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Scorpion 240 DDS-4 Autoloader
Installation Manual
Section A: English
Section B: Français
Section B: Deutsch
Section D: Español
Section E: Nihongo
Part Number 100135972
November 2000
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Scorpion 240 DDS-4 Autoloader Installation Manual Section A: English Section B: Français Section C: Deutsch Section D: Español Section E:
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Scorpion 240 DDS-4 Autoloader Installation Manual Section A English
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© 2000 Seagate Removable Storage Solutions, LLC. All rights reserved Part Number 100135972 Seagate and the Seagate logo are registered trademarks of Seagate Technology, LLC. Scorpion 240 and the Scorpion logo are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Seagate Removable Storage Solutions LLC. Other product names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their owners. Seagate reserves the right to change, without notice, product offerings or specifications. No part of this publication may
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Contents Contents A-3 FCC notice A-5 Introduction A-7 About this user’s guide A-7 About the Scorpion 240 autoloader A-7 Before you begin A-9 Precautions A-9 Unpacking and inspection A-9 Installing the internal autoloader A-10 Configuring the internal autoloader A-10 Mounting the internal autoloader A-15 Connecting the SCSI interface cable A-16 Connecting a power cable A-17 Installing the external autoloader A-18 Configuring the external Scorpion 240 A-18 Connecting the power cord A-20 Operation
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Configuration for the SGI environment A-47 Configuration for the HP-UX environment A-51 Configuration for the IBM AIX environment A-52 Configuration for SCO UNIX A-53 Configuration for LINUX A-53 Summary of drive specifications A-54 Support services A-56
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FCC notice This equipment generates and uses radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in strict accordance with the manufacturer's instructions, may cause interference to radio and television reception, which could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. It has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules, which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference in a residential install
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Scorpion 240 Autoloader Installation Manual A-7 Introduction About this user’s guide This user’s guide contains information on installing and operating the Scorpion 240 DDS-4 autoloader. About the Scorpion 240 autoloader The Seagate internal Autoloader is a fully integrated, intelligent, multicartridge tape system that supports the DDS (Digital Data Storage), DDS-1, DDS-2, DDS-3, and DDS-4 tape formats. It includes a magazine that can accommodate up to six tape cartridges. The internal autoloade
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A-8 Scorpion 240 Autoloader Installation Manual Drive applications The Scorpion 240 autoloader is ideal for server and network/enterprise applications, including: • Backup of high-capacity disc drives or disc arrays • Automated storage management • On-line, unattended data collection • Near-line secondary storage for text, graphics or multimedia data of all types • Archival storage. Scorpion 240 capacity and data-transfer rates The Scorpion 240 provides the following capacities and sustained
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Scorpion 240 Autoloader Installation Manual A-9 Before you begin Precautions Caution. Observe the following precautions to avoid electrostatic damage to the internal autoloader. • Do not remove the drive from the antistatic bag until you are ready to install it. • Before you remove the drive from the antistatic bag, touch a grounded metal surface to discharge any static electricity buildup from your body. • Hold the drive only by its edges and avoid direct contact with any electronic component
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A-10 Scorpion 240 Autoloader Installation Manual Installing the internal autoloader This chapter describes how to configure, mount, and attach cables to the internal Scorpion 240 autoloader. Configuring the internal autoloader Before you install the internal version of the Scorpion 240 in your computer, you may need to configure the drive to work with your system. Default settings The default settings for the internal drive are listed below: • The drive is set for SCSI ID 6. • Parity checking
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Scorpion 240 Autoloader Installation Manual A-11 Figure 1. Jumper pins on the back of the Scorpion 240 Default jumper settings shown (SCSI ID 6, parity checking enabled, and termination power disabled) Pins: Function: 1-2 SCSI ID bit 0 3-4 SCSI ID bit 1 5-6 SCSI ID bit 2 7-8 SCSI ID bit 3 9-10 Parity checking 11-12 Termination Power SCSI ID=0 SCSI ID=8 SCSI ID=1 SCSI ID=9 SCSI ID=2 SCSI ID=10 SCSI ID=3 SCSI ID=11 SCSI ID=4 SCSI ID=12 SCSI ID=5 SCSI ID=13 SCSI ID=6 SCSI ID=14 SCSI ID=7 SCSI ID=1
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A-12 Scorpion 240 Autoloader Installation Manual SCSI Address Selection (pins 1 through 8) Each SCSI device on a SCSI bus must have a unique SCSI ID. The SCSI controller or host adapter generally uses ID 7. In some systems, the boot drive uses ID 0 or ID 1. You can select an appropriate SCSI address used by the drive by placing the appropriate jumpers on pins pairs 1-2 through 7-8, as shown in Figure 1. Note: SCSI ID numbers 8 through 15 will only be recognized if dip switch 9 is “ON.” See page
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Scorpion 240 Autoloader Installation Manual A-13 Figure 2 shows the location of dip switches on the underside of the internal Scorpion 240. Each of these switches is described in detail on subsequent pages. Note. Power down the drive before changing jumpers or dip switches. Changes take effect when the drive restarts. Figure 2. Dip-switch settings for internal Scorpion 240 1 O Data compression (DC) N 2 SCSI DC control 3 Media recognition 4 Self Test 5 Operating-system 6 configuration 7 switches
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A-14 Scorpion 240 Autoloader Installation Manual satisfactory results, but the inferior specifications of such media can cause data-integrity problems. Switch 3 enables or disables the media-recognition system (MRS). If switch 3 is ON (the default setting), the drive reads and writes to MRS media and reads from but does not write to non-MRS media. If switch 3 is OFF, the drive reads or writes both MRS and non-MRS media. Power-on self-test enable/disable (switch 4) Switch 4 enables or disables ex
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Scorpion 240 Autoloader Installation Manual A-15 Mounting the internal autoloader The Scorpion 240 must be mounted horizontally in a 5.25- inch, full-height drive bay. Mount the drive using four M3.0 metric screws on the sides or bottom of the drive, as shown in Figure 3. Do not use screws longer than 4 mm or you may damage the drive. Note. When mounting the drive, make sure that nothing blocks the exhaust fan or the ventilation slots on the bottom and rear of the autoloader. Figure 3. Locations
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A-16 Scorpion 240 Autoloader Installation Manual Connecting the SCSI interface cable Turn off all power to your computer and drive. Then connect a 68-pin wide internal SCSI cable from your SCSI controller to the SCSI connector on the back of the autoloader. Make sure that pin 1 on the SCSI controller and cable is connected to pin 1 on the drive. Figure 4 shows the location of SCSI pin 1 on the drive’s SCSI connector. Pin 1 on the SCSI cable should be indicated by a colored stripe. Scorpion 240 d
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Scorpion 240 Autoloader Installation Manual A-17 chain and attach an LVD/single-ended multi-mode terminator to the last connector in the chain. Figure 5. Two SCSI termination examples for the internal Scorpion 240. SCSI device (termination SCSI Terminator enabled) Internal Internal Tape drive Tape drive (no (no termination) termination) SCSI device SCSI device (termination (termination disabled) disabled) SCSI Controller SCSI Controller (termination enabled) (termination enabled) Connecting a
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A-18 Scorpion 240 Autoloader Installation Manual Installing the external autoloader The external Scorpion 240 is a compact external drive that connects to the host computer as a turnkey subsystem. Installing the external drive involves three simple steps: 1. Configuring the drive 2. Connecting the SCSI interface cable 3. Connecting the power cord Configuring the external Scorpion 240 The following is the default configuration for the external Scorpion 240: • SCSI ID: 6 • Media Recognition Syst
