HP StorageWorks MSL2024, User'S And Service Manual

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Unlocking, removing, and replacing magazines (Operations > Unlock Left or Right Magazine)
These OCP options let you gain access to the left and right magazine. Access to the magazines
requires the use of the administrator password.
To remove a magazine:
1. From the Home screen, press Previous or Next on the OCP until the screen displays Operations .
2. Press Enter to select.
3. Press Previous or Next until the screen displays either Unlock Left Magazine or Unlock Right
Magazine .
4. Press Enter to select the desired magazine to unlock.
5. Enter the administrator password if requested.
6. The display reads Left Magazine Unlocked or Right Magazine Unlocked .
7. Pull the released magazine out of the device.
8. The screen now displays Insert Left Magazine or Insert Right Magazine . The device cannot perform
any other operation until the magazine is replaced. After exchanging tapes in a magazine, slide
the magazine completely into the device. The magazine locks into place once it is correctly
installed and the device inventories the magazine. The Ready LED blinks while the device
inventories the magazine and then stops when the operation is complete.
Cleaning a tape drive (Operations> Clean Drive)
When the Clean LED is on, a tape drive needs to be cleaned. Cleaning times can range from a few
seconds to a few minutes during which time the Ready LED blinks. Use only the designated cleaning
cartridge for your tape drive model. All cartridges are available at http://www.hp.com/go/
storagemedia.
Use only Ultrium Universal cleaning cartridges.
IMPORTANT:
If the cleaning cartridge is not a valid cleaning cartridge, the LCD screen displays Invalid Tape and
the cartridge is returned to its original location.
IMPORTANT:
If the Clean LED or the Attention LED (on load or unload) lights when inserting the same cartridge
after you have cleaned the drive, there may be a problem with that cartridge.
If you use the operator control panel to clean the tape drive, load the cleaning cartridge into the
mailslot or any other empty slot before beginning the cleaning steps. If you would like to keep a
cleaning cartridge in the device, the backup software must manage tape drive cleaning or be
configured to bypass the slot containing the cleaning cartridge.
To clean the tape drive:
1. Make sure a cleaning cartridge is in the mailslot or one of the magazines.
2. From the Home Screen, press Previous or Next until the screen displays Operations . Press Enter
to select.
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