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    T a n d b e r g L T O H H Tandberg LTO-1 HH, LT O-2 HH, LTO-3 HH (220LTO, 420LT O, 820LTO) Half Height Tape Drives INSTALLATION AND USER MANUAL TANDBERG DATA ASA www.tandbergda ta.com © Tandberg Da ta ASA Part No. 433280-0 3 August 2007[...]

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    Change log Date Author Chapter Change 22-Aug- 05 WAJo 3.10 Added termination to the internal drive 16-Feb-06 WAJo All Added the Ta ndberg LTO-1 HH tape drive and T Dkit. Minor corr ections 17-Aug- 07 WAJo All Added in LTO-3HH (8 20LTO) and using Tandberg LTO HH where all three products are co vered. This publication may describe designs f or which [...]

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    Tandberg LTO HH Installation and User Manual Table of Contents 1. Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Introduction to T andberg LTO HH (Half Height) Series of Pro ducts ..... ......... ..... 1 1.2 Features and Benef its ...........................[...]

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    Tandberg Data Contents Tandberg LT O HH Installation and User Manual 5.3.1 Host Adapter........................................................................................ 19 5.3.2 Installation........................................................................................... 19 5.3.3 SCO UnixW a re System C ommand .....................[...]

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    Tandberg LTO HH Installation and User Manual 1 1. Introduction Congratulations on y our new Tandberg LTO HH tape storage solution! Tandber g Data A SA is a leading global supplier o f advanced, tape-based information data storage products for the p rofessional market. The company o ffers a w ide range o f p roducts and solutions for data pro tectio[...]

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    Tandberg Data Introduction 2 Tandberg LTO HH Installation and User Manual • Low heat dissipation, small half- height 5.25-inch form f actor with several m ounting capabilities for easy and trouble free integration into servers and workstations 1.3 How to Contact Tandberg Data Technical Support If you need technical support or hav e a ny p roblem [...]

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    Tandberg LTO HH Installation and User Manual 3 2 Specifi cations 2.1 Tape Driv e Capacity and Performance Tape Drive Model Tape Format Capacity 1) Sustained Transfer Rate 1) Interface T ype Tandberg LT O-3 HH Ultrium Gen. 3 Ultrium Gen. 2 Ultrium Gen. 1 400/800GB 200/400GB 100/200 G B 30/60 MByte/sec 24/48 MByte/sec 16/32 MByte/sec Ultra160 Ultra16[...]

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    Tandberg Data Specifications 4 Tandberg LTO HH Installation and User Manual 2.5 Heat Dissipation Tandberg LT O as standalon e: LT O-1/LT O-2 LTO-3 Operating: 18 W 13 W Sleep mode with cartridge inserted: 9 W 6 W 2.6 Data Compress ion Data Compression is a way to increase capacity on a storage device. Compression ratios are nor mally specified to be[...]

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    Tandberg LTO HH Installation and User Manual 5 3 T ape Drive Installation 3.1 Solution Contents Note: Please Check the Package Contents before Beginn ing the Installatio n an d p lease check the labe l on packing box for the actual content. For Bare Drive: • Internal Tandber g LTO HH tape drive • Quick Installation Guide • Warranty card For t[...]

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    Tandberg Data Tape Drive Installation 6 Tandberg LTO HH Installation and User Manual 3.3 Installation of Softw are Dev ice Driv ers If the b ackup a pplication software do es not detect the tape dr ive, or obtain the latest ope rating system drivers and upgrades, p lease visit ww w.tandbergdata.com . 3.4 Mechanical Installation Internal Tape Drive [...]

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    Tandberg Data Tape Drive Installation Tandberg LTO HH Installation and User Manual 7 Do not use longer sc rews or higher screw torquethan specified! Longer screws will bottom and not fasten the drive! Figure 3.3 Mou nting screw det ails 3.6 SCSI Bus Interface The Tandberg LTO HH tape drive is designed to operate on an Ultra160 low voltage d ifferen[...]

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    Tandberg Data Tape Drive Installation 8 Tandberg LTO HH Installation and User Manual • Refer to the documentation provided with y our computer to find out where this connector is located. • If mu ltiple SCSI connectors are available, you can choose any of them , except if your computer documentation m entions something diff erent. • When done[...]

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    Tandberg Data Tape Drive Installation Tandberg LTO HH Installation and User Manual 9 Example: SCSI-ID = 2 Table 3.1 Service Connector strap settings f or SCSI-ID (Dark = Strap mounted) If the tape drive is the only device on the SCSI bus, you do not need to do anything . The tap e d rive will be rec ognized automatically. (All T andberg Data tap e [...]

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    Tandberg Data Tape Drive Installation 10 Tandberg LTO HH Installation and User Manual 3.9.2 SCSI-bus Termination – Internal Tape Drives The SCSI-bus ca ble must be terminated in b oth ends according to SCSI specifications. If the tape drive is the last de vice on the bus, th e bus must be terminated wi thin 10 cm of the tape drive connection. Fig[...]

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    Tandberg Data Tape Drive Installation Tandberg LTO HH Installation and User Manual 11 3.10 Installatio n Internal Tape Driv e Internal installation of the d rive requires a free 5.25 -inch half-height bay w ith an op en front in your computer sys tem. 1. Obtain access to the r emovable media bay. (Refer to the documentation su pplied with y our ser[...]

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    Tandberg Data Tape Drive Installation 12 Tandberg LTO HH Installation and User Manual Please read carefully the Information about the SCSI-ID conflicts and SCSI termination in Sections 3.8 and 3.9 . Note: Do n ot app ly or insert po wer cord until a ll connec tions have been ma de. To install a tab letop tape drive, simply: 1. Connect the tape driv[...]

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    Tandberg LTO HH Installation and User Manual 13 4 T ape Drive Operation 4.1 Front LED Ind icators Figure 4.1 Status indicators (LEDs) Drive State READY LE D (Green) ACTIVITY LE D (Green) CLEAN LED (Amber) FAULT L ED (Amber) LED-test. The LED s are turned ON in sequen ce Power-On Self-Tes t Starts in parallel with the LED-test . ON Flashing in about[...]

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    Tandberg Data Tape Drive Operation 14 Tandberg LTO HH Installation and User Manual 4.2.1 Write Pr otecting the Cartridge The LTO c artridge can be write- protected by operating the write protect switch . The Tandberg LTO HH tape drive d etects that the write-protect switch is set and then not allo w any writin g on the tape. Figure 4.2 LTO cartridg[...]

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    Tandberg Data Tape Drive Operation Tandberg LTO HH Installation and User Manual 15 4.2.3 Ejecting a Data Cartr idge From a Tandberg LT O HH The car tridge can be ejected either by pressing the ejec t button located on the dr ive’s front panel, or by an Unload SCSI comm and. The d rive automatically rewinds and ejects the cartridge (Soft Unload ).[...]

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    Tandberg Data Tape Drive Operation 16 Tandberg LTO HH Installation and User Manual 3. The ca rtridge will be ejected wh en cleaning has com pleted (ab out 3 minutes). 4. The CLEANING LED will be OFF if the cleaning w as successful. 5. If the cleaning w as NOT successful, the CLEANING LED w ill stay ON. See b elow 4.3.3 Cleaning Cartridge Replacemen[...]

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    Tandberg LTO HH Installation and User Manual 17 5 Soft ware Installati on This chapter contains inform ation for installin g tape drives in the follow ing o perating sy stem environm ents: • Windows 2000/200 3/XP • SCO Open Server • SCO UnixWare • Sun Solaris • IBM AIX • HP UX • Linux Please see w ww.tandbergdata.com SUP PORT, [Produc[...]

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    Tandberg Data Software Installatio n 18 Tandberg LTO HH Installation and User Manual 5.2 SCO Open Serv er 5.2.1 Host A dapter SCO OS includes a driver for most SCSI host adapters. If you can not find the approp riate d river, please r efer to the installation guide pro vided with the SC SI interface adapter. To install the host adap ter: 1. Login a[...]

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    Tandberg Data Software Installatio n Tandberg LTO HH Installation and User Manual 19 5.2.3 SCO Open Server Backup Manager SCO Open Server Graphic Interface 1. Click on System Administration. 2. Double-click on Backup Manager. 3. Follow the instructions on the screen SCO Open Server Console 1. Login as Root. 2. Type SCOADMIN. 3. Select Backup Ma nag[...]

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    Tandberg Data Software Installatio n 20 Tandberg LTO HH Installation and User Manual 5.4 Sun Solaris 5.4.1 Tape Drive Installation 1. Install the Tandb erg LTO HH T ape Dr ive. 2. Turn o n the SUN w orkstation or server. 3. Use rm –f /de v/rmt/* to remove any reference to old tape device, and then use devfsadm – c tape . This reconfigures the /[...]

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    Tandberg Data Software Installatio n Tandberg LTO HH Installation and User Manual 21 5.5 IBM A IX 5.5.1 Tape Drive Installation To install any of the Tandber g LTO HH tape d rives on IBM AIX, the smit utility mus t be used. 1. Be sure the SCSI-ID of the tape drive is not used in the SCSI Sub-Sys tem. 2. Install the LTO HH tap e drive. 3. Login as r[...]

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    Tandberg Data Software Installatio n 22 Tandberg LTO HH Installation and User Manual 2. Double-click on Storage Manager . The list of available tap e device(s) ap pears on the screen. 3. Follow the instructions on the screen to continue Note: For any questions related to this ap plication or its installation , plea se refer to the IBM o nline docum[...]

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    Tandberg Data Software Installatio n Tandberg LTO HH Installation and User Manual 23 5.7 Linux 5.7.1 SCSI Host A dapter Linux contains a driver for most SCSI host adapter s. If the driver cannot be found, ple ase refer to the do cumen tation provided with the SCSI host adapter. 5.7.2 Tape Drive Installation 1. Install the Tandb erg LTO HH T ape Dr [...]

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    Tandberg Data Software Installatio n 24 Tandberg LTO HH Installation and User Manual tar cvf /dev/st0 /etc performs the backup of the /etc director y tar tvf /dev/st0 re ads the data on the tape tar xvf /dev/st0 r estores the data from the tape to the curr ent directory tree For a complete e xplanation on how to use the system commands, please refe[...]

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    Tandberg LTO HH Installation and User Manual 25 6 T roubleshooting In case o f p roblems w ith operatio n of your Tandberg LTO HH tape drive and before contacting the Custom er Services Group, please be sure to check the followin g: 6.1 Hardw are Checking 1. Check that the sy stem recognizes the tape drive during the boot pr ocess. 2. Check that th[...]

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    Tandberg Data Troubleshooting 26 Tandberg LTO HH Installation and User Manual 6.4.1 Starting the Test A Standalone Diagnostic test requires a tape that is not write-protected. The m edia type can be any media ty pe that supports a tape format that can be written by the drive. CAUTION: Since the test involves write opera tions, the ex isting tape c [...]

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    Tandberg Data Troubleshooting Tandberg LTO HH Installation and User Manual 27 If a write protected, unsupported , or d amaged tape cartridge is inserted in or der to start the Standalone Diagnostics test, it w ill be ejec ted by the drive and the Failure and Activity LEDs will be flashin g wh ile the Ready LED is off. The two flas hing LEDs can be [...]

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    Tandberg Data Troubleshooting 28 Tandberg LTO HH Installation and User Manual LED (set to steady AMBER) and the backup app lication software that the m ed ia is degraded . Figure 6.3 Backup Exec reporting that the media is degraded The degrad ed media warning is a warning that the ca rtridge is less safe, and if it co ntinues to be used, it may bec[...]

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    Tandberg Data Troubleshooting Tandberg LTO HH Installation and User Manual 29 2. Remove the damag ed front bezel. Use a small flat screw d river or your fingernails to lift the sm a ll plastic “ears” on each side of the drive. 3. Install the new bezel. Push it gently onto the front of the drive until the “ears” snap into place on each side.[...]

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    Tandberg Data Troubleshooting 30 Tandberg LTO HH Installation and User Manual 2. Check that the Tandberg LT O HH is mounted correctly. If the Tandber g LTO HH is mounted incorrectly, it can produce noise when the tape moves. 6.6.6 Cartridge is Stuck Inside the Drive 1. Tr y to eject the cartrid ge by pushing the eject button 2. Do a d rive reset us[...]

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    Tandberg Data Troubleshooting Tandberg LTO HH Installation and User Manual 31 6.6.9 Cleaning LED Is ON The Cleaning LED w ill go ON 100 hours after the last cleaning op eration or after an unrecoverable read or write err or. Unrecoverable read or write errors m ay h ave b een c aused b y debr is o n the read/write head. If the Cleaning LED w as sw [...]

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    Tandberg Data Troubleshooting 32 Tandberg LTO HH Installation and User Manual If the problem occurs in the midd le of an operation: 1. Tr y w ith a d ifferent data cartridge. 2. If the error occurs when th e software scans for the files to be backed up, plea se operate a SCANDISK (or similar) operation to check the state of the File Sys tems(s) and[...]

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    Tandberg LTO HH Installation and User Manual 33 7 G lossary of T erms Ac ti ve Te rm ina ti on Enhanc e d S C S I t e r m i n a t i o n t h a t p r o v i d e s be t t e r stability and noise imm unity of the electrical signals o n t he S CS I- bu s l in es . AL DC A dap ti v e Lo ss l es s Da ta C om pre ss ion . A ha rd w ar e da ta c om pr es si [...]

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    Tandberg Data Glossary of Terms 34 Tandberg LTO HH Installation and User Manual S CA M S C S I C o n f i g u r e d A u t o M a g i c a l l y . A S C S I p r o t o c o l t h a t a s s i g n s a u t o m a t i c al l y S C S I- I D s t o S C A M c a p a b l e d e v i c e s s u c h a s t h e Ta n d be r g L TO H H t a p e d r i v e s w h e n y o u b o [...]

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    Tandberg LTO HH Installation and User Manual 35 8 App. A. LED-Indicator Behavior 8.1 LED-behav ior Durin g Normal Operation Drive State 1 READY LED (Green left) ACTIVITY LED (Green) CLEAN LED (Amber) FAULT LED (Amber right) LED-test. The LED s are turned ON in sequen ce Power-On Self-Tes t Starts in parallel with the LED-test . ON Flashing in abo u[...]

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    Tandberg Data LED Bahavious 36 Tandberg LTO HH Installation and User Manual NOTE 1: Some of the states are diff icult to see du e to short duration . NOTE 2: LEDs are also used to ind icate fatal errors at an early power-up stage. This is accomplished by turning the LEDs ON one-by-one: • The Ready LED as early as possible (after CPU-initializatio[...]