HP Command View for Tape Libraries Software - Manual (Page 45)

Configuring standalone drives for TapeAssure
To configure a backup server with standalone HP drives to send TapeAssure data to a Command
View TL management station, install and configure an application called the HP StoreEver
TapeAssure Service
on the backup server. This application can be downloaded from http://
www.hp.com/go/tapeassure using the following steps:
1. Navigate to the correct download for the required operating system.
2. Download and install the software on your backup server.
3. Re-boot the server.
This is a necessary step to ensure the service has access to the tape drive, but only needs to
be done once at install time. The service starts automatically once the reboot is complete.
4. Configure the service by modifying the sta_service.cfg file.
a.
Identify the server that will be running Command View TL.
b. Set up any specifics such as the rate at which tickets will be pulled.
Most changes to the configuration will be picked up automatically within five minutes though
the service can always be restarted to pick up all the configurations.
NOTE: If the Command View TL service is not active on the management station you have
specified, support tickets generated by the standalone drives will be stored on the backup server
and will be sent to Command View TL when the service becomes active.
Configuring MSL libraries for TapeAssure
To configure a MSL library to send TapeAssure data to a Command View TL management station:
1.
Open the Remote Management Interface (RMI), web based management console for MSL
libraries.
2. Verify that the firmware on your library is at minimum firmware revision:
•
8096—9.90
•
4048—7.20
•
2024—4.90
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1/8 G2—3.00
3. From the Configuration: Network Management display of the RMI, in the Command View TL
configuration section:
a.
Enter the IPv4 address of the Command View TL management station you wish to use as
TapeAssure collector.
NOTE: The minimum firmware revisions listed above only support IPv4 management
stations. A future firmware release will enable support for IPv6 management stations.
b. Enter 8099 for the port number.
c. Submit the new network configuration.
The first TapeAssure data will not be sent to this newly registered Command View TL
management station until a tape has been written to or read from the library and then unloaded
from its drive.
NOTE: MSL libraries only generate TapeAssure data for LTO tape drives of generation LTO4
and later.
Viewing TapeAssure information
For Command View TL versions 2.5 and later, the TapeAssure tab provides a centralized view of
health, performance, and utilization data for both tape drives and tape cartridges. Summary data
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