Verifying The Installation; Configuring Additional Features - HP StoreEver MSL2024 User And Service Manual

1. Remove one of the magazines from the library with the RMI or OCP:
RMI: see
MSL2024 OCP: see
Unlock Left or Right Magazine)" (page
MSL4048, MSL8048, and MSL8096 OCP: see
magazines (Operations > Unlock Left/Right Magazines)" (page
The library will not perform any other action while a magazine is out of the device.
2. Insert the tape cartridges into the slots. See
3. Replace the magazine into the library.
4. Repeat steps 1 through 3for each of the other magazines.

Verifying the installation

Verify that the device has the current firmware revision.
To see the firmware revision on the MSL2024 front panel:
1. From the Home screen, press Next until the display shows Status/Information. Press Enter.
2. Press Next until the display shows Library Information. Press Enter.
3. Press Next until the display shows the Firmware Rev.
To see the firmware revision on the MSL4048, MSL8048, and MSL8096 front panel:
1. Use the control keys to navigate to Info > Identity > Library.
2. The Library Controller FW Revision field shows the library firmware revision.
To find the current firmware revision, visit the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Support website at
http://www.hpe.com/support/hpesc.
If necessary, update the device firmware:
From the RMI, see
From the MSL2024 OCP, see
Drive FW Upgrade)" (page
From the MSL4048, MSL8048, and MSL8096 OCP, see
(Support > FW Upgrade)" (page
Using Library and Tape Tools (L&TT), which can be downloaded free of charge from
www.hpe.com/support/TapeTools.
After configuring the tape library, you can save the configuration settings to a USB flash drive
from the OCP or to a file from the RMI Configuration > Save/Restore screen. Having a backup
of the tape library configuration is helpful when recovering from a configuration error, setting up
multiple devices with similar configurations, or if the tape library needs service. See
restoring the device configuration and restoring factory defaults" (page

Configuring additional features

The tape library has many features to customize it for your organization.
Naming the tape library, which is done from the RMI Configuration > Network screen. See
"Changing the network configuration" (page
Partitioning a library with multiple tape drives into logical libraries. See
configuration" (page
Enabling and configuring SNMP network management or Command View TL TapeAssure.
See "Configuration > Network Management" (page
"Releasing and replacing the magazines" (page
"Unlocking, removing, and replacing magazines (Operations >
"Determining and updating firmware " (page
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