IBM H3V, Setup, Operator, And Service Manual

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Contents
Read this First. . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Accessing Online Technical Support . . . . . . iii
Registering for Support Notification . . . . . . iii
Sending Us Your Comments . . . . . . . . . iii
Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Safety notices . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Performing the Safety Inspection Procedure . . . xii
Tape drive ac grounding inspection . . . . . . xii
Class I Laser Product . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
Rack Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
Power cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv
Product Recycling and Disposal . . . . . . . xvi
End of Life (EOL) Plan . . . . . . . . . . xviii
Environmental notices. . . . . . . . xix
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxi
Chapter 1. Introduction . . . . . . . 1-1
Drive features . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Front panel of the drive . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Rear panel of the drive . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Drive Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Cartridge compatibility . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Speed Matching . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Channel Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Data cartridge capacity scaling. . . . . . . . 1-4
Inhibit firmware down-leveling . . . . . . . 1-4
SAS interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Supported servers and operating systems . . . . 1-5
Supported device drivers . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Physical specifications . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Power specifications . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Other specifications . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Environmental specifications . . . . . . . 1-6
Chapter 2. Installing the drive . . . . 2-1
Avoiding Drive Damage . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Installation overview . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Unpack the Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Verify the Shipment . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Installing a 19-inch rack mount kit (optional) . . . 2-2
Inspect the Power Cord and Outlet . . . . . . 2-3
Position the Tape Drive . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Install the SAS Host Adapter Card (if required) . . 2-4
Connect the SAS Bus Cable . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Connect Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Run drive diagnostics. . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Install Device Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Configure the Tape Drive to a Server/Host . . . 2-6
Updating firmware . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Register for Support Notification . . . . . . . 2-8
Chapter 3. Operating the Drive . . . . 3-1
Operating modes . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Single-character Display (SCD). . . . . . . . 3-1
Status Lights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Unload Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Inserting a Tape Cartridge . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Removing a Tape Cartridge . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Mid-tape Recovery. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Cleaning the Drive Head . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Cleaning the tape drive . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Diagnostic and Maintenance Functions . . . . . 3-6
Entering Maintenance Mode . . . . . . . 3-8
Exiting Maintenance Mode . . . . . . . . 3-8
Function Code 0: Maintenance Mode . . . . 3-9
Function Code 1: Run Drive Diagnostics . . . 3-9
Function Code 2: Update Drive Firmware from
FMR Tape .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Function Code 3: Create FMR Tape . . . . . 3-11
Function Code 4: Force a Drive Dump . . . . 3-11
Function Code 5: Copy Drive Dump . . . . 3-12
Function Code 6: Run Host Interface Wrap Test 3-13
Function Code 7: Run RS-422 Wrap Test .
. . 3-14
Function Code 8: Unmake FMR Tape . . . . 3-15
Function Code 9: Display Error Code Log . . 3-15
Function Code A: Clear Error Code Log . . . 3-16
Function Code C: Insert Cartridge into Tape
Drive .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
Function Code E: Test Cartridge & Media. . . 3-16
Function Code F: Write Performance Test . . . 3-17
Function Code H: Test Head . . . . . . . 3-18
Function Code J: Fast Read/Write Test. . . . 3-19
Function Code L: Load/Unload Test . . . . 3-20
Function Code P: Post Error Reporting Enabled 3-21
Function Code U: Post Error Reporting
Disabled .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21
Chapter 4. Using Ultrium Media . . . . 4-1
Types of Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Data Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
WORM (Write Once, Read Many) Cartridge . . 4-3
Cleaning Cartridge. . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Cartridge Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Bar Code Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
Handling Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Provide Training . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Provide Proper Acclimation and Environmental
Conditions .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Perform a Thorough Inspection . . . . . . 4-7
Handle the Cartridge Carefully . . . . . . 4-8
Ensure Proper Packaging . . . . . . . . 4-8
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