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Contents Preface xi Chapter 1 Introduction 1 Features ............................................................................................................... 2 Chapter 2 Installation and Quick Start 3 Quick Start Guide .............................................................................................. 4 Internal LTO-2 Half-Height Tape Drive Quick Start ............................ 4 Desktop LTO-2 Half-Height Tape Drive Quick Start............................ 5 Unpacking and Inspection................................................................................ 6 Internal Tape Drive Guidelines and Cautions............................................... 6 Drive Installation Instructions ......................................................................... 7 Installing an Internal LTO-2 Half-Height Tape Drive.................................. 7 Configuring the Internal Tape Drive ....................................................... 7 Mounting the Internal Tape Drive ......................................................... 11 Connecting a SCSI Cable ......................................................................... 13 Checking the SCSI Termination.............................................................. 14 LTO-2 Half-Height Tape Drive User's Guide iii Contents Connecting a Serial Cable for Tape Libraries........................................14 Connecting a Power Cable.......................................................................15 Installing the LTO Driver.........................................................................15 Registering Your Tape Drive...................................................................15 Installing a Desktop LTO-2 Half-Height Tape Drive..................................16 Setting the SCSI ID ....................................................................................16 Connecting a SCSI Cable..........................................................................16 Checking the SCSI Termination ..............................................................17 Connecting a Power Cord........................................................................17 Installing the LTO Driver.........................................................................17 Registering Your Tape Drive...................................................................18 Chapter 3 Operation 19 Understanding the Front Panel Display .......................................................20 Blink Codes .......................................................................................................21 Using LTO Cartridges......................................................................................22 Loading a Cartridge..................................................................................22 Unloading a Cartridge..............................................................................22 Write-protecting a Cartridge ...................................................................22 Cartridge Care and Maintenance............................................................23 Drive Maintenance ...........................................................................................24 Cleaning the Tape Drive ..........................................................................24 Chapter 4 Theory 27 Track Layout .....................................................................................................27 Recording Method............................................................................................29 Data Buffer ........................................................................................................29 Data Integrity ....................................................................................................29 Error-correction Code (ECC) ...................................................................29 Servo-tracking Faults ................................................................................31 Data Compression ............................................................................................31 Data Compression Considerations .........................................................32 Intelligent Data Compression..................................................................33 iv LTO-2 Half-Height Tape Drive User's Guide Contents Chapter 5 Specifications 35 Physical Specifications .................................................................................... 36 Power Specifications........................................................................................ 38 Drive Performance Specifications.................................................................. 39 Environmental Requirements ........................................................................ 41 Injected Noise ............................................................................................ 42 Reliability .......................................................................................................... 42 Mean Time Between Failures ......................................................................... 43 Mean Time to Replace.............................................................................. 44 LTO Cartridge Specifications ......................................................................... 44 Environmental Considerations ............................................................... 44 Cartridge Memory .................................................................................... 45 Cartridge Reliability ................................................................................. 45 Regulatory Compliance .................................................................................. 45 Safety Compliance .................................................................................... 45 EMC Compliance...................................................................................... 47 Disposal of Electrical and Electronic Equipment ....................................... 48 Chapter 6 UNIX Settings 49 A Word About SCSI Controllers.................................................................... 50 Configuring for the DEC/Compaq UNIX Environment ........................... 50 Finding Existing SCSI Controllers and Devices ................................... 50 Configuring Digital UNIX Version 4.0 and later/Compaq Tru64 UNIX 5.x ................................................................................................................ 51 Configuring for the Sun Environment (Solaris 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 7, 8, and 9) ............................................................... 52 Finding Current SCSI Controllers and Targets .................................... 52 Types of Controllers ................................................................................. 52 Configuring the Device File st.conf........................................................ 53 Configuring for the IBM AIX Environment (AIX Version 4.1.x and later) .................................................................................................... 54 Finding Existing SCSI Controllers and Devices ................................... 54 Configuring the LTO-2 Half-Height Tape Drive using SMIT............ 54 Configuring for SCO Open Server 5.0.x ...................................................... 56 Finding Existing SCSI Controllers and Devices ................................... 56 Configuring the LTO-2 Half-Height Tape Drive with mkdev........... 57 Configuring for Linux ..................................................................................... 58 LTO-2 Half-Height Tape Drive User's Guide v Contents Finding Existing SCSI Controllers and Devices ...................................58 Using the LTO-2 Half-Height Tape Drive .............................................59 Configuring for SGI Irix ..................................................................................60 Finding Current SCSI Controllers and Targets.....................................60 Modifying the IRIX Configuration File..................................................60 Configuring for HP-UX 11.0 ...........................................................................61 Finding Current Hardware/Driver Configuration..............................61 Attaching the LTO-2 Half-Height Tape Drive ......................................61 Chapter 7 Troubleshooting Guide 63 Installation Best Practices ................................................................................63 Follow SCSI Best Practices .......................................................................63 SCSI Host Bus Adapters (HBA) ..............................................................63 Adding the Tape Drive.............................................................................64 Troubleshooting Suggestions .........................................................................65 Computer will not Boot............................................................................65 Computer Boots but Does not Recognize the Tape Drive...................65 Tape Drive Recognized during System Boot but not by Operating System or Application ..............................................................................67 Problems with Tape Drive and Cartridge .............................................68 Emergency Reset and Emergency Cartridge Eject ......................................71 Problems During Backup/Restore Operations............................................71 Backup Failures .........................................................................................71 Tape is Write Protected ............................................................................73 Miscellaneous TapeAlert Messages........................................................73 Slow Backups .............................................................................................75 Index 77 vi LTO-2 Half-Height Tape Drive User's Guide Figures Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6 Figure 7 Figure 8 Figure 9 Figure 10 Figure 11 Drive Covered in this User's Guide (Typical).......................... 1 Internal LTO-2 Half-Height Tape Drive Jumper Settings ...... 9 Acceptable Mounting Orientation ........................................... 11 Internal LTO-2 Half-Height Tape Drive Mounting Dimensions.................................................................................. 12 Rear View of the Internal LTO-2 Half-Height Tape Drive .. 13 Two SCSI Termination Examples for the Internal LTO-2 Half-Height Tape Drive ............................................................ 14 SCSI Termination Examples for the Desktop LTO-2 HalfHeight Tape Drive...................................................................... 17 Generic Front Panel Display ..................................................... 20 Ultrium Cartridge Showing Write-Protect Switch ................ 23 Layout of Tracks on LTO Ultrium Tapes .............................. 28 Internal LTO-2 Half-Height Tape Drive Dimensions ........... 37 LTO-2 Half-Height Tape Drive User's Guide vii Figures viii LTO-2 Half-Height Tape Drive User's Guide Tables Table 1 Table 2 Table 3 Table 4 Table 5 Table 6 Table 7 Table 8 Table 9 Table 10 Table 11 SCSI IDs and Jumper Settings for LTO-2 Half-Height in Drive ........................................................................................ 10 Serial Interface Connector Pin Assignments .......................... 15 LTO-2 Tape Drive Blink Codes ................................................ 21 Physical Specifications............................................................... 36 Voltage and Current .................................................................. 38 Power Dissipation ...................................................................... 38 Drive Performance Specification.............................................. 40 Environmental Requirements............... ...