Introduction; Chapter Introduction; General Description; Product Features - Fujitsu m2488 User Manual

M2488 USER'S GUIDE
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CHAPTER INTRODUCTION

Chapter 1 provides information on the M2488 Cartridge Tape Drive and its optional equipment as
described in the following paragraphs:

1-2 GENERAL DESCRIPTION

1-3 PRODUCT FEATURES

1-4 DATA INTEGRITY
1-5 DATA COMPATIBILITY
1-6 RECORDING CAPABILITIES
1-7 PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS
1-8 RELIABILITY
1-9 DESCRIPTION
1-10 POWER AND UTILITY INFORMATION
1-11 ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION
1-13 STORAGE PROCEDURES
1-14 WARRANTY INFORMATION
1-15 SHIPPING AND HANDLING PROCEDURES
1-16 SAFETY AND EMI COMPLIANCE
1-17 RELATED PUBLICATIONS
1-2 GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The M2488 cartridge tape drive provides enhanced capability in a single compact drive. The drive uti-
lizes an Interface Personality Module (IPM) which is a modulized host interface circuit card that allows
easy modification for various host interfaces. A Medium Changer may be added to the drive for multiple
tape cartridge loading and unloading; i.e., Automatic Cartridge Loader (ACL) or Flush-mounted Auto-
matic Cartridge Loader (FACL).
1-3 PRODUCT FEATURES
1-3.1 Design Goals
The reason for developing the M2488 was to provide a high quality, compact magnetic tape unit for
mid/small-range system users. Fujitsu designed the M2488 not only to be compact and for lower
price but also for excellent reliability and serviceability. To satisfy these requirements, Fujitsu uti-
lized its long experience in proven technologies gained through years of development of magnetic
tape products. The M2488 is the world's smallest-size high-performance magnetic tape subsystem
compatible with the IBM 3490E.
This subsystem features Fast & Wide SCSI, fast access, high reliability with lower price, flexible
installation, and optional automatic cartridge loaders.
1-3.2 Firmware Download
New code versions are downloaded into flash memory from the Host SCSI interface or from tape.
Refer to "LOADING NEW FIRMWARE" in section 4-3. Note that a base level of code is kept in
ROM within the control unit to allow recovery from an unlikely failure during the download proce-
dure.
April 1997
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