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Lenovo ThinkServe LTO User Manual (72 pages)
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Lenovo
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Storage
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
About this Guide
9
Intended Audience
9
Document Conventions and Symbols
9
Technical Support
10
Product Warranties
10
1 Before You Start
11
Supported Models
11
How Do I Connect the Drive to My Server
12
Interface Specifications and Requirements for Fibre Channel Drives
12
Interface Specifications and Requirements for SAS Drives
13
Interface Specifications and Requirements for SCSI Drives
13
Why Is the SCSI Bus Type Important
14
Your LTO Tape Drive
15
Figure 1-1 Front View of Full-Height LTO-5/LTO-6 External Tape Drive
15
Figure 1-2 Front View of Half-Height LTO-5/LTO-6 External Tape Drive
15
Power Specifications
16
Drivers
16
Backup Software
16
Enabling Encryption
17
Which Operating Systems Are Supported
12
2 Installing an Internal Lto
19
2 Installing an Internal LTO Tape Drive
19
Prepare Mounting Bay
19
Attach Mounting Hardware
21
Install Drive
22
Figure 2-1 Attaching Mounting Rails to a Full-Height Tape Drive
22
Figure 2-2 Attaching Locating Screws to a Half-Height Tape Drive
22
Figure 2-3 Installing a Full-Height Tape Drive
23
Figure 2-4 Installing a Half-Height Tape Drive
23
Connect SAS and Power Cables to an LTO-6/LTO-5 SAS Tape Drive
24
Connect SAS and Power Cables to an LTO-6/LTO-5 Tape
24
Drive
24
Connect SAS and Power Cables to an LTO-4 SAS Tape Drive
25
Figure 2-5 Connecting Cables to a Full-Height Tape Drive
25
Figure 2-6 Connecting Cables to a Half-Height Tape Drive
25
Connect SAS and Power Cables to an LTO-4 Tape Drive
25
Figure 2-7 Connecting Cables to the LTO-4 Full-Height Tape Drive
27
Figure 2-8 Connecting Cables to the LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive
27
Connect FC and Power Cables
28
Connect SCSI and Power Cables
29
Figure 2-9 Attaching the Fibre Channel Cable to a Full-Height Tape Drive
29
Figure 2-10 Attaching the Fibre Channel Cable to a Half-Height Tape Drive
29
Check the Drive's SCSI ID
30
Figure 2-11 Checking the SCSI ID on a Full-Height Tape Drive
30
Connect the Cables
31
Figure 2-12 Attaching the SCSI and Power Cables to a Full-Height Tape Drive
32
Secure the Drive
33
Figure 2-13 Securing Full-Height Drive, Mounting Hardware Used
34
Figure 2-14 Securing Half-Height Drive, no Mounting Hardware Used
34
Reboot the Server
34
3 Installing an External LTO Tape Drive
37
Connecting the Tape Drive to an External SAS Port
37
Figure 3-1 Connecting the SAS Cable to the Server
38
Figure 3-2 Connecting the Cables to a Full-Height Tape Drive
39
Figure 3-3 Connecting the Cables to a Half-Height Tape Drive
39
Reboot the Server
40
4 Verify Installation
41
Figure 5-1 Front View of a Full-Height External Tape Drive
43
Front View of Half-Height LTO Tape Drive with Leds
44
5 Understanding the Leds
43
Front View of Full-Height LTO Tape Drive with Leds
43
Figure 5-2 Front View of a Full-Height LTO-4 External Tape Drive
44
Figure 5-3 Front View of a Half-Height External Tape Drive
44
Understanding LED Sequences
45
Figure 5-4 Front View of Half-Height LTO-4 and LTO-3 External Tape Drive
45
Ready, Drive Error, Tape Error and Clean LED Se Quences
46
Encryption LED, LTO-6 and LTO-5 Models Only
48
6 Operating Your Tape Drive
49
Loading a Cartridge
50
Figure 6-1 Inserting a Cartridge into a Full-Height Tape Drive
50
Figure 6-2 Inserting a Cartridge into a Half-Height Tape Drive
50
Unloading a Cartridge
51
Removing Power from the Drive
52
Figure 6-3 Ejecting a Cartridge from a Full-Height Tape Drive
52
Figure 6-4 Ejecting a Cartridge from a Half-Height Tape Drive
52
7 Use the Correct Media
53
Cartridges
53
Cleaning Cartridges
53
Data Cartridges
54
Cartridges
54
WORM Data Cartridges
54
LTO-6, LTO-5 and LTO-4 Tape Drives and Encryption
55
When Should I Use Encryption
55
How Do I Enable Encryption
55
Encryption
55
When will I be Asked to Enter the Key
56
What Happens if I Don't Remember the Key
56
Does Encryption Affect Tape Drive Performance
56
Where Can I Get more Information
56
Figure 7-1 Write Protecting a Cartridge
57
Write Protecting Cartridges
57
Cartridges
58
Cleaning the Tape Drive
58
Handling Cartridges
58
Operating and Storage Environment
58
8 Troubleshooting
61
General Procedure
61
Table
62
Optimizing Performance
63
Problems with Cartridges
63
The Cartridge Is Jammed
64
Emergency Reset
64
The Drive will Not Accept the Cartridge (or Ejects It Immediately)
65
Index
67
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