Table Of Contents - IBM Ultrium Gen 6 Installation And User Manual

Contents
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Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Guidelines for trained service technicians .
Inspecting for unsafe conditions .
Guidelines for servicing electrical equipment .
Safety statements . . .
Chapter 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . 1
Drive features . . . .
Front panel of the drive
Rear panel of the drive .
Drive performance . .
Cartridge compatibility .
Speed matching . . .
Channel calibration . .
Data cartridge capacity scaling .
Encryption . . . . .
Inhibit firmware down-leveling .
SAS interface . . . .
Supported Servers and Operating Systems .
Supported device drivers .
Ethernet port . . . .
Linear Tape File System (LTFS) .
Chapter 2. Tape drive installation . . . . 9
Installation guidelines .
Handling static-sensitive devices.
Inventory checklist . .
Installing a tape drive .
Unpacking the drive .
Acclimating the drive and media .
Turning off the enclosure or server
Setting the feature switches .
Mounting the drive in an enclosure or server .
Connecting and testing power to the drive .
Connecting the cable .
Running drive diagnostics
Installing device drivers .
Connecting the external interface cable (enclosure
or server installations only) .
Configuring the drive to the server, switch, or
hub . . . . . .
Updating firmware . .
Registering for My Support .
Chapter 3. Operating the drive . . . . 17
Operating modes . .
Power button . . . .
Single-character display (SCD) .
Status lights . . . .
Unload button . . .
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Inserting a tape cartridge .
Removing a tape cartridge .
Mid-tape recovery .
Cleaning the drive head .
Cleaning the tape drive .
Tape drive status web page .
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Diagnostic and maintenance functions
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Entering Maintenance mode .
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Exiting Maintenance mode .
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Function code 0: Maintenance mode .
Function code 1: Run drive diagnostics .
Function code 2: Update drive firmware from
. 1 FMR tape .
. 2 Function code 3: Create FMR tape .
. 2 Function code 4: Force a drive dump .
. 3 Function code 5: Copy drive dump .
. 3 Function code 6: Run host interface wrap test .
. 4 Function code 7: Run RS-422 wrap test .
. 5 Function code 8: Unmake FMR tape .
. 5 Function code 9: Display error code log .
. 5 Function code A: Clear error code log
. 5 Function code C: Insert cartridge into tape drive
. 5 Function code E: Test cartridge and media .
. 6 Function code F: Write performance test .
. 6 Function code H: Test head .
. 6 Function code J: Fast read/write test .
. 6 Function code L: Load/unload test
Function code P: Enable post error reporting .
Function code U: Disable post error reporting .
Tape drive diagnostic and maintenance web page
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Chapter 4. Using Ultrium media . . . . 43
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. 10 Types of cartridges .
. 10 Data cartridge
. 11 WORM (Write Once, Read Many) cartridge.
. 11 Cleaning cartridge .
. 11 Cartridge compatibility
. 12 Handling cartridges
. 12 Provide training .
. 13 Provide proper acclimation and environmental
. 13 conditions .
. 13 Inspect the cartridge .
Handle the cartridge carefully .
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Tape cartridge packaging .
Environmental and shipping specifications for tape
. 14 cartridges . .
. 14 Disposing of tape cartridges .
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Chapter 5. Resolving problems . . . . 53
Procedure 1: Inspecting a cartridge for damage
. 17 Procedure 2: Checking SAS host connections .
. 17 Procedure 3: Verifying host interface communication 54
. 17 Resolving problems reported by the server .
. 18 Resolving problems with the tape media
. 21 Replacing the tape drive .
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