HP StoreEver MSL6480 Tape Library User and Service Guide
1 Features and overview
WARNING! Only trained personnel should operate this equipment. Read all documentation and
procedures before installation or operation. This product is intended for installation and operation
in a computer rack with the front and rear doors closed and secured. Only personnel with technical
and product safety training should be provided access to the library. Such personnel are referred
to as users throughout this document. Do not insert any tools or any part of your body into openings
of an operating system.
The tape library provides a compact, high-capacity, low-cost solution for simple, unattended data
backup. This unique design houses up to 80 tape cartridges for each 6U of height, with easy
access to tape cartridges via removable mailslots and fully extendable magazines. Library capacity
can be increased with 6U expansion modules and additional tape drives. Tape drives can be
transferred from other HP MSL tape libraries.
The library is compatible with most operating systems. For full-featured support, the library requires
either direct support from the operating system or a compatible backup application to take
advantage of its many features. To verify compatibility, see the EBS compatibility matrix on the HP
Enterprise Backup Solutions (EBS) website: http://www.hp.com/go/ebs.
A library with multiple tape drives can be configured into partitions. Each partition is configured
independently, allowing use by different backup applications and with different backup policies.
For example, one partition could perform a backup operation for one department while the second
partition restores data for another department. Data cartridges in one partition cannot be shared
with other partitions.
Front panel overview
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1. Magazine access door
2. Power button
3. LCD touch screen
4. USB port
5. Mailslot, magazine access
door
6. Error LED, amber
7. Attention LED, amber
8. Clean LED, amber
9. Ready LED, green
10. Unit Identification (UID) LED,
blue
8 Features and overview