User manual QUANTUM GOVAULT FOR LINUX 06-2007

[. . . ] GoVaultTM for Linux User's Guide, P/N 20013035-002, June 2007 Product of 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. [. . . ] 5 Open a terminal window and change directory to: /root/GoVault GoVaultTM for Linux User's Guide 16 Chapter 2 Installation Procedures Installing the GoVault System Application Software 6 Execute the following commands: dos2unix . /AddPackage dos2unix . /RemovePackage Note: Depending on how you typically move files to your Linux workstation or server system (by a USB flash stick or over a network), you might have to add the execute privilege to your Linux batch files. However, if you typically use a network to move the files, add the execute privilege as follows: a. Execute the following commands: chmod a+x AddPackage chmod a+x RemovePackage 7 Install the GoVault system application software on your system by typing: . /AddPackage 8 Start the GoVault system application software by typing: StartGoVault 9 From the /root directory, use a text editor to add the following line at the end of the . bash_profile file: StartGoVault Note: For Novell SUSE, the . bash_profile file does not exist. Instead, for SUSE, change directory to /etc and edit the profile. local file by adding the following line at the end: StartGoVault If the profile. local file does not exist, create it before adding the StartGoVault line to it. 10 Log out. GoVaultTM for Linux User's Guide 17 Chapter 2 Installation Procedures Registering GoVault 11 Log in again as root, and verify that the following GoVault icons have been added to your desktop display (see figure 10): · · A single yellow GoVault Control icon for management and control of all your GoVault drives A black GoVault icon for browsing the installed GoVault drive (GoVault_1) 12 To verify successful installation of the GoVault system application software, click/open the GoVault Control icon and select QUANTUM GoVault to see the Go Vault Eject, Set Password, Help, and Properties options on the menu display. 13 Proceed to Registering GoVault. Figure 10 GoVault System Icons Registering GoVault After installing GoVault for Linux, register it via the Quantum website at: www. quantum. com/registration Registering GoVault for Linux ensures that you will receive the latest technical information about the drive, as well as other product, service, and support information. GoVaultTM for Linux User's Guide 18 Chapter 2 Installation Procedures Uninstalling the GoVault System Application Software Uninstalling the GoVault System Application Software To remove the GoVault system application software: 1 Open a terminal window and change directory to: /root/GoVault 2 Stop the GoVault system application software by typing: StopGoVault 3 Remove the software by typing: . /RemovePackage 4 Change directory to: /root 5 Edit . bash_profile by removing the following line at the end of the file: StartGoVault Note: For Novell SUSE, the . bash_profile file does not exist. Instead, for SUSE, change directory to /etc and edit the profile. local file by removing the following line at the end: StartGoVault 6 Use the Linux rmdir command to delete the mount point for the installed GoVault drive, for example, as follows: rmdir /root/GoVault_Drives/GoVault_1 rmdir /root/GoVault_Drives 7 Change directory to /etc and edit the fstab file by removing the following line, for example, at the end: /dev/sdb1 /root/GoVault_Drives/GoVault_1 ext3 defaults 0 0 GoVaultTM for Linux User's Guide 19 Chapter 3 3Operation This chapter describes how to use the GoVaultTM for Linux dock and cartridge disk drive, including: · Understanding the Activity LED Indicator Display on page 21 · Inserting and Ejecting Cartridges on page 22 · Attaching Labels to Cartridges on page 27 · Write Protecting Cartridges on page 28 · Preparing GoVault Cartridges for Linux Operations on page 29, which includes: · · · · · Partitioning Cartridges on page 29 Formatting Cartridges on page 31 Mounting the Drive File System on page 31 Browsing GoVault on page 32 Unmounting the Drive File System on page 33 · Accessing GoVault System Application Software Features on page 33, which includes: · · · Using Cartridge Password Protection on page 35 Checking the GoVault Dock and Cartridge Status on page 43 Updating the GoVault Firmware on page 45 · Using the Linux Command Line Interface on page 48 GoVaultTM for Linux User's Guide 20 Chapter 3 Operation Understanding the Activity LED Indicator Display · Choosing a Graphical User Interface on page 59 · Handling Operational Fault Conditions on page 60 Understanding the Activity LED Indicator Display The on/off or flashing condition of the green activity LED indicator on the front panel of the GoVault dock displays the various status conditions, as shown in table 1. Table 1 Activity LED Indicator Display Definitions When the LED . is off, is on continuously, and not flashing, It means that the GoVault dock . is functioning correctly and either: · There is no cartridge in the dock. · A cartridge load operation has completed and there is a cartridge in the dock. is flashing on slowly, approximately once per second, is performing one of the following operations: · Data transfer · Security Erase Cartridge or encountered a cartridge medium error condition, such as an incompatible file format, device communication problem, and so on. is flashing on quickly, approximately once per second, firmware update is in progress. GoVaultTM for Linux User's Guide 21 Chapter 3 Operation Inserting and Ejecting Cartridges When the LED . is flashing on quickly, approximately two times per second, is flashing on quickly, approximately four times per second, is flashing on very quickly, approximately eight times per second, It means that the GoVault dock . is unloading a cartridge. temperature or voltage is out of range (internal dock only). encountered an unrecoverable hardware error, such as a Power On Self-Test (POST) failure. Inserting and Ejecting Cartridges You can insert and eject GoVault cartridges without shutting down the workstation or server system. Inserting Cartridges 3 Procedure 1 Verify that the activity LED indicator is on continuously, and not flashing, to signify that the GoVault dock is functioning correctly. Caution: Do not insert a cartridge when the activity LED indicator is either off or flashing. Doing so might require a manual eject procedure to remove the cartridge. GoVaultTM for Linux User's Guide 22 Chapter 3 Operation Inserting and Ejecting Cartridges 2 Carefully slide the cartridge into the GoVault dock until you feel a slight resistance as the cartridge engages the internal mechanical load/eject mechanism (see figure 11). Note: The GoVault dock has an internal alignment tab that engages a matching alignment slot on the upper-right side of the cartridge. This design feature makes it impossible to insert the cartridge either upside-down or backwards. If you feel any mechanical resistance as you slide the cartridge into the dock, stop and make sure the cartridge is oriented properly, with the connector to the rear and the alignment slot to the upper-right. 3 Firmly push the cartridge the rest of the way into the dock. Figure 11 Inserting a Cartridge Alignment slot Ejecting Cartridges 3 Eject a cartridge from the GoVault dock by either: · Pressing the front panel cartridge eject button (see Power Cartridge Eject Procedure) · Using the Linux software eject function (see Software Cartridge Eject Procedure), or your backup application software GoVaultTM for Linux User's Guide 23 Chapter 3 Operation Inserting and Ejecting Cartridges If neither of those procedures ejects the cartridge, and you must remove the cartridge from the dock, you could also: · Force an emergency cartridge eject by pressing and holding the front panel cartridge eject button (see Emergency Cartridge Eject Procedure) · Use the front panel manual cartridge eject hole (see Manual Cartridge Eject Procedure) Power Cartridge Eject Procedure 3 1 Verify that the font panel activity LED indicator is not flashing, which would signify that the cartridge is being accessed. Caution: Ejecting the cartridge while it is being accessed can result in a loss of data. 2 Press and hold the front panel cartridge eject button for a second or longer, and watch the activity LED to confirm that the cartridge eject operation is underway: This LED indication . a normal cartridge eject operation, which can take up to ten seconds to complete. that either the backup application software or the operating system inhibited the cartridge eject operation. In this case, see Software Cartridge Eject Procedure in the following subsection, or refer to the documentation for your backup application software. [. . . ] A twometer, 24-AWG cord applies the +12 VDC output to the GoVault dock through a rear panel 2. 0-mm surface-mount power jack. Table 4 lists the power specifications associated with the GoVault docks. Table 4 Voltage and Current Specifications Specification Internal Dock +5 VDC DC voltage tolerance Non-operating maximum Maximum operating current: · Idle · Continuous Ripple, peak-to-peak 0. 8 Amps 1. 2 Amps 100 mAmps Value +12 VDC +12. 0 VDC ±10% +28. 0 VDC +5. 0 VDC ±5% +5. 5 VDC N/A 0. 3 Amps 100 mAmps GoVaultTM for Linux User's Guide 66 Chapter 4 Specifications Power Specifications Specification Tabletop Dock Input voltage (60 Hz) DC voltage tolerance Non-operating maximum Maximum operating current: · Idle Value 115/230 VAC ± 10% +12. 0 VDC ± 10% +28 VDC 0. 30 Amps (with cartridge inserted) 0. 11 Amps (without cartridge) 0. 50 Amps (with cartridge inserted) 100 mAmps · Continuous Ripple, peak-to-peak GoVaultTM for Linux User's Guide 67 Chapter 4 Specifications Performance Specifications Performance Specifications Table 5 lists the GoVault performance specifications. Table 5 Performance Specifications Specification Capacity Value A function of the installed cartridge: 40, 80, 120, or 160 Gbytes · 26 Mbytes/second, typical · 34 Mbytes/second, maximum/peak Data transfer rates Seek rates: · Minimum (1 track) · Average · Maximum Latency Spindle speed Start time Stop time, including eject 1. 0 msec. 3. 0 sec. GoVaultTM for Linux User's Guide 68 Chapter 4 Specifications Reliability Specifications Reliability Specifications Table 6 lists the GoVault reliability specifications. Table 6 Reliability Specifications Specification Load/unload cycles Dock service life MTBF Value 5, 000 (dock and cartridge) 5 years at 2. 75 load/unload cycles per day Internal dock, 375, 000 hours Tabletop dock, 300, 000 hours Cartridge, 330, 000 hours Cartridge archive life Unrecoverable data rate > 10 years 1 error in 1014 GoVaultTM for Linux User's Guide 69 Chapter 4 Specifications Environmental Specifications Environmental Specifications Table 7 lists the GoVault environmental specifications. Table 7 Environmental Specifications Specification Temperature: · Operating · Nonoperating Value 50° F to 104° F (10° C to 40° C) Dock, ­40° F to 140° F (­40°C to 60° C) Cartridge, 68° F to 86° F (20° C to 30° C) Relative humidity: · Operating · Nonoperating 20% to 80% (noncondensing) Dock, 10% to 95% (noncondensing) Cartridge, 20% to 40% (noncondensing) GoVaultTM for Linux User's Guide 70 Chapter 4 Specifications Interface Compliance Specifications Interface Compliance Specifications Table 8 lists the GoVault interface compliance specifications. Table 8 Interface Compliance Specifications Interface SCSI-2 Specification Compliances · SCSI-2 Small Computer System Interface ­ 2 (SCSI2) ANSI/INCITS 131-1994 · SCSI Architecture Model ­ 2 (SAM-2) ANSI/ INCITS 366-2003 · SCSI Primary Commands ­ 2 (SPC-2) ANSI/ INCITS 351-2001 · SCSI Block Commands ­ 2 (SBC-2) draft standard rev. 16, ANSI/INCITS Project T10/1417-D SCSI-3 · SCSI Architecture Model ­ 3 (SAM-3) approved standard ANSI/INCITS Project T10/1561-D · SCSI Primary Commands ­ 3 (SPC-3) draft standard rev. [. . . ]