HP AG321A Getting Started Guide
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1. Power each Library off and then on for the configuration change to take effect 6 Connecting the Ethernet cable To use the RMI with the lower Library insert one end of an Ethernet cable into the Ethernet port on the back of the Library Plug the other end into an Ethernet LAN port 7 Copying the key server token Skip this step if the extended library is not using the HP StorageWorks 1 8 G2 and MSL Encryption Kit The encryption keys used to read and write encrypted data are stored on a USB key server token In the extended library all of the encryption keys are stored on the same key server token When the Libraries are separated each Library will need its own key server token with the keys to read tapes that were written by the extended Library To create a second key server token with the keys used by the extended library follow the instructions for backing up the key server token data in the HP StorageWorks 1 8 G2 and MSL Encryption Kit User guide Insert the key server token into the USB port on the lower Library 8 Recontiguring the Libraries When extended mode is disabled each Library will have a mix of settings from the extended library default values previous values and new values Use the OCP or RMI to reconfigure each Library See the HP StorageWorks MSL2024 MSL4048 and MSL8096 Tape Libraries User and service guide for more information about the settings and configuring the Libraries Settings reta2. 1 Library Extender 2 Packet containing two half height drive bay covers four screws and the alignment gauge 3 Getting started guide Q 46 9600e2 zx A Page 2 Downloading product documentation For information about configuring and operating the extended library download the HP StorageWorks Library Extender user guide and the HP StorageWorks MSL2024 MSL4048 and MSL8096 user and service guide trom the HP website 1 Browse to http www hp com support tape 2 In the Tape Storage and Media section select Tape Libraries 3 Select HP StorageWorks MSL4048 Tape Library EY NOTE The same manuals are used for the MSL2024 MSL4048 and MSL8096 Tape Libraries 4 nthe Resources for HP StorageWorks MSL4048 Tape Library section select Manuals 5 In the User guide section download the following documents e HP StorageWorks Library Extender User guide e HP StorageWorks MSL2024 MSL4048 and MSL8096 User and service guide e HP StorageWorks 1 8 G2 and MSL Encryption Kit User guide it the Libraries use the Encryption Kit 3 Determining the master and lower Library 1d The Library Extender is installed with two HP StorageWorks MSL Tape Libraries to combine the cartridge and tape drive slots into a single extended library The upper Library controls the extended library and is called the master Library The extended library uses the master Library s opera
3. Magazines and mailslots Magazine and mailslot numbering begins with the lower Library and continues with the master upper Library Storage slot numbering Extended Library Configuration Slot numbers without mailslots enabled Lower Library Master Library Lower Library Master Library MSL2024 MSL4048 MSL4048 MSL4048 49 96 MSL2024 MSL8096 25 120 Power on both Libraries The Libraries can be powered on in either order MSL4048 MSL8096 49 144 ITO TT The initialization sequence is faster when the lower Library is powered on first cE Mailslot numbering The Library Extender receives power trom the Libraries it does The mailslots in both Libraries can be configured for use in the extended not have its own power cord or power button library Mailslot numbers with all Extended Library Configuration malloisenabled Check the LEDs Lower Library Master Library Lower Library Master Library MSL2024 MSL4048 MI M2 M4 M Tape drives Tape drives are numbered starting with the lower Library and continuing with the master Library 11d Any tape drive in the extended Library can host the SCSI Library 1 Library Extender power status Green when the master Library is interface The default is the lowest tape drive in the lower Library powered on and the Extender is installed correctly 2 Master Library connection and Green when the Extender is oper Library Extender status ating
4. correctly Flashing when the Power supply red nda L i Extender has failed with a hard Both Libraries must have a working power supply for the extended library error and is no longer functional to operate To have total power supply redundancy both Libraries must have working redundant power supplies In an extended library if only 3 Lower Library connection status Green when the lower library l3 one Library has redundant power supplies installed the extended library powered on and the Extender is will continue to operate in case of a power supply failure in that Library installed correctly An extended library containing an MSL2024 cannot have total power supply redundancy because the MSL2024 only has one power supply All three LEDs will be green when the Extender is installed correctly and functional Check the LEDs on the Extender to verity that the Extender is operating correctly Page 7 17 Configuring the extended library The extended library appears to the host as a single library The upper Library is always the master Library Detault settings Sng tee Ce iimecierceve Lowest physical drive in the extended library SCSI tape drive addresses Retained by both Libraries and MSL8096 Date and time Retained from the master Library The lower Library is synchronized with the master Library with every command in the extended library All tape drives are powered on Retained from master Library SNMP Retaine
5. hp com htto www hp com HP technical support Telephone numbers for worldwide technical support are listed on the HP support website http www hp com support Collect the following information before calling e Technical support registration number if applicable e Product serial numbers e Product model names and numbers e Applicable error messages e Operating system type and revision level e Detailed specific questions For continuous quality improvement calls may be recorded or monitored HP strongly recommends that customers sign up online using the Subscriber s choice website http www hp com go e updates Subscribing to this service provides you with e mail updates on the latest product enhancements newest versions of drivers and firmware documentation updates as well as instant access to numerous other product resources After signing up you can quickly locate your products by selecting Business support and then Storage under Product Category Page 8 HP StorageWorks MSL Library Extender 1 Powering off the Libraries Removing or replacing The Library Extender is a mandatory customer self re pair part HP customer self repair CSR programs al low you to repair your StorageWorks product If a CSR part needs replacing HP ships the part directly 11936 to you so that you can install it at your convenience Press the power button on the upper Library to power off the extended For more infor
6. HP StorageWorks MSL Library A WARNING Extender bee The HP StorageWorks MSL2024 Tape Library weighs up to 15 6 kg 34 3 Ib without media and up to 20 4 kg 44 9 Ib with media 24 cartridges The MSL4048 Tape Library weighs i i up to 24 6 kg 54 1 Ib without media and up to 34 2 kg 75 2 Getting started guide and ee E eam ighs up to 46 6 kg 102 7 lb without media and up t replacement Instructions 68 8kg 151 7 lb with media eects a e Observe local health and safety requirements and guidelines for manual material handling e Remove all tapes to reduce the overall weight of the device e Obtain adequate assistance to lift and stabilize the device during installation or removal See page 9 for instructions on removing or replacing the Extender A WARNING When placing the Library into or removing the Library from a rack to reduce the risk of personal injury or damage to equipment Extend the rack s leveling jacks to the floor Ensure that the full weight of the rack rests on the leveling jacks e Install stabilizing feet on the rack Extend only one rack component at a time Racks may become unstable if more than one component is extended Copyright 2009 Hewlett Packard Development Company L P Identifying prod uct com ponents First edition April 2009 Verify that you received the following The information in this document is subject to change without notice Printed in the US www hp com
7. brary remove the cartridges before moving the Library Use the OCP or RMI to open the magazines and remove the tapes from the Library The magazines with the tapes in them may also be removed from the Library See the HP StorageWorks MSL2024 MSL4048 and MSL8096 user and service guide for instructions on opening or removing the magazines 8 Powering off the Libraries 11964 Press the power button on the front panel to power off each Library 9 Positioning the Libraries in a rack LE FEEFEE Birin Before installing the Library Extender the two Libraries must be installed in a rack in the rack rails supplied with the Library and the master Library must be installed directly above the lower Library in the adjacent rack location as shown in above If you do not need to move one or more of the Libraries skip to Step 10 Relocating tape drives page 5 If one or both Libraries are mounted in a tabletop conversion cover remove the cover and install the Library in the rack in the rack rails supplied with the Library If one or both Libraries needs to be moved in the rack remove the Library and its rack rails from the rack and install the rails and Library in the necessary rack location E NOTE If the Library Extender is near the rear rack door latch you might need to move the Libraries to a different rack location to close and latch the rack doors Removing a Library from a rack or tabletop conversion co
8. d from the master Library If SN MP is not configured for the master Lib rary but is configured for the lower Lib rary the extended Library takes the set tings from the lower Library Allow magazine access Retained from the master Library without a password Ignore barcode media ID Retained from the master Library Encryption Enabled if encryption is enabled in either Library otherwise disabled sae libraries partition Disabled Reserved slots Reserved slots can be accessed by the RMI or 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 The maximum number of reserved slots is the total number of storage slots minus 2 For example an extended library with two MSL4048 Libraries has 96 storage slots allowing a maximum of 94 reserved slots 18 Verifying the installation To verify the installation run the wellness test from the OCP Support gt Run Tests screen The wellness test will exercise all Library and drive functionality for the extended Library Access to this test requires the administrator password Helptul websites For other product information see the following websites htto www hp com go ebs http www hp com go tape htto www hp com go storage htto www hp com support htto www hp com support mslg3tstree htto www hp com support Tapelools htto www docs
9. he Library firmware revision From the MSL2024 OCP 1 From the Home screen press Next until the display shows Status Information Press Enter 2 Press Next until the display shows Library Information Press Enter 3 Press Next until the display shows the Firmware Rev To find the currently available firmware revisions that support the Library Extender visit the hitp www hp com support website and search for Library Extender Select the HP StorageWorks MSL Library Extender and download the most recent firmware revision for each Library See the HP StorageWorks MSL2024 MSL4048 and MSL8096 user and service guide for instructions on updating Library firmware 6 Enabling extended mode Enable Extended Mode from the RMI Configuration System screen or OCP Configuration gt Library menu in both Libraries before installing the Library Extender E NOTE Extended mode will be enabled but not active until the Library is powered off and then powered on Page 2 7 Removing the cartridges trom the Libraries Before installing the Extender the Libraries must be installed in the rack rails supplied with the Libraries in adjacent rack locations one Library directly above the other Skip this step if you do not need to move a Library A WARNING When the Library is moved any cartridges in the Library can become dislodged from the magazines and damage the cartridges and Library robotics To avoid damaging the Li
10. ies are moved or the Extender is installed with other Libraries 14 Extending the pull out tab 11935 On the upper Library fully extend the pull out tab containing product information If the tab has a plastic extension on both sides clip the left extension as shown without removing the product information Leave the tab pulled out while installing the Extender 15 Installing the Extender A WARNING To avoid damage to the Libraries and Extender verify that both Libraries are powered off before installing the Extender I 1974 Align the upper tab on the side of the Extender with the slot in the upper drive bay and slide the Extender into the Libraries When the Extender reaches the pull out tab thread the pull out tab through the slit in the Extender attachment plate so the plastic extension of the pull out tab is outside of the Extender This will allow the Extender to seat completely and allow the information on the tab to be viewed after the Extender is installed Slide the pull out tab into the Library sa i i i Ea G i T a _ ait 11973 Tighten the two thumbscrews on each side of the Extender with your fingers or a 1 Phillips screwdriver to secure the Extender to the Libraries From the front of the Libraries tighten the captive screws inside the right and left front bezels that were loosened earlier in the procedure Page 6 16 Powering on the extended library
11. ined from the extended library The following settings are retained by both Libraries from the extended library e Administrator password SCSI tape drive addresses e Fibre Channel drive settings e Date and time e Email notification Encryption remains On if LTO3 or LTO4 tape drives are installed Settings that are set to default values The following settings are set to default values e Mailslot configuration all mailslots disabled e Reserved slots no reserved slots e Library mode Automatic e Autoload No e Loop No e Logical libraries partitioning Off SCSI master drive the lowest tape drive in each Library Settings where the lower Library reverts to earlier values For the following settings the upper Library retains the settings from the extended Library and the lower Library reverts to the settings it had before extended mode was enabled e Network settings e Barcode format reporting e Auto clean e SNMP e Log tracing configuration e Allow magazine access without the Administrator password e Ignore barcode media ID Special cases e OCP contrast setting MSL4048 and MSL8096 each Library re tains the setting it had before extended mode was enabled e Drive power The Library that hosts the tape drive that was the SCSI master drive in the extended library retains the drive power settings from the extended library In the other Library all drives are powered o
12. mation about CS R contact your local Library The top Library will park the Extender robotic and power off the service provider For North America see the CSR Omero website www hp com go seltrepair If the lower Library does not power off after 5 minutes depress the power button on the lower Library and hold it for at least 10 seconds 2 Removing the Library Extender Copyright 2009 Hewlett Packard Development Company L P First edition April 2009 The information in this document is subject to change without notice www hp com Beri Using a 1 Phillips screwdriver 1 loosen the four screws that secure the Extender to the Tape Libraries 2 Pull the Extender straight out of the Libraries Page 9 3 Repackaging the Library Extender Follow these steps to package the removed Library Extender for return to Hewlett Packard 119537 Secure the wrapper with packaging tape 153 Insert the cardboard support in the space between the top and bottom of the extender 11958 Place the foam caps around the front and back of the Extender 11954 Place the extender on the base position of the cardboard wrapper 11953 Fold the tab on the cardboard support piece down and then fold the ends of the wrapper over the front and back of the Extender 1159 Attach a foam side support on each side of the Extender 11954 Wrap the sides of the wrapper around the sides of the Ex
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14. oot Soo00go00g 11405 With assistance slide the Library onto the metal rails Secure the front bezel to the rack using a 2 Phillips screwdriver placed through the small holes in the mounting bracket to tighten the captive screws on each side of the Library Replace tape cartridges and magazines in the Library Page 4 10 Relocating tape drives The extender is installed in the bottom half height drive bay of the upper Library and the top half height drive bay in the lower Library If a tape drive is installed in either of these drive bays relocate the tape drive to another drive bay Verify that the Library is powered off bias To remove a tape drive from its current location loosen the blue captive thumbscrews on the tape drive 11932 Pull straight back on the tape drive handle while supporting the bottom of the tape drive to remove it from the Library If necessary remove one or two drive bay covers from the destination drive bay Slide the tape drive into its new drive bay Tighten the blue thumbscrews with your fingers to secure the tape drive in the Library If you removed a tape drive and are not reinstalling it in a Library store it in an anti static bag 11 Removing and replacing drive bay covers 1197260 If necessary use a 1 Phillips screwdriver to remove the bottom half height drive bay cover from the upper Library and the top half height drive bay cover from the lower Library
15. tender Page 10 190 Place the protected Extender in the shipping box 11941 Secure the box with packaging tape Replacing the Extender To replace the Extender continue with Step 13 on page 6 in the Getting started guide section of this document 4 Preparing the Libraries to operate as separate Libraries Follow the steps in the remainder of this document if you are recontiguring the extended library into two separate Libraries Relocating tape drives Each Library must have at least one tape drive Skip this step if you do not need to relocate a tape drive from one Library to the other IMPORTANT To avoid damage to the Library ensure that the tape drive is powered off before removing it from a Library biegg To remove a tape drive from its current location loosen the blue captive thumbscrews on the tape drive 11932 Pull straight back on the tape drive handle while supporting the bottom of the tape drive to remove it from the Library If necessary remove one or two drive bay covers Slide the tape drive into its new drive bay Tighten the blue thumbscrews with your fingers to secure the tape drive in the Library Replacing drive bay covers Use a 1 Phillips screwdriver to secure drive bay covers over any open tape drive bays Page 11 5 Disabling extended mode Power on both Libraries Disable Extended mode for both Libraries from their Configuration gt System menus
16. to create a space for the Library Extender 119266 Install drive bay covers over any drive bays that are not used by a tape drive or the Library Extender Two half height drive bay covers are supplied with the Library Extender for this purpose 12 Removing the USB device and Ethernet cable trom the lower Library 11727 Remove the Ethernet cable and USB device from the lower Library When the Library Extender is installed only the Ethernet and USB ports in the upper Library are active Page 5 13 Aligning the Libraries Before installing the Extender the Libraries must be aligned horizontally ipei Loosen each of the captive screws inside the left and right front bezels that attach the Libraries to the front of the rack 1 2 turn Loosening the screws in this manner allows the Libraries to be aligned horizontally while retaining the necessary reference to the front of the rack These screws will be retightened later in the procedure W pooo oo doedomodoodoodoct 11973 Secure the alignment gauge to the top half height drive bay in the lower Library by tightening the two thumbscrews with your fingers Adjust the horizontal alignment of one or both Libraries until the edge of the chassis tab is aligned with the center of the V in the notch of the alignment gauge Gently remove the alignment gauge without moving either of the Libraries Save the alignment gauge for future use if the Librar
17. tor control panel OCP USB port and Ethernet connection The lower Library is operated by the master Library Its OCP USB port and Ethernet connection are not used in the extended library configuration The upper Library must be an MSL4048 or MSL8096 The lower Library can be an MSL2024 or MSL4048 MSL4048 or MSL8096 MSL2024 or MSL4048 4 Saving the Libraries configurations When the extended Library is configured many of the individual Libraries contiguration settings are lost If you might want to recover their configurations for example to separate the Libraries in the future save the Library configuration for each Library to a file See the HP StorageWorks MSL2024 MSL4048 and MSL8096 User and service guide for instructions on saving the Library configuration 5 Upgrading the Libraries firmware Both Libraries must have firmware that supports the Library Extender and the firmware versions for the two Libraries must be compatible with each other To ensure that the Libraries have firmware versions that support the Extender and are compatible verity that each Library has the latest released version of firmware Update to the latest firmware if necessary To find the version of firmware installed on the Library see the RMI Support Firmware screen From the MSL4048 or MSL8096 operator control panel OCP navigate to the Info gt Identity gt Library screen The Library Controller FW Revision field shows t
18. ver 11403 Unplug the power cord from the wall outlet Remove the power cord from the Library Remove all other cables from the Library Page 3 Obtain adequate assistance to lift and stabilize the Library during removal and replacement From the front of the Library 1 completely loosen the screws inside the left and right front bezel these are captive screws and cannot be removed then 2 slide the Library out of the rack or cover using assistance A CAUTION Lift the Library from the side edges Lifting the Library from the magazine or drive openings or from the drive handles can damage the Library Moving the rack rails and clip nuts a o a E fE ei a fa o Ga ra Using a 3 Phillips screwdriver remove the rails from the rack For an MSL4048 or MSL8096 also remove the clip nuts Secure one rail to each side of the rack in the new location Secure the front and the back of each rail to the rack The front of the rails is straight and the back is angled zo0g00700700000 Sqooqoogoc Moving the clip nuts MSL4048 MSL8096 hk 29 O5 E olo Q olo O nlo O olo O olo O a 11288 O O G e 11287 1 Clip nut location 2 Rail screw location 3 Library bottom 4 U marker For the MSL4048 and MSL8096 replace the clip nuts in the locations shown Installing the Library in the rack rails oD o D o Q D o o D o A noeooe oogoogooR
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