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- Page 1 User Guide LTO-2 Half-Height SAS Tape Drive English...
- Page 2 Patented under one or more of U.S. Patents Nos. 5,003,307; 5,016,009; 5,463,390; 5,506,580; held by Hi/fn, Inc. Microsoft and Windows are U.S. registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. UNIX® is a registered trademark of The Open Group. Parts © Copyright 2009 Fujitsu Technology Solutions First edition, November 2009...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Intended audience ........................7 Document conventions and symbols ....................7 1 Getting started .................. 9 Your LTO-2 tape drive ........................9 How do I connect the drive to my server? ..................9 Drivers ............................ 10 Installing on Windows ......................10 Installing on Red Hat Enterprise Linux .................. - Page 4 Index ....................27...
- Page 5 Front view of tape drive .................... 9 Connecting cables ....................10 Inserting a cartridge ....................13 Ejecting a cartridge ....................14 Write protecting a cartridge ..................18 Attaching a label to media ..................20 Front view of tape drive ..................22 LTO-2 Half-Height SAS Tape Drives...
- Page 6 Tables Document conventions ....................7 Clean, Tape, Drive and Ready LED sequences ............23...
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Page 7: About This Guide
Using the LTO-2 SAS half-height tape drive • Troubleshooting the LTO-2 SAS half-height tape drive Intended audience This guide is intended for users who install, operate and maintain the LTO-2 half-height tape drive. Document conventions and symbols Table 1 Document conventions Convention... - Page 8 CAUTION: Indicates that failure to follow directions could result in damage to equipment or data. IMPORTANT: Provides clarifying information or specific instructions. NOTE: Provides additional information. About this guide...
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Page 9: Getting Started
The tape drive is installed into a 5¼-inch drive bay in your server and is attached to the host server's internal SAS controller or SAS host bus adapter. Connect a spare power cord from the server's internal power supply to the power connector on the tape drive. LTO-2 Half-Height SAS Tape Drives... -
Page 10: Drivers
Always use a spare power cord from the server's internal power supply. Drivers The driver can be obtained from the Fujitsu Tape Support CD, for updates please check http:// support.ts.fujitsu.com. Refer also to the documentation of your software application to ensure you are using the recommended driver. -
Page 11: Verify Installation
Certain backup applications require you to use their own Tape driver. Verify that the tape drive installation was successful. For all operating systems ensure that you have downloaded any upgrades necessary for your backup application. LTO-2 Half-Height SAS Tape Drives... - Page 12 Verify installation...
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Page 13: Operating Your Tape Drive
Apply gentle pressure until the drive takes the cartridge and loads it. (See “Inserting a cartridge” on page 13.) The Ready LED flashes green while the drive performs its load sequence. When the cartridge is loaded, the Ready LED shows steady green. LTO-2 Half-Height SAS Tape Drives... -
Page 14: Unloading A Cartridge
Unloading a cartridge CAUTION: Never try to remove a cartridge before it is fully ejected. Press the Eject button on the front panel. 1. Eject button Figure 4 Ejecting a cartridge The drive will complete its current task, rewind the tape to the beginning, and eject the cartridge. The rewind process may take up to 10 minutes. -
Page 15: Cautions Concerning Backup
Points to note during system configuration When repeatedly using a single data cartridge, all the data can be lost if the backup fails. Also, if a backup data cartridge becomes damaged, the data cannot be recovered. LTO-2 Half-Height SAS Tape Drives... - Page 16 Damage in the event of a failure can be minimized if two or more data cartridges are used for backup operation. For example, use different data cartridges for each day of the week. Cautions concerning backup...
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Page 17: Use The Correct Media
The data cartridge is a replaceable part. Worn media can cause problems such as magnetic tape surface damage, dirty magnetic head, many media errors, and so on. See also Problems with cartridges” on page 24. LTO-2 Half-Height SAS Tape Drives... -
Page 18: Write Protecting Cartridges
Write protecting cartridges WARNING! Always remove the cartridge from the tape drive before you change the write protection. If you want to protect the data on a cartridge from being altered or overwritten, you can write protect the cartridge. • To write protect a cartridge, push the switch to the right to prevent any data recording on the cartridge. -
Page 19: Cleaning The Tape Drive
LTO-2 tape drives do not require regular cleaning. An Ultrium universal cleaning cartridge should only be used when the orange Clean LED is flashing. You must use the Ultrium Universal Cleaning cartridge with LTO-2 tape drives, as other cleaning cartridges will not load and run. -
Page 20: Storage Environment
Figure 6 Attaching a label to media label position Storage environment To prevent condensation and for long life, the cartridge should only be stored as follows: • Day-to-day storage (in plastic container): 16° C to 32° C (60° F to 90° F) •... -
Page 21: Troubleshooting
If the problem still occurs and you have not yet replaced the cartridge, try using a different cartridge. If the problem is still there, the problem probably lies with the drive or the host computer. LTO-2 Half-Height SAS Tape Drives... -
Page 22: Understanding Led Sequences
Has the drive been moved recently? Have any cables been disconnected and reconnected? Has the environment changed unusually hot, cold, damp or dry? Has there been dust or dirt near the drive. Have reasonable precautions against static been taken? The problem could lie with the drive: Check the cables and connectors. - Page 23 17 for supported cartridges and instructions. The drive requires cleaning. If the Clean LED is still flashing when you load Clean FLASHES. a new or known good data cartridge after cleaning, call for service. LTO-2 Half-Height SAS Tape Drives...
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Page 24: Problems With Cartridges
LED Sequence Cause Action required None. The cleaning cartridge will eject on completion. Cleaning is in progress. The cleaning cycle can take up to 5 minutes Ready FLASHES and Clean to complete. is ON. Unload the tape cartridge. Make sure that you are using the correct format cartridge;... -
Page 25: The Cartridge Is Jammed
Push the Eject button. This step attempts to overcome unload issues due to the drive being in an abnormal state or because Prevent Media Removal has been incorrectly left on after being set by a rogue application. LTO-2 Half-Height SAS Tape Drives... -
Page 26: The Drive Will Not Accept The Cartridge (Or Ejects It Immediately)
EOD (End of Data) mark may not be properly written. If the cartridge is still jammed, the tape drive has failed. Please contact Fujitsu Customer Support. The drive will not accept the cartridge (or ejects it immediately) The cartridge may have been damaged, for example dropped, or the drive may have a fault. - Page 27 LTO 2 tape drive backup, front view, cleaning cartridges, 17, conventions LEDs, loading, document, powering off, text symbols, media, data cartridges, data compression, document conventions, operation drive drives, operating, LTO-2 Half-Height SAS Tape Drives...
- Page 28 performance, power off, Red Hat Enterprise Linux drivers, symbols in text, tape drive connecting, text symbols, troubleshooting cartridge ejected, jammed cartridge, LEDs, Unload button, verify installation, Windows drivers, write protect,...