User manual QUANTUM DLT-V4

[. . . ] DLT-V4 Product Manual Guide, 81-81422-03 A01, October 2006, Made in USA. Quantum Corporation provides this publication "as is" without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Quantum Corporation may revise this publication from time to time without notice. Making copies or adaptations without prior written authorization of Quantum Corporation is prohibited by law and constitutes a punishable violation of the law. [. . . ] Plug the power cable into the nearest power outlet and apply power to all devices. Confirm the installation. Page Page 42 9 Page 42 Unpacking the Tabletop SCSI Tape Drive Before you begin, clear a desk or table so that you can unpack the tape drive. You also need to select a location near the server or workstation that has room for the tape drive to sit without being crowded. Note: 5 If the room in which you are working differs from the temperature at which the tape drive was shipped or stored by 30 ºF (17 ºC) or more, let the tape drive acclimate to the surrounding environment for at least 12 hours before opening the shipping carton. Before you do anything else, unpack and inspect the tabletop SCSI tape drive for shipping damage. If you notice any damage, report it both to the sales representative and to the shipping company immediately. Note: Save the packing materials in case you need to move or ship the tape drive in the future. You must ship the tabletop tape drive in the original (or equivalent) packing materials or you will invalidate the warranty. DLT-V4 Product Manual 35 Chapter 5 Installing the Tabletop SCSI Tape Drive Selecting a Location for the Tabletop SCSI Tape Drive Selecting a Location for the Tabletop SCSI Tape Drive Select a location for the tape drive that is flat, sturdy, level, and close to the server or workstation. Regardless of the location you choose for the tape drive, make sure the environment is free from dust, cigarette smoke, and excessive temperature and humidity. See the DLT-V4 Product Specification for acceptable operating temperature and humidity limits. 5 Be sure to follow these additional guidelines when selecting a location for the tape drive: · · Allow at least 6 inches (15. 2 cm) behind the tape drive for proper cooling. Avoid locations near printers or photocopy machines, both of which produce paper fiber and other types of dust and airborne contaminants. Avoid locations near generators, electric motors, audio speakers, or other sources of magnetic fields. Magnetic fields can adversely affect the tape drive and data cartridges. · · Selecting and Configuring the Host Select a server or workstation to host the tape drive. 5 1 Shut down and power off the host and all peripheral devices attached to the selected host. 2 If the selected server or workstation does not already have an installed LVD/SE host bus adapter, you will need to install one. For more information on SCSI host adapter requirements, see SCSI Bus and Cable Requirements on page 33. DLT-V4 Product Manual 36 Chapter 5 Installing the Tabletop SCSI Tape Drive Setting the SCSI ID Setting the SCSI ID 5 All SCSI devices attached to the server or workstation must have a unique SCSI ID. Check the SCSI IDs on all other devices on the selected server or workstation, including the SCSI host adapter, and select an unused SCSI ID for the tape drive. The factory default SCSI ID for this tape drive is 5, as shown in figure 18. If the tape drive's factory default SCSI ID is not already in use by another device on the same SCSI bus, you do not need to change the SCSI ID. Figure 18 Rear Panel SCSI Tabletop Tape Drive 68-pin high-density SCSI connectors SCSI ID switch On Off Power switch Power cable connector Note: If you attach the tape drive to a narrow (50-pin) SCSI bus, you can only use IDs 0 through 7. To set the SCSI ID on the tape drive, use a small screwdriver or ballpoint pen to press the button above the SCSI ID switch to select the next lower SCSI ID. Press the button below the SCSI ID switch to select the next higher SCSI ID. Each time you press one of these buttons, the SCSI ID decreases or increases by one. Press the appropriate button until the desired SCSI ID appears on the switch display. DLT-V4 Product Manual 37 Chapter 5 Installing the Tabletop SCSI Tape Drive Connecting the SCSI Interface Cables Figure 19 SCSI ID Selector Switch Press here to decrease SCSI ID Press here to increase SCSI ID Connecting the SCSI Interface Cables In the final installation stage, you connect the SCSI and power cables to the tape drive. To connect the SCSI and power cables to the tape drive, follow these steps: 1 Shut down the operating system and power down the server or 5 workstation. devices. 2 Power off all peripheral devices, such as printers and other SCSI Caution: Do not go to step 3 until you have completed steps 1 and 2. Failure to follow these instructions may result in damage to the tape drive or other devices. 3 Obtain a SCSI cable with an open 68-pin, high-density connector. 4 Connect one end of the SCSI cable to one of the connectors on the rear panel of the tape drive as shown in figure 20. Figure 20 does not show a terminator because none of the three tape drives in the illustration are at the end of the SCSI bus. DLT-V4 Product Manual 38 Chapter 5 Installing the Tabletop SCSI Tape Drive Connecting the SCSI Interface Cables Figure 20 Tabletop Tape Drive SCSI and Power Cable Connections To next device To SCSI host adapter Power cords 5 Connect the other end of the SCSI cable to the connector on the SCSI host adapter or to the connector on the previous SCSI device on the SCSI bus, as shown in figure 21. DLT-V4 Product Manual 39 Chapter 5 Installing the Tabletop SCSI Tape Drive Terminating the SCSI Tabletop Tape Drive Figure 21 Server SCSI Cable Connections SCSI host adapter SCSI cable Terminating the SCSI Tabletop Tape Drive 5 You must terminate the tape drive if it is the last physical device on the SCSI bus (at the end of the SCSI chain). [. . . ] This definition is often used in computer science and computer programming, when talking about the size of files or computer memory. The reason is that computers use the binary numeral system internally. A cluster of small, Magneto Resistive (MR) media heads packed densely together. ms A Millisecond is equal to one thousandth of a second. DLT-V4 Product Manual 79 Glossary MSE Multi-mode Single-Ended is a signaling alternative for multi-mode SCSI devices that allows multi-mode SCSI devices to operate while SE SCSI devices are present on the bus. MTBF Mean Time Between Failures. N Native Capacity The capacity of a given media product in its basic recording format (without the use of data compression). [. . . ]