User manual QUANTUM DAT432

[. . . ] Device Application Notes For NetVault Revision A7 Application Notes Product: Seagate DAT DAT72-400 Firmware Revision: A060 Drive: Seagate DAT DAT72-400 Drive Firmware Revision: A060 Interface: SCSI LVD Automated Tape Subsystem: Certance DAT432 Autoloader Key Features · · · · Tape Slots: 6 Tape Drives: 1 Tape Drives Supported o DAT 72 Supported Media o DDS-3 4mm Tape Cartridge o DDS-4 4mm Tape Cartridge o DAT 72 4mm Tape Cartridge o DDS 4mm Cleaning Cartridge Bar Code Reader: Not Supported Tape Import/Export Slot: None (Front Door Only) Interfaces o Wide SCSI LVD Additional Features o None · · · · BakBone Software, Inc. 1 10/24/2003 Device Application Notes For NetVault Revision A7 NetVault Software: Minimum Release Required · Version 6 Release: o V653_R021217 Additional Software Required · Device Template(s): o o CDATL01. npk (sealdr. tpl) SDAT721. npk (seadat. tpl) Attention: Device Template Installation available through the use of standard package installation procedures. Refer to the following for details. BakBone Software, Inc. 2 10/24/2003 Device Application Notes For NetVault Revision A7 Installation: Prerequisites Ensure cabling and termination is configured correctly by referring to the Manufacturer User's Guide. Attach Device to host system by referring to the Manufacturer's Installation Guide. [. . . ] Select Server/Client machine and open it to view the attached tape drives. Add Drive 1 by selecting the drive and verify the correct device is displayed in the Selected Drives area on the right. (Figure 2. ) If there are more drives in the library, add the remaining drives, mapping them to each drive bay. Drive Addition Within NetVault BakBone Software, Inc. 5 10/24/2003 Device Application Notes For NetVault Configuration (for Optimum Performance) Revision A7 Select the Configure Tab, right-click the drive and select Configure, to display the Configure Device dialog box. (Refer to Figure 3 on next page. ) Click the Configuration tab in the dialog box and increase the Media block size (Kb) from the default setting of 32 Kb. Ensure your operating system and drive can support the new value entered. Click the Performance tab in the dialog box and increase the default transfer memory buffer setting from the default setting of 257 Kb. NOTE: The Amount of memory to assign to transfer buffers (Kb) is what is often referred to as the shared memory setting. The optimum figure is dependent on the drive model, and will be stated in the relevant BakBone Software Benchmark document, but the minimum value to use is at least 4x the block size setting for the drive. Ensure there is sufficient RAM (Windows NT or 2000) or Kernel Memory (UNIX). If there are more drives repeat the above steps for each drive as required. Save device configuration by selecting the "Save Details" button in the top left corner. Close the "Add Library" window. BakBone Software, Inc. 6 10/24/2003 Device Application Notes For NetVault Revision A7 Figure 3. Drive Performance Tuning BakBone Software, Inc. 7 10/24/2003 Device Application Notes For NetVault Revision A7 Other information Known Firmware Issues: None. [. . . ] Cleaning cartridges must be placed in pre-defined Cleaning Slots only. NetVault will auto-discover unexpected cleaning tape cartridges however such operation will result in the cleaning cartridge being unusable. The remedy for this condition is to configure the slot with the cleaning cartridge installed as a CLEANING SLOT by modifying the library in NetVault. [. . . ]