Document Outline

• HP StorageWorks ESL E-Series Tape Library
• Contents
• 1 Library overview
  • Library components
    • Library cabinet
      • Front panel
      • Back panel
    • Operator control panel (OCP)
    • Library robotics
    • Switch for the internal network
    • Tape drives
      • Cleaning cartridges
      • Ultrium 460, 460-FC, 960, 1840, and 3280 tape drives
      • SDLT 320 and 600 tape drives
    • Tape cartridges
      • Ultrium tape cartridges
      • SDLT 320 and 600 tape cartridges
    • Load ports and magazines
    • Card cage and controllers
      • e2400-160 FC, e2400-FC 2G, and e2400–FC 4G interface controllers
        • Reset button
        • Power indicator
        • Serial port
        • Ethernet port
        • External FC ports
        • SCSI buses (e2400-160 FC interface controller only)
        • Internal FC ports (e2400-FC 2G or 4G interface controller only)
      • LAN-free backup and restore
    • SCSI over IP Protocol (SIPP)
    • Interface Manager card
  • Cross Linked libraries
    • Cross Link cabinets functionality
    • Space requirements
    • System components
    • Lock Element Addressing
  • Library storage locations and slot numbering
    • Ultrium library
    • SDLT library
    • Mixed media library
• 2 Library operations
  • Taking ESD precautions
  • Preparing tape cartridges
    • Labeling tape cartridges
      • Ultrium barcode labels
      • SDLT barcode labels
      • Media label identifiers
    • Setting the write-protect switch
      • Write-protecting Ultrium tape cartridges
      • Write-protecting SDLT tape cartridges
  • Inserting tape cartridges
  • Closing the cabinet doors and access panels
  • Powering the library on and off
    • Powering on the library
    • Placing the library on-line or off-line
    • Powering off the library
  • Using the OCP
    • Home screen
    • OCP buttons
    • OCP components
    • Menu screen
      • Viewing library information (standalone libraries or primary cabinets only)
      • Viewing cabinet information
      • Viewing library health status information (standalone libraries only)
      • Viewing partition (Lock Element Addressing) information
      • Viewing and editing setup information
      • Viewing and editing the network settings (standalone libraries or primary cabinets only)
      • Viewing the IPv6 Network Settings
      • Viewing the event log
    • Load Ports screen
    • Operations screen
    • Diagnostics screen
    • Stop button
  • Inserting tape cartridges into a fixed load port
  • Using removable magazines
    • Insert removable magazines
    • Remove removable magazines
• 3 Maintenance and troubleshooting
  • Start-up problems
    • The library does not power on
    • The library or tape drives are not detected by the Interface Manager or Command View TL software
    • During initialization, the library reports “not ready”
    • One or more tape drives fail to spin up during start-up
  • OCP problems
    • The OCP is blank
    • The OCP does not respond to buttons
    • An error message appears
  • Robotics problems
    • The robot does not move at power on
    • The picker partially grips a tape cartridge
    • The barcode reader fails
    • The robot times out or hangs
    • The robot fails during an operation
    • The robot drops a cartridge
    • A cartridge is in the picker at start-up, when a move command is requested, or after a place command is executed
    • The picker does not have a cartridge after completing a pick command
  • Operating problems
    • The host computer cannot communicate with the library
    • A tape cartridge (medium) is reported not present
    • A move command failed
    • A flash memory error is reported
    • A maximum temperature exceeded warning appears
  • Switch problems
  • Tape drive problems
    • The library is unable to communicate with a drive
    • The tape drive does not eject a cartridge
    • An LTO4 or LTO5 tape drive does not link up
  • Interface Manager card problems
    • Status LED diagnostic codes
    • Network link activity/speed LEDs
    • Common Interface Manager issues
      • Command View TL server does not detect the Interface Manager card
      • Interface Manager card does not detect one or more FC interface controllers
      • Interface Manager card does not detect drives or library
      • Command View TL does not run in the browser
  • FC interface controller problems
    • LED indicators
    • Basic troubleshooting
    • Verifying SCSI bus configuration
    • Verifying FC port connection
    • Verifying FC and SCSI devices in Windows NT
    • Verifying the interface controller configuration
    • Verifying devices
    • Verifying the host configuration
    • Verifying HBA device driver information
    • Verifying serial port configuration
  • Maintaining tape cartridges
  • Cleaning tape drives
    • Cleaning SDLT tape drives
    • Cleaning Ultrium tape drives
• 4 Support and other resources
  • Contacting HP
    • Subscription service
  • New and changed information in this edition
  • Related information
    • HP websites
  • Typographic conventions
  • Rack stability
  • Customer self repair
  • HP product documentation survey
• A Library characteristics
  • Physical specifications and requirements
  • Performance and reliability characteristics
  • Environmental specifications
• B Relocating the library
  • Checking the new installation site
  • Preparing the library for relocation
    • Removing tape cartridges
    • Installing shipping restraints and packing
    • Disconnecting library cables
  • Crating the library
  • Preparing the library for operation
• C Regulatory statements
  • Federal Communications Commission notice
    • FCC rating label
      • Class A equipment
      • Class B equipment
    • Declaration of Conformity for products marked with the FCC logo, United States only
    • Modification
    • Cables
  • Canadian notice (Avis Canadien)
    • Class A equipment
    • Class B equipment
  • European Union notice
  • Japanese notices
    • Japanese VCCI-A notice
    • Japanese VCCI-B notice
    • Japanese power cord statement
  • Korean notices
    • Class A equipment
    • Class B equipment
  • Taiwanese notices
    • BSMI Class A notice
    • Taiwan battery recycle statement
  • Turkish recycling notice
  • Laser compliance notices
    • English laser notice
    • Dutch laser notice
    • French laser notice
    • German laser notice
    • Italian laser notice
    • Japanese laser notice
    • Spanish laser notice
  • Recycling notices
    • English recycling notice
    • Bulgarian recycling notice
    • Czech recycling notice
    • Danish recycling notice
    • Dutch recycling notice
    • Estonian recycling notice
    • Finnish recycling notice
    • French recycling notice
    • German recycling notice
    • Greek recycling notice
    • Hungarian recycling notice
    • Italian recycling notice
    • Latvian recycling notice
    • Lithuanian recycling notice
    • Polish recycling notice
    • Portuguese recycling notice
    • Romanian recycling notice
    • Slovak recycling notice
    • Spanish recycling notice
    • Swedish recycling notice
  • Battery replacement notices
    • Dutch battery notice
    • French battery notice
    • German battery notice
    • Italian battery notice
    • Japanese battery notice
    • Spanish battery notice
• D Sense data values
• E Event reporting
  • Critical events
  • Warning events
  • Information events
• Glossary
• Index