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8505XL 8-mm Tape Drive
Owner’s Guide
Document Number 007-3086-001
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CONTRIBUTORS Written by Pablo Rozal Illustrated by Dan Young and Cheri Brown Edited by Christina Cary Production by Derrald Vogt Engineering contributions by Roy Hughes, Robert Clark, Dale Witt, Bill Yergin Cover design and illustration by Rob Aguilar, Rikk Carey, Dean Hodgkinson, Erik Lindholm, and Kay Maitz © Copyright 1995 Silicon Graphics, Inc.— All Rights Reserved This document contains proprietary and confidential information of Silicon Graphics, Inc. The contents of this document may not b
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Contents List of Figures v List of Tables vii About This Guide ix Typographical Conventions x 1. Installation 1 Products that Support the 8505XL 1 Preparing for Installation 2 Ensuring ESD Protection 2 Unpacking the Tape Drive and Saving the Materials 3 Checking the Tape Drive Accessories 3 Installing the Tape Drive 3 Setting the SCSI ID 3 Configuring the Drive Sled for Single-Ended Operation 7 Terminating the SCSI Bus 8 Installing the Tape Drive 8 In
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Contents 2. Operating the Tape Drive 17 Reading the LEDs 17 Selecting Data Cartridges 19 Write-Protecting a Data Cartridge 20 Loading a Data Cartridge 20 Unloading a Data Cartridge 21 Resetting the Tape Drive 21 3. Preventive Maintenance 23 Recommended Cleaning Cartridges 23 Determining When to Clean the Tape Drive 23 Using the Cleaning Cartridge 24 Caring for Data Cartridges 25 Replacing Data Cartridges 26 4. Troubleshooting 27 Problems With Tape Drive
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List of Figures Figure 1-1 Removing/Installing the Drive From/On the Drive Sled 5 Figure 1-2 Setting the SCSI ID (Default Setting Shown) 6 Figure 1-3 Setting the Drive Sled for Single-Ended Operation 8 Figure 1-4 Installing the Tape Drive Into a Horizontal Drive Bay 10 Figure 1-5 Installing the Tape Drive Into a Vertical Drive Bay 11 Figure 1-6 Write-Enable/Disable Switch 13 Figure 1-7 Loading a Data Cartridge 14 Figure 2-1 8505XL Front Panel 18 Figure 2-2 Unload Button
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List of Tables Table 1-1 Problems and Possible Solutions 15 Table 2-1 LED States and Interpretations 18 Table 2-2 8505XL Tape Capacity 19 Table A-1 Drive Specifications 31 vii
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About This Guide This guide helps you set up, install, and operate the 8505XL tape drive. The 8505XL uses 8-mm format tapes and installs in most of the existing Silicon Graphics© systems and data storage units that support single-ended, front-loading drives (FLDs). Note: For a list of products that currently support the 8505XL tape drive, see “Products that Support the 8505XL” on page 1. This document is organized as follows: Chapter 1 “Installation” describes how to install the drive and test t
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About This Guide Typographical Conventions These type conventions and symbols are used throughout this guide: Italics Filenames, variables, IRIX® command arguments, command flags, titles of publications, icon names. Screen type Code examples, file excerpts, and screen displays (including error messages). Bold Screen type User input. () (Parentheses) Following IRIX commands, they surround the reference page (man page) section where the command is described. For example, grep (1). [] (Brackets) Surr
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Chapter 1 1. Installation This chapter provides information for the following tasks: • preparing for installation • installing the tape drive • installing the software driver Note: The 8505XL requires either IRIX 5.3, 6.1 or later software. If your system already has IRIX 6.1, software driver installation is not required. • testing your installation To install the tape drive properly, follow all of the instructions in this chapter. You can use the checklist at the beginning of each section to ke
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Chapter 1: Installation Preparing for Installation To prepare for installation, follow the steps described in this chapter. 1. Ensure ESD protection (see “Ensuring ESD Protection” on page 2). 2. Unpack the tape drive and save the packing materials (see “Unpacking the Tape Drive and Saving the Materials” on page 3). 3. Check the tape drive accessories (see “Checking the Tape Drive Accessories” on page 3). Ensuring ESD Protection If you are installing an internal tape drive, follow these procedure
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Installing the Tape Drive Unpacking the Tape Drive and Saving the Materials Carefully remove the tape drive from its box. Save all the original packaging materials in case you need to reship the tape drive. The tape drive’s packaging helps protect the tape drive from shock, vibration, moisture, and electrostatic discharge (ESD). Checking the Tape Drive Accessories The 8505XL includes the following items: • tape drive • 160-meter XL cartridge tape • cleaning tape • SCSI ID jumpers • software CD I
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Chapter 1: Installation Before setting the tape drive’s SCSI ID, determine the SCSI IDs of all the other SCSI devices currently attached to your bus (for example, a hard drive or a CD-ROM reader). Caution: SCSI ID 0 is reserved for the system controller and cannot be used. The tape drive is shipped with the SCSI ID set to 6. If you are installing the tape drive on an existing SCSI bus and another device (for example, a hard drive) is already assigned to that ID, you must change the tape drive’s
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Installing the Tape Drive 1. Remove the four screws that secure the drive to the bottom of the mounting sled (see Figure 1-1) and set them aside. Exabyte drive Power connector Data connector cable Drive sled SCSI channel adapter board Figure 1-1 Removing/Installing the Drive From/On the Drive Sled 2. Remove the drive adapter and power cables from the 8505XL (see Figure 1-1) and then place the drive on an anti-static surface. 3. Locate the SCSI ID jumper block on the back of the tape drive (see F
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Chapter 1: Installation 1 3 5 2 4 6 SCSI ID 01 23 45 6 7 Figure 1-2 Setting the SCSI ID (Default Setting Shown) 4. Using a pair of flat-nose pliers, slide the small plastic jumpers over the pins on the jumper block to obtain the desired address. Extra jumpers are shipped in a separate bag. Save the unused jumpers in case you need to select a different SCSI ID later. Caution: Do not allow loose jumpers to fall inside the tape drive. 5. After changing the SCSI ID, place the tape drive back on the d
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Installing the Tape Drive 7. Install the four screws that secure the bottom of the drive to the drive sled (see Figure 1-1). Configuring the Drive Sled for Single-Ended Operation The 8505XL drive sled assembly houses a SCSI channel adapter board. You must ensure that the drive sled assembly is set to single-ended operation. Caution: Use proper handling and storage procedures to minimize the loss of data and equipment. In particular, do not remove disk drives while they are operating. Always power
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Chapter 1: Installation Single−ended, 50−pin SCSI drive on channel A No jumpers set; reserved for future use. B A Channel A = H1 single−ended Channel B = H2 differential A B Figure 1-3 Setting the Drive Sled for Single-Ended Operation Note: Your system disk should always be set to SCSI ID 1. Be sure each SCSI device on a bus has a unique SCSI address (ID). The SCSI bus cannot function properly if more than one device has the same SCSI ID. Terminating the SCSI Bus The internal SCSI channels in a
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Installing the Tape Drive Follow these instructions to install a half-height front-loading device: Installing Into a Horizontal Drive Bay Follow these instructions to install the drive into a horizontal drive bay. 1. Orient the FLD and sled assembly so that the connectors on the back are on the bottom half of the drive and face away from you (see Figure 1-4). 2. Carefully insert the device into the drive bay until it seats firmly into the lever catch and the locking lever has moved all the way to
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Chapter 1: Installation Slide drive lever left to lock sled Drive lever in locked position Figure 1-4 Installing the Tape Drive Into a Horizontal Drive Bay 10
