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Exabyte EXB-8505 8mm Product Specification (124 pages)

standard and eXtended-Length configuration

Brand: Exabyte | Category: Storage | Size: 1 MB

Revision History
2
Trademark Notices
2
Product Warranty Caution
4
Table of Contents
5
About this Manual

11
- Intended Audience
  11
- How this Manual Is Organized
  11
- Related Publications
  12
- Index
  12
- Conventions Used in this Specification
  13
1 Features

15
2 Recording Format

37
3 Functional Description

57
4 Requirements for Use

65
5 Interface Specifications

85
- SCSI Features
  86
- Physical Path
  86
Interface Specifications

86
- SCSI Messages
  87
  - Table 5-1 SCSI Messages
    
    87
  - Table 5-2 SCSI-2 Command Set
    
    88
  - Using SCSI Commands
    90
    
    Erasing Data
    90
    
    Reading Data
    90
    
    Writing Data
    90
    
    Copying Microcode
    91
    
    Inquiring about Tape Drive Status
    91
    
    Searching for Data
    91
    
    Performing Diagnostic Tests
    92
    
    Setting Operating Parameters
    92
- SCSI Commands
  88
6 Functional Specifications

93
- Performance Specifications
  94
  - Write Access Time
    94
  - Read Access Time
    94
  - Tape Speed
    95
  - Reposition Time
    96
  - Rewind Tape Speed
    96
  - Drum Rotation Period
    97
  - Tape Tension Release and Drum Motion Suspension
    97
  - Data Transfer Rate
    98
- Reliability Specifications
  99
  - Service Life
    99
  - Machine Reliability: Mean Time between Failures (MTBF)
    99
  - Test Conditions
    100
  - Data Integrity
    101
  - Data Reliability
    102
  - Write Reliability
    103
  - Read Reliability
    103
- Power Specifications
  104
  - Voltages
    104
  - Figure 6-1 Power Connector Location on the Back Panel
    
    105
  - Power Connector
    105
    
    Figure 6-2 Chassis Ground Location on Back Panel
    106
    
    Figure 6-3 Temperature and Humidity Ranges for Operation
    108
    
    Figure 6-4 Particulate Contamination Specification Vs. Typical Office
    110
    
    Vibration Specifications
    111
    
    Acoustic Noise
    112
  - Air Flow Requirements
    109
  - Particulate Contamination Limits
    109
  - Shock Specifications
    110
- Grounding Hole and Ground Tab
  106
- Environmental Specifications
  107
  - Operating Environment
    108
7 Safety and Regulatory Agency Compliance

113
- Safety Agency Standards
  114
- Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)
  114
- Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)
  115
- Radiated Susceptibility
  115
Glossary

117
Index

121

Exabyte EXB-8505 8mm Maintenance Manual (101 pages)

8mm Cartridge Tape Subsystems

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Exabyte EXB-8505 8mm Owner's Manual (78 pages)

8 mm tape drives, for standard and extended-length configurations

Brand: Exabyte | Category: Storage | Size: 1 MB

Exabyte EXB-8505 8mm Installation And Operation Manual (46 pages)

Exabyte Cartridge Tape Subsystems Installation and Operation

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Exabyte EXB-8505 8mm Product Specification (124 pages)

Table of Contents

About this Manual

1 Features

Figure 1-1 Comparison of the Four Tape Drives

Table 1-1 Comparison of Tape Drive Features

2 Recording Format

Figure 2-1 Helical-Scan Recording

Figure 2-2 Relationship of 8Mm Physical Track Structures to Logical Data Formats

Figure 2-3 Physical Track Structure for 8500 and 8500C Format

Figure 2-4 Position of the Tape Drive's Heads Relative to the Tracks

Figure 2-5 Physical Track Structure for 8200C Track Format

Figure 2-6 Physical Track Structure for 8200 Track Format

Figure 2-7 Position of the Tape Drive's Heads Relative to the Tracks

Figure 2-8 Physical Block Format for All Logical Formats

Table 2-1 Recording Parameters

Table 2-3 Track and Physical Block Counts for 8200 and 8200C Formats

Table 2-4 Track and Physical Block Counts for 8500 and 8500C Formats

3 Functional Description

Figure 3-1 Data Flow During a Write Operation

Figure 3-2 Data Flow During a Read Operation

4 Requirements for Use

Figure 4-1 SCSI ID Jumper Block on the Back Panel (Single-Ended Configuration)

Figure 4-2 Mounting Holes on the Sides

Figure 4-3 Mounting Holes on the Bottom

Table 4-1 Connector Pin Assignments for Differential Tape Drives

Table 4-2 Connector Pin Assignments for Single-Ended Tape Drives

Figure 4-4 Mounting Hole Dimensions in Inches (and Millimeters)

5 Interface Specifications

Interface Specifications

Table 5-1 SCSI Messages

Table 5-2 SCSI-2 Command Set

6 Functional Specifications

Figure 6-1 Power Connector Location on the Back Panel

7 Safety and Regulatory Agency Compliance

Glossary

Index

Exabyte EXB-8505 8mm Maintenance Manual (101 pages)

Table of Contents

About this Manual

1 Before You Begin

2 Cleaning the CTS

3 Loading New Microcode from Tape

4 Removing a Cartridge from the CTS

5 Replacing Frus

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Exabyte EXB-8505 8mm Owner's Manual (78 pages)

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Exabyte EXB-8505 8mm Installation And Operation Manual (46 pages)

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