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Web-Based Library Administrator

         On-line Help

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Page 1: ...Web Based Library Administrator On line Help ...

Page 2: ...eatures include the ability to é See a physical view of the library using the cellmap é Download a new code level é Run diagnostics é Review Fault System Code FSC logs é Review statistics for a Library Drive Cell Cleaning cartridge é Review your tape cartridge inventory é Set the configuration of a Library Drive Network address é Generate reports é Connect to the HP Customer Care Web Site ...

Page 3: ...DLT 8000 9840 and LTO PG Playground a group of five cells where maintenance diagnostics tapes are stored Drive Status The Drive States screen provides the following information about a drive é Element ID é Drive States To display the Drive Status screen é Select Monitor Drives Viewing FSC Logs The FSC Log screen provides a list of error messages as well as warning and informational messages Inform...

Page 4: ... tapes in the physical library by é Element ID é Label é Media type To display the Tape Inventory screen é Select Monitor Tapes To view the physical location of the selected tapes on the cellmap 1 Select two or more cartridges while holding down the Shift key 2 Select Monitor Cell Map to view the physical location of the tape cartridge s selected ...

Page 5: ...automatically populated with the password by clicking remember password The drive is cleaned at the next available cycle To test the function of the robotic hand assembly 1 Click Get Put 2 Set the loop count This allows you to track Gets and Puts A warning message is displayed informing you that the library is unavailable for host operations Any backups in progress fail 3 Click Start 4 Enter your ...

Page 6: ...1 Select Maintenance Code Load 2 Fill in the blank field provided with the filename of the code to be loaded This is the filename you entered during installation using the Java policy tool 3 Click Load 4 Select Maintenance Reboot Note It takes about 90 seconds to complete the download It is recommended that the download always be allowed to finish Note Cancel should be used only in case of emergen...

Page 7: ...ng the Library To reboot your library 1 Select Maintenance Reboot 2 Click Reboot As the library comes up the status will appear in the bottom bar as é Library Initializing é Online or é Offline The library must be rebooted after Configuration and or after a Code Load During the initialization of a reboot the physical configuration of the library such as library type number of CAPS drives and panel...

Page 8: ...ve statistics for the library é Element ID é Serial number é Row and column é Mount and dismount é Mount and dismount retries To display the Drive Statistics screen é Select STATS DRIVES To view all drives é Click All Drives button To view detailed information for a drive 1 Select the drive 2 Click Individual Drive button Cell Retry Statistics These cell retry entries are only in cells that have p...

Page 9: ...g This screen provides the following list of cleaning cartridge statistics by é Element ID é Label é Media type é Usage count é Expired status To display the Cleaning Statistics screen é Select STATS CLEANING ...

Page 10: ...figure the Library Location 1 Click the Location tab 2 Enter company address information 3 Click Apply 4 Enter your library password and click OK Note You can have this field automatically populated with the password by clicking remember password To configure the Month Date Time 1 Click the Date Time tab and the Reload button 2 Set the current month date and time 3 Click Apply 4 Enter your library...

Page 11: ... 4 Enter the Gateway or accept the default 5 Enter the Library Name or accept the default 6 Click Apply 7 Enter your library password and click OK Note You can have this field automatically populated with the password by clicking remember password To enable the SNMP agent 1 Click Enable button 2 Enter the Port number or accept the default 3 Enter the Community Name or accept the default 4 Enter th...

Page 12: ...To return to the Host s original values é Click Set Recipient Defaults to return the Host values to the original values if Apply has not be pressed ...

Page 13: ...cking the heading and using the Up or Down triangle box Once the sort is done you will be able to see the drive with the most retries and the Element ID Row and Column of the drive that is having the problem é View the cell retry statistics and the Cellmap to diagnose a hardware problem with the robotics To do this Select STATS CELLS By sorting the Cell Retry Statistics columns and selecting the r...

Page 14: ...ls that have the highest Gets Puts counts 3 Click MONITOR CELLMAP to view the cellmap The previously selected cells are highlighted High retry rate Q My Get Put retry rates are high What is causing this A There could be a hardware problem with the robotic arm To verify 1 Click STATS CELLS for Cell Retry Statistics 2 Select all the cells that have the highest Gets Puts counts 3 Click MONITOR CELLMA...

Page 15: ... information of the library Data Path This communication pathway allows the drives to exchange data with the client Demo Loop CAUTION Audit update required If DEMO MODE is interrupted Get Put Loop operations will become disrupted and cartridges may not be returned to their original locations When DEMO MODE completes you must IPL to re audit the library and your backup software applications You mus...

Page 16: ...et Address An Ethernet address is a unique number that is pre assigned to the library This address cannot be changed Expired Status Cleaning cartridges have a limited life span After multiple uses a cleaning cartridge must be replaced and disposed of at your site Fast Load Fast Load adjusts the robot s timing during cartridge mount operations Valid choices are é Enabled When enabled the robot load...

Page 17: ... exchange data Get A get is when the robotic hand unloads a cartridge from its storage cell Get Put Loop During the Get Put loop the hand loads and unloads a cartridge from a storage cell and places it into another location This tests the functionality of the hand assembly The maximum number of loops allowed is 20 ID The SCSI ID SCSI address assigns the devices on the SCSI bus a unique electronic ...

Page 18: ...ision information é Network settings é Device ID s Media Type The valid media types are é DLT IV DLT 8000 é 9840 é LTO Ultrium1 LTO Ultrium Mount Dismount During the Mount Dismount the tape is inserted in mounted and removed from dismounted from a drive in order to test the functionality of the drive The maximum number of loops allowed is 200 Position A position is the cell location by panel row a...

Page 19: ... Each SNMP message consists of three components version number community name data Sorting Capability Columns of information in each screen with a table can be sorted in ascending or descending order For example Monitor FSC Log Sort the columns of information by selecting the desired heading such as Occurrences The number of Occurrences can be sorted in either ascending or descending order by clic...

Page 20: ...y Vendor Manufacturer of the drive Volser The volume serial label VOLSER is an alphanumeric label used by client software to identify a volume and sometimes the tape contents Also called tape label Valid characters are A Z 0 9 crosshatch or trailing blanks Leading blanks are not permitted Location ID The cell location by panel row and column Target The cell location by panel row and column Thresho...

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