HP StoreEver MSL2024, MSL4048, MSL8048, and MSL8096 Tape Libraries User and Service Guide (AK378-96059, December 2012)

Configuration
The Configuration menu provides access to the following configuration functions:
• “Configuring logical libraries (Status/Information > Set Logical Libraries)” (page 108)
• “Changing the administrator password (Configuration > Change Admin Password)” (page 108)
• “Setting the number of reserved slots (Configuration > Set Reserved Slot Count)” (page 109)
• “Configuring the mailslot (Configuration > Configure Mailslot)” (page 109)
• “Bar code reporting format (Configuration > Barcode Format Reporting)” (page 109)
• “Changing the SCSI address — parallel SCSI devices (Configuration> Change Drive)”
(page 110)
• “Changing the drive configuration — Fibre Channel devices (Configuration > Change Drive)”
(page 110)
• “Setting the master drive (Configuration > Set Master Drive)” (page 111)
• “Setting behaviors (Configuration > Library behavior)” (page 111)
• “Setting the date and time (Configuration > Library Date/Time)” (page 112)
• “Configuring network settings (Configuration > Configure Network Settings)” (page 113)
• “Configuring automatic cleaning (Configuration > Configure Auto Cleaning)” (page 113)
• “Restoring factory defaults (Configuration > Restore Defaults)” (page 114)
• “Saving and restoring the library configuration (Configuration > Save/Restore Configuration)”
(page 115)
To access the Configuration menu:
1. From the Home screen, press Previous or Next until the screen displays Configuration. Press
Enter to select.
2. Press Previous or Next until the screen displays your selected function. Press Enter to select.
Configuring logical libraries (Status/Information > Set Logical Libraries)
Use Set Logical Libraries to configure a two-drive tape library into one or two logical libraries.
Access to this feature requires the administrator password. For more information about logical
libraries, see “Logical libraries” (page 19).
To change the administrator password:
1. From the Home screen, press Previous or Next until the screen displays Configuration. Press
Enter to select.
2. Press Previous or Next until the screen displays Set Logical Libraries. Press Enter to select.
3. Enter the administrator password if prompted.
4. Press Previous or Next to scroll through the display until the desired number of logical libraries
is displayed, then press Enter.
Changing the administrator password (Configuration > Change Admin Password)
Use Change Admin Password to set or change the administrator password. Once the administrator
password is set, you must know the administrator password or the service password to change the
administrator password. Passwords consist of exactly eight numbers each between the values of
0 and 9.
Screens that require a password prompt for the password before allowing access to the restricted
areas. Once entered, the administrator password does not have to be entered a second time unless
there is no user activity for five minutes. Enter the administrator password if you are prompted to
do so.
To change the administrator password:
108 Operating the tape library