User manual HP STORAGEWORKS DAT 72X10 TAPE AUTOLOADER

[. . . ] HP StorageWorks DAT 72x10 1U Tape Autoloader user guide Part number: AE313-90006 Second edition: Revised June 2007 Legal and notice information © Copyright 2006-2007 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L. P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. Intel and Itanium are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. Microsoft, Windows, Windows 2000, Windows 2004, Windows XP, and Windows NT are U. S. [. . . ] When a cartridge is full or unloaded for any reason, the autoloader automatically removes the cartridge from the drive, puts it in its original slot, then loads the next available higher numbered slot. Autoload and Loop To further determine how you want cartridges loaded into the autoloader's tape drive while in Sequential mode, you can set Loop and Autoload options from the autoloader operator control panel. When Autoload mode is on, the library automatically loads the cartridge from the lowest-numbered full slot into the tape drive. It then follows standard sequential operation. When Loop mode is on, the original first cartridge in the sequence is reloaded after the library has cycled through all available cartridges. If Loop mode is off and the last cartridge has been unloaded, the library stops loading cartridges until you manually load another. CAUTION: Use caution when choosing Loop mode as it makes it possible to overwrite data on previously written cartridges. To set autoloader mode Do the following: 40 Autoloader administration 1. From the Home screen, press Previous or Next until the screen displays Configuration. Press Previous or Next until the screen displays Autoloader Behavior. The display shows Autoloader Mode on the first line with the current status on the second line (normally Automatic, which is the default status). The screen displays Set Autoloader Mode. Press Previous or Next until the second line displays the required mode: Automatic, Sequential, or Random. Press Enter to select the autoloader mode. If you have selected Sequential mode, you may also wish to set Autoload and Loop options. NOTE: HP strongly recommends that you use backup software that is robotics-aware, then you will not need to use Sequential mode. Press Previous or Next until the screen displays either Autoload Mode Disabled or Autoload Mode Enabled. To change the autoload mode, press Enter. The screen will display either Disable Autoload Mode?Press Previous or Next to toggle between enabled and disabled screens. Press Enter to select the required mode. Press Previous or Next until the screen displays either Loop Mode Disabled or Loop Mode Enabled. The screen will display either Enable Loop Mode?Press Enter to select the loop mode. Setting the autoloader date and time This option sets the date and time used by the autoloader to record events. [. . . ] days hours minutes Summary of Main Error codes The following table provides general guidelines about main error codes and steps that you can take to remedy the problem. Using the above example, you would look up 8C in the table to see what action you could take. The table does not include any information about suberror codes, as this is mainly relevant for service engineers. A more complete description of each error code and possible solution is provided in a separate document (English only), which can be found on the HP StorageWorks CD-ROM supplied with the product or the HP web site, www. hp. com. [. . . ]