Monitoring and Management of HP MSL Tapelibraries in OpStor

OpStor provides monitoring and management of HP MSL Tapelibraries

Models Supported

• HP MSL 5000 series
• HP MSL 6000 series

Features supported

Prerequisites for monitoring HP MSL Tape Library

• Ensure that the SNMP agent is running.
• Register OpStor server IP address as trap destination

Steps to add HP MSL Tapelibrary in OpStor

• Navigate to Admin Tab --> Manage Storage Devices link in OpStor client
• Provide IP Address of Overland TapeLibrary
• Choose Device Type as 'Tape Library'
• Choose Vendor as 'Overland'
• Provide SNMP Port and Community string (default is 161 and public)
• If needed, change the Timeout value (default value is 5 seconds)
• Click on Add Device

Note : If the Ping option is disabled for the device, then please uncheck 'Ping the given IP' field.
Note : In case of non discovery of the device, please follow the troubleshooting tips displayed in the webclient and try re-adding the device.