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Tape library – HP Insight Management Agents User Manual

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The following information is a list of device types and the information displayed for all SCSI devices:

Device Type—Identifies the type of SCSI device. The following values are valid:

Disk—A direct-access device, such as a disk drive.

Removable Disk—A removable media device, such as a floppy disk drive.

Tape—A sequential-access device, such as a tape drive.

Printer—A printer device.

Processor—An operating device, such as a central processing unit or ProLiant Storage
System.

WORM drive—A write-once, read-many times device.

DVD/CD-ROM—A DVD-ROM or CD-ROM device. It can be a read-only device or
read-write device.

Power Drive CD-ROM—A storage device that can read from a CD and write to or read
from an optical disk.

CR3500 RAID Controller—A three-channel SCSI RAID controller.

Scanner—A scanning device.

Optical—An optical memory or storage device.

Jukebox—A media-changer device, such as a jukebox.

Tape Library—A tape library or autoloader device.

Communications Device—A communications device, such as a LAN bridge.

Unknown—You might need to upgrade your support software or Storage Agents.

The following items returned by the SCSI inquiry command can be used for identification purposes:

Vendor—Displays the vendor’s name for the SCSI device

Model—Displays a description of the SCSI device model

Firmware Version—Displays the firmware revision level of the SCSI device

Tape library

Select a tape library entry in the SCSI controller submenu to display a list of information and status
associated with the selected tape library. The following information is displayed:

Status—Displays the current status of the tape library. The following values are valid:

OK—Indicates that the library is in normal operation mode. No user action is necessary.

Degraded—Indicates that the library has degraded in some manner.

Failed—Indicates that the library has failed and can no longer return data. The library
might need to be replaced.

Offline—Indicates that the Storage Agents can no longer communicate with the library.
This could be caused by a cabling problem or the library might be powered off.

Unknown—The status of the tape library cannot be determined. Ensure the latest drivers
and Storage Agents are installed.

Model—Displays the tape library model.

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