Tandberg Data SDLT 600 manual

SDL T 600 Pr oduct Manual[...]

SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Manu al ii Co pyr igh t Copyri ght © 2004 by Quantum Corpo ration. All rig hts rese rved . Repri nte d with permis s ion by T andbe r g Data ASA. T rademarks T and ber g is a trade mark of T andbe rg Data ASA. Quant um, th e Quantum lo go, and t he DL Ttap e logo a re trade marks of Quant um Corporati on, regist e red in the [...]

SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Manu al iii Re visi on Hist o r y The tabl e below list s all re vis io ns made to this doc um ent in chro nolo gical order . User Manual Statem ent s for Class A Equipment (Internal SDL T 600 T ape Drive Syste m) This equ ipmen t genera tes, use s , an d may emit radio fre quen cy en ergy . The equipme nt has be en te s ted a[...]

SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Manu al iv Attentio n! Ceci est un produ it de Classe A. Dans un environne m ent domest i que, ce produit ri s que de cr ée r des inte rférenc es radioé lect riques , il appa rti e ndra al ors à l'uti lisa teur de pre ndre les mesures sp éc ifi ques approp rié es. User Manual Statem ent s for Class B Equipment ( T a[...]

SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Manu al v supp ression was used in the quali ficat ion test for th e device . This info rmation will vary from dev ice to devi ce and needs to be obt ained from the EMC (Electroma gne tic Compatibi lity) group or product manag er . This Cla ss B digit al a ppar at us comp lie s with Ca nadi an ICES-003 . Cet ap pareil numériq[...]

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81- 81 18 4- 0 2 R E V A0 1 Mar c h 20 04 vii Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s 1 Int r o du c t io n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 -1 Pur po se a nd S co pe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Re fere n ced Do [...]

T able o f C ont en ts SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al vi ii Mar c h 20 04 8 1-8 1 18 4- 02 REV A 01 Sup er D L Tt ape I I Da t a C ar tri d ge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8 Qu an tu m Dia g nos ti cs T o ols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al T a bl e of Con t en t s 81- 81 18 4- 0 2 R E V A01 M ar c h 20 04 ix 4 Inst a lli n g Y o u r T a pe Dr iv e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 1 W ar ran ty No te . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

T able o f C ont en ts SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al x Mar c h 20 04 81- 8 1 184- 02 REV A01 Wh en to Use t he Cl ea ni ng T ap e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7 Lif e E xp e ct an cy o f t he C l ean i ng T ap e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

81 -81 1 8 4-0 2 R E V A0 1 Mar ch 20 04 xi List of T ables 1 Int r o du c t io n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 -1 T abl e 1- 1. T ypographical Conventio ns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1- 3 3 SD L T 6 0 0 T ap e Driv e Sp ec if ic at [...]

Li st of T a bl es SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al xi i Mar c h 20 04 8 1-8 1 18 4- 0 2 REV A 01 4 Inst a lli n g Y o u r T a pe Dr iv e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 1 T ab le 4-1 . S CS I I D Ad dr ess S el ec tio n s (G r ap hic al F or m at) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7 T ab le[...]

81- 81 1 8 4-0 2 R EV A0 1 M arc h 20 04 xiii Li st of Fig ur es 2 SD L T 6 0 0 T ap e Dr iv e Pr od u c t Inf o rm a t io n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 Figure 2-1. SDL T 600 T ape Drive Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 Figure 2-2. SDL T 600 T ape Drive Modular Design . . . .[...]

Li st of F igu r es SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al xi v Mar c h 20 04 8 1-8 1 18 4- 0 2 REV A 01 A Su pe r DL Tt a p e I a n d Su p e r DL Tta pe I I Da t a Ca rt ri dg es . . . . . . A -1 Figure A-1. Super DL Ttape Data Cart r idges Read by SDL T 600 T ape Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A- 2 Fig u re A- 2. Bo tt o m V iew o f S upe r D L [...]

81- 81 18 4- 0 2 R E V A0 1 Mar c h 20 04 1-1 C HAPT ER 1 Int r odu c ti on This c hapte r provide s su pplementar y informati on a bout using the SDL T 600 t ape dri ve system Pr oduct Manual . The chapter di scusses t he followi ng topics: • “Purpo se and Scope” describ es the type of infor mation found in the manual , an d its inte nded us[...]

Ref er enc ed Do cu m en ts SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al 1-2 Marc h 20 04 81- 8 1 184- 02 REV A 01 1.2 Referen ced Do cuments • SDL T 600 Fibr e Channel In terfac e Guide (8 1-81202- 01) • SDL T 600 SCSI Interfac e Guide (81-81200- 01) • SDL T 600 Design and Integr ation Guide (8 1-8 1 196-01) • Super DLT tape™ Inte ractiv e Library Int[...]

SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al Chapte r 1 : Introd ucti on 81- 81 18 4- 0 2 R E V A0 1 Mar c h 20 04 1-3 • Appendix B, “DL Ttape VS1 Da ta Cartr idg e,” provide s i nform ation f or the DL Ttape™ VS data cart ridge inclu ding handling a nd inspe ction pr ocedur es, informati on on the write -pro te ct switch, and how t o l oad and unload a [...]

Re ad er C omm ent s SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al 1-4 Marc h 20 04 81- 8 1 184- 02 REV A 01 1.7 Reader C omments T andbe r g is commit ted to provid ing the best products a nd servic e. W e e ncour a ge your comments, sugges tions , and cor rection s for this m anual. Pleas e se nd all commen ts to this addr ess: T andbe r g Data A SA Kj e ls ås[...]

81- 81 18 4- 0 2 R E V A0 1 Mar c h 20 04 2-1 C HAPT ER 2 SDL T 600 T ape Drive Prod uct Inf ormatio n This chapte r descr ibe s the featu res of the SDL T 600 tape driv e syst em. This c hapt er covers the foll owing topi cs: • “Over vie w” describes ba sic featur es of the sys t em. • “Pro duc t Fe atu res” lists key feat ures of t he[...]

Pr od uc t Fea t ures SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al 2-2 Marc h 20 04 81- 8 1 184- 02 REV A 01 Fi gure 2- 1. SDL T 600 T ape Drive S ystems 2.2 Product F eatures The SDL T 600 tape drive syste m of f ers the foll owing produc t featur es : • A st rea ming tape d rive t hat use s h alf-i nch wide Su pe r Di gita l Li near T ap e (Su per DL Ttap e [...]

SDL T 60 0 Prod uc t Manu al Ch ap ter 2: S D L T 600 T a pe Dri ve Pr odu c t In fo rm ati on 81- 81 18 4- 0 2 R E V A0 1 Mar c h 20 04 2-3 • The SDL T 600 tape drive is avail able in eithe r Ultra 160 or Fibre Channel inte r face versions . (Fibr e Channel not avai la ble with the table top m o del ). For more infor mation on the SDL T 600 tape[...]

T ape D riv e T e ch no lo gy SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al 2-4 Marc h 20 04 81- 8 1 184- 02 REV A 01 2.3.3 M a g neto Resi stiv e Cl uster Head s Magneto Resi stiv e Cluste r (MRC) heads are a densely packed array of small, cost- ef f ect ive Magneto Resisti ve (MR) tape he ads p recise ly positi one d using a dvanc ed thin-f ilm pr ocessing tech[...]

SDL T 60 0 Prod uc t Manu al Ch ap ter 2: S D L T 600 T a pe Dri ve Pr odu c t In fo rm ati on 81- 81 18 4- 0 2 R E V A0 1 Mar c h 20 04 2-5 2.4 Modula r D e sign The SDL T 600 tape drive is designed as a total syste m. The system includ es a complex interact ion of a number of importa nt components including suc h items as the tape path, tape head[...]

Modu lar Desi gn SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al 2-6 Marc h 20 04 81- 8 1 184- 02 REV A 01 2.4.1 Data Control M odu le The Data Contro l Module (DCM) contain s sever al of the functio ns and feature s of the LGMR technolo gy , which is at the heart of the SDL T technolog y . Of the five tec hnologi es that consti tute the LGMR technol ogy , two are [...]

SDL T 60 0 Prod uc t Manu al Ch ap ter 2: S D L T 600 T a pe Dri ve Pr odu c t In fo rm ati on 81- 81 18 4- 0 2 R E V A0 1 Mar c h 20 04 2-7 Base Plat e The SDL T 600 tape dr ive ba se pl at e is a n a luminum die ca stin g with precis ely mac hined sur f aces. The casting acts as the support pla tfor m for the othe r module s and for the tape driv[...]

Modu lar Desi gn SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al 2-8 Marc h 20 04 81- 8 1 184- 02 REV A 01 2.4.4 Electr o nic Interface Module The Elect ronic Inte r face Module (EIM) is the electr oni c heart of the SDL T 600 tape dri ve system. It provi des the main contr ol fun ction for the syste m and the interface from the system to the host compute r , l ibr[...]

SDL T 60 0 Prod uc t Manu al Ch ap ter 2: S D L T 600 T a pe Dri ve Pr odu c t In fo rm ati on 81- 81 18 4- 0 2 R E V A0 1 Mar c h 20 04 2-9 2.5 Quant um Diagnost ics T ools Quantum, the manuf acture r of your drive, fr equ ently pro vide s new and updated tool s to use with it s tape dri ves. These tool s inc lude suc h items as upgrade s fo r pro[...]

Medi um Auxi li ary Memo ry SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al 2-1 0 Mar c h 20 04 81- 8 1 184- 02 REV A01 2.7 Medium Aux iliary Memory Medium Auxili ary Memory (MAM) is a feature in the SDL T 600 tape drive tha t produ ces vari ous attrib utes about the data cart ridge and re cord s t hem in a l og fi le on the media it self. Thes e a ttribut es provi[...]

81- 81 18 4- 0 2 R E V A0 1 Mar c h 20 04 3-1 C HAPT ER 3 SDL T 600 T ape Drive Specif icatio ns This chapte r descr ibe s various specif ica tions tha t apply to the SDL T 600 tape drive syste m: • “Produ ct Specific a tions ” provide s tape drive spe cifi catio ns • “Func tio nal S peci fica tion s” prov ides f uncti onal sp ecific at[...]

Pr od uc t Spec i fic atio ns SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al 3-2 Marc h 20 04 81- 8 1 184- 02 REV A 01 Ult r a 16 0 SC SI In te r fac e The Ultra 160 SCSI int e rface pr ovi des a l ow- voltage di ffe renti al (L VD) mode r unning u p to 160 MB/second and a single - ended (SE) mode runni ng up to 40 MB/second. N OTE : The host computer ’ s SCSI c[...]

SDL T 60 0 P rod uc t Ma nu al Ch ap te r 3: SD L T 600 T a p e Dri v e S pe cif icat io ns 81- 81 18 4- 0 2 R E V A0 1 Mar c h 20 04 3-3 In SE mode, the SCSI bus can support up to 7 device s using c able lengths up to 3 m ete rs. In L VD mode, the SCSI bus can sup port up to 15 de vices usi ng cable l engths up t o 2 5 meters. For m ore informatio[...]

Pr od uc t Spec i fic atio ns SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al 3-4 Marc h 20 04 81- 8 1 184- 02 REV A 01 3.1.3 Phys ic al Dim ensi ons an d Weights Ta b l e 3 - 3 provides physic al di m ensions f or t he SDL T 600 tape d rive system. Ta b l e 3 - 4 shows t he weights of the SDL T 600 tape drive. 3.1.4 Compression The tape drive contain s on-bo ard h[...]

SDL T 60 0 P rod uc t Ma nu al Ch ap te r 3: SD L T 600 T a p e Dri v e S pe cif icat io ns 81- 81 18 4- 0 2 R E V A0 1 Mar c h 20 04 3-5 3.1.5 Stor age Capacity Ta b l e 3 - 5 provides native and compresse d capa c ity ranges f or the Super DL Ttape II data cart ri dge: In accord ance with industry prac tice , a typical compression rati o of 2:1 i[...]

Pr od uc t Spec i fic atio ns SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al 3-6 Marc h 20 04 81- 8 1 184- 02 REV A 01 3.1.7 Maximum Data T rans fer Rate Ta b l e 3 - 7 shows t he maximum sust ained ( and bur st) data t ransfer rat es for t he SDL T 600 tape dri ve. N OTE : Cable leng ths and cabl e type may l imit atta inable tr ansf er rate; for details , refer [...]

SDL T 60 0 P rod uc t Ma nu al Ch ap te r 3: SD L T 600 T a p e Dri v e S pe cif icat io ns 81- 81 18 4- 0 2 R E V A0 1 Mar c h 20 04 3-7 3.1.9 Media Durabili ty Ta b l e 3 - 8 shows t he number of media passes a nd full media u ses to expect f rom a Super DL Ttape II data car tridge . 3.1.10 Data Cartridge Life Expectancy Ta b l e 3 - 9 shows t he[...]

Fun cti onal Speci fic atio ns SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al 3-8 Marc h 20 04 81- 8 1 184- 02 REV A 01 3.2 F unct ional S pecification s The following subsections c ontain f uncti ona l sp ecifica tions for t he SDL T 600 tape dri ve. 3.2.1 Pe rformance Data Ta b l e 3 - 1 0 provides perf ormance dat a for the SDL T 600 tape drive syste m. For a c[...]

SDL T 60 0 P rod uc t Ma nu al Ch ap te r 3: SD L T 600 T a p e Dri v e S pe cif icat io ns 81- 81 18 4- 0 2 R E V A0 1 Mar c h 20 04 3-9 3.2.2 Shock and Vibration Specifications The following tables provide non-ope rati ng and operati ng shock and vibra tion spe cif ic ations fo r the SDL T 600 tap e dr ive sy stem. T a b l e 3-1 1. Non-Operating [...]

Fun cti onal Speci fic atio ns SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al 3-1 0 Mar c h 20 04 81- 8 1 184- 02 REV A01 T a b l e 3-1 4. Non-Operat ing V ibrati on Specifi cati ons (Pa ckaged) V i bration (Pac kaged) T ype Ra ndom Fre que ncy Range T ruck Pro fil e* (0.5 Gr ms) Air Profile * (1.0 Grms) Ap pli ca tio n X , Y , Z axes ( 30 mi nu te s, each p ro fi[...]

SDL T 60 0 P rod uc t Ma nu al Ch ap te r 3: SD L T 600 T a p e Dri v e S pe cif icat io ns 81- 81 18 4- 0 2 R E V A0 1 Mar c h 20 04 3-1 1 3.2.3 Cu rrent and P ower Requirement s T abl e 3-16 on p age 3-12 lists th e current and powe r requi rement s for the two versio ns of the SDL T 600 tape dr ive syst e m (in ternal and tablet op) c onfigure d[...]

Fun cti onal Speci fic atio ns SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al 3-1 2 Mar c h 20 04 81- 8 1 184- 02 REV A01 T a b l e 3-1 6. Current and Power Requi rements (SCSI Inte rfac e) Mode 5 V Curre nt (A) MaxPk 1 Max Mea n 2 Ty p 3 12 V Curr en t (A) Ma xP k 1 Ma xM ean 2 Ty p 3 DC Power (W) Max 4 Ty p 5 AC Power (W) Max 6 Ty p 7 S tandby /Idl e 2.6 2.6 2.4[...]

SDL T 60 0 P rod uc t Ma nu al Ch ap te r 3: SD L T 600 T a p e Dri v e S pe cif icat io ns 81- 81 18 4- 0 2 R E V A0 1 Mar c h 20 04 3 -13 T a b l e 3-1 7. Current and Power Requi rements (Fibr e Channel Inte rfa c e) Mode 5 V Curre nt (A) MaxPk 1 Max Mea n 2 Ty p 3 12 V Curr en t (A) Ma xP k 1 Ma xM ean 2 Ty p 3 DC Power (W) Max 4 Ty p 5 AC Power[...]

Env ironm ent al S p ec ifi cat i ons SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al 3-1 4 Mar c h 20 04 81- 8 1 184- 02 REV A01 3.2.4 SDL T 600 T ape Drive System Recordi ng Method The SDL T 600 tape drive syste m uses the Part ial Response Maximum Likel ihood (PRML) 32/33 encoding metho d for reading/wr it ing SDL T 600 tape drive form at. It uses the same algor[...]

SDL T 60 0 P rod uc t Ma nu al Ch ap te r 3: SD L T 600 T a p e Dri v e S pe cif icat io ns 81- 81 18 4- 0 2 R E V A0 1 Mar c h 20 04 3 -15 3.3.2 T emperature and Humidity The ambient ope rati ng environm ent for the tape dri ve may not excee d the limits shown in Ta b l e 3 - 1 8 . (The s pe cifica tions shown in the ta ble ar e va lid f or bot h [...]

Re cord ing Me di a Spec i fic at ions SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al 3-1 6 Mar c h 20 04 81- 8 1 184- 02 REV A01 3.3.4 Altitude Both the inte rnal and table top tape drive s opera te in normal pressur es from –500 to 10,000 fee t when opera ted wit hin the amb ient o pe rating environm ents s pe cified in Secti on 3 .3. 2, “T emp eratu re an d[...]

SDL T 60 0 P rod uc t Ma nu al Ch ap te r 3: SD L T 600 T a p e Dri v e S pe cif icat io ns 81- 81 18 4- 0 2 R E V A0 1 Mar c h 20 04 3 -17 Fi gure 3- 1. Mu ltip le La ye rs C ompri se Sup er DL Ttape II M edi a 3.4.2 Physical Data Cartridg e A durable plast ic case encl oses the Super DL Ttape II media, as shown in Figur e 3-2 . Fi gure 3- 2. Supe[...]

Re cord ing Me di a Spec i fic at ions SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al 3-1 8 Mar c h 20 04 81- 8 1 184- 02 REV A01 3.4.3 Media Shipping, Operating, an d Storage Spec ifica tio ns Ta b l e 3 - 2 1 descr ibes the optimum med ia shi pping condit ions. Ta b l e 3 - 2 2 descr ibes the optimum med ia ope ration c onditi ons. Ta b l e 3 - 2 3 descr ibes th[...]

SDL T 60 0 P rod uc t Ma nu al Ch ap te r 3: SD L T 600 T a p e Dri v e S pe cif icat io ns 81- 81 18 4- 0 2 R E V A0 1 Mar c h 20 04 3 -19 3.4.4 Backward-Read Compatibility T ransfer Rates The SDL T 600 tape drive syste m featur e s a backward- rea d compatibil ity (BRC) mode. When in BRC mode, the SDL T 600 tape drive is capabl e of rea ding SDL [...]

Re cord ing Me di a Spec i fic at ions SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al 3-2 0 Mar c h 20 04 81- 8 1 184- 02 REV A01[...]

81- 81 18 4- 0 2 R E V A0 1 Mar c h 20 04 4-1 C HAPT ER 4 Inst alling Y our T a pe Dr ive This chapte r descr ibe s how to install the SDL T 600 tape drive. This inc lud e s configur ation jum per sett ings, connec tor pin ass ignment s, installation inst ructions, power and sig nal cabling desc ription s, and operati ng instruc tions . This c hap [...]

Safet y , Ha ndli ng , and ES D Pro tection SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al 4-2 Marc h 20 04 81- 8 1 184- 02 REV A 01 Generall y , the Limit ed Product and Limite d Repair W ar ranti es are contingent upon pr ope r use in the appli cati on for whic h the product is inte nde d; and do not cover the product if you perform any of the foll owing acti on[...]

SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al Ch ap ter 4: Ins tal l ing Y our T ape Dr iv e 81- 81 18 4- 0 2 R E V A0 1 Mar c h 20 04 4-3 4.2.2 Handli ng Damage t o the SDL T 600 tape driv e syst e m can oc cur as t he r esult of c areless handling, vibra tion, shock, or ele ctros ta tic disc har ge (ESD). For more deta ils a bout ESD, refer to “El ectros tati[...]

Pr e-I n sta llati on Gu id eli nes SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al 4-4 Marc h 20 04 81- 8 1 184- 02 REV A 01 T o minimiz e the possibi lity of ESD-related da mage to the system, the drive’ s manufact ur er strongly recommends using both a worksta tion anti- stati c mat and an ESD wr i st s trap. When correctl y installe d and properly used, t hes[...]

SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al Ch ap ter 4: Ins tal l ing Y our T ape Dr iv e 81- 81 18 4- 0 2 R E V A0 1 Mar c h 20 04 4-5 The Model Number is a c har acter st r ing usually beginnin g with t he lett e rs “TR.” Mo d e l Nu mb e r : T R The S eri al Numb er is a ch aract er stri ng b egi nning wit h t he letter s “R B. ” Seri al N um ber: R[...]

Confi gu ring a nd In stall ing a n In tern al T a pe Dri ve w ith SCSI In terfac e SDL T 60 0 Prod uct Manu al 4-6 Marc h 20 04 81- 8 1 184- 02 REV A 01 4.4.1 Settin g th e Inte rn al T ape Dr ive SC S I ID Each de vice on th e SCSI bus must ha ve a u nique SCSI I D addre ss assigned to it. F or sp e cific recommenda tion s for a ss igning SCSI I [...]

SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al Ch ap ter 4: Ins tal l ing Y our T ape Dr iv e 81- 81 18 4- 0 2 R E V A0 1 Mar c h 20 04 4-7 N OTE : T he c omp uter syst em an d t he tap e d riv e SC SI IDs are onl y c hecked at power - on. T o c h ange the SCSI ID after insta llation , power of f both the system a nd the t ape drive, chan ge the t ape drive ’ s [...]

Confi gu ring a nd In stall ing a n In tern al T a pe Dri ve w ith SCSI In terfac e SDL T 60 0 Prod uct Manu al 4-8 Marc h 20 04 81- 8 1 184- 02 REV A 01 T a b l e 4-2 . SCSI ID A dd r ess Se lect i ons (T abu la r Fo rmat ) SCSI ID Jumper Acr o ss Pins 9- 10* 7-8 5-6 3-4 1-2 010000 110001 210010 310011 410100 5 ( d e f a u l t ) 00000 610110 71011[...]

SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al Ch ap ter 4: Ins tal l ing Y our T ape Dr iv e 81- 81 18 4- 0 2 R E V A0 1 Mar c h 20 04 4-9 4.4.2 Configuring the Internal T a pe Drive for TERMPWR Y ou m ust termin ate a SCSI bus at each end of the bus. T erminate all signa ls not de fined as RESER VED, GROUND, or TER MPWR exactl y once at eac h e nd of th e bus. A[...]

Confi gu ring a nd In stall ing a n In tern al T a pe Dri ve w ith SCSI In terfac e SDL T 60 0 Prod uct Manu al 4-1 0 Mar c h 20 04 81- 8 1 184- 02 REV A01 Figure 4- 4 shows two pers pecti ve views of the inter nal tape dr ive . Fi gure 4- 4. SDL T 600 T ape Drive—Fr ont and R ear V iews Securing the Int ernal T ape Drive This s e ction de scr ib[...]

SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al Ch ap ter 4: Ins tal l ing Y our T ape Dr iv e 81- 81 18 4- 0 2 R E V A0 1 Mar c h 20 04 4-1 1 Fi gure 4- 5. Intern al T ape Drive Mount ing Locati ons – Front, Side, and Bottom Dimension s Connec ting the Internal T ape Drive Cables This s e ction di scusses t hree conne ctor s on t he back of the i nternal SDL T 6[...]

Confi gu ring a nd In stall ing a n In tern al T a pe Dri ve w ith SCSI In terfac e SDL T 60 0 Prod uct Manu al 4-1 2 Mar c h 20 04 81- 8 1 184- 02 REV A01 SCSI and Power Connectors Figure 4-6 on page 4-13 shows t he pin orientati on for t he 68-pin SCSI conne ctor a nd 4-pin p ower connec tor l oc ated on the back of the in ternal tape drive . The[...]

SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al Ch ap ter 4: Ins tal l ing Y our T ape Dr iv e 81- 81 18 4- 0 2 R E V A0 1 Mar c h 20 04 4 -13 Fi gure 4- 6. Connectors on the Back Panel of SDL T 60 0 T ape Driv e T a b l e 4-3 . MSE and SE Mode SCSI Conne ctor P in Assignme nts Signal Name Pin N u mbe r Pi n N u mbe r S i gn al N am e Ground 1 35 -DB( 12) Ground 2 [...]

Confi gu ring a nd In stall ing a n In tern al T a pe Dri ve w ith SCSI In terfac e SDL T 60 0 Prod uct Manu al 4-1 4 Mar c h 20 04 81- 8 1 184- 02 REV A01 Ground 10 44 -DB( 4) Ground 1 1 45 -DB( 5) Ground 12 46 -DB( 6) Ground 13 47 -DB( 7) Ground 14 48 -DB( P0) Ground 15 49 Ground D I F F S E N S 1 65 0G r o u n d T E R M P W R 1 75 1T E R M P W R[...]

SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al Ch ap ter 4: Ins tal l ing Y our T ape Dr iv e 81- 81 18 4- 0 2 R E V A0 1 Mar c h 20 04 4 -15 T a b l e 4-4 . MSE L VD Mode SCSI Conne ctor P in Assignments Signal Name Pin N u mbe r Pi n N u mbe r S i gn al N am e +DB(12) 1 35 -DB( 12) +DB(13) 2 36 -DB( 13) +DB(14) 3 37 -DB( 14) +DB(15) 4 38 -DB( 15) +DB( P1) 5 39 -[...]

Confi gu ring a nd In stall ing a n In tern al T a pe Dri ve w ith SCSI In terfac e SDL T 60 0 Prod uct Manu al 4-1 6 Mar c h 20 04 81- 8 1 184- 02 REV A01 +C/D 28 62 -C /D +REQ 29 63 -REQ +I/O 30 64 -I/O +DB(8) 31 65 -DB( 8) +DB(9) 32 66 -DB( 9) +DB(10) 33 67 -DB( 10) + D B ( 1 1 ) 3 46 8- D B ( 1 1 ) T a b l e 4-5 . 4-Pin Power Connector Pin Assi[...]

SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al Ch ap ter 4: Ins tal l ing Y our T ape Dr iv e 81- 81 18 4- 0 2 R E V A0 1 Mar c h 20 04 4 -17 4.5 Conf iguring a n d Installing an I nternal T ape Drive with Fibre Channel Interface This s e ction pr ovi des in formati on for co nfigur ing and in stallin g a t a pe dr ive wit h t he F ibre Ch annel inter fac e int o [...]

Co nf ig uring and Inst al li ng an I nt erna l T ape D riv e with Fib re C h ann el Int erfac e SD L T 600 Pro du ct Man ua l 4-1 8 Mar c h 20 04 81- 8 1 184- 02 REV A01 Fi gure 4- 7. SDL T 600 Fibre Channel Connector s a nd Jumpers Follo w these steps to connec t a Fibr e Channel tape drive: • Secure th e tape drive . • Connect th e powe r . [...]

SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al Ch ap ter 4: Ins tal l ing Y our T ape Dr iv e 81- 81 18 4- 0 2 R E V A0 1 Mar c h 20 04 4 -19 Because of the variety of mountin g possibil ities f or tape d rives, the instruc tions prese nted he re a re gener al in nature . Use them only as a guide for mounting the ta pe drive in your syst em. Mount the tape dri ve [...]

Co nf ig uring and Inst al li ng a T a bl et op T ape D r iv e SD L T 600 Pro du ct Man ua l 4-2 0 Mar c h 20 04 81- 8 1 184- 02 REV A01 4.5.5 Conn ec t the Fi bre Chan nel C a ble 1. Fibre Chan nel c ables a re “hot-swa ppable ”—meaning y ou may connect and disconnect t hem wi th unit power on. The r efore , unlik e other syste ms, the tape [...]

SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al Ch ap ter 4: Ins tal l ing Y our T ape Dr iv e 81- 81 18 4- 0 2 R E V A0 1 Mar c h 20 04 4 -21 4.6.1 Configuring the T ape Drive Figure 4-9 on page 4-21 shows t he loc ation of the controls and c onnectors for the table top tape dr ive. This model of tape drive is normally c onf igure d to meet customer specif ica tio[...]

Co nf ig uring and Inst al li ng a T a bl et op T ape D r iv e SD L T 600 Pro du ct Man ua l 4-2 2 Mar c h 20 04 81- 8 1 184- 02 REV A01 Fi gure 4- 10 . SCSI ID Selector Switch for the SDL T 600 T ape Drive T abletop Mod el TE RMP W R The factor y preconfigur es t he TER MPWR sett ing for the t abletop t a pe dr ive a ccordi ng t o sp ecific cust o[...]

SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al Ch ap ter 4: Ins tal l ing Y our T ape Dr iv e 81- 81 18 4- 0 2 R E V A0 1 Mar c h 20 04 4 -23 bus cable betwe e n the ope n c onnect or and t he next devic e o n the bus. Figur e 4-1 1 ill ustr ate s the se two connec tion method s. Figure 4-1 1. Cabling Op tions for t he SDL T 600 T ape Drive T abletop Model 1. Prio[...]

Co nf ig uring and Inst al li ng a T a bl et op T ape D r iv e SD L T 600 Pro du ct Man ua l 4-2 4 Mar c h 20 04 81- 8 1 184- 02 REV A01 AC Power Cable An AC power cord is supplied with eac h tablet op unit. Carefully ins pe ct the power cord a nd ensure that the cord is the appropria te cord for your countr y or region based on the crite r ia belo[...]

SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al Ch ap ter 4: Ins tal l ing Y our T ape Dr iv e 81- 81 18 4- 0 2 R E V A0 1 Mar c h 20 04 4 -25 The tabl e top unit power supply h as an aut o-s ensing f e ature; it re quire s no a djus tment or switc h sett ing chang es for differe n t AC sour ces . Refer t o Figure 4- 9 and Figure 4- 12 . Connec t one end of the AC [...]

Con fir ming the Ins talla tio n SDL T 600 P rod uc t Ma nu al 4-2 6 Mar c h 20 04 81- 8 1 184- 02 REV A01[...]

81- 81 18 4- 0 2 R E V A0 1 Mar c h 20 04 5-1 C HAPT ER 5 Using Y our T ape Drive This c hapte r desc ribe s h ow to st a rt usin g your SDL T 600 tape driv e syst e m. This include s making a tri al back- up, cl eaning the tape mechanis m, and variou s troublesho oting i nforma tion. This chapter also incl udes inform at ion on the LEDs and button[...]

Power-On S elf-T e st SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al 5-2 Marc h 20 04 81- 8 1 184- 02 REV A 01 During this time, if a host tri es to negotiate Synchr onous or W id e tra nsfers, the SDL T 600 tape dri ve syste m negotiate s to Async hronous or Narrow . It may take longer than the durat ion of POST for the tape dri ve to become ready . Ta b l e 5 - [...]

SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al Ch ap ter 5: Us in g Y our T ape Dr iv e 81- 81 18 4- 0 2 R E V A0 1 Mar c h 20 04 5-3 5.2 P erfo rmin g a T rial Back-u p Complet e the following ste ps to pe rform a trial ba ck up and verify correc t tape drive insta llati on: • Inser t a data cartrid ge. Push the dat a cartr idg e completely int o the system. Th[...]

Upda ti ng th e F irm wa re SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al 5-4 Marc h 20 04 81- 8 1 184- 02 REV A 01 5.3.1 Upd ate the Firm w are Usi ng the S C SI Bus Quantum p r ovides up gr ades for product s oftware and fir mware that may be ne wly deve loped. These upd at es a re ava il ab l e on Quan tum’ s we b s i te . N OTE : T hese too ls ar e on ly av[...]

SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al Ch ap ter 5: Us in g Y our T ape Dr iv e 81- 81 18 4- 0 2 R E V A0 1 Mar c h 20 04 5-5 5.3.3 Using a CUP/FUP Data Cartri dge Foll ow thes e st eps t o use a CU P /FUP d ata cartr idge: 1. V erify tha t the tape drive is t urn ed on (power is a ppl ied), and the middle (Drive S ta tus) LED on the front pa nel of the ta[...]

Cl ea ni ng the T ape Mecha nism SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al 5-6 Marc h 20 04 81- 8 1 184- 02 REV A 01 N OTE : If the tape drive is mount ed in a tape aut omation li br ary , the CUP/FUP data c artridge re winds to B OT and un buckles i n prepa rati on for unloa ding, but does not automaticall y eje ct. 5.3.4 Firmware (Code) Update T roubleshoot[...]

SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al Ch ap ter 5: Us in g Y our T ape Dr iv e 81- 81 18 4- 0 2 R E V A0 1 Mar c h 20 04 5-7 5.4.1 Occasional Cleaning of T ape Head SDL T 600 tap e dr ives o ccasiona lly r equir e pre ventive cle aning. The amount of amb ient p o llution a nd partic ulate s in the environme nt, to a lar ge degree, dictates the clea ning f[...]

Cl ea ni ng the T ape Mecha nism SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al 5-8 Marc h 20 04 81- 8 1 184- 02 REV A 01 5.4.5 Loading the C leaning T ape Into a T a bl etop T ape Drive N OTE : T o us e the clean in g tap e i n an A utolo ader or L ibrary tape d rive, re fer t o your owner’ s m anual. Follo w these steps to loa d an SDL T CleaningT ape into an [...]

SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al Ch ap ter 5: Us in g Y our T ape Dr iv e 81- 81 18 4- 0 2 R E V A0 1 Mar c h 20 04 5-9 5.5 F ront P anel Control s a nd LEDs All cont rols a nd LEDs are on the ta pe drive’ s front panel. See Figure 5- 2 for de tails . U se th ese c ontro ls and LE Ds to ope rate t he ta pe drive a nd monito r the S DL T 600 ta pe d[...]

Fro nt Pa ne l Co nt rol s and L ED s SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al 5-1 0 Mar c h 20 04 81- 8 1 184- 02 REV A01 T a b l e 5-2 . Dual-Color Drive Density LED Appearance for T ype of Data Cartr idg e Loaded Poss i bl e D a ta C a rtri d g e Sce na ri o LED Color /S tate No data cart ridg e is inser ted Off SDL T 600 tape dri ve format ted Su per DL [...]

SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al Ch ap ter 5: Us in g Y our T ape Dr iv e 81- 81 18 4- 0 2 R E V A0 1 Mar c h 20 04 5-1 1 Ta b l e 5 - 3 explain s the function of the other LEDs and controls in the front pa nel . T a b l e 5-3 . How to I nterpr et the Front Panel LEDs and Othe r C ontrol s LED /Butt o n/ Por t Title Color/Symbol Act ion Explanat ion [...]

T r oubl es ho ot ing S D L T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al 5-1 2 Mar c h 20 04 81- 8 1 184- 02 REV A01 5.6 T roubleshooti ng The following subsecti ons provide trou bleshooti ng informa tion tha t might be helpf ul should the syste m fail its Power - On Self- T est (POST). Refer to the data cartridg e appendic es in thi s manual ( Appendix A, “Super [...]

SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al Ch ap ter 5: Us in g Y our T ape Dr iv e 81- 81 18 4- 0 2 R E V A0 1 Mar c h 20 04 5 -13 System doe s not recogniz e the SDL T 600 tape dri v e system. (cont inued) Interfa ce b us may not b e terminated c orrectly . If t he SDL T 600 tape dri ve syste m is la st or only d e vice o n bus (e xcept for adapt er) , be ce[...]

T r oubl es ho ot ing S D L T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al 5-1 4 Mar c h 20 04 81- 8 1 184- 02 REV A01 5.6.2 Over T emperature Cond it ion The SDL T 600 tape drive has a thermal sensor locat ed in the tap e path. This senso r , which is used to accura tely moni tor the air tempera tur e in the tape path, issues a T apeAl ert warni ng at 47 °C, and det[...]

81- 81 18 4- 0 2 R E V A0 1 Mar c h 20 04 6-1 C HAPT ER 6 Regulatory Co mpliance This c hapte r desc ribe s v arious r egula tions t ha t apply to the SDL T 600 tape drive : • “Safet y Regu l ati o ns” desc ribes complia nce with vari ous sta ndard s publish e d by interna tiona l safe ty o rganiz ations . • “Elect ro m ag net i c Fiel d [...]

Ele ct rom agn et ic Fi eld S peci fic at ions SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al 6-2 Marc h 20 04 81- 8 1 184- 02 REV A 01 6.2 Elect r omagnetic Field Specifi cations SDL T 600 tape drive s are elect rical de vic es; as such, thi s equipment gen era tes, uses, and may emit radio f requenc y ener gy . The tape drive s may emit ener gy in other frequenc[...]

SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al Chap t er 6: Re gu lat or y C om plia nc e 81- 81 18 4- 0 2 R E V A0 1 Mar c h 20 04 6-3 6.2.3 Immunity and ES D Limits Ta b l e 6 - 2 lis ts the immunity and E SD failure level limits to which the SDL T 600 tape dr ive has been tested. T a b l e 6-2 . El ec tromag ne tic Interfe ren ce ( EMI ) T es t S umm ary Te s t[...]

Ac oust ic No is e E miss io ns SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al 6-4 Marc h 20 04 81- 8 1 184- 02 REV A 01 6.3 Acoust ic Noise E missions Ta b l e 6 - 3 lists aco ustic noise emissio n levels, both as noise power and sound pressur e, for the SDL T 600 tape dri ve. The table provi des the prel imi nary decl are d values per ISO 9296 and ISO 7779/ EN27[...]

81- 81 18 4- 0 2 R E V A0 1 Mar c h 20 04 A-1 A PPEND IX A Supe r DL Tta pe I an d Supe r D L Tt a pe II Da ta Cart r idge s This appendix discusse s Super DL Ttape I and Super DL Ttape II data cartr idg e infor matio n. Infor mation in thi s appendi x in cludes th e followi ng topics: • Recogni zing Quantu m Super DL Ttape I and II Data Cartridg[...]

Da t a C a rtr i dg e Handl ing Gu id el in es SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al A-2 March 2004 81-81 184-02 REV A01 The SDL T 600 tape drive is back w ar d read compatibl e with Super DL Ttape I data cartr idges formatt ed in the SDL T 220 or SDL T 320 tape drive . Figure A- 1 s hows outsid e chara cterist ic di fferenc es of the Super DL Ttape I and[...]

SDL T 60 0 P rod uc t Ma nu al Ap pe ndix A: S up er DL T tap e I a nd Su pe r D L T tape I I Da ta C ar tri dg es 81- 81 18 4- 0 2 R E V A0 1 Mar c h 20 04 A-3 • When placin g data cartr idge s in archiva l stor age, be certa in you stand eac h data car tr idge vertic ally . • Do not carry data car tridge s loose ly in a box or any other conta[...]

Da t a C a rt ri dge Insp ection P ro cedu r e SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al A-4 March 2004 81-81 184-02 REV A01 A .3 Data C artrid ge Inspect ion Pr ocedure Ensure your data cartr idge backup solut ion pe rforms relia bly by following the V isual Mechanica l Inspec tion (VMI) pr oced ures descri bed in thi s s ubsect ion. The se s teps wi ll help[...]

SDL T 60 0 P rod uc t Ma nu al Ap pe ndix A: S up er DL T tap e I a nd Su pe r D L T tape I I Da ta C ar tri dg es 81- 81 18 4- 0 2 R E V A0 1 Mar c h 20 04 A-5 5. Refer t o Figur e A-3 a nd check the r eel l oc k openings to ensur e t he small plastic t a bs ins ide a re partia ll y v isible. The reel lock s are black. The reel locks can break if [...]

Da t a C a rt ri dge Insp ection P ro cedu r e SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al A-6 March 2004 81-81 184-02 REV A01 7. Open th e data c artri dge door by pressing on the ta b i n the door pi vot not ch as shown in Figu re A-4 . Use care that you do not touc h the tape leade r . 8. Compare what you see inside the data car tr idge door to Figure A- 5 .[...]

SDL T 60 0 P rod uc t Ma nu al Ap pe ndix A: S up er DL T tap e I a nd Su pe r D L T tape I I Da ta C ar tri dg es 81- 81 18 4- 0 2 R E V A0 1 Mar c h 20 04 A-7 A .4 Data Cart ridge Wr ite-protect Switch Each d at a cartri d ge ha s a writ e-p rot ec t sw itch tha t yo u can us e to prev en t acci d ent al eras u re of da ta . Before in serting the[...]

Da t a C a rt ri dge Wri te- pr o tect S wit ch SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al A-8 March 2004 81-81 184-02 REV A01 T a b l e A -1. W rite-Pr otect Switch P osition s Writ e-pro tec t Switch Po sition Orange Wri te-pr otec t Indicato r Res ult Befor e Loading the Data Cartridge Ena bled (S li d e sw i tc h to le f t) V isi ble Y ou ca nnot wri te da[...]

SDL T 60 0 P rod uc t Ma nu al Ap pe ndix A: S up er DL T tap e I a nd Su pe r D L T tape I I Da ta C ar tri dg es 81- 81 18 4- 0 2 R E V A0 1 Mar c h 20 04 A-9 A .5 Loa ding a Dat a C artr idge Complet e this sub se cti on to l oa d a data cartr id ge into th e front of th e t ape drive ; r efer to F igure A- 7 as neede d. 1. Inser t the data ca r[...]

Un lo ad in g a Dat a Car t ri dge SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al A- 10 Mar ch 2 00 4 81 -81 184 -02 RE V A 0 1 A .6 Unl oading a D ata Cartri dge Foll ow thes e step s t o unload a da ta ca rtri dge; ref er to Figure A-7 on page A-9 as n eeded. 1. Press the Eject button ( or iss ue an appropria te syste m software command) ; the tape drive complet[...]

81- 81 18 4- 0 2 R E V A0 1 Mar c h 20 04 B-1 A PPEND IX B DL Tta pe VS1 Da ta Ca rt rid ge The SDL T 600 t ap e dr ive is ba ckward r e ad c ompati ble with DL Tt ape VS1 data cartr idg e s f ormatte d i n the DL T VS 160 tape d ri ve. Data backed up u sing a DL Ttape VS1 da ta cartr idge in a DL T VS160 t a pe drive is retr ieva ble using the SDL[...]

Da t a C a rtr i dg e Handl ing Gu id el in es SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al B-2 March 2004 81-81 184-02 REV A01 • When placin g data cartr idge s in archiva l stor age, be certa in you stand eac h data car tr idge vertic ally . • Do not carry dat a cartrid ges loosel y in a box or any other contain er . Allowi ng data cartridge s to hit toget[...]

SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al Ap pe ndix B: DL Ttap e V S 1 D ata Car tr idge 81- 81 18 4- 0 2 R E V A01 M ar c h 20 04 B-3 B.2 Data C artrid ge Inspect ion Pr ocedure Ensure your data cartr idge backup solut ion pe rforms relia bly by following the V isual Mechanica l Inspec tion (VMI) pr oced ures de scri bed in thi s s ubsection. These s teps h[...]

Da t a C a rt ri dge Insp ection P ro cedu r e SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al B-4 March 2004 81-81 184-02 REV A01 5. Refer t o Figur e B-2 and chec k the reel loc k openings to ens ur e the small plasti c tabs insid e are partia ll y v isible. The reel lock s are black. The reel locks can break if you dro p the data car tridge. If the r eel lock ta[...]

SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al Ap pe ndix B: DL Ttap e V S 1 D ata Car tr idge 81- 81 18 4- 0 2 R E V A01 M ar c h 20 04 B-5 7. Once a gain, lo ok at the e nd of t he da ta c artri dge, holdin g it a s shown in Fi gure B-4 . Figure B-4. Opening the DL Ttape VS 1 Data Cartridge Door 8. On the rig ht side cor ner of t he da ta c artri dge is a s m al[...]

Da t a C a rt ri dge Insp ection P ro cedu r e SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al B-6 March 2004 81-81 184-02 REV A01 Compare what you s e e in side the da ta ca rt ridge door to illu strations in F igure B -6 . Look fo r fa ulty items inc ludin g:  A br oken tape lea der lo op  A swallowed tap e leader loop  Loose media insid e the data cartr[...]

SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al Ap pe ndix B: DL Ttap e V S 1 D ata Car tr idge 81- 81 18 4- 0 2 R E V A01 M ar c h 20 04 B-7 B.3 Data C artridge Write-Prot ect S witch Each d at a cartri d ge ha s a writ e-p rot ec t sw itch tha t yo u can us e to prev en t acci d ent al eras u re of da ta . Before in serting the data c artr idge i nto the t ape dr[...]

Load in g a Da ta C artr idge SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al B-8 March 2004 81-81 184-02 REV A01 B.4 Loa ding a Data C artr idge Complet e this subse c tion to loa d a data c artr id ge i nto the f ro nt of the ta pe drive; r e fer to F igure B-8 as neede d. T o lo ad a da ta c artr idge, follow these st eps: 1. Inser t the data ca rtridge i nto th[...]

SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al Ap pe ndix B: DL Ttap e V S 1 D ata Car tr idge 81- 81 18 4- 0 2 R E V A01 M ar c h 20 04 B-9 B.5 U nloading a D ata Cart ridge Complet e this subsection t o unload a dat a c artridge; refer to Figur e B-8 on page B -8 as ne e ded . 1. Press the Eject button ( or iss ue an appropria te syste m software command) ; the [...]

Un lo ad in g a Dat a Car t ri dge SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al B- 10 Mar ch 2 00 4 81 -81 184 -02 RE V A 0 1[...]

81- 81 18 4- 0 2 R E V A0 1 Mar c h 20 04 G- 1 Glossary The fo llo wi n g is an alpha b et ical list of spec ia lize d word s and tech n ical terms w ith the ir defin i tion s , commonly used in the tape drive and tape media industr y . A AC Alternating Current. Access ( v .) T o read, write, or update inf ormation on a storage medium, such as magn[...]

B SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al G- 2 Marc h 20 04 81- 8 1 184- 02 REV A01 B Backup A copy of a file, dir ectory , or volume on a separate storage device from the origina l, f or t he purpos e of re trie val in case the original is accidentally erased, damaged, or destroyed. Bad Data Block A block that cannot reliably hold data because of a media f[...]

SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al 81- 81 18 4- 0 2 R E V A0 1 Mar c h 20 04 G- 3 C D Cache Specialize d RAM used as a buffer between a fa st CPU or I/O channel and storage which has a relatively slo w access time (for example, tape or disk ette), to avoid s lowing down the former . Cartridge Recei ver At media insertion, the cartridge rece iver assemb[...]

E SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al G- 4 Marc h 20 04 81- 8 1 184- 02 REV A01 E Device Acc ording t o the SCSI s pecification, multiple SC SI devices can be connected to a single SCSI bus. Each SCSI device contains a SCSI ID number that can be set i n the range 0 to 15. Device Dr iver A low-level (usually ke rnel-mode) operating s ystem component that[...]

SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al 81- 81 18 4- 0 2 R E V A01 M ar c h 20 04 G-5 F G H Error A me ssage tha t occ urs whe n th ere is a loss of ab ility to interpret recorded da ta. Usually due to magnetic issues or defects in or on the media. ESD Electrostatic discharge. A sudden dischar ge of electrostatic energy that can damage delicate elect r onic[...]

I SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al G- 6 Marc h 20 04 81- 8 1 184- 02 REV A01 I J HIM Host Interface Module. T his board is one of two boar ds that make up the EIM. The HIM implements the interface bet ween the host system and the tape drive; it comes in two different variations, SCSI and Fibre Channel. HRE Har d Read Err o r . HWE Hard W rite E rror [...]

SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al 81- 81 18 4- 0 2 R E V A0 1 Mar c h 20 04 G- 7 K L M KB Kilobyte. A unit of measure equal to 1 t housand (1024) bytes. LED Light E mitting Diode. LGMR Laser Guided Magnetic Recor ding technology . LSB Least Signi fican t Bit. LUN Logical Unit Number . L VD Low V oltage Dif ferential. L VD is a physical interface with [...]

N SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al G- 8 Marc h 20 04 81- 8 1 184- 02 REV A01 N P Native Capacity The c apacity of a given media product in its basic recording format (w ithout the use of data compr ession). Native Mode R efers to the uncompressed s torage ca pacity of a media subsystem. (See Native Capacity .) Node In reference to a F ibre Channel ne[...]

SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al 81- 81 18 4- 0 2 R E V A0 1 Mar c h 20 04 G- 9 Q R S QEZ An Application S pecific I ntegrated C ircuit (ASIC) f or the SD L T 600 tape drive. qT alk One of the ut ilities compris ing Quantum’ s DL T Sage, qT alk lets users com municate with other computers via a serial l ine that’ s usually connec ted to a modem. [...]

T SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al G- 10 Mar c h 20 04 81- 8 1 184- 02 REV A01 T Shelf Life The length of time that media ca n be stored w ithout losing its magnetic strength. For Super DL Ttape II media, this period is 30 years or more. SRAM Static RAM. A memory chip that requires power to hold its content. T ake- up Reel The reel inside ever y tape[...]

SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al 81- 81 18 4- 0 2 R E V A0 1 Mar c h 20 04 G -1 1 U X UL Underwriters Laboratory; a United S tates s afety or ganization. Ultra 160 An SDL T 600 tape drive SCSI interface that pr ovides a low- voltage differential (L V D) mode running up to 160 MB /sec and a single-ended (SE) mode r unning up to 40 M B/sec. Unformatted[...]

X SDL T 60 0 Pr od uc t Ma nu al G- 12 Mar c h 20 04 81- 8 1 184- 02 REV A01[...]

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March 200 4 Quantu m Publica tion Numb er: 81-81 184-02 A01 T a nd ber g Publicati on Number: 432821-0 1 *81- 81 18 4-0 2 A01* 81-81184-02 RE V A01[...]