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xSeries Server

VXA-2 Internal Tape Drive

User’s Guide

Important:

Please review the maintenance information in “Using cleaning cartridges” on page 3-4
and Appendix A, “Maintaining the tape drive”, on page A-1 as periodic maintenance is
not covered by the IBM warranty. Repairs or exchanges resulting from improper
maintenance or use of unsupported media may result in billable service charges.

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Summary of Contents for VXA-2 - Tape Drive - VXAtape

Page 1: ...e information in Using cleaning cartridges on page 3 4 and Appendix A Maintaining the tape drive on page A 1 as periodic maintenance is not covered by the IBM warranty Repairs or exchanges resulting f...

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Page 3: ...xSeries Server VXA 2 Internal Tape Drive User s Guide...

Page 4: ...Warranty information on page D 1 and Appendix E Notices on page E 1 First Edition February 2003 Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2003 All rights reserved US Government Users Rest...

Page 5: ...g the tape drive A 1 Types of tape cartridges A 1 Recommendations for data cartridge usage A 2 Data cartridge erasure A 2 Storage and shipping environments A 2 Tape cartridge storage A 3 Operating in...

Page 6: ...iv VXA 2 Internal Tape Drive User s Guide...

Page 7: ...en lue turvaohjeet kohdasta Safety Information Avant d installer ce produit lisez les consignes de s curit Vor der Installation dieses Produkts die Sicherheitshinweise lesen Prima di installare questo...

Page 8: ...Antes de instalar este producto lea la informaci n de seguridad L s s kerhetsinformationen innan du installerar den h r produkten vi VXA 2 Internal Tape Drive User s Guide...

Page 9: ...s Appendix C Problem solving provides solutions to problems that might occur while using the tape drive Appendix D Warranty information provides warranty information Appendix E Notices contains tradem...

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Page 11: ...le Contact your place of purchase if an item is missing or damaged Be sure to retain your proof of purchase and packing material They might be required to receive warranty service Software description...

Page 12: ...e CD The CDs also contain backup applications that are used with other products but are not applicable to the VXA 2 Internal Tape Drive For a current list of supported tape drive configurations go to...

Page 13: ...e to discharge static electricity from your body and ensure that the work area is free from conditions that could cause ESD 2 Turn off all devices attached to the computer in which you plan to install...

Page 14: ...led To enable termination power place a jumper across the far right pins on the auxiliary connector Make sure the jumper is firmly in place Be sure to use a 2 mm jumper Note To protect the drive compo...

Page 15: ...izontal or vertical plane should not exceed 10 v Ensure that no objects screw heads cables or adjacent devices are pressing against the frame v Do not use a combination of the two sets of mounting hol...

Page 16: ...omputer does not recognize the tape drive after startup or if you receive startup errors run the configuration setup utility program as described in the documentation that comes with your computer Ins...

Page 17: ...information on using the tape drive Figure 3 1 shows the front panel of the tape drive and identifies the components 1 Ready LED 4 Fault LED 2 Activity LED 5 Eject button 3 Cleaning LED Figure 3 1 Fro...

Page 18: ...Front panel LEDs The tape drive contains four LEDs to indicate its operational status as shown in Table 3 1 on page 3 3 3 2 VXA 2 Internal Tape Drive User s Guide...

Page 19: ...e drive will continue to function but needs cleaning as soon as possible A power cycle must not turn off this indicator 2 The Fault LED will flash to indicate an unrecoverable error An unrecoverable e...

Page 20: ...fered information to tape rewinds to the beginning of the tape and ejects the cartridge in approximately 1 to 2 minutes Using cleaning cartridges Clean the tape drive whenever the Cleaning LED status...

Page 21: ...s no longer usable Obtain a new cleaning cartridge and repeat the process Note If the cleaning operation completes but the Cleaning LED remains on repeat the cleaning procedure with a new cleaning car...

Page 22: ...pping the tape drive to another location or returning it for repair pack the tape drive in its original shipping container and packing materials Attention To avoid damaging the tape drive use the orig...

Page 23: ...may damage the tape drive v Only use the IBM recommended VXA cleaning cartridges to clean the tape drive Use of other than recommended cleaning cartridges can damage your drive and may void the warran...

Page 24: ...g cartridges can damage your drive and may void the warranty v Printers and copiers can produce paper and toner dust Locate the tape unit away from these items High traffic areas near hallways and doo...

Page 25: ...cases The storage case helps prevent damage from dust and physical misuse When the tape cartridges are not in use or being stored they should be in their storage cases and stood on edge in a designate...

Page 26: ...ical strength of the tape will have deteriorated as a result of its exposure to the environment Do not store important data on such a tape transfer the data to a newer tape for reliable archiving Atte...

Page 27: ...dge itself can all affect the quality and capacity of the recording and the performance of your tape drive A poor quality tape cartridge may appear to work adequately in your system yet it can leave c...

Page 28: ...idges in other locations contact your local provider of IBM storage products Table A 2 Tape cartridges for the tape drive IBM part number Type of cartridge Length 19P4876 VXA 80GB data cartridge 230 m...

Page 29: ...aries depending on the type of data being recorded The tape drive uses the ALDC Adaptive Lossless Data Compression algorithm and integrated circuit chip The ALDC algorithm is compliant with the Europe...

Page 30: ...nt for at least 24 hours b Temperature measurements are made in the tape path c The tape drive is in its original shipping container When the tape drive is moved from a cooler storage environment to a...

Page 31: ...the specified environment for at least 24 hours b Temperature measurements are made in the tape path c The cartridge is in its original packaging When the cartridge is moved from a cooler storage envi...

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Page 33: ...cartridge already loaded in the drive 2 Make sure you are using VXA Tape cartridges If the cartridge you are attempting to load is not a VXA Tape cartridge the tape drive automatically ejects it 3 Po...

Page 34: ...nd you should return the drive for service If you cannot determine the cause of the over temperature condition yourself contact IBM technical support TAPE DRIVE WILL NOT EJECT A CARTRIDGE 1 Determine...

Page 35: ...e drive set to a unique SCSI ID If a SCSI bus reset does cause the drive to reset the problem may be with the SCSI bus addressing or termination Do the following v Check the SCSI bus addressing and te...

Page 36: ...ive Be sure to use a VXA tape cartridge v If you are trying to write data the cartridge may be write protected Check the switch on the edge of the cartridge If the switch does not cover the opening th...

Page 37: ...uently Asked Questions FAQ and links to Product Support Web pages The IBM Statement of Limited Warranty is available from this Web site in 29 languages in Portable Document Format PDF Online technical...

Page 38: ...he support telephone number and support hours by country refer to the following table If the number for your country or region is not listed contact your IBM reseller or IBM marketing representative R...

Page 39: ...or 2 replace it with one that is at least functionally equivalent you may return it to your place of purchase and your money will be refunded Extent of Warranty The warranty does not cover the repair...

Page 40: ...olve the removal of parts and their return to IBM A part that replaces a removed part will assume the warranty service status of the removed part Before IBM or your reseller exchanges a Machine or par...

Page 41: ...EVEN IF IBM ITS SUPPLIERS OR YOUR RESELLER IS INFORMED OF THEIR POSSIBILITY SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION O...

Page 42: ...this Section Disputes and differences arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be finally settled by arbitration which shall be held in Singapore in accordance with the rules of the...

Page 43: ...sumer Guarantees Act 1993 will not apply in respect of any goods which IBM provides if you require the goods for the purposes of a business as defined in that Act Limitation of Liability The following...

Page 44: ...ca is available within 50 kilometers of an IBM authorized service provider You are responsible for transportation costs for Machines located outside 50 kilometers of an IBM authorized service provider...

Page 45: ...pply Warranty Service The following is added to this Section During the warranty period transportation for delivery of the failing Machine to IBM will be at IBM s expense Limitation of Liability The f...

Page 46: ...e arising in all situations involving nonperformance by IBM pursuant to or in any way related to the subject matter of this Statement of Warranty IBM s liability will be limited to the total amount yo...

Page 47: ...9 or Section 2 of the Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982 Applicability of suppliers and resellers unchanged The following is added to the end of this Section IBM s entire liability and your sole re...

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Page 49: ...s information could include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors Changes are periodically made to the information herein these changes will be incorporated in new editions of the publication...

Page 50: ...ions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interferenc...

Page 51: ...zeichen CE zu f hren Verantwortlich f r die Konformit tserkl rung nach Paragraph 5 des EMVG ist die IBM Deutschland Informationssysteme GmbH 70548 Stuttgart Informationen in Hinsicht EMVG Paragraph 3...

Page 52: ...dad lectromagn tica Este producto satisface los requisitos de protecci n del Consejo de la UE Directiva 89 336 CEE en lo que a la legislatura de los Estados Miembros sobre compatibilidad electromagn t...

Page 53: ...nevole protezione da interferenze mediante dispositivi di comunicazione in concessione in ambienti residenziali tipici Japanese statement of compliance for products less than or equal to 20 A per phas...

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Page 56: ...Part Number 71P9195 Printed in U S A 1P P N 71P9195...

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