Load ports and magazines | HP ESL E instruction

Library Overview

Make it a practice to visually inspect your tape cartridges when loading or removing them from your tape library. Taking a few minutes to check the condition of your cartridges will lower the risk of repeated failures and help ensure uninterrupted backup.

Caution: Always discard damaged tape cartridges. If a defective tape cartridge is loaded into a tape drive it may damage the drive, potentially requiring drive replacement.

Note: For information on ordering tape cartridges and bar code labels, refer to the ordering sheet that shipped with your library.

Load ports and magazines

The load ports are mechanical devices in the front panel of the library that enable you to import or export tape cartridges to and from the library via three tape cartridge magazines without interrupting library operations.

There are 2 tape cartridge magazines in the left load port, and 4 in the right (see Figure 6). The number of tape cartridges in these magazines differs between the SDLT and LTO libraries. Table 3 lists LTO slot count for various configurations; Table 4 lists SDLT slot count.

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Hp StorageWorks ESL E-Series Tape Library Page Contents Contents Maintenance and Troubleshooting Crating the library Preparing the library for operation About this Guide Related documentation Document conventions Text symbolsConventions Equipment symbols About this Guide Rack stability Rack stability protects personnel and equipment HP storage web site HP authorized reseller Getting helpHP technical support About this Guide Library Overview Front panel Library componentsLibrary cabinet Library cabinet front view Back panel Library cabinet back panels Operator control panel OCP OCP initial screen OCP consists of the following features see Table Library robotics Library robotics Cleaning cartridges Tape drives Sdlt 320 tape drives Tape cartridgesUltrium 460 and 460-FC tape drives Ultrium 460 tape cartridges HP Ultrium format trademark Sdlt 320 tape cartridges Load ports and magazines Load ports left and right Card cage and controllers E2400-160 FC and e2400-FC 2G interface controllers E2400-160 FC interface controller Reset button LAN-free backup and restore LAN-free backup and restore Interface Manager card Interface Manager card Multiple libraries connected to a single management station Library storage locations and slot numbering Sliding the slot panels out of the cabinet Bin shelf numbering, left panels Bin shelf numbering, right panels Bin shelf numbering, back panel Model 712e Storage capacity in Ultrium libraries is as shown in Table Model 630e Storage capacity in the Sdlt library is as shown in Table Library Overview Library Operations Taking ESD precautions Library Operations Library Operations ESL E-Series Tape Library User’s Guide Library Operations Preparing tape cartridges Labeling tape cartridges Ultrium bar code labels Attaching an Ultrium bar code label Proper Ultrium bar code label placement Sdlt bar code labels Media label identifiers Inserting an Sdlt bar code label Setting the write-protect switch Write-protecting Ultrium tape cartridges Write-protecting Sdlt tape cartridges Write-protecting Sdlt tape cartridges Inserting tape cartridges Closing the cabinet doors and access panels Closing the front door Closing the back door Placing the library on-line or off-line Powering the library on and offPowering on the library Powering off the library OCP buttons Using the OCPHome screen OCP components Menu screen Menu screen Viewing library information Library screen Viewing cabinet information Cabinet screen Viewing and editing setup information Dhcp Library Operations Load Ports screen Load Ports screen Select Operations screen Operations screen Diagnostics screen Test Description Robotics Self Test Diagnostics confirmation remaining offline Stop button Inserting tape cartridges into the load port Library Operations Maintenance Troubleshooting Start-up problems Problem Corrective Action OCP problems Describes corrective actions for OCP problems Robotics problems Describes corrective actions for robotics problems Contact a field service engineer Operating problems Move command Tape drive problems Interface Manager card problems Red LED Green LED Description See the HP StorageWorks ESL Series Unpacking and Installation Terminated and ensure the terminator Tools Services FC interface controller problems LED indicators Basic troubleshooting E2400-FC 2G interface controller illustration Verifying Scsi bus configuration Verifying FC port connection Verifying devices Verifying the interface controller configurationVerifying FC and Scsi devices in Windows NT Verifying HBA device driver information Verifying the host configurationVerifying serial port configuration Maintaining tape cartridges Maintenance and Troubleshooting Cleaning Ultrium tape drives Cleaning tape drivesCleaning Sdlt tape drives Maintenance and Troubleshooting Library Characteristics Physical specifications and requirements Library Dimensions and Weight Performance and reliability characteristics Average Swap Time Inventory Environmental specifications Provides various library environmental specifications Fast transients EFT Library Characteristics 102 Relocating the Library Checking the new installation site Preparing the library for relocation Removing tape cartridges Installing shipping restraints and packing Retrieving the panel shipping restraints Attaching the panel shipping restraints Shipping restraints storage location Install the robotic shipping restraints see Figure Install the counterweight see Figure Installing the internal library frame restraint Adding the shipping foam inside the library Disconnecting library cables Adding the shipping foam to the library perimeter 114 Crating the library To crate the library for a new site see Figure ESL E-Series Tape Library User’s Guide 117 Preparing the library for operation Regulatory Statements FCC statement Bsmi statement #$%&*+ Japan statement Vcci Industry Canada digital apparatus CISPR-22 Warning Remarque Appareil à laser de classe Producto láser de clase Laser statementClass 1 laser product Laser klasse Luokan 1 laserlaite Battery statement LET OP Attenzione Precaución Regulatory Statements 128 Sense Data Values Invalid Command Operation Code Drive FW Update in ProgressParameter List Length Error Invalid Field in Command Data Block POWER-ON Reset Occurred Import or Export Element AccessedPOWER-ON, Reset or BUS Device Reset Occurred BUS Reset Occurred Cleaning Cartridge Installed Internal Device Reset OccurredMode Parameters Changed Incompatible Media Overlapped Commands Attempted Scsi Message ErrorScsi Parity Error Drive Reporting Media Error Transfer Empty Command Aborted Drive Requires CleaningTransfer Full Command can not be Executed Operator Medium Removal Request LOW Power Error Configuration Settings CorruptedCommand Aborted by User Motor Power Failure Rotary Invalid Command Element Contents UnknownPicker Invalid Command BAR Code Scanner Failure Horizontal Invalid Command Extension Invalid CommandVertical Invalid Command Extension Invalid Start Condition CLM Invalid Command Depth Invalid CommandMaximum Temperature Exceeded Vision Hardware Failure Load Port Latch Failure Library Unit Command Timed OUTDrive Communication Timeout Load Port Door Open Other Mechanical Position ErrorTimeout ENCODER/MOTOR Electronics not Present Force ErrorSensor Failure Sense Data Values 142 Event Reporting Information events Information Events ESL E-Series Tape Library User’s Guide 145 Lists the warning events provided by the library ESL E-Series Tape Library User’s Guide 147 Critical events Critical Events ESL E-Series Tape Library User’s Guide 149 150 ESL E-Series Tape Library User’s Guide 151 Event Reporting 152 Glossary Cispr ESD Scsi ID Sdlt Glossary 158 Index Nemat Sdlt 41, 157 sense data values Basic steps, listed 89 devices, verifying