Summary of B DLTSAGE INTEGRATION
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Integration guide.
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Ii october 2003 81-81201-01 rev a01 copyright copyright © 2003 by quantum corporation. All rights reserved. Document origination: boulder, colorado, usa. Trademarks quantum, the quantum logo, and the dlttape logo are trademarks of quantum corporation, registered in the u.S.A. And other countries. Dl...
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81-81201-01 rev a01 october 2003 iii revision history all revisions made to this document are listed below in chronological order. Document release date summary of changes a01 october 20, 2003 initial release per eco c008211..
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Iv october 2003 81-81201-01 rev a01 notes.
Page 5: Table Of Contents
81-81201-01 rev a01 october 2003 v table of contents 1 introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 purpose and scope. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 aud...
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Table of contents vi october 2003 81-81201-01 rev a01 dltsage firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1 log sensing tape drive conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....
Page 7: List Of Tables
81-81201-01 rev a01 october 2003 vii list of tables 1 introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 2 about dltsage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 3 features of dltsage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....
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List of tables viii october 2003 81-81201-01 rev a01 notes.
Page 9: List Of Figures
81-81201-01 rev a01 october 2003 ix list of figures 1 introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 2 about dltsage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 figure 2-1. Dltsage architecture overview . . . . . . . ....
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List of figures x october 2003 81-81201-01 rev a01 notes.
Page 11: Introduction
81-81201-01 rev a01 october 2003 1-1 c hapter 1 chapter 1 introduction 1.1 purpose and scope this publication provides information about dltsage™, a suite of preventive maintenance diagnostic software tools that enable users to more simply manage tape storage environments. This publication also prov...
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Chapter 1: introduction 1-2 october 2003 81-81201-01 rev a01 • chapter 3, “features of dltsage” —provides information about the sdlt tape drive firmware, tapealert flags and host responses, dltsage xtalk, dltsage italk, and pocket dltsage italk. • appendix a, “mam attributes and diagnostic informati...
Page 13: About Dltsage
81-81201-01 rev a01 october 2003 2-1 c hapter 2 chapter 2 about dltsage 2.1 overview dltsage comprises both sdlt tape drive firmware and quantum host software enhancements that help you understand and manage how sdlt tape drives and sdlttape media are used throughout the enterprise. Dltsage tape dri...
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Chapter 2: about dltsage 2-2 october 2003 81-81201-01 rev a01 2.2 architecture the dltsage architecture is built on standards that interface cleanly into customers’ storage environments. Figure 2-1 shows this achitecture. Figure 2-1. Dltsage architecture overview n ote : to download dltsage xtalk, d...
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Dltsage integration guide 81-81201-01 rev a01 october 2003 2-3 2.3 enabling technologies dltsage uses the following technologies to monitor sdlt tape drives and media: • tapealert flags —notify the host application and library of current or impending problems with the tape drive or media. • dltsage ...
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Chapter 2: about dltsage 2-4 october 2003 81-81201-01 rev a01 notes.
Page 17: Features Of Dltsage
81-81201-01 rev a01 october 2003 3-1 c hapter 3 chapter 3 features of dltsage 3.1 overview the dltsage firmware sets tapealert flags that the dltsage host software, the isv software, and the library controller can read independently. When a tapealert flag is set, it indicates that the dltsage firmwa...
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Chapter 3: features of dltsage 3-2 october 2003 81-81201-01 rev a01 3.2.2 tapealert flags tapealert flags report to the host or library that dltsage has detected an issue where operation is affected by a specific condition related to the data cartridge or the tape drive itself. When a tapealert flag...
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Dltsage integration guide 81-81201-01 rev a01 october 2003 3-3 tape drive and media related problems table 3-1 lists hypothetical scenarios and dltsage firmware responses. Media thresholds dltsage monitors the number of times a data cartridge has been loaded, as well as the number of times the direc...
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Chapter 3: features of dltsage 3-4 october 2003 81-81201-01 rev a01 temperature thresholds dltsage also monitors the internal temperature of the tape drive (for sdlt 600 tape drives only). Table 3-3 explains how this tapealert flag operates. 3.2.3 full suite of tapealert flags table 3-4 lists the fu...
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Dltsage integration guide 81-81201-01 rev a01 october 2003 3-5 figure 3-1 shows an example of an informational tapealert flag. Figure 3-1. Sample tapealert flag message tracking servo read 01h read warning warning read warning 04h media critical media exceeds recommended usage parameters. Retire med...
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Chapter 3: features of dltsage 3-6 october 2003 81-81201-01 rev a01 3.2.4 host responses to tapealert flags table 3-5 lists suggested host responses to tapealert flags. Table 3-5. Host responses to tapealert flags tapealert flag flag type recommended application client message (host response) probab...
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Dltsage integration guide 81-81201-01 rev a01 october 2003 3-7 3.3 benefits offered by dltsage applications 3.3.1 dltsage xtalk dltsage xtalk evaluates your sdlt tape drive’s “health” and determines if it needs to be sent in for service. The application also provides detailed engineering tape drive ...
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Chapter 3: features of dltsage 3-8 october 2003 81-81201-01 rev a01 table 3-6. Dltsage xtalk features and benefits feature description saves data. Scans the scsi bus for devices. Helps you select a sequential tape drive device. Gathers specific device information. Determines whether the selected dev...
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Dltsage integration guide 81-81201-01 rev a01 october 2003 3-9 3.3.2 dltsage italk and pocket dltsage italk dltsage italk dltsage italk is diagnostic software that allows you to test the integrity of your sdlt tape drive. This application uses an ir (infrared) port connected to a pc to communicate w...
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Chapter 3: features of dltsage 3-10 october 2003 81-81201-01 rev a01 figure 3-3 shows the dltsage italk interface. Figure 3-3. Dltsage italk main window.
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Dltsage integration guide 81-81201-01 rev a01 october 2003 3-11 pocket dltsage italk pocket dltsage italk is diagnostic software that allows you to test the integrity of your sdlt tape drive using a pocket pc. This application uses the ir (infrared) port on your pocket pc to communicate with the tap...
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Chapter 3: features of dltsage 3-12 october 2003 81-81201-01 rev a01 table 3-7. Dltsage pocket italk icons and functions icon description establishes a direct connection from your pocket pc to the tape drive. Gathers specific device information. Allows you to view the following device status informa...
Page 29: Mam Attributes and
81-81201-01 rev a01 october 2003 a-1 a ppendix a appendix a mam attributes and diagnostic information a.1 diagnostic levels a.1.1 dltsage firmware the dltsage firmware provides three levels of diagnostics: electronic (l1), write/read (l2), and drive health check (l3). Table a-1 provides information ...
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Mam attributes and diagnostic information a-2 october 2003 81-81201-01 rev a01 a.2 log sensing tape drive conditions the types of diagnostic and status information sdlt tape drives provide are organized into several categories. These categories are based on the scsi commands that retrieve informatio...
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Dltsage integration guide 81-81201-01 rev a01 october 2003 a-3 a.2.2 mode sense command pages the mode sense command pages provide information about the current operating mode of the tape drive, including the number of write and read retries the tape drive performs before reporting an error, the den...
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Mam attributes and diagnostic information a-4 october 2003 81-81201-01 rev a01 • the total mb of data written to and read from the media during the most recent, or current, load. • complete usage information for the media, including total mb of data written to and read from the media during its life...
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Dltsage integration guide 81-81201-01 rev a01 october 2003 a-5 a.3.2 host type attributes application clients use the write attribute command (8dh) and the read attribute command (8ch) to maintain the attributes listed in table a-4 . All host type attributes have a status of read/write. 020ah device...
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Mam attributes and diagnostic information a-6 october 2003 81-81201-01 rev a01 a.3.3 host vendor-unique type attributes sdlt tape drives allocate a fixed size (1,029 bytes) for the host to write their host vendor-unique mam attributes. These attributes are numbered in the range 1400h through 17ffh. ...
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