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Figure 1–4 TLZ09 Chassis–Underside with Switch Pack

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TLZ09/9L Cassette Tape Device Product Description 1–7

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Page 1: ...TLZ09 Cassette Tape Drive Owner s Manual Order Number EK TLZ09 OM C01 Digital Equipment Corporation Maynard Massachusetts...

Page 2: ...the specifications in Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC Rules which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference in a residential installation However there is no guarantee that...

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Page 5: ...Drive or Autoloader TLZ09 DA DB or TLZ9L DA DB 2 1 General 2 1 2 2 Shut Down Halt and Power Off the System 2 1 2 3 Selecting the SCSI Address 2 2 2 4 Connecting a SCSI Signal Cable Device to System 2...

Page 6: ...tect Tab on the Cassette Tape 5 6 5 5 3 Inserting a Cassette Tape into the Drive 5 7 6 Preventive Maintenance and Problem Solving 6 1 Cleaning the Heads 6 1 6 2 Problem Solving 6 3 6 2 1 System Based...

Page 7: ...nts 7 18 A Cassette Tape Drive and Autoloader Specifications B Enabling Disabling Data Compression Under Digital UNIX and OpenVMS B 1 Digital UNIX TLZ09 Compression and Noncompression Modes B 1 B 2 Di...

Page 8: ...pe Drive Using Command Line Interface C 13 C 3 2 Using the Tape Drive to Install AIX C 14 C 4 Product Notes for Hewlett Packard C 15 C 4 1 General Information C 15 C 4 2 Modifications Required C 15 C...

Page 9: ...loading Cartridges From the Magazine 7 16 Tables 3 1 SCSI ID Jumper Settings 0 Removed 1 Installed 3 3 5 1 TLZ09 LED Status 5 2 6 1 Problem Solving 6 3 7 1 BUSY and TAPE LEDs Status 7 2 7 2 Warning In...

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Page 11: ...OTE 1 The TLZ09 9L is compatible with 60 m cassette tapes written on the TLZ04 in the noncompressed mode only 2 The TLZ09 9L is compatible with the TLZ06 6L using 60 m and 90 m tapes only and with the...

Page 12: ...g head move simultaneously The read and write heads are located on a rapidly rotating cylinder or drum that is tilted at an angle in relation to the vertical axis of the tape This causes the tracks to...

Page 13: ...2 inch drive in a 5 1 4 inch half height form factor allowing the drive to be mounted internally Figure 1 3 and Figure 1 4 Model TLZ09 VA a TLZ09 AA mounted in a 3 1 2 inch StorageWorks SBB Model TLZ...

Page 14: ...SCSI CONNECTOR AC IN SCSI ID GND 0 MLO 011795 On Off Switch Power On LED Busy LED Tape LED Status LED Eject Unload Button SCSI Connectors AC Power Recepticle SCSI ID Indicator Switch 1 4 TLZ09 9L Cas...

Page 15: ...Model TLZ09 AA AB 3 5 inch Chassis MLO 011796 Busy LED Tape LED Status LED Eject Unload Button Configuration Jumper Block SCSI Connector DC Power Connector TLZ09 9L Cassette Tape Device Product Descr...

Page 16: ...ch Chassis MLO 011797 Busy LED Tape LED Status LED Eject Unload Button Configuration Jumper Block SCSI Connector DC Power Connector 5 25 Side Mounting Rails 5 25 Side Mounting Rails 1 6 TLZ09 9L Casse...

Page 17: ...1 4 TLZ09 Chassis Underside with Switch Pack Drive Mode TLZ09 Off MRS Detect Disabled Off Self Test Enabled Off Reserved Off 1 2 3 4 On Off MLO 011799 TLZ09 9L Cassette Tape Device Product Descriptio...

Page 18: ...inators may be substituted If your shipment is incomplete please contact your Digital sales representative 1 3 2 Checking your Shipment for Model TLZ9L DA DB In addition to this manual make sure that...

Page 19: ...igital sales representative or DECdirect Refer to the following part numbers Five blank cassette tapes 4 mm x 60 m PN TLZ04 CB Five blank cassette tapes 4 mm x 90m PN TLZ06 CB Five blank cassette tape...

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Page 21: ...tor Read the following sections to complete the installation 2 2 Shut Down Halt and Power Off the System If you are installing a TLZ09 DA DB tabletop cassette tape drive or a TLZ9L DA DB tabletop cass...

Page 22: ...is already using SCSI ID 0 use any available SCSI ID You may have to consult your system manager To set change the SCSI address 1 Locate the SCSI address switch at the rear of the tabletop enclosure 2...

Page 23: ...system you should use the SCSI signal cable supplied as part of your system installation kit If you do not have this cable contact your Digital sales representative You should use a cable supplied by...

Page 24: ...the bus default configuration See Chapter 3 or Chapter 7 for jumper switch configurations 1 If present remove the SCSI terminator from the existing SCSI drive 2 Connect one end of the SCSI signal cabl...

Page 25: ...drive or TLZ9L DA DB autoloader power switch is off 0 2 Connect the power cable to the TLZ09 DA DB drive or TLZ9L DA DB autoloader power connector 3 Connect the other end of the power cable to a nearb...

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Page 27: ...ystem enclosure or external expansion box Read the following sections to complete the installation 3 2 Shut Down Halt and Power Off the System If you are installing a TLZ09 drive on a running system h...

Page 28: ...stem manager To set change the SCSI address refer to Figure 1 2 and Figure 3 1 for jumper block location then 1 Refer to Figure 3 1 for jumper configuration 2 Select a unique address number with the f...

Page 29: ...1 1 1 Figure 3 1 Configuration Jumper Block SCSI ID 2 SCSI ID 1 SCSI ID 0 Data Compression Enabled Terminator Power Enabled Termination Disabled Reserved SCSI Parity Enabled MLO 011798 1 3 5 7 9 11 1...

Page 30: ...drive must be turned off and then on for switch settings to take effect or a SCSI bus reset must be received Although jumper 7 8 is removed by default compression enabled you may turn compression on...

Page 31: ...Figure 3 2 Drive Switch Settings Drive Mode TLZ09 Off MRS Detect Disabled Off Self Test Enabled Off Reserved Off 1 2 3 4 On Off MLO 011799 Installing the TLZ09 AA AB BA BB Cassette Tape Drive 3 5...

Page 32: ...o connect a SCSI cable drive to system perform the following 1 Connect one end of the cable to the system SCSI connector 2 Connect the other end of the SCSI signal cable to the SCSI connector on the r...

Page 33: ...e completion of self tests With a cassette in the drive the Tape and Busy indicators will continue flashing approximately 20 seconds after completion of the above sequence until the cassette is loaded...

Page 34: ...LZ09 drive if necessary Optionally you can run a full system or SCSI bus test See your system owner s manual for specific instructions NOTE If a tape is loaded the Tape indicator stays on If the tape...

Page 35: ...ger for the correct procedure to shut down your system or power off the drive 5 3 Unload Button Press and hold the unload button for 1 to 2 seconds to eject the cassette tape CAUTION Pressing the unlo...

Page 36: ...LED No tape loaded Off Off Off Tape loaded write enabled Off On Off Tape loaded write protected Off On On No SCSI Drive activity Off Tape load status Write protect status SCSI Drive activity On during...

Page 37: ...lashes twice every 1 25 seconds with the flashes occurring close together then some delay Power On with POST disabled Off for two seconds then flashes twice in one second Same as Busy Same as Busy Err...

Page 38: ...ondition Busy LED Tape LED Status LED Cleaning tape inserted expired tape Off On Flashes twice per second Continues until eject button is pushed at which time a normal unload cycle is initiated 5 4 Us...

Page 39: ...nt Corporation media 5 5 1 Proper Handling of Cassette Tapes To ensure optimal performance from your cassette tapes observe the following guidelines when handling them Avoid placing the cassette tapes...

Page 40: ...5 1 to the desired position NOTE The tab is not visible when the cassette tape is loaded in the TLZ09 drive Figure 5 1 TLZ09 Cassette Tape TAB PROTECTED ENABLED WRITE WRITE WRITE PROTECT Observe the f...

Page 41: ...rite protect tab on the right facing you Remove the tape by depressing the tape eject button CAUTION The drive should never be transported with a tape loaded in the drive Tape damage and possible loss...

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Page 43: ...of the drive 6 1 Cleaning the Heads This section shows you how to perform TLZ09 head cleaning The heads are the components that physically read and write data to and from the media in this case a cass...

Page 44: ...cassette after approximately 30 seconds if head cleaning is successful 4 On the card enclosed with the head cleaning cassette record every time you use the cassette Under normal conditions the head cl...

Page 45: ...Perform head cleaning procedure see Section 6 1 Status LED flashes once every 1 25 seconds Drive mechanism failure Eject tape Power off and power on the drive If error repeats call Multivendor Custom...

Page 46: ...exercisers Refer to your system documentation for information about these diagnostics Before calling Multivendor Customer Services you can execute system diagnostics to test the TLZ09 drive NOTE Some...

Page 47: ...osts for a smaller monthly fee than on site service When you bring your unit to one of the many Digital SERVICenters worldwide factory trained personnel repair your unit within 2 days This service is...

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Page 49: ...by SCSI 2 It is packaged in a 5 1 4 inch full height form factor with an embedded TLZ09 cassette tape drive and provides all the functionality and features of the TLZ09 The TLZ9L autoloader is NOT a...

Page 50: ...s conditions is described in Table 7 1 Table 7 1 BUSY and TAPE LEDs Status Condition BUSY LED Status TAPE LED Status Idle OFF N A SCSI active Steady green N A Drive active Flashing green N A Write in...

Page 51: ...and Bottom View BUSY TAPE EJECT SELECT Eject Button Busy LED Tape LED Cartridge Select Button LCD 1 3 4 5 6 7 C 2 WP 1 2 3 4 On Continuous Cycle Mode Disabled ON Reserved ON MLO 013654 Using the TLZ9...

Page 52: ...OWER BUSY TAPE EJECT SELECT Magazine Door Power On LED Eject Button Power Switch Busy LED Tape LED Cartridge Select Button LCD 1 3 4 5 6 7 C 2 WP GND SCSI Connectors Ground Connection SCSI ID Switch A...

Page 53: ...dicators that provide status as well as error information to the user see Figure 7 3 Figure 7 3 TLZ9L LCD Panel 1 3 4 5 6 7 C 2 WP Error Indicator Warning Indicator Write Protect Indicator 7 Segment N...

Page 54: ...ning request Drive needs cleaning Illuminated upon expiration of a 24 hour timer as well as with the occurrence of certain medium errors Insert the cleaning tape to clear 2 End of tape reached during...

Page 55: ...t tab on the magazine Figure 7 4 TLZ9L Cassette Magazine Slide Latch Label Attachment Position Write protect Tab SAVE REC SAVE REC Write Protected Write Enabled MLO 013657 CAUTION The write protection...

Page 56: ...s currently loaded in the drive When the Select button is pushed this 7 segment display shows the number of the cartridge that has been selected After 5 seconds the selected cartridge will be loaded i...

Page 57: ...Figure 7 1 is set When the magazine stops it may then be unloaded In random access mode the autoloader responds to all of the SCSI random access commands 7 4 2 Manual Operations Manual operations are...

Page 58: ...for the procedure on unloading cartridges from the magazine 7 4 3 1 Eight Cartridge Mode In eight cartridge mode the magazine accommodates either eight data cartridges or seven data cartridges and one...

Page 59: ...n in Figure 7 6 When the magazine is inserted into the autoloader the C slot is not available for use by the autoloader Any attempt to access the C slot will generate an error Figure 7 6 Seven Cartrid...

Page 60: ...f the magazine as shown in Figure 7 7 When the magazine is inserted into the autoloader the cartridge is automatically loaded into the drive When a cleaning cartridge is used the magazine is automatic...

Page 61: ...highly recommended that you number each cartridge by placing a numbered label on the cartridges in order to keep track of each cartridge After loading the bottom shelf start loading the top shelf of t...

Page 62: ...ine is write protected the write protect WP indicator also lights Once the magazine is inserted the autoloader will cycle through and count the cartridges in the magazine If any of the cartridges are...

Page 63: ...Z9L autoloader encounters a certain type of fatal error you may not be able to eject the magazine in a normal manner However you still may be able to eject the magazine using an emergency eject To inv...

Page 64: ...ng the cartridges all the way to the front of the magazine by using the slot in the bottom of the magazine This should remove the first five cartridges from the magazine Next orient the magazine with...

Page 65: ...overing a portion of the cutout will need to be removed by removing two screws For the tabletop version access to this switchpack is very difficult and requires extensive disassembly and reassembly of...

Page 66: ...e operator front panel i e warning sign with a flashing 1 NOTE If the cleaning request indicator warning indicator with a flashing 1 appears frequently for a particular cartridge it is recommended tha...

Page 67: ...ridge from its slot the next time you push the select button after the cleaning cycle has completed it will load cartridge 4 Sequential Backup Mode Place the cleaning cartridge into any magazine slot...

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Page 69: ...density 114 Mbits per square inch DDS 1 171 Mbits per square inch DDS 2 Transfer rate typical 778 Kbyte s noncompression 1556 Kbyte s compression Recording format Digital data storage DDS 2 DDS DC DDS...

Page 70: ...Drive 7 4 W Power requirements typical Tabletop TLZ09 DA DB 100 to 240 V ac 0 3 A Drive TLZ09 AA AB BA BB 5 V dc 1 5 A Drive TLZ09 AA AB BA BB 12 V dc 0 2 A Table A 2 TLZ09 Cassette Tape Drive Dimens...

Page 71: ...ngaben nach ISO 9296 und ISO 7779 DIN EN27779 LwAd LpAm Zuschauerpositionen Leerlauf 4 8 B 39 dBA Betrieb 4 9 B 40 dBA NOTE Current values for specific configurations are available from Digital repres...

Page 72: ...data storage DDS 2 DDS DC DDS Cassette capacity typical 4 gigabytes with 120 meter tape in native mode 8 gigabytes typical with 120 meter tape and data compression Magazine capacity 32 gigabytes with...

Page 73: ...LZ9L DA DB 100 V ac 0 3 A 240 V ac 0 14 A Embedded TLZ9L AA 5 V dc 1 2 A Embedded TLZ9L AA 12 V dc 0 2 A Table A 5 TLZ9L Cassette Tape Autoloader Dimensions Dimensions TLZ9L AA TLZ9L DA DB Height 82 5...

Page 74: ...angaben nach ISO 9296 und ISO 7779 DIN EN27779 LwAd LpAm Zuschauerpositionen Leerlauf 4 7 B 33 dBA Betrieb 4 8 B 34 dBA NOTE Current values for specific configurations are available from Digital repre...

Page 75: ...2 Digital UNIX DUMP Utility The parameters that should be used when running the DUMP utility on a TLZ09 tape drive in compressed and noncompressed mode are as follows Noncompressed Mode density 61000...

Page 76: ...software switch To use the TLZ09 tape drive in noncompression mode specify MEDIA_FORMAT NOCOMPACT software switch Examples for enabling disabling compression are INIT MEDIA_FORMAT NO COMPACT MKx MOUNT...

Page 77: ...osoft Windows NT operating systems the software driver must be pre loaded in accordance with the SCSI adapter manufacturer s installation procedure to ensure a proper interface between the tape drive...

Page 78: ...es procedure to add this support The Novell NetWare operating system provides tape backup software called SBACKUP which will work with the product Refer to the NetWare documentation for instructions o...

Page 79: ...If your operating system version is SunOS 4 1 x or Solaris 2 3 set the block size in the tape configuration file to 8192 Solaris 2 4 or 2 5 set the block size in the tape configuration file to 0 These...

Page 80: ...n on this requirement read the man pages for st C 2 2 2 System Modification Perform the following steps to modify the system for communication with the TLZ9L autoloader see notes at the end of this su...

Page 81: ...fd 0xfe 0xfe comprises the density codes low _ hi as defined below 0xfd is the vendor unique density code for the 120 m DDS2 tape in the uncompressed mode 4 0 GB 0xfe is the vendor unique density code...

Page 82: ...is time the tape is configured in the dev directory with rst rewind on close and nrst no rewind on close format If the entry in the kernel configuration file for the tape drive were st0 for example th...

Page 83: ...eter tapes 20480 for 120 meter tapes blocking factor 128 Example The following example shows the command for backing up an entire disk partition onto the tape drive using a 120 meter tape dump 0dsbf 6...

Page 84: ...mmand There should be five spaces between the DEC and TLZ9 elements The second parameter DEC 8GB 4mm Helical Scan is a nickname for the tape drive The third parameter is defined as follows In the TLZ9...

Page 85: ...for the TLZ9L with the following exceptions In step 2 instead of tape config list DEC TLZ9 Substitute tape config list DEC TLZ09 C 2 3 3 System Shutdown After you have edited the st conf file shut do...

Page 86: ...Options x xh xu and xc correspond to the 0xfe density mode 120 m DDS2 tape compressed format Options xl and xm correspond to the 0xfd density mode 120 m DDS2 tape uncompressed format Option b associat...

Page 87: ...fication Verify that the passwd file was saved to tape using the following command tar tvf dev rst4 The system responds with rw r r 0 10 535 Mar 23 16 31 1994 etc passwd The installation and verificat...

Page 88: ...smit dev Section C 3 1 2 describes how to install the device using the command line interface C 3 1 1 Installing the Tape Drive Using the SMIT Command 1 From the command line type smit dev 2 Select me...

Page 89: ...g chdev l rmt a block_size SIZE a rwtimeout SEC Example chdev l rmt0 a block_size 0 a rwtimeout 300 rmt0 changed where rmt is the tape drive added as shown by the lsdev command SIZE is the fixed block...

Page 90: ...k size of 0 while tape drives from other manufacturers default to a block size of 512 Digital recommends changing the block size of the TLZ9L to 0 variable size to increase performance C 3 2 Using the...

Page 91: ...10 10 stape NOTE The S800 tape2 driver is not supported The stape driver is generally only available on newer model S800 computers When using the dump utility you must supply the correct density code...

Page 92: ...ardware will be scanned and the available tape drives window will identify the tape drive as a SCSI tape drive HP UX 9 05 or as a DEC TLZ9 or DEC TLZ09 HP UX 10 x with the appropriate hardware path Hi...

Page 93: ...unction number This value identifies the location on the core I O bus For the SCSI interface the value is 1 If you are using the EISA SCSI interface the value is 0 d designates the SCSI address of the...

Page 94: ...c410d4lnb c410d4h c410d4m c410d4hb c410d4mb c410d4hn c410d4mn c410d4hnb c410d4mnb C 4 2 6 HP UX 10 x The following naming convention is used on systems which support long filenames for the DAT format...

Page 95: ...nd as follows assuming that you installed the drive in accordance with the first preceding example tar cvf dev rmt c201d4h etc passwd The system responds with something similar to the following a etc...

Page 96: ...0 meter tapes 10240 for 90 meter tapes 20480 for 120 meter tapes blocking factor 128 Example The following example shows the command for backing up an entire disk partition onto the tape drive using a...

Page 97: ...4 Digital audio tape DAT 1 2 Digital data storage DDS 1 2 Digital repair services 6 4 E Enabling Disabling Data Compression B 1 Error indicator 7 8 H Head cleaning 6 1 Head cleaning cassette 6 2 I In...

Page 98: ...7 8 automatic operations 7 9 cartridge number indicators 7 8 eight cartridge mode 7 10 ejecting magazine 7 15 error indicator 7 8 LCD panel 7 5 LED indicators 7 2 loading cartridges into magazine 7 13...

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