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Sun Microsystems SPARCstorage DLT 4000 Manual

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Sun Microsystems Computer Company
A Sun Microsystems, Inc. Business
2550 Garcia Avenue
Mountain View, CA 94043 USA
415 960-1300
fax 415 969-9131
Part No.: 805-0810-10
Revision A, February 1997

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  • Page 1 ™ 20-40 Gbyte SPARCstorage ™ 4000 Tape Drive Manual Sun Microsystems Computer Company A Sun Microsystems, Inc. Business 2550 Garcia Avenue Mountain View, CA 94043 USA 415 960-1300 fax 415 969-9131 Part No.: 805-0810-10 Revision A, February 1997...
  • Page 2 SPARC International, Inc. in the United States and in other countries. Products bearing SPARC trademarks are based upon an architecture developed by Sun Microsystems, Inc. DLT is claimed as a trademark by Quantum Corporation in the United States and other countries.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Preface........... . 1.
  • Page 4 Valid Densities ........Selecting Density Using the Front Panel....Selecting Density Using Software Commands.

  • Page 5: Preface

    Preface The 20-40 Gbyte SPARCstorage™ DLT™4000 Tape Drive Manual provides installation instructions and user information for the DLT 4000 Tape Drive. These instructions are designed for a system administrator. How This Book Is Organized Chapter1, “Installation in a Multi-Tape Backup Tray,”provides instructions on how to install the tape drive into a Multi-Tape Backup Tray.
  • Page 6 Software Commands Brief descriptions of some software commands commonly used with tape drives are in the following table. Refer to the Solaris 2.x Handbook for SMCC Peripherals, man pages or the AnswerBook™ online documentation for more information. Table 1 Command Description Creates incremental or full backups ufsdump...

  • Page 7: Typographic Conventions

    Shell Prompts The following table shows the default system prompt and superuser prompt for the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell. Shell Prompt C shell machine_name% C shell superuser machine_name# Bourne shell and Korn shell Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser Typographic Conventions The following table describes the typographic changes used in this book.
  • Page 8 Ordering Sun Documents SunDocs is a distribution program for Sun Microsystems technical documentation. Easy, convenient ordering and quick delivery is available from SunExpress™. You can find a full listing of available documentation on the World Wide Web: http://www.sun.com/sunexpress/ Country Telephone...

  • Page 9: Installation In A Multi-Tape Backup Tray

    Installation in a Multi-Tape Backup Tray Follow the instructions in this chapter to configure and install the DLT4000 tape drive in a Multi-Tape Backup Tray. Installation 1. Determine your operating system using the uname -rs command. Caution – For SunOS 5.4, 5.5, or 5.5.1 operating systems, you must perform the procedures in Appendix A, "Modfiying the st.conf File,"...
  • Page 10 5. Prepare your system or enclosure for servicing. Follow the procedures in the service manual for your system or enclosure. 6. Install the tape drive. Refer to the procedures in your system or enclosure service manual. Install this drive as you would any full-height device. Connect the cables as shown in Figure 1-1 SCSI ID connector...
  • Page 11 7. Install new locking brackets and spacers if you are installing the tape drive in a Multi-Tape Backup Tray that is in a Data Center Expansion Cabinet. a. Install new locking brackets on the Multi-Tape Backup Tray. Use these holes for DLT tape drives Figure 1-2 Installing New Locking Brackets on a Multi-Tape Backup Tray...
  • Page 12 8. Power on your peripherals and then your system. Note – If your system starts to reboot, interrupt the reboot proces by pressing the ‘Stop’ and ‘A’ keys together. 9. Reboot your system using the boot -r command. 10. Load a tape cartridge into the tape drive (see "Loading a Tape Cartridge" on page 19).
  • Page 13 12. Verify that the system recognizes the tape drive. #mt -f /dev/rmt/ remote_number status • A correct response would resemble: #mt -f /dev/rmt/3 status Other tape drive: sense key(0x0)= No Additional Sense residual= 0 retries= 0 file no= 0 block no= 0 Other tape drive on the first line of the output indicates that the tape drive is correctly recognized.

  • Page 14: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting If the DLT4000 tape drive fails during POST or operation, use Table 1-1 to determine the problem and the action to take. Table 1-1 Troubleshooting Symptom: Your system does not recognize the DLT4000 tape drive. Action: Make sure that: •...

  • Page 15: Installation In Other Devices

    Installation in Other Devices Follow the instructions in this chapter to configure and install a DLT4000 tape drive in systems or enclosures other than a Multi-Tape Backup Tray. Caution – Do not install a SPARCstorage DLT4000 tape drive in a SPARCserver™...
  • Page 16 Note – Do not use SCSI address 7; it is reserved for the host adapter. 4. Turn off the power to your system and then to your peripherals. 5. Prepare your system or enclosure for servicing. Follow the procedures in the service manual for your system or enclosure. 6.
  • Page 17 a. Set the SCSI ID. For systems or enclosures with a SCSI ID cable, install the SCSI ID cable as shown in Figure 2-2 and set the SCSI ID for the tape drive using the SCSI ID switch on the system or enclosure. SCSI ID connectors Figure 2-2...
  • Page 18 7. Power on your peripherals and then your system. Note – If your system starts to reboot, interrupt the reboot process by pressing the ‘Stop’ and ‘A’ keys together. 8. Reboot your system using the boot -r command. 9. Load a tape cartridge into the tape drive (see"Loading a Tape Cartridge" on page 19).
  • Page 19 11. Verify that the system recognizes the tape drive. #mt -f /dev/rmt/ remote_number status • A correct response would resemble: #mt -f /dev/rmt/3 status Other tape drive: sense key(0x0)= No Additional Sense residual= 0 retries= 0 file no= 0 block no= 0 Other tape drive on the first line of the output indicates that the tape drive is correctly recognized.

  • Page 20: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting If the DLT4000 tape drive fails during POST or operation, use Table 2-1 to determine the problem and the action to take. Table 2-1 Troubleshooting Symptom: Your system does not recognize the DLT4000 tape drive. Action: Make sure that: •...

  • Page 21: Operation

    Operation This chapter gives details of the basic operation of the DLT4000 tape drive, and the meanings of the front panel displays. For information about software commands, refer to the Solaris Handbook for SMCC Peripherals or the AnswerBook documentation for your operating system.
  • Page 22 Left Front Panel LEDs The tape drive has seven left front panel LEDs (Figure 3-1). The LEDs are described in Table 3-1. Table 3-1 Left Front Panel LEDs State Operating Condition On/Blinking Tape is recorded in 2.6 Gbyte format On/Blinking Tape is recorded in 6.0 Gbyte format 10.0/15.0 On/Blinking...
  • Page 23 Right Front Panel LEDs The tape drive has four right front panel LEDs (Figure 3-1). The LEDs are described in Table 3-2. Table 3-2 Right Front Panel LEDs State Operating Condition Write Protected Tape is write-protected. Tape is write-enabled. Tape In Use Tape is loaded and ready for use.

  • Page 24: Tape Cartridge

    Beeper A beeper sound indicates you can operate the cartridge insert/release handle. When the drive “beeps”, the Operate Handle LED should be on. To prevent damage to the drive, wait for the sound of the beep before opening the door. Tape Cartridge Label area Write-protect switch...

  • Page 25: Write-Protect

    For more information about tape cartridges, see Table 3-3. Table 3-3 Tape Cartridge Specifications Native Compressed Type Length Capacity Capacity 356m (1167 ft) 10 Gbytes 20 Gbytes IIIxt 541m (1778 ft) 15 Gbytes 30 Gbytes 541m (1778 ft) 20 Gbytes 40 Gbytes 1.

  • Page 26: Handling And Storage

    Handling and Storage Caution – Do not drop or bang the tape cartridge. This can displace the tape leader, making the tape cartridge unusable and possibly damaging the drive. Follow these guidelines when handling tape cartridges: • Do not forcibly remove a tape cartridge from the drive. If a cartridge is difficult to remove, reinsert the tape cartridge, wait for the tape cartridge to load, and then try to unload the tape cartridge again.

  • Page 27: Loading A Tape Cartridge

    Loading a Tape Cartridge Figure 3-3 Loading a Tape Cartridge To load a tape cartridge into the tape drive: 1. Make sure that the Operate Handle LED is on (Figure 3-1). 2. Lift the cartridge insert/release handle (Figure 3-3). 3. Insert the cartridge into the tape drive. 4.

  • Page 28: Selecting Density

    Selecting Density You can select the density that the tape cartridge will record data by using the front-panel Select button or by using a software command. In either case, the new density does not take effect until a write from beginning of tape (BOT) is executed.

  • Page 29: Selecting Density Using Software Commands

    Selecting Density Using Software Commands. To select the recording density by using software commands: 1. Choose a density specifier from Table 3-5. Table 3-5 Density Specifiers Cartridge Types and Capacities Density Specifiers Type IV Type IIIxt Type III l, h 20 Gbytes 15 Gbytes 10 Gbytes...

  • Page 30: Unloading A Tape Cartridge

    Unloading a Tape Cartridge Figure 3-4 Unloading a Tape Cartridge Caution – Remove a tape cartridge from the drive before turning off the host system power. Failure to remove a tape cartridge can result in cartridge and drive damage. To unload a cartridge from the tape drive: 1.

  • Page 31: Using A Cleaning Tape Cartridge

    Using a Cleaning Tape Cartridge Caution – Use only a DLT Type III cleaning cartridge to clean the tape drive. When the Use Cleaning Tape LED lights: 1. Load cleaning tape cartridge into the tape drive. See “Loading a Tape Cartridge".
  • Page 32 20-40 Gbyte SPARCstorage DLT4000 Tape Drive Manual—February 1997...

  • Page 33: Modifying The St.conf File

    Modifying the st.conf File The Solaris software environment recognizes all tape drives and autoloaders that were supported by Sun when your operating system was released. If your system uses SunOS releases 5.4, 5.5, or 5.5.1, which were released before the DLT4000 tape drive, you need to modify the /kernel/drv/st.conf file so that your Solaris software will recognize the DLT4000 tape drive.

  • Page 34: Understanding The St.conf File

    Understanding the st.conf file The beginning of the st.conf file contains possible values that you might use to configure third-party or other unsupported tape drives. These values are divided into three sections: • tape-config-list • Tape device identifiers • Configuration values tape-config-list The line: #tape-config-list=...
  • Page 35 1. The information about the tape device that the operating system sees when it 'looks at' a tape device. 2. The information the operating system outputs when queried about the tape device (by programs such as SunVTS diagnostic software). 3. A string which acts as a pointer to values that will be used to configure the tape device.

  • Page 36: Modifying The St.conf File

    Modifying the st.conf file Read this entire procedure before editing the st.conf file. Note – The syntax is critical. Verify the placement of commas, semicolons, and beginning and ending quotation marks. 1. Become superuser. % su Password: 2. Make a copy of the original st.conf file as a backup (st.conf.old). #cp /kernel/drv/st.conf /kernel/drv/st.conf.old 3.
  • Page 37 Note – If multiple devices are enabled (lines uncommented) only the last uncommented line with this format needs to end with a semi-colon. All previous lines with this format must end with a comma. d. Using the editor, continue to scroll until you come to the end of the “Configuration Values”...
  • Page 38 20-40 Gbyte SPARCstorage DLT4000 Tape Drive Manual—February 1997...

  • Page 39: Specifications

    Specifications This chapter contains the specifications for the DLT4000 tape drive. Physical Table B-1 Physical Specifications Form Factor Width Depth Height Weight 5.25 inches 5.84 inches 9.6 inches 3.4 inches 6.7 pounds 133.35 mm 148.3 mm 243.8 mm 86.3 mm 2.9 kg Electrical Table B-2 Electrical Specifications...

  • Page 40: Interface And Performance

    Interface and Performance Table B-3 Interface and Performance Specifications Specification Value Buffer size 2 Mbytes Transfer Rates (maximum) User native: 5.2 Mbytes/sec Raw native: 3 Mbytes/sec User compressed: 10 Mbytes/sec Timing Table B-4 Timing Specifications Specification Value Read/Write tape speed 160 in/sec Rewind tape speed 175 in/sec...

  • Page 41: Tape Cartridge

    1 in 10 Undetectable 1 in 10 Tape life 500,000 passes 1. Sun Microsystems, Inc. does not warrant that the predicted MTBF is representative of any particular unit installed for customer use. Actual figures vary from unit to unit. Specifications...
  • Page 42 20-40 Gbyte SPARCstorage DLT4000 Tape Drive Manual—February 1997...
  • Page 43 Index Numerics 2.6, 5.0, 10.0/15.0, 20.0 LEDs, 14 Data Center Expansion Cabinet, 3 density selecting, 20 front panel, 20 back of tape drive, 2, 8 software commands, 21 beeper, 16 valid, 20 beginning of tape (BOT), 20, 32 Density Override LED, 14 boot -r command, 4, 10 determining operating system, 1, 7 button...
  • Page 44 physical, 31 quality, 33 LEDs tape cartridge, 33 blinking timing, 32 all, 6, 12, 14 SunDiag, 23 density, 14 SunVTS, 23 Density Override, 14 Tape In Use, 15 left front panel, 14 right front panel, 15 tape cartridge left front panel LEDs, 14 capacity, 16 loading a tape cartridge, 19 cleaning, 23...
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