HP Command View for Tape Libraries Software - Manual (Page 267)

connection to the storage area network (SAN). Command View TL 2.2 includes the following new
features for working with LTO4 and later tape drives:
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Monitoring and configuring LTO4 tape drives—You can configure and monitor the FC
connections between the tape drive and the SAN. See
(page 130) .
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World wide name (WWN) retention—The WWN is retained when you replace an LTO4 tape
drive with another LTO4 tape drive. See
Changing the connection properties of advanced
LTO4 tape drives (page 131) .
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Installing, upgrading, and replacing LTO4 tape drives—With LTO4 tape drives, the library
architecture includes an internal network switch. When you install the first LTO4 tape drive in
a library that only contains LTO2 or LTO3 tape drives, you need to add and configure the
internal network switch. When replacing an LTO2 or LTO3 tape drive with an LTO4 tape
drive, you must also reconfigure some library settings to enable to the new tape drive. See
(page 130) .
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The ability to turn off Telnet (and SSH) and FTP (and SFTP).
New features in Command View TL 2.0
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Security—ESL E-Series and EML libraries have different security levels for different users. The
users that are defined are administrator, operator, and guest. You are prompted for the user
and password when you select a library to manage. The user name appears in the center of
the bottom of the screen. See
Managing libraries (page 24) and Changing library
passwords (page 34) .
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Host mapping—You can dynamically configure additional servers to access your tape library
without rebooting the interface controllers. See
Configuring host HBA access (page 144) . You
can create a custom device map even if the Interface Manager Mode is set to automatic.
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Partitions—You can add slots or tape drives to an existing partition without first deleting and
recreating it. You can allocate partitioned (virtual) robots to both FC ports instead of being
grouped on port 0. See
Extending a partition (page 155) .
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Firmware updates—A firmware update wizard walks you step-by-step through the process
and checks that your library meets the minimum requirements. Firmware updates for multiple
components happen simultaneously. See
Updating the firmware with the Firmware Update
wizard (page 137) .
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Support tickets—Some support tickets are non-disruptive to backups and contain more
information than before. You can generate support tickets even if the library is not completely
healthy. Support tickets for multiple components happen simultaneously. Support tickets for
tape drives are generated and cached whenever a tape cartridge is ejected. Large support
tickets are in one file and are therefore easier to e-mail. See
Using support tickets (page 172) .
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World Wide Name (WWN) retention is automatically and always enabled in Command
View TL 2.0.
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Monitoring—A summary of the component status and recent alerts appears in the upper-right
corner of every Library screen.
The Health Summary screen contains a Recent Alerts column.
On the Health Summary screen, you can right-click a component, and then select Alerts.
Readings from temperature, voltage, and fan speed sensors inside the library cabinet appear
in the GUI. See
Viewing the status of components (page 39) .
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Simultaneous logins from multiple GUIs and CLIs—Multiple users can manage a library at the
same time without interrupting critical or long-running operations.
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The Close button in upper-right corner returns you to the Launcher window from which you
select libraries to manage. See
Navigating Command View TL (page 25) .
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The Help link in the upper-right corner now opens the online help in a new browser window.
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