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Summary of Contents for AIT 100D

Page 1: ...Installation and Operating Guide AIT 70D 100D...

Page 2: ...mber 62 0110 01 Rev D Corporate Headquarters Advanced Digital Information Corporation Shipping Address 11431 Willows Road NE Redmond WA 98052 Mailing Address P O Box 97057 Redmond WA 98073 9757 Teleph...

Page 3: ...which patents are pending or have been granted By publishing this information ADIC Europe conveys no license under any patent or any other right ADIC Europe makes no representation or warranty with r...

Page 4: ...t different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help You may find the following booklet prepared by the Federal Communications Com...

Page 5: ...USA 78112 Fourqueux France Type of equipment External Digital Linear Tape Drive Model No SDX 300D 70D 100D Year of Manufacture 1997 1998 1999 conforms to the following international specifications as...

Page 6: ...ns All operating and use instructions should be followed Ventilation The product should be situated so that its location or position does not interfere with proper ventilation Heat The product should...

Page 7: ...peratures Keep the unit away from direct sunlight strong magnetic fields excessive dust humidity and electronic electrical equipment that generates electrical noise Hold the AC power plug by the head...

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Page 9: ...8 Connecting the Interface Cable 9 Connecting More than One AIT 70D 100D 12 Setting the SCSI ID 10 Check the Terminating Resistor 10 Installing the Backup Software 11 Chapter 3 Operation 13 Connecting...

Page 10: ...x Table of Contents Appendix A Specifications 31 Appendix B Glossary 33 Index 37...

Page 11: ...apter p provides a physical description of the switches indicators and connectors on the front and rear panels of the AIT 70D 100D p describes other requirements additional hardware and or software ne...

Page 12: ...ording format Adaptive Lossless Data Compression ALDC Memory In Cassette MIC technology capabilities and the exclusive use of Sony s Advanced Metal Evaporated AME media The AME media incorporates dual...

Page 13: ...l Front Panel Switches and Indicators Busy Tape Status LEDs Indicates current status of the drive whether cartridge is loaded or not and if there is drive activity LEDs are also used to indicate drive...

Page 14: ...m data cassettes are not compatible with the Sony AIT drive The SDX 300C and SDX 500C drives will sense and eject any non AIT cassettes Do not Do not attempt to use 8mm cassettes in the AIT 70D 100D T...

Page 15: ...o write or delete files on the data cartridge If the tab is moved all the way to the right the drive can write or erase data on the cartridge If the tab is moved to the left it protects the data cartr...

Page 16: ...is a Fast Wide SCSI device and is available in SE and HVD configurations Be sure that your host adapter is Fast Wide SCSI capable The AIT 100D is a Wide Ultra SCSI device and is available in HVD or S...

Page 17: ...2 H a r d w a r e I n s t a l l a t i o n This Chapter p explains the steps necessary to install and test your AIT 70D 100D p provides a 4 symbol on each step that you should verify is correct before...

Page 18: ...the manual that came with your host adapter for specific directions Notes The AIT 70D is a Fast Wide SCSI device and is available in SE and HVD configurations Be sure that your host adapter is Fast W...

Page 19: ...t shielded high density SCSI device connector 4 Make sure that the SCSI cable between the host adapter and the AIT 70D 100D is secure and the connections are fastened correctly Connecting More than On...

Page 20: ...t each device s SCSI ID in sequence 0 to 15 on each SCSI bus to confirm that no two SCSI devices have the same ID Note The SCSI Host Adapter is normally set to SCSI ID 16 so this ID is usually not ava...

Page 21: ...le ended termination can be active or passive ADIC recommends using only active termination on a single ended bus Installing the Backup Software At this point please refer to your backup software inst...

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Page 23: ...13 Chapter 3 Operation This Chapter p explains how to operate the AIT 70D 100D...

Page 24: ...CSI bus terminators stabilize the bus signals before the AIT 70D 100D is turned on p Turn the AIT 70D 100D power on 4 If your external SCSI bus terminator has a Term Power LED it should also be illumi...

Page 25: ...Message At power up Will be displayed for 3 to 5 seconds followed by If the self test fails Self test passed firmware sign on message The drive is ready to have a tape loaded When loading a tape The...

Page 26: ...used WRT indicates that the tape is write enabled WPT indicates that the tape is write protected Tape loaded Write Protected will be displayed along with the ready screen while the beeper sounds an al...

Page 27: ...enever the system is reading a tape this message will alternate with the ready screen Reading indicates the system is reading from the tape XX XGB indicates the amount of tape used within a partition...

Page 28: ...e AIT 70D 100D LCD backlight will illuminate p Make sure the Write Protect Tab on the data cassette is in the record position all the way to the right See figure 4 in Chapter 1 Introduction p Insert t...

Page 29: ...signifying that the cartridge is being loaded refer to Appendix C for specific drive LED status codes 4 When the Status LED is steady the unit is ready Removing the Data Cassette Premature removal of...

Page 30: ...e application is preventing you from doing so press the Eject button 3 times consecutively or hold the eject button depressed for 30 seconds 4 The Status LED may begin flashing while the tape is being...

Page 31: ...21 Chapter 4 Maintenance This Chapter p describes the LCD messages displayed during the drive firmware upgrade process p explains how to clean the tape head p describes how to clean the enclosure...

Page 32: ...ads is also a sensible first step if the Error Rate Warning appears on the Tape LED The following messages will also be displayed on the LCD Caution Using cloth swabs cotton swabs cleaning agents or u...

Page 33: ...Maintenance 23 Cleaning the Enclosure The outside of the enclosure can be cleaned with a damp towel If you use a liquid all purpose cleaner apply it to the towel Do not spray the enclosure...

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Page 35: ...ing and Diagnostics This Chapter p provides information on drive warning lights and the Media Warning message p describes the effects of high humidity on the AIT 70D 100D p explains what to do when yo...

Page 36: ...cycle the AIT 70D 100D and retry operation Drive LED Status The drive in the AIT 70D 100D employs its front panel LEDs to indicate SCSI activity drive fault conditions and cassette status Refer to the...

Page 37: ...ning cycles remaining Off On Off Cartridge loaded no activity On On Off Cartridge loaded SCSI activity Fast flashing On Off Cartridge loaded SCSI and drive activity On On Cartridge loaded write protec...

Page 38: ...ter Tape head failure is usually predicted at about 12 of the 200 000 hour MTBF rating Defective drive Drive amplifier settings could be off causing error rate degradation The drive could simply have...

Page 39: ...lem Are you able to duplicate the same problem or is it a one time occurrence p Note any error messages displayed on your PC screen or file server Write down the exact error message p If at all possib...

Page 40: ...ed However with first time customers it may be necessary to ship the system back C O D for the first repair until credit information can be obtained by the accounting department p Be sure all procedur...

Page 41: ...31 Appendix A S p e c i f i c a t i o n s This Appendix p contains specification information on the AIT 70D 100D...

Page 42: ...leaning cassette whenever the Status LED displays the Cleaning Request message MTBF More than 200 000 power on hours MTTR Within 30 minutes Physical Dimensions 3 9375 h x 4 5625 w x 8 75 d Weight 5 5...

Page 43: ...33 Appendix B Glossary This Appendix p contains terms and definitions of expressions commonly used with the AIT 70D 100D and AIT drives...

Page 44: ...GB 1 024 Megabytes HSM Hierarchical Storage Management a system where different types of storage media are used based on cost and time efficiency For example for fastest access data is usually stored...

Page 45: ...shared by the devices on the same SCSI channel Information is sent to all devices throughout the same bus only the device to which it is addressed will accept or respond to it SCSI ID The octal repre...

Page 46: ...that set configurations or run diagnostic tests Semi loaded A cartridge is semi loaded when the cartridge is in the drive mechanism but the tape is not threaded around the head Threaded The tape is t...

Page 47: ...37 Index...

Page 48: ...Conformity vi Defective drive 31 Dirty Stained heads 31 DLC iii 2 38 drive fault conditions 28 drive firmware 24 drive head cleaning 31 Drive LED Status 28 drive LEDs 28 31 Drive Operating Condition...

Page 49: ...SCSI 39 SCSI activity 28 SCSI address 12 39 SCSI bus 14 39 SCSI bus connector 11 SCSI bus terminator 16 20 SCSI buses 13 SCSI cable 11 SCSI channel 3 4 12 39 SCSI channel connectors 4 SCSI connector 1...

Page 50: ...7 V ventilation vii Verifying 18 W Warning Signals 28 Warranty exchange service 32 33 Worn heads 31 write protected message 18 Write Protected Tape In Drive message 20 Write protect tab 6 20 write pro...

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