Quantum ValueLoader LTO-2 User Manual

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    Quantum lto-2 half-height tape drive, p/n 50002763, b01, july 2005 made in usa. Quantum corporation provides this publication “as is” without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Q...

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    Lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide iii contents preface xi chapter 1 introduction 1 features ............................................................................................................... 2 chapter 2 installation and quick start 3 quick start guide ..............................

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    Contents iv lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide connecting a serial cable for tape libraries........................................14 connecting a power cable.......................................................................15 installing the lto driver.......................................

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    Contents lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide v chapter 5 specifications 35 physical specifications .................................................................................... 36 power specifications..........................................................................................

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    Contents vi lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide finding existing scsi controllers and devices ...................................58 using the lto-2 half-height tape drive .............................................59 configuring for sgi irix .....................................................

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    Lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide vii figures figure 1 drive covered in this user’s guide (typical).......................... 1 figure 2 internal lto-2 half-height tape drive jumper settings ...... 9 figure 3 acceptable mounting orientation ........................................... 11 figu...

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    Figures viii lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide.

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    Lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide ix tables table 1 scsi ids and jumper settings for lto-2 half-height in drive ........................................................................................ 10 table 2 serial interface connector pin assignments .......................... 15 table 3...

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    Tables x lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide.

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    Lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide xi preface audience this document was written for operators of the quantum lto-2 half- height tape drive. Purpose this document provides information about the quantum lto-2 half- height tape drive including: • installing the drive • basic drive operations • ...

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    Preface xii lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide • chapter 2, installation and quick start describes handling precautions, unpacking tips, and installation instructions for the internal and desktop drives, as well as a summary of cabling and connector specifications. It also provides quick-star...

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    Preface lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide xiii related documents documents related to the lto-2 half-height tape drive are shown below: scsi-2 specification 0 the scsi-2 communications specification is the proposed american national standard for information systems, dated march 9, 1990. Copi...

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    Preface xiv lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide customer support 0 the quantum customer support department provides a 24-hour help desk that can be reached at: north/south america: (949) 725-2100 or (800) 284-5101 asia/pacific rim: (international code) + 61 7 3839 0988 europe/middle east/afric...

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    Lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide 1 chapter 1 1 introduction the lto-2 half-height tape drive is a high-performance 8-channel tape drive that complies with the lto interchange specifications. It is suited for mid-range to high-end servers, mainframe systems, and tape library automation syste...

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    Chapter 1 introduction features 2 lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide features 1 the following list summarizes the key features of the lto-2 half-height tape drives. • performance - up to 26 mbytes-per-second native transfer. • 13-speed transfer matches tape drive speed to that of the host and...

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    Lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide 3 chapter 2 2 installation and quick start this chapter explains how to install the internal and desktop lto-2 half-height tape drives. Topics covered in this chapter are: • quick start guide • unpacking and inspection • internal tape drive guidelines and ca...

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    Chapter 2 installation and quick start quick start guide 4 lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide quick start guide 2 use the following quick-start instructions to get your tape drive up and running as quickly as possible. Internal lto-2 half-height tape drive quick start 2 use the following proc...

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    Chapter 2 installation and quick start quick start guide lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide 5 desktop lto-2 half-height tape drive quick start 2 use the following procedure to install desktop lto-2 half-height tape drive. Print this page and check each step as you complete it. If you need mor...

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    Chapter 2 installation and quick start unpacking and inspection 6 lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide unpacking and inspection 2 although drives are inspected and carefully packaged at the factory, damage may occur during shipping. Follow these steps to unpack the drive. 1 visually inspect the...

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    Chapter 2 installation and quick start drive installation instructions lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide 7 • due to the speed of the lto-2 half-height tape drive, it is recommended that a maximum of one lto-2 drive be connected to one channel on a host scsi adapter. Drive installation instru...

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    Chapter 2 installation and quick start installing an internal lto-2 half-height tape drive 8 lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide • scsi id: 6 • terminator power: disabled if you need to change these settings, refer to the following sections. Otherwise, skip to mounting the internal tape drive ...

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    Chapter 2 installation and quick start installing an internal lto-2 half-height tape drive lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide 9 figure 2 internal lto-2 half-height tape drive jumper settings scsi id=0 scsi id=1 scsi id=2 scsi id=3 scsi id=4 scsi id=5 scsi id=6 scsi id=7 scsi id=8 scsi id=9 sc...

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    Chapter 2 installation and quick start installing an internal lto-2 half-height tape drive 10 lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide table 1 scsi ids and jumper settings for lto-2 half-height in drive terminator power 2 by default, terminator power is disabled on the internal lto-2 half-height ta...

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    Chapter 2 installation and quick start installing an internal lto-2 half-height tape drive lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide 11 mounting the internal tape drive 2 you can mount the internal lto-2 half-height tape drive either horizontally or vertically (see figure 3 ). • if you mount the dri...

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    Chapter 2 installation and quick start installing an internal lto-2 half-height tape drive 12 lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide figure 4 internal lto- 2 half-height tape drive mounting dimensions including connectors this hole m3.0 x 2.5 10.0 4x m3.0 x 5.0 0.5 47.4 52.9 79.2 2x m3.0 nearside...

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    Chapter 2 installation and quick start installing an internal lto-2 half-height tape drive lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide 13 connecting a scsi cable 2 the internal lto-2 half-height tape drive has an ultra3 scsi interface, terminated by an lvd scsi connector. Use the following procedure t...

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    Chapter 2 installation and quick start installing an internal lto-2 half-height tape drive 14 lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide checking the scsi termination 2 by default, the internal lto-2 half-height tape drive does not provide scsi termination. If you use this default setting, you must p...

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    Chapter 2 installation and quick start installing an internal lto-2 half-height tape drive lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide 15 table 2 serial interface connector pin assignments connecting a power cable 2 attach a four-pin power cable to the power connector on the back of the drive. Figure ...

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    Chapter 2 installation and quick start installing a desktop lto-2 half-height tape drive 16 lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide installing a desktop lto-2 half-height tape drive 2 the desktop lto-2 half-height tape drive is a compact subsystem that connects to the host computer through a scsi ...

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    Chapter 2 installation and quick start installing a desktop lto-2 half-height tape drive lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide 17 checking the scsi termination 2 if the desktop lto-2 half-height tape drive is the last or only device in a scsi chain, install a 68-pin lvd terminating plug on the u...

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    Chapter 2 installation and quick start installing a desktop lto-2 half-height tape drive 18 lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide registering your tape drive 2 after you install the desktop tape drive, be sure to register it. Registering your drive ensures that you will receive the latest inform...

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    Lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide 19 chapter 3 3 operation this chapter describes how to operate the lto-2 half-height tape drive. Topics covered in this chapter are: • understanding the front panel display • blink codes • using lto cartridges • drive maintenance.

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    Chapter 3 operation understanding the front panel display 20 lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide understanding the front panel display 3 figure 8 shows a generalized view of the lto-2 half-height tape drive front-panel display. Figure 8 generic front panel display all drives have four leds on ...

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    Chapter 3 operation blink codes lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide 21 blink codes 3 table 3 below summarizes the blink codes for the lto-2 half-height tape drives. Table 3 lto-2 tape drive blink codes drive condition activity led (green) error led (orange) status led (amber) cleaning request ...

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    Chapter 3 operation using lto cartridges 22 lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide using lto cartridges 3 loading a cartridge 3 to load an ultrium cartridge into the lto-2 half-height tape drive, place the cartridge in the slot and then do one of the following: • continue to push the cartridge th...

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    Chapter 3 operation using lto cartridges lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide 23 • if you slide the switch all the way toward the corner (see figure 9 ), data can be read from and written to the cartridge. Figure 9 ultrium cartridge showing write-protect switch cartridge care and maintenance 3 ...

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    Chapter 3 operation drive maintenance 24 lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide retensioning the tape 3 if, during storage and/or transportation, a data cartridge has been exposed to conditions outside the above range, it must be conditioned before use in the operating environment. The conditioni...

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    Chapter 3 operation drive maintenance lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide 25 the lto cleaning cartridge has the same dimensions as the data cartridge and contains an lto-cm (cartridge memory), but is loaded with cleaning media instead of recording media. Always keep the cleaning cartridge in i...

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    Chapter 3 operation drive maintenance 26 lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide.

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    Lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide 27 chapter 4 4 theory this chapter describes operational theories used in the lto-2 half-height tape drive. The topics covered in this chapter are: • track layout • recording method • data buffer • data integrity • data compression track layout 4 with the lt...

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    Chapter 4 theory track layout 28 lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide • there are 4 data bands, each of which includes 128 data tracks. • the data bands are numbered 2,0,1,3. Data band 2 is closest to the bottom edge of the tape. A track group should it be: is a set of 16 data tracks that recor...

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    Chapter 4 theory recording method lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide 29 recording method 4 the lto-2 half-height tape drive records data using write-equalized (1,7) run length limited (rll) code. Rll (1,7) data bits are defined as follows: • a one is represented by a flux transition at the ce...

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    Chapter 4 theory data integrity 30 lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide there are two levels of error correction coding (ecc). These two levels are orthogonal — that is, an ecc codeword at one level intersects ecc codewords at the other level just once, which means there will be only one common...

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    Chapter 4 theory data compression lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide 31 • for two or more known c1 codeword pairs in error, the matrix is computed by firmware and the correction is performed by hardware. • for one or more unknown c1 codeword pairs, syndromes are generated by hardware, error l...

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    Chapter 4 theory data compression 32 lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide • the same amount of information can be stored on a smaller length of tape. • more data can be stored on a given length of tape. • performance can more closely parallel to that of high-transfer-rate computers. • more info...

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    Chapter 4 theory data compression lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide 33 data compression algorithms can be tailored to provide maximum compression for specific types of data. Because varying types of data are encountered in normal day-to-day operating circumstances, however, an effective data...

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    Chapter 4 theory data compression 34 lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide.

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    Lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide 35 chapter 5 5 specifications this chapter provides technical specifications for the lto-2 half-height tape drive. The topics covered in this chapter are: • physical specifications • power specifications • drive performance specifications • environmental req...

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    Chapter 5 specifications physical specifications 36 lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide physical specifications 5 table 4 below lists the physical specifications of the lto-2 half-height tape drive. Table 4 physical specifications figure 11 shows the dimensions of the internal lto--2 half-heig...

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    Chapter 5 specifications physical specifications lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide 37 figure 11 internal lto-2 half-height tape drive dimensions 226.5 overall length including connectors this hole m3.0 x 2.5 10.0 0.5 47.4 52.9 79.2 2x m3.0 nearside 2x m3.0 farside 3x 5.0 5.0 bezel thickness ...

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    Chapter 5 specifications power specifications 38 lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide power specifications 5 the desktop lto-2 half-height tape drive comes with a built-in 90- 260vac (47-63 hz) automatic switching power supply. Maximum voltage and power specifications for the internal lto-2 hal...

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    Chapter 5 specifications drive performance specifications lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide 39 drive performance specifications 5 table 7 lists the performance specifications for the lto-2 half-height tape drive. Max continuous operating power (4) 25 watts rms* max peak operating power (5) 4...

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    Chapter 5 specifications drive performance specifications 40 lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide table 7 drive performance specification specification value capacity lto-2 (609 m) ultrium type a (609 m) ultrium type b (319 m) ultrium type c (203 m) ultrium type d (87 m) 200 gbytes (native) 100...

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    Chapter 5 specifications environmental requirements lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide 41 environmental requirements 5 table 8 lists the environmental specifications for the lto-2 half-height tape drive. Table 8 environmental requirements average rewind time (609-m tape) > 4.5 seconds maximum...

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    Chapter 5 specifications reliability 42 lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide injected noise 5 the internal drive operates without degradation of error rates with 100 mv of noise injected between the chassis and 0 v at the power connector at any frequency between 45 hz and 20 mhz. Reliability 5 ...

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    Chapter 5 specifications mean time between failures lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide 43 table 9 reliability mean time between failures 5 the mean time between failures (mtbf) for the internal drive is specified at 250,000 hours minimum. This specification includes all power-on and operation...

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    Chapter 5 specifications lto cartridge specifications 44 lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide mean time to replace 5 the mean time to replace (mttr) is the average time required by a qualified service technician to diagnose a defective drive and to install a replacement drive. The mttr for lto ...

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    Chapter 5 specifications regulatory compliance lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide 45 cartridge memory 5 each ultrium cartridge has 4 kbytes of nonvolatile memory: 3 kbytes are used to store tape-directory and hardware specific information. 1 kbyte is available for application and oem use. The...

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    Chapter 5 specifications regulatory compliance 46 lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide * member nations of the iecee include austria, australia, belgium, canada, china (pr), czech republic, denmark, finland, france, germany, hungary, india, ireland, israel, italy, japan, (south) korea, netherla...

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    Chapter 5 specifications regulatory compliance lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide 47 emc compliance 5 country regulatory organization compliant to: united states federal communications commission (fcc) title 47: code of federal regulations, part 15, subpart b, class b: digital device (47cfr15...

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    Chapter 5 specifications disposal of electrical and electronic equipment 48 lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide you should also consider the following safety points: • install the drive in an enclosure that limits the user’s access to live parts, gives adequate system stability and provides th...

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    Lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide 49 chapter 6 6 unix settings this chapter describes how to configure various unix systems to recognize and obtain optimal performance from the lto-2 half-height tape drive. The topics covered in this chapter are: • a word about scsi controllers • configuring...

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    Chapter 6 unix settings a word about scsi controllers 50 lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide a word about scsi controllers 6 the lto-2 half-height tape drive transfers data at 40mbytes per second, with 2:1 compression of the data. The drive supports the scsi ultra3 specification and can transf...

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    Chapter 6 unix settings configuring for the dec/compaq unix environment lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide 51 configuring digital unix version 4.0 and later/compaq tru64 unix 5.X 6 use file manager to open the file /etc/ddr.Dbase and create an entry as follows: scsidevice # type=tape name="ce...

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    Chapter 6 unix settings configuring for the sun environment (solaris 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 7, 8, and 9) 52 lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide to enable the tape driver to turn on data compression when writing data to tape use the .C. Option. For commands that use density and tape size settings, the ...

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    Chapter 6 unix settings configuring for the sun environment (solaris 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 7, 8, and 9) lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide 53 we recommend that the lto-2 half-height tape drive not be attached to esp controllers. This controller is not fast enough to work with the lto-2 half-height t...

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    Chapter 6 unix settings configuring for the ibm aix environment (aix version 4.1.X and later) 54 lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide • uses mode select page 10h to enable/disable compression once st.Conf has been modified, the kernel must be reconfigured by booting the system using the boot-r ...

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    Chapter 6 unix settings configuring for the ibm aix environment (aix version 4.1.X and later) lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide 55 1 enter smit at the tape drive menu by typing smit tape 2 select add a tape drive . 3 select the type of tape drive you will be adding. Use the other scsi tape d...

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    Chapter 6 unix settings configuring for sco open server 5.0.X 56 lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide 8 exit smit . Configuring for sco open server 5.0.X 6 finding existing scsi controllers and devices 6 the files /usr/adm/hwconfig and /var/adm/messages list the devices found during boot up of ...

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    Chapter 6 unix settings configuring for sco open server 5.0.X lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide 57 this command produces output similar to: %tape type=s ha=0 id=6 lun=0 bus=0 ht=alad the information above shows that an adaptec scsi controller is installed (alad) and a scsi tape drive (type=s...

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    Chapter 6 unix settings configuring for linux 58 lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide 13 when the process takes you back to the two main menu screens, press q . 14 when asked to create a new kernel, enter yes . 15 when asked if you want the new kernel to boot by default press y . 16 when asked ...

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    Chapter 6 unix settings configuring for linux lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide 59 you may see output similar to: (scsi0) adapter> found at pci 0/16/0 to find existing scsi devices execute the command: cat /proc/scsi/scsi you may see output similar to: host: scsi0 channel: 0 id:6 lun:00 vend...

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    Chapter 6 unix settings configuring for sgi irix 60 lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide configuring for sgi irix 6 finding current scsi controllers and targets 6 to properly attach scsi devices to hosts it is necessary to ensure that each target device has a unique scsi address. The command hi...

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    Chapter 6 unix settings configuring for hp-ux 11.0 lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide 61 m tcan_compress, 40, 5*60, 10*60, 10*60, 3*3600, 512, 256*512, tpsc_default_dens_count, tpsc_defalt_hwg_dens_names, tpsc_default_alias_dens_names, {0}, 0, 0, 0, 0, (u_char*) 0}, after modifying the config...

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    Chapter 6 unix settings configuring for hp-ux 11.0 62 lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide where: • x is the data under h/wpath from the ioscan. • y is the data under i from the ioscan. • z is the tape device identifier number. You can execute an ls command for the /dev/rmt directory to choose ...

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    Lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide 63 chapter 7 7 troubleshooting guide this chapter contains best practices for getting the most out of your lto-2 half-height tape drive. This chapter also contains troubleshooting information you can use to identify and resolve tape drive problems in the unl...

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    Chapter 7 troubleshooting guide installation best practices 64 lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide in addition, do not • attach the tape drives to a non-lvd scsi controller, as this will degrade the performance of the tape drive and the performance of your backups. • attach non-lvd scsi device...

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    Chapter 7 troubleshooting guide troubleshooting suggestions lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide 65 ensure that the scsi cable is of high quality and conforms to ultra 2 scsi specifications. A lesser quality cable or a cable that does not conform to the ultra 2 scsi specification may cause inte...

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    Chapter 7 troubleshooting guide troubleshooting suggestions 66 lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide • if the power led is not illuminated, check the power connections to the tape drive internal tape drive: 1 power down the system and reseat the power connector on tape drive. 2 power on the syst...

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    Chapter 7 troubleshooting guide troubleshooting suggestions lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide 67 6 if these suggestions do not help, the tape drive may be bad and technical support should be contacted. Desktop tape drive: 1 power down system. 2 power cycle desktop tape drive. 3 be sure there...

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    Chapter 7 troubleshooting guide troubleshooting suggestions 68 lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide you may see output similar to: (scsi0) found at pci 0/16/0 you may also be able to use the command: cat /proc/scsi/scsi you may see output similar to: host: scsi0 channel: 0 id:6 lun:00 vendor: c...

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    Chapter 7 troubleshooting guide troubleshooting suggestions lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide 69 7 if all the leds are off, except power, and a tape cannot be inserted into the tape drive, examine the tape and the inside of the tape drive. • be sure there are no tape labels interfering with ...

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    Chapter 7 troubleshooting guide troubleshooting suggestions 70 lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide you cannot eject the cartridge because the tape drive is in use. Wait until the operation is complete before ejecting the cartridge.” the backup software may still have the tape drive in prevent ...

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    Chapter 7 troubleshooting guide emergency reset and emergency cartridge eject lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide 71 emergency reset and emergency cartridge eject 7 in the unlikely event the lto-2 half-height tape drive stops communicating with the host computer, use the following procedure to...

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    Chapter 7 troubleshooting guide problems during backup/restore operations 72 lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide 1 the tapealert message or backup log shows, “the operation has stopped because an error has occurred while reading or writing data which the drive cannot correct.” a media error oc...

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    Chapter 7 troubleshooting guide problems during backup/restore operations lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide 73 7 if the backup fails, use the diagnostic software to perform a write/ read test of 4gb of data. The current data on the tape will be overwritten. All previously written data on the...

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    Chapter 7 troubleshooting guide problems during backup/restore operations 74 lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide c restart the operation. Or “the tape drive has a hardware fault”: a turn the tape drive off and then on again. B restart the operation. C if the problem persists, call the tape dri...

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    Chapter 7 troubleshooting guide problems during backup/restore operations lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide 75 this message means the tape drive does not recognize the cleaning tape as being of a valid type. You may have purchased a cleaning tape that is not supported by the tape drive. Purc...

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    Chapter 7 troubleshooting guide problems during backup/restore operations 76 lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide the method of performing the backups can also be a factor in “slow” backups. Data sent to the tape drive over a network connection and delays in data transfer over a network connect...

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    Lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide 77 index a aix 4.1 settings 54 b backup/restore problems 71 best practices 63 blink codes 21 c cartridges care and maintenance 23 ejecting 71 loading 22 specifications 44 troubleshooting 68 unloading 22 write-protecting 22 , 73 cautions, internal drives 6 ch...

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    Index 78 lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide considerations 32 intelligent 33 data compression 31 data integrity 29 error-correction code 29 servo-tracking faults 31 dec/compaq unix settings 50 desktop drives checking scsi termination 17 connecting a power cable 17 connecting a scsi cable 16 i...

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    Index lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide 79 l layout of track 27 linux settings 58 loading a cartridge 22 m mean time between failures 43 method of recording 29 mounting internal drive 11 o overview 1 p physical specifications 36 power cable connection desktop drives 17 internal drives 15 pow...

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    Index 80 lto-2 half-height tape drive user’s guide t tape drive cleaning 24 registering 15 , 18 tape drive not recognized by operating system or application 67 tape drive troubleshooting 68 tape will not eject from drive 69 tapealert messages 73 terminator power internal drives 10 track layout 27 tr...