Document Outline

• HP StoreEver Enterprise Systems Library (ESL) G3 Tape Library
• Contents
• 1 Library overview
  • Hardware and firmware differences
  • Library features
    • Density
    • Centralized management
    • Proactive availability
    • Data Path and Control Path Failover
    • Serviceability and reliability
    • Host attachment
    • Remote management
    • Capacity on demand
  • Control module
  • Expansion modules
  • High density expansion modules
  • Library management module
    • Management control blade (MCB)
    • Robotics control unit (RCU)
    • Library motor drive (LMD) or library power control (LPC1)
  • I/O Management units
    • Control management blade (CMB)
    • Ethernet expansion blade (EEB)
  • Picker (cartridge accessor)
  • Import/Export stations
    • Extended I/E option
  • Cartridges
  • Cartridge magazines
  • Support for WORM
  • Tape drives
    • LTO drives
  • Operator panel
  • Power system
  • Using the library demonstration mode
    • Starting demo mode
    • Pausing demo mode
    • Stopping demo mode
• 2 Modifying the library configuration
  • Setup Wizard prerequisites
  • Accessing the Setup Wizard
  • Entering License Keys
  • Working with partitions
    • Understanding partition media policy settings
      • Media domain
      • Media type
      • Media ID checking
      • Return media identifier
      • Returning media identifiers to hosts
    • Working with library control paths
    • Creating partitions
      • Creating partitions with the Setup Wizard
      • Creating partitions automatically
      • Creating partitions manually using Simple mode
      • Creating partitions manually using Expert mode
    • Modifying partitions
    • Data Path Failover for partitions
    • Deleting partitions
    • Selecting a partition control path
    • Control Path Failover for partitions
    • Automated Media Pool (AMP)
  • Enabling or disabling IPv6 and IPv4 network configuration
    • Setting up IPv4 network configuration
    • Setting up IPv6 network configuration
    • Setting the network configuration using the Setup Wizard
  • Configuring the host name using the Setup Wizard
  • Specifying the date and time using the Setup Wizard
  • Specifying the date and time
  • Filling the library with cartridges (bulk loading)
  • Setting up the network configuration
  • Changing internal IP network addressing
  • Enabling Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS)
  • Configuring DNS
  • Setting up network security
  • Setting up drives
  • Configuring e-mail
    • Setting up or changing e-mail configuration
    • Testing current e-mail configuration
  • Setting up e-mail notifications
  • Setting up media security notifications
  • Setting up advanced reporting options
    • Saving report criteria templates
    • Scheduling a new job
    • Editing scheduled jobs
    • Deleting scheduled jobs
  • Configuring drive cleaning
    • Assigning cleaning magazines and importing cleaning media
    • Exporting cleaning media
    • Unassigning a cleaning magazine
  • Registering SNMP traps
    • Registering an application
    • Removing an application trap registration
  • Using the secure manager configuration wizard
    • Using the Host Configuration option
    • Using the Access Group Configuration option
    • Using the Host Access Configuration option
  • Using LDAP
    • LDAP server guidelines
      • User and group access
      • OpenLDAP 2.4
    • Configuring LDAP
      • General tab
      • Access tab
      • Test tab
      • Failure modes
  • Configuring library behavioral settings
  • Configuring screen saver preferences
  • About the configuration record
  • Setting aisle lights
  • Clear the registered Command View TL management station
  • Robot failover
• 3 Operating the library
  • Logging on and off
    • Logging on from the OCP
    • Logging off from the OCP
    • Logging on from the Library Management Console (LMC) using a web browser
      • Software requirements
      • Accessing the LMC applet
    • Logging off from the LMC
  • Connecting to multiple libraries
  • Using the indicator panel and OCP
  • Using the indicator panel
  • Accessing the Library Management Console (LMC)
    • Menus
    • Toolbar
    • Reading the library information panel
    • System status buttons
    • Viewing details about events
  • Understanding location coordinates
    • Cartridge locations
    • Tape drive locations
  • Viewing the physical library or a partition
    • Using the View menu
    • Using the Managed Views region of the LMC display
  • Changing the library state
    • Taking the physical library or a partition online or offline
    • Online and offline functionality
  • Working with local user accounts
    • Creating local user accounts
    • Modifying local user accounts
    • Deleting local user accounts
    • Viewing local user account permissions
    • User privileges and library/partition functions
  • Shutting down/rebooting the library
  • Library Access Wizard
    • Aisle access
    • Robot access
  • Powering off the library
  • Powering on the library
  • Locking/Unlocking the I/E station
  • Using the library when robotics are not ready
• 4 Monitoring the library
  • Using Library Explorer
    • Understanding the graphical display, frame view
    • Accessing library operations
  • Monitoring system components
    • Monitoring system status
    • Monitoring drive status
    • Monitoring I/E station status
    • Monitoring slots status
      • Checking slot status
      • Filtering slots by location
    • Monitoring media status
    • Monitoring library configuration
    • Working with the media usage report
    • Monitoring sensor status
      • Accessing the sensor status dialog box
      • Displaying cooling fan information
      • Displaying power supply information
      • Displaying temperature information
      • Displaying voltage information
      • Displaying humidity information
    • Saving and restoring library configuration
      • Types of configuration image files
      • When to save the library configuration
      • Saving a remote restore image
      • Saving a local rescue image
      • Restoring library configuration
      • Rescuing library configuration
      • Reverting library configuration
    • E-mailing or saving the configuration record
      • E-mailing the configuration record
      • Saving the configuration record
    • Monitoring user status
    • Monitoring partitions status
    • Viewing partition status details
    • Monitoring key management
  • Creating support tickets
  • E-mailing, saving, and printing status information
• 5 Maintaining the library
  • Configuring and testing drives
    • Viewing the Drives window
    • Viewing drive details
    • Emailing and saving support tickets
    • Cleaning a drive
  • Saving a report template
    • Generating an Events Report
    • Generating a Tape Alert History Report
  • Teaching the library (configuration and calibration)
    • Running configuration teach
    • Running calibration teach
  • Working with verification tests
    • Verification test descriptions
      • Installation verification test
      • Partial system tests
      • Field replaceable unit operational tests
      • Custom library alignment tests
    • Verification test functions
      • Library alignment test
      • Get/Put test
      • Accessor assembly test
      • Picker assembly test
      • Drive sled assembly test
      • Scan barcode test
      • I/E station assembly test
      • Scanner fiducial test
      • Tower assembly test
    • Initiating verification tests
      • Running the installation verification test
      • Partial tests
      • FRU operational tests
      • Running custom tests
    • Understanding the verification test inventory
      • Library inventory
      • Drive inventory
    • Test results
    • Verification test graphical reports
      • Joint alignments
      • Vertical alignments
      • Horizontal alignments
      • Calibration offsets
      • Boundary/accessibility
      • Get/Put
      • Scan fiducials
      • Picker pivot/reach
    • Verification test logs
      • Viewing test logs
      • Viewing graphical reports and text logs
    • Emailing, saving, and printing test logs
  • Using the partitions defragmentation tool
    • Defragmenting partitions
    • Canceling defragmentation
    • Recovering after defragmentation is interrupted
    • Cycling library power
  • Using Sift Sort
    • Exporting media via Sift Sort
    • Capturing Sift Sort screen shot
  • Retrieving, emailing, and saving MIB files
  • Maintaining air filters
  • Configuring robot and power rail health checks
• 6 Working with cartridges and barcodes
  • Handling cartridges properly
  • Removing lodged cartridges
  • Write-protecting cartridges
  • Barcode requirements
  • Installing barcode labels
  • Using cleaning cartridges
  • Managing media
    • Importing cartridges into partitions
    • Exporting cartridges from partitions
    • Loading drives
    • Unloading drives
    • Moving media
    • Inventory
• 7 Managing library firmware and software versions
  • Updating library software
    • Accessing the update firmware wizard
    • Installing new library software
    • Downloading a new library software package
    • Installing a new library software package
    • Reinstalling current library software
    • Rolling back to the previous build package
  • Updating drive firmware
    • Accessing the Update Drive Firmware window
    • Downloading new drive firmware
    • Updating drive firmware using firmware images
  • Updating drive firmware using update tapes
• 8 Troubleshooting your library
  • Is the access door closed?
  • Testing the accessor
  • Testing the scanner
  • Testing the signals and sensors
  • Testing the picker
  • Is a cartridge or drive having problems?
  • How does the library report issues?
    • Understanding indicators on system status buttons
    • Understanding email notifications
  • Working with events
    • Event guidelines
    • Displaying event lists
      • Using system status buttons to display event lists
    • Using the Events command or the Events button to display event lists
  • Viewing event details
    • Viewing history event details
    • Viewing event details reports
    • Viewing repair pages
    • Viewing tape alerts
    • Creating a Tape Alert History report
    • Emailing, saving, and printing event information
    • Running verification tests to determine issue resolution
    • Closing events
      • Closing individual events
      • Closing multiple events
    • Generating the Events report
      • Specifying Events report criteria
      • Printing or exporting a report to PDF
      • Exporting a report to an email or a text file
      • Saving a report template
  • Interpreting LEDs
    • Interpreting blade status LEDs
      • Actions based on LED states
    • Interpreting drive status LEDs
    • Interpreting fibre port link LED
      • Drive sled Fibre Channel link LED
    • Interpreting MCB port LEDs
      • MCB Ethernet port LEDs
      • MCB Fibre Channel port LEDs
    • Interpreting LBX terminator LEDs
    • Interpreting power supply LEDs
  • Accessing Online Help
• 9 Support and other resources
  • Contacting HP
  • Subscription service
  • Related information
  • HP websites
  • Typographic conventions
  • Rack stability
  • Customer self repair
• 10 Documentation feedback
• A ESKM Management Solutions
  • Enabling the ESKM License Key
  • Configuring Encryption Key Management
    • Using Select Key Management Type
    • Using Update Key Manager Configuration
    • Using Update Key Manager Certificate
• B Using the Key Management Interoperability Protocol (KMIP) feature
  • Key Managers
  • Operation
  • Licensing
  • KMIP Configuration
  • Verifying the KMIP encryption feature is working
    • Basic encryption
    • Failover test
• C Tape Alert listing
• D CLI Guide
  • Introduction
  • Accessing the CLI
  • Paths
  • Global Commands
    • help
    • home
    • exit
    • up
  • Alphabetical List of Commands
  • Command Details
    • clear station
    • move media
    • reboot drive
    • reboot library
    • restore system defaults
    • save support ticket
    • set network ipv4Address
    • set partition
    • show drive hostport
    • show firmware revisions
    • show library configuration
    • show library sensors
    • show library status
    • show library time
    • show media
    • show network information
    • show partitions
• E Frequently Asked Questions
• F Belarus Kazakhstan Russia marking
  • Turkey RoHS material content declaration
  • Ukraine RoHS material content declaration
  • Warranty information
• G Product Safety Statements
  • Mechanical Locks
  • Power Button on the Library Indicator Panel
• Glossary
• Index