HP Surestore Tape Library Model 10/180 User manual

Web-Based Library Administrator

On-line Help

Welcome to the Web-Based Library Administrator

The Web-Based Library Administrator provides monitoring of HP Surestore 10/180 and 20/700 tape

libraries through a web browser on the network.

Features include the ability to:

éSee a physical view of the library using the cellmap

éDownload a new code level

éRun diagnostics

éReview Fault System Code (FSC) logs

éReview statistics for a

- Library

- Drive

- Cell

- Cleaning cartridge

éReview your tape cartridge inventory

éSet the configuration of a:

- Library

- Drive

- Network address

éGenerate reports

éConnect to the HP Customer Care Web Site

Monitoring

Using the Cellmap

The Cellmap provides a real-time physical view of the library.

In addition, some troubleshooting activities can be performed using the cell map.

To display the cellmap:

éSelect Monitor->Cell Map.

The physical view includes:

Storage Cells

- Displays cartridges’location by panel, row, column, and cell.

- Each cell displays the cartridge ID, volser, and media type.

- Provides a physical view of problem areas in the form of a cluster of cells.

CAPs

- Cartridge Access Port - shows if the CAP contains cartridges

Drives

- Shows the type of drive, and if loaded.

Valid drives are: Digital Linear Tape (DLT) 8000; 9840, and LTO

- 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:

éElement ID

éDrive States

To display the Drive Status screen:

éSelect Monitor->Drives

Viewing FSC Logs

The FSC Log screen provides a list of error messages, as well as warning and informational messages.

Information displayed contains the following:

éFault Symptom Code (FSC) - four character FSC code

éMechanism - the drive that was involved

éOccurrences - number of times this FSC occurred

éLast Occurrence - date and time the FSC occurred

To display the FSC Log screen:

1. Select Monitor->FSC Log

The last 20 events detected by the library are displayed.

2. Click on an FSC code to display an explanation of the message.

Caution: Pressing Clear Log clears all the FSC entries in the library.

Tape Inventory

The Tape Inventory screen displays the location of one or more tapes in the physical library by:

éElement ID

éLabel

éMedia type

To display the Tape Inventory screen:

éSelect 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.

Maintenance

Diagnostics

Diagnostics allows you to clean a drive, as well as test the functionality of the following:

éRobotic hand assembly using Get-Put loops

éDrives through practice mounts and dismounts

éRobot by testing in a Demo mode

To display the Diagnostics screen:

éSelect Maintenance->Diagnostics

To cancel an operation:

1. Click Stop.

2. Enter your library password and click OK.

Note: You can have this field automatically populated with the password by clicking remember

password.

To clean a drive:

1. Click Clean Drive.

2. Select the drive to clean and click in the Drive ID field.

3. Select the Drive ID.

4. Click Start.

5. Enter your library password and click OK.

Note: You can have this field 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 library password and click OK.

Note: You can have this field automatically populated with the password by clicking remember

password.

To test the drive where the diagnostic cartridge is mounted or dismounted from the selected drive:

1. Click Mount or Dismount.

2. Enter a specific tape drive where the cartridge is to be mounted or dismounted.

3. Click Start.

4. Enter your library password and click OK.

Note: You can have this field automatically populated with the password by clicking remember

password.

To test the function of the robot:

1. Click the Demo tab to simulate a tape library operation.

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 must then notify the customer to update the host cartridge

database.

2. Click Start.

3. Enter your library password and click OK.

Note: You can have this field automatically populated with the password by clicking remember

password.

Downloading a New Version of Code

Updated code can be downloaded from this screen. A reboot is necessary when the download is finished.

To display the Code Load screen:

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 emergency.

If the Cancel button is selected during the process, the download will be immediately interrupted. This will

leave the Web-Based Library Administrator in an unstable and unpredictable state.

Generating Reports

This screen allows you to generate the following type of reports:

éLibrary

éDrive

éFSC

éTape inventory

éAll

To generate a report:

1. Click Maintenance->Report.

2. Click the type of report.

3. Click Generate Report.

4. Optionally, save the report to a file by entering the name for the file and clicking Save. You can

then print the report at a later time.

5. Click Print to print the report immediately.

6. Click Close to close the generated report window.

Contacting HP Library Support

This screens allows you to connect to the HP Support Web Site.

To do this:

1. Click Maintenance->Support.

2. Click Support.

The HP Support web page is displayed.

Rebooting 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:

éLibrary Initializing

éOnline

éOffline

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 panels) is checked. It may take several minutes to do this, depending on the library

configuration.

Statistics

Library Statistics

This screen provides the following library statistics for:

éGet and Put totals.

éLabel

éTarget

éMount

éMiscellaneous (such as number of moves, resets, door opens, and empty reads)

To display the Library Statistics screen:

éSelect STATS->LIBRARY

Drive Statistics

This screen provides the following drive statistics for the library:

éElement ID

éSerial number

éRow and column

éMount and dismount

éMount and dismount retries

To display the Drive Statistics screen:

éSelect STATS->DRIVES

To view all drives:

éClick 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 problems (gets/puts):

éElement ID

éNumber of gets and puts by element ID

To display the Cell Statistics screen:

éSelect STATS->CELLS

Cleaning

This screen provides the following list of cleaning cartridge statistics by:

éElement ID

éLabel

éMedia type

éUsage count

éExpired status

To display the Cleaning Statistics screen:

éSelect STATS->CLEANING

Configuration

Configuring a Library

The Library Configuration screen displays the code and hardware version, as well as the build level of the

code. You can also change the following library configuration information:

éInterface type (SCSI)

éLibrary location

éDate and time

To configure the library options:

éClick CONFIG->LIBRARY.

To configure the port address for SCSI:

1. Click the SCSI tab.

2. Select the SCSI Number.

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 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 password and click OK.

Note: You can have this field automatically populated with the password by clicking remember

password.

Configuring a Drive

To display configuration information for a drive:

1. Select CONFIG->DRIVES

2. Click to enable or disable Fast Load.

3. Optionally, click a drive to display the following information:

éElement ID

éVendor

éModel (or media type)

éInterface (SCSI)

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