Datacom Systems J Class Using Your DDS Tape Drive

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Chapter 5

Using Your DDS Tape Drive

•DDS tape drive and data cassette descriptions

•Setting the write-protect tab on a data cassette

•Operating the DDS tape drive

•Loading and unloading a data cassette

•Using device files

•Archiving data in compressed and non-compressed mode

•Troubleshooting

•Ordering information

Contents

Main Page Page Page Page Page Documentation Conventions Page Contents System Overview Preface Chapter 1 Setting Up Your Printer Using Your CDROM Drive Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Using Your DDS Tape Drive Using Your 3.5Inch Floppy Drive Chapter 5 Chapter 4 Page SCSI Connections The Boot Console Interface Appendix C Appendix D Glossary Index Figures Page Tables Page Chapter 1 System Overview Page Page Page Page Page System LCD System Power Switch System Power LED Removable Device Buttons and LEDs Page Page Figure 14. System Unit Rear Panel Connectors Audio Connectors Page ~ ~ Keyboard Connectors HP Parallel I/O Connector 802.3 Network Connectors RS-232C Serial Input/Output Connector SCSI Connectors Power Cord Connector Page Keyboards Keyboard Differences Page Page Page Operating System Overview Page 3. 4. SCSI ID and Device File Information for HP-UX 9.05 SCSI ID and Device File Information for HP-UX 10.0 or Later IP Address and Subnetwork Mask Information Mail telnet rlogin Networking Overview Page Chapter 2 Setting Up Your Printer Page Page Page Page 9. 10. 13. 11. 12. Page Page 29. 30. Page Page 1. 3. Printing a File Page Chapter 6 Using Your CD-ROM Drive Page CD-ROM Drive CD-ROM Drive and CD-ROM Media Descrip- tions Table 61. CD-ROM Drive Operating Controls and Features CD-ROM Media Page Page Page Page Page Page 3. Page Page Mounting a CD-ROM Disc Using SAM 1. 2. Mounting and Unmounting a CD-ROM Disc Page Page 13. 14. Unmounting a CD-ROM Disc Using SAM Page Page Page Page Using Your DDS Tape Drive Page DDS Drive DDS Tape Drive and Data Cassette Descriptions Page 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Data Cassettes 1. 2. Setting the Write-Protect Tab on a Data Cassette Page 3. 4. Verifying the DDS Tape Drive Operation Page Page Archiving Data in Compressed and Noncompressed Mode Page Page Page Further Command Information Media Interchangeability Restrictions Troubleshooting Page Using Your 3.5-Inch Floppy Disk Drive Page Setting the Write-Protect Tab on a Diskette Using the Floppy Diskette Page Page Page Page Formatting a New Diskette 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Transferring Data To and From a Floppy Diskette Page Page 4. For More Information Configuring the Floppy Driver Troubleshooting Ordering Information Solving Problems Page Common Problems and Solutions Page Page Page Page Page Page 1. 2. 3. 4. Dealing with a Boot Failure Memory Failures Page Page Page 1. Running System Verification Tests 3. 4. 5. Page Appendix A Changing Your Workstations Hardware Configuration Page Page B-4 4. Page Page Page Page Page 3. 4. Page Page CD-ROM Drive B-15 DDS Tape Drive Figure A7. DDS-DC Tape Drive SCSI Address/Jumper Settings Figure A8. DDS-2 Tape Drive and SCSI Address/Jumper Settings Figure A9. Switch Settings for Data Compression Operation Mode B-19 Floppy Drive Figure A10. Floppy Drive SCSI Address/Jumper Settings B-21 Page Page Page 15. Page Adding a Hard Drive Page Page Installing a Hard Disk Drive 1. 2. Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 7. 8. Page 10. 11. Page Page Page Page Page A B Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Setting the Monitor Type from the Boot Console Interface Setting the Monitor Type at Power On Changing Your Monitor Type Appendix B Safety and Regulatory Statements Page Page Page Page Warnings and Cautions Appendix C SCSI Connections Page SCSI Bus Differences Page Page Page Connectors and Terminator SCSI Configuration Constraints Page Single-Ended SCSI-2 Bus Length 1. Determining SCSI Bus Length 2. 3. 4. Table C5. SCSI-2 Bus Length Worksheet for Single-Ended Standard SCSI-2 Bus + Page Table C6. SCSI-3 Bus Length Worksheet for Fast, Wide SCSI-3 Bus + Page C-15 4. Single-Ended Standard System SCSI Device IDs 1. 2. 3. 4. Table C7. Single-Ended SCSI Device IDs 5. NOTICE: You can have no more than 7 SCSI devices (internal and external) connected to the system. 6. 7. 8. Fast, Wide SCSI IDs 1. 2. 3. Page Page Page Appendix D The Boot Console Interface Page Page Page D-5 D-6 D-7 Page Booting Your Workstation Page Searching for Bootable Media Resetting Your Workstation Setting Paths Page The Monitor Command Setting the Monitor Type Displaying the Current Monitor Configuration Setting the Monitor Type Page Page Sample Output 1 Current Memory Configuration D-20 Sample Output 2 D-21 Status of the EISA Slots Setting the Auto Boot and Auto Search Flags Setting the Fastboot Mode LAN Station Address Displaying System Information Displaying PIM Information Glossary Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Index A B C D E F H I J K L N O P R S T U V W