Table Of Contents - IBM DDS Gen 5 User Manual

Contents
Safety: Read first . . . . . . . . . . iii
About this book . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Chapter 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . 1
Product description . .
Chapter 2. Installation . . . . . . . . . 3
Unpacking . . . . .
Pre-installation requirements .
Avoiding electrostatic damage
Reviewing drive default settings .
SCSI ID settings . .
Parity checking . .
Terminating power .
Data compression. .
Power-on self test. .
Host operating system .
Vendor ID . . . .
Tape Drive Components
Opening the computer .
Installing the drive . .
Installing the drive in IBM servers .
General installation instructions .
Completing your installation
Chapter 3. Using the tape drive . . . . 15
Using the appropriate media
Handling cartridges .
Loading a cartridge. .
Initializing a blank cartridge .
Unloading a cartridge .
Write-protecting a DDS cartridge .
Cleaning the tape heads .
Updating firmware . .
Chapter 4. Understanding the drive
LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Front panel LEDs . .
© Copyright IBM Corp. 2003
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . .
. . . . .
. . . . . . .
. . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . .
. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
LED summary .
Clean LED. .
Media LED .
Drive LED. .
Chapter 5. Troubleshooting . . . . . . 23
. 1
SCSI ID problems .
SCSI termination problems .
Mounting hardware problems .
. 3
Drive does not work .
. 3
Power-On Self-Test fails .
. 3
Computer does not boot .
. 4
Computer does not recognize drive .
. 5
Backup program does not recognize drive .
. 5
Write error .
. 5
Hardware error .
. 6
. 6
Appendix A. Specifications . . . . . . 25
. 6
Data capacities .
. 7
Size and weight .
. 8
Power specifications
. 8
Drive performance specifications .
. 9
Environmental requirements .
. 9
Reliability . .
. 9
. 13
Appendix B. Service and Support . . . 29
Online technical support .
Telephone technical support .
. 15
. 15
Appendix C. IBM Statement of Limited
. 15
Warranty - Z125-4753-07 - 11/2002 . . . 31
. 16
. 16 Part 2 - Country-unique Terms.
. 17 Part 3 - Warranty Information .
. 18
. 18
Appendix D. Notices . . . . . . . . . 49
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
statement . .
Trademarks .
. 19
. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . .
. . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . .
. . . . .
.
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . .
. .
. . . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . .
. . . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . 19
. . . . 20
. . . . 20
. . . . 21
. . . . 23
. . . . 23
. . . . 23
. . . . 23
. . . . 23
. . . . 23
. . . . 24
. . . 24
. . . . 24
. . . . 24
. . . . 25
. . . . 25
. . . . 26
. . . . 27
. . . . 28
. . . . 28
. . . . 29
. . . . 29
. . . . 34
. . . . 45
. . . . 50
. . . . 53
v