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Option Switches (DIP Switch)

DIP Switch Positions

Default (AITi90, AITi130, AITi260)

ON
OFF

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

1

Drive Mode (OFF)

2

Drive Mode (OFF)

3

Drive Mode (OFF)

4

Drive Mode (OFF)

5

Terminator Power (ON)

6

Periodic Cleaning Req
(OFF)

7

DC Control (1) (ON)

8

DC Control (2) (OFF)

DIP Switch

Default (AITi390, AITi520)

1

DR (Disaster Recovery)
Mode (OFF)

2

Emulation Mode (OFF)

3

AIT Library Interface Mode
(ON)

4

Reserved (OFF)

5

Terminator Power (ON)

6

Periodic Cleaning Req
(OFF)

7

DC Control (1) (ON)

8

DC Control (2) (OFF)

ON
OFF

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

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Summary of Contents for StorStation AITi130

Page 1: ...AIT Drive 4 679 249 17 1 2003 Sony Corporation AIT 4 TAPE DRIVE AITi520 AIT 3 Ex TAPE DRIVE AITi390 AIT 3 TAPE DRIVE AITi260 AIT 2 TAPE DRIVE AITi130 AIT 1 TAPE DRIVE AITi90 User s Guide ...

Page 2: ...ith the furnishing performance or use of this document Your AITi90 AITi130 is assigned a Model No ATDNA2 for regulatory compliance certifications Your AITi260 is assigned a Model No ATDNA3 for regulatory compliance certifications Your AITi390 AITi520 is assigned a Model No ATDNA4 for regulatory compliance certifications The number is indicated on the model number label on your drive along with the...

Page 3: ...insert the plug into the outlet contact your electrician to have a suitable plug installed Do not defeat the safety purpose of the grounding plug AC Power cord for AC mains operating unit only The AC power cord should have appropriate safety approvals or marking for the country in which the equipment will be used Consult your dealer or local power company Cleaning Unplug the unit from the wall out...

Page 4: ...and openings by placing the unit on a bed sofa rug or other similar surface Never place the unit in a confined space such as a bookcase or built in cabinet unless proper ventilation is provided SERVICE Damage Requiring Service Unplug the unit from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions When the power cord or plug is damaged or frayed If li...

Page 5: ...oving the Dust Cover 23 Operation 24 Location of 3 LEDs 24 Drive Operation 25 Emergency Tape Removal Procedure 28 WORM Function 30 Interface Implementation 32 Supported SCSI Messages 32 Supported SCSI Commands 32 Specifications 33 Product Specifications 33 Sony Contacts 35 Sony cannot accept liability for data written to cartridges lost as a result of using this product Sony bears no responsibilit...

Page 6: ...AIT technology The AITi260 AITi130 and AITi90 drives achieve high data reliability through third level Error Correction Code second level Error Correction Code for the AITi520 and AITi390 The Sony AITi520 AITi390 AITi260 AITi130 and AITi90 drives store data on tape using standard formats called AIT Advanced Intelligent Tape and ALDC formats ...

Page 7: ...3 Ex formats The AITi260 supports AIT 1 AIT 2 and AIT 3 formats The AITi130 supports AIT 1 and AIT 2 formats The AITi90 supports only AIT 1 format Features The AIT Drive Unit AITi520 has the following features Supports reading and writing to data cartridges conforming to the AIT 4 format The second level error correction code guarantees high data reliability writing to data cartridges conforming t...

Page 8: ...ng and writing to data cartridges conforming to the AIT 1 AIT 2 and AIT 3 formats The third level error correction code guarantees high data reliability Data compression provides 260 gigabytes of storage on SDX3 100C 1 The native capacity is 100 gigabytes of storage on SDX3 100C Stored data are automatically checked for compression Ultra 160 SCSI LVD SE interface is fully supported for host comput...

Page 9: ...ta compression provides 91 gigabytes of storage on SDX1 35C 1 The native capacity is 35 gigabytes of storage on SDX1 35C Stored data are automatically checked for compression Wide Ultra SCSI LVD SE interface is fully supported for host computer access 1 This is assuming 2 6 1 compression ratio The degree of data compression attained while recording data varies according to system environment and d...

Page 10: ...and wait at least one hour before turning them back on If you attempt to operate the drives immediately after a sudden increase in temperature malfunctions may occur Turning off the power to the drives while they are writing to tape may cause the tape to become unreadable All previously negotiated parameters will be lost whenever power to the drives is cycled Transportation Keep the original packi...

Page 11: ...igned specifically for AIT Do not use anything but AIT cartridges with this system as doing so can damage the AIT drive Although commercially available 8mm videotapes resemble AIT cartridges in appearance they have entirely different specifications and cannot be used SCSI Termination The AITi520 AITi390 AITi260 AITi130 and AITi90 conform to the Microsoft PC97 standard which requires the internal n...

Page 12: ...arity Note CLOSED Jumper Don t care OPEN Jumper not installed Parity Disable No Connection SCSI ID 3 SCSI ID 2 SCSI ID 1 SCSI ID 0 Jumpers SCSI ID SCSI ID 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 2 1 0 P D N C 3 Parity Disable Jumper Parity check function can be disabled by Jumper Parity check is disabled while left end jumper is installed Parity generate function is always enabled ...

Page 13: ... OFF 4 Drive Mode OFF 5 Terminator Power ON 6 Periodic Cleaning Req OFF 7 DC Control 1 ON 8 DC Control 2 OFF DIP Switch Default AITi390 AITi520 1 DR Disaster Recovery Mode OFF 2 Emulation Mode OFF 3 AIT Library Interface Mode ON 4 Reserved OFF 5 Terminator Power ON 6 Periodic Cleaning Req OFF 7 DC Control 1 ON 8 DC Control 2 OFF ON OFF 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ...

Page 14: ...ct Identification field of Inquiry of the AITi260 SDX 700C Emulation Mode returns the following in the Product Identification field of Inquiry of the AITi130 SDX 500C Emulation Mode returns the following in the Product Identification field of Inquiry of the AITi90 SDX 400C AITi90 AITi130 AITi260 1 Drive Mode ON 2 Drive Mode 3 Drive Mode 4 Drive Mode 5 Terminator Power 6 Periodic Cleaning Req 7 DC ...

Page 15: ...2 3 4 5 6 7 8 When switch 6 is ON cleaning requests are enabled When enabled the CLEANING REQUEST LED on the front panel lights after every 100 hours of operation When this LED lights clean the drive with a cleaning cartridge Note To maintain the drive in optimum condition in environments affected by dust and other contaminants we recommend keeping cleaning requests enabled 1 DR Disaster Recovery ...

Page 16: ... to the SCSI bus To enable terminator power set position 5 Terminator Power switch to ON Data Compression Control DIP switch Data compression can be selected by DIP switches Data compression is enabled when position 7 DC Control 1 is ON Control by host can be disabled when position 8 DC Control 2 is ON ...

Page 17: ...10 0 02 90 0 0 3mm 3 54 0 01 60 0 0 3mm 2 36 0 01 70 0 0 3mm 2 76 0 01 31 0 0 3mm 1 22 0 01 21 0 0 3mm 0 83 0 01 41 2 0 5mm 1 62 0 02 4 8 0 5mm 0 19 0 02 6 M3 depth 2 5mm 0 10 max 6 M3 depth 2 5mm 0 10 max 42 0 0 3mm 1 65 0 01 94 0 0 5mm 3 70 0 02 101 6 0 5mm 4 00 0 02 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7 6 0 5 mm 0 3 0 02 _ _ 9 8 0 6 mm 0 39 0 02 _ _ 7 4 0 6mm 0 29 0 02 _ _ ...

Page 18: ...2 21 8 0 5mm 0 86 0 02 41 2 0 5mm 1 62 0 02 9 9 0 5mm 0 39 0 02 139 6 0 5mm 5 50 0 02 146 0 0 5mm 5 75 0 02 149 0 0 5mm 5 87 0 02 155 0 0 5mm 6 10 0 02 70 0 0 3mm 2 76 0 01 42 0 0 3mm 1 65 0 01 4 M3 6 M3 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 31 0 0 3mm 1 22 0 01 _ _ _ _ _ _ 7 6 0 5 mm 0 3 0 02 _ _ 9 8 0 6 mm 0 39 0 02 _ _ 7 4 0 6mm 0 29 0 02 _ _ ...

Page 19: ...19 Reconfiguring from 5 25 Model to 3 5 Model You can reconfigure the 5 25 model to the 3 5 model yourself 1 Remove the 2 screws for each side rail 2 Take the side rail off Side Rail L Side Rail R ...

Page 20: ...20 Orientation 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 ...

Page 21: ...pins of the drive bezel The dust cover should be positioned so that the magnets on the cover s back face the drive bezel This magnet does not affect the tape of the cartridge Holding the dust cover at an angle as shown in the figure below set the hinge clips on top of the bezel pins positioning them so that they bracket the pins ...

Page 22: ...ide in turn until you hear the hinge clips click into place Caution Do not press the dust cover in horizontally from the front Doing so could cause the dust cover to break 3 Close the dust cover This completes attachment of the dust cover ...

Page 23: ...st Cover 1 Open the dust cover 2 Holding the dust cover at both corners carefully raise the dust cover The dust cover hinge clips and drive bezel pins uncouple Note We recommend that you use the drive with the dust cover ...

Page 24: ...tion for Drive Status The LED indicators are defined as follows LED TAPE CLEANING REPLACE Sense MOTION REQUEST TAPE Independent Independent Tape Loaded Independent Independent Tape Access in Progress write read Independent Independent Tape Access in Progress others Independent Independent Cleaning is requested Independent Independent Cleaning is Not Completed Independent Independent Media Error Oc...

Page 25: ...ata 1 Turn on the host computer Check that the drive s TAPE MOTION LED CLEANING REQUEST LED and REPLACE TAPE LED go off 2 Open the dust cover 3 Set the AIT data cartridge orientation as shown here and insert it into the data cartridge slot By inserting the data cartridge to the extent it is automatically set in the drive and the TAPE MOTION LED lights ...

Page 26: ...he cartridge ejected from the slot Write protecting a Cartridge Cartridges can be write protected by sliding the tab on the back of the cartridge In this state data can be read from the tape but not written onto it Using your fingernail push the switch in the direction of the arrow to protect the tape from writing or accidental erasure Return the switch to its original position to re enable writin...

Page 27: ...0 SDX3X CL AITi260 AITi130 AITi90 SDX1 CL How to Clean 1 Load the cleaning cartridge into the AIT drive Cleaning starts automatically 2 Cleaning takes about 15 seconds and the cartridge is automatically ejected when finished AITi90 AITi130 AITi260 Cleaning takes from a few seconds to a minute for the AITi390 and the AITi520 and the cartridge is automatically ejected when finished The cleaning time...

Page 28: ... Emergency Tape Removal Procedure 1 Remove the drive from the chassis or enclosure to allow access to the bottom of the drive 2 Remove the drive s top cover 3 Locate the small opening in the bottom of the drive and insert the tip of a precision screwdriver so that the Loading motor shaft can be rotated 4 Rotate the motor shaft clockwise to bring the threading mechanism back to the initial position...

Page 29: ...edure tape slack must be removed in order to prevent tape damage Rotate the gear mechanism located on the bottom of the drive counterclockwise to tighten the tape 6 After the tape slack has been removed continue to turn the Loading motor shaft located on the bottom of the drive clockwise with a precision screwdriver until the tape cartridge is lifted out of the drive mechanism and is ejected 7 Ret...

Page 30: ... be accidentally deleted or overwritten A WORM drive operates in the same manner as a non WORM drive when used with a non WORM cartridge henceforth referred to as regular cartridge The operation of a WORM drive and a non WORM drive differs according to the type of cartridge that is being used WORM Cartridges WORM cartridges can be distinguished from regular cartridges by their WORM logo and red sh...

Page 31: ...s support the same SCSI commands that are supported by non WORM drives However if an attempt is made to write to a portion of a tape where data has already been written the following error information is returned Sense Key 07 ASC 27h ASCQ 00 Persistent Write Protect or Sense Key 03 ASC 27h ASCQ 04 Write Position Error AIT WORM compliant Software To find out whether your backup application is AIT W...

Page 32: ... Mode Sense Persistent Reserved IN Persistent Reserved OUT Prevent Allow Medium Removal Read Read Attribute AITi390 AITi520 Read Block Limits Read Buffer Read Position Receive Diagnostic Result Release Unit AITi90 AITi130 AITi260 Release 6 AITi390 AITi520 Release 10 AITi390 AITi520 Report Density Support Report Device Identifier AITi390 AITi520 Report Luns Request Sense Reserve Unit AITi90 AITi130...

Page 33: ... dB A Insert Eject less than 60 dB A Note The sound meter on A scale is located 1m 3 3 ft in front of the center of the drive front panel Mass AITi390 AITi520 AITi260 AITi130 AITi90 3 5 780 g 27 5 oz 780 g 27 5 oz 740 g 26 1 oz 740 g 26 1 oz 5 25 1010 g 35 6 oz 1050 g 37 0 oz 970 g 34 2 oz 970 g 34 2 oz Temperature and Humidity Range Temperature Operating 5 C to 40 C T 10 C h 41 F to 104 F T 18 F ...

Page 34: ... 5 V 5 100 mVp p 1 1 A 1 4 A 12 V 10 150 mVp p 0 4 A 1 2 A AITi90 Voltage Max Ripple Current Typical Maximum 5 V 5 100 mVp p 1 1 A 1 4 A 12 V 10 150 mVp p 0 4 A 1 2 A Air cooling Requirement Surrounding temperature 40 C 104 F Clean air flow is recommended to minimize the possibility of data loss Humidity Operating 20 to 80 RH non condensing Maximum wet bulb temperature 26 C 78 8 F Non Operating me...

Page 35: ...egy Singapore 609930 TEL 65 6544 8000 FAX 65 6544 7390 Sony Corporation of Hong Kong Ltd Computer Peripheral Sales Marketing Division Electronic Devices Marketing Hong Kong 45 F The Lee Gardens 33 Hysan Avenue Causeway Bay Hong Kong TEL 852 2909 1008 FAX 852 2909 2001 Sony Corporation of Hong Kong Ltd Beijing Rep Office Computer Peripheral Div Full Link Plaza Tower A 11 F No 18 Chaoyangmenwai Ave ...

Page 36: ...s Condes Santiago Chile TEL 02 210 6000 FAX 02 210 5417 Sony Taiwan Limited Optical Devices Storage Dept Data Storage Section 5F 145 Changchun Road Taipei 104 Taiwan TEL 886 2 2522 7920 FAX 886 2 2522 2153 Sony Korea Corporation EDMK CP Sales Marketing Team 34F ASEM Tower World Trade Center 159 1 Samsung Dong Kangnam Ku Seoul 135 798 Korea TEL 82 2 6001 4249 FAX 82 2 6001 4115 URL http www sony co...

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