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StorageTek LTO User Manual

StorageTek LTO User Manual (50 pages)

Half-Height SCSI Tape drive

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

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
3
About this Guide

7
- Intended Audience
  7
- Document Conventions and Symbols
  7
- Document Conventions
  7
- Technical Support
  8
- Websites
  8
- Documentation Feedback
  8
Before You Start

9
- Important Information about Your New Tape Drive
  9
- Supported Models
  9
- Power Specifications
  9
  - Which Operating Systems Are Supported
    10
  - How Do I Connect the Drive to My Server
    10
    
    Internal Drives
    10
  - Front View of the LTO External Tape Drive
    10
    
    External Drives
    11
  - Why Is the SCSI Bus Type Important
    11
  - Supported SCSI Bus Types
    11
  - Power Specifications
    12
  - Usage Models
    12
  - Usage Model
    12
    
    Other Usage Models
    13
  - Drivers
    13
  - Backup Software
    13
  - Recommended Usage Models
    13
Installing an Internal LTO SCSI Tape Drive

15
- Check the Internal Drive's SCSI ID
  15
- Prepare Mounting Bay
  16
- Checking the SCSI ID
  16
- Attach Mounting Hardware
  17
- Attaching Mounting Rails
  18
- Attaching Locating Screws
  18
  - Install Drive
    19
  - Connect SCSI and Power Cables
    19
  - Installing Tape Drive
    19
    
    Where Should the SCSI Terminator be
    20
  - Connecting SCSI and Power Cables
    20
  - Secure the Drive
    21
  - Securing Drive, Mounting Hardware Used
    21
  - Securing Drive, no Mounting Hardware Used
    21
  - Reboot the Server
    22
Installing an External LTO SCSI Tape Drive

23
- Check the External Drive's SCSI ID
  23
- Setting the SCSI ID
  23
  - Connect the SCSI Cable
    24
    
    Does the Tape Drive Need a Terminator
    25
  - Connect the Power Cable
    25
- Connecting the SCSI Cable
  25
  - Reboot the Server
    26
- Connecting the Power Cable
  26
Verify Installation

27
Understanding the Leds

29
Operating Your Tape Drive

33
- Loading a Cartridge
  33
- Inserting a Cartridge
  33
  - Unloading a Cartridge
    34
  - Removing Power from the Drive
    34
- Ejecting a Cartridge
  34
Use the Correct Media

35
- Ordering Media
  35
- Cartridges
  35
  - Cleaning Cartridges
    35
  - Data Cartridges
    35
- WORM Data Cartridges
  36
- Write Protecting Cartridges
  36
- Data Cartridge Compatibility
  36
- Cleaning the Tape Drive
  37
- Handling Cartridges
  37
- Write Protecting a Cartridge
  37
  - Operating and Storage Environment
    38
Troubleshooting

39
- General Procedure
  39
- Environmental Specifications for LTO Tape Drives
  39
  - Optimizing Performance
    40
    
    Can Your System Deliver the Required Performance
    40
    
    Is the Tape Drive on a Dedicated SCSI Bus
    40
  - Problems with Cartridges
    41
    
    The Cartridge Is Jammed
    41
    
    The Drive will Not Accept the Cartridge (or Ejects It Immediately)
    41
A SCSI Configuration Guide

43
- SCSI in LTO Devices
  43
  - Daisy Chaining Devices
    43
- SCSI Terminology
  43
- Setting up the SCSI Bus
  44
  - SCSI ID Numbers
    44
- Identifying SCSI Ids
  44
- Setting the SCSI ID on LTO Drives
  45
- SCSI Termination
  45
  - Internal Drives
    45
  - External Drives
    46
- SCSI Termination in Internal Drives
  46
- SCSI Termination on a Single LTO Tape Drive
  47
- SCSI Termination in Daisy-Chained External Drives
  47
  - SCSI Cables
    48
    
    Cable Length
    48
    
    Cable Quality
    48
    
    Note on SE and LVDS Interfaces
    48
    
    With External Devices
    48
    
    With Internal Devices
    48
Index

49

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