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Dell PowerVault 110T LTO3 User Manual

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Introduction
Setting Up the Tape Drive
Using the Tape Drive
Using the Tape Backup Software
Troubleshooting
Specifications
Glossary
NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your system.
NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem.
CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death.
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Model Number LTO3-EX1
Initial release: May 2005
110T LTO-3 Tape Drive User's Guide
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  • Page 1 Corporation. Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products. Dell Inc. disclaims any proprietary interest in trademarks and trade names other than its own.
  • Page 2 Back to Contents Page Glossary: Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-3 Tape Drive User's Guide   Numbers 2:1 compression. The relationship between the quantity of data that can be stored with compression as compared to the quantity of data that can be stored without compression.
  • Page 3 data compression. See compression. data transfer rate. The average number of bits, characters, or blocks per unit of time that pass between corresponding equipment in a data transmission system. The rate is expressed in bits, characters, or blocks per second, minute, or hour. DC.
  • Page 4 host. The controlling or highest-level system in a data communication configuration. Synonymous with server.   ID. Identifier. in. See inch. inch. A unit of length equal to 1/36 yard or 25.4 mm. input/output (I/O). Data that is provided to a computer or data that results from computer processing. insertion guide.
  • Page 5 megabyte (MB). 1,000,000 bytes.   network. A configuration of data processing devices and software that is connected for information interchange.   oersted. The unit of magnetic field strength in the unrationalized centimeter-gram-second (cgs) electromagnetic system. The oersted is the magnetic field strength in the interior of an elongated, uniformly wound solenoid that is excited with a linear current density in its winding of one abamper per 4 pi centimeters of axial length.
  • Page 6 A removable storage case that houses belt-driven magnetic tape that is wound on a supply reel and a takeup reel. tape drive. A data-storage device that controls the movement of the magnetic tape in a tape cartridge. The Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-3 tape drive houses the mechanism (drive head) that reads and writes data to the tape.
  • Page 7 volt. The SI (international) unit of potential difference and electromotive force. Formally defined as the difference of electric potential between two points of a conductor that carries a constant current of one ampere when the power dissipated between these points is equal to one watt.  ...

  • Page 8: Scsi Bus Interface

    The Dell PowerVault 110 LTO-3 tape drive offers a formatted cartridge capacity of up to 400 GB (800 GB assuming 2:1 compression ratio) and a data transfer rate of 80 MB per second (135 MB per second at maximum compression).

  • Page 9: Tape Backup Software

    3. Status Light. The front panel of your Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-3 tape drive has a status light that provides information about the state of the tape drive. The light can be green or amber, and (when lit) solid or flashing. See Table 2 for descriptions.

  • Page 10: Rear Panel

    Rear Panel  Figure 4. Rear Panel of Internal Tape Drive 1. SCSI connector 2. SCSI ID connector 3. Power connector  Figure 5. Rear Panel of External Tape Drive 1. SCSI address switch 2. Power receptacle 3. External SCSI connectors Please read all restrictions and disclaimers.

  • Page 11: Pre-Installed Internal Drives

    Installing the Drive — Prerequisites Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-3 tape drives are Ultra160 LVD SCSI devices with a burst transfer rate of 160 MB per second. Do not use the drive on a single- ended SCSI bus, as performance is restricted. Do not use on the same bus as other single-ended devices, as this will switch the LVD host adapter into single- ended mode and restrict performance.
  • Page 12 Step 2 — Removing Power from the System 1. Power-off the system. 2. Disconnect the power cord from both the electrical outlet and the system. Step 3 — Setting the SCSI ID Your tape drive is shipped with a default SCSI ID of 6, but it can be assigned any unused ID between 0 and 15. Do not use SCSI ID 7, which is reserved for the SCSI controller, or SCSI ID 0, which is typically assigned to the boot disk.
  • Page 13 If your system does not use mounting hardware, check that the holes in the chassis are aligned with the holes in the side of the tape drive (see Figure 4). Figure 4. Mounting Holes on Tape Drive 1. M-3 mounting screw holes Do not secure the drive with screws at this point because you may have to move the drive to get the cables in place.

  • Page 14: Installing External Drives

    Step 9 — Connecting Computer Power and Testing Power to the Tape Drive Connect the power cord to the system and to the electrical outlet. To ensure that the drive is receiving power, watch for the following while turning on the power to the system: 1.

  • Page 15: Loading Device Drivers

    Step 3 — Connecting Power An external Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-3 Tape Drive will operate using any voltage in the range 100–240 volts (50–60 Hz). No adjustment is needed. To connect your drive to the power supply, proceed as follows: 1.

  • Page 16: Verifying Drive Operation

    6. Click Scan for Hardware Changes. Windows 2003 scans for the Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-3 drive. (If a wizard pops up at this point, cancel the wizard. It will be used later.) The tape drive appears under ? Other Devices again. If the tape drive is not visible, you may have to click the plus sign ("+") in front of ? Other Devices to make it appear.
  • Page 17 Back to Contents Page Using the Tape Backup Software: Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-3 Tape Drive User's Guide See the User's Operating Guide supplied with your Tape Backup application. For the latest supported software versions, go to support.dell.com or visit the...

  • Page 18: External Drive

    General External Drive Internal Drive NOTE: These specifications are provided by the manufacturer for information purposes only and do not constitute an extension of Dell's warranty to you. Dell's warranty is contained in the documentation for your system. General Manufacturer...

  • Page 19: Internal Drive

    Internal Drive Physical Specifications Width (without bezel) 146.0 mm (5.75 in) Width (with bezel) 148.3 mm (5.84 in) Length (without bezel) 205.5 mm (8.09 in) Length (with bezel) 210.5 mm (8.29 in) Height (without bezel) 82.5 mm (3.25 in) without bezel Height (with bezel) 84.8 mm (3.34 in) with bezel Weight (without a cartridge)

  • Page 20: Obtaining Drivers And Firmware Upgrades

    NOTICE: When updating firmware, do not power off the tape drive until the update is complete, or the firmware may be lost. Periodically check for updated levels of firmware by visiting the Web at support.dell.com.  Selecting a Diagnostic or Maintenance Function The tape drive can run diagnostics, test write and read functions, test a suspect tape cartridge, and perform other diagnostic and maintenance functions.
  • Page 21 4. To select the function, press and hold the eject button for 3 seconds. After you select the function, displays, followed by . The single-character display then goes blank, and the tape drive exits maintenance mode. An illuminated red dot on the single-character display indicates that a drive dump has been created. You can also perform this operation when the tape drive is in normal operating mode.

  • Page 22: General Troubleshooting

    Function Code P or U — RESERVED (Service Function)  General Guidelines If you encounter problems when running the Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-3 Tape Drive, refer to Table 2 for common problems. If the problem is not identified, refer to "Methods of Receiving Errors and Messages."...

  • Page 23: Methods Of Receiving Errors And Messages

    1. Power the tape drive off and on, then retry the operation that produced the error. The error code clears when you power-off the tape drive or place it in maintenance mode. 2. If the problem persists, download the latest firmware and retry the operation; if new firmware is not available, contact Dell technical support.
  • Page 24 Tape drive hardware problem. The tape drive determined that a problem occurred that degraded the operation of the tape drive, but it did not restrict continued use. If the problem persists, contact Dell technical support. The drive is usable, though the single-character display continues to indicate an error and the status light flashes amber.

  • Page 25: Resolving Problems Reported By System

    Drive" and Function Code 1 in "Selecting a Diagnostic or Maintenance Function"). 3. If the tape drive diagnostics fail, contact Dell technical support. If the tape drive diagnostics run successfully, perform the operation that produced the initial media error. Removing a Tape Drive To remove the tape drive from the system, perform the following steps: 1.

  • Page 26: Tape Alert

    The technology enables a system to read TapeAlert flags from a tape drive through the SCSI interface. The system reads the flags from Log Sense Page 0x2E. TapeAlert Flags Table 5 lists the TapeAlert flags that are supported by the Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-3 Tape Drive.  Table 5. TapeAlert Flags and Descriptions TapeAlert Flags Supported by the Tape Drive...

  • Page 27: Manually Removing A Tape Cartridge

    Set when the tape drive detects that it Clean the tape drive. See the Cleaning the Tape Mechanism Clean now needs cleaning. section in "Using the Tape Drive." Clean the tape drive as soon as possible. The drive can continue Set when the drive detects that it needs Clean periodic to operate, but you should clean the drive soon.

  • Page 28: Loading, Unloading, And Write-Protecting Cartridges

    WORM firmware. See your sales or support personnel for WORM firmware availability dates. The Dell PowerVault 110T LT0-3 Tape Drive is compatible with the cartridges of its predecessor, the Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-2 Tape Drive. Cartridge compatibility for the LTO-3 tape drive is as follows: Reads and writes Generation 3 format from Generation 3 cartridges.

  • Page 29: Loading A Tape Cartridge

    1. LTO cartridge memory 2. Label area 3. Write-protect switch 4. Insertion guide 5. Cartridge door 6. Leader pin Loading a Tape Cartridge 1. Ensure that the tape drive is powered on (the status light is solid green). 2. Ensure that the write-protect switch (see number 3 in Figure 4)) is properly set.

  • Page 30: Caring For Tape Cartridges

    To set the switch, slide it left or right to the desired position. If you slide the red tab after the cartridge is inserted in the drive, the change will not take effect until the cartridge is removed and reinserted. Caring for Tape Cartridges NOTICE: Do not insert a damaged tape cartridge into your tape drive.

  • Page 31: Cleaning The Tape Mechanism

    Cleaning the Tape Mechanism Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-3 drives have been developed to have a minimal cleaning requirement. The tape drive will display a C on the single-character display and the status light will flash amber when the drive needs cleaning. Only insert a cleaning cartridge into the tape drive when the C is displayed.

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