HP STORAGEWORKS MSL5000 User Manual

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Fourth Edition (April 2003)

Part Number: 231910-004

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

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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” topics include:

■ Related Documentation, page 14

■ Conventions, page 14

■ Rack Stability, page 16

■ Getting Help, page 17

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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.

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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

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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

■ 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.

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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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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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.

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 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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Library Controller Board

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

Note: The SCSI terminator must always be connected to the library controller board for

proper operation when configured as standalone or master.

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

Note: For MSL Series libraries, the library controller board must be installed in the

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

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

Figure 6: Library controller board

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Factory-Defined Accessory PCI Slots

MSL Series tape libraries contain one or two rear-access card cages, and one or two 32-bit, 33-MHz Compact PCI backplanes (see Figure 7). These backplanes contain the plug-in connectors for a library controller board, and up to five optional HP-defined PCI add-in cards.

Caution: Use of non-HP qualified PCI option cards can damage your MSL

Series library and will void product warranty. Follow all installation, configuration, and operating instructions shipped with the option card upgrade kit.

Note: The library controller board must be installed in the right slot of the card cage

area (upper card cage area for the four-drive models).

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Pwr.

EthernetSerial

Act

Link/

Channel

Fibre

LVD/SE SCSl

1 Library Controller Board 2 Optional Embedded Fibre Channel Board

Figure 7: Library card cages

Pwr.

EthernetSerial

Act

Link/

Channel

Fibre

LVD/SE SCSl

3 Factory-Defined Accessory PCI Slots (up to

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Embedded Network Storage Router (Optional)

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

This board provides bidirectional connectivity in a Fibre Channel Switched Fabric supporting Fibre Channel and SCSI devices. See Optional Fibre Channel Card on page 203 for additional information on configuring and using the optional Fibre Channel board.

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Front Panel Indicators

The library front panel indicators consist of the following:

■ Viewing window—Lets you visually check the internal operations of the

library.

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

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

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1 Viewing Window 2 GUI Touch Screen 3 Library Status LED

Figure 8: Library front panel

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Multi Unit Library Systems

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

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

WARNING: The PTM continues to function each time a slave library is

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

The library robotics can pick and place tape cartridges into a movable elevator that encompasses the full length of the PTM. In this manner, individual tapes can be passed up or down between the libraries contained in the multi unit library configuration under the master library control. Robotics access to the PTM is located at the rear of the library beneath the PTM cover (see Figure 9 on page 37).

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

Figure 9: Library PTM mounting location

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Installation

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

■ Setting Up the Tabletop Model, page 40

■ Converting a Tabletop Model to a Rackmount Model, page 41

■ Setting Up the Rackmount Model, page 42

■ Applying Power to the Library, page 47

■ Cabling for SCSI Configurations, page 49

Note: Be sure to keep and store all shipping materials from your MSL Series tape

library for potential future use.

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Installation

Setting Up the Tabletop Model

Library tabletop models require no mechanical assembly for mounting (see

Figure 10). Place the library on a desk, table, or other stable, horizontal surface.

Make sure the cooling grills at the front and the fans at the rear of the library are not obstructed. Allow 18 inches (50 cm) of clearance at the front and rear for magazine and hot-plug tape drive access without the need to reposition the library.

Note: To reduce tabletop clearance requirements, temporarily move the library

forward or rearward to access the hot-plug drive shoes and magazines, respectively.

18"

(50 cm)

18"

(50 cm)

Figure 10: Tabletop model clearances (two-drive model shown)

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Converting a Tabletop Model to a Rackmount Model

To make a tabletop library ready for rack enclosure installation:

1. Remove the rubber feet.

2. Remove the cover.

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

4. Proceed to “Setting Up the Tabletop Model.”

Installation

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

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Setting Up the Rackmount Model

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

equipment, be sure that:

■ The leveling jacks are extended to the floor.

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

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

■ In multiple rack installations, the racks are coupled.

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

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

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

To set up the rackmount model:

1. Use the template that shipped with the library to mark the location of the mounting hardware on the mounting rails of the rack enclosure (see

Figure 11). The black dots along the sides of the template indicate the top of

a U.

MSL6060 MSL5060

MSL5052

MSL6030 MSL5030 MSL5026

Figure 12: Library template (9000 rack enclosure shown)

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Note: For HP rack system/e and AlphaServer H9A rack enclosures, refer to the

appropriate rack rail adapter kit.

2. Remove the template and then attach the rails using the supplied fasteners (see

Figure 12). The front rail brackets are threaded to directly accept screws. The

rear brackets are not threaded and require cage/clip nuts in the rack enclosure rear vertical rails.

Note: Refer to the Compaq Rack Products Reference Guide for detailed cage nut

installation instructions on 7000/9000/10000 racks.

Note: Fully tighten the front rail screws. Leave the rear rail screws “finger tight” to

prevent binding when mounting the library.

a. Fully extend the slide rails 1 on both sides of the rack enclosure until they

lock.

b. Slide the inner guide rail 2 as far as possible to the front of the rail

assembly.

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Figure 13: Installing the rails

3. Install the two slide-on clip nuts (previously marked using the template, two holes above the top bracket screw holes) on each of the front rack enclosure vertical rails (Figure 13).

WARNING: Two people should perform the next step. Make certain, when the

library is fully extended, that a force of 20% of the rack enclosure’s weight, but not more than 57 pounds (26 kg), applied in any direction other than upwards, does not cause the rack enclosure to overbalance.

Caution: The library is heavier toward the tape drive end (rear).

4. Using two people, lift the library and visually align the inner and intermediate slide rails.

5. Carefully insert the library’s inner slide rails 3 into the extended intermediate slide rails 2 (see Figure 14).

6. Slide the library into the rack enclosure until the rail locks are engaged.

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WARNING: A rack enclosure might become unstable if more than one library

is extended for any reason. Extend only one library at a time.

7. Push in on the rail locks to release the library and slide the library completely into the rack enclosure.

8. Fully tighten the rear rail screws.

Figure 14: Installing the library (two-drive model shown)

9. Remove the tape to open the doors for installation.

10. Remove and discard the pull-tabs used to block the latch mechanism.

Note: Do not close the doors. You must have access to the two retaining screws to

complete the installation. (If necessary, see Chapter 4, “Operation,” for information on how to manually open the library doors.)

11. With the doors open, secure the front panel to the rack enclosure using the two retaining screws (see Figure 15). Close the doors.

You can now cable the library.

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1 Left Retaining Screw 2 Right Retaining Screw

Figure 15: Securing the library

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Applying Power to the Library

To apply power to the library (see Figure 16):

1. Connect each supplied power cord 1 to each power supply receptacle.

Note: The left-hand AC power receptacle is for the bottom power supply. The

right-hand AC receptacle is for the top power supply. (four-drive models only).

2. Toggle each power switch 2 on.

Note: You can remove the appliqué from the GUI touch screen by catching one corner

and carefully lifting it.

3. Press anywhere on the graphical user interface (GUI) touch screen 3 to activate the display and turn the library on.

Note: The SCSI terminator must always be connected to the library controller board for

proper operation if the library is configured as a master or standalone.

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Figure 16: Applying power to the library (four-drive rackmounted library shown)

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Cabling for SCSI Configurations

This section describes supported SCSI cable configurations for the library.

Note: MSL Series libraries support SCSI cable configuration for one to four hosts and

one to four tape drives. Contact your authorized reseller for a list of supported configurations.

The following SCSI configurations are detailed in this section:

■ Two tape drives, dual host system (MSL6030/MSL5030/MSL5026).

■ Four tape drives, dual host system (MSL6060/MSL5060/MSL5052).

Note: Host cables are not supplied with the MSL Series library.

See Appendix D, “Configuration Examples” beginning on page 197 for a complete listing of potential configurations.

Installation

Supported SCSI Cables

Note: For optimum performance, a maximum of one tape drive per SCSI bus is

recommended for Ultrium 460 tape drives.

Each of the tape drives and the library controller constitute an independent SCSI target. When any two or more devices are connected to the same SCSI bus, each separate SCSI device must be assigned a unique SCSI ID. For information on assigning SCSI IDs, see “Library Configuration,” on page 53.

Note: SCSI IDs are set at the factory. If you want to change any of the firmware

defaults, you can do so using the GUI touch screen.

To connect a library to a host system, the host system must have at least one Wide LVD controller and the appropriate driver software.

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Two Tape Drives, Dual Host System

Figure 17 shows a typical SCSI cable configuration for a library with two tape

drives installed using a dual host system.

1 SCSI Terminator 2 To Library Controller Board 3 To Host System

Figure 17: MSL6030/MSL5030/MSL5026 library SCSI cable configuration (two tape drives, dual host system)

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Four Tape Drives, Dual Host System

Figure 18 shows a typical SCSI cable configuration for a library with four tape

drives installed using a dual host system.

Installation

1 SCSI Terminator 2 0.5 m jumper cables 3 RS-232 diagnostic cable (for service

only)

Figure 18: MSL6060/MSL5060/MSL5052 library SCSI cable configuration (four tape drives, dual host system)

Note: Daisy-chaining Ultrium 460 drives is not recommended due to degraded

performance.

4 To Host System 5 0.25 m or 0.5 m jumper cable

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Caution: The short, 9.8-inch (0.25m) jumper cables 5 are designed for this

use only. Stretching either one to reach the library controller board can damage the cable. Use the longer 19.8-inch (0.5m) cable 2 to connect the tape drive and the library controller board.

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Library Configuration

This chapter explains how to configure an HP StorageWorks MSL Series tape library for normal operation. Sections in this chapter include:

■ Changing Default Configuration Settings, page 54

■ Setting a SCSI ID, page 55

■ Setting Up a Reserved Slot, page 58

■ Configuring the Network Settings, page 64

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Changing Default Configuration Settings

For most applications, you do not have to change the default settings; however, if you do need to change a configuration setting, use the procedures provided in the following sections. If you are uncertain whether you need to change a setting, contact your authorized service provider.

Configuration settings that might need to be changed include:

■ Setting a SCSI ID

■ Setting Up a Reserved Slott

■ Configuring the Network Settings

Change configuration settings using the graphical user interface (GUI) touch screen. For a complete description of how the GUI touch screen works, see Chapter 4, “Operation,” on page 67.

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Setting a SCSI ID

Each tape drive installed in the library requires a unique SCSI ID. The information provided in this section shows you how to set a SCSI ID.

To set a SCSI ID:

1. Turn the library on and wait until the Power-On Self Test (POST) concludes and the Status screen is displayed.

2. Select the Menu option.

3. If necessary, enter the appropriate password. See the section on “Front Panel

and Media Security Locks” on page 71 for instructions on how to set

passwords.

4. Select SCSI in the Edit Options area to display the following screen.

Library Configuration

Figure 19: SCSI option selection screen (two-drive model shown)

Note: You can move to the next sequential SCSI options screen by touching the ▼.

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For example, to set the Drive 0 Bus ID to 3: a. Select the box next to the text “Drive 0 Bus ID:.” The resulting screen (see

Figure 20) displays the current Drive 0 Bus ID along with the new value

that you request.

Figure 20: Drive 0 bus ID screen

b. Touch the block that contains the number 3. This places your request into

the New data field.

c. Touch the Save option to confirm your request. A confirmation screen is

displayed (see Figure 21).

Figure 21: SCSI ID confirmation screen

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d. Touch OK to confirm. A new SCSI ID now appears in the Drive 0 Bus ID

data field (see Figure 22).

Figure 22: Drive 0 bus ID data field screen (two-drive model shown)

5. Repeat this procedure to set any remaining SCSI IDs.

6. Touch the Back button repeatedly to return to the Main menu screen.

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Setting Up a Reserved Slot

Use this option to designate one or more tape cartridge data storage slots as a cleaning slot, or to reduce the number of storage elements visible to the application software (for licensing reasons).

Note: Reserved slots may be incompatible with some application software.

Reserved Slot Numbering

Standard tape cartridge slots are numbered from the front of the magazine to the rear (see Figure 23 through Figure 26). If you reserve one slot, it becomes Cleaning Slot #0 in the last slot of the last magazine. Additional reserved slots continue in this front-to-rear pattern.

#11 #10

#9 #8 #7 #6 #5 #4 #3 #2

#1 #0

#24 #23 #22 #21 #20 #19 #18 #17 #16 #15 #14 #13 #12

1 Cleaning Slot #2 2 Cleaning Slot #1

Figure 23: Reserved slot locations, SDLT/DLT (MSL5026)

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#13 #12 #11 #10

#9 #8 #7 #6 #5 #4 #3 #2

#1 #0

#28 #27 #26 #25 #24 #23 #22 #21 #20 #19 #18 #17 #16 #15 #14

1 Cleaning Slot #2 2 Cleaning Slot #1

3 Cleaning Slot #0 4 Mail Slot (Left Magazine Only, If Configured)

Figure 24: Reserved slot locations, Ultrium (MSL6030/MSL5030)

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#36 #35 #34 #33 #32 #31 #30 #29 #28 #27

#26 #25

#49 #48 #47 #46 #45 #44 #43 #42 #41 #40 #39 #38

#37

1 Cleaning Slot #2 2 Cleaning Slot #1

Figure 25: Reserved slot locations, lower module, SDLT/DLT (MSL5052)

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#42 #41 #40 #39 #38 #37 #36 #35 #34 #33 #32 #31

#30 #29

#57 #56 #55 #54 #53 #52 #51 #50 #49 #48 #47 #46 #45 #44 #43

1 Cleaning Slot #2 2 Cleaning Slot #1

3 Cleaning Slot #0 4 Mail Slot (Left Magazine Only, If Configured)

Figure 26: Reserved slot locations, lower module, Ultrium (MSL6060/MSL5060)

To reserve a slot:

1. On the Menu screen, touch the Library option in the Edit Options area.

2. On the Library options screen, press the ▼ to scroll to the screen that contains the Total Reserve d Slots option (see Figure 27).

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Figure 27: Total reserved slots screen

3. Press the associated box next to the Total Reserved Slots option. A numeric keypad is displayed (see Figure 28).

Figure 28: Reserved slots numeric keypad screen

4. Enter the number of slots to reserve and then press Save to confirm your change. On the resulting confirmation screen (see Figure 29), press OK to save.

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Figure 29: Total reserved slots confirmation screen

5. Press the Back button repeatedly to return to the Main menu screen.

Note: Your choice takes effect the next time you boot the library.

Note: Changes to this option may require reconfiguring the software application in

order to accommodate the change in storage slots.

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Configuring the Network Settings

The library automatically obtains an IP address from a DHCP server when the library is powered up. The library also supports user-specified fixed addresses through the front panel. To set a fixed address:

1. On the Menu screen, touch Network in the Edit Options area. The IP Address Determination screen appears (see Figure 30).

Figure 30: IP address determination screen

2. Touch the IP Address Determination option (see Figure 30) and then the User Specified IP Address option (see Figure 31).

Figure 31: User-specified IP address screen

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3. Touch OK to confirm your selection.

4. Touch each IP Address option and then use the keypad to enter each IP address (see Figure 32).

5. Save and confirm your selections.

Figure 32: Fixed IP address screen

6. Press the Back button repeatedly to return to the Main menu screen.

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Operation

This chapter describes how to operate an HP StorageWorks MSL Series tape library. Sections in this chapter include the following:

■ Front Panel, page 68

■ Library Display Screens and Options, page 73

■ Menu Selections, page 82

■ Inserting and Removing Tape Cartridges, page 99

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Front Panel

The front panel of the library includes the following (see Figure 33):

■ Magazine doors (left- and right-hand)

■ Graphical user interface (GUI) touch screen

■ Library status LED

■ Viewing window

1 Left-hand Magazine Door 2 Viewing Window 3 GUI Touch Screen

Figure 33: Library front panel

Magazine Doors

The magazine doors have both an electrical release (via the GUI touch screen) and a manual release. It is always recommended that you open the magazine doors using the GUI touch screen. However, if the GUI touch screen fails, or if the magazines need to be accessed when power is off, you can manually open the magazine doors by pushing a small metal pin or paper clip into the mechanical releases (see Figure 34).

4 Library Status LED 5 Right-hand Magazine Door

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Caution: The magazine doors must only be opened manually in an

emergency. Failure to follow normal procedures can cause data loss and equipment damage.

Note: The library may not perform a complete inventory each time a magazine is

manually removed and then replaced using the emergency release.

1 Left-hand Magazine Door Release 2 Library Status LED

3 Right-hand Magazine Door Release

Figure 34: Magazine door mechanical releases (emergency access)

31 2

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Indicators

The library front panel indicators consist of a GUI touch screen and a library status LED (see Figure 35 and Tabl e 5 ).

1 GUI Touch Screen 2 Library Status LED

Figure 35: Library indicators

Table 5: Library Status LED

Indicator Description

Solid green The library is operating correctly under normal conditions. Flashing green The library is operating correctly; however, a change is

being made on the GUI touch screen that interrupts the current library operation (off-line).

Solid amber The library is in a fault state as detailed by the error

message on the GUI touch screen.

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Front Panel and Media Security Locks

The following security features are available to help you avoid accidental interruption of library operation.

GUI Touch Screen

The GUI touch screen offers three levels of security (see Figure 36):

■ User Level 1—allows access to the mail slot(s).

■ User Level 2—allows magazine access, mail slot access, SCSI options,

diagnostics, and lets you move media.

■ Service—allows access to the administrative menu that lets you view/edit

library and SCSI options.

Note: The library ships with a default service password of 5566.

Operation

Figure 36: Password levels

Each password is represented by four decimal digits that are stored in NVRAM in a range of 0001 to 9999.

Note: 0000 is used to disable password verification for each level.

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Host System

Enabling a password at a lower level re-enables disabled higher levels to that value. As a result, prior to accessing any higher level operation, you are prompted first to enter the new higher level password.

You can also use a higher level password to gain access to a lower level operation. For example, use the Service password to access the Move Media operation. Using the Service password to access the Menu option also gives full access (without validating) to the Service operations.

Note: To restore passwords if forgotten, use Set User Defaults using the MSL Utility and

diagnostic cable. Note that any configuration that was previously set will be lost. If necessary, record all configuration settings before resetting the password.

Caution: Do not use Set Factory Defaults or library damage may occur.

Media can also be reserved by software running on the host. The library provides no GUI touch screen override for this command. Usually, exiting the host software restores media access. In the event of host failure, you can restore media access by cycling the library power.

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Library Display Screens and Options

The library GUI touch screen displays graphics and text characters in the form of easy-to-understand messages. Graphics and text messages, along with their functions, are described in this section.

Initialization Screen

When power is first applied to the library, a series of Power-On Self Test (POST) diagnostics are performed. After the POST completes, the following initialization screen appears during the library inventory and scalability configuration.

Operation

Figure 37: Initialization screen

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Library Status Screen

After the POST executes successfully and the library initialization completes (approximately 45 seconds), the following library Status screen appears:

Figure 38: Library status screen (two-drive model shown)

1 Technical Support Information Option 2 LCD Contrast Controls (reset on power-up)

The library Status screen lets you select the following options:

■ Technical Support Information (HP logo)

■ Mail Slot Access

■ Magazine Access

■ Move Media

■ LCD Contrast Controls

■ Power

■ Status

■ Online/Offline

■ Menu

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Technical Support Information

Selecting this option via the HP logo displays HP-specific technical support assistance information, including the HP StorageWorks and the HP technical support websites (see Figure 39).

Figure 39: Technical support information screen

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Mail Slot Access (Left-hand Magazines Only)

Select this option to display the Mail Slot Access screen (Figure 40). This option provides access to a mail slot while the library remains powered up. Note that a mail slot is reserved for the first tape cartridge slot in a left-hand magazine, and can be password protected or fully disabled. If the mail slot is disabled, this menu button is absent. On four-drive models, solenoids restrict access to the selected mail slots.

Figure 40: Mail slot access screen (four-drive model shown)

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Magazine Access

Select this option to display the Magazine Access screen (Figure 41). For two-drive models, this option lets you gain access to the left or right-hand magazine doors separately, or both magazine doors for tape cartridge placement or removal. For four-drive models, this option provides access to the upper-left, lower-left, or right-hand magazines separately, or both magazine doors for tape cartridge placement or removal.

Note: The Magazine Access option can be password protected.

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Figure 41: Magazine access screen (two-drive model shown)

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Move Media

Select this option to display the Move Media screen (see Figure 42). The Move Media option lets you remove a cartridge from a tape drive, a data slot in any

magazine, or a mail slot in a left-hand magazine. This option also lets you load and unload tape cartridges from the installed tape drives.

See the section on “Replacing a Cleaning Cartridge in a Reserved Slot” on page 131 for detailed removal information.

Caution: To reduce the risk of drive damage, use DLT, SDLT, and Ultrium

cleaning cartridges only in their respective drive types.

Caution: Remove media from all drives and slots prior to library transport.

Figure 42: Move media screen (two-drive model shown)

GUI Contrast Controls

Select these options to increase or decrease the contrast of the GUI display (see

Figure 38). Incremental steps are set by adjusting the GUI contrast controls from

the library Status screen. Incremental steps can range from 0 to 31 depending on your preference. These settings are volatile and are restored to default values upon reboot or power cycling.

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Power

Operation

Select this option to initiate a library power-down operation. After a successful power-down, a confirmation message appears (see Figure 43).

Note: The library moves the shuttle assembly to the parked position before powering

down. This position is a prerequisite for any library transport.

Figure 43: Power-down confirmation message screen

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Status

Select this option to display an information Status screen (Figure 44). From this screen, touch a magazine icon to display detailed information about the cartridges in that magazine. Touch a drive icon to view drive ID information, cleaning information, tape cartridge information, and drive status.

Figure 44: Status screen (four-drive model shown)

Online

Selecting this option places the library online or offline.

Note: The library automatically comes online after a power-up initialization. You can

use this option to place the library offline.

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Menu Selections

This section describes the three Menu areas:

■ View System Data

■ Edit Options

■ Utilities

View System Data Area

The View System Data area lets you select the following screens:

■ Library Options

■ SCSI Options

■ Network Options

■ Library Info

■ Cartridge Map

Library Options

Selecting this option lets you view the library settings. These settings are defined from the Library option in the Edit Options area (see Figure 46 on page 83).

Note: You can move to the next subsequent Library Options screen by selecting the ▼

button.

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Figure 46: View library options screen

Tabl e 6 lists and describes the available Library options.

Table 6: View Library Options

Option Description

Library Remains Offline After Power-up Initialization

Auto Power-Up An Installed Drive After Timeout

Unload Mode Lets you determine whether a SCSI MOVE MEDIUM command

Total Reserved Slots Lets you reduce a specified number of slots at the rear of a

Library does not go online after power-up initialization. You must select the Online option from the Menu screen on the GUI touch screen. The default is Disabled.

Enables a tape drive to be automatically powered up (after a delay), after replacing a tape drive if you do not explicitly power up the tape drive from the GUI touch screen. The default is Enabled.

is interpreted as Implicit or Explicit. If Implicit, the library unloads a tape drive before attempting to move a cartridge from that tape drive. If Explicit, the host must issue a SCSI UNLOAD command to a tape drive before each MOVE MEDIUM command that removes a cartridge from that tape drive. The default is Implicit.

magazine. Some host software imposes size limits on library magazines for licensing purposes, and does not operate with a library that exceeds the licensed size. The default is 0.

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Option Description

Auto Clean Mode Lets you enable an automatic tape drive cleaning cycle. To use

this option, you must have reserved a slot for a cleaning cartridge using the Total Reserved Slots option. The default is Disabled.

Drive and Slot Numbering Lets you specify whether SCSI elements in the library displays

with either zero based or one based. Note that this only affects the GUI touch screen, not the actual SCSI element addresses. The default is Zero Based.

Library Mode Lets you set the robotics operating mode to Random, Sequential

Drv0, Sequential Drv n (two or more drives), or Sequential Split. Sequential Drive n and Sequential Split require two or more drives in the library. Sequential mode is not available with multi-module configurations. The default is Random.

Sequential Mode Sequential Mode is locally controlled. Sequential operations

begin with any cartridge loaded into Drive 0. The library monitors the drive status, and when the host unloads a cartridge from the drive, it returns the cartridge to the magazine, and then loads the next cartridge in magazine numerical order. This operation continues until all cartridges have been loaded, or until an empty slot is encountered. Two options are available: Normal (same as Library Mode above) and Recirculate. Instead of stopping after the cartridge in the last slot for the drive has been unloaded by the host, Recirculate mode continues the operation by loading the first cartridge for the drive. Recirculation will continue until an empty slot is encountered, or the operator unloads the tape using the GUI touch screen.

LCD Contrast Adjust The LCD contrast controls let you increase or decrease the

contrast of the LCD display. The incremental steps are set by adjusting the LCD Contrast Adjust option from the Library option. Incremental steps can range from 0 to 31 depending on your preference. The default is 16.

Mail-Slot Mode Lets you enable or disable the mail slot(s) in a library. For the

two-drive models, the default is Mail Slot Enabled. For the four-drive models, the default is Both Mail Slots Enabled.

Barcode Label Size Lets you limit the length of the bar code label. Possible settings

are 1 through 8. The default is 8.

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Option Description

Barcode Label Assignment Lets you specify the alignment of a bar code label. The options

are Left or Right. When used in conjunction with the Barcode Label Size option, this option strips unwanted trailing characters (left alignment) or leading characters (right alignment). The default is Left Align.

Barcode Label Check Digit Lets you specify whether to enable or disable the verification of a

check digit character in the bar code label. The default is Disabled.

Barcode Reader Lets you enable or disable the bar code reader retries option.

The default is Retries Enabled.

Module Configuration Lets you configure a library for Standalone, Master, or Slave

operation. The default is Standalone.

Library Auto Power-On Mode Lets you enable or disable an automatic library power-on after a

power loss without the need to touch the GUI screen. The default is Enabled.

SCSI Options

Operation

Selecting this option lets you view the settings defined from the SCSI option in the Edit Options area (see Figure 47).

Note: You can move to the next sequential SCSI Options screen by selecting the ▼. To

return to the previous SCSI Options screen, select the ▲ or Back button to return to the Menu screen.

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Figure 47: View SCSI options screen (two-drive model shown)

Tabl e 7 lists and describes the available SCSI Options selections. (See Library tape drive locations on page 21 for an illustration of the drive numbering scheme.)

Table 7: View SCSI Options

Option Description

Drive 0 Bus ID Lets you set the SCSI addresses of drive 0. The designators

Drive 0 (outer tape drive) through Drive n refer to the first through nth drives, counting from right to left starting with the master unit in a scaled Library system. Default is 1.

Drive 1 Bus ID Lets you set the SCSI addresses of drive 1. The designators

Drive 1 (inner tape drive) through Drive n refer to the second through nth drives, counting from right to left starting with the master unit in a scaled Library system. Default is 2.

Drive 2 Bus ID

(four-drive models only)

Drive 3 Bus ID

(four-drive models only)

Lets you set the SCSI addresses of drive 2. The designators Drive 2 (lower, outer tape drive) through Drive n refer to the third through nth drives, counting from right to left starting with the master unit in a scaled Library system. Default is 3.

Lets you set the SCSI addresses of drive 3. The designators Drive 3 (lower, inner tape drive) through Drive n refer to the fourth through nth drives, counting from right to left starting with the master unit in a scaled Library system. Default is 4.

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Option Description

Library SCSI Bus ID Lets you set the SCSI addresses for the library robotics. The

default is 0.

Library SCSI Bus Parity Lets you enable or disable the library robotics SCSI bus

parity checking. The default is Enabled.

Mail Slot Access This option controls access to the mail slot and media

removal. “Prevent Allow” Command Inhibits allows access to the mail slot via the GUI control panel and allows media removal. “Prevent Allow” Command Ignored prevents access to the mail slot and removal of media. This option is used for some backup applications. The default is “Prevent Allow” Command Inhibits.

SCSI Mode Defines the loader as SCSI-2 or SCSI-3. The default is

SCSI-3.

Unit Attention Reporting

Lets you select reporting of all or only one stacked-unit attention conditions. If set to Report All, the unit reports all unit attention conditions in sequence; if set to Report One, the unit reports only the highest priority condition. The default is Report All.

Init Element Status Lets you specify the library’s response to the SCSI

INITIALIZE ELEMENT STATUS command. The possible settings are No Inventory, Force Inventory, and Force Label Scan. The default is Force Inventory.

Test Unit Ready Reporting

Lets you specify the response to a TEST UNIT READY command if the library is in Sequential Mode. The possible settings are Standard or Custom. The default is Custom.

Device Capability Page Length

Lets you choose between two lengths of the mode sense/select device capabilities page (SCSI page 1Fh), which are Short (14 bytes) and Long (18 bytes), to accommodate different SCSI device implementations of this page. The default is Short (14 bytes).

Transport Element Base Address

Storage Element Base Address

Lets you set the base address for the robotics mechanism. The default is 0x0.

Lets you set the base address for the magazine slots. The default is 0x20.

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Option Description

Transfer Element Base Address

Import/Export Element Base Address

Product Identification (PID)

Lets you set the base address for the tape drives. The default is 0x1E0.

Lets you set the base address for the mail slot. The default is 0x1C0.

Lets you specify the response of the library’s robotics to the SCSI INQUIRY command in the Product Identification field. The default is MSL5000 Series or MSL6000 Series, depending on the model.

Vendor Identification (VID)

Lets you specify the response of the library’s robotics to the SCSI INQUIRY command in the Vendor Identification field. The default is HP.

Post Recovered Errors Lets you specify whether or not recovered errors are

posted. The default is Disabled.

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Option Description

TapeAlert Mode Specifies conditions for logging and reporting the

following Tape Alert data options. The default is Unconditionally Generate Recovered Error.

— Logging Disabled: Inhibits the logging feature. — No Exceptions: The library must not report

information exceptions.

— Generate Unit Attention: Reports information

exceptions with a Unit Attention sense key and an ASC/ASCQ of 5D/00.

— Conditionally Generate Recovered Error: Reports

information exceptions with a Recovered Error sense key and an ASC/ASCQ of 5D/00, if Recovered Error Reporting is enabled.

— Unconditionally Generate Recovered Error:

Unconditionally reports information exceptions with a Recovered Error sense key and an ASC/ASCQ of 5D/00.

— Generate No Sense: Reports information

exceptions with a No Sense sense key and an ASC/ASCQ of 5D/00.

— Report on Unsolicited Request Sense: Reports

information exceptions with a No Sense sense key and an ASC/ASCQ of 5D/00, only in response to an unsolicited REQUEST SENSE command.

Abort Move Status Lets you specify the SCSI response while aborting a SCSI

command. The possible settings are Busy or Not Ready. The default is Not Ready.

Door Open Response Lets you specify the SCSI response when a library door is

open. The settings are Ready or Not Ready. The default is Not Ready.

Initiate Wide Data Transfer Negotiation

Lets you enable the library to initiate a SCSI synchronous and wide data transfer negotiation with the host. The settings are Do Not Initiate or Initiate. The default is Do Not Initiate.

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Data Transfer Speed Lets you set the robot or library SCSI data transfer rate to

Report Element Type The default is Disabled. Fast Terminate

Sequence

Network Options

Selecting this option lets you view the settings defined from the Network option in the Edit Options area (see Figure 48). Tab le 8 on page page 91 lists and describes the available options.

Note: There are no firmware default settings for networks. Contact your network

administrator for specific information on connecting the library to your network.

Option Description

Synchronous, 10 MB/sec, Synchronous, 5 MB/sec, or Asynchronous Only. The default is Synchronous, 10 MB/sec.

The default is Disabled.

Figure 48: Default view network options screen

Note: The IP Address, IP Mask, IP Gateway, and DNS Server become available after

selecting User Specified IP Address from the Network screen under Edit Options.

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Table 8: View Network Options

Option Description

IP Address Determination

IP Address Lets you select an IP Address. IP Mask Lets you select an IP Mask. IP Gateway Lets you select an IP Gateway. DNS Server Lets you select a DNS server address.

Lets you obtain an IP address from a DHCP server or set a user specified IP address.

Selecting this option lets you display the Miscellaneous Library Info screen (Figure 49). This screen displays the library’s firmware revision, the local IP and Ethernet address that is currently in use, the unit serial number, and the library’s power-on hours.

Cartridge Map

Figure 49: View library info screen

Selecting this option provides you with a layout of the slots and cartridges that are currently being used in the library. Bar code labels are displayed if enabled and in use.

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Figure 50: Cartridge map screen (two-drive model shown)

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Edit Options Area

The Edit Options area lets you select the following screens:

■ Library

■ SCSI

■ Network

■ Passwords

Library

Selecting this option lets you define the Library options used to configure the library for your specific needs (see Figure 51). Tab le 6 on page page 83 lists and describes the available options.

Note: You can move to the subsequent Library screen by selecting the ▼.

Operation

Figure 51: Edit library options screen

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SCSI

Selecting this option lets you define the SCSI options used to configure the library for your specific needs (see Figure 52). Tab le 7 on page page 86 lists and describes the available options.

Note: You can move to the subsequent SCSI screen by selecting the ▼.

Figure 52: Edit SCSI options screen

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Passwords

Operation

Selecting this option lets you define the Network options used to configure the library for your specific needs (see Figure 53). Tab le 8 on page page 91 lists and describes the available options.

Figure 53: Edit network options screen

Selecting this option lets you define the Password options used to configure the library for your specific needs (see Figure 54). For information on library security features and password levels, see “Front Panel and Media Security Locks” on page 71.

Figure 54: Edit passwords options screen

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Utilities Area

Maintenance

The Utilities area lets you select the following screens:

■ Maintenance

■ Diagnostics

■ Factory

■ Security Level

Selecting this option lets you perform system maintenance on the library (see

Figure 55):

Figure 55: Maintenance screen

The Maintenance menu options are described in Chapter 6, “Maintenance”, beginning on page 121.

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Diagnostics

Operation

Selecting this option lets you perform a system calibration on available components (see Figure 56). Available options are dependent on the specified user level.

The Diagnostics menu options are described in Chapter 7, “Troubleshooting” beginning on page 137.

Factory

Figure 56: Diagnostics screen (four-drive model shown)

Note: The Vertical Calibration button is only available on four-drive models.

The Factory menu options are intended for use by factory personnel only.

Caution: Unauthorized use of the Factory option could render the library

inoperable.

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Security Level

Selecting this option lets you select passwords for a security level (see Figure 57).

Note: The library ships with a default Service password of 5566.

Note: Setting a value 0000 for a given level disables that level.

Figure 57: Security level screen

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Inserting and Removing Tape Cartridges

Unless you are using the mail slot(s), a tape magazine must be removed from the library to remove or insert tape cartridges. Make sure the slot you want to use is not already reserved for a tape cartridge that is now in a tape drive. The safest way to do this is to unload all tape drives before removing a magazine. You can unload all the tape drives either through your host system software or by using the LOAD/UNLOAD command from the Library Option menu.

Note: Do not add more tape cartridges to the library than its rated slot capacity.

Caution: Ultrium and SDLT/DLT tape drives require special cleaning cartridges

and data cartridges formatted specifically for the drive technology. To avoid damage to your tape drive, it is critical to use appropriate cleaning cartridges and properly formatted data cartridges. Contact an HP authorized dealer or sales representative for current compatibility and availability.

Removing Magazines

Operation

Library magazine removal is a manual operation. Access the magazines using the Magazine Access option from the library Status screen. This option lets you open the left- or right-hand magazine doors separately, or all magazine doors at the same time. After opening the appropriate magazine door, pull the magazine out from the library chassis (see Figure 58).

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1 Left-hand Magazine(s) 2 Right-hand Magazine(s)

Figure 58: Removing tape cartridge magazines

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Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

contents

About this Guide

Related Documentation

Conventions

Document Conventions

Text Symbols

Equipment Symbols

Rack Stability

Getting Help

HP Technical Support

HP Storage Website

HP Authorized Reseller

Introduction

Models

Accessories

Tape Drives

Figure 1: Library tape drive locations

Ultrium Tape Drives

Table 2: Ultrium Tape Drive Capacity and Data Transfer Rate

Ultrium Tape Cartridges

Figure 2: HP Ultrium 460 format trademark

DLT and SDLT Tape Drives

Table 3: DLT Tape Drive Capacity and Data Transfer Rate

Table 4: SDLT Tape Drive Capacity and Data Transfer Rate

DLT Tape Cartridges

SDLT Tape Cartridges

Magazines

Figure 3: Library magazines

Power Supplies

Figure 4: Library power supplies

Robotics

Figure 5: Library robotics (top cover removed)

Library Controller Board

Figure 6: Library controller board

Factory-Defined Accessory PCI Slots

Figure 7: Library card cages

Embedded Network Storage Router (Optional)

Front Panel Indicators

Figure 8: Library front panel

Multi Unit Library Systems

Figure 9: Library PTM mounting location

Installation

Setting Up the Tabletop Model

Figure 10: Tabletop model clearances (two-drive model shown)

Converting a Tabletop Model to a Rackmount Model

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

Setting Up the Rackmount Model

Figure 12: Library template (9000 rack enclosure shown)

Figure 13: Installing the rails

Figure 14: Installing the library (two-drive model shown)

Figure 15: Securing the library

Applying Power to the Library

Figure 16: Applying power to the library (four-drive rackmounted library shown)

Cabling for SCSI Configurations

Supported SCSI Cables

Two Tape Drives, Dual Host System

Four Tape Drives, Dual Host System

Library Configuration

Changing Default Configuration Settings

Setting a SCSI ID

Figure 19: SCSI option selection screen (two-drive model shown)

Figure 20: Drive 0 bus ID screen

Figure 21: SCSI ID confirmation screen

Figure 22: Drive 0 bus ID data field screen (two-drive model shown)

Setting Up a Reserved Slot

Reserved Slot Numbering

Figure 23: Reserved slot locations, SDLT/DLT (MSL5026)

Figure 24: Reserved slot locations, Ultrium (MSL6030/MSL5030)

Figure 25: Reserved slot locations, lower module, SDLT/DLT (MSL5052)

Figure 26: Reserved slot locations, lower module, Ultrium (MSL6060/MSL5060)

Figure 27: Total reserved slots screen

Figure 28: Reserved slots numeric keypad screen

Figure 29: Total reserved slots confirmation screen

Configuring the Network Settings

Figure 30: IP address determination screen

Figure 31: User-specified IP address screen