HP ESL E-series Tape Libraries User Manual
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Contents
1 Library overview .............................................................................. 11
Library components ................................................................................................................... 11
Library cabinet ................................................................................................................... 11
Front panel ................................................................................................................. 11
Back panel ................................................................................................................. 12
Operator control panel (OCP) .............................................................................................. 14
Library robotics .................................................................................................................. 15
Switch for the internal network ............................................................................................. 16
Tape drives ........................................................................................................................ 16
Cleaning cartridges ..................................................................................................... 17
Ultrium 460, 460-FC, 960, 1840, and 3280 tape drives .................................................. 17
SDLT 320 and 600 tape drives ...................................................................................... 18
Tape cartridges .................................................................................................................. 18
Ultrium tape cartridges ................................................................................................. 18
SDLT 320 and 600 tape cartridges ................................................................................ 19
Load ports and magazines .................................................................................................. 20
Card cage and controllers ................................................................................................... 21
e2400-160 FC, e2400-FC 2G, and e2400–FC 4G interface controllers ............................. 22
LAN-free backup and restore ......................................................................................... 25
SCSI over IP Protocol (SIPP) .................................................................................................. 26
Interface Manager card ...................................................................................................... 26
Cross Linked libraries ................................................................................................................ 28
Cross Link cabinets functionality ........................................................................................... 28
Space requirements ............................................................................................................ 28
System components ............................................................................................................ 28
Lock Element Addressing ..................................................................................................... 31
Library storage locations and slot numbering ................................................................................ 31
Ultrium library .................................................................................................................... 35
SDLT library ....................................................................................................................... 37
Mixed media library ........................................................................................................... 39
2 Library operations ............................................................................ 41
Taking ESD precautions ............................................................................................................. 41
Preparing tape cartridges .......................................................................................................... 43
Labeling tape cartridges ...................................................................................................... 44
Ultrium barcode labels ................................................................................................. 44
SDLT barcode labels ..................................................................................................... 45
Media label identifiers .................................................................................................. 46
Setting the write-protect switch ............................................................................................. 47
Write-protecting Ultrium tape cartridges .......................................................................... 47
Write-protecting SDLT tape cartridges ............................................................................. 47
Inserting tape cartridges ............................................................................................................ 48
Closing the cabinet doors and access panels ............................................................................... 49
Powering the library on and off .................................................................................................. 49
Powering on the library ....................................................................................................... 49
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