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Contents
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QuantumLTO-8 HH SAS User’s Guide
Data Cartridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Cartridge Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Capacity Scaling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
WORM (Write Once, Read Many) Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Worm Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Data Security on WORM Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
WORM Media Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Requirements for WORM Capability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Cleaning Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Cartridge Memory Chip (LTO-CM). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Write-Protect Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Handling Cartridges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Provide Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Ensure Proper Packaging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Provide Proper Acclimation and Environmental Conditions . . 79
Perform a Thorough Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Handle the Cartridge Carefully . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Examples of Cartridge Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Environmental and Shipping Specifications for Tape Cartridges . . . . . 81
Disposing of Tape Cartridges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Procedure 1: Determining Firmware Level and Capturing Drive Dump 85
Procedure 2: Inspecting a Cartridge for Damage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Procedure 3: Checking SAS Host Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Resolving Problems Reported by the Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Fixing SAS Bus Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Resolving Media-Related Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Summary of Contents for LTO-8 HH SAS
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Page 30: ...Chapter 2 Introduction Specifications 22 QuantumLTO 8 HH SAS User s Guide...
Page 40: ...Chapter 3 Installation Updating firmware 32 QuantumLTO 8 HH SAS User s Guide...
Page 74: ...Chapter 4 Operations Diagnostic and Maintenance Functions 66 QuantumLTO 8 HH SAS User s Guide...
Page 92: ...Chapter 5 Media Disposing of Tape Cartridges 84 QuantumLTO 8 HH SAS User s Guide...
Page 108: ...Appendix A Error Codes and Messages 100 QuantumLTO 7 HH SAS User s Guide...
Page 110: ...Appendix B Tape Alert Flags 102 QuantumLTO 7 HH SAS User s Guide...
Page 126: ...Glossary 118 Quantum LTO 7 HH SAS User s Guide...