Document Outline

• HP SureStore DLT Tape Library User’s Guide
  • Models 4115w/4215w, 7115w/7215w
  • Part Number C5173-90000
    • Edition 4
    • September 1998
      • Printed in United States
      • Notices
      • Printing History
      • In This Book
      • Typographical Conventions
• 1 Installing the Tape Library
  • Installation Overview
  • Step 1: Choose a Location
  • Step 2: Unpack the Library
    • Required Components
    • Additional Components Provided
    • Tape Library Rear Panel
  • Step 3: Install the Host SCSI Card(s)
  • Step 4: Mount the Library in a Rack (optional)
    • Safety Precautions
    • Tools and Components
    • Mounting the Library
      • Attach the Mounting Brackets
      • Attach the Rack Slides to the Rack
      • Place the Library in the Rack
  • Step 5: Set the SCSI Interface Mode Switch
  • Step 6: Connect Library to Host
    • Routing SCSI and Power Cables on Rack Mounted Libraries
  • Step 7: Power On the System
    • Install Backup Software
    • Verify Installation With TapeAssure
  • Moving or Shipping the Library
• 2 Using Tape Cartridges
  • Tape Cartridge Overview
  • Choosing Tape Cartridges
  • Labeling Tape Cartridges
  • Labeling Bulk Load Magazines
  • Drive Cleaning Messages
  • Write-Protecting Tape Cartridges
  • Maintaining Tape Cartridges
• 3 Operating the Library
  • Overview
  • Operating the Control Panel
  • Understanding Display Window Messages
    • Drive Status
      • Status Indicators
      • Activity Indicators
    • Control Panel Options
      • First Level Options
      • Second Level Options
    • Control Panel Menu Tree
  • Entering the Administration Menu Password
  • Setting a New Administration Menu Password
  • Setting and Viewing SCSI IDs
    • Setting SCSI IDs
      • Interpreting SCSI Bus Status Indicator LEDs
    • Viewing Current SCSI Address Settings
  • Loading Tape Cartridges Into theLibrary
    • Inserting/Removing Cartridges with Software
    • Keeping Cartridges in the Magazine
    • Loading Tapes
  • Removing Tape Cartridges from the Library
  • Viewing Cartridge Bar Code Labels
  • Cleaning the Library Tape Drives
  • Setting Configuration Options
  • Retrieving Performance Information
  • Running an Internal Test
  • Using Online Drive Replacement
  • Troubleshooting
• A Supplies and Customer Support
  • Overview
  • Supplies and Accessories
  • Hewlett-Packard Customer Support
    • HP FIRST/QUICK FAX Faxback Services
      • Asia-Pacific
      • Europe
      • North and South America (includes Canada)
      • Other Countries
    • Electronic Support Services
      • On-line Service Providers
      • Hewlett-Packard Web Site
    • Customer Support Centers
      • North and South America (includes Canada)
      • European Customer Support Centers
      • Asia-Pacific
      • Elsewhere
    • Telephone Support After Warranty
      • Before Calling
      • US and Canada
      • Europe
      • Elsewhere
      • HP Reseller Locator Numbers
• B Safety and Regulatory Information
  • Overview
  • Safety Information
    • Laser Safety
    • CDRH Regulations (USA Only)
  • Regulatory Information
    • Declaration of Conformity
    • United Kingdom Telecommunications Act 1984
    • Herstellerbescheinigung
      • English Translation of German Sound Emission Directive
    • Turvallisuusyhteenveto
      • English Translation of Finnish Regulatory Information
    • Japanese VCCI Statement
      • English Translation of Japanese VCCI Statement
• C TapeAlert Messages
  • Overview
  • TapeAlert Messages and Descriptions
  • Glossary
    • A
      • autochanger
      • See tape library.
      • autochanger controller
      • The part of the library that controls the sending and receiving of SCSI commands and controls the...
    • B
      • bulk load magazine
      • See magazine.
    • C
      • cartridge
      • A plastic enclosure that contains the digital linear tape. The tape is never removed from the car...
      • cleaning cartridge
      • A special tape cartridge that is used to clean digital linear tape drives.
      • control panel
      • The part of the library that is used to manage and display library functions.
    • D
      • digital linear tape
      • Digital linear tape (DLT) drives read and write data to digital linear tape in straight tracks th...
      • driver
      • A program that allows the operating system to communicate with a peripheral device.
    • E
      • element
      • A SCSI term for any one of the autochanger components-- drive, storage slots, or picker.
    • J
      • jukebox
      • See tape library.
    • L
      • library
      • See tape library.
      • LAN
      • Local Area Network. A group of computers and peripherals physically connected so users can share ...
    • M
      • magazine
      • A removable part of the library used to insert, remove, and store tape cartridges in the library.
    • P
      • peripheral device
      • A product used in conjunction with a computer, that is physically separate but that is under the ...
      • picker
      • See transport mechanism.
    • R
      • rack
      • A cabinet-like product used to house one or more computer peripherals. Computer peripherals are m...
      • rack slides
      • Expandable mechanical devices that are mounted to a computer peripheral and allow the peripheral ...
      • rails
      • The vertical slotted metal pieces at the front and back of a rack used to mount the rack slides t...
    • S
      • SCSI
      • An acronym for the Small Computer Systems Interface.
      • slides
      • See rack slides.
      • storage slot
      • An area of the magazine that holds cartridges when the cartridges are not in the drive.
      • swap
      • A motion that occurs when the transport mechanism replaces one tape cartridge in the drive with a...
    • T
      • tape library
      • A term synonymous with jukebox or autochanger. This type of tape storage device is often referred...
      • terminator
      • A resistor array device used for electrically terminating a SCSI bus. A SCSI bus must be terminat...
      • transport mechanism
      • The part of the library that transports tape cartridges to and from storage slots and the drive.
    • U
      • UPS
      • Uninterruptible Power Supply. A product that is used to supply power to computer systems when the...
    • W
      • write-protect
      • A feature that prevents data from being written to a tape. A write protect tab is located on the ...
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