Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 20/700 HP (Hewlett-Packard)
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user’ s guide hp surestore tape librar y model 20/700.
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Wa r r a n t y 3 Wa r r a n t y Note See Appen dix C f or m or e info rmati on about s upport and ser vice. HP Pr oduct: HP Sur est or e T ape L ibr ary Model 20/7 00 Dur ation o f limited war r anty: One Y ear 1.
4 T ypographical con ventions and terms T ypogr aphical conv entions and terms Bold: Menu choices and screens on the library. [Bold]: Buttons to press on the library. Emphasis: Draws attention to items within text. Note Notes e xplain signifi cant con cepts or oper ating instr uctions .
In this manual 5 In this manual Chapter 1 Getting started: Describes tape library hardware, operating modes, the Auto Clean features, and the Web-Based Library Administrator. Chapter 2 Controls and Indicators: Shows the locations of the power switch and operations panel, and describes the functions of the buttons, indicators, and display screens.
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7 7 7 7 Notice 2 Printing history 2 Warranty 3 Updates 3 Typographical conventions and terms 4 In this manual 5 Chapter 1 Getting Started 13 Tape Library Components 14 Robot 16 Storage Cells 18 Cell L.
8 Buttons 38 Display Screens 39 Library Status 41 FSC (Fault Symptom Code) Logs 43 CAP Contents 44 Drive Information 45 Cleaning Information 46 Diagnostic Tests 48 Version Information 49 Configuration.
9 Operating in Automated Mode 94 Monitoring Status Information 94 CAP Status 96 Library Status 97 Web Status 97 Drive Status 98 Drive Information 99 CAP Magazine Status 99 CAP States 100 Cleaning Cart.
10 Appendix A Drives and Media 143 Appendix Overview 143 General Usage 144 Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) and Other Precautions 144 Mixed Media 146 Media Migration 146 HP Library & Tape Tools 146 S.
11 Troubleshooting 9840 Drives 182 Appendix B Library Elements and Diagrams 185 Appendix Overview 185 Appendix C Customer Support 191 Registering Your Product 191 Supplies and Accessories 192 Ordering.
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13 Getting Started Th i s ch a p te r d e s c ri b e s t h e h a rd wa re c om p o n e n t s o f t h e l i bra r y , th e ce l l locations f or cartr idge tapes , and the two libr ar y oper ating modes (au tomati c and manual).
14 T ape Library Components Chapter 1 T ape Libr ar y Components The t ape libr ar y has f our major com ponents: ■ A r obot , which m ounts and dismoun ts cartri dges ■ St or age cells fo r 22 8 .
Chapter 1 T ape Libr ary Components 15 Chapter 1 Fig u re 1 Li bra r y M a jo r E x t e rn a l C om p o n e nt s H_65081 1 2 3 4 8 6 7 5 1 Opt iona l expa ns ion fr am e 5 Op erator P ane l 2 Rear doo.
16 T ape Library Components Chapter 1 Rob o t The r obot mo ves cartr idges between st or age cells, between cells an d tape dr iv es, an d between the CAP and cells . The r obot consists of th e Z -column assembly (v ertical motion) , the theta mechan ism ( lateral motion) , and the hand-camer a assembly .
Chapter 1 T ape Libr ary Components 17 Chapter 1 Fig u re 2 R obot Compon ents 1 4 2 3 C 65114 1 Z -moto r 3 Hand-came ra assemb ly 2 Z -column 4 Z -carr iage.
18 T ape Library Components Chapter 1 Storage Cells The lib r ary contains sto r age cells f or 22 8 to 6 90 cartr idge s, e x cluding t he CAP cells. T he numbe r of cells is det ermined b y how man y dr iv es are ins talled and whet her the ta pe libr ary has the standar d rear w indo w panel or the e xpansion fr ame.
Chapter 1 T ape Libr ary Components 19 Chapter 1 Libr ary Capacit y T abl e 1 on page 20 lists the libr ar y stor age capac ities. A lthough lib r ary capac it y is auto maticall y conf igur ed when yo u br ing the libr ary online, ch eck the operator pa nel to be sure that th e capa city i nformation is accurate .
20 T ape Library Components Chapter 1 T abl e 1 T ape Librar y Capa cit y Expansion F rame Expansion F rame Expansion F rame Expansion F rame Secon d Secon d Secon d Secon d Dri ve Dri ve Dri ve Dri v.
Chapter 1 T ape Libr ary Components 21 Chapter 1 Fig u re 3 Locating C artr idge s - T op Vi ew C 65127 4 5 6 7 8 3 2 1 1 1/3 capac ity (partial access t o P anel 2) 5 Dr iv e column 1 (opti onal) 2 2.
2 2 Ta pe Library Components Chapter 1 Fig u re 4 Locating C artr idges - P anels, Cells , Ro ws.
Chapter 1 T ape Libr ary Components 23 Chapter 1 T abl e 2 Locating C artrid ges - Panels, Cells , Row s (continued fr om Fig u re 4 on page 2 2 ) 1 2 2 8 cartri dge cell co nfi gur ation 4 Opti onal second CAP Note: The opti onal second CAP re places the fr ont win do w .
24 T ape Library Components Chapter 1 Res er ved C e ll s Fig u re 5 on page 25 sho ws th e cells r eserved f or s w appin g cartri dges and f or diagno stic and c leaning cartr idge s. Th e top cell is the s wa p cell , whi ch is res er ve d fo r i n - t ra n s i t c a r t rid g e s .
Chapter 1 T ape Libr ary Components 25 Chapter 1 Fig u re 5 Re served C ell Locati ons C 65136 CA P A CA P B DRI VE COLU M N 1 1 2 3 1 Loca tion of r eserved cells 3 Diagn osti c and cleaning cartr id.
2 6 Ta pe Library Components Chapter 1 Ca rtr idge Ac ce s s P ort A cartr idge acce ss port (CAP) is the loca tion w her e y ou add cartr idges t o or r emo ve cartr idges f r om a libr ary wit hout int er ru pting nor mal cartr idge m ounts and dismounts b y the r obot .
Chapter 1 T ape Libr ary Components 27 Chapter 1 The m axim um numbe r of DL T or Ultr ium dri ves is 20. T he max imum n umber of 9 840 dr iv es is 12 . As an operator , you mi ght hav e to: ■ Conf igur e a dri v e in a libr ary; r efer t o Driv e Entries on page 7 6.
28 Additional Components Chapter 1 Additional Components W eb-B ased Libr ary Administrator (WBL A) The W eb-Based L ibr ary Administr at or (WBLA) incor por ates a web in terf ace to the libr ar y . T o use this f eatur e , yo u will n eed a personal com pute r attached t o the libr ar y’s Ether net port .
Chapter 1 Libra ry Operating Mod es 29 Chapter 1 Libr ar y O perating Modes An oper ating mode is the manner in whi ch a ta pe libr ary and the contr olling soft ware (also refer red to as the customer’s server sof t war e) i nteract . A li brary can oper ate in either auto mated mode or manual mode .
30 Auto Clean Featur e Chapter 1 Auto Clean Feature Note Ensur e yo ur back up softwar e supports this f eatur e bef or e enabling . Dr iv es occasi onall y need to be cleaned t o pr e vent r ead/wr ite er r ors .
Chapter 1 Accessory Bin 31 Chapter 1 Accessory Bin Y ou may u se the in ter nal 13U (0. 5 7 m [2 2 .7 5 in .] x 0.48 m [19 in .]) accessory bin , located in the r ack behind the r ight f r ont door , for additi onal equipment .
3 2 Accessory Bin Chapter 1.
33 Controls and Indicators This c hapte r descr ibes the functi ons of the lib r ary opera tor panel , the library po wer s w itch , and pr ov id es samples o f displa ys y ou could see on the oper ator panel displa y . It also lists ta sks yo u can perfo rm thr ough the us e of the oper ator panel .
34 Op erat or Panel Chapter 2 Operator P anel The oper ator panel , r ecessed int o the libr ary’s r ack door , contains buttons , indica tor s, and a gr aphic displa y . Fi g ur e 6 on page 36 sho ws t he panel and T abl e 3 on page 3 7 describe s each item .
Chapter 2 Oper ato r P anel 3 5 Chapter 2 Use the operat or panel to: ■ Monitor c ur r ent info rma tion abo ut the CAP s, conf igur ation, dri ves, doo rs, dr iv e cleanin g, har dw are and softwa .
36 O pe r at o r Pan e l Chapter 2 Fig u re 6 Oper ato r P anel Display , Contr ols, and Indicat ors LI BR AR Y AC TI VE SE RVI C E RE QUI RE D OP EN OP EN CA P CA P ME N U S E LE C T RE SE T A B 1 11.
Chapter 2 Oper ato r P anel 3 7 Chapter 2 T abl e 3 Operator Panel Displ ay , Controls , and In dicators (continued from Fig u re 6 on page 36 ) 1 Service Required indi cator is st eadily r ed when human interven tion is r equired . 7 [RESE T] button , located behin d the r ight f r ont door , starts an IPL .
38 Opera tor Panel Chap ter 2 Indicators Thr ee indicat ors p r o vi de basi c statu s inf orm ation: L ibrary Active , Service Requ ired , and Open . Re fer t o T able 3 on page 3 7 for details about these indica tor s. Note When the Ser vice Required in dicat or is on , cont act y our serv ice pr ov ider .
Chapter 2 Oper ato r P anel 3 9 Chapter 2 Display Screens Scr eens on the gra phic displa y show c urr ent infor mation and allo w y our inpu t . Info rmati on include s: ■ Dr iv e status ■ CAP an.
40 Operator P anel Chapter 2 Ex cept f or CAP statu s and er r or or F SC inf orm ation , thes e value s are se t thr ough an a utoma tic conf igur ation pr ocess that occur s dur ing an IPL .
Chapter 2 Oper ato r P anel 41 Chapter 2 Libr ary Status The Library Status scr een is an info rmati on-only sc r een . It is the f irst s cr een to appear on th e oper ato r panel afte r an IPL . Fig u re 7 on page 41 show s an ex ample Libr ary Status scr een .
42 O p e r a t o r Pa n e l Chapter 2 Note Wit h 3. 00 f irm war e and hi gher , an aste r isk ( * ) may ap pear on the oper ator panel disp lay . For e xam ple , HP A5 5 9 7A (Code 3.00 . xx ) * . The ast er isk ( * ) denotes the cleaning ca rtri dge’s life has e xpir ed .
Chapter 2 Oper ato r P anel 4 3 Chapter 2 F SC (Fault S ymptom Code) Logs The FS C L o g s scr e en displa y s the last 20 f ault s ym ptom codes (F S Cs) , the number o f occur r ences , and the dat e and time of the la st occur rence . The s cre en m ay b e s cro l le d ( i f re q u i re d ) t o vi ew a l l FSC s .
44 Operator P anel Chapter 2 CAP Contents The CAP Contents screen is an inf or mation-onl y scr een. It displa y s either t he V OLSER of a cartr idge o r status me ssage for eac h slot in a CAP maga zine . The CAP st atus sc r een is show n in Fig u re 1 0 on page 4 4.
Chapter 2 Oper ato r P anel 4 5 Chapter 2 Dri ve Infor mation The Drive Infor mation menu is an information-only scr een that list s manufactur ing and status infor mation about the selected dri ve (see Fi gu re 1 1 on page 45): Note See Driv e Information on page 99 f or instr uctions on h ow t o ac c es s a d rive.
46 O p era to r P an e l Chapter 2 Cleaning Information The Cl eaning Info men u pr o vi des inf orm ation a bout and con tr ol of the libr ary’s cleanin g cartri dges. It e nables y ou to change th e war ning count f or each t ype of clea ni ng c ar tridge.
Chapter 2 Oper ato r P anel 4 7 Chapter 2 Fig u re 12 Cleaning Inf ormati on Menu CLEANING INFO MENU: NUM CLEAN CARTRIDGES: 00 DLT WARN COUNT: 0 00 9840 WARN COUNT: 000 HP LTO WARN COUNT: 000 EXPORT C.
48 Operator P anel Chapter 2 Diagnostic T ests Note Additi onal diagno stics ar e availa ble fr om HP Libr ary & T ape To o l s ( s e e HP Library & T ape T ools on p age 146 for mor e information) . Also, for troubleshooting i nformation specific to y our dr iv e technolog y , see Driv es and M edia on page 143.
Chapter 2 Oper ato r P anel 4 9 Chapter 2 Fig u re 13 Main D ia gno st ics Men u V ersion Information The Version Inf o Menu is an infor matio n-only sc r een (see e xam ple in Figu re 14 on page 4 9).
50 O pe rat or Pane l Chapter 2 Configuration Menu The M ain Configuration Menu (see Figu re 1 5 on p age 50) allow s you access to the co nfi gur atio n menu s (libr ary , dr iv e , netwo rk) an d to the pane l displa y contr ols.
Chapter 2 Oper ato r P anel 51 Chapter 2 Libr ary Configuration The Lib Config Menu display s library capac ity infor matio n and lets y ou modify the library’s c onfigur ation. The scree n di sp lays : Fig u re 16 on page 51 show s an e xam ple libr ary confi gur ation sc r een .
52 O p e r a t o r Pa n e l Chapter 2 Libr ary SCSI Interface Configuration The Lib S CSI I/F Config Menu lets y ou vi e w the libr ar y’s S CSI type (diff er ential or single-ended) an d access an edit men u fo r the libr ary’s SCS I ID . Fig u re 17 on page 5 2 show s an e xam ple of this men u .
Chapter 2 Oper ato r P anel 5 3 Chapter 2 Dri ve Configur ation The Drive Config Menu lets y ou modify each dr iv e ’s confi gur ation . Figu re 18 on page 5 3 sho ws an e x ample sc reen .
54 O pe rat or Pane l Chapter 2 Net work Conf iguration The Net wor k Confi g Menu (see Fig u re 1 9 on page 54) lets y ou modify t he libr ary’s networ k configur ation and v ie w the libr ary’s Ether net ( w eb interf ace) address . (At the time of publication, you cannot change the DH CP status.
Chapter 2 Oper ato r P anel 5 5 Chapter 2 P ersonality Modul e The P ersonality M odule menu lets y ou vie w the libr ary’s pers onality (ve ndor ) setting. T he e xpanded scr een in Fi g ure 2 0 o n p ag e 55 i l lu st rate s how you c a n chec k the P ersonality Module .
56 O p e r a t o r Pa n e l Chapter 2 We b Pa s s w o r d The We b Pa s s w o r d menu item all ow s y ou to v ie w or change y our passw or d . See Fig ure 2 1 on page 56.
Chapter 2 Oper ato r P anel 5 7 Chapter 2 Operations Ov er vie w T abl e 4 on page 58 lists the tas ks that you can p erform thr ough the operator panel menu s. T he r ight column r efer s y ou to anot her page in this manu al for mor e info rmati on.
58 O p era to r P an e l Chapter 2 T abl e 4 Oper ation s Guide Ta s k Ta s k Ta s k Ta s k Pa g e f o r O p e r a t o r Pa n e l I n s t r u c t i o n s Pa g e f o r O p e r a t o r Pa n e l I n s t .
Chapter 2 Oper ato r P anel 5 9 Chapter 2 ■ Set date an d time page 7 4 ■ Set dr i ve conf igur ation page 7 6 ■ Set networ k configur ation page 7 9 ■ S e t s cre e n c h a ra c t e ri s t ic.
60 L ibrary P ow er Sw itch Chapter 2 Libr ary P o wer S witc h Note Be aw ar e that eac h PDU su pplies po wer t o the r oboti cs and half of th e dri ves . When th e libr ary has two P DUs (and a dri ve column w ith two po we r cor ds), each PDU is connec ted to separ ate br anch A C cir cuit .
Chapter 2 Library P ower S witch 61 Chapter 2 T o apply po wer to t he libr ary and dr iv e column , lift the s wit ch or s wit ches . T o remo ve pow er fr om the libr ar y and dr iv e column: ■ Make sure all jobs are complete . ■ P ush down on the library pow er switch or switches .
6 2 Library P ow er Sw itch Chapter 2 Fig u re 23 Lib r ary P ow er S witc h Locati on.
Chapter 2 T ape Driv e P ower S witches 63 Chapter 2 T ape Driv e P ow er S witches The t ape dr i ves ar e behind the dr iv e access doo r , inside the r ight side d oor of the libr ar y . Each dr i ve ha s a pow er sw itch t hat contr ols the pow er t o only tha t dr iv e .
64 T ape Drive P ow er Switches Chapter 2.
65 Configuration This c hapte r descr ibes how to conf igur e the libr ary and dr iv es f or oper atio n. Conf igur ation r equir es you to: 1. Enabl e Aut o Clean (if de sir ed) by ins talling cl eaning cartr idg es 2 . P o wer o n or r eset th e libr ary 3 .
66 Enabling Auto Clean Chapter 3 Enabling Auto Clean Note Ensur e yo ur back up softwar e support this f eatur e bef or e installing . F or cleaning cartr idge inf or mati on spec ifi c to y our dr iv e type , see Dri ves and Media on page 13 5. Y ou will need t o clean the dr iv es occasi onally t o pr even t r ead and wr ite err ors .
Chapter 3 Enabling Auto Clean 6 7 Chapter 3 The A ut o Clean f eatur e is aut omati cally en abled if y ou loa d ev en one cleaning cartr idge int o the r eserv ed cell ar ea and then r eset t he libr ary . F or instr uctions on h ow t o use t he CAP to inse rt cleaning cartr idges, s ee Importing Cleaning Car tridges through the CAP on page 105.
68 P ow ering on the Library Chapter 3 P ow e ring on the Libr ary P o wer ing on the libr ary suppli es pow er to the libr ar y electr onics and t o the dr iv e column . If y ou hav e a second dr iv e column, y ou must po wer on bo th suppli es . P ow ering o n also initia tes an IP L of the lib r ary .
Chapter 3 Initializing and Resetting the Libr ary 6 9 Chapter 3 Initializing and R esetting th e Libr ary P o wer ing on the libr ary cause s it to initiali ze componen ts and perf or m an Initial Pr ogram Load (IP L).
7 0 Entering Configuration Data Chapter 3 Entering Configur ation Data Afte r the IPL is com plete , the status s cr een will a ppear on the oper ator panel . At this po int , you m ust m ake c ho ices abo ut y our libr ar y , dri ve s, and netw ork and ent er tho se cho ice s into th e libr ary’s memory .
Chapter 3 Entering Configur ation Data 71 Chapter 3 Note The f ollow ing pr ocedures a ssume that y ou w ill mak e all entr ies d u ri n g o n e o p e ra t o r p a n e l e n t r y s e s s io n .
7 2 Entering Configuration Data Chapter 3 4. Pr ess the [SELECT] button . The Lib C on fi g M e nu will appear an d the cur sor w ill line up w ith LIB SCSI I/F CONFIG . 5. P res s th e [SELECT] button. The Lib SCSI I/F Config Menu will ap pear . (This menu als o displa ys the type of S CSI interf ace: differ ential or singl e-ended.
Chapter 3 Entering Configur ation Data 7 3 Chapter 3 Enabling/Disabling F ast L oad Enabling/Disabling F ast L oad Enabling/Disabling F ast L oad Enabling/Disabling F ast L oad The se two te rms ar e def ined as f ollo ws: Note Some host so ftwar e does not sup port the fa st load enab led option.
7 4 Entering Configuration Data Chapter 3 Settin g the D ate Settin g the D ate Settin g the D ate Settin g the D ate Set the date an d time fr om the Lib C onfi g Menu: 1. At the Lib Config Menu sc r een, p r ess the ar r ow butto n until the c urso r under scor es DA T E .
Chapter 3 Entering Configur ation Data 7 5 Chapter 3 4. When the scr een display s your desired setting, pr ess the [SELECT] button fr om the right-mo st fi eld to save the changes . (Y ou may press the [MENU] button fr om the left-most fi eld to abort.
7 6 Entering Configuration Data Chapter 3 Dri ve Entries Note Fo r 9 8 4 0 d r iv e s o n l y : The dr iv e ’s SC SI ID an d bus st atus can be e nter ed fr om the libr ary’s oper ato r panel if the dr iv e has f irmw are v ersi on 1.2 4 or higher .
Chapter 3 Entering Configur ation Data 77 Chapter 3 Note The u pper most dr iv e within t he column is desi gnated as “0, ” the next is “1, ” and so fo rth. Ne xt to the logical n umber is the dr iv e t ype (DL T 8000 in this ex ample). T o the r igh t of t he dr iv e t ype is the ID o r S CSI ad dr ess.
7 8 Entering Configuration Data Chapter 3 9. P r e s s t h e [SELECT] b ut to n to s a ve t h e ch a n g e s . ( Y ou m a y p re s s t h e [MENU] button to ab ort.) The dr ive conf igura tion sc r een will r e appear . 10. Contin ue these s teps un til all dri ves ar e config ur ed.
Chapter 3 Entering Configur ation Data 7 9 Chapter 3 Net work Entr ies Y ou may set t he libr ary’s networ k conf igur ation , and vie w the libr ar y’s Ether net address f r om the Network Config Menu . Note Y ou may need to consult with the sy stems administra tor fo r some info rma tion .
80 Entering Conf iguration Data Chapter 3 Viewi n g t h e E t h e rn e t A d d res s Viewi n g t h e E t h e rn e t A d d res s Viewi n g t h e E t h e rn e t A d d res s Viewi n g t h e E t h e rn e t A d d res s This is a si x -byte addr ess, uniq ue to each lib rary .
Chapter 3 Entering Configur ation Data 81 Chapter 3 Setting the L ibrary Name Setting the L ibrary Name Setting the L ibrary Name Setting the L ibrary Name The s yst em administr ato r migh t assign t he libr ar y a name . The name is mapped to the IP address but does not affect operation.
82 Entering Conf iguration Data Chapter 3 Setting the IP Addr ess Setting the IP Addr ess Setting the IP Addr ess Setting the IP Addr ess The s yst em administr ator migh t assi gn the libr ar y an IP addr ess , whi ch mak es the libr ar y accessible thr ough a networ k.
Chapter 3 Entering Configur ation Data 83 Chapter 3 Setting the Network Gate way A ddres s Setting the Network Gate way A ddres s Setting the Network Gate way A ddres s Setting the Network Gate way A .
84 Entering Conf iguration Data Chapter 3 Setting the Subnet Mask Addr ess Setting the Subnet Mask Addr ess Setting the Subnet Mask Addr ess Setting the Subnet Mask Addr ess This is a f our -byte n otati on (spec ified b y the sy ste m administr ato r ) to r esolv e r outing w ithin your intr anet .
Chapter 3 Entering Configur ation Data 85 Chapter 3 DNS C onf igu rat ion DNS C onf igu rat ion DNS C onf igu rat ion DNS C onf igu rat ion Note Y ou mus t ente r the Dom ain Name Servi ce (DNS) conf igur ation only if y our Simplif ied Netw ork Manage ment Pr otoco l (SNMP) agent is se t to collect ("tr ap") named r ecipi ents.
86 Entering Conf iguration Data Chapter 3 Note Yo u m a y p r e s s t h e [MENU] button from the left-most f ield to abort. Setting the Second ar y D NS Server’s IP Addr ess The thir d entry you ma y mak e is the secondar y DNS ser ver ’s IP address .
Chapter 3 Entering Configur ation Data 87 Chapter 3 Screen Characteristics Y ou also can change the oper ator panel’s scr een charac ter istics f r om the main Configuration Menu . The sc reen char acteristics ar e saved in non-v olatile memo ry . T o change the contr ast and backli ght (or br ightness) of the oper ator panel scr eens: 1.
88 Entering Conf iguration Data Chapter 3 Cleaning Car tridge W arning Count Note F or cl eaning cartr idge inf orm ation spec if ic to y our dri v e type , see Driv es and Media on page 135. Afte r a pr edete rmined coun t , a cleaning cartr idge must be r eplaced.
Chapter 3 Entering Configur ation Data 89 Chapter 3 Y ou set the c leaning cartr idge w arning count f r om the main men u scr een. T o set this n umber : 1. F rom the online status scr een, pr ess the [MENU] button . The main men u scr een will appear .
90 Entering Conf iguration Data Chapter 3 W eb-Based Library Administrator (WBLA ) The W eb-Based L ibr ary Administr ator is a w eb-based interf ace to the lib r ary .
Chapter 3 Loading T apes into t he Library 91 Chapter 3 Loading T apes into th e Libr ary When you are r eady to pl ace the library i nto production, y ou may load da ta cartr idges insi de the libr ary . The mos t eff ic ien t wa y to load a gr eat quantity of tapes i nto the li brary i s to ma nually load them i nto the c ells.
92 Loading T apes into the Library Chapter 3 Fig u re 26 P lacing T apes into A rr ay Cells - 9 8 40 Note Use onl y cartr idges de signed f or y our type of ta pe dr iv es. Y ou must f i rst unloc k and open the main access door . This pr ocedur e is exp lained in Opening the Library Fr ont Doors on page 122.
93 Library Operation This c hapt er contains t he pr ocedur es f or oper ating the libr ar y in: ■ Auto ma te d mo de ■ Man ual m ode 4.
9 4 Operating in Automated Mode Chapter 4 Operating in Automated Mode Automated mode is the normal operating mode of the library . When the libr ary is acti ve and t he r obot is moun ting and dismoun ting cartri dges, monitor your oper ator co nsole and the library operat or panel for messages and r espond app rop ri ately .
Chapter 4 Operating in Automated Mode 95 Chapter 4 Fig u re 27 Example Libr ary Status Screen HP A5597A(CODE VER X.XX.XX) CAP A CLOSED LIBRARY READY WEB ENABLED COLUMN 0 00 EMPTY 01 EMPTY 02 EMPTY 03 .
9 6 Operating in Automated Mode Chapter 4 CAP Status The f irst line of status information on the library status scr een ind icates the conditi on of the CAP .
Chapter 4 Operating in Automated Mode 97 Chapter 4 Libr ary Status The library status l ine ind icates the curr ent state of the l ibrary . Ta b l e 7 on page 9 7 explains the me ssages that mi ght appear on t his line.
98 Oper ating in Automated Mode Chapter 4 Dri ve Status T abl e 8 on page 98 summar iz es dri ve st atus messages th at might a ppear on the library status screen: T abl e 8 Dri v e Statu s Message s Message Message Message Message Explanation Explanation Explanation Explanation INIT REQ UIRED Y ou mus t initiali ze this dr ive .
Chapter 4 Operating in Automated Mode 99 Chapter 4 Note The ope rat or panel disp lay s only 16 lines per scr een. If the libr ary contains mo re than ei ght dr i ves , yo u must u se the do wn arr ow bu tton to scr oll to Dr iv es 08 and a bov e .
100 Operating in Automated Mode Chapter 4 CAP States When e xporting or im porting cartr idges t hr ough the CAP s, the f ollo wing CAP state s may be disp lay e d: T abl e 9 CAP Mag azine Slot Sta tu.
Chapter 4 Operating in Automated Mode 101 Chapter 4 Cleaning Car tridge Usage Count This pr ocedure assumes that y ou have loaded cl eaning cartri dges into the r eserv ed cells and hav e subseq uentl y r eset the libr ary . (T aking the se steps enab les the A uto C lean f unctio n.
102 O perating in Automated Mode Chapter 4 5. P res s t h e [SELECT] button. The Cl ean Cartridges scr een appears , whi ch lists all ins talled c leaning cartr idge s by domain (o r dri ve type), V OLSER, and u sage coun t .
Chapter 4 Operating in Automated Mode 103 Chapter 4 The f ollo wing statu s messages migh t appear on th e P ersonality Module Info scr een: T abl e 11 P ersonality Module Sta tus/Info Screen Message Message Message Message Explanati on Explanation Explanation Explanation Status NOT P RESENT No per sonality module is attac hed to th e logic car d.
104 Operating in Automated Mode Chapter 4 Exporting C leaning Car tridges through the CAP Note This pr oced ure assumes that you hav e enabled the Auto Clean func tion b y: ■ Loadi ng cle ani ng ca rtridges i nto the reserved c ell s ■ Re setting t he libr ary once the c leaning cartr id ges ar e load ed.
Chapter 4 Operating in Automated Mode 105 Chapter 4 Importing C leaning Car tridges through the CAP Note This p r ocedur e assumes th at yo u hav e enab led the A uto C lean func tion b y: ■ Loadi n.
106 Operating in Automated Mode Chapter 4 Caution P ossible damage to the hand assembly . Rem ove th e ma g az in e’ s r etention cove r befor e loading the magazine into the C AP . 4. Re turn the mag azine t o its clos ed position . 5. P res s t h e [CAP] button on the op erat or panel to close the CAP .
Chapter 4 Operating in Automated Mode 10 7 Chapter 4 Im po rtin g Dat a C art ri dge s t hr oug h the CA P T o open the CAP and im port data cartr idges: 1. Pr ess the [CAP A] or [CAP B] button on th e oper ator panel to open t he CAP . The in dicato r will li ght .
108 Operating in Automated Mode Chapter 4 Note HP strongl y advises that you do not ent er unlabe led cartri dges . Y our client s oftwar e deter mines what happe ns when yo u enter a cartr idge with an unr eadable label.
Chapter 4 Operating in Automated Mode 109 Chapter 4 Fig u re 29 Enter ing DL T Cartr idges int o the CAP Maga zine C 65052.
110 Operating in Automated Mode Chapter 4 Fig u re 30 E nt e ri n g 98 4 0 Ca rt rid g e s i n t o th e C A P M a g az i n e C 65135.
Chapter 4 Operating in Automated Mode 111 Chapter 4 Fig u re 31 E nt e ri n g U l t ri u m C a r t ri d g e s i n to t h e C AP M a g az i n e.
112 Operating in Automated Mode Chapter 4 Exporting Data Car tridges through the CAP T o export da ta cartr idg es thr ough t he CAP: 1. Pr ess the [CAP A] or [CAP B] button on the operat or panel to open the CAP . 2 . Remo v e or pull down the maga zine and r emov e the cartr idges and stor e them outside the tape library .
Chapter 4 Operating in Automated Mode 113 Chapter 4 12 . Press the [SELECT] button. A message scr een will appear t o infor m y ou that the dr iv e will be cleaned at the ne xt opportunity . When c leaning is com pleted , the r obot w ill r eturn t he cleanin g cartri dge to the CAP .
114 Operating in Automated Mode Chapter 4 Reviewin g FSC Lo gs A servi ce r epr esent ativ e might ask y ou t o r ev ie w the libr ary’s fa ult sy mp tom code (FS C) log so that you can better a nalyz e library-related pr oblems. The F SC log r ecords si gnifi cant e v ents and er ror s that th e libr ary has e xper ienced dur ing oper atio n.
Chapter 4 Operating in Automated Mode 115 Chapter 4 Running Diagnostic T ests Note Diagn osti cs ar e also av ailable f r om HP L ibr ar y & T ape T ools (see HP Libr ary & T ape T ools on page 146). Fo r additional tr oub leshootin g pr ocedur es spec ific t o y our dr iv e technolog y , see Driv es and Media on page 143.
116 Operating in Automated Mode Chapter 4 Running Dr ive Diagnostic T ests T o run a diagn ostic te st on a dr iv e: 1. Ensur e the libr ar y is not in u se. 2. P re s s t h e [MENU] but ton until the Main M enu displa ys . 3 . Pr ess the ar r ow buttons un til the c ursor un ders cor es DIA GNOS TICS .
Chapter 4 Operating in Automated Mode 117 Chapter 4 Running a Get-P ut Loop Dur ing a Get-P ut loop, t he hand loads and unloads a cartr idge fr om a stor age cell . This tes ts the f unctionality of the han d assembl y . To r u n a G e t - P u t l o o p : 1.
118 Operating in Automated Mode Chapter 4 Opera ting in Dem o Mode With the library in D emo Mo de (demon stration mode) , the hand takes a data cartr idge fr om a storage cell , moves t he cartri dge , and places the cartri dge back int o a diffe re nt sto rage cell .
Chapter 4 Operating in Automated Mode 119 Chapter 4 8. Pr ess the [SELECT] button. 9 . Y ou will be pr ompted to c onfirm that you w ant the l ibrary in M aintenanc e Mode (offlin e) bef or e beginning the te st ( ARE Y OU SURE? ). C on f ir m t his by pre s s i n g t h e [SELECT] button.
120 Po wering off the Library Chapter 4 P ow e ring off the Libr ary T o pow er off t he libr ary: 1. Ensur e that th e libr ary and dri ves ar e not in use . 2 . Pr ess do wn on the s wit ch or s w itch es (c ir cuit b r eake rs) behin d the r ight fr ont door of the ta pe libr ary .
Chapter 4 Manual Operation 121 Chapter 4 Manual O peration The f ollow ing secti on desc ribe s oper ati ons yo u can perfo rm man ually w hen the tape li brary is not in use.
122 M anual Operation Chapter 4 Opening the Library Fr ont Doors Y ou must open t he fr ont doors t o perfo rm man ual oper ations . R efe r to Fig ur e 32 on page 12 3 as yo u perf or m this pr ocedure . 1. Make sur e all jobs hav e ended and that the ta pe libr ary is offline .
Chapter 4 Manual Operation 123 Chapter 4 Fig u re 32 Opening the Acce ss Doors H _ 65125.
124 M anual Operation Chapter 4 Mo v in g the R obot Aft er y ou open t he tape lib r ary doors , yo u migh t need to mo ve the r obot to make it easier to ac cess the c artridges or the driv es. Read an d observe th e follo wing cauti on bef or e yo u attempt t o mov e any portio n of th e r obot .
Chapter 4 Manual Operation 125 Chapter 4 Raising and Lo wering the Hand-camera Assembl y If y ou need to r aise or lo w er the han d , slo wl y and car ef ully mo ve it b y placing your f ingers on the hand- camera assembly as shown in Fig ur e 33 on page 125.
12 6 M anual Operation Chapter 4 Rot a t in g t h e Z-c o l u mn If yo u need to r otate the Z -column , gr asp it and car efull y rotate it, as shown in Fig u re 34 on page 12 6.
Chapter 4 Manual Operation 127 Chapter 4 Locating a Cartridge in the Stor age Cells Fig u re 3 on page 21 and Fi g ur e 4 on page 22 show the locations of the panels, r ow s, and columns o f the cartr id ge stor age cells in the libr ary . The decal at the t op of each co lumn also pr o vi des locati on info rmati on.
128 M anual Operation Chapter 4 Fig u re 35 Extending the Gr ipper C 65054.
Chapter 4 Manual Operation 129 Chapter 4 Fig u re 36 Remov ing a Cart ri dge fr om the Hand Caution Heated com ponents: If the r obot has been acti ve , the soleno id sw itch m ight be hot to the touch. W ai t for the solenoid to c ool bef or e tou ching it .
130 M anual Operation Chapter 4 3. Hold the solenoid on top of the reach mechanism with one hand a nd gra sp the car tri dge with the other . Rotate the solenoid s witch cloc kwise until the cartr idge is r eleased f r om the gr ipper , as sho wn in Figu re 36 on page 129.
Chapter 4 Manual Operation 131 Chapter 4 Loading/Unloading Cartridges Ma nually When the library is offline, you can—after ta king adequate precautions—load a cartr idge int o a dr iv e or unload a cartr idge fr om a dri v e. T he f ollo wing pages pr ov ide man ual load and unload p r ocedur es fo r DL T , Ultr ium, an d 9 840 dr iv es .
13 2 M anual Operation Chapter 4 T o load a cartri dge int o a DL T dr iv e: 1. Open the ta pe libr ary ri ght f r ont door b y pulling on the left si de of the door . 2 . Open the library left fr ont door by using a latch ke y to unlock both lo cks. See Fig ure 32 on page 12 3.
Chapter 4 Manual Operation 133 Chapter 4 Fig u re 37 DL T Dri ve w ith Load Handle C65232 4 3 1 2 7 4 5 1 Cartr idge h ook (up) 5 Cartr idge h ook (dow n) 2H u b ( u p ) 6H u b ( d o w n ) 3 Handle (d.
134 M anual Operation Chapter 4 Caution P otenti al equipment damage: Y ou must insert the c artridge pr oper ly or y ou will damage the dr iv e. Use onl y DL T cartridges for DL T dr iv es. Mak e sur e the cartridge ha s a r eadable V OLSER label. 5 .
Chapter 4 Manual Operation 135 Chapter 4 Unloading a Cartridge from a DL T Driv e T o unload a cartridge f r om a DL T dri ve: 1. Ensur e the dr i ve is no t in use . 2 . Open the tape lib r ary ri ght fr ont door b y pulling on the left side o f the door .
136 M anual Operation Chapter 4 Loading a Cartridge into an Ultrium Dri ve T o load a cartri dge int o a Ultrium dr iv e: 1. Ensur e that th e dri ve is not in u se . Caution P ossible equipm ent pr oblem: Y ou mu st open the libr ar y’s fr ont door bef or e attemp ting to manu ally moun t a cartr idge t o an Ultr ium dr iv e.
Chapter 4 Manual Operation 137 Chapter 4 5 . Insert th e cartri dge int o the Ultr ium dri ve u sing the dir ection sho wn in Fig u re 39 on page 1 3 7.
138 M anual Operation Chapter 4 Unloading a Cartridge from an Ultrium Dr ive T o unload a cartr idge f r om an Ultr ium dri ve: 1. Ensur e that th e dri ve is not in u se . 2 . Open the tape lib r ary ri ght fr ont door b y pulling on the left side o f the door .
Chapter 4 Manual Operation 139 Chapter 4 Loading a Cartridge into a 9840 Dr iv e T o load a cartri dge in a 9840 dr i ve: 1. Ensur e that t he dr iv e is not in u se . 2 . Open the tape lib r ary ri ght fr ont door b y pulling on the left side o f the door .
140 M anual Operation Chapter 4 Fig u re 40 Loading a Cartr idge in to the 9 840 Dri ve C 65138.
Chapter 4 Manual Operation 141 Chapter 4 Unloading a Cartridge from a 9 840 Dri ve T o unload a cartridge f r om a 9840 dr ive: 1. Ensur e that th e dr iv e is not in u se. 2 . Open the tape lib r ary ri ght fr ont door b y pulling on the left side o f the door .
14 2 M anual Operation Chapter 4 Returning the L ibrary to Online Status T o r eturn the tape l ibrary onl ine for automated operations: 1. Refer to you r s pe cific drive p ubl ic at ion s for i n st ruc tio ns o n m ak i ng th e dr iv es r eady . For a DL T dri ve , make sur e the Oper ate Handle light is on and the handle is u p .
Appendix Overvie w 143 Drives and Media Appendix Ov erview This ap pendi x descr ibes inf orm ation abo ut the f ollo wing: ■ Gener al Usage on page 144 ■ HP Ultrium Drives and T a pe Car tridges .
144 G eneral Usage Appendix A Gene r al U sa ge Elec tro static Disc harge (ESD) and Other Precautions T ape dr iv es cont ain very sensiti v e electr ical com ponents. It is im portan t to follow the pr oper pr oce dures to pre vent electrostatic discharge (ESD) , which could r esult in damage to the p r oduct .
Appendix A Gener al Usage 145 Appendix A Use th e foll ow ing gener al preca uti ons when handling t ape cartr idges: ■ Do not car ry cartri dges loo sel y in a containe r that e xposes t hem to unnecessary ph ysi cal shock . Dr opping o r bump ing cartri dges ma y dislodge an d damage inte rnal com ponen ts.
146 G eneral Usage Appendix A Mix ed M edia HP T ape Lib r ari es hav e a mix ed media f eatur e that allo ws the us e of diff er ent dri ve technolog ies within the s ame l ibrary .
Appendix A Gener al Usage 14 7 Appendix A Fig u re 41 HP L& T T Media Migr ation Utility Note Bef or e using t he media mi gra tion u tility in HP Libr ary & T ape T ools, ensur e that the sour ce media is wr ite -pro tected . This utility does no t pr o vi de an y libr ary contr ol .
148 General Usage Appendix A Service Pro viders V og on Interna tio nal prov ides mig ration, recovery , an d forens ic se rvic es wi th off ice s in the United kin gdom , Ger man y , and the United S tate s.
Appendix A HP Ultrium Dri ves and T ape Car tridges 149 Appendix A HP Ultrium Dr iv es and T ape Car tridges HP Ultrium Dr iv e and M edia Specifications T abl e 3 Ultrium Dr ive S pec ifi cation Ultr.
150 HP Ultrium Drives and T ape Car tridges Appendix A T abl e 4 Ultr ium Media Spec ificati ons Charact eristic Charact eristic Charact eristic Charact eristic Ultrium Media Ultrium Medi a Ultrium Medi a Ultrium Medi a F or matted capac it y 200 GB (2 :1 typi cal compr ession) Basic de scr iptio n 0.
Appendix A HP Ultrium Dri ves and T ape Car tridges 151 Appendix A Note Only u se app r ov ed Ultrium cl eaning cartr idge s with HP U ltrium tape dr ive s.
15 2 HP Ultrium Drives and T ape Car tridges Appendix A Using HP Ultrium Cartridges In addition t o the info rmati on pr ov ided in this man ual , r efe r to the doc umenta tion pr ov id ed with y our HP Ultr ium media f or mor e infor matio n.
Appendix A HP Ultrium Dri ves and T ape Car tridges 153 Appendix A W rite-Protecting Ultrium Cartridges Ea ch cartr idg e has a slidin g wr ite-pr otect sw itc h. U sing the wr ite-pro tect s wit ch ensur es data saf ety for f i les that ha ve been p r ev io usly w r itten to ta pe , pre venting addi tiona l files fr om b eing written to that tape.
154 HP Ultrium Drives and T ape Car tridges Appendix A Using Ultrium Cartridge Bar Code Labels Make it a p rac tice t o use bar code la bels on your t ape cartr idge s.
Appendix A HP Ultrium Dri ves and T ape Car tridges 155 Appendix A Fig u re 44 Ultrium C artri dge R ecessed Ar ea Caution The bar code l abel should be a pplied w ith the alphan umer ic portion f ac ing the hu b side of the tape cartr idge ( Fig ure 44 on page 15 5).
15 6 HP Ultrium Drives and T ape Car tridges Appendix A T o en sure successful operation of your tape library , plac e the ba r cod e label entir ely w ithin this a r ea, ensuring that no part of the label is out side of the re c e s s e d a re a ( Fig ure 45 on page 156).
Appendix A HP Ultrium Dri ves and T ape Car tridges 157 Appendix A Using Ultrium Cleaning Cartridges Only u se appr opr iatel y fo rmatted data cartr idges and HP Ultr ium cleaning cartridges. In general , r eplace cle aning cart ri dges after fifteen uses.
158 HP Ultrium Drives and T ape Car tridges Appendix A T roubleshooting HP Ultrium Dr iv es This section descr i bes trou bleshooting in for mation fo r Ultrium dr iv es, including: ■ Re winding/Rem.
Appendix A HP Ultrium Dri ves and T ape Car tridges 15 9 Appendix A Ultrium Cleaning Issues Ta b l e 5 on page 15 9 descr ibes potential issue s with cl eaning cartri dges and ho w to r esolv e them .
160 HP Ultrium Drives and T ape Car tridges Appendix A L T O-C art r id ge Me mo ry ( L T O-C M) Iss ue s The L T O-CM store s infor mation t hat is nor mally st or ed in the header at the beginning o.
Appendix A DL T Drives and T ape Cartridges 161 Appendix A DL T Driv es and T ape Car tridges Caution P oten tial cartri dge damage: Ta p e t e m p e r a t u re s a b o v e 49 ° C (120 ° F ) mi ght damage the tapes .
16 2 DL T Driv es and T ape Cartridges Appendix A DL T Driv e and Media Spec ifications T abl e 7 DL T Dr iv e Spec ifi cations DL T Dri ve S pec if icati ons DL T Dri ve S pec if icati ons DL T Dri v.
Appendix A DL T Drives and T ape Cartridges 163 Appendix A T abl e 8 DL T Media Spec ificati ons DL T Media Spec ificati ons DL T Media S pec ifi cations DL T Media Spec ificati ons Charac teristic Ch.
164 DL T Driv es and T ape Cartridges Appendix A Note Y ou can also use DL T T ype IIIXT media , though it ha s a signif ican tly r educed capacity and perf ormance compar ed to DL T T ype IV media .
Appendix A DL T Drives and T ape Cartridges 165 Appendix A T o check the leader po sition: 1. Press in the door lo ck (item C in Fi gure 46 on page 16 5) to r eleas e the cart ri dge door . 2 . While pr essing in the doo r lock , push the ta b do wn to o pen the doo r .
166 DL T Driv es and T ape Cartridges Appendix A Do NO T Use DL T Cartridges w ith: Do NO T Use DL T Cartridges w ith: Do NO T Use DL T Cartridges w ith: Do NO T Use DL T Cartridges w ith: ■ T ape or leader s that hav e been touc hed wit h bare f i nger s (may tr ansfer oils to th e tap e he ad) .
Appendix A DL T Drives and T ape Cartridges 16 7 Appendix A W rite-Protecting DL T Cartridges Ea ch cartr idg e has a slidin g wr ite-pr otect sw itc h. U sing the wr ite-pro tect s wit ch ensur es data saf ety for f i les that ha ve been p r ev io usly w r itten to ta pe , pre venting addi tiona l files fr om b eing written to that tape.
168 DL T Driv es and T ape Cartridges Appendix A Using DL T Car tridge Bar Cod e Labels Make it a p rac tice t o use bar code la bels on your t ape cartr idge s.
Appendix A DL T Drives and T ape Cartridges 16 9 Appendix A Caution Do not ap ply la bels onto t he top , bottom, si des, o r back o f the cartr idge a s this ma y cau se damage t o the ta pe dri ve or in terf er e wit h rel iab le o p erat io n. Fig u re 48 Pr oper DL T Label P osition Note Y ou can orde r additional bar code la bels if needed.
17 0 DL T Driv es and T ape Cartridges Appendix A Using DL T C leaning Car tridges DL T dri ve s should onl y be cleaned if CLEAN NEEDED displ ay s on the t ape library status screen. Only use the appr opr iate DL T cle aning c artridges. In gener al, r eplace DL T cleaning cartri dges after twenty us es.
Appendix A DL T Drives and T ape Cartridges 171 Appendix A T roubleshooting DL T Driv es This sec tion desc r ibes tr oubl eshooting inf orm ation f or DL T dri ve s, inclu ding: ■ Re winding /Remo .
17 2 DL T Driv es and T ape Cartridges Appendix A DL T Cl eaning Issues Ta b l e 9 on page 17 2 descr ibes potenti al issues with c leaning cartr idge s and ho w to r esolv e them . Cleaning Light Issues In addition t o a dri ve ju st needing to be c leaned , cleaning li ghts can be a r esul t of other factors.
Appendix A DL T Drives and T ape Cartridges 17 3 Appendix A T abl e 10 DL T Cleaning L ight Is sues DL T Cleaning Li ght Issues DL T Cleaning Li ght Issues DL T Cleaning Li ght Issues Cause Cause Caus.
17 4 DL T Dri ves and T ape Cartridges Appendix A Media I ssues Ta b l e 1 1 on page 17 4 descr ibes pote ntial issue s with medi a and ho w to re s o lv e t h e m . T abl e 11 Media Issues Media Issues Media Issues Media Issues Pr oblem Pr oblem Pr oblem Pr oblem Solu tion Solut ion Sol ution Solut ion Canno t load tape in to dr i ve .
Appendix A 9840 Dr ives and T ape Cartridges 17 5 Appendix A 9 840 Dri v es and T ape Cartridges 9 840 Dri ve and Media Spec ifications T abl e 12 9 84 0 Dri ve Spec ificati ons 9 84 0 Dr iv e Specif .
17 6 9840 Driv es and T ape Cartridges Appendix A T abl e 13 9 84 0 Media Spec ificati ons 9 84 0 Media Spec ificati ons 9 84 0 Media Spec ificati ons 9 84 0 Media Spec ificati ons Characteristic Char.
Appendix A 9840 Dr ives and T ape Cartridges 177 Appendix A Characteristic Characteristic Characterist ic Characteristic 98 4 0 M e d i a 984 0 M e d i a 984 0 M e d i a 984 0 M e d i a Env ironmental.
17 8 9840 Drives and T ape Cartridges Appendix A Using 9 840 T ape Car tridges In addition t o the info rmati on pr ov ided in this man ual , r efe r to the doc umenta tion pr ov id ed with y our 9840 medi a fo r mor e info rma tion .
Appendix A 9840 Dr ives and T ape Cartridges 17 9 Appendix A Maintaining 9840 Cartridges Make it a p rac tice to v i sually inspec t your t ape cartr idge s when loading or r emo ving t hem fr om your t ape libr ary .
180 9840 Driv es and T ape Cartridges Appendix A W rite-Protecting 9840 Cartridges Y ou can set the w r ite-pr otect s witch s o the cartr idge is write -e nabl ed . Slide the switch to the left to write- enable the tapes. I n th is pos ition, the d ri ve can write as w ell as r ead data .
Appendix A 9840 Dr ives and T ape Cartridges 181 Appendix A Using 9 840 Cartridge B ar Code Labels Make it a p rac tice t o use bar code la bels on your t ape cartr idge s.
182 9840 Driv es and T ape Cartridges Appendix A T roubleshooting 9 840 Dri ves This section descr ibes general tr oubleshooting information f or 9840 tape dr iv es and medi a .
Appendix A 9840 Dr ives and T ape Cartridges 183 Appendix A Pr oblem Pr oblem Pr oblem Pr oblem Solution Solution Solution Solution Media I ssues T ape cartr idge s continue t o get stuc k in a specific dri ve . ■ Th e dri ve is def ecti v e and mu st be r epla ced.
184 9840 Driv es and T ape Cartridges Appendix A.
Appendix Overvie w 185 Library Elements and Diagrams Appendix Ov erview This appendi x pr o vides w all d iagr ams of the tape library elements f or model 20/7 00. It also contains an illu str ation o f the MP C logic car d and an ov er all diagr am of the libr ary .
186 Appendix Overview Appendix B Figur e 50 T ape Libr ar y Elements - 1 CAP , 1 Dri ve Column.
Appendix B Appendix Overvie w 18 7 Appendix B Fig u re 51 T ape L ibrary Elemen ts - 1 CAP , 2 Dri ve C olumns.
188 Appendix Overview Appendix B Fig u re 52 T ape L ibr ary Elements - 2 CAP s, 1 Dr i ve C olumn.
Appendix B Appendix Overvie w 189 Appendix B Figur e 5 3 T ape L ibrary Elem ents - 2 CAP s, 2 Dr iv e Columns.
190 Appendix Overview Appendix B.
Registering Y our Product 191 Customer Support Register ing Y our Product Re gister ing your pr oduct ensur es fast an d eas y access t o He wlett -P ack ard Custo mer S upp or t.
192 Supplies and Accessories Appendix C Supplies and Accessories A full r ange of suppli es may be o r der ed thr ough a He wlett-P ack ard au thor i z ed dealer or sal es off ice , or thr ough HP P arts Direct . ■ Call 1-800- 7 5 2 -0900 (North Ame r ica onl y) fo r the locati on of the near est authori z ed H ewlett-P ack ard deal er .
Appendix C Supplies and Accessories 19 3 Appendix C O rde ri ng T ap e C a r tri d g es T ape Car tridges F or a list of t ape cartr idge s and the ir part number s, see Tab l e 1 5 on page 19 4. It is r ecommended t hat y ou use HP U ltr ium and HP DL T tape cartr idges in y our HP Sures tor e T ape L ibr ary .
19 4 Supplies and Accessories Appendix C T abl e 15 T ape C artridge P art Numbers T ape Cartridge P ar t Numbers T ape Cartridge P ar t Numbers T ape Cartridge P ar t Numbers Dri ve T ype Dri ve T yp.
Appendix C Supplies and Accessories 19 5 Appendix C Ordering Bar Code Labels Ultrium Bar Code Labels Ensur e that y ou u se HP qualif ied bar code la bels onl y . Cont act an HP aut hor i z ed dealer or sales r epre sentati ve fo r cur r ent com patibility and avail abil it y .
19 6 Supplies and Accessories Appendix C DL T B ar Code Labels Ensur e that y ou u se HP qualif ied bar code la bels onl y . Cont act an HP aut hor i z ed dealer or sales r epre sentati ve fo r cur r ent com patibility and avail abil it y .
Appendix C Supplies and Accessories 19 7 Appendix C 9 840 Bar Cod e Labels Ensur e that y ou u se HP qualif ied bar code la bels onl y . Cont act an HP aut hor i z ed dealer or sales r epre sentati ve fo r cur r ent com patibility and avail abil it y .
198 Information Needed for Support Appendix C Infor mation Need ed for Support Bef or e contac ting your su pport r epr esentati ve , please hav e the fo llow ing info rmati on r eady : ■ Model numb.
Rack Safety and Precautions 199 Safety & Regulatory Information Rack Safety and Precautions WA R N I N G Ex er c ise cauti on when mo ving the libr ar y . A vo id r olling the libr ary on ro ugh or une ven surfaces. The libr ar y should be mov ed with at least t wo people.
200 Rac k Safety and Precautions Appendix D Observ e the f ollo wing saf ety and handlin g pr ecauti ons w hen y ou ar e installin g equipment in to the libr ary’s r ack: ■ Ensur e that the eq uip.
Appendix D Electrostatic Discharge Damage Prevention 201 Appendix D Elec trostatic Discharge Damage Pre vention Bef or e yo u touc h an y inter nal componen ts in the libr ary , including dri ves, y ou mu st tak e pr ecautions against el ectr ost atic dis char ge (E SD).
202 Regulator y Notices Appendix D Regulatory Notices Please r ead the follow ing compliance a nd caution statements for this pr oduct. Caution P otenti al equipment damage: Cables that con nect p eripher als mu st be shiel ded and gr ounded; r efer t o cable desc r iptions in the instr uctio n manuals .
Appendix D Regulatory Notices 203 Appendix D Japanese Compliance Statem ent The f ollo wing compli ance stateme nt in Japanese pe rtains to V CCI EMI re g u l a t io n s : English translation : This is a Class A pr oduct based on the standar d of the V oluntary Contr ol Counc il for In terf er ence b y Infor mation T echnolog y Eq uipment (V CCI).
204 Internal Code License Statement Appendix D Internal Code License Statement NO TICE INTERNAL CODE LICEN SE PLEA SE READ THIS NO TICE CAREFULL Y BEFORE INS T ALLING AND OPERA TING THIS E QUIPMENT .
Appendix D Internal Code License Statement 205 Appendix D inter opera bility when suc h infor mation is no t otherwise readil y av ailable); or (iii) subli cense, a ssign , or lease the Inter nal Code or pe rmit anot her pers on to use su ch Inte rnal Code , or an y copy o f it.
206 Internal Code License Statement Appendix D.
Glossar y 20 7 Glossary A audit A par t of the tape l ibrary IPL sequen ce that catalo gs al l tape car tridge locations . This da ta is r etained in th e MPC car d memory . Host au dit—A host r equest to catal og the ta pe cartri dges of a t ape libr ary by SC SI element or tape libr ar y number , panel, r ow , column.
208 Glossary conf igur ation T he ph y sical desc rip tion of a t ape libr ary , listing the panel types, cartr idge capac ity , t ype of ho st connection , and number of t ape dr iv es. CPCI Compact P eripheral Component Interconnect. CSE p ort A port on the MP C car d for l oading 3.
Glossar y 209 I initial pr ogram load (IPL) A pr ocess tha t acti vat es a machine r eset and loads s y stem pr ograms t o pr epar e a computer s ystem f or oper ation . Processo rs hav ing diagnosti c pr ograms ac tiv ate these p r ogr ams at IP L e x ecu tion .
210 Glossary ro b o t Electr o-mechanical d ev ice f or locating and mo v ing cartr idges . S SER1 F or pr e -3 .00 f irm war e, th e port on the MP C car d us ed for co mmand line interface— runni ng diag nostic tests, clearing of F SC log—through a lapto p at 38 ,400 ba ud r ate .
Glossar y 211 vol u m e Magn eti c t ap e cart r i dge . W W eb-Based L ibr ary Admi ni strator A we b-based int erface t hat monito rs lib rary acti vity and allow s modif icati on of the li brar y c on figuratio n. Z Z- c o l u m n The column t hat allo ws t he hand mec hanism in the ta pe libr ar y to mo ve ver tic a lly .
212 Glossary.
213 Numerics Numerics Numerics Numerics 9840 bar code labels 181 cleaning cartridges 181 maintaining cartridges 17 9 specifications 17 5 troubleshooting drives 182 – 183 unloading a cartridge 141 us.
214 controlling software 28 D D D D data cartridge hub 16 5 inspecting DLT 164 – 165 leader 164 diagnostics HP L&TT 146 diagnostics screen 48 display 34 DLT bar code labels 19 6 inspecting media.
215 definition of 29 operating in 121 media DLT inspecting 164 – 16 5 general precautions 144 hub 16 5 migration 146 tape leader 164 menu 42 mixed media 146 modes, library operating 29 N N N N netwo.
216 specifications 14 9 troubleshooting drives 158 – 15 9 using cartridges 15 2 – 15 7 write-protecting cartridges 15 3 Unix-based workstation RISC System/6000 71 SPARC 71 unloading 9840 cartridge.
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