HP LTO Ultrium User Manual

Modes of usage ................................................................................................................. 52
Attaching to SAS ................................................................................................................ 52
Connecting to a Fibre Channel router or by SAS to a server or router ........................................ 53
Fibre Channel connection ............................................................................................. 53
Server SAS connection ................................................................................................. 53
Replacing a drive ............................................................................................................... 53
Installing in a library ................................................................................................................. 53
Rear panel and connectors .................................................................................................. 53
Installing standalone drives ........................................................................................................ 54
Identifying the drive ............................................................................................................ 54
Connecting the drive ........................................................................................................... 54
SAS connection ........................................................................................................... 54
Moving drives .................................................................................................................... 55
8 Operating the drive .......................................................................... 57
Power-on self-test ....................................................................................................................... 57
Loading a cartridge .................................................................................................................. 58
Unloading a cartridge ............................................................................................................... 59
Cleaning ................................................................................................................................. 59
Resetting drives in a library ........................................................................................................ 60
9 Troubleshooting ............................................................................... 61
Emergency unload (forced eject) ................................................................................................. 61
General guidelines ................................................................................................................... 61
Diagnosing the problem ............................................................................................................ 62
Problems with the host computer ........................................................................................... 62
Computer does not boot up ........................................................................................... 62
Computer boots, but does not recognize the drive ............................................................ 62
Problems with the drive and cartridge ................................................................................... 63
Tape drive does not power up ....................................................................................... 63
The application does not recognize the drive ................................................................... 63
The cartridge will not eject ............................................................................................ 64
The drive will not accept a cartridge ............................................................................... 64
The computer no longer recognizes the drive in a tape array ............................................. 65
Problems with cleaning ....................................................................................................... 65
10 Special features for automation ........................................................ 67
Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 67
Backup software ................................................................................................................. 67
Drive Model ID String ................................................................................................... 67
Front panel for automation use ................................................................................................... 68
Full-height drives ................................................................................................................. 68
Front panel for use in autoloaders .................................................................................. 69
Half-height drives ............................................................................................................... 70
Automation interface ................................................................................................................. 70
Automation Control Interface (ACI) ....................................................................................... 71
Automation/Drive Interface (ADI) .......................................................................................... 71
Internet Automation Device interface (iADT) ............................................................................ 72
Fan interface ..................................................................................................................... 74
Configuring autoload and library-controlled loads ......................................................................... 74
Cartridge positions during load and unload .......................................................................... 75
Load scenarios ................................................................................................................... 76
Load scenario 1: Autoload ............................................................................................ 76
Volume 1: hardware integration 5

HP LTO Ultrium Specifications

General

Category	Tape Drive
Capacity (Compressed)	Up to 30 TB (LTO-8), Up to 45 TB (LTO-9)
Transfer Rate (Compressed)	Up to 900 MB/s (LTO-8), Up to 1000 MB/s (LTO-9)
Interface	SAS, Fibre Channel
Technology	Linear Tape-Open (LTO)
WORM Support	Yes
Encryption Support	Yes (AES 256-bit)
Partitioning Support	Yes
Capacity (Native)	Up to 12 TB (LTO-8), Up to 18 TB (LTO-9)
Transfer Rate (Native)	Up to 360 MB/s (LTO-8), Up to 400 MB/s (LTO-9)
Backward Read Compatibility	Yes (LTO-8 reads LTO-7, LTO-6; LTO-9 reads LTO-8, LTO-7)
Backward Write Compatibility	Yes (LTO-8 writes to LTO-7; LTO-9 writes to LTO-8)