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About this document This addendum provides information about IPv6 network protocol support and saving/restoring the autoloader configuration, which was added to the Autoloader after the HP StorageWorks 1/8 G2 Tape Autoloader User and service guide (part number AK377-96001) on the documentation CD was written. It also provides additional details about the wellness test and sequential mode. For additional information about using the Autoloader, see the HP StorageWorks 1/8 G2 Tape Autoloader user and service guide on the documentation CD, or you can find User and service guide on the Manuals page of the HP Business Support Center website: http://www.hp.com/support/manuals. In the Storage section, click Tape Storage and Media and then select your product. Firmware requirements Figure 1 RMI Configuration: Save/Restore tab Firmware with the features described in this document have a Configuration: Save/Restore tab in the remote management interface (RMI). You can always download the most current firmware files from http://www.hp.com/support. See the User and service guide for instructions on updating firmware. Network configuration and IPv6 This Autoloader contains new network features, including support for Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6), DNS server configuration, and secure HTTP access to the RMI. The remote management interface (RMI) and operator control panel (OCP) menus have been updated to incorporate these new features. IPv6 is a new version of the Internet Protocol, and is designed to be the successor to IPv4, the current Internet Protocol. IPv6 provides more network addresses and adds many improvements to IPv4, especially in routing and network autoconfiguration. IPv6 is expected to gradually replace IPv4, with the two protocols coexisting during that time. The Autoloader supports both protocols and you can configure the Autoloader to use either or both, depending on your network requirements. Enabling HTTPS access HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol over Secure Socket Layer) provides authenticated and encrypted transfer of data over the Internet and is frequently used for secure web communication. If operators or administrators connect to the RMI over insecure networks, such as from home or a remote location, enabling HTTPS will keep an outsider from viewing the RMI communication. You can enable HTTPS from the RMI Configuration: Network page. Enabling IPv6 with the OCP By default, the Autoloader is configured to use IPv4 with DHCP. If your network supports IPv4 and has a DHCP server, you can find the IP address of the Autoloader from the OCP. You may use that address to access the RMI and configure IPv6. If the network does not have a DHCP server, set the IPv4 IP address from the OCP before accessing the RMI. To find the IP address obtained from an IPv4 DHCP server from the OCP, use the Status/Information > Network Information menu. To set the IPv4 IP address, or disable IPv4 and/or enable IPv6, use the Configuration > Configure Network Settings menu. For additional information about network configuration, see the current HP StorageWorks 1/8 G2 Tape Autoloader Getting started guide, which you can download from the Manuals page of the HP Business HP StorageWorks 1/8 G2 Tape Autoloader Addendum 3

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About this document
This addendum provides information about IPv6 network protocol support and saving/restoring the
autoloader con
fi
guration, which was added to the Autoloader after the
HP StorageWorks 1/8 G2 Tape
Autoloader User and service guide
(part number AK377–96001) on the documentation CD was written.
It also provides additional details about the wellness test and sequential mode.
For additional information about using the Autoloader, see the
HP StorageWorks 1/8 G2 Tape
Autoloader user and service guide
on the documentation CD, or you can
fi
nd
User and service guide
on
the Manuals page of the HP Business Support Center website:
h
t
t
p
:
/
/
w
w
w
.
h
p
.
c
o
m
/
s
u
p
p
o
r
t
/
m
a
n
u
a
l
s
. In
the Storage section, click
Tape Storage and Media
and then select your product.
Firmware requirements
Figure 1 RMI Con
fi
guration: Save/Restore tab
Firmware with the features described in this document have a
Con
fi
guration: Save/Restore
tab in the
remote management interface (RMI). You can always download the most current
fi
rmware
fi
les from
h
t
t
p
:
/
/
w
w
w
.
h
p
.
c
o
m
/
s
u
p
p
o
r
t
. See the
User and service guide
for instructions on updating
fi
rmware.
Network con
fi
guration and IPv6
This Autoloader contains new network features, including support for Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6),
DNS server con
fi
guration, and secure HTTP access to the RMI. The remote management interface (RMI)
and operator control panel (OCP) menus have been updated to incorporate these new features.
IPv6 is a new version of the Internet Protocol, and is designed to be the successor to IPv4, the current
Internet Protocol. IPv6 provides more network addresses and adds many improvements to IPv4, especially
in routing and network autocon
fi
guration. IPv6 is expected to gradually replace IPv4, with the two
protocols coexisting during that time. The Autoloader supports both protocols and you can con
fi
gure the
Autoloader to use either or both, depending on your network requirements.
Enabling HTTPS access
HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol over Secure Socket Layer) provides authenticated and encrypted
transfer of data over the Internet and is frequently used for secure web communication. If operators or
administrators connect to the RMI over insecure networks, such as from home or a remote location,
enabling HTTPS will keep an outsider from viewing the RMI communication. You can enable HTTPS from
the RMI
Con
fi
guration: Network
page.
Enabling IPv6 with the OCP
By default, the Autoloader is con
fi
gured to use IPv4 with DHCP. If your network supports IPv4 and has a
DHCP server, you can
fi
nd the IP address of the Autoloader from the OCP. You may use that address
to access the RMI and con
fi
gure IPv6. If the network does not have a DHCP server, set the IPv4 IP
address from the OCP before accessing the RMI.
To
fi
nd the IP address obtained from an IPv4 DHCP server from the OCP, use the
Status/Information
> Network Information
menu.
To set the IPv4 IP address, or disable IPv4 and/or enable IPv6, use the
Configuration > Configure
Network Settings
menu.
For additional information about network con
fi
guration, see the current
HP StorageWorks 1/8 G2 Tape
Autoloader Getting started
guide, which you can download from the Manuals page of the HP Business
HP StorageWorks 1/8 G2 Tape Autoloader Addendum
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