HP M8502 User manual

M8501 and M8502 ACL

Tape Drive Installation

and User’s Guide

Abstract

This guide provides information about installing, operating, and maintaining the M8501

and M8502 ACL tape drives on HP NonStop™ servers. This guide is written for those

who install or maintain the M8501 and M8502 ACL tape drives.

Product Version

N.A.

Supported Release Version Updates (RVUs)

This publication supports G06.28 and all subsequent G-series RVUs and H06.04 and

all subsequent H-series RVUs until otherwise indicated by its replacement publication.

Part Number Published

529972-003 February 2006

Document History

Part Number Product Version Published

529972-001 N.A. July 2005

529972-002 N.A. February 2006

529972-003 N.A. February 2006

Hewlett-Packard Company—529972-003

M8501 and M8502 ACL Tape

Drive Installation and User’s

Guide

Index Figures Tables

What’s New in This Manual v

Manual Information v

New and Changed Information v

About This Manual vii

Notation Conventions vii

1. Overview and Features

Overview 1-1

Models and Accessories 1-2

Internal Tape Drive 1-3

Magazine 1-4

Power Supply 1-4

Robotics 1-4

Front Panel Indicators 1-6

2. Setting Up the ACL Tape Drives

Setting Up the M8501 ACL Rackmount Unit 2-1

Setting Up the M8502 ACL Tabletop 2-5

3. Installing and Configuring the ACL Tape Drive for the NonStop

NS-Series Server

Overview 3-1

Installation 3-3

Configuration 3-7

4. Operation

Front Panel 4-1

Magazine Door 4-2

Indicators 4-2

Initialization Screen 4-3

ACL Default Screen 4-4

Display Screens and Options 4-4

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5. Maintenance

Technical Support Information Option 4-5

Access Magazine Option 4-6

Move Media 4-6

LCD Contrast Controls 4-8

Power 4-8

Status 4-9

Online 4-9

Menu Selections 4-10

View System Data 4-10

Inserting and Removing Tape Cartridges 4-13

Removing the Magazine 4-13

Inserting Cartridges into the Magazine 4-13

Barcode Labels 4-14

5. Maintenance

Introduction 5-1

Running a Cleaning Cartridge 5-1

Automatically Running a Cleaning Cartridge 5-1

Manually Running a Cleaning Cartridge 5-2

Replacing a Cleaning Cartridge in a Reserved Slot 5-3

Replacing a Cleaning Cartridge in the Right Magazine 5-3

6. Troubleshooting

Platform Problems 6-1

Error Recovery 6-1

Error Recovery Procedures 6-3

Fault Symptom Codes (FSCs) 6-3

A. Installing and Configuring the ACL Tape Drive for the

NonStop S-Series Server

Configuration Overview A-1

Installation A-3

Configuration A-11

Safety and Compliance

Index

Figures

Figure 1-1. Hardware Configuration 1-2

Figure 1-2. Rear View of Tape Drive 1-3

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Tables

Figure 1-3. Tape Cartridge Magazine 1-4

Figure 1-4. View of Barcode Reader and Shuttle Assembly 1-5

Figure 1-5. Front Panel Indicators 1-6

Figure 2-1. M8501 ACL Template 2-1

Figure 2-2. Installing the Slide Members 2-3

Figure 2-3. Installing Slide Member Fasteners 2-4

Figure 2-4. Tabletop Model Clearances 2-5

Figure 3-1. Hardware Configuration 3-2

Figure 3-2. Tape Drive’s Fibre Channel Port Connection 3-3

Figure 3-3. LC-LC Fiber Cable 3-4

Figure 3-4. View of Two FCSAs at the Rear of the Server 3-5

Figure 3-5. Powering On the ACL Tape Drive 3-6

Figure 3-6. Status Button 3-7

Figure 4-1. Front Panel 4-1

Figure 4-2. Magazine Door Mechanical Release 4-2

Figure 4-3. Initialization Screen 4-3

Figure 4-4. ACL Default Screen 4-4

Figure 4-5. Technical Support Information 4-5

Figure 4-6. Access Magazine Screen 4-6

Figure 4-7. Move Media Screen 4-6

Figure 4-8. Move Media Screen (Source) 4-7

Figure 4-9. Move Media Screen (Destination) 4-7

Figure 4-10. Power Down Initiation Screen 4-8

Figure 4-11. Menu Screen 4-10

Figure 4-12. View ACL Options Screen (Initial Screen) 4-11

Figure 4-13. Tape Magazine With Tape Cartridges Installed 4-14

Figure 4-14. Barcode Label Installation (LTO) 4-15

Figure 6-1. Troubleshooting Flow Chart 6-2

Figure A-1. Configuration Example A-2

Figure A-2. Front View of Tape Drive A-3

Figure A-3. LC-LC Fiber-Optic Cable A-4

Figure A-4. Rear Components of Tape Drive A-5

Figure A-5. View of Two FCSAs at Rear of Server A-6

Figure A-6. LC-SC Fiber-Optic Cable A-7

Figure A-7. Rear View of IOAM Enclosure A-8

Figure A-8. View of MSEB at Rear of Server A-9

Figure A-9. Status Button A-11

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Table 1-1. Models and Slot Capacities 1-2

Table 3-1. Fiber Cables 3-3

Table 4-1. ACL Front Panel Indicators 4-2

Table 4-2. View ACL Options 4-11

Table 6-1. Error Recovery Procedures 6-3

Table 6-2. Fault Symptom Codes 6-3

Table A-1. Fiber-Optic Cables A-4

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What’s New in This Manual

Manual Information

M8501 and M8502 ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide

Abstract

This guide provides information about installing, operating, and maintaining the M8501

and M8502 ACL tape drives on HP NonStop™ servers. This guide is written for those

who install or maintain the M8501 and M8502 ACL tape drives.

Product Version

N.A.

Supported Release Version Updates (RVUs)

This publication supports G06.28 and all subsequent G-series RVUs and H06.04 and

all subsequent H-series RVUs until otherwise indicated by its replacement publication.

Document History

New and Changed Information

•Added information about using the tape drives with HP NonStop S-series servers.

See Section A, Installing and Configuring the ACL Tape Drive for the NonStop S-

Series Server.

•Updated information for configuring the tape drive to NonStop servers. See

Section 3, Installing and Configuring the ACL Tape Drive for the NonStop NS-

Series Server, and Section A, Installing and Configuring the ACL Tape Drive for the

NonStop S-Series Server.

Part Number Published

529972-003 February 2006

Part Number Product Version Published

529972-001 N.A. July 2005

529972-002 N.A. February 2006

529972-003 N.A. February 2006

What’s New in This Manual

M8501 and M8502 ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—529972-003

New and Changed Information

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About This Manual

Notation Conventions

Hypertext Links

Blue underline is used to indicate a hypertext link within text. By clicking a passage of

text with a blue underline, you are taken to the location described. For example:

This requirement is described under Backup DAM Volumes and Physical Disk

Drives on page 3-2.

General Syntax Notation

This list summarizes the notation conventions for syntax presentation in this manual.

UPPERCASE LETTERS. Uppercase letters indicate keywords and reserved words. Type

these items exactly as shown. Items not enclosed in brackets are required. For

example:

MAXATTACH

lowercase italic letters. Lowercase italic letters indicate variable items that you supply.

Items not enclosed in brackets are required. For example:

file-name

computer type. Computer type letters within text indicate C and Open System Services

(OSS) keywords and reserved words. Type these items exactly as shown. Items not

enclosed in brackets are required. For example:

myfile.c

italic computer type. Italic computer type letters within text indicate C and Open

System Services (OSS) variable items that you supply. Items not enclosed in brackets

are required. For example:

pathname

[ ] Brackets. Brackets enclose optional syntax items. For example:

TERM [\system-name.]$terminal-name

INT[ERRUPTS]

A group of items enclosed in brackets is a list from which you can choose one item or

none. The items in the list can be arranged either vertically, with aligned brackets on

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each side of the list, or horizontally, enclosed in a pair of brackets and separated by

vertical lines. For example:

FC [ num ]

[ -num ]

[ text ]

K [ X | D ] address

{ } Braces. A group of items enclosed in braces is a list from which you are required to

choose one item. The items in the list can be arranged either vertically, with aligned

braces on each side of the list, or horizontally, enclosed in a pair of braces and

separated by vertical lines. For example:

LISTOPENS PROCESS { $appl-mgr-name }

{ $process-name }

ALLOWSU { ON | OFF }

| Vertical Line. A vertical line separates alternatives in a horizontal list that is enclosed in

brackets or braces. For example:

INSPECT { OFF | ON | SAVEABEND }

… Ellipsis. An ellipsis immediately following a pair of brackets or braces indicates that you

can repeat the enclosed sequence of syntax items any number of times. For example:

M address [ , new-value ]…

[ - ] {0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9}…

An ellipsis immediately following a single syntax item indicates that you can repeat that

syntax item any number of times. For example:

"s-char…"

Punctuation. Parentheses, commas, semicolons, and other symbols not previously

described must be typed as shown. For example:

error := NEXTFILENAME ( file-name ) ;

LISTOPENS SU $process-name.#su-name

Quotation marks around a symbol such as a bracket or brace indicate the symbol is a

required character that you must type as shown. For example:

"[" repetition-constant-list "]"

Item Spacing. Spaces shown between items are required unless one of the items is a

punctuation symbol such as a parenthesis or a comma. For example:

CALL STEPMOM ( process-id ) ;

If there is no space between two items, spaces are not permitted. In this example, no

spaces are permitted between the period and any other items:

$process-name.#su-name

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