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DLT 10/20 GB Cartridge Tape Drive

– StorageWorks Building Block (SWXTL-BA & SWHTL-BA)
– Tabletop Tape Drive (SWXTL-BT)

User’s Guide

EK–SM1TB–UG. E01

Digital Equipment Corporation
Maynard, Massachusetts

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Page 1: ...DLT 10 20 GB Cartridge Tape Drive StorageWorks Building Block SWXTL BA SWHTL BA Tabletop Tape Drive SWXTL BT User s Guide EK SM1TB UG E01 Digital Equipment Corporation Maynard Massachusetts...

Page 2: ...tection against harmful interference in a residential installation Any changes or modifications made to this equipment may void the user s authority to operate this equipment The shielded interconnect...

Page 3: ...6 2 How To Order Replacement Cartridges 1 5 2 Installation and Operation of the SWXTL BA SBB Tape Drive in a Storage Subsystem 2 1 Introduction 2 1 2 2 Unpacking 2 1 2 3 Preinstallation Procedures 2 2...

Page 4: ...Tape Cleaning Cartridge 4 12 4 6 7 Preserving Cartridges 4 12 4 7 Selecting Density 4 13 4 7 1 How To Select Density At The Front Panel 4 14 4 7 1 1 Selection of Compression Mode 4 14 4 7 1 2 Density...

Page 5: ...t Packard E 1 General Information E 1 E 2 Modifications Required E 1 E 2 1 Installation Procedure E 1 E 2 1 1 Installation of Tape Drive E 1 E 2 1 2 System Modification E 1 E 3 Series 700 System Devic...

Page 6: ...Indicators and Controls 4 3 4 2 Left side Front Panel Indicators and Controls 4 4 4 3 Operating States of 10 20 GB DLT Cartridge Tape Drive Unit Following Initialization 4 6 4 4 Tape Drive LED Status...

Page 7: ...nnector Revised artwork and associated text in Chapter 3 to agree with changed SCSI ID switch Revised Chapter 4 to clarify selection of compression mode EK SM1TB UG C01 September 1994 Added Appendix C...

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Page 9: ...leaning tape cartridges used with this equipment defining the basic func tions of each and identifies what is supplied with the tape drive unit Chapter 2 Installation and Operation of the SWXTL BA SBB...

Page 10: ...inistrator about interfacing the 10 20 GB DLT Cartridge Tape Drive with a host system operating under the Novell MS DOS or MS DOS WINDOWS operating systems Appendix C Product Notes for Sun SunOS 4 1 x...

Page 11: ...aning boldface type For emphasis italic type For emphasis and manual titles __________________________________________ Novell is a trademarks of Novell MS DOS is a trademark of Micosoft Corporation Su...

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Page 13: ...ment discusses the generic information that is common to either version subsequent sections will provide details that are specific to either product 1 2 Design Features Figure 1 1 shows a view of the...

Page 14: ...rver environment ad ditional parameters having to do with reduced local area network bandwidth network traffic or lower client workstation performance characteristics will also tend to reduce maximum...

Page 15: ...its front surface that lets you prevent accidental erasure of data When you move that switch to the left so that a small orange rectangle is visible in the aperture over the left arrow symbol on the...

Page 16: ...ollowing each sequential use of the CleaningTape III cartridge refer to Section 1 5 3 2 A cartridge handling information sheet 1 5 3 CleaningTape III Cartridge Expiration Each use of the CleaningTape...

Page 17: ...r Digital reseller or by calling Digital s DECdirect ordering service at 1 800 DIGITAL in the U S A in Canada call 800 267 6215 Table 1 1 lists ordering numbers for various quantities of cartridges fo...

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Page 19: ...ed drive how to prepare the drive for installation how to set the SCSI ID of the tape drive how to install the device into a StorageWorks Expansion Storage Pedestal subsystem and how to perform the Po...

Page 20: ...eans that the SBB tape drive will have the address of whichever physical slot is connected Because of the low position of the unit s backplane interface connector this physical connection will be to t...

Page 21: ...SBB tape drive in a storage subsystem by inserting the drive so that the connector on the lower portion of the rear surface fits into any available SCSI device storage slot This means any of slots 2 t...

Page 22: ...cise verifies the proper installation of the tape drive The test may be performed with the host computer powered on if your operating system permits or with the SCSI bus either connected or disconnect...

Page 23: ...B unit under test i e pull it free from the pedestal and then slide it back into its operating position 3 Observe that all left side panel indicators initially light with all right side indicators the...

Page 24: ...sition for recording new data after which the TAPE IN USE indi cator should remain steadily on 6 After the unit passes POST connect the subsystem to your host computer through ap propriate SCSI interf...

Page 25: ...ough a SCSI bus interface cable To install the drive you first must perform applicable preinstallation procedures to enable or disable parity as desired and to set the SCSI ID address to the desired d...

Page 26: ...e2 Low Density 50 pin High Density 50 pin BC09D 03 3 0 feet long BC09D 06 6 0 feet long 1The 50 pin low to low density cable is compatible with most ISA type SCSI bus adapters 2The 50 pin high density...

Page 27: ...ing procedure describes what happens when the 10 20 GB tape drive is connected to an active SCSI bus If the SCSI bus is not con nected all left side panel indicators remain on at all times that power...

Page 28: ...or recording new data after which the TAPE IN USE indicator should remain steadily on 5 After the unit passes POST connect the unit to your host computer through appropriate SCSI interface cables as f...

Page 29: ...Connect the other end of the SCSI cable to the applicable connector provided on the SCSI controller card in your host system d After the unit is connected to the SCSI bus you may wish to repeat the po...

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Page 31: ...n the heads need to be cleaned and when it is safe to take a tape out of the drive as well as whether or not the tape cartridge currently is write protected 4 2 Front Panel Controls and Indicators All...

Page 32: ...he UNLOAD push button an unload ing operation may take from 10 seconds up to 2 minutes In the event that the tape drive is writing data to the tape when you press the UNLOAD push button the 10 20 GB t...

Page 33: ...ry OPERATE HANDLE Green On Cartridge insert release handle is unlocked and can be operated Off Cartridge insert release handle is locked Do not operate handle UNLOAD Recessed pushed in Used to unlock...

Page 34: ...n can be done in TZ87 density only Density Override Yellow On A density selection has been set from the drive s front panel Off default Density selection is under host control or else is automatic Bli...

Page 35: ...ht side indicators then lighting sequentially from top to bottom If the SCSI bus is not connected all left side panel indicators will stay lit if the SCSI bus is connected all left side panel indicato...

Page 36: ...w TAPE IN USE light turns off 2 The internal audio transducer beeps 3 The green OPERATE HANDLE light flashes When you lower the handle the cartridge loads d If the drive detects an error condition All...

Page 37: ...e fault Flashes orange 2 Hz Double flashes yellow 1 second interval If cassette is write protected orange WRITE PROTECTED LED will light _______________________________________________________________...

Page 38: ...ironment where the relative humidity is within the range from 20 to 60 4 6 1 Write Protect Switch The tape cartridge has a write protect slide bar switch on the right side of its front surface so that...

Page 39: ...drive can write data to the tape if the tape is not software write protected Table 4 6 describes what happens to data protection when you move the write protect switch during operation Table 4 6 Movin...

Page 40: ...ase handle open by pulling the bottom edge up and forward 2 Insert the rear end of the cartridge opposite from the surface containing the write protect switch into the aperture behind the handle right...

Page 41: ...indicator turns on The tape is unloaded 5 All four right side indicators blink An error has occurred during operation 4 6 5 Unloading A Cartridge NOTE The cleaning cartridge expires after approximate...

Page 42: ...cartridge can result in damage to the cartridge and or to the tape drive To prolong the life of a cartridge return the cartridge to its plastic case and secure the case cover when you remove the cartr...

Page 43: ...ad your data cartridge Your data cartridge may be causing the problem Try a different data cartridge 4 The USE CLEANING TAPE indicator is on after you load the cleaning cartridge Cleaning has not been...

Page 44: ...tor blinks while the tape loads and calibrates 2 Wait until the yellow TAPE IN USE indicator becomes and remains steadily lit indicating completion of the calibration process 3 Press and release the D...

Page 45: ...density selection has been made from the front panel The TK85 indicator initially lights and remains lit indicating the initial density selec tion of the current tape After you toggle the density sel...

Page 46: ...not lit You pressed the Density Select push button and the actual last used density of the tape loaded in the drive is the same as the density you selected Both the indicator for the actual density an...

Page 47: ...ed in Chapter 1 Any substitute media must comply with ANSI X3B5 certification requirements Care for your cartridges both data and cleaning in accordance with the guidelines in Chapter 4 Make sure the...

Page 48: ...nking Drive failed self test or detected a hard error during operation Try to clear the error by pressing the Un load button or turn power off and then back on again If the error does not clear the ta...

Page 49: ...ette is effective for about 20 cleanings If the head cleaning cassette has been overused so that it is expired the Use Cleaning Tape will remain lit after you load the cleaning cassette and no cleanin...

Page 50: ...StorageWorks DLT 10 20 GB Cartridge Tape Drive 5 4 Order Number EK SM1TB UG E01 Figure 5 1 Checking Out Cartridge Leader Figure 5 2 Correct Engagement of Take Up Leader in Tape Drive...

Page 51: ...Chapter 5 Maintenance Order Number EK SM1TB UG E01 5 5 Figure 5 3 Correct and Incorrect Positions of Tape Drive Leader...

Page 52: ...try another tape TAPE IN USE and WRITE PROTECTED LEDs flash rapidly in unison Dirty heads or bad media Drive error possibly a hard failure Eject tape Perform head cleaning procedure Section 0 If erro...

Page 53: ...r rate user compressed Over 2 5 MB s maximum Write Over 3 0 MB s maximum Read Repositioning time typical 1 3s Error rate detected 1 in 1017 bits read Error rate undetected 1 in 1030 bits read calculat...

Page 54: ...1x4 1x1 in cartridge Durability 500 000 tape head passes Shelf life 10 years minimum 20 C and 40 RH noncondensing Operating environment Temperature 10 C to 40 C Relative humidity 20 to 80 noncondensin...

Page 55: ...oper interface between the 10 20 GB DLT Cartridge Tape Drive and the host In addition a user level tape read write software program may be required to implement tape support under the Windows NT Novel...

Page 56: ...er Novell Netware Novell Inc provides a software product called Server Backup with some of its operating system products This program has been found to work well with the SWXTL BT Tape Drive used in t...

Page 57: ...button the required number of times until only the DENSITY OVERRIDE light is on Compression can be enabled or disabled at any time with the change taking effect immediately when writing TZ87 density...

Page 58: ...meter 8192 is the block size in bytes The sixth parameter ST_BSF ST_VARIABLE ST_BSR ST_LONG_ERASE ST_KNOWS_EOD comprises the drive options The seventh parameter 5000 is the maximum number of read retr...

Page 59: ...the kernel configuration file for the SWXTL SBB were st4 for example then rst would be rst4 rst12 rst20 rst28 and nrst would be nrst4 nrst12 nrst20 nrst28 rst4 and nrst4 correspond to the 0x17 density...

Page 60: ...product name for the TZ87 tape drive 2 In order to support the addition of this device drive infor mation must be supplied in the kernel drv st conf file as global properties that apply to each of th...

Page 61: ...arameter 8192 is the block size in bytes The fourth parameter 0x1639 defines the options selected The 0x1639 value represents the following options ST_VARIABLE 0x0001 ST_BSF 0x0008 ST_BSR 0x0010 ST_LO...

Page 62: ...files in dev so that it can communicate with the SWXTL SBB Since you booted the system using the verbose switch the system displays all of its SCSI targets Verify that DEC 10GB Cart DLT Streaming w C...

Page 63: ...cvf dev rst4 etc passwd The system responds with a etc passwd 1 blocks Note that depending on the size of the file a different number of blocks may be reported C 3 1 6 Verification Verify that the pas...

Page 64: ...ameters that should be used when running the ufsdump utility with the SWXTL tape drive are as follows density d 62500 BPI blocking factor 126 Example The following parameter is an example of how to ba...

Page 65: ...device using the command line interface D 1 1 Installing the SWXTL BA Using the SMIT Command While the SWXTL BA can operate with a variable block size 0 or the conventional values of 512 or 1024 for...

Page 66: ...the lsdev command SIZE is the fixed block size 0 variable 10240 is suggested Density code 129 specifies compressed format while 128 specifies uncompressed format In rare cases other density codes may...

Page 67: ...ES 1 The suggested values of density setting 1 and 2 are for compressed and uncompressed format respectively The only use of uncompressed format is to determine the relative effectiveness of the compr...

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Page 69: ...SWXTL one E 2 Modifications Required E 2 1 Installation Procedure NOTES The EXABYTE EXB 8505 designation in the following procedure is the StorageWorks internal name of the SWHTL Part number The DEC...

Page 70: ...rmt c d hlmc n b where c specifies the controller designation which may contain either two or three characters specifies the following where is sc f in accordance with the following s is the system b...

Page 71: ...10d4m c410d4hb c410d4mb c410d4hn c410d4mn c410d4hnb c410d4mnb E 3 2 HP UX 10 00 The following naming convention is used on systems which support long filenames for the DLT format tape drive as shown i...

Page 72: ...ation E 4 1 HP UX 9 04 The following naming convention is used for the tape drive SBB as shown in the examples listed below dev rmt lu l m h c n b where lu specifies the logical unit as reported for t...

Page 73: ...to the main core SCSI bus the following device files would be produced in the directory dev rmt c0t40BEST c0t40BESTnb c0t4d0BESTb c0t40BESTnb For systems which do not support long file names the foll...

Page 74: ...g similar to the following rw r r 0 10 535 Mar 23 16 31 1994 etc passwd The installation and verification procedure is now complete E 6 Dump Parameters for the Tape Drive The parameters that should be...

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