HP BL536A, User'S & Service Manual

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1. Obtain tape cartridges compatible with your Autoloader. (See Tape cartridges (page 30) .)
2. Label any unlabeled tape cartridges to improve inventory time. (See Labeling tape
cartridges (page 31) .)
3. Remove one of the magazines from the Autoloader with the RMI or OCP:
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RMI: see Releasing and replacing the magazines (page 59) .
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OCP: see Unlocking, removing, and replacing magazines (Operations > Unlock Left or
Right Magazine) (page 78)
The Autoloader will not perform any other action while a magazine is out of the device.
4. Insert the tape cartridges into the magazine. (See Magazines (page 33) .)
5. Slide the magazine into the Autoloader.
6. Remove the other magazine, insert the tape cartridges, and replace the magazine.
Verifying the installation
Verify that the device has the current firmware revision.
To see the firmware revision on the front panel:
1.
From the Home screen, press Next until the display shows Status/Information . Press Enter .
2. Press Next until the display shows Autoloader Information . Press Enter .
3. Press Next until the display shows the Firmware Rev .
To find the current firmware revision, visit the HP Support website: www.hp.com/support .
If necessary, update the device firmware:
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From the RMI, see Determining and updating firmware (page 61) .
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From the OCP, see Upgrading firmware (Support > Autoloader FW Upgrade, Support > Drive
FW Upgrade) (page 83) .
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Using HP Library and Tape Tools (L&TT), which can be downloaded free of charge from
www.hp.com/support/TapeTools .
After configuring the Autoloader, you can save the configuration settings to a USB flash drive from
the OCP or to a file from the RMI
Configuration: Save/Restore screen. Having a backup of the
Autoloader configuration is helpful when recovering from a configuration error, setting up multiple
devices with similar configurations, or if the Autoloader needs service. See
Saving and restoring
the device configuration and restoring factory defaults (page 57) .
Configuring additional features
The Autoloader has many features to customize it for your organization.
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Enabling and configuring SNMP network management or Command View TL TapeAssure.
See
Configuration: Network Management (page 52) .
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Setting up email event notification. See Setting event notification parameters (page 56) .
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Naming the Autoloader, which is done from the RMI Configuration: Network screen. See
Changing the network configuration (page 50) .
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To use the RMI and OCP in Japanese, enable the Japanese language option through the RMI.
See
Changing the system configuration (page 46) .
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