Verifying The Installation; Configuring Additional Features - HP BL536A User's & Service Manual

1. Obtain tape cartridges compatible with your Autoloader. (See
2. Label any unlabeled tape cartridges to improve inventory time. (See
cartridges (page
3. Remove one of the magazines from the Autoloader with the RMI or OCP:
RMI: see
OCP: see
Right Magazine) (page 78)
The Autoloader will not perform any other action while a magazine is out of the device.
4. Insert the tape cartridges into the magazine. (See
5. Slide the magazine into the Autoloader.
6. Remove the other magazine, insert the tape cartridges, and replace the magazine.

Verifying the installation

Verify that the device has the current firmware revision.
To see the firmware revision on the front panel:
1. From the Home screen, press Next until the display shows Status/Information. Press Enter.
2. Press Next until the display shows Autoloader Information. Press Enter.
3. Press Next until the display shows the Firmware Rev.
To find the current firmware revision, visit the HP Support website: www.hp.com/support.
If necessary, update the device firmware:
From the RMI, see
From the OCP, see
FW Upgrade) (page
Using HP Library and Tape Tools (L&TT), which can be downloaded free of charge from
www.hp.com/support/TapeTools.
After configuring the Autoloader, 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
Autoloader configuration is helpful when recovering from a configuration error, setting up multiple
devices with similar configurations, or if the Autoloader needs service. See
the device configuration and restoring factory defaults (page

Configuring additional features

The Autoloader has many features to customize it for your organization.
Enabling and configuring SNMP network management or Command View TL TapeAssure.
See Configuration: Network Management (page
Setting up email event notification. See
Naming the Autoloader, which is done from the RMI Configuration: Network screen. See
Changing the network configuration (page
To use the RMI and OCP in Japanese, enable the Japanese language option through the RMI.
See Changing the system configuration (page
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Releasing and replacing the magazines (page
Unlocking, removing, and replacing magazines (Operations > Unlock Left or
Determining and updating firmware (page
Upgrading firmware (Support > Autoloader FW Upgrade, Support > Drive
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Magazines (page
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Setting event notification parameters (page
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Tape cartridges (page
Labeling tape
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Saving and restoring
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Verifying the installation
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