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xSeries

 

Server

80/160

 

GB

 

VS160

 

Internal

 

Tape

 

Drive

     

User’s

 

Guide

      

Important:

 

Please

 

carefully

 

review

 

the

 

information

 

in

 

Chapter

 

2,

 

Maintenance

 

and

 

troubleshooting

 

on

 

page

 

2-1,

 

as

 

periodic

 

maintenance

 

(cleaning,

 

firmware

 

updates,

 

etc.)

 

is

 

not

 

covered

 

by

 

the

 

IBM

 

warranty.

 

Repairs

 

or

 

exchanges

 

resulting

 

from

 

improper

 

maintenance

 

may

 

result

 

in

 

billable

 

service

 

charges.

 

Summary of Contents for 160 GB VS160

Page 1: ...ase carefully review the information in Chapter 2 Maintenance and troubleshooting on page 2 1 as periodic maintenance cleaning firmware updates etc is not covered by the IBM warranty Repairs or exchanges resulting from improper maintenance may result in billable service charges ...

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Page 4: ...ubleshooting on page 2 1 and Appendix C IBM Statement of Limited Warranty Z125 4753 07 11 2002 on page C 1 Third Edition July 2003 Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2003 All rights reserved US Government Users Restricted Rights Use duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp ...

Page 5: ... 9 Installing backup and restore software 1 6 Using the drive 1 7 Loading tape cartridges 1 7 Unloading tape cartridges 1 8 Using cleaning cartridges 1 8 Setting write protection on the cartridge 1 9 Packing the drive for shipping 1 10 Chapter 2 Maintenance and troubleshooting 2 1 Maintenance 2 1 Upgrading firmware 2 1 Caring for tape cartridges 2 1 Cleaning cartridges 2 1 Tape handling 2 2 Troubl...

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Page 7: ...taller ce produit lisez les consignes de sécurité Vor der Installation dieses Produkts die Sicherheitshinweise lesen Prima di installare questo prodotto leggere le Informazioni sulla Sicurezza Lees voordat u dit product installeert eerst de veiligheidsvoorschriften Les sikkerhetsinformasjonen Safety Information før du installerer dette produktet Antes de instalar este produto leia as Informações s...

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Page 9: ...apter or other object Doing so can stress the cord in ways that can cause the cord to fray crack or crimp This can present a safety hazard Always route power cords so that they will not be walked on tripped over or pinched by objects Protect the cord and power adapters from liquids For instance do not leave your cord or power adapter near sinks tubs toilets or on floors that are cleaned with liqui...

Page 10: ...er outlet you are using is properly wired easily accessible and located close to the equipment Do not fully extend power cords in a way that will stress the cords Connect and disconnect the equipment from the electrical outlet carefully Batteries All IBM personal computers contain a non rechargeable coin cell battery to provide power to the system clock In addition many mobile products such as Thi...

Page 11: ...nments v Ventilation slots fans and or heat sinks are provided with the product for safety comfort and reliable operation These features might inadvertently become blocked by placing the product on a bed sofa carpet or other flexible surface Never block cover or disable these features CD and DVD drive safety CD and DVD drives spin discs at a high speed If a CD or DVD is cracked or otherwise physic...

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Page 13: ... This section contains the product description installation and operating instructions Part 2 Maintenance and troubleshooting This section contains information on maintenance tape handling and troubleshooting Part 3 Appendixes This section contains product specifications service and support warranty and notice information Be sure to retain your proof of purchase It might be required for warranty s...

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Page 15: ...item is missing or damaged Be sure to retain your proof of purchase and packing material They might be required to receive warranty service Installation requirements To install this drive you must have the following v A dedicated low voltage differential Ultra2 or a Ultra160 SCSI host adaptor v Documentation for your computer SCSI bus adapter or external enclosure v Phillips and flat blade screwdr...

Page 16: ...efully by the edges Step 2 Selecting a SCSI ID Each device on a SCSI bus must have a unique SCSI ID Select a SCSI ID from 0 to 15 for the tape drive The SCSI ID must be supported by your SCSI adapter Refer to your SCSI adapter documentation for the range and relative priority of the IDs supported The tape drive is shipped with the SCSI ID preset to 3 Follow these guidelines to select a SCSI ID v A...

Page 17: ...onnect the remote switch Find the jumper pin setting that corresponds to the SCSI ID number you choose then place jumper pins on the SCSI ID blocks as shown You can use a pair of flat nose pliers to place the jumpers on the jumper pins 1 SCSI ID 2 Jumper block Step 4 Mounting the drive Mount the tape drive then attach the SCSI and power cables to it If there is insufficient working space to attach...

Page 18: ... objects such as screw heads cables or adjacent devices are pressing against the frame v Ensure that nothing blocks the ventilation slots on the bottom and rear of the tape drive Attention Use only the screws that come with the tape drive Other screws might be too long and might damage the drive 4 Insert a screw through each of the drive bay holes into the threaded holes in the drive and tighten t...

Page 19: ...d attach the terminated end to the drive and the unterminated end to the SCSI host adaptor 1 SCSI cable shown with terminator installed 2 Power cable Note The SCSI adapter might be part of the computer system board or might be an adapter installed in an expansion slot Chapter 1 Installation and user s guide 1 5 ...

Page 20: ...that the appropriate advanced SCSI programming interface ASPI device drivers are installed to support the tape drive Device drivers are usually provided with the SCSI adapter If your computer 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 Press the Unload bu...

Page 21: ...oubleshooting section in Chapter 2 Off No drive errors Ready Green On Power to the drive Off No power to the drive Blinking Tape is in motion Clean Blinking Cleaning in progress On Cleaning is required Off Cleaning is not required Media Blinking Unsupported or damaged media On Supported media All three LEDs On on at a time left to right Power On Self Test is starting Blinking Firmware upgrade is i...

Page 22: ...g steps 1 Make sure that the 80 160 GB VS160 Tape Drive is turned on 2 Press the Unload button The drive rewinds the tape and places the tape cartridge in the unload position The status light flashes green while the tape rewinds and then turns off when the cartridge is ejected from the drive 3 After the tape cartridge ejects grasp the cartridge and remove it Using cleaning cartridges Clean the tap...

Page 23: ...r the cleaning cartridge has been inserted the remainder of the cleaning process is automatic The tape drive will do the following 1 Loads the cleaning cartridge into the tape drive 2 Cleans the drive by moving the cleaning tape forward for approximately 30 seconds 3 Unloads the cleaning cartridge when the cleaning operation is complete 4 Indicates a successful cleaning operation by turning off th...

Page 24: ...aterials when you ship it Your proof of purchase might be required to receive warranty service If you are returning the tape drive for service remove and keep all cartridges cables and terminators If you are shipping the tape drive to another location or returning it for repair pack the tape drive in its original shipping container and packing materials 1 10 80 160 GB VS160 Internal Tape Drive Use...

Page 25: ...v Do not open the tape access door of the cartridge or touch the tape itself v Keep your cartridges away from sources of electromagnetic fields such as telephones dictation equipment mechanical or printing calculators motors and bulk erasers Do not place the cartridges on the computer monitor or on the base unit of the computer v Keep cartridges away from direct sunlight and heat sources such as r...

Page 26: ...smoke are larger than the space available between the tape and the heads Other environmental factors that adversely affect tape drive operation are dirt dust fibers and airborne particles Ensure that you operate in a clean environment Tape drive cleaning Even if the operating environment is clean dirt might build up on the heads of any tape drive Every time tape motion occurs some of the media sur...

Page 27: ... If the failure is the result of a permanent read write error the drive does not eject the cartridge Try a known good cartridge If condition persists with a particular cartridge discard or degauss that cartridge If repeatable with a known good cartridge try cleaning the drive If cleaning does not help go to Appendix B Service and Support on page B 1 Clean LED Illuminated Cleaning required 250 tape...

Page 28: ...owever if both internal and external devices are attached to the same SCSI host adapter the adapter may be positioned in the middle of the SCSI bus and should not be terminated In that case the SCSI devices on each end of the bus must be terminated The SCSI host adapter might be in a defective expansion slot Move the SCSI host adapter to a different expansion slot The SCSI bus might be too long Ma...

Page 29: ...blem Allow sufficient time for the drive to complete any operations such as POST reset load unload rewind etc Worst case is when powering up or resetting the drive with the tape positioned at the physical end of the media Recovery from this state could take several minutes Allow sufficient time for the backup application to release any hold it may have on the drive Worst case could be several minu...

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Page 31: ...Weight 1 3 Kg 2 9 lb Input voltages Standard 5 V dc and 12 V dc 5 Maximum sustained data transfer rates Uncompressed data 8 MB per second Operating environment Tape path temperature range 10 C to 40 C 50 F to 104 F Relative humidity 20 to 80 noncondensing Wet bulb 25 C 77 F maximum Altitude 152 m to 12 192 m 500 to 40 000 ft Temperature gradient 11 C 51 8 F per hour Humidity gradient 10 per hour C...

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Page 33: ... step installation assistance are available for a nominal fee To assist the technical support representative have available as much of the following information as possible v Option name v Option number v Proof of purchase v Computer manufacturer model serial number if IBM and manual v Exact wording of the error message if any v Description of the problem v Hardware and software configuration info...

Page 34: ... 840 9911 Columbia 980 912 3021 Spain 91 662 49 16 Denmark 45 20 82 00 Sweden 08 477 4420 Ecuador 1 800 426911 option 4 Switzerland 058 333 09 00 Finland 09 459 69 60 Taiwan 886 2 2725 9799 France 02 38 55 74 50 Thailand 66 2 273 4000 Germany 07032 1549 201 Turkey 00 800 446 32 041 Indonesia 021 523 8535 United Kingdom 0 1475 555 055 Ireland 01 815 9202 United States 1 800 426 7378 Italy 02 7031 6...

Page 35: ...wise Many features conversions or upgrades involve 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 Unless IBM specifies otherwise these warranties apply only in the country or region in which you purchased the Machine THESE WARRANTIES ARE YOUR EXCLUSIVE WARRANTIES AND REPLACE ALL OTHER WARRANTIES OR CONDIT...

Page 36: ...input output system code called BIOS utility programs device drivers and diagnostics delivered with an IBM Machine and other software updates from an IBM Internet Web site or from other electronic media and following the instructions that IBM provides If your problem can be resolved with a Customer Replaceable Unit CRU e g keyboard mouse speaker memory hard disk drive and other easily replaceable ...

Page 37: ...y include shipping the Machine for such processing to other IBM service locations around the world and c ensure that such processing complies with any laws applicable to such Personal Data Limitation of Liability IBM is responsible for loss of or damage to your Machine only while it is 1 in IBM s possession or 2 in transit in those cases where IBM is responsible for the transportation charges Neit...

Page 38: ...he country in which you acquired the Machine to govern interpret and enforce all of your and IBM s rights duties and obligations arising from or relating in any manner to the subject matter of this Statement of Limited Warranty without regard to conflict of law principles THESE WARRANTIES GIVE YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS AND YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS WHICH VARY FROM STATE TO STATE OR JURISDICTI...

Page 39: ...his Section The warranties specified in this Section are in addition to any rights you may have under the Trade Practices Act 1974 or other similar legislation and are only limited to the extent permitted by the applicable legislation Limitation of Liability The following is added to this Section Where IBM is in breach of a condition or warranty implied by the Trade Practices Act 1974 or other sim...

Page 40: ... replaces laws of the country in which you acquired the Machine in the first sentence laws of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China INDIA Limitation of Liability The following replaces items 1 and 2 of this Section 1 liability for bodily injury including death or damage to real property and tangible personal property will be limited to that caused by IBM s negligence and 2 as to any oth...

Page 41: ...ded or limited The Consumer 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 is added to this section Where Machines are not acquired for the purposes of a business as defined in the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 the limitations in this section are subjec...

Page 42: ...Hot to Obtain Warranty Service If you purchase a Machine in Austria Belgium Cyprus Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Iceland Ireland Italy Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Monaco Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain San Marino Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom or Vatican State you may obtain warranty service for that Machine in any of those countries from either 1 an IBM reseller...

Page 43: ...a Namibia Lesotho and Swaziland Jurisdiction The following exceptions are added to this section 1 In Austria the choice of jurisdiction for all disputes arising out of this Statement of Limited Warranty and relating thereto including its existence will be the competent court of law in Vienna Austria Inner City 2 in Angola Bahrain Botswana Burundi Egypt Eritrea Ethiopia Ghana Jordan Kenya Kuwait Li...

Page 44: ...liation of the International Arbitral Center of the Federal Economic Chamber in Vienna Vienna Rules by three arbitrators appointed in accordance with these rules The arbitration will be held in Vienna Austria and the official language of the proceedings will be English The decision of the arbitrators will be final and binding upon both parties Therefore pursuant to paragraph 598 2 of the Austrian ...

Page 45: ...S OR FOR ANY ECONOMIC CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES 3 LOST PROFITS EVEN IF THEY ARISE AS AN IMMEDIATE CONSEQUENCE OF THE EVENT THAT GENERATED THE DAMAGES OR 4 LOSS OF BUSINESS REVENUE GOODWILL OR ANTICIPATED SAVINGS FRANCE AND BELGIUM Limitation of Liability The following replaces the terms of this section in its entirety Except as otherwise provided by mandatory law 1 IBM s liability for any damages and ...

Page 46: ...o 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 following paragraph is added to this section The limitations and exclusions specified in the Statement of Limited Warranty will not apply to damages caused by IBM with fraud or gross negligence and for express warranty The following sentence is ad...

Page 47: ... warranty The following sentence is added to the end of item 2 IBM s liability under this item is limited to the violation of essential contractual terms in cases of ordinary negligence HUNGARY Limitation of Liability The following is added at the end of this section The limitation and exclusion specified herein shall not apply to liability for a breach of contract damaging life physical well bein...

Page 48: ...s for Which IBM is Not Liable Save with respect to any liability referred to in item 1 above under no circumstances is IBM its suppliers or resellers liable for any of the following even if IBM or they were informed of the possibility of such losses 1 loss of or damage to data 2 special indirect or consequential loss or 3 loss of profits business revenue goodwill or anticipated savings SLOVAKIA Li...

Page 49: ...5 of the total purchase price payable or the charges for the Machine directly relating to the Default These limits also apply to IBM s suppliers and resellers They state the maximum for which IBM and such suppliers and resellers are collectively responsible Items for Which IBM is Not Liable Save with respect to any liability referred to in item 1 above under no circumstances is IBM or any of its s...

Page 50: ...chine at your location and verify its operation You must provide suitable working area to allow disassembly and reassembly of the IBM Machine The area must be clean well lit and suitable for the purpose For some Machines certain repairs may require sending the Machine to an IBM service center 3 Courier or Depot Service1 You will disconnect the failing Machine for collection arranged by IBM IBM wil...

Page 51: ...ench 02 210 9800 New Zealand 0800 446 149 Bolivia 0800 0189 Norway 66 81 11 00 Brazil 55 11 3889 8986 Peru 0 800 50 866 Canada 1 800 565 3344 Toronto 416 383 3344 Philippines 632 995 2225 Chile 800 224 488 Portugal 21 791 51 47 China PRC 800 810 1818 Russia 095 940 2000 China Hong Kong S A R 852 2825 7799 Singapore 1800 840 9911 Columbia 980 912 3021 Spain 91 662 49 16 Denmark 45 20 82 00 Sweden 0...

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Page 53: ...is 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 IBM may make improvements and or changes in the product s and or the program s described in this publication at any time without notice The products described in this document are not intended for u...

Page 54: ...ay 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 interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures v Reorient o...

Page 55: ...ätszeichen CE zu führen Verantwortlich für die Konformitätserklärung nach Paragraph 5 des EMVG ist die IBM Deutschland Informationssysteme GmbH 70548 Stuttgart Informationen in Hinsicht EMVG Paragraph 3 Abs 2 2 Das Gerät erfüllt die Schutzanforderungen nach EN 55024 1998 und EN 55022 1998 Klasse B EN 55022 Hinweis Wird dieses Gerät in einer industriellen Umgebung betrieben wie in EN 55022 B festge...

Page 56: ...ad électromagnética Este producto satisface los requisitos de protección del Consejo de la UE Directiva 89 336 CEE en lo que a la legislatura de los Estados Miembros sobre compatibilidad electromagnética se refiere IBM no puede aceptar responsabilidad alguna si este producto deja de satisfacer dichos requisitos de protección como resultado de una modificación no recomendada del producto incluyendo...

Page 57: ...onevole 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 phase Appendix D Notices D 5 ...

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