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

3. Press Previous or Next until the screen displays either Display Format or Host Format. The
second line displays the number of characters and the current format. To change the current
format, press Enter to select either Display or Host. An example of the screen display is # of
characters 8.
4. Press Previous or Next until the desired number of characters is listed. Press Enter to select.
5. The screen displays either Alignment Left or Alignment Right. Use Previous or Next to toggle
between the two choices. Press Enter to select the correct alignment.
Changing the SCSI address — parallel SCSI devices (Configuration> Change Drive)
CAUTION: If you change the SCSI ID, you might need to cycle power on the host server and
reconfigure your backup software before you can use the device.
This option changes the SCSI address of a tape drive. The tape drive logical unit number (LUN)
will always be LUN 0 on the SCSI address. The library SCSI address will be the same as the master
drive, but will use LUN 1. Access to this feature requires the administrator password.
To change the drive SCSI address:
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 Drive 1 or Change Drive 2. Press
Enter to select.
3. Enter the administrator password if prompted.
4. The screen displays the current SCSI ID. Press Previous or Next to change the SCSI ID number.
Press Enter to select. An example of the screen display is Drive 1 SCSI ID 6.
Changing the drive configuration — Fibre Channel devices (Configuration > Change Drive)
This option allows you to configure the FC ports for your tape drive.
Each drive has two ports, A and B.
NOTE: HP recommends that you cable Port A only and that you configure Port B for Auto Detect
on Fibre Speed and Port Type.
To configure the FC settings:
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 Drive 1. Press Enter to select.
3. Enter the administrator password if prompted.
4. The screen displays Port A. Press Enter to select and display Fibre Speed.
5. Press Enter to display Set Fibre Speed. Press Previous or Next to toggle through the speed
settings (Auto Detect, 1 Gb/s, 2 Gb/s, 4 Gb/s, or 8 Gb/s). Only speeds supported by the
drive are listed. Press Enter to select the required speed.
6. The screen displays Port Type. Press Enter to display Set Port Type. Press Previous or Next to
toggle through the port types (Fabric (N), Loop (NL), or Auto Detect). Press Enter to select the
required port type.
7. If you selected Fabric (N) or Auto Detect, configuration is now complete; go to step 9. If you
selected Loop (NL), Set Port Loop Mode is displayed. Press Previous or Next to toggle through
the loop modes (Soft, Hard, or Hard Auto Select). Press Enter to select the required loop mode.
8. If you selected Soft or Hard Auto Select, configuration is now complete; go to step 9. If you
selected Hard, Set ALPA is displayed with the first number flashing. Press Previous or Next
until the flashing number reads correctly. Press Enter to move to the next number. Repeat this
step until all numbers in the address are correct. Press Enter.
9. Press Enter to save the settings and reset the port.
10. The screen displays Port B.
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