HP StorageWorks MSL Library Extender user guide (AQ746-96005, September 2009)
Table Of Contents
- HP StorageWorks MSL Library Extender user guide
- Table of Contents
- 1 Features and overview
- 2 Configuring and operating an extended library
- 3 Installing the Library Extender
- Identifying product components
- Downloading product documentation
- Determining the master and lower Library
- Saving the Library configurations
- Upgrading the Library firmware
- Enabling extended mode
- Removing the cartridges from the Libraries
- Powering off the Libraries
- Positioning the Libraries in a rack
- Relocating tape drives
- Removing and replacing drive bay covers
- Removing the USB device and Ethernet cable from the lower Library
- Extending the pull-out tab
- Aligning the Libraries
- Installing the Extender
- Powering on the extended library
- Verifying the installation
- 4 Using diagnostic tools and troubleshooting
- 5 Servicing the Library Extender
- Replacing the Library Extender
- Removing the Library Extender
- Removing a cartridge from the Extender
- Repackaging the Library Extender
- Releasing the magazines manually
- 6 Support and other resources
- A Technical specifications
- B Electrostatic discharge
- C Regulatory compliance notices
- Glossary
- Index
Figure 20 Installing covers on unused drive bays
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Removing the USB device and Ethernet cable from the lower
Library
Remove the Ethernet cable and USB device from the lower Library as shown in Figure 21, page 37.
When the Library Extender is installed, only the Ethernet and USB ports in the upper Library are active.
Figure 21 Removing the USB device and Ethernet cable from the lower Library
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Extending the pull-out tab
On the upper Library, fully extend the pull-out tab containing product information.
If the tab has a plastic extension on both sides, clip the left extension, as shown in Figure 22, page 38,
without removing the product information. Leave the tab pulled out while installing the Extender.
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