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DLT™7000 Tape System
Product Manual
November 10, 2003
81-60000-06
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USER MANUAL STATEMENTS FOR CLASS A EQUIPMENT (INTEGRATIBLE TAPE SYSTEM) This equipment generates, uses, and may emit radio frequency energy. The equipment has been type tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of FCC rules, which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such radio frequency interference. Operation of this equipment in a residential area may cause interference in which case the user at his own expense will be requir
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USER MANUAL STATEMENTS FOR CLASS A EQUIPMENT (continued) USER MANUAL STATEMENTS FOR CLASS B EQUIPMENT (TABLETOP VERSION) This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. Any modifications to this device - unless expressly approved by the manufacturer - can void the user’s authority to operate t
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USER MANUAL STATEMENTS FOR CLASS B EQUIPMENT (continued)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Revision History........................................................................................................ xix About This Manual .................................................................................................. xxi Chapter 1: General Description and Specifications 1.1 Product Description............................................................................... 1-1 1.2 Product Features........................................................
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Table of Contents 2.5 Power On Self Test (POST)..................................................................... 2-23 2.6 Troubleshooting ................................................................................... 2-25 Chapter 3: SCSI DESCRIPTION 3.1 SCSI Overview ....................................................................................... 3-1 3.2 SCSI Commands .................................................................................... 3-2 3.3 Signal States..
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Table of Contents Chapter 5: SCSI COMMANDS 5.1 Overview of Command and Status Processing ........................................ 5-1 5.1.1 SCSI Pointers................................................................................. 5-3 5.1.2 Command Descriptor Block ............................................................ 5-4 5.1.3 Status/Error Reporting................................................................... 5-6 5.1.4 DATA-Phase Command Components.............................
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Table of Contents 5.9.10 Changeable Parameters within MODE SELECT.............................5-104 5.10 MODE SENSE (6) / (10) Command (1Ah / 5Ah)......................................5-105 5.10.1 MODE SENSE Data Headers.........................................................5-108 5.10.2 MODE SENSE Block Descriptor.....................................................5-110 5.10.3 MODE SENSE Mode Pages...........................................................5-112 5.11 PREVENT / ALLOW ME
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Table of Contents C.4 Interpreting the Results of a Firmware Update ....................................... C-4 Appendix D: The Tape Cartridge ............................................................................. D-1 D.1 Tape Cartridge Handling Guidelines....................................................... D-1 D.2 Tape Cartridge Inspection Procedure..................................................... D-4 D.3 Tape Cartridge Write-Protect Switch....................................
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Table of Contents Figures Figure 2–1 DLT 7000 SCSI ID Jumper Location (Rackmount Version Shown) ............... 2-5 Figure 2–2 DLT 7000 TERMPWR and Parity Check Jumper Locations (Rackmount Version Shown) .................................................................. 2-6 Figure 2–3 Rackmount Drive Mounting Locations – Side and Bottom Views............... 2-8 Figure 2–4 SCSI and Power Cable Connectors (Rackmount Version Shown)............... 2-9 Figure 2–5 Loader Connector Block Location
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Table of Contents Figure 5–25 Log Parameters Format for Read/Write Compression Ratio LOG SENSE Page (Parameter Codes 00h and 01h).................................. 5-60 Figure 5–26 Log Parameters Format for Read/ Write Compression Ratio LOG SENSE Page (Parameter Codes 02h through 09h)........................... 5-61 Figure 5–27 Device Wellness LOG SENSE Header Format............................................ 5-63 Figure 5–28 Log Parameters Format for Device Wellness LOG SENSE Page (P
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Table of Contents Figure 5–60 PREVENT / ALLOW MEDIUM REMOVAL Command Descriptor Block — Data Format...........................................................5-131 Figure 5–61 READ Command Descriptor Block — Data Format ..................................5-133 Figure 5–62 READ BLOCK LIMITS Command Descriptor Block — Data Format .............5-137 Figure 5–63 READ BLOCK LIMITS Data — Data Format ..............................................5-137 Figure 5–64 READ BUFFER Command Descriptor B
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Table of Contents TABLES Table 1–1 DLT 7000 Physical Dimensions................................................................. 1-2 Table 1–2 DLT 7000 Storage Capacity..................................................................... 1-3 Table 1–3 DLT 7000 Performance Data ................................................................... 1-4 Table 1–4 DLT 7000 Environmental Specifications ................................................... 1-5 Table 1–5 DLT 7000 Storage and Shipping Specif
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Table of Contents Table 4–5 IDENTIFY Message — Field Description .................................................... 4-7 Table 4–6 IGNORE WIDE RESIDUE Message — Field Definition.................................. 4-8 Table 4–7 Drive Response to INITIATOR DETECTED ERROR Message .......................... 4-9 Table 5–1 Supported SCSI Commands.................................................................... 5-1 Table 5–2 Command Descriptor Block — Field Descriptions .............................
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Table of Contents Descriptions.......................................................................................... 5-67 Table 5–34 Log Parameters for Device Status LOG SENSE Parameter 0001h (Cleaning Related) Field Descriptions............................................ 5-68 Table 5–35 MODE SELECT (6)/(10) Command Descriptor Block — Field Descriptions.... 5-71 Table 5–36 MODE SELECT Mode Parameter List — Field Descriptions......................... 5-72 Table 5–37 MODE SELECT Mode Pa
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Table of Contents Table 5–73 RESERVE UNIT Command Data — Field Descriptions.................................5-163 Table 5–74 REWIND Command Data — Field Descriptions..........................................5-165 Table 5–75 SEND DIAGNOSTIC Command Data — Field Descriptions..........................5-167 Table 5–76 SEND DIAGNOSTIC CDB Bits Selftst, DevOfl, and UnitOfl ..........................5-169 Table 5–77 SEND DIAGNOSTIC Parameter List — Field Descriptions............................5-1
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REVISION HISTORY This Revision History provides a publications record of this manual. It lists the manual’s revision levels, release dates, and a summary of changes for each release. Manual Number Date of Release Summary of Changes - Revision Level 81-111331-01 March 1, 1996 Original issue March 18, 1996 PO/ST failure packets description updated in Appendix D. May 10, 1996 Added tape block size table to Chapter 4. Added WIDE DATA REQUEST message description and table to Chapter 5. Added IGNORE W
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Revision History Manual Number Date of Release Summary of Changes - Revision Level 81-60000-04 June 9, 1999 Entire manual rewritten to conform to corporate standard for product manuals. Manual updated to include SCSI command updates (Chapter 5); consolidation of Request Sense ASC/ASCQ codes into one complete table (Chapter 5) and tape cartridge additions (Appendix D). 81-60000-05 September 18, 2000 Manual updated. Chapter 5: Added information about granularity in READ BLOCK LIMITS
