User manual QUANTUM DLTSAGE DASHBOARD AND TAPE SECURITY QUICK START GUIDE 81-81639-01 A01

[. . . ] NOTE: To upgrade tape drive firmware, you must either create and use a firmware update tape, or use xTalk Management Console to write the firmware image to the tape drive. Download xTalk Management Console from the Downloads page on www. quantum. com. DLTSage Dashboard and DLTSage Tape Security Quick Start Guide Using DLTSage Dashboard 0 Figure 1 Getting Help Right-click an item: DLTSage Dashboard is easy to understand and use. If you need more information, the Getting Help feature provides a detailed explanation. Opening the Application 0 Click What's This: Once you have downloaded DLTSage Dashboard, open the application either via the Windows Start button or the Device Manager as follows: Via the Start Button 1 Click your PC's Windows Start menu button. 3 Click either the Status tab or the Tape Security tab depending on what you want to do. [. . . ] (See the tape drive product manual for instructions on setting the write-protect tab. ) The Tape Security status tells you if the media is protected with a Secure Key and what the security status is (status shows NONE, LOCKED, or UNLOCKED). They will indicate that a cartridge is "write protected" if it has a Secure Key, even if the writeprotect tab is not set. If you get the "write protected" message, ensure the write-protect tab is disabled; then, if that does not correct the error, check the DLTSage Dashboard Tape Security status. You access DLTSage Tape Security via the Tape Security tab on the Dashboard (see figure 3). From here, you can: · Add, change, and remove Secure Keys · Unlock protected tape cartridges · Automatically unlock tape cartridges protected with a specified Secure Key · Automatically add Secure Keys to unprotected tape cartridges When you add or change a Secure Key, the key is coded onto both the media and the tape drive, where it remains until you change or remove the key. NOTE: The Secure Key is also removed from the drive (but not from the media) if you turn off the drive, or if the drive loses power. Once a Secure Key has been added to a cartridge, the cartridge is "locked" and cannot be read or written to until it is "unlocked. " You can unlock the cartridge by entering its Secure Key. You can also set your tape drive to automatically unlock cartridges with a specified Secure Key (see "Using Auto Unlock" on page 5). NOTE: The tape drive remembers only ONE Secure Key: the last one entered (whether it be from adding, unlocking, changing, or removing a Secure Key). Improving Backup Performance 0 If you are running Windows XP and later operating systems, and you are not using Windows native backup utility, Microsoft® Backup Support sends repeated SCSI status requests to the drive, which can degrade backup performance. You can disable Microsoft Backup Support by clicking the Tools button and de-selecting MS-Backup Support. NOTE: If you are running an operating system earlier than Windows XP, then this is not an issue and you cannot disable Microsoft Backup Support. 3 DLTSage Dashboard and DLTSage Tape Security Quick Start Guide Figure 3 Tape Security Tab When you remove a Secure Key, the following things occur: · The Secure Key is removed from both the media and the tape drive. · The Secure Keys from both Auto Unlock and Auto Add Key are removed. · The status of both Auto Unlock and Auto Add Key are set to OFF. NOTE: To complete removal of the Secure Key from the media, you must unload the tape cartridge. Entering the Wrong Secure Key 0 If you enter the wrong Secure Key when attempting to unlock a cartridge, change a Secure Key, or remove a Secure Key, you get an error message similar to the one shown in figure 4. Figure 4 Secure Key Mismatch Error Using Secure Keys When you load a cartridge in the tape drive, the Lock icon on the Tape Security tab shows you the status of the cartridge (no security, locked, or unlocked). 0 Use the buttons on the Tape Security tab to add, change, or remove a Secure Key, or to unlock a protected cartridge. The Secure Key is case-sensitive and may be any combination of letters, numbers, special characters, or hex bytes. It must be at least 8 characters/bytes and no more than 32 characters/bytes in length. When you add a Secure Key, change a Secure Key, or unlock a cartridge, the following things occur: · The Secure Key on both the media and the tape drive is reset to the last Secure Key entered. · Auto Unlock is reset to ON, regardless of whether it was on or off to begin with. [. . . ] This could cause problems if you are not careful (see Avoiding Problems With Automated Settings). To turn Auto Add Key ON, follow the procedure for Using Auto Unlock, with the additional step of selecting the final checkbox that states: Also, automatically Add this key to unprotected, writable cartridges (see figure 6). Figure 6 Automated Security Settings Dialog Box Using Auto Unlock 0 This feature saves you time by automatically unlocking cartridges with a specified Secure Key. The drive compares the Secure Key of a newly inserted cartridge to the Secure Key on the drive. [. . . ]