WARNING!

The HP StorageWorks MSL8096

HP StorageWorks Tape Library weighs 46.6 kg (102.7 lb) without
MSL8096 Tape Library media and 68.8 kg (151.7 lb) with media (96
cartridges). When moving the Library, to reduce
Getting Started the risk of personal injury or damage to the
Library:
•Observe local health and safety requirements
and guidelines for manual material handling.
•Remove all tapes to reduce the overall weight
of the Library.
•Obtain adequate assistance to lift and stabilize
the Library during installation or removal.

WARNING! When placing the Library into the

For more detailed installation and operation
instructions, see the HP StorageWorks MSL8096
Tape Library User and Service Guide on the CD in
the documentation kit.
rack, to reduce the risk of personal injury or
damage to equipment:
•Extend the rack's leveling jacks to the floor.
•Ensure that the full weight of the rack rests on
the leveling jacks.
•Install stabilizing feet on the rack.
•Extend only one rack component at a time.
Racks may become unstable if more than one
unit is extended at a time.

Unpacking the Library

Remove the packaging and accessories covering the Carefully remove the foam padding and then the bag
Library. from the Library.
With assistance, remove the Library from the box and Save the packaging materials to move or ship the
place it on a level work surface. Library in the future.

Identifying product components

1
Confirm that you received the following:
1 Tape Library 6 Two 2.5 m
2 Two rack rails parallel SCSI cables 2
3 Two packets with (Parallel SCSI
eight M6 screws Libraries only)
each and four clip 7 Two parallel SCSI 3 6
nuts each terminators (Parallel 7
4 Ethernet cable SCSI Libraries only)
5 Documentation kit 8 SAS cable (SAS
Libraries only) 4
8

5
 Back panel overview:
Front panel overview Fibre Channel
7 1 3 4 2

1 2 4 1 8 3 9 4 5 6 7
1 Fan
2 6 5 8 6 7 2. Power connector
3. Tape drive
1 Power button 5 Control keys
4 Magazine release hole
2 Magazine and mailslot 6 Air vent
5 Ethernet port
location 7 Magazine
6 Serial port (HP factory use only)
3 LEDs 8 Observation window
7 USB port
4 LCD screen
8 Fibre Channel ports
9 Pull-out tab containing product information

Back panel overview: parallel SCSI Back panel overview: SAS

1 2 4 8 3 1 9 4 5 6 7
1 2 4 8 3 1 9 4 5 6 7
1 Fan 1 Fan
2. Power connector 2. Power connector
3. Tape drive 3. Tape drive
4 Magazine release hole 4 Magazine release hole
5 Ethernet port 5 Ethernet port
6 Serial port (HP factory use only) 6 Serial port (HP factory use only)
7 USB port 7 USB port
8 Parallel SCSI ports 8 SAS port
9 Pull-out tab containing product information 9 Pull-out tab containing product information
1 Determining your rack type 3 Installing the clip nuts
You will need a #2 and #3 Phillips screwdriver, the two
rack rails, and the packet of M6 screws and clip nuts 1U markers
appropriate for your rack.
• The HP System/E rack has 7.1 mm round holes in
the rack column. Choose the packet labeled HP Rack
System/E.
• The HP 5000 and 10000 racks have 9.5 mm square Clip nut location
holes in the rack column. Choose the packet labeled
HP Rack 5000, 10000.

2 Securing the rails to the rack

Rail attach location

Base of Library location

On the front of the rack, install two clip nuts on each

side in the locations shown.

Using the screws for your rack type and a #3 Phillips

4 Installing the Library
screwdriver, secure the front and back of each rail to
the rack. The front of each rail is straight and the back
is angled, as shown.

Slide the Library onto the rails. Secure the front bezel to
the rack using a #2 Phillips screwdriver placed through
the small holes in the mounting bracket to tighten the
captive screws on each side of the Library.
Optional: Adding a redundant Optional: Adding tape drives
power supply

With the tape drive upgrade kits, the Tape Library can
hold up to four tape drives.

With the redundant power supply upgrade kit, the Tape

Library will continue to operate without interruption if
either power supply fails.
To install the redundant power supply, remove the cover
plate for the redundant power supply, slide the power
supply into the bay until it is firmly seated, and then
secure it by tightening the blue thumb screws.

Locate the next higher tape drive bay, which will be

directly above a full-height drive or above a half-height
drive/half-height cover pair, in one of the locations
shown.
Remove one cover for a half-height drive or two covers
for a full-height drive.

Slide the tape drive into the bay until it is firmly seated,
and then secure it by tightening the blue thumb screws.
5a Planning the parallel SCSI
configuration: parallel SCSI
If you are unfamiliar with configuring parallel SCSI
devices, read the parallel SCSI configuration
information in the User and Service Guide on the
documentation CD.
Follow these general guidelines when planning the
parallel SCSI configuration:
• The Library has an LVDS SCSI bus. It is NOT
compatible with a standard differential (Diff) or High-
Voltage (HVD) SCSI bus.
• The Ultrium 960 tape drives are Ultra320 SCSI
devices. Only put one Ultrium tape drive on an Ultra
320 SCSI bus. Putting an Ultrium 960 tape drive on
a slower bus or putting both tape drives on the same
bus may degrade performance.
• Avoid putting the Library on the same SCSI bus as a
disk drive or SE device.
• The default SCSI ID for all tape drives is 4.
5c Planning the Fiber Channel
configuration: Fiber Channel
You must provide a Fibre Channel cable for each tape
drive in the Library. Each Fibre Channel tape drive has
two Fibre Channel ports. Only one port may be used at
a time, but both ports can be connected for path
failover if your application supports path failover.
Direct connection
You will need a 2 Gb or 4 Gb Fibre Channel HBA.
SAN connection
All switches between the host and the Library must be of
the appropriate type. A 2 Gb switch in the path may
result in performance degradation when backing up
highly compressible data to a 4 Gb tape drive.
Configure zoning on the Fibre switch so only the
backup servers can access the Library.

5b Planning the SAS

configuration (SAS only)
The server must have a SAS HBA with an external
connector. Most SAS RAID controllers do not support
multiple LUNs, which are needed to communicate with
the Library robotic.
6 Preparing the host
If necessary, install software, a host bus adapter (HBA),
and compatible drivers in the host computer.
Ensure that your HBA supports multiple LUNs. For
parallel SCSI devices, verify that multiple LUN support is
enabled for the HBA and operating system.
HP recommends that the host server be powered down
before attaching new devices.

WARNING! Do not connect the Library to a SAS

RAID controller unless the EBS compatibility
matrix shows that the controller is qualified with
the Library. The server might not be able to boot
when the Library is connected to a non-
supported SAS RAID controller. Check the EBS
matrix at http://www.hp.com/go/ebs to find a
SAS HBA that is supported on your server and
qualified with the Library.
7 Changing the SCSI ID 8b Connecting the Library:
If you need to change the SCSI ID for any of the tape Fibre Channel
drives, do so before connecting the Library to the host
computer.
1. Attach the power cord to the Library.

Remove the FC port cap from Port A on one of the tape

drives. Attach one end of the FC cable to Port A on the
tape drive. Attach the other end of the FC cable to a
switch or HBA. Repeat for each tape drive.
2. Power on the Library from the front panel.

8c Connecting the Library:

3. Check the LCD screen to make sure the Library is
SAS
receiving power. The SAS cable
4. Use the control keys below the LCD screen to supplied with
highlight Configuration > Drives > Drive #, where # the Library has
is the number of the drive whose SCSI ID you need a SAS 4x (IB)
to change. Press the OK key. connector on the
5. Press OK to select the editable block. Use the Up HBA end and
four Mini SAS
and Down control keys to change the SCSI ID. Press connectors on
OK to select the value. the tape drive end. This cable can be used to connect
6. Highlight Save and press OK to save the SCSI ID. up to four tape drives to a SAS HBA. Any of the four
Power off the Library. connectors can be used for any tape drive.
SAS signal rates require clean connections with a
minimum number of connections between the HBA and
the Library. Do not use adapters or converters between

8a Connecting the Library:

the HBA and the Library. HP recommends a maximum
SAS cable length of six meters.
Attach the HBA end of the cable to the SAS HBA.
parallel SCSI Attach a connector to each tape drive.

The unused ends are single channel and not suitable for
use with disk arrays. Use the other ends to connect tape
Attach one end of a parallel SCSI cable to one of the drives, or coil and secure them to the rack to minimize
connectors on a tape drive and attach the other end of stress on the connectors.
the cable to the host bus adapter (HBA). Attach a
terminator to the other SCSI connector on the tape
drive. Repeat for each tape drive.
9 Powering on the Library
Attach the Ethernet cable to the Library and to the LAN.
Plug the power cable into the Library and into a power
outlet. If you installed the redundant power supply,
attach a power cable to its power connector.
Power on the Library using the power button on the
front panel. Check the LCD screen to make sure the
Library is receiving power.
Power on the host server and any devices you powered
off earlier.
10 Setting the administrator
password
Setting an administrator password provides access to
the administrator functions with the remote management
interface (RMI), and restricts access to administrator
functions from people who do not know the password.
Passwords must be exactly eight digits consisting of the
numbers 0 through 9.
1. Use the control keys below the LCD screen to
highlight Configuration > Set Admin Password, and
then press the OK key.
2. Press OK to select the editable block. The Left and
Right control keys allow you to move between the
digits in the password field. Use the Up and Down
control keys to change the value of the highlighted
digit.
11 Setting the date and time
This option sets the date and time used by the Library to
record events and should be set during the initial
installation process.
Using the operator control panel:
1. Highlight Configuration > Set Date and Time, press
OK.
2. Enter the administrator password if prompted.
3. Press OK to select the first block that can be edited.
Use the Left and Right arrows to move between the
digits in the Date and Time fields. Use the Up and
Down arrows to change the value of the highlighted
digit. When the screen shows the desired value,
press OK.
NOTE: When setting the hours, the time is based
on a 24-hour clock. There is no am or pm
designation. For example, 1:00 pm is 13:00.
12 Configuring the networking
Configuring the networking enables you to monitor,
configure, and control most Library functions from the
RMI. By default, the Library will obtain an IP address
from a DHCP server. You can configure the Library to
use a static IP address. Once the Library has an IP
address, you can change the network configuration
from the OCP or RMI.
To see the IP address obtained from a DHCP server, go
to the Info > Network option. To configure a static IP
address, go to the Configuration > Network option.
13 Configuring the Fiber
Channel ports: Fibre Channel
HP recommends leaving the Fibre Channel ports at the
default settings of Port Speed: Automatic and Port Type:
Auto Detect. With these settings the drive will choose
the appropriate configuration. See the User and Service
Guide on the documentation CD for instructions on
changing the Fibre Channel configuration.
14 Labeling tape cartridges 15 Loading the tape cartridges
Use the OCP Operations > Unlock Left Magazines
option to release the left magazines. Pull all of the left
magazines out about 2 cm (1 in) to clear the lock, and
then pull each magazine out individually.

Having a bar code label on each tape cartridge

enables the Library to identify the cartridge quickly and
accurately, which speeds up inventory time.
Apply the bar code label to the recessed area on the
face of the cartridge, next to the write-protect switch.

The lower left magazine, which is designated by a

white dot on the lower right corner, has a 3-slot mailslot
in the front of the magazine. Leave these slots empty if
you plan to configure these slots as mailslots.

Only apply labels as designated.

IMPORTANT! The misuse and misunderstanding of bar

code technology can result in backup and restore failures.
To ensure that your bar codes meet HP's quality
standards, always purchase them from an approved
supplier and never print bar code labels yourself. For
more information, refer to the Bar Code Label
Requirements, Compatibility and Usage white paper
available from http://www.hp.com/support.

Replace the magazines in the Library.

Repeat for the right magazines.
The upper right magazine can also be configured as a
mailslot. Leave this magazine empty if you plan to use it
as a mailslot.
Storage slot numbering
48 96
The storage 47 95
slots are 44 92
46 94
43 91
numbered 45 40 88 93
42 90
starting with 41
39 87
89
the front of 38 86
37 36 84
the lower left 85
35 83
magazine. 34
32 80
82
31 79
33 28 76 81
30 78
27 75
29 77
26 74
25 24 72 73
23 71
20 68
22 70
19 67
21 16 64 69
18 66
15 63
17 65
14 62
13 12 60 61
11 59
8 56
10 58
7 55
9 4 52 57
6 54
3 51
5 53
2 50
1 49

Mailslots
The Tape Library has two mailslots:

• A three-slot mailslot in the lower-left

magazine. M12
M11
• A 12-slot mailslot in the upper-right M8
M10
magazine. M7
M9
M4 M6
M3
Each mailslot can be enabled or disabled independently, M2
M5
providing options for 0, 3, 12 or 15 slots. M1

When the upper-right mailslot is enabled, the

numbering of the storage slots is not affected.
9
8
6
7
5
M3 3
4
2
M2
1 M15
M1 M14
M11
M13
Mailslot M10
M7 M12
M9
M6
When the lower-left mailslot is enabled, the numbers for M8
M5
the all storage slots are adjusted. M4

When both mailslots are enabled, the numbers for the

storage slots and upper-right mailslot slots are adjusted.
16 Verifying the installation Using the operator control panel
(OCP)
1. Use the HP StorageWorks Library & Tape Tools
(L&TT) to verify the installation and check the Library
and drive firmware.
2. Use the L&TT to update the firmware if necessary.
You can download the latest L&TT from
http://www.hp.com/support/tapetools.

Using the remote management

interface (RMI)

With the RMI, you can monitor the Library's status,

configure it, and control most of its functions from a
web browser or terminal. SNMP can only be configured The OCP has a power button, four LEDs, five control
with the RMI. keys, and an LCD screen. The OCP displays a scrolling
Login menu that lets you access information and execute
commands using the five control keys: Up, Down, Left,
Using the OCP, find the Library's IP address from the Right, and OK.
Info > Network screen. Open any HTML web browser
and enter the Library's IP address. Select the account The four LEDs provide system status information.
type. For the administrator account you must also enter
the administrator password. Click Sign In. Ready - Green when power is on, blinking with tape
drive or robotics activity.
Once signed in, click Help in the upper right hand
corner for more information about the fields and Clean - Amber when a tape drive needs to be cleaned.
information in the RMI. Attention - Amber when the Library has detected a
condition that requires attention.
NOTE: You must set the Administrator password
with the OCP before you can use the RMI’s Error - Amber when an unrecoverable tape drive or
administrator functions. Library error occurs. A corresponding error message is
displayed on the LCD screen.
Status icons
The green Status OK icon indicates that the Library
is fully operational and that no user interaction is
required.
The blue exclamation point Status Warning icon
indicates that user intervention is necessary, but that
the device can still perform operations.
The red X Status Error icon indicates that user
intervention is required and that the Library is not
capable of performing operations.
The operator control panel menu
HOME

Info Configuration Operations Support

Status Library Open Mailslot(s) Power On/Off Drives

Unlock
Identity Drives Clean Drive
Left Magazines

Inventory Network Unlock Run Tests

Right Magazines

Network Barcode Reporting Move Media View Logs

Set Admin Password Inventory FW Upgrade

Restore Defaults Enable Force Drive Eject

Password Locks

Set Date and Time Support Ticket

Display Contrast Reboot

Requires administrator password HP Service

Requires HP Service password

Registering the Library Ordering media

Register your Library online at
http://www.register.hp.com. HP customers who register Use HP storage media to
receive technical support updates and special HP offers. prolong the life of the Library
and tape drives. To learn
more about, or to purchase
HP media, visit
http://www.hp.com/go/storagemedia.

HP Ultrium 800 GB data cartridge Ultrium 3

Part number: C7973A
HP Ultrium 800 GB WORM data cartridge Ultrium 3
Part number: C7973W
HP Ultrium universal cleaning cartridge (50 cleans)
Part number: C7978A
Helpful websites
For other product information, see:
http://www.hp.com/go/ebs
http://www.hp.com/go/media
http://www.hp.com/go/storage
http://www.hp.com/support
http://www.hp.com/support/TapeTools
http://www.docs.hp.com
http://www.hp.com
Related documentation
The HP StorageWorks MSL2024, MSL4048, and
MSL8096 User and Service Guide on the documentation
CD includes additional information about installing,
configuring, upgrading, and operating the Library. French,
German, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish versions of the
guide can be found on the HP support website at:
http://www.hp.com/support/manuals.
HP technical support
Telephone numbers for worldwide technical support are
listed on the HP support website:
http://www.hp.com/support.
Collect the following information before calling:
• Technical support registration number (if applicable)
• Product serial numbers
• Product model names and numbers
• Applicable error messages
• Operating system type and revision level
• Detailed, specific questions
For continuous quality improvement, calls may be
monitored or recorded.
HP strongly recommends that customers sign up online
using the Subscriber's Choice website:
http://www.hp.com/go/e-updates.
Subscribing to this service provides you with e-mail updates
on the latest product enhancements, newest versions of
drivers, and firmware documentation updates, as well as
instant access to numerous other product resources.
After signing up, you can quickly locate your products
by selecting Business support and then Storage under
Product Category.
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