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Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
LTO-3 Half-Height Tape Drive User's Guide
Configuring the Tabletop Parallel SCSI Tape Drive............................ 19
Connecting the Tabletop Drive Interface and AC Power Cables ...... 21
Restarting the Tabletop Drive System ................................................... 24
Installing the LTO Driver Software............................................................... 25
Registering the LTO-3 Half-Height Tape Drive .......................................... 25
UNIX Configuration Procedures
A Word About SCSI Controllers.................................................................... 26
Finding Existing SCSI Devices and Controllers ................................... 27
Configuring Sun UNIX Environments ......................................................... 27
Finding Existing SCSI Devices and Controllers ................................... 28
Configuring the UNIX Environment ..................................................... 28
Configuring IBM AIX UNIX Environments ................................................ 30
Finding Existing SCSI Controllers and Devices ................................... 30
Configuring the UNIX Environment ..................................................... 30
Configuring Linux UNIX Environments...................................................... 32
Finding Existing SCSI Controllers and Devices ................................... 32
Configuring the UNIX Environment ..................................................... 33
Configuring HP-UX UNIX Environments ................................................... 33
Finding Existing SCSI Controllers and Devices ................................... 34
Configuring the UNIX Environment ..................................................... 34
Operation
Understanding the Front Panel Display....................................................... 36
Using LTO Tape Cartridges ........................................................................... 38
Loading a Tape Cartridge........................................................................ 38
Unloading a Tape Cartridge ................................................................... 39
Write Protecting a Tape Cartridge ......................................................... 39
Tape Cartridge Care and Maintenance ................................................. 40
Cleaning the Tape Drive ................................................................................. 41
Performing an Emergency Reset and Cartridge Eject ................................ 42
Theory
Track Layout..................................................................................................... 44
Recording Method ........................................................................................... 46
Data Buffer ........................................................................................................ 46
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