HP Media Robot Utility, Version 1.8A

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PRODUCT NAME: HP Media Robot Utility, Version 1.8A SPD 64.44.11

DESCRIPTION

HP Media Robot Utility (MRU) is a multiplatform soft-

ware utility that provides direct robotic control for HP

DLT (Digital Linear Tape), Super DLT and 4mm (DAT)

loaders, the TL8nn libraries, and the TKZ loaders. This

product provides the ability for the user to load a car-

tridge from a selected robot slot into a speciﬁed robot

drive and unload the cartridge from the drive. It also

provides the user the ability to move the cartridge from

slot/drive/port to slot/drive/port if the hardware device

qualiﬁes the move.

The commands qualiﬁed are:

• Load—Moves a cartridge from slot to drive.

• Unload—Moves a cartridge from drive to slot.

• Inject—Moves a cartridge from port to slot.

• Eject—Moves a cartridge from slot to port.

• Move—Moves a cartridge from slot/drive/port to slot

/drive/port as long as the hardware device qualiﬁes

the move.

• Show—Displays information.

• Ready—Allows opening the import mechanism door

on member robots of the TL82x family of libraries.

• Lock/Unlock—Prevents or allows media removal on

robots that qualiﬁes this feature.

• Help—Displays information on the commands.

• Position—Moves the changer mechanism to an el-

ement.

• Find Cartridge—Locates cartridges by external bar-

code label.

• Initialize—Inventories the robot.

• Home—Returns cartridge to previous location.

• Reserve—Reserves the device for exclusive use on

the host.

• Release—Releases the device from exclusive use

on the host.

MRU software provides a command line interface,

graphic user interface, and application programming in-

terface for Windows® XP, Tru64 UNIX®, and OpenVMS

operating systems.

HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS

MRU is compatible with the following automated tape

libraries and loaders:

• HP SCSI Loaders: ALL

• HP DAT Loaders: All

• HP TKZ61, TKZ62, and TKZ64

• HP 1x8 Autoloaders

• EML E-Series Libraries

• ESL E-Series Libraries†

• ESL9000 Series Libraries

• MSL5000 Series Libraries

• MSL6000 Series Libraries

• SSL2000 Series Libraries

• TL891DLX Library

• VLS 6000 Libraries

† ESL E-Series Libraries are supported in the Partition mode.

October 2006

Summary of content (4 pages)

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Software Product Description PRODUCT NAME: HP Media Robot Utility, Version 1.8A SPD 64.44.11 DESCRIPTION • Home—Returns cartridge to previous location. HP Media Robot Utility (MRU) is a multiplatform software utility that provides direct robotic control for HP DLT (Digital Linear Tape), Super DLT and 4mm (DAT) loaders, the TL8nn libraries, and the TKZ loaders.
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HP Media Robot Utility, Version 1.8A SPD 64.44.11 The following table shows controller software and firmware requirements: ESL9595SL version V3.20 or later firmware required HSJnn ESL9595S2 version V3.20 or later firmware required ESL9595L2 version V3.20 or later firmware required MSL2024 version 1.80 or later firmware required MSL4048 version 4.40 or later firmware required SSL2020 version 4.09 firmware required HSJ30 & HSJ40 - v2.5 HSOF firmware or later required HSJ50 - v5.
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HP Media Robot Utility, Version 1.8A TKZ61† version 0613 or later firmware required on hardware revision B02 or greater TKZ62† version 0613 or later firmware required on hardware revision B02 or greater 2T-TKZ64† version 0613 or later firmware required on hardware revision A01 or greater VLS 6000 SPD 64.44.11 • V7.3 on OpenVMS VAX/V7.3-2, V8.2 and V8.3 on OpenVMS Alpha/V8.2, V8.2-1 and V8.3 on OpenVMS I64 • Motif version 1.2.
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HP Media Robot Utility, Version 1.8A SPD 64.44.11 SOFTWARE WARRANTY The MRU License grants the rights to unlimited use of the SCSI CAM Layered Components for Tru64 UNIX Media Changer Device Driver (SPD 50.68.xx). This software is provided by HP with a ninety-day conformance warranty in accordance with the HP warranty terms applicable to the license purchase. ORDERING INFORMATION The previous information is valid at the time of release. Please contact your local HP office for up-to-date information.