Contents
Note ................ iii
Read this first ............ v
Accessing online technical support ....... v
Sending us your comments ......... v
Figures ............... ix
Tables ............... xi
Safety notices ........... xiii
Completing the safety inspection procedure ... xiv
Tape drive ac grounding inspection ...... xiv
Class I laser product ........... xv
Rack safety .............. xvi
Power cords ............. xvii
End of life (EOL) plan .......... xviii
Environmental notices........ xix
Preface .............. xxi
Introduction ............. 1
Drive features .............. 1
Front panel of the drive .......... 2
Rear panel of the drive ........... 2
Drive performance ............ 3
Cartridge compatibility ........... 3
Speed matching ............. 3
Channel calibration ............ 4
Data cartridge capacity scaling ........ 4
Encryption ............... 4
Inhibiting firmware down-leveling ....... 5
SAS interface .............. 5
Supported servers and operating systems..... 5
Supported device drivers .......... 5
Ethernet port .............. 5
IBM Spectrum Archive ........... 6
Specifications .............. 6
Installation ............. 7
Avoiding drive damage........... 7
Unpacking the drive ............ 7
Verifying the shipment ........... 8
Installing the rack mount kit (optional) ..... 8
Inspecting the power cord and outlet ...... 8
Positioning the tape drive .......... 8
Installing the SAS host adapter card (if required) .. 9
Connecting the SAS interface cable ....... 9
Connecting power ............ 10
Running drive diagnostics ......... 10
Installing device drivers .......... 10
Configuring the tape drive to a server/host ... 10
Updating firmware ............ 10
Registering for My Support ......... 12
Operations ............. 13
Operating modes ............ 13
Power button.............. 13
Single-character display (SCD) ........ 13
Status lights .............. 14
Unload button ............. 16
Inserting a tape cartridge .......... 17
Removing a tape cartridge ......... 18
Mid-tape recovery ............ 18
Cleaning the drive head .......... 19
Cleaning the tape drive .......... 19
Tape Drive Status web page ......... 19
Diagnostic and maintenance functions ..... 21
Entering Maintenance mode ........ 23
Exiting Maintenance mode ........ 23
Function code 0: Maintenance mode ..... 23
Function code 1: Run drive diagnostics .... 24
Function code 2: Update drive firmware from
FMR tape .............. 24
Function code 3: Create FMR tape ...... 25
Function code 4: Force a drive dump ..... 25
Function code 5: Copy drive dump ..... 26
Function code 6: Run host interface wrap test .. 27
Function code 7: Run RS-422 wrap test .... 28
Function code 8: Unmake FMR tape ..... 28
Function code 9: Display error code log .... 29
Function code A: Clear error code log .... 29
Function code C: Insert cartridge into tape drive 29
Function code E: Test cartridge & media.... 29
Function code F: Write performance test .... 30
Function code H: Test head ........ 31
Function code J: Fast read/write test ..... 32
Function code L: Load/unload test ..... 32
Function code P: Post Error Reporting enabled 33
Function code U: Post Error Reporting disabled 34
Tape drive diagnostic and maintenance web page 34
Ultrium media............ 37
Data cartridges ............. 37
Cartridge Compatibility ......... 39
Capacity Scaling............ 39
WORM (Write Once, Read Many) cartridges ... 39
WORM media ............ 40
Data security on WORM media....... 40
WORM media errors .......... 40
WORM requirements .......... 40
Cleaning cartridge ............ 40
Cartridge memory chip (LTO-CM)....... 41
Bar code label ............. 41
Guidelines for bar code labels ....... 43
Write-Protect switch ........... 43
Handling the cartridges .......... 44
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