Table Of Contents - Dell PowerVault 136T LTO Handbook

Table of Contents

1 List of Tables............................................................................................ 4
2 List of Figures .......................................................................................... 5
3 Introduction.............................................................................................. 6
4 Dell PowerVault 110T LTO Drives and Media ........................................ 7
4.1 Drive Types and Basic Characteristics - Dell LTO-1 Drives ................................................... 7
4.2 Drive Types and Basic Characteristics - Dell LTO-2 and LTO-2-L Drives............................. 8
4.3 Drive Types and Basic Characteristics - Dell LTO-3 Drives ................................................... 9
4.4 Media types used in Dell PowerVault 110T LTO drives ........................................................ 10
4.5 Media Color Schemes.............................................................................................................. 10
5 Invalid Media Symptoms ....................................................................... 12
6 Cartridge Memory (CM) ......................................................................... 13
7 Migrating LTO media ............................................................................. 14
8 WORM Media.......................................................................................... 15
9 Cleaning.................................................................................................. 16
9.1 Label designations on LTO cleaning media. ........................................................................... 16
9.2 Cleaning media usage and drive cleaning lights...................................................................... 16
9.3 Expired Cleaning Tape Characteristics ................................................................................... 17
10 Stuck Tapes............................................................................................ 19
11 Diagnostics ............................................................................................ 20
11.1 Troubleshooting Cleaning/Read/Write errors ......................................................................... 20
11.2 Dell PowerEdge Diagnostics ................................................................................................... 20
11.3 Drives with internal self test features ...................................................................................... 21
12 Erasing a prewritten LTO Tape............................................................. 23
13 Media Handling ..................................................................................... 24
13.1 Media description .................................................................................................................... 24
13.2 Perform a Thorough Inspection............................................................................................... 24
13.3 Handle the Cartridge Carefully................................................................................................ 25
13.4 Ensure Proper Packaging if shipping tapes ............................................................................. 26
13.5 Cartridge Storage Conditions .................................................................................................. 27
13.6 Cartridge life............................................................................................................................ 27
13.7 Media Do's and Do Not's........................................................................................................ 28
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