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Fibre Channel Tape Controllers

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Fibre Channel Tape Controllers

This section displays general and status information about Fibre Channel tape controllers. Select a Fibre Channel tape controller entry from the Mass Storage list to display a submenu containing separate entries for tape controllers, tape storage systems, and tape drives. The following items display:

» Tape Controller Information
» Tape Storage System Information
» Tape Drive Information

Tape Controller Information

Select the tape controller item from the Mass Storage submenu to display the following information:

  • Controller Status - displays the status of the tape controller. The following values are valid:

    • OK - The tape controller is operational.

    • Offline - The tape controller is offline. The tape controller may be powered off or there may be a cabling problem.

    • Unknown - The agent cannot determine the status of the tape controller.

    OID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.232.16.3.1.1.1.2 - cpqFcTapeCntlrStatus

  • Firmware Version - displays the tape controller firmware revision number. If the world wide name is not supported, this field displays N/A.

    OID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.232.16.3.1.1.1.6 - cpqFcTapeCntlrFWRev

  • World Wide Name - displays the world wide name of the controller. This value can be used to further identify a particular tape controller. If the world wide name is not supported, this field displays N/A.

    OID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.232.16.3.1.1.1.5 - cpqFcTapeCntlrWWN

  • Serial Number - displays the serial number for the tape controller. Use this value for identification purposes.

    OID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.232.16.3.1.1.1.9 - cpqFcTapeCntlrSerialNumber

Tape Storage System Information

Select the Tape Storage System Information entry from the Mass Storage submenu to display the following information.

  • Status - displays the status of the tape storage system. The following values are valid:

    • OK - Indicates that the library is operating normally.

    • Degraded - Indicates the library has degraded in some manner.

    • Failed - Indicates the library has failed and can no longer return data. The library may need to be replaced.

    • Offline - Indicates the Storage Agents can no longer communicate with the library. This could be caused by a cabling problem or the library may be powered off.

    • Unknown - The state of the tape library cannot be determined. You may need to upgrade the Storage Agents.

    OID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.232.16.3.2.1.1.8 - cpqFcTapeLibraryStatus

  • Model - displays the model name of the tape library. Use this value for identification purposes.

    OID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.232.16.3.2.1.1.6 - cpqFcTapeLibraryModel

  • Firmware Revision - displays the firmware revision level of the tape library. The level can be used for identification purposes.

    OID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.232.16.3.2.1.1.7 - cpqFcTapeLibraryFWRev

  • Serial Number - displays the unit serial number for the tape library. Use this value for identification purposes.

    OID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.232.16.3.2.1.1.5 - cpqFcTapeLibrarySerialNumber

  • Service Hours - displays the number of hours of operation for the library.

    OID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.232.16.3.2.1.1.13 - cpqFcTapeLibraryStatHours

  • Total Moves - displays the number of tape moves for the library loader arm.

    OID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.232.16.3.2.1.1.14 - cpqFcTapeLibraryStatMoves

  • Door Status - displays the status of the door. The following values are valid:

    • Not Supported - The door status is not supported by the device.

    • Closed - The door is closed.

    • Open - The door is open.

    • Unknown - The state of the tape library door cannot be determined. You may need to upgrade the HP Management Agents for Servers (Storage component).

    OID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.232.16.3.2.1.1.9 - cpqFcTapeLibraryDoorStatus

  • Temperature - displays the tape library temperature status. The following values are valid:

    • OK - Indicates that the temperature of the library is within normal operating limits.

    • Safe Temperature Exceeded - Indicates that the temperature of the library has exceeded the safe operational temperature. The library will continue to operate under this warning.

    • Maximum Temperature Exceeded - Indicates that the temperature of the library has exceeded the normal operating limits to the extent that the library may no longer function.

    • Not supported - Indicates that the library cannot detect or report the temperature status.

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

    OID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.232.16.3.2.1.1.17 - cpqFcTapeLibraryTemperature

  • Redundancy - displays the tape library redundancy status which denotes the presence of internal redundant components such as fans, power supplies, etc. The following values are valid:

    • Active - Indicates that the library is capable of detecting and reporting redundant components, there are enough redundant units installed, and redundancy is active.

    • Capable - Indicates that the library is capable of detecting and reporting redundant components but there are not enough redundant units installed to make redundancy active.

    • Not capable - Indicates that the library is capable of detecting and reporting redundant components but there are no components that support redundancy.

    • Not supported - Indicates that the library cannot detect or report redundancy status.

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

    OID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.232.16.3.2.1.1.18 - cpqFcTapeLibraryRedundancy

  • Hot Swap - displays the tape library hot swap status which denotes the presence of hot swappable internal components such as drives, fans, power supplies, etc. The following values are valid:

    • Capable - Indicates that the library is capable of detecting and reporting hot swappable internal components and has at least one hot swappable component.

    • Not capable - Indicates that the library is capable of detecting and reporting hot swappable internal components but there are no hot swappable components installed.

    • Not supported - Indicates that the library cannot detect or report hot swap status.

    • Unknown - The hot swap status of the tape library cannot be determined. Ensure the latest drivers and Storage Agents are installed.

    OID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.232.16.3.2.1.1.19 - cpqFcTapeLibraryHotSwap

  • Last Known Error - displays the last error returned by the tape library.

    OID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.232.16.3.2.1.1.12 - cpqFcTapeLibraryLastError

  • Associated Tape Drives - displays a list of tape drives associated with the tape storage system.

    OID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.232.16.3.2.1.1.15 - cpqFcTapeLibraryDriveList

Tape Drive Information

Select one of the tape drive entries from the Mass Storage submenu to display the following information about that drive.

  • Status - displays the status of the tape drive. The following values are valid:

    • OK - Indicates the tape drive is operating normally.

    • Degraded - Indicates the tape drive has degraded in some manner.

    • Failed - Indicates the tape drive has failed and can no longer return data. The tape drive may need to be replaced.

    • Offline - Indicates the Storage Agents can no longer communicate with the tape drive. This could be caused by a cabling problem or the tape drive may be powered off.

    • Missing - Was OK - Indicates that a tape drive that was located in a system and had a status of OK has been removed.

    • Missing - Was Offline - Indicates that a tape drive that was located in a system and had a status of offline has been removed.

    • Unknown - The state of the tape drive cannot be determined. You may need to upgrade the Storage Agents.

    OID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.232.16.3.3.1.1.10 - cpqFcTapeDriveStatus

  • Model - displays the model name of the tape drive. Use this value for identification purposes.

    OID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.232.16.3.3.1.1.6 - cpqFcTapeDriveModel

  • Firmware Revision - displays the firmware revision level of the tape drive. Use this value for identification purposes.

    OID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.232.16.3.3.1.1.7 - cpqFcTapeDriveFWRev

  • Serial Number - displays the unit serial number for the tape drive. Use this value for identification purposes.

    OID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.232.16.3.3.1.1.5 - cpqFcTapeDriveSerialNumber

  • Current Width - displays the current negotiated data transfer width for the tape drive. The possible values are:

    • Narrow (8 bits) - The negotiated data transfer width for this drive is narrow (8 data bits).

    • Wide (16 bits) - The negotiated data transfer width for this drive is wide (16 data bits).

    • Unknown - The Storage Agents are unable to determine the current negotiated data transfer width for this drive.

    OID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.232.16.3.3.1.1.19 - cpqFcTapeDriveCurrentWidth

  • Current Speed - displays the current negotiated data transfer speed for the tape drive. The possible values are:

    • Asynchronous - The current data transfer speed for this drive is asynchronous.

    • Fast - The current data transfer speed for this drive is 10 million transfers per second.

    • Ultra - The current data transfer speed for this drive is 20 million transfers per second.

    • Ultra2 - The current data transfer speed for this drive is 40 million transfers per second.

    • Ultra3 - The current data transfer speed for this drive is 80 million transfers per second.

    • Unknown - The agent is unable to determine the current negotiated data transfer speed for this drive.

    OID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.232.16.3.3.1.1.20 - cpqFcTapeDriveCurrentSpeed

    If the current data transfer width is Narrow (8 bits) then the speed in megabytes per second is equal to the million transfers per second speed. If the current width is Wide (16 bits) then the speed in megabytes per second is twice the million transfers per second speed. For example, if the current speed is Ultra and the width is Wide then the speed would be 40 megabytes per second.

  • Library Drive - indicates whether the tape drive is included in a tape library. The following values are valid:

    • Yes - The tape drive is included in a tape library.

    • No - The tape drive is not included in a tape library.

    • Unknown - The Storage Agents are unable to determine if the tape drive is included in a tape library.

    OID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.232.16.3.3.1.1.15 - cpqFcTapeDriveLibraryDrive

  • Hot Plug - indicates whether the tape drive supports hot plug replacement. The following values are valid:

    • Yes - The tape drive supports hot plug replacement.

    • No - The tape drive does not support hot plug replacement.

    • Unknown - The Storage Agents are unable to determine if this drive supports hot plug replacement.

    OID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.232.16.3.3.1.1.17 - cpqFcTapeDriveHotPlug

  • Drive Bay - displays the bay number where the tape drive is located for drives in a hot plug storage system.

    OID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.232.16.3.3.1.1.18 - cpqFcTapeDriveBay

Tape Drive Error Counts

  • Tape Errors - displays the total number of read and write errors encountered. This value is maintained from the moment the Tape Hardware Interface driver was loaded.

    Tape errors may occasionally occur. If this value rises dramatically, clean the device. If you continue to have errors, you may have a problem. Some common causes of tape errors include radio frequency interference (RFI) on the bus cables, bad or missing terminating resistors on the drives, or having more than one device with the same SCSI ID. Ensure the bus cable is free of obstructions and that the devices on the bus are properly configured.

    OID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.232.16.3.4.1.1.7 - cpqFcTapeCountersTotalErrors

  • Uncorrectable - displays the total number of read and write errors that could not be corrected. This value is maintained from the moment the Tape Hardware Interface driver was loaded.

    Uncorrectable errors may occasionally occur. If this value rises dramatically, clean the device. If you continue to have errors, you may have a problem. Some common causes of uncorrectable errors include radio frequency interference (RFI) on the bus cables, bad or missing terminating resistors on the drives, or having more than one device with the same SCSI ID. Ensure the bus cable is free of obstructions and that the devices on the bus are properly configured.

    OID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.232.16.3.4.1.1.8 - cpqFcTapeCountersTotalUncorrectable

  • Rereads - displays the number of times blocks that had to be reread from the device. This value is maintained from the moment the Tape Hardware Interface driver was loaded.

    Reread errors may occasionally occur. If this value rises dramatically, clean the device. If you continue to have rereads, you may have a problem. Some common causes include radio frequency interference (RFI) on the bus cables, bad or missing terminating resistors on the drives, or having more than one device with the same SCSI ID. Ensure the bus cable is free of obstructions and that the devices on the bus are properly configured.

    OID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.232.16.3.4.1.1.6 - cpqFcTapeCountersReReads

  • Rewrites - displays the number of times blocks that had to be rewritten to the device. This value is maintained since the Tape Hardware Interface driver was loaded.

    Re-write errors may occasionally occur. If this value rises dramatically, clean the device. If you continue to have rewrites, you may have a problem. Some common causes include radio frequency interference (RFI) on the bus cables, bad or missing terminating resistors on the drives, or having more than one device with the same SCSI ID. Ensure the bus cable is free of obstructions and that the devices on the bus are properly configured.

    OID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.232.16.3.4.1.1.5 - cpqFcTapeCountersReWrites

Tape Drive Maintenance

  • Tape Drive Heads Need Cleaning - indicates whether the tape drive heads need to be cleaned. To clean the tape heads, insert a cleaning tape into the device and run through a cleaning cycle.

    The following values are valid:

    • Yes - The tape drive requires a cleaning tape session in order to clean the heads.

    • No - The tape drive does not require any cleaning tape session.

    • Not Supported - The tape drive does not support monitoring of the cleaning required status.

    OID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.232.16.3.3.1.1.11 - cpqFcTapeDriveCleanReq

  • Cleaning Tape Needs Replacement - indicates whether the cleaning tape that is inserted in an autoloader needs to be replaced because its cleaning capability is exhausted (it is at the end of the tape).

    This variable can be in one of the following states:

    • Yes - The autoloader tape drive requires a new cleaning tape to be inserted.

    • No - The tape drive does not require a new cleaning tape.

    • Not Supported - The tape drive does not support monitoring of the cleaning tape replacement status.

    OID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.232.16.3.3.1.1.12 - cpqFcTapeDriveCleanTapeRepl

This variable is only applicable to autoloader tape drives.