s DLT tape drives:

220 GB (compressed)

320 GB (compressed)

Introduction

11 MB/sec (39.6 GB/hour)
22 MB/sec (79.2 GB/hour)

16 MB/sec (57.6 GB/hour)
32 MB/sec (11.5 GB/hour)

■ HP DLT IV Data Cartridge

— C5141F

■ HP DLT Cleaning Cartridge

— C5142A

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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.

The following tape cartridges are approved for the library’s SDLT tape drives:

■ HP SDLT Data Cartridge

— C7980A (220-320 GB)

■ HP SDLT Cleaning Cartridge

— C7982A

Caution: SDLT tape drives require special cleaning cartridges and data

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

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 103.

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Magazines

Introduction

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

1

2

1

1

2

2

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.

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

the second is Slot 1, etc.

Power Supplies

MSL Series tape libraries support one or two power supplies that are accessible
from the rear of the unit (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, and are easily removed without requiring special tools.

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 29).

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1 Power On LED (lights up after touching the

front panel display)

2 Power Sup ply Re lease Latch
3 Power Switch

4 Power Sup ply
5 AC Power Cord(s)
6 Power supply bracket

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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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)

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