Page 1 HP StorageWorks 6000 series Virtual Library System User Guide This document describes the HP StorageWorks VLS6000 systems to facilitate their installation, operation, and maintenance. This document is intended for system administrators who are experienced with setting up and managing large storage systems. *AH809-96038* Part number: AH809-96038 Eleventh edition: March 2010...
Page 2 Legal and notice information © Copyright 2004, 2010 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty.
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents 1 Introduction ..................17 VLS6000 Models ........................17 VLS6100 series ......................... 17 VLS6200 series ......................... 18 VLS6500 series ......................... 19 VLS6600 series ......................... 21 VLS6800 series ......................... 22 2 Hardware Installation ............... 27 Preparing for the Installation ....................... 27 Tools for Installation ......................
Page 4 Configuring the RAID Level ....................63 Adding Capacity by Adding an Array .................. 65 Adding Capacity by Upgrading Disks in the Array ..............65 Removing Arrays ........................ 66 Managing Storage Pools ..................... 66 Viewing the Storage Pool ....................66 Rebuilding the Storage Pool ..................67 Installing Additional Licenses ......................
Page 5 Placing a Library Offline or Online ..................99 Moving Media from One Slot to Another ................100 Ejecting Media from a Slot into an Empty Mailslot ..............100 Ejecting Media from a Drive into an Empty Mailslot .............. 101 Restarting Automigration/Replication Services ..............101 Scanning a SAN Destination Library ...................
Page 6 Powering Off the System ......................130 Powering Off VLS6000 Disk Arrays ................... 131 7 User Interfaces ................133 User Interface Requirements ..................... 133 Command View VLS ....................... 133 Window Regions ......................134 Opening a Command View VLS Session from a Web Browser ..........135 Opening a Command View VLS Session from Command View TL ...........
Page 7 Restarting VLS Device Emulations ....................175 Updating the Firmware ......................175 Saving Configuration Settings ....................176 10 Monitoring .................. 179 Status Information in the Status Pane ..................179 Status Icons ..........................179 Device Status Icon ......................179 Navigation Tree Icon ......................180 Notification Alerts ........................
Page 8 VLS Commands ........................202 Network Settings Configuration Commands ................. 202 Configuration Commands ....................203 Management Commands ....................211 Monitoring Commands ..................... 212 12 Component Identification .............. 215 VLS6100 and VLS6500 Node Components, LEDs, and Buttons ............ 215 Front Panel Components ....................215 Front Panel LEDs and Buttons .....................
Page 9 Rear Panel Components ....................254 Rear Panel LEDs and Buttons ....................254 13 Component Replacement .............. 257 Safety Considerations ......................257 Preventing Electrostatic Discharge ..................257 Grounding Methods to Prevent Electrostatic Damage ............. 257 Warnings and Cautions ....................258 Preparation Procedures ......................258 Locating and Removing the Torx T-15 Tool (VLS6800 node only) ..........
Page 10 Power Supply ........................298 Controller Module ......................299 14 Disaster Recovery ................. 301 Recovering from Operating System Failure ................. 301 Restoring the Configuration Settings ..................302 Restoring the Virtual Library Configuration from a Configuration File ......... 302 Rebuilding the Virtual Library Configuration ..............302 Re-installing the VLS Licenses ....................
Page 11 Class A Equipment ......................328 Class B Equipment ......................329 European Union Notice ......................329 Japanese Notices ........................329 Japanese VCCI-A Notice ....................329 Japanese VCCI-B Notice ....................329 Japanese Power Cord Statement ..................329 Korean Notices ........................330 Class A Equipment ......................330 Class B Equipment ......................
Page 12 Figures Identifying the contents of the VLS6100 and VLS6500 system shipping carton ....30 Identifying the contents of the VLS6200 system shipping carton ........31 Identifying the contents of the VLS6600 system shipping carton ........32 Install rails ......................35 Remove slides from rails ...................
Page 13 VLS6600 — Connecting the VHDCI connectors to disk arrays ........57 Connecting the node power supplies to an AC power source ........58 Securing the power cord with the strain relief clip ............58 Connecting the disk array power supplies to an AC power source ......... 58 Connecting SAN and LAN cabling to the node ............
Page 14 Library Parameters Map LUNs window ..............160 Create Virtual Library Wizard window (1 of 12) ............161 Create Virtual Library Wizard window (2 of 12) ............162 Create Virtual Library Wizard window (5 of 12) ............164 Create Virtual Library Wizard window (6 of 12) ............165 Create Virtual Library Wizard window (8 of 12) ............
Page 15 Removing a node hard drive .................. 273 Preparing the node hard drive ................273 Installing the node hard drive ................. 274 Pressing ejector button ................... 275 Installing the DVD-CD drive ..................275 Removing a node power supply ................276 Installing a node power supply ................276 Placing the power cord in the strain relief clip ............
Page 16 Tables VLS6200 series capacity (based on RAID5 configuration; capacity is lower in RAID6 configuration) ......................19 VLS6500 series capacity (based on RAID5 configuration; capacity is lower in RAID6 configuration) ......................20 VLS6600 series capacity (based on RAID5 configuration; capacity is lower in RAID6 configuration) ......................
Page 17: Introduction
1 Introduction The HP StorageWorks virtual library system (VLS) family consists of RAID disk-based SAN backup devices that emulate physical tape libraries, allowing you to perform disk-to-virtual tape (disk-to-disk) backups using your existing backup applications. The VLS family includes different series of models that vary in storage capacity and performance.
Page 18: Vls6200 Series
Item Description Node Disk array 0 An optional second MSA20 disk array can be added to a VLS6100 by purchasing a VLS capacity bundle. A VLS capacity bundle includes a disk array with twelve SATA disks and a capacity license for the additional disk array.
Page 19: Vls6500 Series
NOTE: You can also re-use an existing MSA20 disk array with twelve blank SATA disks of the same, supported type (all 250 GB, all 500 GB, or all 750 GB disks) and the latest MSA20 firmware. Purchase a capacity license for the additional disk array separately. Table 1 VLS6200 series capacity (based on RAID5 configuration;...
Page 20: Vls6500 Series Capacity
Item Description Node Disk array 0 Disk array 1 An optional third and fourth disk array can be added to a VLS6500 by purchasing one or two VLS capacity bundles. A VLS capacity bundle includes a disk array with twelve SATA disks and a capacity license for the additional disk array.
Page 21: Vls6600 Series
VLS6600 series A VLS6600 series consists of a VLS6600 series node (head unit) and two Modular Smart Array 20 (MSA20) disk arrays. The node includes dual processors, four 4 GB Fibre Channel host ports, and eight VHDCI connectors. The disk array contains twelve SATA disks. Item Description Node...
Page 22: Vls6800 Series
Data compression (2:1) Model Disk arrays Capacity enabled 17.6 TB 35.2 TB 22 TB 44 TB 26.4 TB 52.8 TB 30.8 TB 61.6 TB 35.2 TB 70.4 TB 19.8 TB 39.6 TB 26.4 TB 52.8 TB 33 TB 66 TB VLS6653 (all 750 GB disks) 39.6 TB...
Page 23: Vls6800 Series Capacity
Item Description Node Disk array 0 Disk array 1 Disk array 2 Disk array 3 Up to twelve disk arrays can be added to a VLS6800 by purchasing up to twelve VLS capacity bundles. A VLS capacity bundle includes a disk array with twelve SATA disks and a capacity license for the additional disk array.
Page 24 NOTE: You can also re-use an existing MSA20 disk array with twelve blank SATA disks of the same, supported type (all 250 GB, all 500 GB, or all 750 GB disks) and the latest MSA20 firmware. Purchase a capacity license for the additional disk array separately. Table 4 VLS6800 series capacity (based on RAID5 configuration;...
Page 25 Data compression (2:1) Model Disk arrays Capacity enabled 40 TB 80 TB 17.6 TB 35.2 TB 22 TB 44 TB 26.4 TB 52.8 TB 30.8 TB 61.6 TB 35.2 TB 70.4 TB 39.6 TB 79.2 TB 44 TB VLS6870 (all 500 GB disks) 88 TB 48.4 TB 96.8 TB...
Page 26 Introduction...
Page 27: Hardware Installation
2 Hardware Installation This section details the steps to install the VLS hardware from installation preparation to final cabling. Preparing for the Installation Tools for Installation • Two people • #1 and #2 Phillips screwdriver • Box cutting knife CAUTION: Do not use any power tools.
Page 28: Unpacking
If you do not have any of the suggested equipment for proper grounding, have an authorized reseller install the part. For more information on static electricity or assistance with product installation, contact your authorized reseller. Unpacking Place the shipping carton as close to the installation site as possible. Before unpacking the VLS, inspect the shipping carton for damage that may have occurred during shipment.
Page 29: Rack Requirements
• The Rack Products Documentation CD enables you to view, search, and print documentation for HP and Compaq branded racks and rack options. It also helps you set up and optimize a rack in a manner that best fits your environment. Rack Requirements HP supports the HP System E racks and the HP 10000 Series racks for use with VLS systems.
Page 30: Vls6100 And Vls6500 System Shipping Carton
VLS6100 and VLS6500 System Shipping Carton Figure 1 Identifying the contents of the VLS6100 and VLS6500 system shipping carton Item Description Node Node power cord Serial cable 1U rack mounting hardware kit and documentation Printed VLS node installation poster Documentation CD and VLS Quick Restore CD Hardware Installation...
Page 31: Vls6200 System Shipping Carton
VLS6200 System Shipping Carton Figure 2 Identifying the contents of the VLS6200 system shipping carton Item Description Node Node power cords (2) Serial cable 1U rack mounting hardware kit and documentation Printed VLS6200 node installation poster Documentation CD and VLS6200 Quick Restore CD Loopback plugs HP StorageWorks...
Page 32: Vls6600 System Shipping Carton
VLS6600 System Shipping Carton Figure 3 Identifying the contents of the VLS6600 system shipping carton Item Description Node Node power cords (2) Serial cable 1U rack mounting hardware kit and documentation Printed VLS6600 node installation poster Documentation CD and VLS6600 Quick Restore CD Loopback plugs Hardware Installation...
Page 33: Vls6800 System Shipping Carton
VLS6800 System Shipping Carton Item Description Node Node power cords (2) Serial cable Rack mounting hardware Printed VLS node installation poster Documentation CD and VLS Quick Restore CD HP StorageWorks...
Page 34: Disk Array Shipping Carton
Disk Array Shipping Carton Item Description MSA20 disk array SCSI cable Printed VLS disk array installation poster Disk array power cords (2) 2U rack mounting hardware kit and documentation Installing the VLS6100 and VLS6500 Nodes into a Rack NOTE: Install components starting with the first available slot at bottom of the rack and working toward the top of the rack.
Page 35: Install Rails In The Rack
Install Rails in the Rack Locate the appropriate rail kit—part number 360332 003. Install the two slide rails to the sides of the rack. Adjust the side rail assemblies to the approximate rack depth. At one side of the rack, align the rail holes with the holes in the rack and secure with the provided mounting hardware using a #2 Phillips screwdriver.
Page 36: Attach Rails To The Node
Attach Rails to the Node To attach the rails to the node: Align the rail with the node so that the word “FRONT” on the rail is seen right-side-up and at the front of the node. Figure 6 Attaching rails to the node Align the holes in the rail with the round tabs on the side of the node.
Page 37: Installing The Vls6600 Node Into A Rack
Locate the rail kit — part number 360332 003. Install the two outer slide rails to the rack. The outer rails are marked “FRONT” and “REAR.” On both sides of the rack, align the rail holes with the holes in the rack and secure. Attach the inner rails to the sides of the node.
Page 38: Install Rails In The Rack
NOTE: Allow enough rack space above and/or below the node to mount the disk arrays. A disk array requires a vertical rack space of 2U (equivalent to 89 mm, or 3.5 inches). To install a VLS6600 node into the rack involves three main tasks: Install Rails in the Rack Attach Rails to the VLS6600 Node (appliance) Install Appliance in the Rack...
Page 39: Install Appliance In The Rack
Align one of the rails with the left side of the node (as you face the front of the node) so that the word “FRONT” on the rail is seen right-side-up and at the front of the node. Figure 8 Attaching rails to the VLS6600 node Align the holes in the rail with the round tabs on the side of the node.
Page 40: Install Rails In The Rack
NOTE: Allow enough rack space above and/or below the node to mount the disk arrays. A disk array requires a vertical rack space of 2U (equivalent to 89 mm, or 3.5 inches). Plan to mount up to four disk arrays below the node and after that up to four more disk arrays above the node as shown in VLS6600 and VLS6800 disk array rack mounting order.
Page 41: Pulling The Rail Compression Lever
Pull the rail compression lever toward you. Figure 10 Pulling the rail compression lever Insert the two rail tabs from the end of the rack rail assembly into the marked holes on the inside of the rear of the rack. Figure 11 Inserting the rail tabs on the rear of the rack Adjust the rack rail depth by sliding it forward.
Page 42: Inserting The Rail Tabs On The Front Of The Rack
Insert the two rail tabs from the rack rail assembly into the marked holes on the inside of the front of the rack. Figure 12 Inserting the rail tabs on the front of the rack Release the rail compression lever to seat the tabs in the rack post. Repeat steps 3 through 7 for the other rail.
Page 43: Install Appliance In Rack
Install Appliance in Rack Attach the node rails to the node. Figure 13 Attaching a node rail to the node WARNING! The node is very heavy, 44.5 kg (98 lb) full. To reduce the risk of personal injury or damage to the equipment: •...
Page 44: Locking The Inner Slide Rails Into Place
Slide the inner bearing brace forward until it stops. Figure 14 Locking the inner slide rails into place CAUTION: Keep the node parallel to the floor when sliding the node rails into the standard rack rails. Tilting the node up or down can result in damage to the rails. Lift the node using the four lift handles on the sides of the node.
Page 45: Installing The Disk Arrays Into A Rack
Reach around the front of the node to press the rail-release levers at the front of both node rails, and continue to slide the node into the rack. Figure 16 Sliding the node to the rear of the rack Tighten the thumbscrews to secure the node to the rack. Figure 17 Tightening the thumbscrews Reinstall the power supplies.
Page 46: Rack Mounting Requirements
WARNING! Do not use the handles on the disk array power supply units to lift or hold the disk array. These handles are designed only for holding the power supply units or removing them from the disk array, not for supporting the weight of the disk array.
Page 47: Vls6600 Disk Array Rack Mounting Order
Figure 19 VLS6600 disk array rack mounting order Item Description Disk array 7 Disk array 6 Disk array 5 Disk array 4 Node Disk array 0 Disk array 1 Disk array 2 Disk array 3 HP StorageWorks...
Page 48: Vls6800 Disk Array Rack Mounting Order
Figure 20 VLS6800 disk array rack mounting order Item Description Disk array 15 Disk array 14 Disk array 13 Disk array 12 Disk array 11 Disk array 10 Disk array 9 Disk array 8 Hardware Installation...
Page 49: Mounting A Disk Array Into A Rack
Item Description Node Disk array 0 Disk array 1 Disk array 2 Disk array 3 Disk array 4 Disk array 5 Disk array 6 Disk array 7 Mounting a Disk Array into a Rack WARNING! The disk array weighs 24.6 kg (54.3 lb) full. At least two people are required to lift, move, and install the disk array.
Page 50: Positioning The Rack Mounting Template
Use the 2U rack mounting template as a guide to indicate where on the rack the rails for the disk array are to be mounted. At the front of the rack, with the front of the template facing you, align the lower edge of the template with the bottom of the rack (or the top of the previous rack component).
Page 51: Engaging The Rack Rail With The Marked Hole In The Front Of The Rack
Slide the front end of the right rack rail toward the inside front of the rack until the locking latch engages with the marked hole in the front rack upright. Figure 22 Engaging the rack rail with the marked hole in the front of the rack Extend the back end of the rail toward the inside rear of the rack until the locking latch engages with the marked hole in the rear rack upright.
Page 52: Loosening The Locknut On The Shipping Bracket
Loosen the locknut on the shipping bracket, and move the bracket to the rearmost position on the rail. Figure 24 Loosening the locknut on the shipping bracket Repeat steps 4 through 6 for the left rack rail. Align the disk array with the rails, and slide it into the rack. Figure 25 Aligning the disk array with the rails Hardware Installation...
Page 53: Removing The Mounting Bracket Covers
Remove the mounting bracket covers, and tighten the thumbscrews to secure the disk array to the rack. Figure 26 Removing the mounting bracket covers Replace the mounting bracket covers. If you intend to move the rack while the disk array is installed, adjust the shipping brackets on each rail to secure the disk array to the rack.
Page 54: Installing Vls6100, Vls6200, Vls6500, And Vls6600 Cables
Installing VLS6100, VLS6200, VLS6500, and VLS6600 Cables Connect Fibre Channel cables from your SAN media server or from your physical tape libraries (for automigration) to the node Fibre Channel host ports, starting with Fibre Channel host port 0 and working towards Fibre Channel host port 3 (Figure Figure 29, and...
Page 55: Vls6600 - Connecting San And Lan Cabling To The Node
Item Description FC host port 0 FC host port 1 NIC 1 connector VLS6600 Figure 30 VLS6600 — Connecting SAN and LAN cabling to the node Item Description FC host port 0 FC host port 1 FC host port 2 FC host port 3 NIC 1 connector Install a Fibre Channel loopback plug in any unused Fibre Channel host ports.
Page 56: Vls6100 And Vls6500 - Connecting The Vhdci Connectors To Disk Arrays
Connect the VHDCI connector on each disk array to the appropriate VHDCI connector on the node (Figure Figure 32, and Figure 33). Figure 31 VLS6100 and VLS6500 — Connecting the VHDCI connectors to disk arrays Item Description VHDCI connector A1, connect to Disk array 0 VHDCI connector A2, connect to Disk array 1 VHDCI connector B1, connect to Disk array 2 VHDCI connector B2, connect to Disk array 3...
Page 57: Vls6200 - Connecting The Vhdci Connectors To Disk Arrays
Figure 32 VLS6200 — Connecting the VHDCI connectors to disk arrays Item Description VHDCI connector A1, connect to Disk array 0 VHDCI connector A2, connect to Disk array 1 VHDCI connector B1, connect to Disk array 2 VHDCI connector B2, connect to Disk array 3 Figure 33 VLS6600 —...
Page 58: Connecting The Node Power Supplies To An Ac Power Source
WARNING! To reduce the risk of electric shock or damage to the equipment: • Do not disable the power cord grounding plug. The grounding plug is an important safety feature. • Plug the power cord into a grounded (earthed) electrical outlet that is easily accessible at all times.
Page 59: Installing Vls6800 Cables
Installation is complete. You may now power up the disk array(s) and then the node as described in Operation. Installing VLS6800 Cables Connect Fibre Channel cables from your SAN media server to the node Fibre Channel host ports, starting with Fibre Channel host port 0 and working towards Fibre Channel host port 3 (Figure 37).
Page 60: Connecting The Vhdci Connector On Each Disk Array To The Appropriate Vhdci Connector
Connect the VHDCI connector on each disk array to the appropriate VHDCI connector on the node using the SCSI cables provided (Figure 38). Figure 38 Connecting the VHDCI connector on each disk array to the appropriate VHDCI connector on the node Item Description VHDCI connector slot 8, A1, connect to Disk array 0...
Page 61 Item Description VHDCI connector slot 8, B2, connect to Disk array 3 VHDCI connector slot 7, A1, connect to Disk array 4 VHDCI connector slot 7, A2, connect to Disk array 5 VHDCI connector slot 7, B1, connect to Disk array 6 VHDCI connector slot 7, B2, connect to Disk array 7 VHDCI connector slot 6, A1, connect to Disk array 8 VHDCI connector slot 6, A2, connect to Disk array 9...
Page 62: Connecting Power Supply Ac Power Connectors To Ac Power Sources
Connect the node power supply AC power connectors to two separate AC power sources using the power cables provided (Figure 39). Figure 39 Connecting power supply AC power connectors to AC power sources Secure the power cords with the retaining clips (Figure 40).
Page 63: Storage Configuration
3 Storage Configuration This section describes how to configure the storage after the nodes have been configured. Managing VLS6000 series Capacity There are several ways to manage the capacity of your system: • Select and configure the RAID level. See Configuring the RAID Level.
Page 64: Disk Array Volume Configuration: 4 Data + 2 Parity Disks And 5 Data +1 Parity Disks
Item Description RAID volume 1 (RAID5 250GB, RAID5 500GB, RAID6 250GB, RAID6 500GB) RAID volumes 1 and 3 (RAID6 750 GB) RAID volume 2 (RAID5 250GB, RAID5 500GB, RAID6 250GB, RAID6 500GB) RAID volumes 2 and 4 (RAID6 750 GB) Figure 42 Disk array volume configuration: 4 data + 2 parity disks and 5 data +1 parity disks Item Description...
Page 65: Adding Capacity By Adding An Array
CAUTION: Changing the RAID configuration on your system will rebuild all of the storage pools and will delete all data on the VLS. For this reason, it is important to establish the RAID configuration immediately. Adding Capacity by Adding an Array Add capacity by adding an array and a capacity license to the VLS.
Page 66: Removing Arrays
To upgrade to higher capacity disks: Backup the current VLS virtual cartridges to tape. Use the tape copy feature from the backup application. Ensure the MSA firmware is at 2.02 or later and the VLS software version is at 2.0.0 or later, which are the required minimum versions to support the higher capacity disks.
Page 67: Rebuilding The Storage Pool
Select the storage pool to view in the navigation tree. The storage pool details window opens (Figure 44). Figure 44 Storage Pool details window Rebuilding the Storage Pool To delete all information on the arrays and reformat them, perform a Rebuild Storage Pool from Command View VLS.
Page 68 NOTE: Do not discard the registration materials included in the capacity bundle. • Deduplication — when you have upgraded to firmware version 3.1.x or higher to use the dedu- plication feature. A VLS deduplication license must be installed on the VLS before you can use the deduplication feature.
Page 69 NOTE: When installing deduplication licenses, the VLS system will automatically reboot. This may take a few minutes to begin; when it does, you will see a message on the Notifications tab. HP StorageWorks...
Page 70 Storage Configuration...
Page 71: Automigration/Replication
4 Automigration/Replication Instead of the preferred method of copying virtual media to physical media via the backup application, another option is to perform transparent tape migration via the VLS device using automigration. Automigration describes the feature in which the Virtual Library System acts as a tape copy engine that transfers data from virtual cartridges on disk to a physical tape library connected to the VLS device.
Page 72: Understanding Automigration Concepts
Understanding Automigration Concepts Before using automigration, review the information in this section. This will allow you to create copy pools and automigration policies appropriate to meet your storage needs. Echo Copy Concepts Echo copy acts as a transparent disk cache to the physical library, so that the backup application writes to virtual cartridges in the virtual library.
Page 73: Smart Copy Concepts
established policy. If a destination tape was ejected while a copy was pending, then notifications in the VLS GUI will inform the user that they have interrupted the copy process. Smart Copy Concepts Smart copy allows the backup application to trigger copies from virtual cartridges to destination cartridges, and the VLS then performs that copy inside the device.
Page 74: Tape Initialization
The following are two of many possible replication configurations: • Data center to data center Designate one VLS as the source and a second VLS as the destination. Configure the destination VLS to present a LAN/WAN replication target that is visible to the source VLS. The source VLS performs normal backups during the regular backup window, and during the availability window the source virtual cartridges automatically migrate to matching virtual cartridges on the destination VLS.
Page 75: Connecting A Destination Library
Transfer the physical tapes to the remote site Import data from the tapes onto the remote LAN/WAN replication target Once the tape initialization process is complete, the automatic migration of deduplicated data from the source site to the target site over the LAN/WAN begins. See “Exporting Data to Physical tapes for Tape Initialization”...
Page 76: Managing And Unmanaging A Destination Library
Use Command View VLS to convert some of your available host ports into storage ports that can be then used to connect to the destination library. Select Fibre Channel from the navigation pane in the expanded list under Node 0. Use the Config port mode task to specify how many host ports will be retained.
Page 77: Managing A San Library
LAN/WAN libraries. See “Managing a SAN Library” on page or “Managing a LAN/WAN Replication Library” on page . An unmanaged library is a library that is not recognized by and using automigration or replication. The process for unmanaging destination libraries is the same for both SAN and LAN/WAN libraries. “Unmanaging a SAN or LAN/WAN Library”...
Page 78: Unmanaging A San Or Lan/Wan Library
Select the Automigration/Replication tab. Expand Destination Libraries in the navigation pane. Select the library of interest to open the Destination Library Details screen. From the task bar, select Re-manage LAN/WAN Replication Target. Enter the host name of the LAN/WAN replication target only if the LAN/WAN replication target's host name has changed.
Page 79: Echo Copy Pool Operations
Select Submit. The Destination Library Details screen displays, with the message, “The library, [library name], was unmanaged successfully.” Echo Copy Pool Operations Echo copy acts as a transparent disk cache to the physical library, so that the backup application writes to virtual cartridges in the virtual library. Automigration then automatically schedules the copies from virtual cartridges to their matching physical cartridges (with the same barcodes) based on the automigration policies.
Page 80: Creating An Echo Copy Pool
In order to restore from a destination cartridge, either load it into a physical drive that is visible to the backup application, or perform a Load for Restore. Load for Restore copies the destination tape back into the virtual cartridge so that the backup application can then restore from the virtual cartridge.
Page 81 Select the storage pool where your echoed virtual cartridges will be stored from the Storage Pool list. For LAN/WAN echo copy pools, select whether your replication is for deduplicated or non-deduplicated backups. For LAN/WAN echo copy pools, select “Initialize via Tape Transport” only if you intend to use this echo copy pool for the one-time process of tape initialization.
Page 82: Setting The Echo Copy Pool Policies (Lan/Wan Shown)
Type the desired policy settings in the corresponding fields. The policy settings differ for SAN libraries and LAN/WAN libraries, and are as follows: Figure 47 Setting the echo copy pool policies (LAN/WAN shown) SAN libraries: • Retention days the number of days information is kept in the firesafe before it is deleted. The default is two days.
Page 83 the destination cartridge will depend on your start time and window size. When this option is checked, then the copy will be started as soon as possible (depending on available drives) regardless of start time and window size. Then the destination cartridge will be ejected. •...
Page 84: Setting Up The Availability Windows (Lan/Wan Shown)
Beneath the policy settings you just entered, enter the details of the window duration: Figure 48 Setting up the availability windows (LAN/WAN shown) • Start Day the day of the week on which the echo copy job begins. HP recommends that copies are scheduled on a different day and/or time window from other backup activities.
Page 85: Creating Virtual Tapes
If the new pool is not created due to a slot range error, repeat this procedure and select slots within an available range. Creating Virtual Tapes Virtual tapes are created automatically when: • A pool is created that includes physical tapes. •...
Page 86: Restoring From A Lan/Wan Virtual Cartridge
Select Submit. The mailslot screen displays, along with the message, “The media, [media name], was successfully loaded.” Also, the media that has been restored is no longer in the mailslot. From the System tab, under Virtual Libraries, verify that the tape is created. NOTE: Using Load Media for Restore will create a virtual tape that is exactly equal in size to the physical tape, despite the established sizing factor.
Page 87: Loading Media Into An Echo Copy Pool For Overwrite
Select Submit. The mailslot screen refreshes, along with the message, “The media, [media name], was successfully loaded.” Also, the media that has been loaded is no longer in the mailslot. Automigration will then automatically create a matching blank virtual cartridge in the source virtual library defined for this echo copy pool.
Page 88: Viewing Cartridges In Automigration Source Libraries
Select Submit. The Result screen indicates that the operation was successful. The cartridge is now in the UpToDate status. Viewing Cartridges in Automigration Source Libraries When a tape is still present in the destination library, you can view the matching automigration virtual cartridge in the associated source virtual library.
Page 89: Creating A Smart Copy Pool
Creating a Smart Copy Pool Smart copy pools are created from physical library slots after a destination tape library is added to the VLS automigration configuration. Each smart copy pool defines: • The single destination library • The single source virtual library •...
Page 90: Changing The Number Of Drives In A Smart Copy Pool
Select Submit. If the pool was successfully created, the Copy Pools screen displays, along with the message, “The smart copy pool [smart copy pool name] was successfully created.” If the pool was not created, the CREATE NEW SMART COPY POOLS screen refreshes and provides an error message at the bottom of the screen.
Page 91: Editing Copy Pools
From the navigation pane under the appropriate destination library, select MailSlot to display the list of mailslots on that library. From the task bar, select Load Media for Overwrite. From the LOAD MEDIA FOR OVERWRITE screen, select the source slot. Select Next.
Page 92 Select Slots in the appropriate library from the navigation pane. In the Copy Pool column, select any instance of the appropriate pool. The SMART COPY POOL DETAILS or ECHO COPY POOL DETAILS screen displays. Select Delete in the taskbar. Select OK from the dialog box. The copy pool details screen refreshes and the message, “The slot map was successfully deleted from [copy pool name]”...
Page 93: Changing The Slot Mapping For A Lan/Wan Library
Changing the Slot Mapping for a LAN/WAN Library Slot mapping in the case of replication refers to the assignment of virtual slots in a library to correspond to a specific LAN/WAN replication target. Mapping occurs as a LAN/WAN replication target is created;...
Page 94: Editing The San Or Lan/Wan Policy
Editing the SAN or LAN/WAN Policy Select Copy Pools in the appropriate library from the navigation pane. Select the appropriate copy pool to open the Echo Copy Details screen. In the task bar, select Edit Policy. Make the appropriate changes. For explanations of the options, see Figure Select Submit.
Page 95: Monitoring Destination Library Status
Monitoring Destination Library Status This section describes how to locate the Command View VLS automigration status messages of a destination library. This applies to both SAN automigration libraries and LAN/WAN replication libraries. VLS hardware, environmental, and virtual device (library, tape drive, cartridge) status is constantly monitored by the VLS software and displayed on the VLS web user interface, Command View VLS.
Page 96 Status message Pool type Description Up To Date Echo Copy The target and source cartridges have the same contents. Waiting for the backup application to update the source cartridge by appending or overwriting the cartridge over the SAN. A cartridge will get into this state when the barcode for the source Waiting for Backup Data Echo Copy cartridge already existed on the source VLS when the (LBR) Echo...
Page 97 Status message Pool type Description Importing status on the destination library, Out Of Sync status on Importing/Out of Sync* Echo Copy the source VLS. Mirror Preprocessing* Echo Copy Gathering the deduplication instructions needed for replication. Expanding deduplication instructions to update the target cart- Mirror Postprocessing* Echo Copy ridge.
Page 98: Advanced Search For Slots
Status message Pool type Description Actively copying data from the physical tape to the target virtual Importing Tape Import cartridge. All data has been copied from the physical tape to the target Import Complete Tape Import virtual cartridges. Signal to tape operator to remove the tape from the physical library.
Page 99: Tape Drive Details
This screen is only available for SAN automigration libraries. Tape Drive Details Select Drives from the expanded destination library to view the destination library tape drives. The screen displays the drive status, name, drive type, serial number, availability, state, and barcode. Select a drive from this list or from the navigation pane to see more details and to access further tasks.
Page 100: Moving Media From One Slot To Another
From the task bar, select Online. A dialog box opens to confirm the selection and warn that placing the library online will allow jobs to resume. Select OK from the dialog box. The Destination Library Details screen refreshes and displays the message, “The destination library was successfully placed online.”...
Page 101: Ejecting Media From A Drive Into An Empty Mailslot
NOTE: When the library policy includes a copy on eject and the media being ejected is either not synchronized or has a status of “Mirror Broken,” a prompt appears. Choose to eject immediately without running a copy, or to put a copy job in the queue and wait to eject the media until the copy is complete. Scheduling the copy requires that you wait for the copy to complete before moving another tape into the slot.
Page 102: Editing The Management Url
From the task bar, select Scan. The Destination Library Details screen refreshes, and the message, “Scan of destination library successfully scheduled” displays. Editing the Management URL In order to view the management software for a SAN destination library from the Automigration interface, provide the destination library URL: From the navigation pane under Destination Libraries, select the library with the URL to add.
Page 103: Generating A San Destination Library Support Ticket
Place the library online (see “Placing a Library Offline or Online” on page 99). Generating a SAN Destination Library Support Ticket To generate a support ticket for a library: Place the appropriate library offline (see “Placing a Library Offline or Online”...
Page 104: Running A San Destination Library Drive Assessment Test
Running a SAN Destination Library Drive Assessment Test To run a drive assessment test: Place the appropriate library offline (see “Placing a Library Offline or Online” on page 99). In the navigation pane, select the drive to be tested. From the task bar, select Drive Assessment Test. A dialog box displays, warning that the test will erase all data on a cartridge, if there is a cartridge on that drive.
Page 105: Stopping A Tape Export
From the Copy Pools screen, select the newly created copy pool to open the Echo Copy Pool Details screen. Note that the state of the copy pool is “Awaiting Initialization.” Allow your regularly scheduled full backups to complete. Cartridges that need to be transported via physical tape become “Out of sync.”...
Page 106: Forcing Non-Deduplicated Replication
Select Import/Export Pools from the navigation pane, then select the newly created import pool to see the Tape Import Pool Details screen. The screen prompts you to load full tapes and unload finished tapes as needed. If a physical tape is damaged or otherwise unavailable, you can select Skip for that tape and transmit the data over the LAN/WAN after the import process completes.
Page 107: Creating A Lan/Wan Replication Target
If the library on which you want to add a LAN/WAN replication target appears in the list, select that library. The Summary for all LAN/WAN Replication Targets screen displays all LAN/WAN replication targets created for that library. If the library does not appear in the navigation pane, it means that the library does not yet have any LAN/WAN replication targets on it.
Page 108: Viewing The Replication Target Slot Details
Select Add Availability Windows. This takes you to a new screen. See Figure Figure 51 Adding policy windows to a new LAN/WAN replication target In the Add Availability Window section of the screen, select the day and enter the time the replication process should begin.
Page 109: Setting The Global Lan/Wan Replication Target Configuration Settings
Setting the Global LAN/WAN Replication Target Configuration Settings Select the Automigration/Replication tab. Select LAN/WAN Replication Targets from the navigation pane. The Summary for All LAN/WAN Replication Targets screen displays all LAN/WAN replication targets for all libraries. Select Global LAN/WAN Replication Target Settings from the task bar. The Global LAN/WAN Replication Target Configuration Settings screen displays.
Page 110: Deleting A Lan/Wan Replication Target
Follow steps 1 through 3 above. Select Edit Availability Windows from the task bar. The Edit Availability Windows screen displays. See Figure Figure 53 Editing a LAN/WAN replication target's availability windows To delete a availability window, select Delete in the row of that policy window in the Current Availability Windows section of the screen.
Page 111: Clearing The Source Vls From The Lan/Wan Replication Target
Change the password on the LAN/WAN replication target. “Editing a LAN/WAN Replication Target” on page 109 to reach the Edit LAN/WAN Replication Target Settings screen. Enter a new password for the target. Change the LAN/WAN replication target's password on the source to the new password. “Managing a LAN/WAN Replication Library”...
Page 112: Configuring The Cartridge Summary
that identifies the number of cartridges that have not successfully mirrored within the threshold time. Cartridges in this category can also be listed in the following categories: Mirror Failed, Pending, Mirror Active, In Use/Deduplicating, and Waiting for Policy Window. This category displays a green (no cartridges in this category) or red (one or more cartridges in this category) icon.
Page 113: Viewing The Current Status
Select Submit. Viewing the Current Status To view the current status of jobs: Select the Automigration/Replication tab. In the navigation pane, select Job reporting. The screen opens to the Current Status report which displays information on all pending and active automigration jobs.
Page 114: Viewing The Job History
To update an existing view, select it from the Update existing view list, adjust the selected locations, rename the view (if desired) in the name field, and select Update View. Select Delete View if you want to remove that view from your pre-defined options. At any time, you can change any of these default settings.
Page 115: Exporting The Job History To A Csv File
Figure 54 Changing the job history options Exporting the Job History to a CSV File The CSV export file is a text file, delivered as a .zip. Each line is the record for one device, and the data fields are separated by commas or columns depending on the program used to view the file. You can export the data currently displayed in the history by selecting Export Displayed Data from the task bar, or select Export All Data which allows you to choose the number of days included in the exported file.
Page 116 Automigration/Replication...
Page 117: Deduplication
5 Deduplication Deduplication technology represents one of the most significant storage enhancements in recent years, promising to reshape future data protection and disaster recovery solutions. It allows the user to store more data in a given amount of space, and restore data at a lower cost, using lower bandwidth links. Deduplication is the functionality in which only a single copy of a data block is stored on a device.
Page 118: How It Works
NOTE: Deduplication takes place after the data has been processed to the backup tapes. Therefore, any data backed up to compression-enabled virtual tape drives (both software and hardware compression) is compressed before it is deduplicated. How it Works The following is an overview of the deduplication process. See the HP StorageWorks VLS and D2D solutions guide for more detailed information.
Page 119: Installing The Deduplication Licenses
Save your configuration settings. See “Saving Configuration Settings” on page 176. Download the VLS Firmware and Quick Restore CD Image appropriate for your VLS system from the HP website. Burn the image to CD to create your own quick restore CD. Follow the “Recovering from Operating System Failure”...
Page 120: Editing The Data Protector Configuration
Select Configuration from the navigation pane. The Configuration screen displays. See Figure Figure 55 Configuring deduplication options Select the data types to change. Select the new policy state or deduplication algorithm from the appropriate list. By default, deduplication is enabled for all data types that support it. By default, file servers will back up using a file-level differencing algorithm.
Page 121: Viewing Deduplication Statistics And Reports
Under the Maintenance Tasks list, select System Maintenance. From the task bar, select Edit Data Protector Configuration. Enter the suffix of the full backup job names in the text box. Select Submit. The suffix appears in a list beneath the text box. Enter the suffix of the incremental backup job names in the text box.
Page 122 Select View Backups. The screen displays a list of backup jobs meeting the set criteria and includes the following information: • State — the state of the backup job (see below) • Backup Name • Policy • Type • Logical Size — the size of the backup data sent to the VLS (before deduplication and com- pression) •...
Page 123: Deduplication Cartridge Report
Deduplication Cartridge Report The cartridge report provides information on the deduplication of your backup jobs at the cartridge level. Select Cartridge Report from the navigation pane or from the task bar of the Deduplication Summary screen. The cartridge report options display. Select View corresponding to the report you want to view.
Page 124 • System Ratio — the ratio of the Logical Data divided by the Used Capacity • Space Savings — the percentage of capacity saved by deduplication Deduplication...
Page 125: Operation
6 Operation This section describes how to power on and power off the node and disk arrays. Powering on VLS6000 Disk Arrays CAUTION: Only power on one disk array at a time to avoid overloading the AC power source. To power on a disk array: Press the power button on the rear of the disk array.
Page 126: Vls6100 And Vls6500 Node Led Status During Normal Operation
Confirm that the VLS components are all functioning normally and the VLS is cabled correctly by observing the condition of their status LEDs. The LED status should match those shown in the following table. If an LED status does not match the status shown in the following tables, a component needs attention.
Page 127: Vls6600 Node Led Status During Normal Operation
Item Description Status Green or flashing green = Activity exists. iLO 2 NIC activity LED Green = Link exists. iLO 2 NIC link LED Red, green, and amber on or flashing = Power FC port LEDs LED that is on/flashing represents the link speed (red = 1 Gbps, green = 2 Gbps, amber = 4 Gbps) = Online, I/O activity.
Page 128: Vls6800 Node Led Status During Normal Operation
Item Description Status Green = Normal Power supply LED Blue = Identification is activated. UID button/LED Flashing blue = System is being managed remotely. NIC/iLO 2 activity LED Green or flashing green = Activity exists. NIC/iLO 2 link LED Green = Link exists. Red, green, and amber on or flashing = Power FC port LEDs LED that is on/flashing represents the link...
Page 129: Rebooting The System
Item Description Status Internal health LED LED is green. External health LED (power supply) LED is green. Power supply power LEDs (green) LEDs are illuminated. Power supply fault LEDs (amber) LEDs are not illuminated. Hard drive fault status LEDs LEDs are not illuminated. NIC 1 link LED LED is illuminated.
Page 130: Powering Off The System
Powering Off the System WARNING! To reduce the risk of personal injury, electric shock, or damage to the equipment, remove the power cord to remove power from the node before removing the access panel. The front panel Power On/Standby button does not completely shut off system power. Portions of the power supply and some internal circuitry remain active until AC power is removed.
Page 131: Powering Off Vls6000 Disk Arrays
If removing the access panel from a node, wait until the VLS has completed its shutdown operation, then press the UID LED button on the front of the node. Blue LEDs illuminate on the front and rear panels of the node. Amber system power LEDs indicate that nodes are in standby mode.
Page 132 Operation...
Page 133: User Interfaces
7 User Interfaces This section describes the three user interfaces (UIs) that can be used to configure, manage, and monitor the VLS over the web, remotely over the LAN, or through a serial connection. It also provides instructions on how to open and close a connection to the VLS for each type of user interface. User Interface Requirements VLS user interfaces lists the VLS user interfaces and their requirements.
Page 134: Window Regions
• Configuration and management of VLS virtual devices (libraries and tape drives) and cartridges, including LUN masking and LUN mapping • Changing of the default Fibre Channel host port settings • Viewing and deleting VLS notification alerts • Configuring VLS mail and SNMP notification alert settings •...
Page 135: Opening A Command View Vls Session From A Web Browser
NOTE: You can enlarge or reduce any region on the window. To change the size of a region, position your cursor on the border of a pane, and press the left mouse button while simultaneously dragging the border. Opening a Command View VLS Session from a Web Browser NOTE: Before you can open a Command View VLS session, you must set the VLS network settings.
Page 136: Opening A Command View Vls Session From Command View Tl
Opening a Command View VLS Session from Command View TL NOTE: Before you can open a Command View VLS session from Command View TL, you must first install Command View TL on a PC or workstation and then add the VLS to Command View TL. See the HP OpenView Command View for TL User Guide for instructions.
Page 137: Restarting Command View Vls
Select Continue to this website (not recommended). A pink Certificate Error appears to the right of the URL. (Your browser window may look slightly different from the images below.) Select the Certificate Error. An Untrusted Certificate window opens. Select View certificates. A Certificate window opens. Select Install Certificate...
Page 138: Closing A Command View Vls Session
Click Restart to confirm. Closing a Command View VLS Session To close a Command View VLS session, click Logout in the status banner or simply close the web browser. Secure Shell and Serial User Interfaces The secure shell user interface provides remote configuration and management of your VLS over a LAN using the VLS command-line interface (CLI) command set.
Page 139: Closing A Secure Shell Session
Closing a Secure Shell Session To close a secure shell session: Enter logout, done, quit, bye, or exit and then press Enter. Opening a Serial Session To open a serial session: Connect a PC or workstation to the serial connector on the rear of the VLS using the null-modem (serial) cable provided.
Page 140 User Interfaces...
Page 141: Configuration
8 Configuration This section describes how to configure and manage the VLS network settings, user preferences, Fibre Channel host ports (optional), virtual libraries, tape drives, and cartridges. Setting the Network Settings Before you can open a Command View VLS or secure shell session, set the network settings. The network settings can be set using either the VLS discovery utility (see Setting the Network Settings using the VLS Discovery...
Page 142: Vls Discovery Utility - Main Window
Click VLS discovery utility. The VLS discovery utility opens and lists all the devices it sees on the subnet (Figure 60). The Configured box for a device is checked if the device has an IP address. The device type, host name, IP address (if available), and serial number are displayed for each device listed.
Page 143: Setting The Network Settings Using The Cli Command Set
Select the VLS from the list of devices and click Configure. The Device Configuration window opens (Figure 61). Figure 61 VLS discovery utility Device Configuration window Leave the default host name or enter a new host name in the Host Name box. The default VLS host name is VLS.
Page 144 • Fully qualified host name (or host name and DNS domain name separately), DNS server address, IP address, gateway, and netmask To set the network settings using the CLI command set: Open a serial session and log in to the administrator account. See “Opening a Serial Session”...
Page 145: Setting The Network Settings Using Command View Vls
Verify the network settings have been changed by entering: showConfig Setting the Network Settings using Command View VLS To set the network settings using Command View VLS, set either the: • DHCP usage and host name, or • Fully qualified host name (or host name and DNS domain name separately), DNS server address, IP address, gateway, and netmask To set the network settings using Command View VLS: Open a Command View VLS session and log in as the administrator.
Page 146: Setting The User Preferences
Click Finish to apply the settings. NOTE: The system automatically reboots after any change. NOTE: If you need to clear the DNS completely, clear the Use DHCP checkbox and enter 0.0.0.0 for both the primary and secondary DNS server addresses. Setting the User Preferences Setting the user preferences allows you to: •...
Page 147: Editing The Default Fibre Channel Host Port Settings
Enter the city and state where the VLS is located in the Location box. Enter the VLS administrator's name in the Contact box. Enter the VLS administrator's phone number, including area code, in the Contact Phone box. Enter the VLS administrator's E-mail address in the E-mail box. The E-mail address entered is assigned to the Email Administrator link on the Login window.
Page 148: Managing Oversubscription
Select Fibre Channel in the navigation tree. The Fibre Channel Host Ports window opens (Figure 64). Figure 64 Fibre Channel Host Ports window Enter a value for the Loop ID in the Loop ID Preferred box for each Fibre Channel host port to use for prioritizing communication requests with the VLS.
Page 149: Enabling And Disabling Oversubscription
NOTE: Using oversubscription, you run the risk of running out of physical storage capacity and requires careful planning of your storage needs and a review of your current storage policy. Enabling and Disabling Oversubscription To enable oversubscription: In Command View VLS: Select the System tab.
Page 150: Reclaiming Storage Space
At this point, you can perform the following tasks: • Erase cartridges — erase or relabel expired cartridges to free up storage space. See your backup application manual for details. NOTE: Use the Cartridge Utilization report to identify cartridges that are consuming more space and can be erased to create more storage space.
Page 151: Default Lun Numbering
VLS firmware version 2.x: By default, the VLS allows all hosts connected to the VLS through the SAN to access all virtual devices configured on the VLS. Also, the VLS firmware manages the LUN mapping so that the virtual device LUN assignments always meet operating system requirements and restrictions. “Default LUN Numbering”...
Page 152: Lun Masking
To get around the maximum LUNs per device restriction, you can either: • Increase the maximum LUNs per device setting for the operating system. See “Troubleshooting” on page 311 for more information. • Enable LUN mapping on the VLS to restrict the number of virtual devices the host's operating system sees on the VLS Fibre Channel host ports.
Page 153: Lun Mapping
Click Host LUN Mapping Mode in the task bar. The Host LUN Mapping Mode window opens and displays a list of the host world wide port numbers (WWPNs) seen by the VLS FC host ports on the SAN (Figure 65). Figure 65 Host LUN Mapping Mode window Select Mapping Enabled in the Mapping Status box for each host for which you want to perform LUN masking.
Page 154: Configuration
To set the default status of LUN mapping: Open a Command View VLS session and log in as the administrator. See “Opening a Command View VLS Session from a Web Browser” on page 135. Click the System tab. Expand Chassis in the navigation tree. Select LUN Mapping in the navigation tree.
Page 155: Lun Mapping Device View Window
Select Device View. The Device View window displays all of the devices that have been mapped to a host (Figure 66). Figure 66 LUN Mapping Device View window Select a library from the Choose a Library list to view its mapped devices. The window refreshes to show the appropriate list.
Page 156: Lun Mapping Host View Window
NOTE: After you map or unmap the virtual devices, the VLS automatically reassigns a logical unit number (LUN) to each virtual library and tape drive created on the VLS to ensure that the virtual device LUN numbering meets the operating system LUN requirements. Mapping LUNs by Host To map LUNs by host: Select the System tab.
Page 157 Select GO next to Map devices. The window refreshes and the newly mapped devices appear in the list. These devices are now visible to the host. To unmap LUNs by host: Navigate to the Host View window. See the mapping procedure above. Select the appropriate host from the Choose Host list.
Page 158: Lun Mapping Host Setup Window
Select Host Setup. The Host Setup window displays a list of the host world wide port numbers (WWPNs) seen by the VLS Fibre Channel host ports on the SAN (Figure 68). Figure 68 LUN Mapping Host Setup window To add a host WWPN: Open the Host Setup window.
Page 159: Lun Mapping (V2.X)
Select the hosts to change. Select Disable Hosts or Enable Hosts as appropriate. The window refreshes and displays a message indicating the hosts were disabled or enabled successfully. Note that the state now reflects the change. To remove host WWPNs: Open the Host Setup window.
Page 160: Dual Port Virtual Devices
Click Map LUNs in the task bar. The Map LUNs window opens and displays the hosts with mapping enabled selected on the Host LUN Mapping Mode window (Figure 69). Figure 69 Library Parameters Map LUNs window To allow a listed host to access the virtual library, enter a LUN value in the LUN box (such as 0, 1, 2, and so on).
Page 161: Creating A Virtual Library
mapping for a dual port device (see “LUN Mapping (v3.x)” on page 153 or “LUN Mapping (v2.x)” on page 159), the defined LUN number for that device for a specified host applies to both device paths. Follow the operating system LUN requirements (see “Operating System LUN Requirements and Restrictions”...
Page 162: Create Virtual Library Wizard Window (2 Of 12)
Select the type of tape library to emulate. NOTE: The only library emulation Veritas supports for use with Netbackup is the HP VLS emulation. The HP VLS emulation was created specifically for use with Netbackup. It is not intended for use with other backup applications. Click Next Step.
Page 163: Editing A Virtual Library's Slots And Drives
Click Next Step. A window opens indicating that by default all libraries connected to the VLS have access to all hosts. Click Create Library. A summary window opens and displays details about the library emulation created. Choose one of the following options: •...
Page 164: Create Virtual Library Wizard Window (5 Of 12)
NOTE: A virtual library may only contain one type of tape drive. To add tape drives to a virtual library: If you are already in the Create Library Wizard window, click Create Tape Drives. The Tape Drive Parameters window opens. If not: Click the System tab.
Page 165: Create Virtual Library Wizard Window (6 Of 12)
Click Next Step. The next Tape Drive Parameters window opens (Figure 73). Figure 73 Create Virtual Library Wizard window (6 of 12) Enter the number of tape drives you want to create in the library at this time in the Tape Drives box, if different from the default value.
Page 166: Creating Cartridges
Choose one of the following options: • To perform LUN mapping for the virtual tape drive, click Map LUNs and proceed to “LUN Mapping (v3.x)” on page 153 for further instructions. • To create more tape drives, click Create More Tape Drives. •...
Page 167: Create Virtual Library Wizard Window (9 Of 12)
Click the radio button next to the barcode template you want to use to create the cartridges. NOTE: Select a six character (or less) barcode number if your backup application is Veritas Netbackup. Veritas Netbackup has a six character barcode number limit. Click Next Step.
Page 168: Destroying A Virtual Library
Enter the number of cartridges and the cartridge size in the appropriate boxes (Figure 76). The default number of cartridges is based on the maximum number of slots configured for the virtual library. The default cartridge size is based on the actual size of the type of cartridge emulated.
Page 169: Destroying A Tape Drive
When a virtual library is destroyed, all the tape drives associated with the library are also destroyed. The cartridges in the virtual library, however, are not destroyed. They are moved to the Firesafe where they are stored until you either destroy them or associate them with a virtual library. See “Managing Cartridges”...
Page 170: Destroying Cartridges
Destroying Cartridges CAUTION: If you want to keep data that is currently on a cartridge that you are going to delete, copy the data to another cartridge using a backup application before performing this task. NOTE: You cannot destroy a cartridge that is currently being accessed by a backup application. To destroy cartridges: Open a Command View VLS session and log in as the administrator.
Page 171: Adding And Removing Barcode Templates
Click the View button beside the category that contains the cartridges you want to delete. The cartridges parameters window opens (Figure 78). Figure 78 Cartridges parameters window Select the Select box next to each cartridge that you want to delete. Select Select All if you want to destroy all the cartridges listed.
Page 172: Add/Remove Barcode Templates Window
NOTE: Deleting a barcode template does not affect the cartridges that were created using it. To add or delete a barcode template: Open a Command View VLS session and log in as the administrator. See “Opening a Command View VLS Session from a Web Browser”...
Page 173: Management
9 Management This section details the VLS management procedures such as changing the account passwords, managing high availability, and saving configuration settings. Changing the Account Passwords To change the administrator and/or user account password: Open a Command View VLS session and log in as the administrator. See “Opening a Command View VLS Session from a Web Browser”...
Page 174: Managing Cartridges
NOTE: The password can also be changed from the VLS CLI. See CLI Management commands. Managing Cartridges You can change the following parameters for existing cartridges from the Cartridge Parameters window: • Library with which they are associated • Capacity •...
Page 175: Restarting Vls Device Emulations
Restarting VLS Device Emulations Restart VLS device emulations: • If the VLS locks up • After destroying a virtual device (library or tape drive) on the VLS and doing so leaves a gap in the virtual device LUN numbering on an Fibre Channel host port •...
Page 176: Saving Configuration Settings
Obtain the VLS firmware update zip file from HP. Verify the file integrity of the downloaded file. See the firmware release notes for details. Open a Command View VLS session and log in as the administrator. See “Opening a Command View VLS Session from a Web Browser”...
Page 177 NOTE: Optionally, you can set the device to automatically save and E-mail the configuration file at midnight after the configuration is modified. See “Edit the Email Settings” on page 182. HP StorageWorks...
Page 178 Management...
Page 179: 10 Monitoring
10 Monitoring This section describes the various tools you can use to monitor the status of the VLS hardware and virtual devices (libraries and tape drives) and how to use them. Status Information in the Status Pane Status information for the VLS hardware components and virtual devices is displayed in Command View VLS on the status pane when an individual hardware component or virtual device is selected in the navigation tree.
Page 180: Navigation Tree Icon
NOTE: On the Automigration/Replication tab, the status icon represents the health of the destination libraries, not the overall VLS device health. See “Destination library status icons” on page 318. If multiple system health conditions exist simultaneously (for example, two components are experiencing problems and have a status of warning and error, respectively), the icon representing the most serious status is displayed in the status banner.
Page 181: Command View Vls
Figure 83 Notification alert examples A notification alert can be one of four states: Unknown—The operating condition of the component or component part is unknown. Contact HP Technical Support. Info—The component or component part's operating condition has improved to good (OK). Warning—The component or component part's operating condition has degraded.
Page 182: E-Mail Notification
E-mail Notification To receive VLS notification alerts by e-mail, you must edit the e-mail server settings and then edit the e-mail settings. Editing the Email Server Settings NOTE: You must enter the email server settings before editing the email settings. To edit the email server settings: Open a Command View VLS session and log in as the administrator.
Page 183: Snmp Notification
Click Edit Email Settings in the task bar. The Edit Email Settings window opens (Figure 84). Figure 84 Edit Email Settings window To add an email address: Enter an email address in the Email Address box. Select the type of notification alerts to send in the Alerts box. •...
Page 184: Editing The Snmp Settings
Editing the SNMP Settings NOTE: To display VLS notification alerts on a management console, the management console must be running HP Systems Insight Manager, and be configured to receive SNMP traps from the VLS. To add a management consoles to the SNMP alert distribution list from Command View VLS: Click the Notifications tab.
Page 185: Smi-S Support
SMI-S Support SMI-S support allows applications attached to the VLS to detect the virtual library configuration and to allow some users to change the state of the VLS. To protect access to the VLS via the SMI-S agent, and to allow a higher level of security for the device, there are two access categories: •...
Page 186: Trace Log Files
NOTE: Viewing and managing users with SMI-S access is the only SMI-S-associated functionality on the VLS itself. The benefits of SMI-S are evident on applications attached to the VLS. Trace Log Files You can view the current diagnostic VLS trace log files for troubleshooting purposes. You can also save one or more of the trace log files to external text files, or to a single zip file to create a support ticket.
Page 187: Performance And Storage Use Reports
Select Save Target As. The name of a zip file is displayed in the File name box. Click Save. Click Close. Click Finish. NOTE: Some versions of Internet Explorer will not download support tickets with a file size greater than 2 GB.
Page 188: Performance History Tab
Select a device category. Select the specific devices of interest from the Available Devices box. Using the >> button, move the devices of interest into the Selected Devices box. These are the devices that will display in the report. You can use << button to remove devices from the Selected Devices box.
Page 189: Current Status
Current Status The Current Status tab displays the overall performance and storage capacity information of the VLS in gauges at the top of the page. You can also select specific devices to display either the performance or the storage capacity used. Show the performance of: •...
Page 190: Logical Capacity
Item Data Device name Node number Target/device ID Ignore this field Writes Bytes written/read Bytes written/read in last minute Time stamp Ignore this field Logical Capacity This tab displays different views of the current logical capacity usage for an individual library or the entire VLS system.
Page 191: Physical Capacity
In some cases, there are more data points than the graphs can display. You must select how the system chooses which data point to use for each time period displayed. For example, if you show four days of data the graphs show one data point for every four-hour period. Use the Advanced Setting list to indicate which data point out of that four-hour period is used: •...
Page 192: San Health Tab
Select Update Graph. The graph updates to reflect the information you chose. You can also create a pre-defined custom view based on the locations you choose: Follow steps 1 through 4 above. Enter a name for this view in the Create a New View field. Select Create View.
Page 193: Workload Assessment
Workload Assessment The Workload Assessment tab features a workload assessment simulation to ensure that a planned new backup will “fit” on the system with the existing backups before actually running the backup. The simulation tests the physical capacity and logical capacity thresholds; it also tests the Fibre Channel performance for each day of the week that runs an existing backup.
Page 194: Editing The Notification Alerts
Select Update. The screen returns to the template summary list. Editing the Notification Alerts To edit the notification alerts for libraries, the VLS system, and storage pools: Select the VLS, or the library or storage pool of interest. Select Edit Thresholds (libraries and VLS) or Edit Pool Configuration (storage pools). The screen lists the available notification alerts with default or previously set threshold values.
Page 195 Select the type of report you want to receive: • System Capacity — includes the initially available physical capacity, the capacity consumed, and the remaining capacity. • Backup Summary — includes the type of backup, the status, the before deduplication and after deduplication data size in GB, the amount of space saved by deduplication, and the amount of data unprocessed for all backup jobs in process or the queue at the time of the report.
Page 196: Stress Testing Hard Disks
Stress Testing Hard Disks Systems running some VLS firmware versions can stress test physical storage to ensure the integrity of the hard disks using the Storage Exerciser tool. The Storage Exerciser provides two types of test jobs: • Background — enables a user to initiate a low resource test job that continually writes and reads a small amount of data at regular intervals.
Page 197: Storage Exerciser Cli Commands
Enter the information into the fields, and then select Save as Default. The Storage Exerciser uses this information throughout the operation. If you encounter problems with the Storage Exerciser, select Restart Storage Exerciser Service from the task bar. All jobs currently in progress will stop and report a status of Complete. Storage Exerciser CLI Commands If you have root access to the VLS, you can configure the jobs at the command line.
Page 198: Starting And Reviewing Background Jobs
The Complete with Errors status signifies that one or more read operations failed; this may mean the job uncovered a disk error. If a disk error has occurred, the “Log Monitor Summary” on page 199 on the Background Job tab displays a sum of errors and presents a link to view error detail and drive recommendations.
Page 199: Log Monitor Summary
Log Monitor Summary The Log Monitor Summary displays decompression error details. You may sort the table by selecting a column header. You may delete errors by selecting the rows and then selecting Delete Selected. When enclosure and/or IP address calculations are pending, select Refresh to refresh the information in the table.
Page 200 • UUID Jobs are only logged in event of a job failure. The data fields are in order as follows: • Job — indicates that this row of data is the job information • Job ID • Date of the test •...
Page 201: 11 Cli Command Set
11 CLI Command Set This section describes the VLS command-line interface (CLI) command set. The CLI command allows you to remotely configure, manage, and monitor the VLS over the LAN using a secure shell session. It also allows you to locally configure, manage, and monitor the VLS through the serial connection. Commands There are two types of CLI commands: •...
Page 202: Output Commands
Command Description Closes the connection to the VLS. close Displays the fully qualified name of the VLS and its IP address. getHost Connects to a host. Where <-tag> can be: -a ~~- Host name (localhost is default) (optional) connect -p ~~- Password (optional) -u~~...~~~~~~

Page 203: Configuration Commands
/etc/resolv.conf /etc/sysconfig/network-scrips/ifcfg-eth1 Table 8 CLI network settings configuration commands Command Description Lists host name, DNS domain name, DNS address, and various other addresses. This command shows both the current internal values, as well as the original values. showConfig It also lists the current and new content of all files affected by the changes. Sets the value of the corresponding configuration parameter.

Page 204 • Edit the Fibre Channel host port settings • Enable oversubscription and view oversubscription settings • View LUN mapping • Create, view, and destroy virtual libraries, tape drives, or cartridges • Add, view, or remove barcode templates Table 9 CLI configuration commands Command Usage Add a node to the VLS.

Page 205 Command Usage Creates a new library with the specified maximum number of cartridge slots, in- put/export ports, and tape drives. Where the options are: -a - Node ID of the node on which the library emulation will reside (0, ...) (required) -l ...

Page 206 Command Usage Creates the specified number of tape drives of a particular type and associates them with the specified library. Where the options are: -a - Node ID of node on which the tape drive emulation will reside (0, ..) (required) -c ...

Page 207 Command Usage Creates a new barcode template. Where the options are: -b - Barcode prefix to use for the barcode (up to 5 alpha characters) upper case and/or numeric (required) -i - Starting numeric value for the cartridges created with this template (1 to 1024) (required) addBarCodes -u ...

Page 208 Command Usage Creates the specified number of cartridges with the specified barcode and associ- ated with the specified library. Note: If you specify more cartridges than slots defined for the library, this command only creates enough cartridges for the slots available. That is, if your library has 100 slots and you specify 125 total cartridges, this command creates 100 cartridges.

Page 209 Command Usage Deletes the specified cartridge and its user data from the VLS. Where the options are: -a ~~- VLS filename of cartridge to delete (required) -b ~~- Barcode value of cartridge to delete (required) -c - Capacity of cartridge to delete in gigabytes (required) -f - Force.~~~~

Page 210 Command Usage Returns information about the storage pool, such as primary LUN name, allocated capacity, capacity, extent size, used capacity, and number of LUNs. Where the options are: getStoragePool -a ~~- Storage pool name (StoragePool_#) (optional) -h - Displays command usage information (optional) getStoragePoolSum- Returns summary of storage pool information for all storage pools on the VLS.~~

Page 211: Management Commands
Management Commands Use the CLI commands in CLI Management commands • Change the account passwords • Manage cartridges • Restart the VLS device emulations • Save configuration settings • Restore configuration settings Table 10 CLI management commands Command Usage Resets the administrative password, or changes the administrative or user password. Command View VLS automatically restarts after changing the passwords to make the changes take effect.

Page 212: Monitoring Commands
Command Usage Where the options are: -in - Restores the VLS virtual library configuration and network settings from restoreAllConfig the specified external configuration file. -h - Displays command usage information (optional) ~~= string; = number; = filename Monitoring Commands Use the CLI commands in CLI monitoring commands...~~

Page 213 Command Usage Returns the current health status for the specified array (0 = healthy 1 = degraded 2 = critical 3 = failed 4 = missing). Where the options are: getArrayFault -a ~~- IP address of the desired array (required) -h - Displays command usage information (optional) Returns a list of arrays not yet configured into a storage pool.~~

Page 214 Command Usage Adds an E-mail address and desired report formatting to the E-mail notification alert settings. Where the options are: -a ~~- E-mail address (required) -c ~~- VLS IP address (required) -s - Severity (1-Error, 2-Warning, 4-Info, or 8-Unknown) (optional) addEmail -y ...~~~~

Page 215: 12 Component Identification
12 Component Identification This section provides illustrations and descriptions of the nodeand disk array components, LEDs, and buttons. NOTE: For lights that blink or flash, the frequency of Hz is about the same number of blinks or flashes per second. VLS6100 and VLS6500 Node Components, LEDs, and Buttons Front Panel Components Item...

Page 216: Front Panel Leds And Buttons
Front Panel LEDs and Buttons Item Description Status • Green = System is on. • Amber = System is shut down, but power is still applied. Power On/Standby button and system power • Off = Power cord is not attached, power supply failure has occurred, no power sup- plies are installed, facility power is not available, or the DC-to-DC converter is not...

Page 217: Rear Panel Components
Item Description Status • Green = Network link exists. • Flashing green = Network link and activity exist. NIC 1 link/activity LED • Off = No link to network exists. If power is off, view the LEDs on the RJ-45 connector for status by referring to the rear panel LEDs.

Page 218: Rear Panel Leds And Buttons
Item Description 10/100/1000 NIC 2 (service port) Rear USB connector VLS6105 shown Rear Panel LEDs and Buttons Item Description Status • Green and Amber = Power on. • Green = Online. • Amber = Signal acquired. FC host port LEDs •...

Page 219: System Board Components
Item Description Status • Blue = Identification is activated. • Flashing blue = System is being managed UID button/LED remotely. • Off = Identification is deactivated. • Green = Powered on • Amber = Power supply failure has occurred Power supply LED or the power supply is not seated properly, not plugged in to a power source, or not re- ceiving power from the power source.

Page 220: System Board Leds
System Board LEDs Item Description Status • Amber = DIMM has failed. DIMM 4B failure • Off = DIMM is operating normally. • Amber = DIMM has failed. DIMM 3B failure • Off = DIMM is operating normally. • Amber = DIMM has failed. DIMM 2A failure •...

Page 221: Node Leds And Internal Health Led Combinations
Item Description Status • Green = Auxiliary power is applied. Standby power good • Off = Auxiliary power is not applied. • Amber = One fan in this module has failed. • Red = Multiple fans in this module have failed.

Page 222: Fan Module Locations
System board LED Internal Health Status and color LED Color • DIMM in slot X has reached single-bit correctable error threshold. • DIMM in slot X is in a pre-failure condition. Amber • DIMM in slot X is an unsupported type, but valid memory exists in another bank.

Page 223: Processor Zone Fan Module Led
Processor Zone Fan Module LED LED Status Description Amber One fan in this module has failed. Multiple fans in this module have failed. All fans in this module are operating normally. VLS6200 Node Components, LEDs, and Buttons Front Panel Components Item Description DVD-CD drive...

Page 224: Front Panel Leds And Buttons
Item Description Hard drive 1 Front Panel LEDs and Buttons Item Description Status Green = System is on. Amber = System is shut down, but power is still applied. Power On/Standby button and system power Off = Power cord is not attached, power supply failure has occurred, no power supplies are installed, facility power is not available, or disconnected power button cable.

Page 225: Rear Panel Components
Item Description Status Green = Network link exists. Flashing green = Network link and activity exist. Off = No link to network exists. NIC 1 link/activity LED If power is off, the front panel LED is not active. View the LEDs on the RJ-45 connector for status by referring to Rear Panel LEDs and Buttons.

Page 226: Rear Panel Leds And Buttons
Rear Panel LEDs and Buttons Item Description Status Green = Activity exists. Flashing green = Activity exists. iLO 2 NIC activity LED Off = No activity exists. Green = Link exists. iLO 2 NIC link LED Off = No link exists. Red, green, and amber on or flashing = Power LED that is on/flashing represents the link speed (red = 1 Gbps, green = 2 Gbps, amber = 4...

Page 227: System Board Components
Item Description Status Green = Normal Power supply 2 LED Off = System is off or power supply has failed Green = Normal Power supply 1 LED Off = System is off or power supply has failed System Board Components Item Description System maintenance switch (SW1)

Page 228: Accessing The Vls6200 Hp Systems Insight Display
Item Description Internal USB connector System battery PCI riser board connector 2 PCI riser board connector 1 Accessing the VLS6200 HP Systems Insight Display To eject the HP Systems Insight Display: Press and release the display. Extend the display from the chassis. Figure 88 Extending the HP Systems Insight Display The display can be rotated up to 90 degrees.

Page 229: Hp Systems Insight Display And Leds
HP Systems Insight Display and LEDs The display provides status for all internal LEDs and enables diagnosis with the access panel installed. To view the LEDs, access the HP Systems Insight Display. Item Description Status Green = Protection enabled Flashing amber = Memory configuration error Online spare memory LED Amber = Memory failure occurred Off = No protection...

Page 230 HP Systems In- Internal health Status sight Display LED LED color and color One or more of the following conditions may exist: • Processor in socket X has failed. Processor failure, • Processor X is required yet not installed in the socket. socket X (amber) •...

Page 231: Hard Drive Leds
Hard Drive LEDs Item Description Fault/UID LED (amber/blue) Online LED (green) Hard Drive LED Combinations Online/activity Fault/UID LED Interpretation LED (green) (amber/blue) The drive has failed, or a predictive failure alert has been received Alternating amber On, off, or flashing for this drive;...

Page 232: Fan Locations
Online/activity Fault/UID LED Interpretation LED (green) (amber/blue) Amber, flashing A predictive failure alert has been received for this drive. Replace regularly (1 Hz) the drive as soon as possible. The drive is offline, a spare, or not configured as part of an array. Fan Locations Item Description...

Page 233: Front Panel Leds And Buttons
Item Description Systems Insight Display Hard drive 1 Hard drive 2 Hard drive blanks Quick release levers (2) Front Panel LEDs and Buttons Item Description Status Blue = Identification is activated. Flashing blue = System is being remotely UID button/LED managed.

Page 234: Hp Systems Insight Display And Leds
Item Description Status Green = Power supply health is normal. Amber = Power redundancy failure. To identify the component in a degraded state, refer to Systems Insight Display LEDs and Internal Health Combinations. External health LED (power supply) Red = Critical power supply failure. To identify the component in a critical state, refer to Systems Insight Display LEDs and Internal Health Combinations.

Page 235: Rear Panel Components
Item Description Status Green = Protection enabled Flashing amber = Memory configuration error Online spare memory LED Amber = Memory failure occurred Off = No protection Green = Protection enabled Flashing amber = Memory configuration error Mirrored memory LED Amber = Memory failure occurred Off = No protection Amber = Failure Off = Normal.

Page 236: Rear Panel Leds And Buttons
Item Description Quad port FC card, host port, port 2 Quad port FC card, host port, port 3 T-10/T-15 Torx screwdriver VHDCI connectors slot 5 VHDCI connectors slot 4 External option blank NIC 2 connector (not used) NIC 1 connector (user network) Power supply 2 Power supply 1 iLO 2 NIC connector (service port)

Page 237: System Board Components
Item Description Status Blue = Identification is activated. Flashing blue = System is being managed UID button/LED remotely. Off = Identification is deactivated. Green = Activity exists. NIC/iLO 2 activity LED Flashing green = Activity exists. Off = No activity exists. Green = Link exists.

Page 238: Fbdimm Slots
Item Description PCIe slot 1 PCIe slot 2 NMI jumper iLO 2 diagnostic LEDs System maintenance switch Internal USB connector System battery PCI riser cage connector Fan 4 connector Fan 2 connector Fan 3 connector Fan 1 connector FBDIMM slots (1 8) Multibay interface connector Processor socket 1 Processor socket 2...

Page 239: Hp Systems Insight Display Leds And Internal Health Led Combinations
HP Systems Insight Display LEDs and Internal Health LED Combinations When the internal health LED on the front panel illuminates either amber or red, the server is experiencing a health event. Combinations of illuminated system LEDs and the internal health LED indicate system status.

Page 240: Hard Drive Leds
HP Systems In- Internal health Status sight Display LED LED color and color Online spare memory (flashing Invalid online spare memory configuration. amber) Online spare Green Online spare memory enabled and not failed. memory (green) Mirrored memory Amber Bank X failed over to the mirrored memory bank. (amber) Mirrored memory Invalid mirrored memory configuration.

Page 241: Hard Drive Led Combinations
Hard Drive LED Combinations Online/activity Fault/UID LED Interpretation LED (green) (amber/blue) The drive has failed, or a predictive failure alert has been received Alternating amber On, off, or flashing for this drive; it also has been selected by a management applic- and blue ation.

Page 242: Fan Locations
Fan Locations VLS6800 Node Components, LEDs, and Buttons Front Panel Components Item Description Eject button for diskette drive Diskette drive DVD-CD drive Eject button for DVD-CD drive SCSI hard drive 1 Hard drive blank Component Identification...

Page 243: Front Panel Leds And Buttons
Item Description SCSI hard drive 0 Hard drive blank Power supply 1 (primary) Power supply 2 (backup) Front Panel LEDs and Buttons Item Description Status • Blue = Identification is activated. • Blue flashing = System being managed re- Unit identification button/LED motely.

Page 244: Power Supply Led Combinations
Item Description Status • Green = System health is normal. • Amber = System is degraded. To identify the component in a degraded state, refer to the QuickFind Diagnostic Display LEDs. External health LED • Red = System is critical. To identify the com- ponent in a critical state, refer to QuickFind Diagnostic Display LEDs.

Page 245: Hard Drive Led Combinations
8 Power LED 9 Fault LED (am- (green) ber) Status No power to this specific power supply -Or- Power supply failure AC power present Blinking System in standby mode Power supply on and working properly Blinking Power supply current limit exceeded Table 13 Hard drive LED combinations Activity LED Online LED...

Page 246: Rear Panel Components
Activity LED Online LED Fault LED Status Do not remove the drive. Removing a drive during this pro- cess causes data loss. On or flashing The drive is online and being accessed. Rear Panel Components Item Description iLO management LAN port (service port) USB connector 1 USB connector 2 Keyboard connector...

Page 247: Rear Panel Leds And Buttons
Rear Panel LEDs and Buttons Item Description LED color Status • On or flashing = Network activity. Ethernet activity LED Green • Off = No network activity. • On = Linked to the network. Ethernet link LED Green • Off = Not linked to the network. •...

Page 248: Processor Memory Board Components
Item Description Item Description Slot 1 (unpopulated) Processor memory board slot 1 (processor) Processor memory board slot 2 (boot pro- Slot 2 (unpopulated) cessor) Slot 3 (FC host bus adapter) Processor memory board slot 3 (air baffle) Slot 4 (unpopulated) Processor memory board slot 4 (air baffle) Slot 5 (Smart RAID controller board 3) System board battery...

Page 249: Quickfind Diagnostic Display Leds
QuickFind Diagnostic Display LEDs The QuickFind Diagnostic Display is located on the top of the access panel and displays the node internal component and temperature status. Item Description Status Action Off = Normal Be sure fan is installed and seated properly. On = Attention If fan is installed and seated properly, replace the fan.

Page 250 Item Description Status Action One or more components have experienced an elev- ated temperature or a thermal shutdown. A thermal shutdown is indicated by the Therm Trip LED. • Be sure the processor heatsink is properly attached. • Be sure there are no 1.7" DIMMs installed that Off = Normal prevent airflow across the processor heatsink).

Page 251: Fan Locations
Item Description Status Action A bus error occurred. The error might have been caused by one of the Off = Normal adapter cards on this bus (see amber LEDs for which slots might have caused the error). Bus error On = Attention required Reseat the adapter cards.

Page 252: Fan Led
Fan LED Status Description Power is not applied to the fan Green Power is applied to the fan and the fan is functional Amber Fan failure VLS6000 series Disk Array Components, LEDs, and Buttons Front Panel Components Item Description Drives 0, 1, and 2 (numbered from top to bottom) Drives 3, 4, and 5 Drives 6, 7, and 8...

Page 253: Front Panel Leds
Front Panel LEDs Item Description Status Blue = The unit identification button on the rear of the disk array has been Hard drive fault/ID pressed. bicolor LED Amber = The drive has failed or is predicted to fail in the near future. Green = The drive is online.

Page 254: Rear Panel Components
Fault/ID LED (am- Online LED (green) Status ber/blue) The drive is offline or the disk array is powered down. Rear Panel Components Item Description Power supply bay 0 Controller module VHDCI connector Fan module 0 Fan module 1 Power supply bay 1 WARNING! Do not use the handles on the power supply units to lift or hold the disk array.

Page 255 Item Description Disk array ID display (not used) Unit identification button. Temporarily illuminates the blue LED on all the drives in the disk array. Disk array monitor status LED (not used) Disk array fault LED (not used) Disk array power button Power supply 0 LED Power supply 1 LED Controller module LED...

Page 256 Component Identification...

Page 257: 13 Component Replacement
13 Component Replacement This section provides detailed instructions for replacing customer-replaceable VLS components. See Customer Self Repair for details. CAUTION: Always replace components with the same make, size, and type of component. Changing the hardware configuration voids the warranty. Safety Considerations Before performing component replacement procedures, review all the safety information in this guide.

Page 258: Warnings And Cautions
• Use conductive field service tools. • Use a portable field service kit with a folding static-dissipating work mat. Warnings and Cautions Before removing the node access panel, be sure that you understand the following warnings and cautions. WARNING! To reduce the risk of electric shock or damage to the equipment: •...

Page 259: Locating And Removing The Torx T-15 Tool (Vls6800 Node Only)
Locating and Removing the Torx T-15 Tool (VLS6800 node only) Locate the Torx T-15 tool on the back of the node. Slide the tool upward out of the retaining clips. Figure 90 Removing the Torx T-15 tool Extending a VLS6100, VLS6200, or VLS6500 Node from the Rack WARNING! To reduce the risk of personal injury or equipment damage, be sure that the rack is adequately stabilized before extending a node from the rack.

Page 260: Extending The Node From The Rack
WARNING! Be careful when pressing the rail-release levers and sliding the component into or out of the rack. The sliding rails could pinch your fingertips. To extend a node from the rack: Pull down the quick release levers (1) on each side of the server. Extend the node on the rack rails until the node rail-release latches engage.

Page 261: Extending The Vls6800 Node From The Rack
Extending the VLS6800 Node from the Rack WARNING! To reduce the risk of personal injury or equipment damage, be sure that the rack is adequately stabilized before extending the node from the rack. WARNING! Be careful when pressing the rail-release levers and sliding the component into or out of the rack. The sliding rails could pinch your fingertips.

Page 262: Extending The Node From The Rack
Extend the node on the rack rails until the node rail-release latches engage. Figure 94 Extending the node from the rack Component Replacement...

Page 263: Removing A Vls6100, Vls6200, Or Vls6500 Node From The Rack
After performing the replacement procedure, slide the node back into the rack: Reach around the front of the node to press the rail-release levers at the front of both node rails and slide the node into the rack. Figure 95 Sliding the node into the rack Tighten the thumbscrews to secure the node to the rack.

Page 264: Removing A Vls6600 Node From The Rack
Place the node on a sturdy, level surface. Removing a VLS6600 Node from the Rack To remove the node from a rack: Power off the node. See Powering Off the System. Extend the node from the rack. See Extending the VLS6600 Node from the Rack.

Page 265: Removing The Vls6600 Node Access Panel
Power off the node. See Powering Off the System. Extend the node from the rack. See Extending the Node from the Rack. Lift up on the hood latch handle which slides the panel toward the rear of the unit. Lift up the panel to remove it. Removing the VLS6600 Node Access Panel WARNING! Pressing the Power on/Standby button sets the node to the standby position, which removes power...

Page 266: Installing The Vls6100, Vls6200, Or Vls6500 Node Access Panel
WARNING! To reduce the risk of personal injury from hot surfaces, allow the internal system components to cool before touching. CAUTION: Do not operate the node for long periods without the access panel. Operating the node without the access panel results in improper airflow and improper cooling that can lead to thermal damage. CAUTION: Electrostatic discharge can damage electronic components.

Page 267: Installing The Vls6600 Node Access Panel
Installing the VLS6600 Node Access Panel Set the access panel on top of the node about a 1/2 inch from the opening with the hood latch open. Push down on the hood latch. Slide the access panel into the closed position. Use the T-15 Torx screwdriver attached to the rear of the node to tighten the security screw on the hood latch.

Page 268: Cd-Rom Drive
Pull the hard drive out of the node by the latch handle (2). Figure 98 Removing a node hard drive NOTE: Because the system disks in the node use software RAID to mirror the two drives, the node cannot boot up from drive 1; a bootable drive must be installed in drive bay 0. To replace drive 0: remove drive 0, remove drive 1, install previous drive 1 into drive bay 0, then install the new, blank drive into drive bay 1.

Page 269: Power Supply
Pull the CD-ROM drive out of the node. Figure 99 Ejecting the CD-ROM drive To replace the component: Carefully align the connector on the rear of the drive with the connector on the CD-ROM/diskette drive interface board. Slide the drive into the bay until it clicks. Power Supply CAUTION: To prevent improper cooling and thermal damage, do not operate the node unless all bays are...

Page 270: Power Supply Zone Fan Module
Remove the protective cover from the connector pins on the power supply. Slide the power supply into the bay until it clicks. Figure 101 Installing an AC power supply Use the strain relief clip to secure the power cord (Figure 102).

Page 271: Processor Zone Fan Module
Push levers on either side of the middle fan toward the front of the chassis (1). Rock the fan module slightly and pull up and out of the node. Figure 103 Removing the node power supply zone fan module CAUTION: When replacing the component, be sure the power converter module, which is located just in front of the fan module, is properly seated in the node chassis.

Page 272: Dimm
Slide the component out the front of the node. Figure 104 Removing the processor zone fan module To replace the component, reverse the removal procedure. DIMM Power off the node. See Powering Off the System. Extend or remove the node from the rack. See Extending the Node from the Rack.

Page 273: Vls6200 Node Component Replacement
NOTE: DIMMs do not seat fully if turned the wrong way. When replacing a DIMM, align the DIMM with the slot and insert the DIMM firmly, pressing down until the DIMM snaps into place. When fully seated, the DIMM slot latches lock into place. VLS6200 Node Component Replacement SATA Hard Drive CAUTION:...

Page 274: Dvd-Cd Drive
Figure 108 Installing the node hard drive NOTE: The replacement drive is automatically configured to RAID 1 — no administrator action is required. DVD-CD Drive CAUTION: To prevent improper cooling and thermal damage, do not operate the node unless all bays are populated with either a component or a blank.

Page 275: Power Supply
Press the ejector button in firmly until the DVD-CD drive ejects (1). Figure 109 Pressing ejector button Pull the DVD-CD drive out of the node (2). To replace the component: Carefully align the connector on the rear of the drive with the connector on the DVD-CD drive interface board.

Page 276: Removing A Node Power Supply
Press the power supply release lever (1), and then pull the power supply from the node. Figure 111 Removing a node power supply To replace the component: WARNING! To reduce the risk of electric shock or damage to the equipment, do not connect the power cord to the power supply until the power supply is installed.

Page 277: Fan Module
Use the strain relief clip to secure the power cord. Figure 113 Placing the power cord in the strain relief clip Connect the power cord to the power supply. Be sure that the power supply LED is green. Be sure that the front panel external health LED is green. Fan Module CAUTION: Do not operate the node for long periods without the access panel.

Page 278: Removing The Node Power Supply Air Baffle
To remove fan module 1: Remove the power supply air baffle. Figure 114 Removing the node power supply air baffle Remove fan module 1. Figure 115 Removing the node fan module 1 Component Replacement...

Page 279: Fbdimm
To remove fan module 2 or 3: Remove the power supply air baffle. See Figure 114. Remove fan module 2 or 3. Figure 116 Removing the node fan module 2 or 3 To replace the component, reverse the removal procedure. IMPORTANT: After installing the fan module, firmly press the top of the module connectors to ensure the connectors are seated properly.

Page 280: Vls6600 Node Component Replacement
NOTE: FBDIMMs do not seat fully if turned the wrong way. When replacing a FBDIMM, align the FBDIMM with the slot and insert the FBDIMM firmly (1), pressing down until the FBDIMM snaps into place. When fully seated, the FBDIMM slot latches (2) lock into place.

Page 281: Dvd-Cd Drive
Pull the hard drive (3) out of the node by the latch handle (2). Figure 118 Removing a node hard drive To replace the component, pull out the latch handle (2) out as far as it can go and slide the drive into the bay until the latch mechanism engages the chassis.

Page 282: Removing The Dvd-Cd Drive
Power off the node. NOTE: The ejector button for the CD-ROM drive is recessed to prevent accidental ejection; it may be helpful to use a small, flat, blunt object, such as a key or pen, to push the ejector button. Press the ejector button in firmly until the DVD-CD drive ejects (1).

Page 283: Power Supply
Power Supply CAUTION: To prevent improper cooling and thermal damage, do not operate the node unless all bays are populated with either a component or a blank. Disconnect the power cord from the power supply. Press the power supply release lever, and then pull the power supply from the node. Figure 122 Removing a node power supply To replace the component: WARNING!

Page 284: Fan
Slide the power supply into the bay until it clicks. Figure 123 Installing a node power supply Connect the power cord to the power supply. Be sure that the power supply LED is green. Be sure that the front panel external health LED is green. CAUTION: Do not operate the node for long periods without the access panel.

Page 285: Fbdimm
• In the operating system: • The Health Driver performs an orderly shutdown if it detects a cautionary temperature level. If the server detects a critical temperature level before the orderly shutdown occurs, the server performs an immediate shutdown. Additionally, the Health Driver performs an orderly shutdown if more than one fan is failed or removed.

Page 286: Vls6800 Node Component Replacement
NOTE: FBDIMMs do not seat fully if turned the wrong way. When replacing a FBDIMM, align the FBDIMM with the slot and insert the FBDIMM firmly (1), pressing down until the FBDIMM snaps into place. When fully seated, the FBDIMM slot latches (2) lock into place.

Page 287: Removing A Hard Drive
Slide the hard drive out of the cage. Figure 125 Removing a hard drive To replace the component: Press the ejector lever release button on the replacement hard drive to unlock the ejector lever. Insert the hot-plug SCSI hard drive into the drive cage. Be sure that the drive seats firmly into the connector on the SCSI backplane.

Page 288: Diskette Drive
Diskette Drive Power off the node. See Powering Off the System. Use the Torx T-15 tool to press the ejection button for the diskette drive , and pull the diskette drive out of the drive bay. See Locating and Removing the Torx T-15 Tool (VLS6800 node only).

Page 289: Power Supply
Use the Torx T-15 tool to press the ejection button for the DVD-CD drive, and pull the DVD-CD drive out of the drive bay. See Locating and Removing the Torx T-15 Tool (VLS6800 node only). Figure 128 Removing the DVD-CD drive To replace the component: Insert the DVD-CD drive into the drive bay until it seats.

Page 290: Fan
Remove the power supply from the bay. Figure 129 Removing a power supply To replace the component: Remove the protective cover from the connector pins on the new power supply, if present. Open the lever by pushing the lever release button upward. Slide the power supply into the empty bay until it locks into place.

Page 291: Processor Memory Board
Remove the non-functioning fan. Figure 130 Removing a fan To replace the component: Install the replacement fan. Be sure that the LED on the replacement fan is green. Reinstall the node access panel. See Installing the VLS6800 Node Access Panel. Press the rail-release levers at the front of both node rails and slide the node into the rack.

Page 292: Processor Power Module
Remove the processor memory board. Figure 131 Removing a processor memory board To replace the component: Install the processor memory board. Re-install the node access panel. See Installing the VLS6800 Node Access Panel. Press the rail-release levers at the front of both node rails and slide the node into the rack. Secure the node in the rack by tightening the thumbscrews.

Page 293: Dimm
Remove the processor power module from the processor memory board. Figure 132 Removing a processor power module To replace the component, reverse the removal procedure. DIMM Remove the processor memory board. See Processor Memory Board. Open the DIMM slot latches (1). Remove the DIMM (2).

Page 294: Processor
CAUTION: Use only Compaq branded or HP DIMMs. DIMMs from other sources may adversely affect data integrity. To replace the component, reverse the removal procedure. NOTE: DIMMs do not seat fully if turned the wrong way. When replacing a DIMM, align the DIMM with the slot and insert the DIMM firmly, pressing down until the DIMM snaps into place.

Page 295: Removing The Processor Heatsink
Remove the processor heatsink. Figure 134 Removing the processor heatsink Open the ZIF socket lever and remove the processor. Figure 135 Removing a processor To replace the processor: Open the ZIF socket lever. Be sure the lever is in the fully open position. Set the processor into the ZIF socket, and hold it in place while closing and latching the socket lever.

Page 296: Vls6000 Series Disk Array Component Replacement
If reusing the processor and heatsink, clean the top of the processor and the bottom of the heatsink using an alcohol pad (included with the thermal grease kit) or a clean dry wipe to remove all traces of the old thermal grease. Allow the alcohol to evaporate before continuing. CAUTION: The processor should be installed on the processor memory board before cleaning to prevent damaging the pins.

Page 297: Fan Module
When the disk is no longer spinning, remove the drive from the disk array. Figure 136 Removing a disk array hard drive To replace the component: Pull out the latch handle on the drive out as far as it can go. Slide the replacement drive into the bay until it can go no further.

Page 298: Power Supply
Lift the release lever and pull the fan module out of the enclosure. Figure 137 Removing a disk array fan module Slide the replacement fan module into the disk array until it is firmly seated in the disk array. Confirm that the fan module starts operating immediately and that the status LED is illuminated green.

Page 299: Controller Module
Controller Module Stop backup application data transfers. Power off the disk array. See Powering Off VLS6000 Disk Arrays. Disconnect the SCSI cable from the VHDCI connector on the controller module. Squeeze the release lever and the finger hook together while pulling the controller module out of the disk array.

Page 300 Component Replacement...

Page 301: 14 Disaster Recovery
14 Disaster Recovery This section details the VLS disaster recovery procedures. It includes recovering from operating system failures, disk array failures, and node failures. Recovering from Operating System Failure Re-install the operating system if it becomes corrupted or is lost as a result of node RAID volume failure. CAUTION: Only install the VLS operating system on the node hard drives.

Page 302: Restoring The Configuration Settings
If one or more capacity and/or deduplication licenses had been added to the VLS, re-install the VLS capacity and deduplication licenses. See Re-installing the VLS Licenses. The node is now fully restored. Restoring the Configuration Settings The VLS virtual library configuration and network settings can be quickly restored from the configuration file created by performing Saving Configuration Settings.

Page 303: Re-Installing The Vls Licenses
Set the network settings so you can open a Command View VLS session. See Setting the Network Settings. Rebuild the virtual library and virtual drive configurations and re-enter your other configuration settings, such as the notification alert settings. See Configuration, Management, and Monitoring. NOTE: If the node system board was ever changed and the virtual library configuration and network settings were not saved to a configuration file, the persistent VLS serial number and Fibre Channel port...

Page 304: Recovering From A Vls6000 Disk Array Raid Volume Failure
Recovering from a VLS6000 Disk Array RAID Volume Failure If two or more hard drives have failed in a single disk array RAID 5 volume, a disk array RAID volume failure has occurred. If three or more hard drives have failed in a single disk array RAID 6 volume, a disk array RAID volume failure has occurred.

Page 305: 15 Support And Other Resources
15 Support and Other Resources Related Information Documents HP provides the following documentation to support this product: • HP StorageWorks 6000 series virtual library system release notes • HP StorageWorks 6000 series virtual library system solutions guide • HP StorageWorks 6000 series virtual library system user guide •...

Page 306: Document Conventions And Symbols
Document Conventions and Symbols Table 15 Document Conventions Convention Element Blue text: Table 15 Cross-reference links and e-mail addresses Blue, underlined text: http://www.hp.com Web site addresses • Keys that are pressed • Text typed into a GUI element, such as a box Bold text •...

Page 307: Rack Stability
WARNING! These symbols, which mark an RJ-45 receptacle, indicate a network interface connection. WARNING: To reduce the risk of electrical shock, fire, or damage to the equipment, do not plug telephone or telecommunications connectors into this receptacle. WARNING! These symbols, which mark a surface or area of the equipment, indicate the presence of a hot surface or hot component.

Page 308: Contacting Hp
WARNING! To reduce the risk of personal injury or damage to equipment: • Extend leveling jacks to the floor. • Ensure that the full weight of the rack rests on the leveling jacks. • Install stabilizing feet on the rack. •...

Page 309: Customer Self Repair
Subscribing to this service provides you with e-mail updates on the latest product enhancements, newest driver versions, and firmware documentation updates as well as instant access to numerous other product resources. After subscribing, locate your products by selecting Business support and then Storage under Product Category.

Page 310 Support and Other Resources...

Page 311: A Troubleshooting
A Troubleshooting This appendix describes some common issues you may encounter while configuring or using the VLS including automigration/replication and deduplication issues. VLS Common Issues Symptom Possible causes Solution Increase the maximum number of LUNs per device the operating sys- tem is configured to see.

Page 312 Symptom Possible causes Solution Use the VLS's LUN masking feature to restrict the number of virtual devices the host sees on the VLS FC host ports, so it only sees the virtual devices it needs to see. Then, use the VLS's LUN mapping feature to assign LUNs to the virtual devices the host can see, such that the virtu- al device LUN numbers include a...

Page 313 Symptom Possible causes Solution There are two levels of logical Delete the Windows NtmsData device binding in the Windows database and put the RSM into the OS. At the first level of logical Disabled state using the following device binding, the FC HBA binds procedure : the FC WWPN and FC LUN (Fibre Disconnect the Windows node...

Page 314 Symptom Possible causes Solution To turn on barcode reader support in Data Protector: 1. Click Device & Media. HP StorageWorks Data Protector By default, the barcode reader 2. Right-click the VLS library name 5.1 does not display the VLS cart- support is turned off in Data Protect- and select Properties.

Page 315 Symptom Possible causes Solution Windows Removable Storage Manager service (RSM) polls tape drives on a frequent basis—every three seconds in Microsoft Win- dows 2000, and every second in Windows Server 2003. Windows’ built-in backup software (NT- VLS performance is being reduced BACKUP) relies on the RSM polling by frequent tape drive polling.

Page 316 Symptom Possible causes Solution Refer to the Microsoft website at: http://support.microsoft.com/ default.aspx?scid= kb;en-us;842411 or complete the following steps to disable RSM polling: Install the 1.0.4.0 or later driver. Disable device polling in the system registry. • Establish a CLI session. •...

Page 317 Symptom Possible causes Solution Repeat this procedure for each server visible to each SDLT tape drive. At reboot, there are spurious critical FC port failures reported as notific- ation alerts, usually on every port. This is expected behavior and does Later, Info notification alerts for None not indicate a problem.

Page 318: Automigration/Replication Issues
Symptom Possible causes Solution When oversubscription is enabled and you create enough cartridges Re-enable oversubscription, set the in a storage pool to put your free When you disable oversubscrip- alert threshold so that the storage storage capacity below the tion, the system does not monitor pool is within the capacity threshold, the pool may reach crit- the storage pool's capacity, even...

Page 319: Replacing A Library
Replacing a library When a library fails, or when the library robotics card must be changed, the replacement will have a different serial number from the original. To assign it the same pools, mapping, etc. as the original: NOTE: While the virtual tapes are in the firesafe, scheduled backups for those tapes will not occur. Make a note of all pool configuration information for pools associated with the library to be replaced.

Page 320 Symptom Possible causes Solution The compression ratio depends on the amount of data changed between the backup sets. In addi- tion, not all data is deduplicated. For example, files less than 32 KB in size and backup sets less than 1 The deduplication compression ra- MB are ignored.

Page 321: B Specifications
B Specifications This section provides the VLS node and disk array specifications. VLS6100 and VLS6500 Node Item Specification Height 4.3 cm (1.70 in) Depth 70.5 cm (27.8 in) Width 42.6 cm (16.8 in) Weight (fully loaded) 16.78 kg (37 lb) Weight (no drives installed) 12.47 kg (27.5 lb) Rated input voltage...

Page 322: Vls6200 Node
VLS6200 Node Item Specification Height 4.3 cm (1.70 in) Depth 69.2 cm (27.3 in) Width 42.6 cm (16.8 in) Weight (fully loaded 17.9 kg (39.5 lb) Weight (no drives installed) 14.1 kg (31.0 lb) Rated input voltage 100 VAC to 240 VAC Rated input frequency 50 Hz to 60 Hz Rated input current...

Page 323: Vls6800 Node
Item Specification Rated input current 10A (100 V) to 6.1A (200 V) Rated input power 1205 W BTUs per hour 4150 Rated steady-state power 1000 W Hard drives Two 60 GB 2.5 in HP SATA drives, connected as JBOD Power supply 575 W DVD-ROM drive Slimline 8x24...

Page 324: Vls6000 Series Disk Array
Item Specification 72 GB capacity SCSI hard drive 10k rpm rotational speed Power supply 870 W DVD-CD drive EIDE (ATAPI) 8X/24X Memory 4 x 1G DDR SRAM 266 MHz ECC, PC2700 Processor AMD® 2.6-GHz Opteron™ 1-MB VLS6000 series Disk Array Item Specification Dimensions...

Page 325 Operating Non-operating Shipping 5-1000-5 Hz, 0.25 5-1000-5 Hz, 1.0 5-1000-5 Hz, 2.0 Vibration g, sinusoidal, 1 g, sinusoidal, 1 g, sinusoidal, 1 Octave/min., 3-axis Octave/min., 3-axis Octave/min., 3-axis 5 g, every 11ms, 25 g, every 11ms, 30 g, every 11ms, Shock 1/2 sine pulse, 3 1/2 sine pulse, 3...

Page 326 Specifications...

Page 327: C Regulatory Compliance Notices
C Regulatory Compliance Notices This section contains regulatory notices for the HP StorageWorks 6000 virtual library system. Regulatory Compliance Identification Numbers For the purpose of regulatory compliance certifications and identification, this product has been assigned a unique regulatory model number. The regulatory model number can be found on the product nameplate label, along with all required approval markings and information.

Page 328: Class B Equipment
Or call 1-281-514-3333 Modification The FCC requires the user to be notified that any changes or modifications made to this device that are not expressly approved by Hewlett-Packard Company may void the user's authority to operate the equipment. Cables When provided, connections to this device must be made with shielded cables with metallic RFI/EMI connector hoods in order to maintain compliance with FCC Rules and Regulations.

Page 329: Class B Equipment
Class B Equipment This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations. Cet appareil numérique de la class B respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada. European Union Notice Products bearing the CE marking comply with the EMC Directive (89/336/EEC) and the Low Voltage Directive (73/23/EEC) issued by the Commission of the European Community.

Page 330: Korean Notices
Korean Notices Class A Equipment Class B Equipment Taiwanese Notices BSMI Class A Notice Taiwan Battery Recycle Statement Recovery mark: Recovery text: Four-in-one recycling symbol “Please recycle waste batteries” Regulatory Compliance Notices...

Page 331: Laser Compliance Notices
Laser Compliance Notices English Laser Notice This device may contain a laser that is classified as a Class 1 Laser Product in accordance with U.S. FDA regulations and the IEC 60825-1. The product does not emit hazardous laser radiation. WARNING! Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein or in the laser product's installation guide may result in hazardous radiation exposure.

Page 332: French Laser Notice
French Laser Notice German Laser Notice Italian Laser Notice Regulatory Compliance Notices...

Page 333: Japanese Laser Notice
Japanese Laser Notice Spanish Laser Notice Recycling Notices English Notice HP StorageWorks...

Page 334: Bulgarian Notice
Bulgarian Notice Czech Notice Danish Notice Dutch Notice Regulatory Compliance Notices...

Page 335: Estonian Notice
Estonian Notice Finnish Notice French Notice German Notice HP StorageWorks...

Page 336: Greek Notice
Greek Notice Hungarian Notice Italian Notice Latvian Notice Regulatory Compliance Notices...

Page 337: Lithuanian Notice
Lithuanian Notice Polish Notice Portuguese Notice Romanian Notice HP StorageWorks...

Page 338: Slovak Notice
Slovak Notice Spanish Notice Swedish Notice Turkish Notice Türkiye Cumhuriyeti: EEE Yönetmeliğine Uygundur Regulatory Compliance Notices...

Page 339: Battery Replacement Notices
Battery Replacement Notices Dutch Battery Notice HP StorageWorks...

Page 340: French Battery Notice
French Battery Notice German Battery Notice Regulatory Compliance Notices...

Page 341: Italian Battery Notice
Italian Battery Notice Japanese Battery Notice HP StorageWorks...

Page 342: Spanish Battery Notice
Spanish Battery Notice Regulatory Compliance Notices...

Page 343: Glossary
Glossary This glossary defines terms used in this guide or related to this product and is not a comprehensive glossary of computer terms. Accelerated A method of deduplication that compares the most recent version of a backup deduplication to the previous version. See also deduplication.

Page 344 data restore To recover data files stored on virtual or physical media. data retention The length of time data is retained (stored) on virtual or physical media. period deduplication After a backup application completes writing to disk, the backup data is processed in the background on the virtual cartridges and then any duplicate data is eliminated.

Page 345 Fibre Channel (FC) A technology for transmitting data between computer devices at data rates of up to 1 or 2 GB/second. FC is especially suited for connecting computer servers to shared storage devices. file A VLS file is a virtual cartridge. Firesafe The holding area for virtual media that is not assigned to a virtual library.

Page 346 RAID A RAID volume consists of more than one drive, but appears to the operating system to be a single logical disk. RAID improves performance by disk striping, which involves partitioning each drive's storage space into units. By placing data on multiple disks, I/O operations can overlap in a balanced way, improving performance.

Page 347 small computer A standard, intelligent parallel interface for attaching peripheral devices to systems interface computers, based on a device independent protocol. (SCSI) smart copy A feature within the automigration process that is under the control of the backup application and managed via the VLS device's SMI-S interface. This requires the backup application to support the HP smart copy interface.

Page 348 Glossary...

Page 349: Index
Index See also deduplication barcode templates adding, 171, assigning, removing, 171, accelerated deduplication, removing , adding battery replacement notices, workload assessment template, adding slot mapping (LAN/WAN), adding slot mapping (SAN), additional information, cabling Advanced Search (for slots), disk array At End of the Policy Window (LAN/WAN), VLS6100, At End of the Policy Window (SAN), VLS6200,...

Page 350 cartridge status components In Use/Deduplicating, disk array Initializing, controller module, Mirror Active, fan module, Mirror Complete, hard drive, Mirror failed — corrective action needed, power supply, VLS6100, Not migrated in Copy Pools threshold limit, CD-ROM drive, DIMM, Pending, power supply, Waiting for first backup, power supply zone fan module, Waiting for policy window,...

Page 351 configuring deduplication current status reports, backup report, notifications, cartridge report, logical capacity, configuring, physical capacity, defined, performance history reports, installing licenses, performance notifications, licensing, performance reports, overview, SAN health notifications, system capacity statistics, SAN health reports, viewing reports, configuring deduplication options, viewing statistics, conventions Deduplication Timeout,...

Page 352 Federal Communications Commission notice, echo copy, Fibre Channel host port, Echo Copy on Mailslot Eject, changing the default settings, echo copy pool LUN management, creating, firesafe, loading blank media, automigration, loading media, firmware, updating, operations, fully qualified name, setting, 144, echo copy pool availability window start day, start time,...

Page 353 installation, licenses ESD precautions, capacity, grounding methods, deduplication, identifying shipping carton contents, installing, rack requirements, re-installing, rack warnings, replication, racking planning resources, Load Blank Media (echo copy pool), removing packing materials, Load Blank Media (smart copy pool), tools, Load Media for Overwrite (echo copy pool), unpacking, Load Media for Overwrite (smart copy pool), installing into rack...

Page 354 node fan module locations, components, front panel components, powering off, front panel LEDs and buttons, rack mounting node LEDs and internal health LED VLS6100, combinations, VLS6200, powering on, VLS6500, processor zone fan module LED, VLS6600, rear panel components, VLS6800, rear panel LEDs and buttons, RAID volume failure recovery, removing from the rack, rebooting, 129,...

Page 355 notification alerts, rails configuring, attaching to node deleting, 181, VLS6100, editing email settings, VLS6500, receiving as SNMP traps, 183, VLS6600, receiving by E-mail, installing in rack SMI-S support, VLS6100, testing the mail notification settings, VLS6500, viewing on Command View VLS, installing into rack viewing using CLI, VLS6600,...

Page 356 Restart Automigration/Replication Services, slot mapping Restart Broken Mirror, adding (LAN/WAN), Restore Media, adding (SAN), restoring data automigration, from a LAN/WAN cartridge, changing (LAN/WAN), from a SAN cartridge, changing (SAN), Retention days, removing (LAN/WAN), running a workload assessment, removing (SAN), replication, slots locating with Advanced Search, SAN cartridge...

Page 357 symbols in text, symbols on equipment, virtual tapes system status monitoring, creating, individual hardware and virtual device status, introduction, navigation, notification alerts, warranties, overall device status, 179, VLS device emulations, restarting, 175, VLS6600 attaching rails, installing into rack, 37, Taiwanese notices, installing rails into rack, tape drive creating, 163,...

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