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
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:
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
or
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)