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

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 Change Admin Password. Press Enter to select.
3. The first number is flashing. Press Previous or Next to change the value of the flashing number.
When the flashing number shows the desired value, press Enter to select.
4. The screen displays the second number flashing. Repeat Step 3 until you have entered all
eight characters. Press Enter to select. After the last number has been entered, the password
has been set to the new password.
NOTE: If you forget the administrator password, you cannot enter a new password. You must
call your customer service representative.
Setting the number of reserved slots (Configuration > Set Reserved Slot Count)
Reserved slots can be accessed by the remote management interface (RMI) and the operator control
panel (OCP), but are invisible to the host and backup software. For example, you might keep a
cleaning cartridge in a reserved slot if your backup software does not manage the cleaning process.
You can reserve up to 22 slots. Access to this feature requires the administrator password.
To set the reserved slot count:
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 Reserved Slot Count. 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 slots is displayed,
then press Enter.
Configuring the mailslot (Configuration > Configure Mailslot)
The mailslot is a single slot at the front of the left magazine that you can access without removing
the whole magazine. Loading a tape through the mailslot is faster than opening the magazine
because the device does not need to inventory the rest of the magazine slots when you use the
mailslot. Also, the device can continue to function when the mailslot is open. Access to this feature
requires the administrator password.
To enable or disable the mailslot:
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 Configure Mailslot. Press Enter to select.
3. Enter the administrator password if prompted.
4. The screen displays either Mailslot Enabled or Mailslot Disabled.
5. Press Previous or Next until the screen displays Disable Mailslot? or Enable Mailslot?. Press
Enter when the correct action is displayed.
Bar code reporting format (Configuration > Barcode Format Reporting)
You can configure how the tape bar code is displayed in the OCP and RMI, and how it is reported
to the host software. You can configure the number of characters to display and the whether the
numbers should be justified to the left or right. For example, when reporting only six characters of
the bar code label 12345678, if alignment is left, the device will report 123456. If alignment is
right, the device will report 345678. The maximum length is 15 characters. The default configuration
is 8 Left. Access to this feature requires the administrator password.
To configure the bar code report format:
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 Barcode Format Reporting. Press Enter to select.
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