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StorageTek LTO

Half-Height SAS Tape Drive

User Guide

LTO

Part Number: E38508-01

Release Date: February 2013

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Page 1: ...Submit comments about this document to STP_FEEDBACK_US ORACLE COM StorageTek LTO Half Height SAS Tape Drive User Guide LTO Part Number E38508 01 Release Date February 2013 ...

Page 2: ...ent applicable by the terms of the Government contract the additional rights set forth in FAR 52 227 19 Commercial Computer Software License December 2007 Oracle USA Inc 500 Oracle Parkway Redwood City CA 94065 This software or hardware is developed for general use in a variety of information management applications It is not developed or intended for use in any inherently dangerous applications i...

Page 3: ...and cables 15 Connecting the tape drive to an external SAS port 15 Reboot the server 16 4 Verify installation 17 5 Understanding the LEDs 19 Your StorageTek LTO tape drive 19 Understanding LED sequences 20 Encryption LED LTO 5 and later models only 21 6 Operating your tape drive 23 Loading a cartridge 23 Unloading a cartridge 23 Removing power from the drive 24 7 Use the correct media 25 Ordering ...

Page 4: ...Problems with cartridges 31 The cartridge is jammed 31 The drive will not accept the cartridge or ejects it immediately 31 Encryption troubleshooting 31 Index 33 4 Contents ...

Page 5: ... emphasis Italic text Monospace text File and directory names System output Code Commands their arguments and argument values Monospace italic text Code variables Command variables Emphasized monospace text Monospace bold text WARNING Indicates that failure to follow directions could result in bodily harm or death CAUTION Indicates that failure to follow directions could result in damage to equipm...

Page 6: ...additional information see the following websites http www oracle com Corporate website http www oracle com us products servers storage storage tape storage index html Storage products http www oracle com us support contact html Support website http www oracle com technetwork documentation tape storage curr 187744 html Products documentation 6 ...

Page 7: ...00 MB s They can write uncompressed data at up to 80 MB s 288 GB hour LTO 3 internal and external tape drives These are 3 Gb s SAS devices with a maximum burst transfer speed of 300 MB s They can write uncompressed data at up to 60 MB s 216 GB hour NOTE The compression ratio for LTO 6 is 2 5 1 For all earlier models the compression ratio is 2 1 For a detailed product specification please refer to ...

Page 8: ...l 24 Watts typical 29 Watts typical writing 40 Watts maximum 40 Watts maximum 42 Watts maximum 5V 1 9A typical 5V 4 1A typical 5V 3 7A typical Power requirements 5V 3 9A maximum 5V 4 3A maximum 5V 4 2A maximum 12V 0 7A typical 12V 0 75A typical 12V 0 9A typical 12V 2 5A maximum 12V 2 3A maximum 12V 2 3A maximum 100 240 VAC 50 60 Hz auto ranging 0 7A maximum 100 240 VAC 50 60 Hz auto ranging 0 8A m...

Page 9: ... in your server s documentation As you work inside the server you may have to disconnect other signal cables or power cables from other devices to maneuver the new drive into place If you have to do this make a note of their position and connections so you can put them back correctly later NOTE The server must provide forced cooling and be capable of drawing 6 cfm 0 17 m3 minute or 10 08 m3 hour o...

Page 10: ...ails 1 M3 mounting screws 2 M3 offset mounting screws Figure 3 Attaching locating screws Install drive NOTE If cable access for the tape drive bay is awkward it may be easier to access power and other connections if the tape drive is installed in the top bay You may need to move other devices to lower bays to achieve this Refer also to your server documentation Slide the tape drive into the open b...

Page 11: ...to move the drive to get the cables into place Connect SAS and power cables IMPORTANT A SAS HBA and SAS cable are required The connector on the SAS drive is a SAS plug connector as per SFF 8482 1 If a SAS HBA is not already installed follow the instructions supplied with the HBA to install it before you install the tape drive 2 Connect the purchased SAS cable to the new HBA The connector on the SA...

Page 12: ...pe drive All other LTO tape drives Connect a spare power cord from the server s internal power supply to the power connector on the tape drive 2 Separate power connector 1 SAS data connector to tape drive SFF 8482 cable without power Figure 6 Connecting cables to all other LTO tape drives CAUTION Never use a cable where power is supplied through the SAS connector because this may damage the drive ...

Page 13: ... 2 Ensure blank plates are in place over empty bays and replace the cover on the server Reboot the server Reboot the server to power up the tape drive and server Watch the boot screen carefully after installation If there are any errors or unexpected messages go back and check the SAS cabling carefully Have you installed the correct SAS cable Have you reconnected all devices securely If this does ...

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Page 15: ...install an additional HBA that supports external connection to tape and a recommended cable NOTE If you use a recommended cable not supplied to attach directly to the external SAS port and the tape drive does not function one possible cause is that the port is inactive or not supported for external tape devices Refer to your server documentation for further information on supported configurations ...

Page 16: ... SAS and power cables Reboot the server Switch on the tape drive and power up the server The power on off switch is on the front panel Watch the boot screen carefully after installation If there are any errors or unexpected messages go back and check the SAS cabling carefully If this does not resolve the problem refer to Troubleshooting page 29 for further guidelines 16 Installing an external LTO ...

Page 17: ...and then shows steady green If the test fails the Drive Error and Tape Error LEDs flash while the Ready and Clean LEDs are off This continues until the drive is reset See Understanding the LEDs page 19 for more information about front panel lights 3 Verify that the tape drive installation was successful 4 For all operating systems ensure that you have downloaded any upgrades necessary for your bac...

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Page 19: ...witch external drives only 7 Ready LED 3 Encryption LED 8 Eject button 4 Clean LED Figure 11 Front view of StorageTek LTO 5 and later external tape drive Earlier versions of the LTO tape drive do not have an Encryption LED 5 Drive LED 1 Cartridge door 6 ReadyLED 2 On Off switch external drives only 7 Eject button 3 Clean LED 4 Tape LED Figure 12 Front view of StorageTek LTO 4 external tape drive S...

Page 20: ...t a normal activity read write If the drive is upgrading firmware do not reset or power cycle it Ready FLASHES None The drive is downloading firmware Do not reset or power cycle the drive Ready FLASHES fast None Firmware is being reprogrammed Do not reset or power cycle the drive Ready is OFF others are ON Load the LTO cleaning cartridge See Cleaning cartridges page 26 for supported cartridges and...

Page 21: ...for service Drive and Ready ON with Tape and Clean OFF Alternates repeatedly Encryption LED LTO 5 and later models only The encryption LED may be blue or amber as described in the following table The state of the other LEDs depends upon the activity as described below Table 4 Encryption LED LTO 5 and later tape drives State Encryption LED Blue or Amber At power on On The drive is idle and there is...

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Page 23: ... cartridge door and insert the cartridge into the slot in the front of the drive with the white arrow uppermost and facing the drive door 2 Apply gentle pressure until the drive takes the cartridge and loads it 3 The Ready light flashes green while the drive performs its load sequence When the cartridge is loaded the Ready light shows steady green Unloading a cartridge CAUTION Never try to remove ...

Page 24: ...tape to the beginning and eject the cartridge The rewind process may take up to 10 minutes The Ready light will flash to indicate that the unload is still in progress Removing power from the drive To ensure reliable operation do not remove power from the drive during read write fast search load and unload activities 24 Operating your tape drive ...

Page 25: ... cartridges in other format tape drives For optimum performance always use a data cartridge that matches the specification of your tape drive A lower specification will have a lower transfer speed and may not support write activities a higher specification will not support read or write Table 5 Data cartridge compatibility Ultrium 6 25 TB data cartridge Ultrium 3 0 TB data cartridge Ultrium 1 6 TB...

Page 26: ...ing upon the severity of the tampering but no further appended backups will be possible WORM data cartridges are clearly identified by their distinctive two tone cartridge color They can only be used with LTO tape drives that support the WORM feature Write protecting cartridges WARNING Always remove the cartridge from the tape drive before you change the write protection If you want to protect the...

Page 27: ...ide the cartridge Do not leave cartridges in the drive The tape loses tension in the power off state which can lead to problems particularly if the drive has been moved Do not leave cartridges in excessively dry or humid conditions Do not leave cartridges in direct sunlight or in places where magnetic fields are present for example under telephones next to monitors or near transformers Do not drop...

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Page 29: ...ndensing 40 to 151 F 40 to 66 C Storage Are you using new cartridges or a different brand of cartridge Have you been using the particular cartridge for a very long time The problem could lie with the cartridge 1 Check through the media chapter Use the correct media page 25 2 Check that you are using an Ultrium cartridge Compatible media can be recognized by the LTO logo which is the same as the lo...

Page 30: ...ackup application will provide details of the average time taken at the end of the backup Typical areas where bottlenecks can occur are Disk subsystem A single spindle disk will not be able to deliver good data throughput at poor compression ratios Best practice to ensure good throughput is to utilize multiple disk spindles or data sources System architecture Be aware of the architecture of your d...

Page 31: ...rtridge or ejects it immediately The cartridge may have been damaged for example dropped or the drive may have a fault If it is a cleaning cartridge it has probably expired and should be discarded immediately For data cartridges 1 Check that the drive has power the power cable is properly connected and the Ready LED is on 2 Check that you are using the correct media Use only Ultrium media see Use ...

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Page 33: ...rnal drive cabling 15 F front panel drives 19 23 H handling media 27 help obtaining 5 host problems 30 I inserting cartridges 23 installation drive 10 external drive 15 mounting bay 9 mounting hardware 9 problems 29 securing drive 13 verifying 17 installing drivers 8 internal drive cabling to new HBA 11 J jammed cartridge 31 L LEDs 20 encryption 21 M media cartridge compatibility 25 cleaning 26 27...

Page 34: ... problems 29 technical support service locator website 6 text symbols 5 transfer rates 7 troubleshooting after installation 29 drive 29 media 29 31 U Unload button 24 V verify installation 17 W WORM cartridge 26 write protect 26 34 Index ...

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