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•Use log files to store Inquiry and Sense Key/Error Code information about error conditions.

•Allow users to access drive firmware revision and HBA characteristic information

•Include the capability to download firmware.

•Incorporate simple diagnostic capabilities, such as Write/Read tests and SCSI device discovery.

•Incorporate online help.

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HP LTO 4 SAS, LTO 4 FC, LTO 4 SCSI manual Include the capability to download firmware

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HP LTO Ultrium tape drives technical reference manual volume 2 software integrationLTO 4 FC, SCSI and SAS drives HP restrictedHP restricted Legal and notice information2 Configuration and initialization Contents1 Designing backup applications 3 Use of tapes5 Supporting Ultrium features 4 Factors affecting performance6 Sense keys and codes 7 Exception handlingHP restricted Documents specific to HP Ultrium drives Related documentsDocumentation map Drives-generalCartridges Installation and configurationOperation InterfaceMaintenance and troubleshooting Dealing with errorsLTO Ultrium features General documents and standardizationOptimizing performance 1 Designing backup applicationsNon-immediate commands Large data transfer sizeInformation in Cartridge Memory Cleaning tape headsManaging the use of tapes Monitoring tape useTapeAlert Design goals for LTO backup applicationsDiagnostic logs Displaying drive informationInclude the capability to download firmware Operating system drivers 2 Configuration and initializationInquiry string recovery SCSI protocol, regardless of transport or interface type Example16 Configuration and initialization Supporting additional LUNs Support for additional LUNEnabling additional LUN support 18 Configuration and initialization HP restricted3 Use of tapes Using Cartridge Memory attributesUsing MODE SENSE LTO cartridge memoryInterpreting Log Sense data Tape status and capacityFinding the remaining capacity CDB fields Using the SET CAPACITY commandCommand descriptor block How WORM media works Changes to SCSI commandsWORM media New additional sense codes and TapeAlert flagsSET CAPACITY command Error Usage pageERASE commands rejected Re-writing media labelsUnique media identifier Using CM to check tape integrityBehavior with a missing or inconsistent EOD value Barcode support Responding to Cartridge Memory dataLoad count RWW retry counts Corrective actionDetecting the drive’s speed 4 Factors affecting performanceWays of optimizing performance Ensuring the recommended minimum transfer sizesTime-out values Using Cartridge Memory instead of tape headersUsing the Performance Log page for diagnosing problems Media type identificationHost-related factors Recommended support of log pagesFactors affecting performance where possible or a reasonably sized RAID system. More disks means ExampleRecommendation RecommendationRecommendation Drive-related factorsDo not interleave write commands with other commands, such as READ RecommendationRecommendation Format-related factorsRecommendation RecommendationPage 34 Factors affecting performance HP restrictedAutomation interface 5 Supporting Ultrium featuresCartridge Memory LTO-CM Further informationAutomation/Device Interface ADI Slave to a library controller Automation Control Interface ACIModes of usage through ACI SCSI pass-through mode ACI command setACI commands that affect drive streaming performance New features in ACI Backward compatibilitySCSI command Encryption support Recommended ACI time-out values Further detailsSupporting the ACI protocol 42 Supporting Ultrium featuresRecommended power-up sequence Treatment of reserved fieldsRecommended load-unload configuration ACI protocol communications retry Firmware upgrade via tapeRecommended Get Drive Status polling frequency Upgrading the drive firmwareLibrary firmware upgrade via tape Firmware upgrade via the primary host interfaceFirmware upgrade via ACI Handling irregular cartridgesNon-HP Ultrium 1 cleaning cartridge Cleaning cartridge HP-configured or UniversalExpired cleaning cartridge HP-configured or Universal Unreadable data cartridgeCartridge fails to seat or load Valid firmware upgrade cartridgeData cartridge with unreadable CM Cartridge cannot be loadedInvalid firmware upgrade cartridge Frequently asked questionsCleaning Is there separate firmware for drives intended to go into libraries?Resetting via the ACI Reset command Backup softwareResetting drives Resetting using the ACIRSTL lineControlling data compression Other mode page informationAccessing Cartridge Memory without threading the tape Buffer size at EW-EOMPartition size Write delay timeRewind on reset 52 Supporting Ultrium featuresAction 6 Sense keys and codesSense keys-actions to take Console Messagelog the error, terminate I/O to the drive, and pass the appropriate “3h-MEDIUM ERROR” on page 62 . Also see the Media AccessFor additional sense codes, see “3h-MEDIUM ERROR” on error to the calling applicationAction ActionConsole Message Console MessageConsole Message pageAction pageEnd-of-Tape Additional sense codes-actions to takePhysical reached, unable to fitAction 0h-NO SENSEAction ActionAction 1h-RECOVERED ERROR2h-NOT READY ActionThe command cannot be executed because the specified The software must issue a LOAD before media accessLUN not accessible, port in ActionAction mechanism tests are being executed. When the tests areAction ActionAction 3h-MEDIUM ERRORA READ , SPACE , WRITE or WRITE FILEMARKS command ActionAction Send a console message that an unrecovered error onand the drive. Based on this, ask the user to clean the ActionAction ActionAction ActionAction ActionAction Send a message to the console indicating that there isAction The current command such as READ, SPACE, REWINDAction ActionAction 4h-HW ERRORAction ActionAction 5h-ILLEGAL REQUESTA MODE SELECT parameter list sent to the drive contains Actionallowed to execute. In other words, some commands can 6h-UNIT ATTENTIONpersistent reservation using the PERSISTENT RESERVE OUT 32 initiators to register, using PERSISTENT RESERVE OUTAction ActionAction ActionWRITE BUFFER or MAINTENANCE OUT command service action removed all reservations and the persistentA PERSISTENT RESERVE OUT command was executed A SET DEVICE IDENTIFIER command has been successfulAction 7h-DATA PROTECTIONAction ActionAction CodeAction ActionAction 8h-BLANK CHECKAction ActionAction Bh-ABORTED COMMANDREAD BUFFER command Action76 Sense keys and codes Dh-VOLUME OVERFLOWA WRITE or WRITE FILEMARKS command has encountered 3. Allow the user to try recovery Typical escalation procedure1. Retrieve fault information 4. Allow the user to reset devicesMonitoring the condition of the drive and media Supporting TapeAlertFlags TypePage Page Page Page Page Page Page Designing software to use the TapeAlert log TapeAlert modelsTapeAlert informational exception usage model Reading the TapeAlert logTapeAlert polling usage model Supporting OBDR One-Button Disaster Recovery OBDRResponding to the ‘Clean’ LED Providing pass-through mode Requirements for drivers and logical device managersGlossary see ”read-while-write” Index Page Page HP restricted