HP StorageWorks MSL2024 Tape Library getting started guide (AH559-96001, March 2007)

If necessary, install software, a host bus adapter (HBA),
and compatible drivers in the host computer.
Ensure that your HBA supports multiple LUNs. For
parallel SCSI devices, verify that multiple LUN support is
enabled for the HBA and operating system.
HP recommends that the host server be powered down
before attaching new devices.
Preparing the host
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If you need to change the SCSI ID for one or both of
the tape drives, do so before connecting the Library to
the host computer.
1. Attach the power cord to the Library.
2. Power on the Library by pressing the power button on
the front panel.
3. Check the LCD screen to make sure the Library is
receiving power.
4. On the front panel, press Enter.
5. Press Next until the display shows Configuration.
Press Enter.
6. Press Next until the display shows Change Drive 1
or Change Drive 2. Press Enter to select the drive
that needs a new SCSI ID.
7. Press Next until the display shows the new SCSI ID.
Press Enter.
8. Change the SCSI ID of the other drive if necessary.
Power off the Library.
Changing the SCSI ID
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You must provide a Fibre Channel cable for each tape
drive in the Library. Each Fibre Channel tape drive has
two Fibre Channel ports. Only one port may be used at
a time, but both ports can be connected for path
failover if your application supports path failover.
Direct connection
You will need a 2 Gb or 4 Gb Fibre Channel HBA.
SAN connection
All switches between the host and the Library must be of
the appropriate type. A 2 Gb switch in the path may
result in performance degradation when backing up
highly compressible data to a 4 Gb tape drive.
Configure zoning on the Fibre switch so only the
backup servers can access the Library.
Planning the Fiber Channel
configuration: Fibre Channel
7c
The server must have a SAS HBA with an external
connector. Most SAS RAID controllers do not support
multiple LUNs, which are needed to communicate with
the Library robotic.
Planning the SAS
configuration: SAS
7b
WARNING! Do not connect the Library to a
SAS RAID controller unless the EBS compatibility
matrix shows that the controller is qualified
with the Library. The server might not be able
to boot when the Library is connected to a
non-supported SAS RAID controller.
See the EBS compatibility matrix at
http://www.hp.com/go/ebs.