Preventive Service Planning
Abstract
Configuration information for HPE StoreEver MSL3040 Tape Library
Content
HPE StoreEver MSL3040
Model
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Drive Addresses
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Storage Slot Addresses
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Changer Address
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Entry/Exit Slot Address
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Base
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1-3 HH
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1001-1032
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0
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101-104
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Notes:
1. HPE StoreEver MSL3040 is supported by IBM Spectrum Protect Sever version 8.1.4 or newer
2. Tape Library configurations for base model and with 6 expansion modules
- 3 Half-Height (HH) LTO drives per base module
- 21 HH LTO drives per full stack
- 32 slots per base module, 40 slots per expansion module, 272 slots per full stack
- 4 mail slots per base module, 34 per full stack
- 3U per module to a maximum of 21U
3. Barcodes are required
4. Eight character barcodes are required. The last 2 characters must be the media identifier "L#" where # is the tape cartridge generation. For example, ABC456L8 for an LTO-8 cartridge. Without a proper barcode label, a volume will appear as "unknown media"
5. ELEMent=AUTODetect in the DEFINE/UPDATE DRIVE command is supported
6. HPE StoreEver MSL3040 supports mixed generation LTO drives in the same partition
7. HPE StoreEver MSL3040 is available with the following SAS and Fibre Channel drives:
- HPE StoreEver MSL LTO-7 Ultrium 15000
- HPE StoreEver MSL LTO-8 Ultrium 30750
- HPE StoreEver MSL LTO-9 Ultrium 45000
- LTO-7 support requires IBM Spectrum Protect Server 7.1.4 or later
- LTO-8 support requires IBM Spectrum Protect Server 8.1.4 or later
- LTO-9 support requires IBM Spectrum Protect Server 8.1.14.100 or later
7. Device identifications and firmware levels used during validation
- Library ID: HPE MSL3040 --- Firmware: 3004
- Drive ID: HPE Ultrium 8-SCSI --- Firmware: H9ED
- Drive ID: HP Ultrium 7-SCSI --- Firmware: G9Q1
- Library ID: HPE MSL3040 --- Firmware: 3290
- Drive ID: HPE Ultrium 9-SCSI --- Firmware: NCA1
- Drive ID: HPE Ultrium 8-SCSI --- Firmware: N4Q1
- Drive ID: HP Ultrium 7-SCSI --- Firmware: N4Q1
Related technotes
- See Technote 1396706 for information on platforms on which SAS devices are supported
- HPE StoreEver Tape Libraries LTO-7 Control and Data Path Failover is supported with library firmware version 3210 or later.
- HPE StoreEver Tape Libraries LTO-8 Control and Data Path Failover is supported with library firmware version 3210 or later.
- HPE StoreEver Tape Libraries LTO-9 Control and Data Path Failover is supported with library firmware version 3290 or later.
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Modified date:
13 May 2022
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