Using Your Digital Data Storage DDS Tape Drive | HP C100/110

Using Your Digital Data Storage (DDS) Tape Drive

This chapter describes how to perform tasks that archive to and transfer data from the optional Digital Data Storage (DDS) tape drive. It also describes how to maintain and care for the drive. We assume the DDS tape drive is set to the factory default address of SCSI ID 3.

The instructions in this chapter assume you are using HP-UX version 9.05 or later operating system with HP VUE version 3.0 or later interface.

This chapter provides information on the following:

•DDS tape drive and data cassette descriptions

•Operating the DDS Tape Drive

•Troubleshooting

•Ordering information

CAUTION:Use only data cassettes labeled DDS cassettes. Never use audio cassettes labeled DAT (Digital Audio Tape) in your DDS-format drive.

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Model C100/110 Owner’s Guide HP Part No. A4200-90014 Edition E0995Page Contents Monitors Keyboards Using Your CD-ROM Drive Operating the CD-ROM Drive Using Your Digital Data Storage DDS Tape Drive Operating the DDS Tape Drive Using Your 3.5-Inch Floppy Disk Drive Operating the Floppy Drive Solving Problems Safety and Regulatory Statements Replacing the Battery Changing Your Monitor Type Changing Your Workstation’s Hardware Conﬁguration Boot Console Interface Scsi Connections Displaying the Current Memory Conﬁguration Figures Xiii Xiv Tables Xvi System Overview System Overview This workstation has the following key features Product Description EISA/GSC System Unit Front Panel Controls and LEDs System Unit Front Panel Controls System Power Switch Power LEDUse the Power switch to power the system unit on and off Power LED lights when the system unit power is on Next to the system LEDs are the following audio controls Removable Storage DevicesAudio Controls System Unit Rear Panel Connectors System Unit Rear Panel Connectors Security Loop Audio Connectors Signal to Noise Audio Electrical SpeciﬁcationsFrequency Response 25-20,000 Hz Input Sensitivity/Impedance Max Output Level/Impedance Keyboard Connectors HP Parallel I/O ConnectorNetwork Connectors Serial I/O Connectors Scsi Connectors Serial I/O Pins Pin No Signal Description Power Cord Connector TOC Button Monitors You can use one of two HP monitors with your workstation Keyboards Keyboard Differences PS/2 Keycap Symbol ITF Keycap Symbol PS2 Keyboard and ITF Keyboard Equivalent Keys Keyboards Pointing Devices Operating System Overview Important Information You Need to Note Lanic ID Lanic ID in this example is 0800091595EE Terminal ControlYou will see a table similar to Table Default device ﬁle names for your drives are listed below Scsi ID and Device File Information for HP-UXDevice CD-ROM drive IP Address and Subnetwork Mask Information For installation on a system permitting long file namesFor installation on a system requiring short file names Networking Overview MailTelnet Man telnet Rcp RloginFtp Setting Up Your Printer Setting Up Your Printer Gathering Printer Information Opening the General Toolbox Setting Up a Local Printer Using SAMOpening the Toolbox Subpanel Opening the SystemAdmin Toolbox Executing the SAM Icon Click on Printer/Model Interface Setting Up a Local Printer Using SAM Lp .vueprofile Lp -dprintername .vueprofile Usr/sbin/inetd.conf Setting Up Your Printer for Network PrintingEtc/inetd.conf Etc/reboot Usr/sbin/reboot Printing a File Man lp Solving Printer Problems If you have problems printing, check the following Using Your CD-ROM Drive Using Your CD-ROM Drive CD-ROM Drive and CD-ROM Media Descriptions CD-ROM Drive Controls and Features CD-ROM Drive Controls and Features CD-ROM Drive Operating Controls and Features Control/Feature Purpose CD-ROM Media Caring for CD-ROM Discs Operating the CD-ROM Drive Loading and Unloading a CD-ROM in the Disc TrayDisc Tray Description CD-ROM Disc Tray Loading a CD-ROM Disc in a Horizontally Mounted Drive Placing a CD-ROM Disc in a Horizontally Mounted Drive Unloading a CD-ROM Disc in a Horizontally Mounted Drive Removing a CD-ROM Disc From a Horizontally Mounted Drive Releasing the Disc Holder Retainers To load a disc in the CD-ROM drive, follow these stepsLoading a CD-ROM Disc in a Vertically Mounted Drive Placing a CD-ROM Disc in a Vertically Mounted Drive Unloading a CD-ROM Disc in a Vertically Mounted Drive Removing a CD-ROM Disc From a Vertically Mounted Drive Verifying the CD-ROM Drive Operation Etc/ioscan -d scsi Usr/sbin/ioscan -d sdisk Using Device Files If you receive this message, go to , Solving Problems Mounting a CD-ROM Disc Using SAM Mounting and Unmounting a CD-ROM Disc Toolbox Arrow From the Actions menu, click on Add a Hard Disk Drive Peripheral DevicesSystems Unmounting a CD-ROM Disc Using SAM Following screen message appears Disks and File Systems window opens. Double-click on CD-ROMFloppy, and Hard Disks Reading the Busy Light Defective disc Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Using Your Digital Data Storage DDS Tape Drive Using Your Digital Data Storage DDS Tape Drive Controls and Indicators DDS Drive Controls and IndicatorsDDS Tape Drive and Data Cassette Descriptions DDS Drive LEDs DDS Tape Drive LED Display Codes LED Warning Conditions Data Cassettes Media Life Media Restrictions Setting the Write-Protect Tab on a Data CassetteCleaning the Tape Heads Setting the Write-Protect Tab on a DDS Tape Push tab right for write Push tab left for write-protect Loading and Unloading a Data Cassette Operating the DDS Tape DriveLoading and Unloading a Data Cassette If you are using HP-UX 10.0, enter the following Verifying the DDS Tape Drive OperationEtc/ioscan -d scsi Usr/sbin/ioscan -d stape Device Files No Data Compression Device Files Data Compression Archiving Data in Compressed and Noncompressed Mode Writing to a Data Cassette Restoring Files from a Data Cassette to Your System Listing the Files on a Data CassetteTerminal window opens Tar -cvf /dev/rmt/3m pathname Further Command Information Media Interchangeability RestrictionsTar -tvf /dev/rmt/3m Man tar Troubleshooting Ordering Information Using Your 3.5-Inch Floppy Disk Drive Using Your 3.5-Inch Floppy Disk Drive Setting the Write-Protect Tab on a Floppy Diskette Using the Floppy DisketteSetting the Write-Protect Tab on a Diskette Inserting and Removing a Diskette Inserting and Removing a Floppy Diskette Etc/ioscan for Verifying the Floppy Drive ConfigurationOperating the Floppy Drive Dev/rfloppy/c20Ad1s0 Formatting a New Diskette Mediainit -i 2 /dev/rfloppy/c20Ad1s0 Transferring Data To and From a Floppy Diskette Saving Files to a Floppy Diskette Restoring Files from a Floppy Diskette to Your System Tar -cvf /dev/rfloppy/c20Ad1s0 pathname Tar -tvf /dev/rfloppy/c20Ad1s0 Listing the Files on a Floppy DisketteTar -xvf /dev/rfloppy/c20Ad1s0 pathname For More Information Configuring the Floppy Driver Troubleshooting Ordering Information Solving Problems Solving Problems Common Problems and Solutions Problems with Powering Up the SystemPower Up Problems Problem Solution Problems Loading and Booting the Operating System Problems with the 802.3 NetworkWork and offers solutions Problems Loading and Booting the Operating System Problems Using a Hard Disk Drive Problems Using a Hard Disk DriveDrive and offers solutions Problems Using the CD-ROM Drive Problems Using the CD-ROM Drive Problems Using the DDS Tape Drive Problems Using the DDS Tape DriveTape drive and offers solutions Problems Using the Floppy Disk Drive Problems Using the Floppy Disk Drive Dealing with a Boot Failure Running System Verification Tests Man cstm Man mstm Man xstm Cstm Following screen appears Cstm verify all Following messages appear Safety and Regulatory Statements 106 Emissions Regulations Federal Communications Commission FCC Emissions Regulations Compliance AcousticsVcci Class 2 ITE Regulation On Noise Declaration For Machines -3. Gsgv Electrostatic Discharge ESD Precautions Safety Statement This equipment conforms to the following safety standards Laser Safety Statement U.S.A. Only 112 Changing Your Workstation’s Hardware Configuration Also, read the ESD Precautions in Appendix a of this guide Checking the Scsi IDs Usr/sbin/ioscan -f 116 Preparing Your Workstation Removing the Floor Stand Installing Storage Devices Preparing to Install Your Storage Device Came with your device Disk Tray Positions Storage Conﬁgurations Tray Supported Devices Conditions Position Mounting the Storage Device Slides Mounting the Disk Shield Storage Device Cable RoutingDisk Shield Removing the Disk Tray Removing the Storage Tray Installing a CD-ROM or a DDS-Format Tape Drive Removing a Disk Filler Panel 126 Installing a Floppy Drive Installing a Floppy Drive Installing a Hard Disk Drive in Position Perform the following procedure to install a hard disk drive Installing a Hard Disk Drive in Position Installing a Hard Disk Drive in Position 3 or Position Removing the Disk Interconnect Board Installing a Hard Disk Drive Installing the Disk Interconnect Board Installing the Storage Tray Assembly Replacing the Storage Tray 135 Configuring a Hard Disk Drive 137 138 Removing the Main Tray Assembly Removing Main Tray Assembly 140 Replacing the Main Tray Assembly Replacing the Main Tray Assembly 142 Installing Additional memory Conﬁguration Pair Number Memory Module Location Installing Memory Cards Installing an Eisa or GSC Option Board EISA/GSC Slots from Outside the System Unit Graphics Paths Removing the Eisa Retainer Installing the Option BoardRotating the Fan Removing the Eisa Slider and Blank Plate Installing an Option Board Installing the Eisa Retainer and Eisa Slider Securing the Fan Replacing the Battery Removing the Battery Changing Your Monitor Type Setting the Monitor Type from the Boot Console InterfaceSetting the Monitor Type at Power On 156 Scsi Connections 158 Fast, Wide Differential Scsi Bus DifferencesAddress 7 is reserved for host controller use on both buses Priority Address Bus Scsi Restrictions Cables Connectors and Terminators Scsi Configuration ConstraintsUse the following cables Following cables Single-Ended SCSI-2 Bus Configuration Constraints Fast, Wide Differential Scsi Bus Configuration ConstraintsSingle-Ended SCSI-2 Bus Conﬁguration Constraints Maximum Number of SCSI-2 Devices Fast, Wide Differential Scsi Bus Conﬁguration Constraints Determining Scsi Bus Length Single-Ended SCSI-2 Bus Length 166 Fast, Wide Differential Scsi Bus Length Assigning Scsi Device IDs 169 Single-Ended Standard System Scsi Device IDs 170 External Device Drives Fast, Wide Differential Scsi IDs Connecting to the Scsi Ports System contains two 2 Scsi connectorsRear Panel Scsi Connectors without Terminators System Scsi Port Connection 174 Boot Console Interface 176 Boot Console Interface Features 178 179 Accessing the Boot Console Interface To access the boot console interface, follow these steps Booting Your Workstation ISL hpux /SYSBCKUP for ISL hpux /stand/vmunix.prev for Ctrl Searching for Bootable MediaWhere devicetype is one of the following Resetting Your Workstation Type Speciﬁcation Format Displaying and Setting PathsMnemonic Style Notation 186 Displaying and Setting the Monitor Type Monitor CommandCorrect usage for setting the graphics conﬁguration is Where valid graphicspath parameters are This example, the graphics cards are conﬁgured as follows Displaying the Current Monitor ConfigurationThis places you in the Conﬁguration Menu. From here type Setting the Monitor Type Monitor Information 190 191 192 193 Displaying the Current Memory Configuration This places you in the Information Menu. From here type Sample Output SMC 196 Displaying the Status of the Eisa Slots Following table appears Setting the Auto Boot and Auto Search Flags Where state is on or off Autosearch searches for devices in the following order To enable fastboot, type the following at the prompt Displaying and Setting the Fastboot ModeTo disable fastboot, type the following at the prompt Displaying the LAN Station Address Address is for the system’s built-in LAN Displaying System Information Displaying PIM Information 204 Bootstrap service See boot Glossary Glossary 207 208 Iconify See iconize 210 Option See command option Mouse pointer See pointer Root See superuser Scsi See Small Computer System In- terface System name See internet protocol address Utility See utility program Working directory See current work- ing directory 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 Index Device files Scsi ID,, 23 Scsi ports Title bar,, 214 transceiver