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

Table Of Contents
1. From the Home screen, press Previous or Next until the screen displays Support. Press Enter
to select.
2. Press Previous or Next until the screen displays Power On/Off Drives. Press Enter to select.
3. Enter the administrator password, if prompted.
4. Press Previous or Next until the screen displays the drive you need to power on or off. The
screen displays Drive 1. The second line in the display displays the current state, which is
either Power ON or Power OFF.
5. To change the power status, press Enter. The screen displays either Press Enter to Power off
DRV 1, or Press Enter to Power on DRV 1. Press Enter to select. The Ready LED blinks during
the operations.
Running the demonstration (Support > Run Demo)
Use this option to run a device demonstration program. The demonstration continues until the
Cancel button is pressed on the operator control panel. During the demonstration the device will
move cartridges to the tape drive and back. At the end of the demonstration the cartridges are
returned to their original slots. Access to this feature requires the administrator password.
To run the demonstration:
1. From the Home screen, press Previous or Next until the screen displays Support. Press Enter
to select.
2. Press Previous or Next until the screen displays Run Demo. Press Enter to select.
3. Enter the administrator password if prompted.
4. Use Previous and Next to select the number of cycles: 270, 540, 1080, or Endless. Press
Enter to start the demonstration.
5. While the test is running, the first line of the screen displays Demo Test. The second line displays
the number of cycles completed and the number of errors. The Ready LED blinks until the test
is complete.
NOTE: To stop the demonstration, press Cancel on the operator control panel.
Running the slot to slot test (Support > Run Slot To Slot Test)
Use this option to show the robot's ability to move media in and out of each of the magazine slots.
Access to this feature requires the administrator password.
NOTE: At the end of the test, the cartridges are NOT returned to their original slots.
To run the slot to slot test:
1. From the Home screen, press Previous or Next until the screen displays Support. Press Enter
to select.
2. Press Previous or Next until the screen displays Run Slot To Slot Test. Press Enter to select.
3. Enter the administrator password, if prompted.
4. Press Previous or Next until the screen displays Select Number of Cycles. Use Previous or Next
to select the number of cycles: 270, 540, 1080, or Endless. Press Enter.
5. While the test is running, the screen displays progress as shown: Run Slot To Slot. The second
line on the display shows the number of cycles completed. The Ready LED blinks until the test
is complete.
6. When the test is complete, the screen displays the number of cycles completed and the number
of errors. If the test failed, press Enter to display the error and message describing the cause.
NOTE: To stop the slot to slot test, press the Cancel button.
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