Library Overview
33ESL E-Series Tape Library User’s Guide
The Interface Manager card is located in drive cluster 0 to the right of the cluster
controller card (see Figure 11).
Figure 11: Interface Manager card
Note: Additional advanced SAN security and management features are available via
permanent software licenses. For more information, refer to the documentation that
shipped with the Interface Manager and Command View ESL software kit. Details are
also available at
http://www.hp.com/su p p o rt/cvesl
.
Note: Command View ESL, provided with your library, is a utility that provides
diagnostics and management by accessing devices through a LAN infrastructure. For
more information on Command View ESL, go to
http://www.hp.com/sup p ort/cvesl
.
Note: HP StorageWorks Library and Tape Tools (L&TT) is a diagnostic utility that can
access devices across a FC infrastructure. For more information on L&TT, go to
http://www.hp .com/support/tapetools
.
The Interface Manager communicates with the management station over the LAN.
The management station is a Microsoft
® Windows-based PC (server) that hosts
the Command View ESL software. Ideally, the management station should have a
static IP address and be dedicated for use with the Interface Manager and
Command View ESL software.
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