HP 9000 Virtual Library System User Manual
Hp 9000 virtual library system user guide, For vls firmware 6.1.0
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HP 9000 Virtual Library System User Guide
For VLS Firmware 6.1.0
Abstract
This document describes the HP VLS9000–series systems to facilitate their installation, operation, and maintenance. This
document is intended for system administrators who are experienced with setting up and managing large storage systems.
*AG306-96034*
HP Part Number: AG306-96034
Published: December 2012
Edition: Tenth
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Table of contents
Document Outline
- HP 9000 Virtual Library System User Guide
- Contents
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Hardware Installation
- Minimum Hardware Requirements
- Preparing for the Installation
- Unpacking
- Removing the Packing Materials
- Rack Planning Resources
- Rack Requirements
- Rack Warnings
- Identifying the VLS Shipping Carton Contents
- VLS Assembly Overview
- Installing PDUs
- Installing the Disk Array Enclosures into a Rack
- Cabling Base and Capacity Enclosures
- Installing the VLS Node into a Rack
- Cabling the Node
- Installing the VLS High Performance Node into a Rack
- Cabling External Connections
- Installing the Ethernet Switches 6600 into a Rack
- Cabling Ethernet Switches
- Installing the Ethernet Switch 2510–24 into a Rack
- Cabling Ethernet Switch 2510–24
- Installing the Fibre Channel Switches into a Rack
- Cabling Fibre Channel Switches
- Installing the VLS9000 Interswitch Link Kit
- 3 Multi-node Setup
- 4 Storage Configuration
- 5 Automigration/Replication
- Understanding Automigration Concepts
- Connecting a Destination Library
- Managing and Unmanaging a Destination Library
- Echo Copy Pool Operations
- Creating an Echo Copy Pool
- Creating Virtual Tapes
- Restoring from a SAN Physical Cartridge
- Restoring from a LAN/WAN Virtual Cartridge
- Loading Blank Media into an Echo Copy Pool
- Loading Media into an Echo Copy Pool for Overwrite
- Restarting a Broken Mirror
- Viewing Cartridges in Automigration Source Libraries
- Viewing Automigration Cartridges in the Firesafe
- Editing Copy Pools
- SAN Destination Library Operations
- Monitoring Destination Library Status
- Forcing a Replication Job
- Placing a Library Offline or Online
- Moving Media from One Slot to Another
- Ejecting Media from a Slot into an Empty Mailslot
- Ejecting Media from a Drive into an Empty Mailslot
- Restarting Automigration/Replication Services
- Scanning a SAN Destination Library
- Editing the Management URL
- Uploading SAN Destination Library or Tape Drive Firmware
- Deploying SAN Destination Library or Tape Drive Firmware
- Generating a SAN Destination Library Support Ticket
- Generating a SAN Destination Library Drive Support Ticket
- Running a SAN Destination Library Assessment Test
- Running a SAN Destination Library Drive Assessment Test
- Replacing a Library
- LAN/WAN Destination Library Operations
- LAN/WAN Replication Target Operations
- Creating a LAN/WAN Replication Target
- Viewing the Replication Target Slot Details
- Setting the Global LAN/WAN Replication Target Configuration
- Editing a LAN/WAN Replication Target
- Deleting a LAN/WAN Replication Target
- Changing the LAN/WAN Replication Target Password
- Clearing the Source VLS from the LAN/WAN Replication Target
- Automigration/Replication Reporting
- 6 Deduplication
- 7 Operation
- 8 User Interfaces
- 9 Configuration
- Setting the Network Settings
- Setting the User Preferences
- Editing the Default Fibre Channel Host Port Settings
- Managing Oversubscription
- Managing Virtual Device LUNs
- Creating a Virtual Library
- Editing a Virtual Library
- Creating Tape Drives
- Creating Cartridges
- Destroying a Virtual Library
- Destroying a Tape Drive
- 10 Management
- 11 Monitoring
- Status Information in the Status Pane
- Status Icons
- Notification Alerts
- Monitoring Storage Capacity
- Performance and Storage Use Reports
- Stress Testing Hard Disks using the Storage Exerciser
- Clearing All System Faults
- Clearing the Hardware Compression Faults
- Trace Log Files
- 12 CLI Command Set
- 13 Component Identification
- VLS9000 Node Components, LEDs, and Buttons
- Front Panel Components
- Front Panel LEDs and Buttons
- Rear Panel Components
- Rear Panel LEDs and Buttons
- System Board Components
- Accessing the HP Systems Insight Display
- HP Systems Insight Display and LEDs
- HP Systems Insight Display LEDs and Internal Health LED Combinations
- Hard Drive LEDs
- Hard Drive LED Combinations
- Fan Locations
- VLS9200 Node Components, LEDs, and Buttons
- Front Panel Components
- Front Panel LEDs and Buttons
- Rear Panel Components
- Rear Panel LEDs and Buttons
- System Board Components
- Accessing the HP System Insight Display
- HP Systems Insight Display and LEDs
- HP Systems Insight Display LEDs and Internal Health LED Combinations
- Hard Drive LEDs
- Hard Drive LED Combinations
- VLS9200 High Performance Node Components, LEDs, and Buttons
- Fibre Channel Switch 4/10q Components, LEDs, and Buttons
- Fibre Channel Switch 4/16q Components, LEDs, and Buttons
- Fibre Channel Switch 8/20q Components, LEDs, and Buttons
- Ethernet Switch 2510–24 Components, LEDs, and Buttons
- Ethernet Switch 2810–24G Components, LEDs, and Buttons
- Ethernet Switch E6600 Components, LEDs, and Buttons
- USB LAN Adapter Components
- VLS9000 Disk Array Components, LEDs, and Buttons
- VLS9200 Disk Array Enclosure Components, LEDs, and Buttons
- VLS9000 Node Components, LEDs, and Buttons
- 14 Component Replacement
- Safety Considerations
- Preparation Procedures
- VLS Node Component Replacement
- Replacing a Primary Node
- Replacing a Secondary Node
- Replacing All VLS9000 Nodes with VLS9200 Nodes
- Fibre Channel Switch Replacement
- Fibre Channel Transceiver Replacement
- Ethernet Switch Replacement
- VLS9200 Disk Array Component Replacement
- 15 Disaster Recovery
- 16 Support and Other Resources
- 17 Documentation feedback
- A Troubleshooting
- B Specifications
- C Regulatory Information
- Glossary
- Index