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Tandberg LTO HH Installation and User Manual 

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1.  Introduction 

Congratulations on your new Tandberg LTO HH tape storage solution! 

Tandberg  Data  ASA  is  a  leading  global  supplier  of  advanced,  tape-based  information  data  storage 
products for the professional market. The company offers a wide range of products and solutions for 
data protection and other user applications within data storage management. 

Tandberg  Data  supplies  tape  drives  and  tape  storage  solutions  to  the  world's  leading  OEMs  and 
through a worldwide channel sales network. 

Total  customer  satisfaction  is  of  the  most  importance  to  Tandberg  Data.  We  guarantee  that  this 
product left our premises defect free. If you are not satisfied with the quality of this product, please 
contact  your  distributor,  dealer  or  the  nearest  Tandberg  Data  office  to  have  your  problem  resolved 
quickly. 

If you need technical support or have any problem with your LTO HH tape storage solution, phone, 
fax and addresses can be found under 

www.tandbergdata.com

 SUPPORT. 

On the following pages, before the installation guide starts, there is some brief information about the 
Tandberg  LTO  HH  tape  storage  solutions.  Also  listed  is  what  is  included  with  the  Tandberg  Data 
product you have purchased. 

All documentation referred to in this document is available as a downloadable PDF file from the 
Tandberg Data web site:  

www.tandbergdata.com

 

1.1 Introduction to Tandberg LTO HH (Half 

Height) Series of Products 

Tandberg Data now offers a whole rang of LTO tape and automation storage solutions from 200 GB 
to 64 TB capacity and 115 GB/hr up to 864 GB/hr all assuming 2:1 data compressing.  Please visit 

www.tandbergdata.com

 for the complete offerings and for more details. 

The LTO HH product range consists of: 

 

LTO-1 HH (220LTO): 200 GB, 115 GB/hr 

 

LTO-2 HH (420LTO): 400 GB, 173 GB/hr 

 

LTO-3 HH (820LTO): 800 GB, 216 GB/hr 

Designed  for  the  SMB  sector,  Tandberg's  LTO  HH  products  are  the  ideal  synthesis  of  efficiency, 
modern  innovation  and  maximum  price/performance  ratio.  LTO's  6  generation  roadmap,  with  4 
generations  available  today,  makes  it  a  clear  choice  for  budget  constrained  small  to  medium 
businesses. Choose a technology with future and guaranteed trouble-free data storage. 

1.2 Features and Benefits 

 

Up  to 800 GB capacity and 216 GB per hour transfer rate. 

 

Ultra160 SCSI interface provides ultimate performance of the SCSI bus 

 

The LTO tape drives are backward compatible with oll older LTO formats. Coupled with the 
LTO roadmap, this provides the best investment protection 

 

Tandberg LTO-1 HH is a very affordable entry into the open standard LTO technology 
offered by four manufacturers. 

 

Embedded quality monitoring and test features provide preventive maintenance information 
for reduced down time. 

Summary of Contents for LTO-1 HH

Page 1: ...rg LTO HH Tandberg LTO 1 HH LTO 2 HH LTO 3 HH 220LTO 420LTO 820LTO Half Height Tape Drives INSTALLATION AND USER MANUAL TANDBERG DATA ASA www tandbergdata com Tandberg Data ASA Part No 433280 03 Augus...

Page 2: ...made to avoid errors in text and diagrams However Tandberg Data ASA assumes no responsibility for any errors which may appear in this publication It is the policy of Tandberg Data ASA to improve prod...

Page 3: ...tion 9 3 9 1 Termination in General 9 3 9 2 SCSI bus Termination Internal Tape Drives 10 3 9 3 SCSI bus Termination External Tape Drives 10 3 10 Installation Internal Tape Drive 11 3 11 External Tape...

Page 4: ...tware Checking 25 6 3 Verifying Recent Changes 25 6 4 Standalone Diagnostics 25 6 4 1 Starting the Test 26 6 4 2 Test Sequence 26 6 4 3 Failure Indication 26 6 5 Media Management Reporting 27 6 5 1 Cl...

Page 5: ...in this document is available as a downloadable PDF file from the Tandberg Data web site www tandbergdata com 1 1 Introduction to Tandberg LTO HH Half Height Series of Products Tandberg Data now offe...

Page 6: ...or with several mounting capabilities for easy and trouble free integration into servers and workstations 1 3 How to Contact Tandberg Data Technical Support If you need technical support or have any p...

Page 7: ...eneration 3 Native format LTO Ultrium Generation 2 Read Write compatible LTO Ultrium Generation 1 Read compatible 680 m 609 m 609 m 400 GByte 200 GByte 100 GByte 43 32 16 43 27 44 43 26 30 Tandberg LT...

Page 8: ...and software compression Hardware compression means that the data compression is done by the electronics in the storage device Software compression means that an application program in the host comput...

Page 9: ...tion Tabletop Tandberg LTO 1 HH or LTO 2 HH tape drive with power cord External SCSI cable External LVD SE SCSI terminator Data cartridge 1 or 5 depending on type of kit solution Application software...

Page 10: ...with the indicator LEDs to the right or vertical with the indicator LEDs up see Figure 3 1 Figure 3 1 Allowed mounting orientations The drive occupies a half height 5 25 inch slot with mounting screws...

Page 11: ...a high density 68 pin HD 68 connector for attachment to the server or to the interface connector in an external tabletop cabinet Attachment to the host computer is described below 3 7 SCSI Controller...

Page 12: ...CSI controller board is properly installed Software drivers can be downloaded from the vendors web site Refer to the README file for installation Please refer to the PC Server documentation for furthe...

Page 13: ...remember the SCSI host adapter uses ID 7 3 8 2 SCSI ID Selection Tandberg LTO HH External Tape Drive For the external tabletops you will find the SCSI ID setting thumb wheel switch on the rear end of...

Page 14: ...internal devices a SCSI cable with an integrated terminator or a separate terminator applied to the end connector of the cable 10 cm from the last device must be used 3 9 3 SCSI bus Termination Exter...

Page 15: ...re 3 8 Figure 3 8 Installing the internal tape drive 3 Secure the tape drive to the bay If screws are required use the screws supplied with the tape drive or equivalent See Section 3 4 Mechanical Inst...

Page 16: ...SI controller board 3 12 Verifying Tape Drive Operation Once you have installed the Tandberg LTO HH tape drive hardware to the host computer verify that it is functioning properly before you attempt t...

Page 17: ...OFF OFF Cartridge loaded activity ON Flashing ON OFF OFF Cleaning OFF Flashing ON OFF Cartridge loading or unloading OFF Flashing ON OFF OFF Unrecoverable drive failure ON OFF OFF ON OFF Flashing Ove...

Page 18: ...position In order not to damage the drive or the cartridge DO NOT use extensive force BE SURE to insert the cartridge in correct position Be sure to insert the cartridge all the way in until a HARD st...

Page 19: ...ded Cleaning Interval The Clean LED steady ON indicates that a head cleaning operation is recommended the drive is still fully operational with this LED steady ON the LED is triggered after 100 hours...

Page 20: ...operly 4 4 1 Handling LTO Cartridges Do not drop LTO cartridges Make sure the air around the tape drive and the LTO cartridge storage area is clean Prior to use the LTO cartridge should be adapted to...

Page 21: ...that is available from the Tandberg website at www tandbergdata com 5 1 2 Windows Tape Driver Installation 1 Right click on My Computer 2 Select Manage you should see the tape drive under Other devic...

Page 22: ...conformed to the Tape Drive configuration 9 Press Return for the next three questions to use the default settings 10 Select Tape Device Types Choose 1 for Generic SCSI 1 SCSI 2 tape drive Note The Ker...

Page 23: ...O UnixWare automatically detects the LTO HH and installs the correct tape driver Note For any questions related to this operating system or its embedded Backup applet please refer to the documentation...

Page 24: ...HH LTO TANDBERG_TS400 TANDBERGTS200 Tandberg LTO 1 HH LTO TANDBERG_TS200 TANDBERG_TS400 1 0x36 0 0x9639 3 0x00 0x40 0x42 2 Will be TANDBERG_TS400 until TBA 5 4 2 Sun System Command TAR CPIO and DD al...

Page 25: ...he BLOCK size to 0 5 You can set the density codes that the LTO HH support by enter the value of 66 64 0x42 for LTO2 and 0x40 for LTO1 in the field DENSITY setting 1 2 respectively 5 5 2 IBM AIX Syste...

Page 26: ...Select Action Add The Tandberg LTO HH is automatically detected and the necessary drivers installed 5 6 2 HP UX System Command TAR CPIO and DD allow simple Backup Verify or Restore operations to be pe...

Page 27: ...tinit def File entries for Tandberg LTO HH manufacturer TANDBERG model TS400 scsi2logical 1 can bsr 1 auto lock 0 two fms 0 drive buffering 1 buffer writes read ahead 1 async writes 1 can partitions 1...

Page 28: ...e devices through their SCSI interface FlashIt automatically finds all supported SCSI devices in your system not disks FlashIt also guides you in locating microcode files and gives you an indication o...

Page 29: ...er has been installed properly if applicable 4 Check that the Backup software does not report any error messages when loading 5 If any problem occurs reinstall the Backup Application Software and chec...

Page 30: ...ake a while before the drive starts the eject operation When the cartridge has been ejected all LEDs are turned off the Cleaning LED may however be on The Ready LED will continue flashing during the c...

Page 31: ...e performance is below a factory set re write threshold the Tandberg LTO HH reports that cleaning is required Tandberg LTO HH reports that cleaning is required by setting the Clean LED to steady AMBER...

Page 32: ...nning 2 Make sure that the power supply used is working Measure with an external voltmeter or use a verified supply 3 Perform drive dead test when supply is verified Push the eject button for at least...

Page 33: ...anically prevented from being inserted or electrically rejected after insertion 2 Check media orientation The arrow on the cartridge must point into the tape drive facing up when the tape drive is mou...

Page 34: ...drive switch power on off if possible 6 6 7 Fault LED Flashes Amber and the Activity LED is Off The tape drive reports that it has a failure 1 Do a Drive reset using the Service mode Service mode is...

Page 35: ...ion This may for instance be the case when sending already compressed data to the drive and the compression option is enabled In this case the drive automatically turns compression on and off to optim...

Page 36: ...e backed up please operate a SCANDISK or similar operation to check the state of the File Systems s and hard disk If the error occurs always on the same file or directory 1 Try to remove the file or d...

Page 37: ...nicate with peripheral devices such as a hard disk or tape drives Each type of device needs a different device driver Device drivers are stored on a computer s hard disk and are typically loaded into...

Page 38: ...A unique identifier assigned to SCSI devices that enables them to communicate with a computer when they are attached to a host adapter via the SCSI bus Each SCSI host adapter board has eight available...

Page 39: ...4 Flashing OFF OFF OFF Aborting Diagnostic Test Flashing ON OFF Flashing ON 3 OFF Flashing Cartridge not loaded OFF OFF ON 3 OFF OFF Cartridge loaded no activity ON OFF ON 3 OFF OFF Cartridge loaded...

Page 40: ...ty leads to media operations load eject read write etc the LED behavior changes to a behaviour that corresponds to this kind of operation in a normal activity but with Ready LED still flashing NOTE 5...

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