Code, Action | HP LTO 4 SCSI, LTO 4 FC, LTO 4 SAS specs

Image 73

HP LTO 4 SCSI, LTO 4 FC, LTO 4 SAS manual Code, Action

Contents

LTO 4 FC, SCSI and SAS drives volume 2 software integrationHP LTO Ultrium tape drives technical reference manual HP restricted Legal and notice information 1 Designing backup applications Contents2 Configuration and initialization 3 Use of tapes 4 Factors affecting performance 5 Supporting Ultrium features 7 Exception handling 6 Sense keys and codes HP restricted Documentation map Related documentsDocuments specific to HP Ultrium drives Drives-general Operation Installation and configurationCartridges Interface Dealing with errors Maintenance and troubleshooting General documents and standardization LTO Ultrium features Non-immediate commands 1 Designing backup applicationsOptimizing performance Large data transfer size Managing the use of tapes Cleaning tape headsInformation in Cartridge Memory Monitoring tape use Diagnostic logs Design goals for LTO backup applicationsTapeAlert Displaying drive information Include the capability to download firmware Inquiry string recovery 2 Configuration and initializationOperating system drivers 16 Configuration and initialization ExampleSCSI protocol, regardless of transport or interface type Enabling additional LUN support Support for additional LUNSupporting additional LUNs 18 Configuration and initialization Using MODE SENSE Using Cartridge Memory attributes3 Use of tapes LTO cartridge memory Finding the remaining capacity Tape status and capacityInterpreting Log Sense data Command descriptor block Using the SET CAPACITY commandCDB fields WORM media Changes to SCSI commandsHow WORM media works New additional sense codes and TapeAlert flags ERASE commands rejected Error Usage pageSET CAPACITY command Re-writing media labels Behavior with a missing or inconsistent EOD value Using CM to check tape integrityUnique media identifier Load count Responding to Cartridge Memory dataBarcode support Corrective action RWW retry counts Ways of optimizing performance 4 Factors affecting performanceDetecting the drive’s speed Ensuring the recommended minimum transfer sizes Using the Performance Log page for diagnosing problems Using Cartridge Memory instead of tape headersTime-out values Media type identification Factors affecting performance Recommended support of log pagesHost-related factors Recommendation Examplewhere possible or a reasonably sized RAID system. More disks means makes sense to split heavily used FC cards across separate PCI busses Do not interleave write commands with other commands, such as READ Drive-related factors Format-related factors Page 34 Factors affecting performance Cartridge Memory LTO-CM 5 Supporting Ultrium featuresAutomation interface Further information Automation/Device Interface ADI Modes of usage through ACI Automation Control Interface ACISlave to a library controller ACI commands that affect drive streaming performance ACI command setSCSI pass-through mode Backward compatibility New features in ACI SCSI command Encryption support Supporting the ACI protocol Further detailsRecommended ACI time-out values 42 Supporting Ultrium features Treatment of reserved fields Recommended power-up sequence Recommended load-unload configuration Recommended Get Drive Status polling frequency Firmware upgrade via tapeACI protocol communications retry Upgrading the drive firmware Firmware upgrade via ACI Firmware upgrade via the primary host interfaceLibrary firmware upgrade via tape Handling irregular cartridges Expired cleaning cartridge HP-configured or Universal Cleaning cartridge HP-configured or UniversalNon-HP Ultrium 1 cleaning cartridge Unreadable data cartridge Data cartridge with unreadable CM Valid firmware upgrade cartridgeCartridge fails to seat or load Cartridge cannot be loaded Cleaning Frequently asked questionsInvalid firmware upgrade cartridge Is there separate firmware for drives intended to go into libraries? Resetting drives Backup softwareResetting via the ACI Reset command Resetting using the ACIRSTL line Controlling data compression Accessing Cartridge Memory without threading the tapeOther mode page information Buffer size at EW-EOM Write delay time Rewind on resetPartition size 52 Supporting Ultrium features Sense keys-actions to take 6 Sense keys and codesAction Console Message For additional sense codes, see “3h-MEDIUM ERROR” on “3h-MEDIUM ERROR” on page 62 . Also see the Media Accesslog the error, terminate I/O to the drive, and pass the appropriate error to the calling application Console Message ActionAction Console Message Action Physical Additional sense codes-actions to takeEnd-of-Tape reached, unable to fit 0h-NO SENSE 2h-NOT READY 1h-RECOVERED ERROR LUN not accessible, port in The software must issue a LOAD before media accessThe command cannot be executed because the specified 60 Sense keys and codes mechanism tests are being executed. When the tests are A READ , SPACE , WRITE or WRITE FILEMARKS command 3h-MEDIUM ERROR62 Sense keys and codes and the drive. Based on this, ask the user to clean the Send a console message that an unrecovered error on 64 Sense keys and codes Send a message to the console indicating that there is 66 Sense keys and codes The current command such as READ, SPACE, REWIND 4h-HW ERROR A MODE SELECT parameter list sent to the drive contains 5h-ILLEGAL REQUEST68 Sense keys and codes persistent reservation using the PERSISTENT RESERVE OUT 6h-UNIT ATTENTIONallowed to execute. In other words, some commands can 32 initiators to register, using PERSISTENT RESERVE OUT Action A PERSISTENT RESERVE OUT command was executed service action removed all reservations and the persistentWRITE BUFFER or MAINTENANCE OUT command A SET DEVICE IDENTIFIER command has been successful 7h-DATA PROTECTION Action 8h-BLANK CHECK READ BUFFER command Bh-ABORTED COMMANDrelated to a missing EOD data set. The most likely cause A WRITE or WRITE FILEMARKS command has encountered Dh-VOLUME OVERFLOW76 Sense keys and codes 1. Retrieve fault information Typical escalation procedure3. Allow the user to try recovery 4. Allow the user to reset devices Supporting TapeAlert Monitoring the condition of the drive and media Type FlagsPage Page Page Page Page Page Page TapeAlert models Designing software to use the TapeAlert log TapeAlert polling usage model Reading the TapeAlert logTapeAlert informational exception usage model Responding to the ‘Clean’ LED One-Button Disaster Recovery OBDRSupporting OBDR Requirements for drivers and logical device managers Providing pass-through mode Glossary see ”read-while-write” Index Page Page HP restricted