Sony LIB-D81 manual

LIB-D81 © 2003 Sony Corporation 4-673-839- 12 (1) AIT Autoloader Operating Instructions Before opera ting the u nit, pleas e read this manual thoroughl y and retai n it for fut ure referenc e.[...]

2 WA R N I N G To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rai n or moisture. To avoid el ectrical shock, d o not open the cabi net. Refer serv ic ing to qu alifie d personnel only. Caution The mains plug on this equi pment must be used t o disconnect mains p ower. Please ensure tha t the socket ou tlet is installed n ear the equipme[...]

3 INFORMA TION You are cauti oned that any changes or mod ifications no t expressl y approved in this manual could void y our author ity to operate this equi pment. Note: T his equi pment has bee n tested and f ound to compl y with the limit s for a Cla ss B dig ital dev ice, p ursuant to Part 15 of the FC C Rules. These l imit s are desi gned to p[...]

4 Table of Content s Chapter 1 Introduction Overvie w ...................... .......... .............. .............. ........... 7 Product Features and Functions .......... .............. ....... 8 Front ................................................................................ 8 Rear .........................................................[...]

5 Chapter 3 Basic Usage Overvie w ...................... .......... .............. .............. ......... 28 Control Panel .............. .............. .............. .............. ..... 28 Using the Control Panel ................................................ 28 Message Display ........................................................... 29 W[...]

6 © 2003 Son y Corpo ration. All rights reser ved. T rademarks • Sony, Sto rStation and Advanced Int elligent Tape are trademarks o r registered trademarks o f Sony Corporat ion in thi s country, ot her countr ies, or both . • Other product names are trademarks or regi stered trademarks of th eir respective owners in this coun try, other count[...]

7 Chapter 1 Introdu ction Chapter 1 Introduction Overvi ew The LIB-D81 is a desk top AIT (Advanced Intelligent Tape) automatic load er (hereafter, “AIT autoloader”) wi th a bui lt-in AIT d rive. Up to 8 ca rtridges ca n be inserted i n the AIT autoloader. The uni t can also be co nnected to and used with a workst ation or server. Up to 8 cartri[...]

8 Chapter 1 Int r odu ction Product F eatures and Funct ions Fr ont A Ventil atio n H oles Be carefu l not to bl ock the ven tilatio n holes. If the ventila tion holes ar e blocke d, the AIT au toloader m ay ove r h eat, resul ting in da mage. B Front Door Used in inserting and ejecting AIT cartrid ges. Press the DOOR button to unlock and open t he[...]

9 Chapter 1 Int r odu ction Rear A Setup DI P Switch es and DIP Switch Cover Used to set up the AIT autoloader. Remove the screws and cover to access t he DIP switches. For de tails, see “Setting the DIP Switches” (page 1 9). B Ventil atio n H oles Please be careful not t o block the ve ntilatio n holes. If t he ventila tion holes are blocked, [...]

10 Chapter 1 Int r odu ction Inte rior ( Front) A Front Door B Air Filter Periodical ly clean the air filter wi th a vacuum cleaner (we recommend mon thly cleaning). F or details about ho w to replace the air filter, see “Cle aning the Air Filter” (pag e 41). C Cartridge Case You can insert up to eight AIT cart ridges in the case. Slots are nu [...]

11 Chapter 1 Int r odu ction AIT Drive (Front) A Cartridge Slot Used to insert and e ject AIT cartridges from the AIT drive. B STATUS L ED Lights when the cartridge in the drive is write-protected. It fla shes in the foll owing situatio ns. Drive need s cleaning Repeti tive long on, short of f. During cleani ng; tape is spent Reg ula r fl a s h ing[...]

12 Chapter 1 Int r odu ction System Struc ture To obtai n t he best p erformance out o f you r AIT driv e, we recommen d t hat y ou conne ct the AIT autoload er to a host comput er equipped wit h an Ultra 160 Wide SCSI LVD/SE in terface. The autoload er is controlled t hrough the host computer. Note A SCSI host ada pter card must b e installed i n [...]

13 Chapter 1 Int r odu ction AIT-3 Drive Caution Do not use 8 mm v ideo tapes sold a t stores. An 8 mm video tape looks a lot li ke an AIT c artridge, but has differen t specificati ons. Do not use any other cartridge s other than AIT cartridges. Cleaning Car tr idg e To clean t he AIT drive, use an AIT Cleaning cartridge (sold separately). F or in[...]

14 Ch apter 2 In stall ation Chapter 2 Installation Overvi ew This cha pter explai ns general proce dures for p ositioning the AIT auto loader, conne cting it to t he host compu ter and turning on the AIT aut oloader. Th is chapter also explain s initial setup. Install ation and setu p procedures may vary depen ding on you r system. Unpacking Note [...]

15 Chap ter 2 Insta llati on Packag e Con tents After opening the box , m ake sure that al l th e followi ng items are p resent. Contac t your deale r if anyt hing is mi ssing. • LIB-D 81 (1 ) • Power cable (1) • SCSI terminator (1) • Cleaning cartridge (1) • Qui ck Start Gu id e (1) • CD-ROM (containi ng this do cument) (1) Note In add[...]

16 Chap ter 2 Insta llati on Installing the AIT Auto loader The autolo ader weighs about 7 kg (1 5.4 lb.) an d has t he fol l owing di mensi on s. Before installing t he autoloader, make sure that t he surface is appropriate. N Note Install the AIT autoloader on a horizonta l surface near an AC power outlet. Also leave a gap of ab out 150 mm (5.9 i[...]

17 Chap ter 2 Insta llati on Connectin g the Power Cable 1 Make su re th at the po wer sw itch on the r ear of the AI T autolo ader is in the off posit ion ( a is depressed). 2 Connect one end of the po wer cable to the power suppl y connector and the other e nd to the power ou tlet. Connectin g to the Host Compute r Connect the AIT aut oloader and[...]

18 Chap ter 2 Insta llati on • When connect ing the Wide S CSI cable, turn off all of the conn ecting device s , incl ud ing th e AIT autolo ader an d the hos t c omput er. • When connectin g the AIT autoloader as the last device o n the SCSI bus, be sure to att ach the provided terminator. • In L VD (Low Volt age Differe nt ial) SCS I, make [...]

19 Chap ter 2 Insta llati on Setting the DIP Switches By setting t he DIP switches at the back of the AIT autol oader, you can: • Supply power to the SC SI termina tor (on by default) When you are using several SCSI devices, you can set the AIT autoloade r to supply power t o the SCSI termi nator. • Display warning message s when specific parts[...]

20 Chap ter 2 Insta llati on 2 MAINTENA NCE (on) 0: Warnin g messages are not displayed wh en specific parts reach t he end of their service life or when in need of clean ing (weekly). 1: Warning messages are displaye d when specific parts reach the end of t heir service life o r when in need of clea ning (weekly). 3 LOADER SEL (off) 0: The autol o[...]

21 Chap ter 2 Insta llati on Setting the SCSI ID Use the SCSI ID switches at the back of the AIT autoloader to set the AIT drive and/or AIT autolo ader SCSI I D. The default settings of the switches are as fol lows. Use the upper sw itch to set th e AIT drive SC SI ID and the lower switc h to set the AIT auto loader SCS I ID. Caution • Do not set[...]

22 Chap ter 2 Insta llati on Connectin g SCSI Peripher al Devices SCSI peri pheral devi ces can be connec ted to th e SCSI connec tors of the AI T autoloader. The SCSI configuration of t he autoloader is as shown bel ow. Connect the de vices according t o the system environmen t. Notes • The default f actory settings of t he SCSI IDs are as fol l[...]

23 Chap ter 2 Insta llati on The message displ ay changes as fol lows and the start up process begi ns. (Startup take s several minut es.) During start up, the fol lowing appears on the message displ ay. When startup is comp lete, the message display indicates t he number of cartridg e s in the AI T a utoloa de r. 2 After pr essing the standby swi [...]

24 Chap ter 2 Insta llati on T urn Off the P ower Press the power switch o n the rear of the AIT autoloader to turn it off. Caution Do not turn off the AIT autoloader when it is in use or there is a cartridge in the AIT drive, as this coul d damage data. Note After turnin g the AIT au toloader o ff, wait at le a s t 10 second s b efore t urni ng it[...]

25 Chap ter 2 Insta llati on Ins ertin g C artri dge s Insert cartrid g es into the AI T a ut oloader as o utlined belo w. 1 On the front of t he AIT autoloader, press the DOOR button. [o P] flashes on the message display. The AIT au to loade r is p reparing to open the front do o r. Wait un til the display sto ps flashi ng, which m ay ta k e up to[...]

26 Chap ter 2 Insta llati on 2 When you are certain that [o P] on the message display has stopped flashing, o pen the f ront door as i llustrated here . When you op en the front door, [o P] remai ns displayed on the message display. Caution • It is possibl e for the host computer to p revent the front door from b eing opened or close d. When this[...]

27 Chap ter 2 Insta llati on 4 Close the f ront door. When you he ar the door click, it i s closed. Make sure t hat the door clicks when you clo se it. When the door is comple tely closed, t he cartridges that you inser ted into the AIT autoloade r are counted and their number is di splayed on the message display. Caution If cartr idges protrud e f[...]

28 Chapter 3 Basic Usage Chapter 3 Basic Usage Overvi ew This cha pter explains t he control pane l, basic set tings, handli ng cartridges, element address assignment s, and Maintenan ce. Control Panel You can us e th e control pa nel to di sp lay info rm a tion abo u t the AIT auto l oader and clean the AIT drive. This secti on explains t he opera[...]

29 Chapter 3 Basic Usage Message Displa y The message display d isplays th e current numbe r of c a rtridge s in the AIT autoloader, the AIT auto loader’s operational status, as well as warni ng and error messages. Normal displ ay • The left of the display indicates t he operational statu s of the autoloader. • The right of th e d isplay indi[...]

30 Chapter 3 Basic Usage High inte rnal tem peratur e The ERROR/WARNING LED lights orang e and the [0 6] code appears on the message display. Suspend operat ion or lower ambient tempe rature. When the AIT autoloader internal temperature returns to normal levels, the ERROR/ WARNING LE D goes out. It is p ossible for the air filter to beco me clogge [...]

31 Chapter 3 Basic Usage Exampl e: Pro blem wi th the drive [d ] and [XX], where “XX” is the error co de, appear alternately on the message displ ay. Note For illustration pu rposes, we have used the au toloader in error code ex amples thro ugho ut th e doc ument . Disaste r Recovery Fu nction Disaster recover y is a function t hrough which all[...]

32 Chapter 3 Basic Usage Assigned El ement Addres ses An element i s a physical location where a cartridge is k ept. Applications use element addresses t o differen tiate bet ween the el ement s of t he AIT aut oloader. In AIT autol oader, the element add resses are assigned t o the cart ridge slots a nd the AIT driv e as illustr ated be low. Note [...]

33 Chapter 3 Basic Usage • If the AIT autol oader is used in a high-humidity env ironment or a l ocation that is subject to wide variations in temperat ure, condensation may prevent the cartridge read/write operatio n. • If the cart ridge does not need to be writ ten to or read from, do not insert or eject it too o ften. Storing • Store cartr[...]

34 Chapte r 4 Operating t he AIT Autol oader Chapter 4 Operating the AIT Autoloader Overvi ew This chapt er explains how to ej ect and change cart ridges. Using Cartridges This secti on explains how t o eject a nd change cartr idges. For information ab out how to prepare and i nsert cartridges, see “Inserting Cartridges” (page 25) in Chapter 2,[...]

35 Chapter 4 Op erating the AIT Aut oloader The AIT au to loade r is p reparing to open the front do o r. Wait un til the display sto ps flashi ng, which m ay ta k e up to a m inute. When the disp lay stops f lashing, the front doo r unlocks. Note To prevent the front door from ope ning du ring opera tion, it au tomatical ly locks when i t is clo s[...]

36 Chapter 4 Op erating the AIT Aut oloader 3 Eject th e cartrid ge from th e slot as il lustrated below . Caution The AIT autoloader c ontains a large number o f wires and parts. Do not touch any part other than the slots i nside the AIT au toloader as t his may lead to damage and/or injury. Note If the cartridge that you want to eject i n the AIT[...]

37 Chapter 5 Cleaning the AIT Drive Chapter 5 Cleaning the AI T Drive Overvi ew This chapt er explains how to cl ean the AIT drive. Cleaning the AIT Drive When the AIT drive is in need of cleaning, the CLEANING LED flashes green and the fo llowing appear s on the message di splay. To clean the AIT drive, in sert a clea ning ca r tr idge (so ld sepa[...]

38 Chapter 5 Cleaning t he AIT Drive For detail s about how to insert a cartr idge into a slot, see “Sett ing Cartridges” (page 24) in Chap ter 2, “Installation”. Caution The AIT autoloader c ontains a large number o f wires and parts. Do not touch any part other than the slots i nside the AIT au toloader as t his may lead to damage and/or [...]

39 Chapter 5 Cleaning t he AIT Drive [C L] fl ashes on the message di splay and clean ing starts. When cleaning end s, the cleaning cartridge is returned to slot CL/8 and the CLEANING LE D goes out. 5 When the CLEANING LED goes out, press the DOOR button, open the front door, and eject the cleaning cartridge. Caution • If the CLEANING LED does no[...]

40 Chapter 5 Cleaning t he AIT Drive If clea ning fails fo r any o ther rea son The ERROR/WA RNING LED flashes, [L ] and [XX] or [d ] and [XX] (where “XX” is an error cod e) appear alternately on t he message display. W ARNING CLEANING ERROR W ARNING CLEANING ERROR Or[...]

41 Appendix Appendix Cleaning t he Air F ilter Note Clean the ai r filter once a month using a va cuum cleaner. 1 Press the DOOR button and o pen the fro nt door. 2 Turn off the AIT autoloader. 3 Extract the air filte r from t he AIT aut ol oader. Caution Take care no t to cut you rself on the me t al corners of th e air filter . 4 Clean the air fi[...]

42 Appendix Troubleshoot ing Before contacti ng a Sony Service c enter, please check the following. If th e problem persi sts, contact a Sony Service center. The AIT autoloader does not work • Verify that the powe r is on. • Verify that the power cable is connec ted correctly. • Verify that t he front door is closed . • Verify that the term[...]

43 Appendix • Try cleaning the AIT dri ve. t “Cleaning the AIT Drive” (page 37) in Chapter 5, “Cleaning the AIT Drive”. The car tridg es ca nnot be ejected • Follow the instruction s in “Ejecting/Changin g Cartridges” (page 34) in Chapter 4, “Operating th e AIT Autoloader”. If you are sti ll unable to e ject car tridges, please [...]

44 Appendix Miscell aneous Verify that the front door is securely closed. The AIT autoloader cannot operate normal ly if the front door is no t closed. Transp orting the AIT Autoloa der If you are transportin g the A IT autoloade r for any reason, such as when moving or repairin g the autoloader, make t he following preparation s. • When packin g[...]

45 Appendix Hardwar e Specific ations Har dware AIT Drive LIB-D81/ A1: SDX-400C /L (1) LIB-D81/ A2: SDX-500C /L (1) LIB-D81/ A3: SDX-700C /L (1) Number of dri ves that can be installed One dri ve Number of cartridges t hat can be inserted Maximum of 8 Data transfer ra te Message display 7-segment LED display, di splays 2 characters LED Two External[...]

46 Appendix SCSI Cable and Terminator Specifications SCSI Cabl e For impeda nce and p rimary conduct or, use a Ultr a Wide LVD SCSI cable th at conforms t o SCSI-3 specif ications. However, wh en using a mode l equipped with an AIT- 3 drive, use an Ultr a 160/m SCSI LVD cable. SCSI Cabl e Length The total a llowable le n gth of SCS I cab les used i[...]

47 Appendix Wide SCSI The interface of the AIT autoloader is Wide SCSI. In order to connect the AIT autoloader to a Narrow SCSI bus, use a 50-pin to 6 8-pin LVD SCSI adapter. Also, make sure e very unused data l ines are terminated by an ad apter. SCSI ID Set a un ique SCSI ID f or each devi ce on a SCSI b us. The host comput er uses these SCSI IDs[...]

48 Appendix 22 Detected SCSI parity error . Comm and phase re tried b ut gave up . —Y e s 23 Detected SCSI parity error . Data Out phase retried but gave up . —Y e s 24 Detected a parity error messa ge. Me ssage In phase retried b ut ga ve up . —Y e s 25 Recei ve d Initiator detected error messa ge. M essage phase re tried but gav e up . —Y[...]

49 Appendix 71 Detected calibr ation error (notch re adings a bnormal). [L ] and [7 1] appea r alternately on the messa ge displ ay . Ye s 72 Detected calibr ation error . (Upon cal ibra tion of the lowe r edge of the driv e rim, it was detecte d that it ne eded to be calibr ated abo ve the upp er limit.) [L ] and [7 2] appea r alternately on the m[...]

50 Appendix 93 Cannot de tect the R VS/FWD senso rs du r i ng the initial ization MO VE. [L ] and [9 3] appea r alternately on the messa ge displ ay . Ye s 98 F ailed cartr idge pi cku p during GET oper ation . (Cannot dete ct the CTRG. sen sor at the end of the G ET oper ation.) [L ] and [9 4] appea r alternately on the messa ge displ ay . Ye s 99[...]

51 Appendix C0 Detec ted a chec k sum anomal y during mic rocod e update . —Y e s C1 Detec ted a F/W ID a nomaly during mic rocode up date. —Y e s C8 Detec ted a time out when ejectin g the med ia from the dri ve. [L ] and [E 8] appear alternately on the messa ge displ ay . Ye s E0 Canno t write data to fl ash memor y wi thin 1 ms. [L ] and [E [...]

52 Appendix Other Mes sages Messag es d isp layed during operation Note For detai ls about the disaste r recovery f unction, see “Disa ster Reco very Function” (page 31). Left of the dis play Right of th e displa y Descriptio n 8 (lit) 8 (lit) Immedia tel y afte r turning on the AIT autoload er . Flas hing consec utiv ely up and do wn Changes f[...]

53 Appendix When prob lems occur When problems occur, the ERROR/WARNI NG or CLEANING LED li ghts or flashes, and one of th e following code s appears on the me ssage display. W ARNING CLEANING ERROR LED Lit/ Flashing Code Descript ion Remed y ERROR/ W A RN ING Fl as hi n g (o rang e) [L ] and [X X] appear al ternately on the messag e displa y . Loa[...]

54 Appendix Notes 1 To begin cleaning t he AIT drive, insert the cl eaning cartridge i n slot CL/8 and press the CLEAN butt on for at least thr ee seconds. 2 If you are unab le to open th e front doo r, it may be lock ed from your bac kup software. 3 If the cartridge is not eject ed from the AIT drive when an e rror occurs, proceed as follows. 1 P [...]

55 Index Index A Air filter ........ ................. ............... 41 AIT cartridges .......... .. 12, 24, 32, 34 AIT drive ....................... ............ ... 37 Appendix . ................. ................. ... 41 Application software ........... ......... 27 Assigned element addr esses ......... 32 B Basic usage .................... ..[...]

Sony Co r por at ion F or inf ormation abou t the AIT aut oloader , ref er to y our resel ler .[...]