Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto Tape Drive DLT VS80 del fabbricante Quantum
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ii May 2004 0015 96-01 Rev A07 Co pyr igh t Copyri ght © 2004 by Quantum Corpo ration. All rights res e rved. Docum e nt Ori gination: Boulde r , Col orado, US A. T rademarks Quantu m, t he Quantum logo , an d t he DL Tta pe lo go are trademark s of Quantum Corporati on, regi st ere d in the U.
0015 96 -0 1 Rev A0 7 May 20 04 iii Re vision Hi stor y The fol lowi ng table lis ts al l revision s made to t his document . Doc um ent Releas e Date Summary of C hang es 00159 6-0 1 Rev 01 Febr uary.
iv May 20 04 00 15 96- 01 R ev A07 Notes.
0015 96 -0 1 Rev A0 7 M a y 20 04 v Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s 1 Int ro duc tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Pur po se and S cop e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
T able of C ont ent s vi Ma y 20 04 0015 96 - 01 Re v A 07 Se tti ng t he SCS I I D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4 Connect ing the Cables . . . . . . . . . . . .
0015 96 -0 1 Rev A0 7 May 20 04 vii Li st of Fig ure s 3 DL T VS 80 In stal lat io n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 1 Figure 3-1. T ablet op T ape Drive Rear Panel Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Li st of Fi gur es vi ii Ma y 20 04 00 15 96- 01 R ev A07 Notes.
0015 96 -0 1 Rev A0 7 May 20 04 ix List of T ab l es 3 DL T VS 80 In stal lat io n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 1 T ab le 3-1 . S el ecti ng th e S CS I ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Li st of T a bles x May 20 04 00 15 96-01 Re v A07 Notes.
0015 96 -0 1 Rev A0 7 May 20 04 1-1 C HAPT ER 1 Chapt er 1 Int rod uc ti on 1.1 Purpose and Scope This I nstall at ion and Opera tions Guid e is a comp rehensive s ource of i nformation about th e DL T VS80 tape dri ve (internal and table top).
Ch apte r 1 : Int rod ucti on 1-2 Ma y 2004 00 1596 -01 Re v A 07 1.4 Convent ions Us ed in this Manual This manual uses the fol lowing convention s: N OTE : No tes provide supplementa l infor m ation. 1.5 F or Mo re Informat ion The web site www. q uant um.
0015 96 -0 1 Rev A0 7 May 20 04 2-1 C HAPT ER 2 Chapter 2 Produc t Informat ion This c hapter in troduces the DL T VS80 tape drive and provides a general overvie w of the product.
Ch apte r 2 : Pr oduct Inf orm atio n 2-2 Ma y 2004 00 1596 -01 Re v A 07 2.2.2 C apacity The tape drive uses DL Tt ape™ IV data cartridge s, whic h of fer 40 GB of native data s torage or up t o 80 GB of c ompressed data s torage. The capaci ty you r e a liz e in practice depends on the dat a set.
0015 96 -0 1 Rev A0 7 May 20 04 3-1 C HAPT ER 3 Ch apter 3 DL T VS80 Installation This c hapter e xplains how to conf igure and install your ta bletop or int erna l tape dr ive. Foll ow the ste ps and inst ructions presente d in this chapter to inst all and configure your ta pe drive .
Cha pt er 3: D L T VS 8 0 Ins tal la tio n 3-2 Ma y 2004 00 1596 -01 Re v A 07 3.1.2 B efore Y ou B egin Inst alling your DL T VS80 tabletop ta pe drive requires no specia l tools. Y ou wil l need a ballpoi nt p en to c hange the S CSI ID switch on the re ar panel of the tape d rive.
DL T VS8 0 T a pe D riv e In sta llati on and Ope rat ions Gui de 0015 96 -0 1 Rev A0 7 May 20 04 3-3 3. W ith the tape drive still in the shipping box, reach under a nd a r o und the tape dri ve , c arefully li ft it out of th e shipping box, and place it on the work sur face, top f acing up.
Cha pt er 3: D L T VS 8 0 Ins tal la tio n 3-4 Ma y 2004 00 1596 -01 Re v A 07 3.2.2 S etting the S CSI ID All S CSI devic es att a ched t o the se rver or workst a tion must have a unique SCSI ID.
DL T VS8 0 T a pe D riv e In sta llati on and Ope rat ions Gui de 0015 96 -0 1 Rev A0 7 May 20 04 3-5 T o se t the S CSI ID on the tabletop tape driv e, use a smal l screwdr iver or ba llpoint pen to press the button a bove the SCSI ID display t o sele ct the next lo wer SCSI ID.
Cha pt er 3: D L T VS 8 0 Ins tal la tio n 3-6 Ma y 2004 00 1596 -01 Re v A 07 4. Connect one end of the S C S I cable to one of the conne ctors on the rea r panel o f your t ape dr ive , as shown i n Figure 3-3 . Eithe r SCSI connector works equall y well .
DL T VS8 0 T a pe D riv e In sta llati on and Ope rat ions Gui de 0015 96 -0 1 Rev A0 7 May 20 04 3-7 5. Connect the ot her e nd of the SCSI cable to the c onnector on your SCSI host bus ada pter , as s hown in Figure 3-4 or to the connector on the pre vious S C S I devic e on the SCSI bus.
Cha pt er 3: D L T VS 8 0 Ins tal la tio n 3-8 Ma y 2004 00 1596 -01 Re v A 07 T erm inat ing Y our T a bletop T ape D rive Y ou m ust ter min ate the tape drive if it is the las t ph ysic al devi c e on the SCSI bus (at the end of the SCSI chain) .
DL T VS8 0 T a pe D riv e In sta llati on and Ope rat ions Gui de 0015 96 -0 1 Rev A0 7 May 20 04 3-9 3.2.4 C om pleti n g the Install ation 1. Secure all the SCSI cable connec tors by tighteni ng t hei r screws until snug. 2. Make su re the power s witch on the rear pa nel of t he tabletop t a p e d r i ve is i n the OF F posit ion.
Cha pt er 3: D L T VS 8 0 Ins tal la tio n 3-1 0 May 20 04 00 15 96- 01 R ev A07 3.3 Installin g Y o u r In ternal T ape Drive This sectio n contains st e p-by- step ins tr uc t ions for insta llin g you r DL T VS 80 int erna l tape drive. Be sure to read t hr ough t he entir e sectio n befor e be ginning t he inst allation.
DL T VS8 0 T a pe D riv e In sta llati on and Ope rat ions Gui de 0015 96 -0 1 Rev A0 7 May 20 04 3-1 1 3.3.2 C onfiguring Y o ur Internal T ape Drive The following sections expla in how to con figure your intern al tape drive.
Cha pt er 3: D L T VS 8 0 Ins tal la tio n 3-1 2 May 20 04 00 15 96- 01 R ev A07 T erm inating Y our Intern al T a pe D rive Y ou m ust ter min ate the tape drive if: • It is the only SCS I de vice— othe r than the SCSI ho st b us adap ter —on the selecte d s erver or workst ation’ s S C SI bus.
DL T VS8 0 T a pe D riv e In sta llati on and Ope rat ions Gui de 0015 96 -0 1 Rev A0 7 May 20 04 3-13 N OTE : If t he SCSI ca bl e th at ca me with th e S CSI hos t b us a dap te r a lre ady ha s a termi nator bu ilt i nto it, do not us e another termina tor .
Cha pt er 3: D L T VS 8 0 Ins tal la tio n 3-1 4 May 20 04 00 15 96- 01 R ev A07 3. Remove the cover from t he ser ver or worksta tion as descri bed in the server ’ s or worksta tion’ s man uals.
DL T VS8 0 T a pe D riv e In sta llati on and Ope rat ions Gui de 0015 96 -0 1 Rev A0 7 May 20 04 3-15 5. Slide your t ape dri ve into the open drive bay as shown in Figure 3- 10 . N OTE : Install a n L VD/SE S CSI hos t bus ada pter in the se lected se r ver or workst ation now , if nece ssa ry .
Cha pt er 3: D L T VS 8 0 Ins tal la tio n 3-1 6 May 20 04 00 15 96- 01 R ev A07 6. Select a SCSI cabl e with an open 68-pin , high-densit y connec tor . 7. Connect one end of the S CSI cable to the SCSI connector on the rea r panel of y our tape drive .
DL T VS8 0 T a pe D riv e In sta llati on and Ope rat ions Gui de 0015 96 -0 1 Rev A0 7 May 20 04 3-17 10. Secure th e tape drive with the mounti ng s c r e ws prov ided, either in the sides or bot tom of the tape driv e sled , as app ropriat e fo r the server or w or kstatio n cha ssis .
Cha pt er 3: D L T VS 8 0 Ins tal la tio n 3-1 8 May 20 04 00 15 96- 01 R ev A07 T o com p lete the inst al lat ion , follow t hes e step s: 1. Replace t he cove r on the serve r or workst ation. 2. Atta ch th e p o wer c ables to t he server or work station and all at tache d ac cesso ries.
DL T VS8 0 T a pe D riv e In sta llati on and Ope rat ions Gui de 0015 96 -0 1 Rev A0 7 May 20 04 3-19 3.5 T roublesho oting Y our T ape Dri ve This s e ction pr ovides bot h gener a l tr oubleshooti ng guide lines and an LED-sp e cific p r oblem/sol ution tabl e to help y ou trou bleshoot your tape drive .
Cha pt er 3: D L T VS 8 0 Ins tal la tio n 3-2 0 May 20 04 00 15 96- 01 R ev A07 If t he LEDs on the f ront pan e l a c t di fferentl y than desc ribed in “T esting Y our T ape Dr ive” on page 3-18 , the tape drive is not working pr ope rly . Ta b l e 3 - 2 helps you trouble sho ot pr ob le m s with the tape dri ve: T a ble 3-2 .
DL T VS8 0 T a pe D riv e In sta llati on and Ope rat ions Gui de 0015 96 -0 1 Rev A0 7 May 20 04 3-21 The host s erve r or workstati on does not recogni ze the tape d rive.
Cha pt er 3: D L T VS 8 0 Ins tal la tio n 3-2 2 May 20 04 00 15 96- 01 R ev A07 Notes.
0015 96 -0 1 Rev A0 7 May 20 04 4-1 C HAPT ER 4 Ch apter 4 DL T VS80 Use This c hapter e xplains how to use your DL T VS80 ta pe dri ve . It descri bes the front p anel LEDs and cont rols, h ow t o lo ad an d e ject D L Ttap e IV da t a ca rtridg es, how t o us e and care for D L Ttap e IV da ta cart ridges, and how to use the clean ing car tridge.
Chapter 4: DL T VS80 Use 4-2 Ma y 2004 00 1596 -01 Re v A 07 4.1.1 I ndicator Act i v i t y During P ower-On Sel f- T est (POST) Every t im e you power on y our tape drive, it c onduct s a power -on se lf-t est (POST). This te st ensur es that your ta pe drive is working prope rly a nd is r eady t o use.
DL T VS8 0 T a pe D riv e In sta llati on and Ope rat ions Gui de 0015 96 -0 1 Rev A0 7 May 20 04 4-3 Ta b l e 4 - 2 desc ribes what each front panel indic ator means. N OTE : Re fer to T able 3- 2, “Und erstanding Er rors I ndicated by Front Panel LEDs” on page 3- 2 0 for he lp troubl e shootin g your ta pe drive.
Chapter 4: DL T VS80 Use 4-4 Ma y 2004 00 1596 -01 Re v A 07 4.2 Data Cart ri d g e Use and Care Y our t a pe dri ve uses only DL Ttape IV data cartrid ges. Y our ta pe drive can rea d—but not write to— DL Ttap e I V data cart ri dges previous ly wri tte n i n the DL T 4000 format .
DL T VS8 0 T a pe D riv e In sta llati on and Ope rat ions Gui de 0015 96 -0 1 Rev A0 7 May 20 04 4-5 4.2.2 Unl oading a Data C artridge T o unload a data cartr idge from your tape drive, f ollo w these s teps: 1. Press the Unloa d but ton or use y our backup so ftware to unload the da ta car tr idge.
Chapter 4: DL T VS80 Use 4-6 Ma y 2004 00 1596 -01 Re v A 07 4.2.3 Writ e-Protecting Data Cartridges All DL Tta pe IV dat a car tridg es ha ve a wr ite-pro tect s witch to p rev ent ac ciden tal er asure of d ata.
DL T VS8 0 T a pe D riv e In sta llati on and Ope rat ions Gui de 0015 96 -0 1 Rev A0 7 May 20 04 4-7 4.2.4 C aring for Y our Data Cartridges T o e nsure th e longest possible life for all of your DL Ttape IV data cartri dges, follow these guide lines: • Do not drop or strik e a data cart ri dge.
Chapter 4: DL T VS80 Use 4-8 Ma y 2004 00 1596 -01 Re v A 07 4.2.5 Us ing the Cleaning Cartridge When t he Clean/ Media LED is ill um inated, your ta pe drive’ s re a d/wri te head m a y need to be c leaned. Follo w the inst ructions on page 4 - 4 to load the cle a ning c ar tridge.
0015 96 -0 1 Rev A0 7 May 20 04 5-1 C HAPT ER 5 Chapte r 5 DL T VS80 Firmware This chapte r explains how to update your tape driv e’ s fir mwar e from a DL Ttape I V dat a cartr idge or from a file on the host ser ve r or workst ation.
Chapter 5: DL T VS80 Firmware 5-2 Ma y 2004 00 1596 -01 Re v A 07 5.2 Creating a Firmware Update Data Cartridge T o perfo rm t he fir mwar e upda te , you ne ed a DL Ttape IV data cartr idge and a copy of the firmware image. This image must be byte-wr itt e n with out compr e s sion onto the media.
DL T VS8 0 T a pe D riv e In sta llati on and Ope rat ions Gui de 0015 96 -0 1 Rev A0 7 May 20 04 5-3 3. Press and hold the Unload button on the t ape dr ive’ s f ront panel until th e LEDs are no longer illum inated (approxim ately 12 seconds) , the n rele ase the Un loa d button.
Chapter 5: DL T VS80 Firmware 5-4 Ma y 2004 00 1596 -01 Re v A 07 5.3.2 T roubleshooting the Firmware Upgrade If th e fi r mware upgrade f ailed, the tape dr ive doe s not unl oad the Fir mware Upgr ade Da ta Cartri dge at the end of the proc ess. Refe r to Ta b l e 5 - 1 f or troub leshooting i nformation.
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