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1.Introduction
SONY AIT- 3Ex drive SDX-800V series Ver. 1.1
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Contents
Main
SDX-800V SDX-800V/R 5.25Model
Product Specification Manual Version 1.1
March 2007
Notice
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Specifications
3. Installation
4. Operation
5. SCSI Interface
6. Command Specification
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15. Appendix H: GLOSSAR Y
1. Introduction
1.1. About this Product Specification Manual
1.2. Introducing the Sony AIT Technology
1.3. Features of the Drive
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1.4. Reference
1.4.1. How to get ECMA-222, 246, 291, 292, 329 Standard Document
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2. Specifications
2.1. Specifications 2.1.1. Dimensions
2.Specification
SONY AIT-3Ex drive SDX-800V series Ver.1.1 2-2
2.1.1.1. Mounting Holes
Figure 2-2a: SDX-800V Mounting Holes
SONY AIT-3Ex drive SDX-800V series Ver.1.1 2-3
Figure 2-2b: SDX-800V/R Mounting Holes
2.1.2. Weight
2.1.3. Connectors
2.1.3.1. SCSI Cables and Terminators
2.2. Environmental Specifications
2.2.1. Temperature and Humidity Range
2.2.2. Altitude
2.2.3. Suspended Particulate
2.2.4. Vibration
2.2.5. Shock
2.2.6. Acoustic Noise
2.3. Performance Specification
2.3.1. Data Capacity
2.3.2. Data transfer Rate
2.3.2.1. Sustained Data Transfer Rate to and from the Tape
2.3.2.2. Burst Transfer Rate to and from the SCSI Bus
2.3.3. Initialize Time
2.3.4. Load Time
2.3.5. Unload Time
2.3.6. Search Time
2.3.7. Rewind Time
2.3.8. Error Rate
2.3.9. Retry Limits on Rewrites
2.3.10. Definition of Failure
2.3.11. Mean Time Between Failures
DutyCycle =Tape
M
2.4. Safety
2.4.1. Conditions of Acceptability
2.5. Installation Requirements
2.5.1. Power Requirements
2.6. Data Compression
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3. Installation
3.1. Installation Guide
Dip switch
3.1.1. SCSI ID Number Jumper
3.1.2. Termination Power Switch
3.1.3. Parity Disable Jumper
3.1.4. Data Compression ON Switch
3.1.5. Power Connector
3.1.6. SCSI 68 pin Connector
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3.1.7. Attaching and Removing the Dust Cover
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4. Operation
4.1. Summary of LED Indications
4.2. Operator Action 4.2.1. Powering up the SDX-800V
4.2.2. Inserting Cassettes
Hard reset hole
4.2.3. Removing Cassettes
4.2.4. Hard Reset Hole
4.3.2. The Unload Sequence (Effective for non MIC cassette, only) Refer to 12.2.1. Fast
4.3.3. Power-Fail or SCSI Reset Handling
4.3.4. Diagnostic and Normal Status Displays
4.3.4.1. Diagnostic Status Display
4.3.4.2. Normal Status Display
4.4. Tape Alert
4.5. Tape Format
4.6. Maintenance, Troubleshooting and Service 4.6.1. Head Cleaning
4.6.1.1. Message When Cleaning Cassette is Necessary
4.6.1.2. The condition of Cleaning Request
4.6.1.3. Usage of Cleaning Cassette
4.6.2. Troubleshooting Guide
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Detail A
Tape guide surface Tape guide surface
C C
B Cartridge
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4.6.3. Clearance for Service
4.6.4. Packaging for Return to Sony
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5. SCSI Interface
5.1. Introduction
5.1.1. Overview of the SCSI Interface
5.1.2. Supported Messages
5.1.3. Supported Commands
5.2. SCSI Bus Operation 5.2.1. Typical SCSI Operation
5.2.2. Disconnect
5.3. Message Specification
5.3.1. COMMAND COMPLETE (00h)
5.3.2. EXTENDED MESSAGE (01h)
5.3.2.1. PARALLEL PROTOCOL REQUEST (04h)
5.3.2.2. SYNCHRONOUS DATA TRANSFER REQUEST (01h)
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5.3.2.3. WIDE DATA TRANSFER REQUEST
5.3.3. SAVE DATA POINTER (02h)
5.3.4. RESTORE POINTERS (03h)
5.3.5. DISCONNECT (04h)
5.3.6. INITIATOR DETECTED ERROR (05h)
5.3.7. ABORT (06h)
5.3.8. MESSAGE REJECT (07h)
5.3.9. NO OPERATION (08h)
5.3.10. MESSAGE PARITY ERROR (09h)
5.3.11. BUS DEVICE RESET (0Ch)
5.3.12. IDENTIFY (80h-FFh)
5.3.13. IGNORE WIDE RESIDUE (23h)
5.4. Status Specification
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6. Command Specification
6.1. ERASE 19h
6.2. INQUIRY 12h
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6.3. LOAD/UNLOAD 1Bh
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6.4. LOCATE 2Bh
6.5. LOG SELECT 4Ch
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6.6. LOG SENSE 4Dh
6.6.1. The Log Page Descriptor
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6.6.2. The Log Parameter Descriptor
6.6.3. Supported Log Pages
6.6.3.1. Summary List of Supported Pages
6.6.4. Write and Read Error Counters Pages
6.6.5. Last N Error Events List
6.6.6. Tape Alert Log Page
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6.6.7. Tape Log Page (Sony Unique)
6.6.8. Tape Capacity Log Page (Sony Unique)
6.6.9. Drive Usage Log Page (Sony Unique)
6.6.10. Read and Write Frame Error Counter Page
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6.6.11. Data Compression Transfer Log Page (Sony Unique)
6.6.12. AIT Log Page (Sony Unique)
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6.6.13. MIC Fixed Length Information Page (Sony Unique)
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6.6.14. MIC Variable Length Information Page (Sony Unique)
6.7. MODE SELECT(6/10) 15h and 55h
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6.7.1. Disconnect-Reconnect Page (02h)
6.7.2. Control Mode Page (0Ah)
6.7.3. Data Compression Control Page (0Fh)
6.7.4. Device Configuration Page (10h)
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6.7.5. Medium Partitions Parameter Page (11h)
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6.7.6. Informational Exceptions Control Page (1Ch)
6.7.7. AIT Device Configuration Page (31h)
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6.7.8. Append Partition (32h) (This mode page is NOT supported)
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6.7.9. Delete Partition (33h) (This mode page is NOT supported)
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6.8. MODE SENSE (6/10) 1Ah and 5Ah
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6.8.1. Mode Sense 31h (AIT Device Configuration Page)
6.9. PERSISTENT RESERVE IN 5Eh
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6.10. PERSISTENT RESERVE OUT 5Fh
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6.11. PREVENT ALLOW MEDIUM REMOVAL 1Eh
6.12. READ 08h
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6.13. READ ATTRIBUTE 8Ch
6.13.1. ATTRIBUTE VALUES service action
6.13.2. ATTRIBUTE LIST service action
6.13.3. PARTITION LIST service action
6.13.4. VOLUME LIST service action
6.14. READ BLOCK LIMITS 05h
6.15. READ BUFFER 3Ch
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6.16. READ POSITION 34h
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6.17. RECEIVE DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS 1Ch
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6.18. RELEASE UNIT (6/10) 17h and 57h
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6.19. REPORT DENSITY SUPPORT 44h
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6.20. REPORT DEVICE IDENTIFIER A3h
6.21. REPORT LUNS A0h
6.22. REQUEST SENSE 03h
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6.23. RESERVE UNIT (6/10) 16h and 56h
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6.24. REWIND 01h
6.25. SEND DIAGNOSTIC 1Dh
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6.26. SET DEVICE IDENTIFIER A4h
6.27. SPACE 11h
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6.27.1. CHECK CONDITION
6.28. TEST UNIT READY 00h
6.29. WRITE 0Ah
6.30. WRITE ATTRIBUTE 8Dh
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6.31. WRITE BUFFER 3Bh
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6.32. WRITE FILEMARKS 10h
7. Drive Diagnostics
7.1. Overview
7.2. Diagnostic Test
7.2.1. Power-on Self Test
7.2.2. SEND DIAGNOSTIC command - Self Test
7.2.3. SEND DIAGNOSTIC command - Individual Test
7.2.4. Diagnostic Test Number Summary
7.2.5. RECEIVE DIAGNOSTIC RESULT command
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7.Drive Diagnostics
7-6 SONY AIT-3Ex drive SDX-800V series Ver.1.1
7.2.6. Diagnostics Results Reference
The following list of error codes are supported by the drive.
7.Drive Diagnostics
SONY AIT-3Ex drive SDX-800V series Ver.1.1 7-7
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8. APPENDIX A: ASC & ASCQ Alphabetic Order
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9. APPENDIX B: ASC & ASCQ Numeric Order
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10. APPENDIX C: SCSI Commands (Op Code Order)
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11. APPENDIX D: ASC & ASCQ for AIT (Sony Unique)
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12. APPENDIX E: Medium Auxiliary Memory Attribute
12.1. INTRODUCTION
12.2. OVERVIEW
12.3. REFERENCE
12.4. SCSI COMMAND REQUIREMENTS 12.4.1. LOAD COMMAND
12.5. NEW COMMANDS
12.6. MEDIUM AUXILIARY MEMORY ATTRIBUTE DATA
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13. APPENDIX F: AIT based WORM system
13.1. Important Notice
13.2. Write-Protected (WP) Bit in Mode Sense Data
13.3. How to detect a WORM cartridge
13.4. How to initialize a WORM cartridge
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13.5. How to handle the WORM cartridge in the drive
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14. APPENDIX G: DISASTER RECOVER
14.5.4. Read TOC (0x43)
14.5.5. Mode Sense/Select Page Code 0x3C
14.6. Reset Handling
15. APPENDIX H: GLOSSARY
