HP StoreEver MSL8048 and MSL8096 Tape Libraries Getting Started (AK382-96027, December 2012)

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HP StoreEver MSL8048 and

MSL8096 Tape Libraries

Getting Started

Printed in the US

*AK382-96027*

HP Part Number: AK382-96027

Published: December 2012

Edition: Sixth

WARNING! The libraries weigh 46.6 kg

(102.7 lb) without media. The MSL8048 weighs

52.7 kg (127.2 lb) with media (48 cartridges).

The MSL8096 weighs 68.8 kg (151.7 lb) with

media (96 cartridges). When moving the library,

to reduce the risk of personal injury or damage

to the device:

• Observe local health and safety

requirements and guidelines for manual

material handling.

• Remove all tapes to reduce the overall

weight of the device and to prevent

cartridges from falling into the robotic path

and damaging the library.

• Obtain adequate assistance to lift and

stabilize the device during installation or

removal.

WARNING! When placing the library into a

rack, to reduce the risk of personal injury or

damage to equipment:

• Extend the rack's leveling jacks to the floor.

• Ensure that the full weight of the rack rests

on the leveling jacks.

• Install stabilizing feet on the rack.

• Extend only one rack component at a time.

Racks may become unstable if more than

one component is extended.

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Summary of content (16 pages)

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HP StoreEver MSL8048 and MSL8096 Tape Libraries Getting Started WARNING! The libraries weigh 46.6 kg (102.7 lb) without media. The MSL8048 weighs 52.7 kg (127.2 lb) with media (48 cartridges). The MSL8096 weighs 68.8 kg (151.7 lb) with media (96 cartridges). When moving the library, to reduce the risk of personal injury or damage to the device: • Observe local health and safety requirements and guidelines for manual material handling.
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Front panel overview Library back panel overview 1. Tape drive assembly location 2. Fan 3. Power connector 4. Magazine release hole 1. Power button 2. Mailslot/Magazine 5. Pull-out tab containing product 6. Ethernet port information 3. Front panel LEDs 4. LCD screen 7. Serial port (Factory use only) 5. Control keys 6. Air vents 7. Magazines 8. Observation window 9. Mailslot/Magazine (MSL8096 only) 10. Magazines (MSL8096 only) 8. Controller health status indicator 9.
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FC tape drive back panel overviews Using the operator control panel (OCP) LTO-4 and LTO-5 full-height drive LTO-5 half-height drive The OCP has a power button, four LEDs, five control keys, and an LCD screen. With the OCP, you can monitor, configure, and operate most library functions from the library front panel. See “Operator control panel menu” (page 16) for the OCP menu tree. LTO-6 half-height drive Control keys 1. Magazine access hole 2. Fan 3. FC port A 4. FC port B 5.
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TIP: Using the remote management interface (RMI) With the RMI, you can monitor, configure, and operate most library functions from a web browser. HP recommends that, when possible, the RMI be used as the primary library interface because the web interface provides access to additional features, includes online help, and is easier to use. However, the RMI is not required to use the product, except to configure advanced features, such as SNMP, IPv6, encryption, LTFS, HP TapeAssure, and logical libraries.
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2 Identifying product components 3 Determining your rack type You will need a #2 and #3 Phillips screwdriver, the two rack rails, and the packet of eight M6 screws appropriate for your rack. • The HP System/E rack has 7.1 mm round holes in the rack column. Choose the bag labeled HP Rack System/E. • The HP Intelligent Series, HP 5000, and HP 10000 racks have 9.5 mm square holes in the rack column. Choose the bag labeled HP Rack 5000, 10000.
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5 Installing the clip nuts Optional: Adding a power supply 1. Clip nut location 2. Rail screw location 3. Bottom of the library 4. Rack markers spaced 1U apart On the front of the rack, insert two clip nuts on each side in the locations shown. These will be used to secure the library to the rack. With the redundant power supply upgrade kit, the library will continue to operate without interruption if either power supply or AC power source fails.
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Installing tape drives 8a Planning the parallel SCSI configuration The library can hold up to four tape drives. The tape drives are numbered from the bottom of the library up. Locate the drive bay for the tape drive. If this is the first tape drive in the library, install the tape drive in the lowest drive bay. Install each additional tape drive directly above a full-height tape drive or above a half-height drive/half-height cover pair, as shown.
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c Planning the FC configuration 9 Changing the SCSI ID On tape drives with two FC ports, HP recommends that only one port be connected unless your application supports path failover or you have configured library managed path failover. In a parallel SCSI library, if you need to change the SCSI ID for any of the tape drives, do so before connecting the library to the host computer. 1. Attach a power cord to the library and a power outlet. 2.
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11a Connecting the library: parallel SCSI 11c Connecting the library: SAS Attach one end of the parallel SCSI cable to one of the connectors on the tape drive. Attach the other end of the cable to the HBA or to the connector on the previous device on the SCSI bus. The SAS cable recommended for use with the library has four mini-SAS connectors on the tape drive end with a SAS 4x (IB) or mini-SAS connector on the HBA end, depending on the connector on your HBA.
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The library supports IPv4 and IPv6 Internet Protocols. By default, the library is configured to use IPv4, the most common current version. You can enable IPv6 or both Internet Protocols from the OCP or RMI, and then continue configuring IPv6 from the RMI. 12 Powering on the library To use the web-based management interface, plug one end of the Ethernet cable into the Ethernet port on the back of the library. Plug the other end of the cable into an Ethernet LAN port.
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15 Setting the administrator password 17 Labeling tape cartridges Setting an administrator password provides access to the administrator functions with the RMI and OCP, and restricts access to administrator functions to only those who know the administrator password. The library is shipped with a null administrator password, which until set allows unrestricted access to all administrator functions through the OCP but not the RMI.
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host, downloading firmware, and running diagnostics on the library and tape drives. 18 Loading tape cartridges You can download the latest L&TT from: You can use the mailslot to import and export tape cartridges. To load or unload more tape cartridges at a time, you can remove the magazines and load the cartridges into them. Use the front panel Operations > Unlock Left Magazines option to release the left magazines. If requested, provide the administrator password to access the magazines.
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20 Configuring additional features Storage slot numbering The library has many features you may customize for your organization. See the MSL2024, MSL4048, MSL8048, and MSL8096 Tape Libraries User and Service Guide for more information about these features and instructions for their configuration. The storage slots are numbered starting with the front of the lower left magazine. These illustrations shows the slot numbering without any mailslots enabled. • Partitioning a library into logical libraries.
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Mailslots The library has one or two mailslot locations: • A three-slot mailslot in the lower-left magazine (MSL8048 and MSL8096). • A 12-slot mailslot in the upper-right magazine (MSL8096 only). When both mailslots are enabled (15 total mailslots), the numbers for the storage slots and upper-right mailslot slots are adjusted. In the MSL8096, each mailslot can be enabled or disabled independently, providing options for 0, 3, 12, or 15 slots.
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Ordering media HP technical support Telephone numbers for worldwide technical support are listed on the HP support website: http://www.hp.com/support Collect the following information before calling: • Technical support registration number (if applicable) • Product serial numbers • Product model names and numbers • Applicable error messages • Operating system type and revision level http://www.hp.
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Operator control panel menu Page 16