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Chapter 3

3Operation

This chapter describes how to operate the LTO-2 Half-Height Tape Drive. Topics covered in this chapter are:

•Understanding the Front Panel Display

•Blink Codes

•Using LTO Cartridges

•Drive Maintenance

LTO-2 Half-Height Tape Drive User’s Guide

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Contents

72 Copyright Statement Contents Chapter Operation Safety Compliance EMC Compliance Injected Noise ReliabilityMean Time to Replace Chapter Troubleshooting Guide Figures Figures Viii Tables Tables Audience Purpose Document Organization Preface Notational ConventionsTech Tip Related SCSI-2 SpecificationDocuments Contacts Send faxes for the Customer Support Department to Customer SupportSend e-mail for the Customer Support Department to Visit our web site 1Introduction Features 2Installation and Quick Start Quick Start Guide Internal LTO-2 Half-Height TapeDrive Quick Start Desktop LTO-2 Internal Tape Drive Guidelines and Cautions Unpacking and Inspection Installing an Internal LTO-2 Half-Height Tape Drive Drive Installation Instructions Scsi ID Jumper Pins Scsi ID=8 Open Shunted Default Terminator PowerJumpers Mounting Horizontally or vertically see figureWithin 5 degrees of horizontal Internal LTO Half-Height Tape Drive Mounting Dimensions Rear View Internal LTO-2 Half-Height Tape Drive Checking the Scsi Termination Connecting aSerial Cable for Tape Libraries Installing the LTO Driver Connecting a PowerPin Numbers Description Cable Installing a Desktop LTO-2 Half-Height Tape Drive Desktop LTO-2 Half-Height Tape Drive Cord LTO-2 Half-Height Tape Drive User’s Guide 3Operation Generic Front Panel Display Understanding the Front Panel Display EOT Blink Codes Loading a Cartridge Unloading a Cartridge Using LTO CartridgesWrite-protecting a Cartridge Cartridge Care Maintenance Retensioning the Tape Drive Maintenance Operation Drive Maintenance Operation Drive Maintenance Track Layout 4Theory Shows the layout of data on an LTO tape Recording Method Data BufferData Integrity C1 ECC Data Compression FaultsServo-tracking Tracking is re-established Data Compression Considerations Compression Intelligent DataPage 5Specifications Internal Scsi Drive Specification Without Bezel With Bezel Physical Specifications Internal LTO-2 Half-Height Tape Drive Dimensions Power Specifications Specification +12 VDC + 5VDCIdle Power Watts RMS Standby Power Typical Operating Power Specification LTO-2 Drive Performance Specifications Specification Value Environmental Requirements Specification Operational Non-operational Reliability Injected NoiseAt any frequency between 45 Hz and 20 MHz Mean Time Between Failures Specification Description Mean Time to LTO Cartridge SpecificationsReplace Environmental Considerations Regulatory Compliance Cartridge MemoryReliability Country Regulatory Organization Compliant to EMC Compliance Country Regulatory Organization Compliant to Disposal of Electrical and Electronic Equipment 6UNIX Settings Word About Scsi Controllers Configuring for the DEC/Compaq Unix Environment Parameters Save the file. Then run the following command Targets Finding CurrentTypes Controllers Configuring Device FileSt.conf Smit Set the Block size to Enter Smit at the Tape Drive menu by typing smit tape Using the command Configuring for SCO Open ServerThis command produces output similar to Current tape drives can be found using the command Configuring the LTO-2 Half-Height Tape Drive with mkdev Finding Existing Scsi Controllers Devices Configuring for Linux To find existing Scsi devices execute the command You may see output similar toYou should see output similar to Configuring for SGI Irix Scsi controllers and devices use the commandOutput of the command will be similar to the following Configuring for HP-UX ConfigurationHardware/Driver Unix Settings Configuring for HP-UX Installation Best Practices 7Troubleshooting Guide Clicking on Computer Management Device Manager Troubleshooting Suggestions Troubleshooting Guide Troubleshooting Suggestions Red Hat Linux Windows Operating System Tape will not Load into Tape Drive Problems with Tape Drive and Cartridge Tape will not Eject from the Drive LTO-2 Half-Height Tape Drive User’s Guide Problems During Backup/Restore Operations Emergency Reset and Emergency Cartridge Eject Previously Written Data on the Tape will be Destroyed If either of the following messages appears Tape is Write Protected Miscellaneous TapeAlert Messages LTO-2 Half-Height Tape Drive User’s Guide Slow Backups LTO-2 Half-Height Tape Drive User’s Guide Index Index Scsi ID Tape drive