HP Command View for Tape Libraries Software - Manual (Page 3)

Contents
1 Introduction.............................................................................................10
New features in Command View TL 3.7.00................................................................................10
SNIA compliance...................................................................................................................10
User interfaces.......................................................................................................................11
Network configuration overview...............................................................................................11
External features overview........................................................................................................14
2 Command View TL GUI.............................................................................15
Primary management station....................................................................................................15
Prerequisites...........................................................................................................................15
Installing Command View TL....................................................................................................18
Starting Command View TL......................................................................................................21
Testing the Insight Remote Support............................................................................................23
Managing libraries.................................................................................................................24
Navigating Command View TL.................................................................................................25
Device numbering conventions.................................................................................................26
Initial configuration steps.........................................................................................................26
Adding and removing libraries.................................................................................................27
Adding libraries manually...................................................................................................27
Editing a library name........................................................................................................27
Removing libraries.............................................................................................................27
Changing the e-mail settings....................................................................................................28
Configuring e-mail alerts.........................................................................................................29
Managing license keys............................................................................................................31
Adding a license key..........................................................................................................32
Viewing the Management Station.............................................................................................33
Changing the network settings of the management station............................................................33
Changing management station passwords.................................................................................34
Recovering a password...........................................................................................................35
Changing the library settings...................................................................................................35
Changing the network settings of the Interface Manager card......................................................36
RDC Configuration..................................................................................................................37
Verifying connectivity..............................................................................................................37
Getting information about an EML or ESL E-Series library.............................................................38
Viewing the health summary....................................................................................................38
Viewing the physical connections..............................................................................................38
Viewing the status of components.............................................................................................39
Viewing the alert log...............................................................................................................39
Changing the Interface Manager mode.....................................................................................41
Changing the connection properties of the interface controllers.....................................................41
Managing the interface controllers............................................................................................42
Replacing an interface controller..........................................................................................42
Clearing a WWN mismatch...............................................................................................43
Using TapeAssure...................................................................................................................44
Configuring standalone drives for TapeAssure........................................................................45
Configuring MSL libraries for TapeAssure..............................................................................45
Viewing TapeAssure information..........................................................................................45
Viewing the dashboard..................................................................................................46
Viewing the Health tab..............................................................................................46
Viewing the Library tab.............................................................................................48
Library TapeAssure views...............................................................................................51
Usage tabular view.......................................................................................................53
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