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Exabyte LTO-2 Product Manual (94 pages)

Magnum tape drive

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Exabyte LTO-2 Product Manual (78 pages)

MAGNUM HALF HEIGHT TAPE DRIVE

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

Table of Contents
5
How to Use this Manual
13
Tape Drive Introduction
15
Introduction
15
Features and Benefits
16
Tape Drive Installation
17
Before You Begin
17
Unpack the Tape Drive
17
Solution Contents
18
Tape Backup Software Installation
18
Software Device Driver Installation
18
Mechanical Installation
19
Figure 2-1 Allowed Mounting Orientations
19
Figure 2-2 Mounting Specifications
19
Mounting Screw Requirements
20
SCSI Bus Interface
20
Figure 2-3 Mounting Screw Details
20
SCSI Controller Board Installation
21
SCSI Configuration
21
SCSI ID Selection-Internal Tape Drive
22
Figure 2-4 Internal Tape Drive Connectors
22
Figure 2-5 SCSI ID Jumper Settings
22
SCSI ID Selection-External Tabletop Tape Drive
23
SCSI Bus Termination
23
Termination in General
23
Internal Tape Drive Requirements
23
Figure 2-6 External Tape Drive Connectors
23
Figure 2-7 SCSI Cable
23
External Tape Drive Requirements
24
Internal Tape Drive Installation
24
Figure 2-8 External Tape Drive Termination
24
Figure 2-9 Installing the Internal Tape Drive
25
Figure 2-10 Internal Tape Drive Cable Connections
25
External Tape Drive Installation
26
Figure 2-11 External Tape Drive Back Panel
26
Tape Drive Operation Verification
27
Tape Drive Operation
27
Tape Drive Operation
29
Front LED Indicators
29
Figure 3-1 Front Panel Leds
29
Table 3-1 Front LED Indicator Activity
29
Data Cartridge Operation
30
Write Protecting the Cartridge
30
Figure 3-2 Write Protect Switch
30
Loading a Data Cartridge into the Tape Drive
31
Ejecting a Data Cartridge from the Tape Drive
31
Figure 3-3 Cartridge Insertion
31
Cleaning the Tape Drive
32
Recommended Cleaning Interval
32
Figure 3-4 Eject Button
32
Cleaning Procedure
33
Figure 3-5 Activity and Cleaning Leds
33
Handling and Storing LTO Cartridges
34
Handling LTO Cartridges
34
Storing LTO Cartridges
34
Storage Condition
34
Software Installation
35
Windows 2000/2003/XP
35
Windows Tape Driver
35
Windows Tape Driver Installation
35
Windows Embedded Backup Application
36
SCO Open Server
36
Host Adapter
36
SCO Open Server System Commands
37
SCO Open Server Backup Manager
37
SCO Unixware
38
Host Adapter
38
Installation
38
SCO Unixware System Command
38
Sun Solaris
39
Tape Drive Installation
39
Sun System Command
39
Ibm Aix
40
Tape Drive Installation
40
IBM AIX System Command
40
IBM AIX Storage Manager
41
Hp/Ux
41
Tape Drive Installation
41
HP/UX System Command
41
Linux
42
SCSI Host Adapter
42
Tape Drive Installation
42
Linux System Command
43
Tape Drive Utilities
43
Flashit - Firmware Upgrade Utility
43
Tdkit - Tool for Testing and Downloading Firmware
44
Troubleshooting
45
Hardware Checking
45
Software Checking
45
Verifying Recent Changes
46
Standalone Diagnostics
46
Starting the Test
46
Test Sequence
47
Failure Indication
48
Media Management Reporting
48
Cleaning Is Required
48
Figure 5-1 Backup Exec Reporting that the Tape Drive Needs Cleaning
48
Degraded Media
49
Figure 5-2 Arcserve Reporting that the Tape Drive Needs Cleaning
49
Figure 5-3 Backup Exec Reporting that the Media Is Degraded
49
Figure 5-4 Arcserve Reporting that the Media Is Degraded
49
Problem Situations
50
Dead on Arrival
50
Tape Drive Fails with Sporadic Errors
50
Damaged Front Bezel
51
Tape Drive Not Detected by the Operating System (OS)
51
Will Not Insert or Hold Media or Media Not Recognized
51
Noisy Tape Drive
52
Cartridge Is Stuck Inside the Tape Drive
52
Fault LED Flashes Amber and the Activity LED Is "Off
53
Fault LED Flashes Amber and the Activity LED Flashes
53
Cleaning LED Is Illuminated
53
Incorrect Data Compression
54
Slow Performance
54
Intermittent Failures
55
Tape Removal Procedure
55
Specifications
57
Tape Drive Capacity and Performance
57
Media Specifications and Compatibility
57
Mechanical Dimensions
57
Table A-1 Tape Drive Capacity and Performance
57
Table A-2 Media Specifications and Compatibility
57
Power Requirements
58
Heat Dissipation
58
Data Compression
58
Definition
58
Types of Compression
58
Table A-3 Power Requirements
58
Power Cord Specifications
59
Safety and Regulatory Compliance
59
Table A-4 Power Cord Specifications
59
Figure B-1 Front Panel Leds
61
Tape Drive Leds
61
Table B-1 Front LED Behavior During Normal Operation
61

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How to Use this Manual

1 Magnum Tape Drive (LTO-2) Features

2 Installing the Tape Drive

3 Operating the Tape Drive

4 Using Data Cartridges

5 Troubleshooting and Diagnostics

6 Servicing the Tape Drive

7 Specifications

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