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Covers safety notices, inspection, AC grounding, laser safety, rack safety, and power cord precautions.
Alerts to lethal, hazardous, or unsafe situations requiring immediate attention.
Rules for safe installation and handling in rack cabinets.
Steps to take before installation, including avoiding damage, unpacking, verifying shipment, and inspecting power.
Precautions to prevent static electricity damage when handling the drive.
Procedures for positioning, connecting, powering up, installing drivers, and configuring the drive.
Guidance on installing a SAS host adapter card if required for system connection.
Instructions for connecting the drive to the server using SAS interface cables.
Final steps to integrate the tape drive with the server or host system.
Procedures for inserting and removing tape cartridges.
Step-by-step guide for loading a tape cartridge into the drive.
Instructions for safely ejecting and removing a tape cartridge.
Procedures for mid-tape recovery, cleaning, and accessing diagnostic functions.
Detailed guide to the drive's diagnostic tests and maintenance modes.
Steps to put the drive into maintenance mode for diagnostics.
Performing comprehensive tests to check drive functionality.
Loading new firmware onto the drive using an FUP tape.
Testing tape cartridges and media for integrity and usability.
Details which LTO generations are compatible with the drive.
Verifying proper SAS cable and adapter connections for server communication.
Guidance on fixing specific issues like SAS bus errors or media-related problems.
Steps to resolve errors related to the SAS interface and connections.
Procedures for addressing issues caused by faulty or incompatible tape media.