Downloading a support ticket ...................................................................................... 102
MSL2024 Operator control panel (OCP) .................................................................................... 104
LED indicators .................................................................................................................. 105
Library home screen ......................................................................................................... 105
Operator control panel buttons .......................................................................................... 106
Understanding the menu structure ....................................................................................... 107
Entering the administrator password ............................................................................. 108
Unlocking the mailslot (Unlock Mailslot) .............................................................................. 108
Status/Information ............................................................................................................ 109
Inventory (Status/Information > Inventory) ..................................................................... 109
Library information (Status/Information > Library Information) .......................................... 110
Drive information (Status/Information > Drive Information) ............................................... 111
Component status (Status/Information > Component Status) ............................................. 111
Network information (Status/Information > Network Information) ..................................... 112
Configuration .................................................................................................................. 112
Configuring logical libraries (Status/Information > Set Logical Libraries) ............................ 113
Changing the administrator password (Configuration > Change Admin Password) ............. 113
Setting the number of reserved slots (Configuration > Set Reserved Slot Count) ................... 114
Configuring the mailslot (Configuration > Configure Mailslot) .......................................... 114
Bar code reporting format (Configuration > Barcode Format Reporting) ............................ 114
Changing the SCSI address — parallel SCSI devices (Configuration > Change Drive) ......... 115
Changing the drive configuration — Fibre Channel devices (Configuration > Change
Drive) ....................................................................................................................... 115
Setting the master drive (Configuration > Set Master Drive) .............................................. 116
Setting behaviors (Configuration > Library Behavior) ....................................................... 116
Setting the date and time (Configuration > Library Date/Time) ......................................... 118
Configuring network settings (Configuration > Configure Network Settings) ....................... 118
Configuring automatic cleaning (Configuration > Configure Auto Cleaning) ...................... 119
Restoring factory defaults (Configuration > Restore Defaults) ............................................ 120
Saving and restoring the Library configuration (Configuration > Save/Restore
Configuration) ........................................................................................................... 120
Operations ...................................................................................................................... 121
Unlocking, removing, and replacing magazines (Operations > Unlock Left or Right
Magazine) ................................................................................................................ 122
Cleaning a tape drive (Operations> Clean Drive) .......................................................... 122
Moving tapes in the Library (Operations > Move Tape) ................................................... 123
Updating tape cartridge inventory (Operations > Perform Inventory) ................................. 124
Rebooting the Library (Operations> Reboot Library) ........................................................ 124
Enabling password locks (Operations > Enable Library Password Locks) ............................ 125
Support .......................................................................................................................... 125
Powering a drive on or off (Support > Power On/Off Drives) ........................................... 125
Running the demonstration (Support > Run Demo) .......................................................... 126
Running the slot to slot test (Support > Run Slot To Slot Test) ............................................. 126
Running the wellness test (Support > Run Wellness Test) .................................................. 127
Upgrading firmware (Support > Library FW Upgrade, Support > Drive FW Upgrade) ......... 127
Viewing logs (Support > Library Error Log) .................................................................... 129
Downloading a support ticket (Support > Download Support Ticket) ................................. 129
Forcing the drive to eject a tape (Support > Force Drive To Eject Tape) .............................. 130
MSL4048, MSL8048, and MSL8096 operator control panel ........................................................ 131
Overview ........................................................................................................................ 131
Operations available using the OCP ............................................................................ 131
Operator control panel navigation buttons .................................................................... 132
Using the OCP ................................................................................................................. 133
Status message bar .................................................................................................... 133
Menu bar ................................................................................................................. 134
HP StorageWorks MSL2024, MSL4048, MSL8048, and MSL8096 Tape Libraries User and service
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