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Tandberg LTO HH
Tandberg LTO-1 HH, LTO-2 HH, LTO-3 HH
(220LTO, 420LTO, 820LTO)
Half Height Tape Drives
INSTALLATION AND USER MANUAL
TANDBERG DATA ASA
www.tandbergdata.com
Part No. 433280-03
© Tandberg Data ASA 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 Tandberg LTO-1 HH tape drive and TDkit. Minor corrections 17-Aug-07 WAJo All Added in LTO-3HH (820LTO) and using Tandberg LTO HH where all three products are covered. Trademarks LTO™ is a registered trademark of International Business Machines, Hewlett-Packard and Certance. Windows 2000/2003/XP, Windows 95, Windows 98, MS-DOS, Windows are registered tradem
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Table of Contents 1. Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Introduction to Tandberg LTO HH (Half Height) Series of Products................... 1 1.2 Features and Benefits ............................................................................................ 1 1.3 How to Contact Tandberg Data Technical Support............................................... 2 2 Specifications .........
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Tandberg Data Contents 5.3.1 Host Adapter........................................................................................ 19 5.3.2 Installation........................................................................................... 19 5.3.3 SCO UnixWare System Command....................................................... 19 5.4 Sun Solaris .......................................................................................................... 20 5.4.1 Tape Drive Installation..
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1. Introduction Congratulations on your new Tandberg LTO HH tape storage solution! Tandberg Data ASA is a leading global supplier of advanced, tape-based information data storage products for the professional market. The company offers a wide range of products and solutions for data protection and other user applications within data storage management. Tandberg Data supplies tape drives and tape storage solutions to the world's leading OEMs and through a worldwide channel sales network.
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Tandberg Data Introduction • Low heat dissipation, small half-height 5.25-inch form factor with several mounting 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 have any problem with your LTO-1 HH or LTO-2 HH tape storage solution, phone, fax and addresses can be found under www.tandbergdata.com SUPPORT. 2 Tandberg LTO HH Installation and User Manual
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2 Specifications 2.1 Tape Drive Capacity and Performance 1) Tape Drive Tape Format Capacity Sustained Transfer Interface Type 1) Model Rate Tandberg Ultrium Gen. 3 400/800GB 30/60 MByte/sec Ultra160 LTO-3 HH Ultrium Gen. 2 200/400GB 24/48 MByte/sec Ultra160 Ultrium Gen. 1 100/200 GB 16/32 MByte/sec Ultra160 Tandberg Ultrium Gen. 2 200/400 GB 24/48 Mbyte/sec Ultra160 LTO-2 HH Ultrium Gen. 1 100/200 GB 16/32 MByte/sec Ultra160 Tandberg Ultrium Gen. 1 100/200 GB 16/32 MByte/sec Ultra 1
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Tandberg Data Specifications 2.5 Heat Dissipation Tandberg LTO as standalone: LTO-1/LTO-2 LTO-3 Operating: 18 W 13 W Sleep mode with cartridge inserted: 9 W 6 W 2.6 Data Compression Data Compression is a way to increase capacity on a storage device. Compression ratios are normally specified to be 2:1, meaning that it is possible to store twice as much data on the tape as without data compression. However, the compression rate is depending on the type o
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3 Tape Drive Installation 3.1 Solution Contents Note: Please Check the Package Contents before Beginning the Installation and please check the label on packing box for the actual content. For Bare Drive: • Internal Tandberg LTO HH tape drive • Quick Installation Guide • Warranty card For the Internal Kit and Solution: • Internal Tandberg LTO HH or LTO-3 HH tape drive • Internal SCSI cable • Removable LVD/SE terminator • Data cartridge (1 or 5 depending on type of kit/solution
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Tandberg Data Tape Drive Installation 3.3 Installation of Software Device Drivers If the backup application software does not detect the tape drive, or obtain the latest operating system drivers and upgrades, please visit www.tandbergdata.com. 3.4 Mechanical Installation Internal Tape Drive For mechanical mounting specifications, see Figure 3.2. Allowed mounting position is either horizontal with the indicator LEDs to the right, or vertical with the indicator LEDs up (see Figure 3.1).
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Tandberg Data Tape Drive Installation Do not use longer screws or higher screw torquethan specified! Longer screws will bottom and not fasten the drive! Safe penetration of mounting screws: min 2 mm, max 2.5 mm Wall of server chassis Tape drive's mounting screw Tape drive's casting Figure 3.3 Mounting screw details 3.6 SCSI Bus Interface The Tandberg LTO HH tape drive is designed to operate on an Ultra160 low voltage differential SCSI bus (LVD) with a burst transfer rate u
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Tandberg Data Tape Drive Installation • Refer to the documentation provided with your computer to find out where this connector is located. • If multiple SCSI connectors are available, you can choose any of them, except if your computer documentation mentions something different. • When done, firmly connect the SCSI connector to the Main-board connector and refer to section 3.8 SCSI Configuration and 3.9 SCSI-bus Termination. • If your PC/Server needs a separate SCSI controller, you need
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Tandberg Data Tape Drive Installation SCSI-ID=0 SCSI-ID=1 SCSI-ID=2 (Default) SCSI-ID=3 SCSI-ID=4 Example: SCSI-ID = 2 SCSI-ID=5 SCSI-ID=6 SCSI-ID=7 SCSI-ID=8 SCSI-ID=9 SCSI-ID=10 SCSI-ID=11 SCSI-ID=12 SCSI-ID=13 SCSI-ID=14 SCSI-ID=15 Table 3.1 Service Connector strap settings for 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 tape drive will be recognized automatically. (All Tandberg Data tape dr
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Tandberg Data Tape Drive Installation 3.9.2 SCSI-bus Termination – Internal Tape Drives The SCSI-bus cable must be terminated in both ends according to SCSI specifications. If the tape drive is the last device on the bus, the bus must be terminated within 10 cm of the tape drive connection. Host Internal Terminator Connector 10 cm SCSI-bus Last SCSI Device Figure 3.6 Internal SCSI cable Tandberg LTO HH tape drives have a combined SCSI-LVD/SE interface embedded. The PC-98 Speci
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Tandberg Data Tape Drive Installation 3.10 Installation Internal Tape Drive Internal installation of the drive requires a free 5.25-inch half-height bay with an open front in your computer system. 1. Obtain access to the removable media bay. (Refer to the documentation supplied with your server for more information on accessing the removable media bay.) 2. Slide the tape drive into the bay, as shown in Figure 3.8. Figure 3.8 Installing the internal tape drive 3. Secure the tape dri
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Tandberg Data Tape Drive Installation Please read carefully the Information about the SCSI-ID conflicts and SCSI termination in Sections 3.8 and 3.9. Note: Do not apply or insert power cord until all connections have been made. To install a tabletop tape drive, simply: 1. Connect the tape drive to your PC/Server with the enclosed SCSI cable to any of the two available SCSI connectors. Remember to place the termination on the free connector on the back of the tape drive, and to select a un
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4 Tape Drive Operation 4.1 Front LED Indicators Figure 4.1 Status indicators (LEDs) READY LED ACTIVITY LED CLEAN LED FAULT LED Drive State (Green) (Green) (Amber) (Amber) LED-test. The LEDs are turned ON in sequence ON ON ON ON Power-On Self-Test Flashing in After 12 sec: OFF OFF Starts in parallel with the LED-test . about 12 sec Flashing during cartridge load Cartridge not loaded. OFF OFF ON / OFF OFF Cartridge loaded, no activity ON OFF ON / OFF
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Tandberg Data Tape Drive Operation 4.2.1 Write Protecting the Cartridge The LTO cartridge can be write-protected by operating the write protect switch. The Tandberg LTO HH tape drive detects that the write-protect switch is set and then not allow any writing on the tape. Arrow for Tape Window cartridge orientation The Write Protect switch of the LTO cartridge is shown in the non-protected position. When the cartridge is write protected, the switch is to the right and the area is red
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Tandberg Data Tape Drive Operation 4.2.3 Ejecting a Data Cartridge From a Tandberg LTO HH The cartridge can be ejected either by pressing the eject button located on the drive’s front panel, or by an Unload SCSI command. The drive automatically rewinds and ejects the cartridge (Soft Unload). When removing the cartridge, wait until the soft-eject function has terminated its operation. Then pull the cartridge straight out. Eject button Figure 4.4 Location of the eject button 4.3 Cleaning
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Tandberg Data Tape Drive Operation 3. The cartridge will be ejected when cleaning has completed (about 3 minutes). 4. The CLEANING LED will be OFF if the cleaning was successful. 5. If the cleaning was NOT successful, the CLEANING LED will stay ON. See below 4.3.3 Cleaning Cartridge Replacement The LTO Cleaning Cartridge can be used about 50 times in the Tandberg LTO HH tape drive. Replace the LTO HH Cleaning Cartridge if it is ejected from the tape drive and the CLEANING LED is still con
