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Summary of Contents for HP N1528A
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Abstract This guide provides information about installing, operating, and maintaining the N1528A and N1529A ACL tape drives on HP NonStop™ servers. This guide is written for those who install or maintain the N1528A and N1529A ACL tape drives. Product Version N.A.
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Document History Part Number Product Version Published 544594-001 N.A. June 2007 544594-002 N.A. July 2010 544594-003 N.A. July 2010...
Power Supply Robotics Front Panel Indicators 2. Setting Up the ACL Tape Drives Setting Up the N1528A ACL Rackmount Unit Setting Up the N1529A ACL Tabletop 3. Installing and Configuring the ACL Tape Drive for the NonStop S-Series Server Installation Procedure for New Model...
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Stuck Tape Removal Procedure Platform Problems Error Recovery Error Recovery Procedures Fault Symptom Codes (FSCs) A. Specifications Hardware Specifications Primary Power Voltage Limits Frequency Limits Power Requirements Temperature, Humidity, and Altitude N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003...
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Selecting the Magazine Access Button Figure 5-2. Pressing the Left Magazine Button Figure 5-3. Cleaning Cartridge Placed Into Magazine Figure 5-4. Pressing the Move Media Button Figure 5-5. Pressing the Execute Move Button N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003...
Abstract This guide provides information about installing, operating, and maintaining the N1528A and N1529A ACL tape drives on HP NonStop™ servers. This guide is written for those who install or maintain the N1528A and N1529A ACL tape drives. Product Version N.A.
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What’s New in This Manual New and Changed Information N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003...
Blue underline is used to indicate a hypertext link within text. By clicking a passage of text with a blue underline, you are taken to the location described. For example: This requirement is described under Backup DAM Volumes and Physical Disk Drives on page 3-2. N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003...
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About This Manual Hypertext Links N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003 viii...
Overview The auto cartridge loader (ACL) tape drives support the LTO Ultrium Gen 3 tape drive. They are designed for backup operations for NonStop servers. The N1528A comes in a rackmount configuration, and the N1529A comes in a tabletop configuration.
An M8201R Fibre Channel to SCSI router must be used to connect the tape drives to the Fibre Channel ServerNet Adapter (FCSA) on the HP NonStop NS-series server. For more information on the router, refer to the M8201R Fibre Channel to SCSI Router Installation and User’s Guide.
Internal Tape Drive The ACL units supports a single internal tape drive. The internal tape drive can be hot- swapped. Figure 1-2. Rear View of Tape Drive Single Drive N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003 1 -3...
Note. Both a full barcode reader scan and a physical scan are conducted each time the unit is initially powered up, or each time a tape magazine is exchanged. N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003 1 -4...
Overview and Features Robotics Figure 1-4. View of Barcode Reader and Shuttle Assembly Barcode Reader Shuttle N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003 1 -5...
GUI touch screen - manually operated to setup and configure the unit • ACL module status LED - displays the unit’s operational status Figure 1-5. Front Panel Indicators ACL Status LED GUI Touch Screen Internal Viewing Window N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003 1 -6...
Figure 2-1. N1528A ACL Template 2. Use the template that is shipped with the unit to mark the location of the mounting hardware on the mounting rails of the storage cabinet. N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003 2 -1...
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4. Install the slide members for the rackmount unit. 5. If the slide members are already installed, attach the front and rear mounting brackets to the outer and middle slide members. N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003 2 -2...
6. Attach the slide members using the supplied fasteners. Install the clip nuts on the inside of the slide member’s front and back mounting bracket only if the vertical rail mounting holes are not tapped. N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003 2 -3...
12. Slide the unit completely into the rack until the front panel touches the rack. 13. Remove and discard the tape that holds the door in the latched position, leaving the door open. N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003 2 -4...
Allow 12 inches (30.4 centimeters) of clearance at the front and 6 inches (15.2 centimeters) at the rear of the unit to allow for adequate cooling. Figure 2-4. Tabletop Model Clearances 6 inches (15.2 12 inches centi- (30.4 meters) centi- meters) N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003 2 -5...
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Setting Up the ACL Tape Drives Setting Up the N1529A ACL Tabletop N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003 2 -6...
3-1. 3. Make sure the power cord is fully seated. Note. Do not attach the male end of the power cord to a power outlet at this time. N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003 3 -1...
5. Connect the other end of the NonStop SCSI cable to a supported SCSI port on the server. You can attach the tape drive to a NonStop S-series server using one of the following: • ServerNet/DA • IOMF2 CRU • PMF CRU N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003 3 -2...
8. Install the terminator on the top SCSI port of the tape drive. See Figure 3-2. Figure 3-2. Rear View of Tape Drive Terminator Switch to On Terminator VHDCI SCSI Cable Connect NonStop SCSI Cable Here N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003 3 -3...
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12. Press the GUI screen at the front of the tape drive to activate the library. 13. Verify that the drive powers on. N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003 3 -4...
5. Connect the other end of the SCSI cable to a supported SCSI port on the server. You can attach the tape drive to a NonStop S-series server using one of the following: N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003 3 -5...
8. Install one of the LVD terminators on the top SCSI port of the Library Controller card. See Figure 3-5. 9. Install the other LVD terminator on the bottom SCSI port below the rear of the internal tape drive. See Figure 3-4. N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003 3 -6...
Installing and Configuring the ACL Tape Drive for the Installation Procedure for Old Model NonStop S-Series Server Figure 3-4. Rear View Below of Internal Tape Drive SCSI Cable LVD Terminator N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003 3 -7...
13. Press the GUI screen at the front of the tape drive to activate the library. 14. Verify that the drive powers on. N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003 3 -8...
The BACKUPCPU attribute specifies the processor in which the tape process starts its backup process. For more information about the ADD and STATUS commands, see the SCF Reference Manual for the Storage Subsystem. N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003 3 -9...
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Installing and Configuring the ACL Tape Drive for the PMF CRU NonStop S-Series Server N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003 3- 10...
(GUI) touch screen, an ACL status LED, and a viewing window. See Figure 4-1. Figure 4-1. Front Panel Left Magazine Viewing Door Window GUI Touch Screen ACL Status N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003 4 -1...
GUI touch screen that interrupts the current ACL operation. Solid Amber The ACL is in a fault state as indicated by the fault message on the GUI touch screen. N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003 4 -2...
When power is first applied to the ACL tape drives, a series of power-on self test (POST) diagnostics are performed. After the POST completes, this initialization screen appears. Figure 4-3. Initialization Screen Note. Pressing Continue will display the ACL default screen. N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003 4 -3...
The ACL GUI touch screen displays graphics and text in the form of easy to understand messages. Graphics and text messages, along with their functions, are described in this section. N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003 4 -4...
Operation Technical Support Information Option Technical Support Information Option Selecting the HP logo in the top left corner displays technical support information specific to HP. See Figure 4-5. Figure 4-5. Technical Support Information Note. The HP Global Customer Support Center (GCSC) provides technical support for this product.
Move Media option lets you remove a cartridge from the tape drive, load a cartridge to the tape drive, or to move cartridges within the ACL. Figure 4-7. Move Media Screen N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003 4 -6...
3. Touch the Destination Input Box on the Move Media Screen. The Destination Input Box changes from gray to an active state. See Figure 4-9. Figure 4-9. Move Media Screen (Destination) N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003 4 -7...
Selecting this option initiates an ACL power-down operation. Note. The ACL moves the shuttle assembly to the parked position before powering down. Figure 4-10. Power Down Initiation Screen N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003 4 -8...
Selecting this option from the ACL Default screen lets you place the ACL online or offline. Note. By default, the ACL automatically comes online after a power-up initialization. N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003 4 -9...
Selecting this option lets you view but not modify the ACL settings as defined in the ACL option of the Edit Options area. Table 4-2 on page 4-11 describe the available options. N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003 4- 10...
Lets you enable an automatic cleaning cycle. To use this option, you must have reserved a slot for a cleaning cartridge using the Total Reserved Slots option. The default is Disabled. N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003 4- 11...
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Standalone - Used when the ACL contains a single module • Master - Used to select the module in a multi-module • Slave - Used to select the other modules in a multi- module ACL N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003 4- 12...
Insert a tape cartridge so that the barcode labels are facing outward. Note. Handle and store tape cartridges in a clean, dust-free environment. N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003 4- 13...
2. Always inspect cartridges for incorrect or improperly attached labels. 3. Never erase information on a cartridge label, always replace the label. N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003 4- 14...
Operation Barcode Labels Note. Barcode labels may be placed on the media with the alphanumeric characters on the left or the right. Figure 4-14. Barcode Label Installation (LTO) N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003 4- 15...
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Operation Barcode Labels N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003 4- 16...
This is not a recommended option. 1. From the GUI screen, select the Magazine Access button. Figure 5-1. Selecting the Magazine Access Button N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003 5 -1...
Maintenance Manually Running a Cleaning Cartridge 2. Open the left magazine door by pressing the Left magazine button. Figure 5-2. Pressing the Left Magazine Button N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003 5 -2...
Manually Running a Cleaning Cartridge 3. Place a cleaning cartridge into the magazine as shown in Figure 5-3. Figure 5-3. Cleaning Cartridge Placed Into Magazine 4. Close the left magazine door. N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003 5 -3...
Maintenance Manually Running a Cleaning Cartridge 5. Press the Move Media button. Figure 5-4. Pressing the Move Media Button N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003 5 -4...
Maintenance Manually Running a Cleaning Cartridge The ACL will now load the cartridge into the drive. Figure 5-6. Loading Cartridge into Drive N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003 5 -6...
Maintenance Manually Running a Cleaning Cartridge 7. After about 90 seconds, press the Move Media button. Figure 5-7. Pressing the Move Media Button N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003 5 -7...
Maintenance Manually Running a Cleaning Cartridge The ACL will now unload the cartridge from the drive. Figure 5-9. Unloading Cartridge from Drive N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003 5 -9...
Maintenance Manually Running a Cleaning Cartridge 9. After the ACL has unloaded the cartridge, press the Magazine Access button. Figure 5-10. Selecting the Magazine Access Button N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003 5- 10...
10. Open the left magazine door by pressing the Left magazine button. Figure 5-11. Pressing the Left Magazine Button 11. Take the cleaning cartridge out, and then close the magazine door N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003 5- 11...
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Maintenance Manually Running a Cleaning Cartridge N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003 5- 12...
After the screws are unscrewed, gently slide the shoe kit out of the chassis. Figure 6-1. Location of Screws on Shoe Kit Screws N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003 6 -1...
See Figure 6-2 for the location of the screws. Figure 6-2. Location of Screws on Shoe Kit Screws N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003 6 -2...
7. Turn the RD thumbwheel (shown in Figure 6-4) by hand toward the front of brick until the cartridge is fully ejected. There will be some resistance as the cartridge N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003 6 -3...
Carefully tighten the screws on the shoe kit with a flat-head screwdriver, do not tighten them too tight. See Figure 6-1 on page 6-1 for the location of the screws. N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003 6 -4...
Error Recovery Procedures (ERPs) are listed in detail in Table 6-1 on page 6-7. FSCs are listed in Table 6–2 along with their related ERPs. N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003 6 -5...
Internal SCSI task processing error - unexpected state or hardware status. SCSI FIFO Empty 1002 D, G The SCSI controller data FIFO is empty but should contain more data bytes. N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003 6 -7...
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Open Left Door Fault 2091 C, G Door open sensor time-out detected when open door. Open Right Door Fault 2092 C, G Door open sensor time-out detected when open door. N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003 6 -8...
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Intertask send, receive failed. Error Drive Get General 301C C, D, G Drive communication failed. Status Fail Drive Get Status 3 Fail 301D C, D, G NOT USED N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003 6 -9...
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Supported Diag Fetch, Drive not 305b Diag: No cartridge present for a fetch. loaded Diag Time-out waiting 305d Fetch, time-out waiting for drive unload. for drive empty, ready N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003 6- 10...
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Picker Jammed 7 3107 C, G The picker jammed during a passthru fetch operation. Picker Jammed 8 3108 C, G The picker jammed during a pass-thru fetch operation. N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003 6- 11...
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ACL could not retrieve drive status. Command response 7001 D, G A command response was received from from unexpected a task to which a command had not been source sent. N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003 6- 12...
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Deactivating a drive 700E C, G The Control task is indicating that a that is not attached request to deactivate a drive failed because the drive is not attached. N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003 6- 13...
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Invalid mod number to 701D C, G Attempt to send a command to a drive in convert a remote module, but the module number is out of range. N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003 6- 14...
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Master pass-thru opto 9003 C, D, G The master module opto sensor was not failed detected during the power-up pass-thru module inventory. N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003 6- 15...
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ACL hardware, possibly an older firmware version. Buffer allocation failed F402 The flash task could not allocate a buffer area to hold the firmware image to be uploaded. N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003 6- 16...
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If an error message appears that is not included in Table 6-2, write down the fault code number and follow the recovery procedure. If the same error occurs again, call your service provider. N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003 6- 17...
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Troubleshooting Fault Symptom Codes (FSCs) N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003 6- 18...
The tape drive are capable of operation at either 50 Hz or 60 Hz. The machines will automatically adjust for 50-60 Hz primary power operation, without requiring user intervention or modification. N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003 A- 1...
25°C/hour (across the range) Temperature Shock 15°C (over 2 minutes) Wet Bulb Temperature 30°C Relative Humidity 5% to 95% (non-condensing) Altitude (sea level) -1000 feet to +10,000 feet N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003 A- 2...
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This class A digital apparatus meets all the requirements of the Canadian Interference- Causing Equipment Regulations. Cet appareil numérique de la classe A respecte toutes les exigences du Règelment sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada. N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003 Statements -1...
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Interference by Information Technology Equipment (VCCI). If this equipment is used in a domestic environment, radio disturbance may occur, in which case the user may be required to take corrective actions. N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003 Statements -2...
Administration implemented regulations for laser products on August 2, 1976. These regulations apply to laser products manufactured from August 1, 1976. Compliance is mandatory for products marketed in the United States. N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003 Statements -3...
Safety information is available from the NTL home page. Select Safety and Compliance > Important Safety Information. To open the safety information in a language other than English, select the language. Local HP support can also help direct you to your safety information.
Phone: 817-354-8009 Attn: Product Compliance Email: support@tributary.com 3717 Commerce Place Suite C Bedford, Texas 76021 Date: May 13, 2007 Kevin St. Cyr Director of Engineering Tributary Systems, Inc. N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003 Statements -5...
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Safety and Compliance Declaration of Conformity N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003 Statements -6...
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GUI touch screen 1-4, 1-6, access magazine option default screen initialization screen menu selections 4-10 move media viewing window LTO Ultrium gen 3 tape drive Magazine door Maintenance POST Power supply N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003 Index -1...
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Index N1528A and N1529A ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—544594-003 Index -2...