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Quantum LTO-3 Tape Driv e User’s Guide, P/N 50002764 , B01 , July 2005 Made in USA. Quantum Corporation provides this publication “as is ” without warranty of any kind, either expre s s or implied, including but not limited to the implied warran ties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
LTO-3 Tape Drive User’ s Guide iii Content s Preface xi Chapter 1 Overview, Unpacking Instructions and Quic k Start 1 Overview .......... ...................... .................... ....................... .................... .............. 1 Drive Configurations.
Contents iv LTO-3 Tape Drive User’s Guide Connecting a SCSI Cable ................... ....................... ...................... .......... 14 Checking the SCSI Termination ................ ...................... ....................... . 15 Connecting a Serial Cable for Tape Libraries .
Contents LTO-3 Tape Drive User’ s Guide v Data Compression......... ....................... ................... .................... ..................... 35 Data Compression Considerations.. ....................... .................... ............
Contents vi LTO-3 Tape Drive User’s Guide Finding Existing SCSI Controllers and De vices ................. .................. 59 Configuring th e LTO-3 Ta pe Drive with mkdev ................ .................. 60 Configuring for Linux..............
LTO-3 Tape Drive User’ s Guide vii Figures Figure 1 Typical Internal and Deskto p Configurations ............. ............ 2 Figure 2 Internal LTO-3 Tape Drive Ju mper Settings................. ............ 9 Figure 3 Acceptable Mounting Orientations .
Figures viii LTO-3 Tape Drive User’s Guide.
LTO-3 Tape Drive User’ s Guide ix T ables Table 1 ISCSI IDs and Jumper Settings for an Inte rnal LTO-3 Tape Drive ................. ....................... ................... ....................... ... 9 Table 2 Serial Interface Connector Pin Assignments (LTO-3) .
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LTO-3 Tape Drive User’ s Guide xi Preface The LTO-3 Tape Drive is a high-perfo rmance 16-channel tape drive that complies with the LTO interchange s pecifications. The drive is su ited for mid-range to high-end servers, mainframe systems, and tape l i brary automation systems.
Preface xii LTO-3 Tape Drive User’s Guide Document Organization This User’s Guide describes how to in stall, configure, and care for the LTO-3 desktop and internal tape dr ive s. Please read the appropriate chapters and appendixes carefully, and keep this Guide handy for future reference.
Preface LTO-3 Tape Drive User’ s Guide xiii Related Document s Refer to the appropriat e product ma nuals for information about your tape drive and car tridges. SCSI-2 S pec ification 0 The SCSI-2 communications specific ation is the propose d American National Standard for information syst ems, dated March 9, 1990.
Preface xiv LTO-3 Tape Drive User’s Guide T echnical Publications 0 To comment on existing documentation send e-mail to: doc-comments@quantum. com Quantum Home Page 0 Visit the Quantum home page at: www.
LTO-3 Tape Drive User’ s Guide 1 Chapter 1 1 Overview , Unp acking Instructions and Quick S tart This chapter provides an overview of this product and a quick start guide.
Chapter 1 Ove rview , Unpacking Instructions and Quick S tart Overview 2 LTO-3 Tape Drive User’s Guide Drive Configurations 1 The LTO-3 Tape Drive has a 5¼-inch, full-height form factor, with automatic electromechanical cartridge so ft load. The drive is available as an internal and a desktop drive.
Chapter 1 Overview , Unpa cking Instructions and Quick S t art Unpacking and Inspection LTO-3 Tape Drive User’ s Guide 3 • Intelligent data compression maximi zes performance and capacity by analyzing compressibilit y prior to recording. • Cartridge memory enables fast lo ading of cartridges and stores pertinent information about the media.
Chapter 1 Ove rview , Unpacking Instructions and Quick S tart Quick S tart Guide 4 LTO-3 Tape Drive User’s Guide Quick S t art Guide 1 Use the following quick-start instructions t o get your tape drive up and running as quickly as possible.
Chapter 1 Overview , Unpa cking Instructions and Quick S t art Internal T ape Drive Guidelines and Cautions LTO-3 Tape Drive User’ s Guide 5 Desktop L TO-3 T ape Drive Quick Star t 1 Use the following procedure to install the desktop LTO-3 Tape Drive.
Chapter 1 Ove rview , Unpacking Instructions and Quick S tart Internal T ape Drive Guideli nes and Cautions 6 LTO-3 Tape Drive User’s Guide • Before you remove the drive from the antistatic bag, touc h a metal or grounded surface to discharg e any static electricity build up from your body.
LTO-3 Tape Drive User’ s Guide 7 Chapter 2 2 Inst allation This chapter explains how to install the internal and desktop LTO-3 Tape Drives. Topics covered in this chapter are: • Installing an Inte.
Chapter 2 Inst allation Installing an Internal L T O-3 T ape Drive 8 LTO-3 Tape Drive User’s Guide Inst alling an Internal L TO-3 T ape Drive 2 Installing an internal LTO-3 Tape Drive with an Ultra .
Chapter 2 Installation Installing an Internal L T O-3 T ape Drive LTO-3 Tape Drive User’ s Guide 9 and 7–8 to change the SCSI ID of the LTO-3 T ape Drive (see table 1 and table 2 ), or assign a unique SCSI ID to the other SCSI device.
Chapter 2 Inst allation Installing an Internal L T O-3 T ape Drive 10 LTO-3 Tape Drive User’s Guide T erminator Power 2 By default, terminator power is disabled on the internal LTO-3 Tape Drive. To enable terminator power, place a jumper across pins 11 and 12.
Chapter 2 Installation Installing an Internal L T O-3 T ape Drive LTO-3 Tape Drive User’ s Guide 11 Mounting t he Internal L T O-3 Ta p e D r i v e 2 You can mount the internal LTO-3 Tape Drive either horizontally or vertically, with the drive’s left s ide facing up (see figure 3 ).
Chapter 2 Inst allation Installing an Internal L T O-3 T ape Drive 12 LTO-3 Tape Drive User’s Guide Figure 4 Internal L TO-3 T ape Drive Mounting Dimensions Connector Det ail 2 Two connectors are spe cified, a fixed board connector and a free cable connector.
Chapter 2 Installation Installing an Internal L T O-3 T ape Drive LTO-3 Tape Drive User’ s Guide 13 connector in a removable medium or automation device is beyond the scope of this standard. Figure 5 ADI Fixed Board Connector ADI Free Cable Connector 2 The free cable connector is intended to mate with the fixed board connector (see figure 6 ).
Chapter 2 Inst allation Installing an Internal L T O-3 T ape Drive 14 LTO-3 Tape Drive User’s Guide Figure 6 ADI Free Cable Connector When the ADI free cable connector is used on both ends of a cabl.
Chapter 2 Installation Installing an Internal L T O-3 T ape Drive LTO-3 Tape Drive User’ s Guide 15 Figure 7 Rear View of the Intern al L T O-3 T ape drive Checking the SCSI T ermination 2 The Internal LTO-3 Tape Drive does not provide SC SI termination.
Chapter 2 Inst allation Installing an Internal L T O-3 T ape Drive 16 LTO-3 Tape Drive User’s Guide Figure 8 T wo SCSI T ermination Examples for the Internal L TO-3 T ape Drive Connecting a Serial Cab le for T ap e Li brar ie s 2 The internal LTO-3 Tape Drive includes an RS-422 serial interface for tape libraries.
Chapter 2 Installation Installing an Internal L T O-3 T ape Drive LTO-3 Tape Drive User’ s Guide 17 Bus Composition 2 Table 3 defines the connections that make up the ADT bus.
Chapter 2 Inst allation Installing a Desktop L TO-3 T ape Dri ve 18 LTO-3 Tape Drive User’s Guide Connecting a Power Cable 2 Attach a four-pin power cable to the power co nnector on the back of the drive. Figure 7 shows the location of the power connector.
Chapter 2 Installation Installing a Desktop L TO-3 T ape Drive LTO-3 Tape Drive User’ s Guide 19 Setting the SCSI ID 2 Each SCSI device on the bus must have its own unique SCSI ID. The desktop tape drive is shipped with a default SCSI ID of 6. Avoid setting drive ID to 7.
Chapter 2 Inst allation Installing a Desktop L TO-3 T ape Dri ve 20 LTO-3 Tape Drive User’s Guide connection. This means you can use either connector to attach the drive to a host computer or to another SCSI device. 1 Turn off all power to the drive and the computer.
Chapter 2 Installation Installing a Desktop L TO-3 T ape Drive LTO-3 Tape Drive User’ s Guide 21 Connecting a Power Cord 2 Attach the power cord securely to the power connector on the back of the desktop LTO-3 Tape Drive (see figure 9 ).
Chapter 2 Inst allation Installing a Desktop L TO-3 T ape Dri ve 22 LTO-3 Tape Drive User’s Guide.
LTO-3 Tape Drive User’ s Guide 23 Chapter 3 3 Operation This chapter describes how to operate the LTO-3 Tape Drive. Topics covered in this chapter are: • Understanding the Fron t Panel Display •.
Chapter 3 Ope ra tion Understanding the Front Pa nel Display 24 LTO-3 Tape Drive User’s Guide Underst anding the Front Panel Display 3 Figure 11 shows a view of the LTO-3 front-panel display. Figure 1 1 Generic Front Panel Display The LTO-3 Tape Drive has four LEDs on the front panel.
Chapter 3 Operation Blink Codes LTO-3 Tape Drive User’ s Guide 25 Blink Codes 3 Table 4 summarizes the blink codes for the L TO-3 Tape Drive. T able 4 L TO-3 T ap e Drive Blink Codes Drive Condit io.
Chapter 3 Ope ra tion Using L T O Cartri dges 26 LTO-3 Tape Drive User’s Guide Using L T O Cartridges 3 Loading a Cartridge 3 To load an Ultrium cartridge into the LTO-3 Tape Dr ive: • Place the cartridge in the slot and gently push until the cartridge is sensed and automatically retracted into the drive.
Chapter 3 Operation Using L T O Cartridges LTO-3 Tape Drive User’ s Guide 27 Write -protecting a Cartridge 3 Ultrium cartridge s have a sliding write-protect swit ch near the back right corner of the cartridge, see figure 12 .
Chapter 3 Ope ra tion Drive Maintenance 28 LTO-3 Tape Drive User’s Guide Cartridge Care and Maintenance 3 To protec t the data on your Ultrium data cartridges, observe the following precautions: • Always remove the cartridge from the drive when not in use and store it in its protective case.
Chapter 3 Operation Drive Maintena nce LTO-3 Tape Drive User’ s Guide 29 Cleaning the T ape Drive 3 Excessive tape debris or other materi al may accumulate on the tape heads if the drive is used with non-approved media or operated in a hot, dusty environment.
Chapter 3 Ope ra tion Parking the Drive for Shipp ing 30 LTO-3 Tape Drive User’s Guide Parking the Drive for Shipping 3 Quantum recommends that you “park” the LTO-3 Tape Drive before shipping it or placing it in an envi ronme nt where they may be subject to physical shock.
LTO-3 Tape Drive User’ s Guide 31 Chapter 4 4 Theory This chapter describes operational theories used in the LTO-3 Tape Drive. The topics covered in this chapter are: • Track Layout • Recording .
Chapter 4 The o ry T rack Layout 32 LTO-3 Tape Drive User’s Guide A track group is a set of tracks that is recorded concur re ntly. The sets of 11 data tracks in a data band are da ta sub bands. There are 16 data sub bands per data band. The data tracks are accessed in a serpentine manner.
Chapter 4 Theory Recording Meth od LTO-3 Tape Drive User’ s Guide 33 Recording Method 4 The LTO-3 Tape Drive records data using write-equalized (0,13/11) Run Length Limited (RLL) cod e. RLL (0,13/11) Data bits are defined as follows: • ONE is represented by a flux transition at the center of a bit-cell.
Chapter 4 The o ry Data Integrity 34 LTO-3 Tape Drive User’s Guide Error-correction Code (ECC) 4 The use of Cyclic Redundancy Chec king (CRC), two-le vel orthogonal Error Correction Coding (ECC) provides a ver y low probability of encountering a hard error.
Chapter 4 Theory Data Compression LTO-3 Tape Drive User’ s Guide 35 3 Correction : Generating corrected data from syndromes. The correction depends on the number and types of errors involved: • For one known C1 codeword pair in error in a sub-data set (C2 codeword), the operation is performed by the ECC co-processor hardware.
Chapter 4 The o ry Data Compression 36 LTO-3 Tape Drive User’s Guide symbols point back to the original da ta string, using f ewer characters to represent the strings. Because th ese smaller symbols are substituted for the longer strings of data, more data can be stored in the same physical space.
Chapter 4 Theory Data Compression LTO-3 Tape Drive User’ s Guide 37 The transfer rate de p ends on factors such as: • Compression ratio •D r i v e b u f f e r s i z e • Host computer input/out.
Chapter 4 The o ry Data Compression 38 LTO-3 Tape Drive User’s Guide Software data compression should neve r be used because the LTO-3 Tape Drive's built-in intelligent da ta compression is much more efficient than software data compression systems.
LTO-3 Tape Drive User’ s Guide 39 Chapter 5 5 S pecifications This chapter provides technical spec ifications for the LTO-3 Tape Drive. The topics covered in this chapter are: • Physical Specifica.
Chapter 5 Specifications Physical S pecifications 40 LTO-3 Tape Drive User’s Guide Physical S pecifications 5 Table 5 lists the physical specifications of the LTO- 3 Tape Drive. T able 5 Physical S pecifications Specification Internal SCSI Drive without Bezel Internal SCSI Drive with Bezel Desktop SCSI Drive Height 3.
Chapter 5 S pecifications Physical S pe cif ications LTO-3 Tape Drive User’ s Guide 41 Figure 14 shows the dimensions of the internal LTO-3 Tape Drive. Figure 14 Internal L TO-3 T ape Drive Dimensions 84.3 147.8 48.90 ± 0.60 From Upper Bez el Mounting T abs 48.
Chapter 5 Specifications Power S pecifications 42 LTO-3 Tape Drive User’s Guide Power S pecifications 5 The desktop LTO-3 Tape Drive comes with a b uilt-in 90-260VAC (47-63 Hz) automatic switch ing power supply. Maximum voltage and power specificat ions for the int ernal LTO-3 Tape Drive is listed in the tables below.
Chapter 5 S pecifications Drive Performance S pecifications LTO-3 Tape Drive User’ s Guide 43 Drive Performance S pecifications 5 Table 8 lists the performance specifications for the LTO-3 Tape Drive.
Chapter 5 Specifications Environmental Requirements 44 LTO-3 Tape Drive User’s Guide Environmenta l Requirement s 5 Table 9 lists the environmental specific ations for the LTO-3 Tape Drive.
Chapter 5 S pecifications Reliability LTO-3 Tape Drive User’ s Guide 45 Injected Noise 5 The internal drive operates without degradation of error rates with 100 mV of noise injected between the ch assis and 0 V at the power connector at any frequency between 45 Hz and 20 MHz.
Chapter 5 Specifications Mean T ime Between Fai lures 46 LTO-3 Tape Drive User’s Guide T able 10 Reliability Mean T ime Between Failures 5 The mean time between failures (MTB F) for the internal drive is specified at 250,000 hours minimum. This specification includes all power-on and operational time but excl udes maintenance periods.
Chapter 5 S pecifications L T O Cartridge S peci fi cations LTO-3 Tape Drive User’ s Guide 47 Mean Ti me to Replace 5 The mean time to replace (MTTR) is the average time required by a qualified service technician to diagnos e a defective drive and to install a replacement drive.
Chapter 5 Specifications Regulatory Compliance 48 LTO-3 Tape Drive User’s Guide Cartridge Memory 5 Each Ultrium cartridge ha s 4 Kbytes of nonvolatil e memory: 3 Kbytes are used to store tape-directory and hardwa re specific information. 1 Kbyte is available for application and OEM use.
Chapter 5 S pecifications Regulatory Compliance LTO-3 Tape Drive User’ s Guide 49 * Member nations of the IECEE incl ude Austria, Australia, Belg ium, Canada, China (PR), Czech Republ ic, Denmark, F.
Chapter 5 Specifications Regulatory Compliance 50 LTO-3 Tape Drive User’s Guide Electromagnetic Comp atibility (EMC) 5 Country Regulatory Organization Compliant to: United States Federal Communicati.
Chapter 5 S pecifications Disposal of Electrical and Electronic Eq uipment LTO-3 Tape Drive User’ s Guide 51 You should also consider th e following s afety points: • Install the drive in an enclosure that limits the user’s access to live parts, gives adequate system stab ilit y and provides the necessary grounding for the drive.
Chapter 5 Specifications Disposal of Electrical and Electronic Equipment 52 LTO-3 Tape Drive User’s Guide.
LTO-3 Tape Drive User’ s Guide 53 Chapter 6 6 UNIX Settings This chapter describes how to co nfigure various UNIX systems to recognize and obtain optimal performance from the LTO-3 Tape Drive.
Chapter 6 UNIX Se ttings A Word About SCSI Controllers 54 LTO-3 Tape Drive User’s Guide A W ord About SCSI Controllers 6 The LTO-3 Tape Drive transfers data natively at 68 Mbyt es per second. It supports the SCSI Ultra 160 specification and can transfer data at burst rates of up to 320 Mbytes per second.
Chapter 6 UNIX Settings Configuring for the Sun Environment (Sol aris 2.4, 2.5, 2. 6, 7, 8, and 9) LTO-3 Tape Drive User’ s Guide 55 DENSITY : # DensityNumber=1 DensityCode=defau lt CompressionCode=0x1 Buffered=0x1 Save the file. Then run the following command: ddr_config-c ddr_config takes the default inp ut file, ddr .
Chapter 6 UNIX Se ttings Configuring for the Sun Environment (Sol aris 2.4, 2.5, 2.6 , 7, 8, and 9) 56 LTO-3 Tape Drive User’s Guide For example, the command .
Chapter 6 UNIX Settings Configuring for the Sun Environment (Sol aris 2.4, 2.5, 2. 6, 7, 8, and 9) LTO-3 Tape Drive User’ s Guide 57 The value 0x1d639 equates to the way that the LTO-3 Tape Drive is configured to operate in the Solaris environment.
Chapter 6 UNIX Se ttings Configuri ng for the IBM AIX Enviro nment (AIX V ersion 4.1.x and later) 58 LTO-3 Tape Drive User’s Guide Configuring for the IBM AIX Environment (AIX V ersion 4.1.x and later) 6 Finding Existing SCSI Controllers and Devices 6 Enter the following command: lsdev–Cs scsi.
Chapter 6 UNIX Settings Configuring for SCO Ope n Server 5.0.x LTO-3 Tape Drive User’ s Guide 59 Set RESERVE/RELE ASE support to yes . Set BLOCK SIZE for variab le length support (Num.) to 0 . Set Density 1 to 0 . 6 Leave the Set dela y . . . and Set timeout.
Chapter 6 UNIX Se ttings Configuring for SCO Open Server 5.0.x 60 LTO-3 Tape Drive User’s Guide This command produces output similar to: %tape type=S ha=0 id=6 lun=0 bus=0 ht=alad The information above shows that an Ad aptec SCSI controller is installed ( alad ) and a SCS I tape drive ( type=S ) is installed as target id 6.
Chapter 6 UNIX Settings Configuring fo r Linux LTO-3 Tape Drive User’ s Guide 61 13 When the process takes you back to the two Main Menu screens, press q . 14 When asked to create a new kern el, enter yes . 15 When asked if you want the new ke rnel to boot by default press y .
Chapter 6 UNIX Se ttings Configuring for Lin ux 62 LTO-3 Tape Drive User’s Guide You may see output similar to: (scsi0)<Adaptec AHA-294XX Ultra16 0 SCSI host adapter> found at PCI 0/16/0 To fi.
Chapter 6 UNIX Settings Configuring for SGI Irix LTO-3 Tape Drive User’ s Guide 63 Configuring for SGI Irix 6 Finding Current SCSI Controllers and T arget s 6 To properly attach SCSI devices to hosts it is necessary to ensure that each target device has a unique SCSI address.
Chapter 6 UNIX Se ttings Configuring for HP-UX 1 1.0 64 LTO-3 Tape Drive User’s Guide M TCAN_COMPRESS, 40, 5*60, 10*60, 10*60, 3*36 00, 512, 256 *512, tpsc_default_dens_coun t, tpsc_defalt_hwg_dens_.
Chapter 6 UNIX Settings Configuring for HP-UX 1 1.0 LTO-3 Tape Drive User’ s Guide 65 • x is the data under H/WPath from the ios can . • y is the data under I from the ioscan . • z is the tape device identifier number. You can execute an ls command for the /d ev/rmt directory to choose an identifier number that has not already been used.
Chapter 6 UNIX Se ttings Configuring for HP-UX 1 1.0 66 LTO-3 Tape Drive User’s Guide.
LTO-3 Tape Drive User’ s Guide 67 Chapter 7 7 T roubleshooting Guide This chapter contains best practice s for getting the most out of your LTO-3 tape drive. This chapter also contains troubleshooting information you can use to identify and resolve ta pe drive problems in the unli kely even you encounter a problem with your tape drive.
Chapter 7 T roublesh ooting Guide Installation Best Practices 68 LTO-3 Tape Drive User’s Guide Do Not: 7 • Attach the tape drives to a non-LVD SCSI controller, as this will degrade the performance of the tape drive and the performance of your backups.
Chapter 7 T rouble shootin g Guide T roubleshoo ting Suggesti ons LTO-3 Tape Drive User’ s Guide 69 Ensure that the SCSI cable is of hi gh qualit y and conforms to Ultra 160 SCSI specifications .
Chapter 7 T roublesh ooting Guide T roublesho oting Suggestions 70 LTO-3 Tape Drive User’s Guide • If the tape drive is not recognized during the SCSI controller scan, check the Power LED to make sure the t ape drive is receiving power. If the Power LED is not illuminated, check the power connections to the tape drive.
Chapter 7 T rouble shootin g Guide T roubleshoo ting Suggesti ons LTO-3 Tape Drive User’ s Guide 71 Internal t a pe drive: 7 1 Power down the system. 2 Be sure there are no SCSI ID conflicts between the tape drive and other SCSI devices. 3 Be sure you are using a proper SCSI cable and proper termination.
Chapter 7 T roublesh ooting Guide T roublesho oting Suggestions 72 LTO-3 Tape Drive User’s Guide Red Hat Linux 7 The tape driver fo r Red Hat Linux is called “ st ”. This driver is automatically inst alled when Red Hat Linux is i nstalled on your system.
Chapter 7 T rouble shootin g Guide T roubleshoo ting Suggesti ons LTO-3 Tape Drive User’ s Guide 73 2 If the Power LED is illuminated but othe r LEDs are on or flashing. check to see if other LED activity is normal or abnormal (see ta ble 4 on page 25).
Chapter 7 T roublesh ooting Guide T roublesho oting Suggestions 74 LTO-3 Tape Drive User’s Guide T ape wi ll not Eject from the Drive 7 1 Be sure the tape drive is powered on. If the Power LED is not illuminated, check w hether power is being applied to the s ystem and/or the desktop tape dri ve if the tape drive is a desktop uni t.
Chapter 7 T rouble shootin g Guide T roubleshoo ting Suggesti ons LTO-3 Tape Drive User’ s Guide 75 2 If the Hardware or Firmware Error or Manual Intervention LED is flashing after the tape drive is rebooted, the tape may be stuck. Contact Customer Support.
Chapter 7 T roublesh ooting Guide T roublesho oting Suggestions 76 LTO-3 Tape Drive User’s Guide A media error occurred during write or read o p eration on the tape drive. Review the troubleshooting procedures to ensure that the proper SCSI cabling and terminat ion practices are being followed.
Chapter 7 T rouble shootin g Guide T roubleshoo ting Suggesti ons LTO-3 Tape Drive User’ s Guide 77 BE DESTROYED . If the tape drive passes the diagnostic write/read test, perform backup again. If the tape drive fails the diagnostic, the drive may be bad.
Chapter 7 T roublesh ooting Guide T roublesho oting Suggestions 78 LTO-3 Tape Drive User’s Guide Or The tape drive has a hardware fault: 1 1.T urn the tape drive off and then on again. 2 2.Restart the operation. 3 3.If the problem persists, call the tape drive supplier helpline.
Chapter 7 T rouble shootin g Guide T roubleshoo ting Suggesti ons LTO-3 Tape Drive User’ s Guide 79 This message means the tape drive does not recognize the cleaning tape as being of a valid type. Yo u may have purchased a cleaning tape that is not supported by the tape drive.
Chapter 7 T roublesh ooting Guide T roublesho oting Suggestions 80 LTO-3 Tape Drive User’s Guide The method of performing the backup s can also be a factor in “slow” backups. Data sent to the tape drive ove r a network connection and delays in data transfer over a ne twork connection can cause backups to slow down.
LTO-3 Tape Drive User’ s Guide 81 Index A AIX 4.1 settings 58 B Backup/restore problems 75 Best practices 67 blink codes 25 C Cartridges care and maintenance 28 ejecting 75 loading 26 specifications.
Index 82 LTO-3 Tape Drive User’s Guide intellig ent 37 Data integrity 33 error-correction code 34 servo-tracking faults 35 DEC/Comp aq Unix setting s 54 Desktop drive checking SCSI termination 20 co.
Index LTO-3 Tape Drive User’ s Guide 83 connecting a power cable 18 connecting a SCSI cable 14 connecting a serial cable 16 guidelines and cautions 5 installation instru ctions 8 installing the LTO .
Index 84 LTO-3 Tape Drive User’s Guide Slow backups 79 Specific ations drive performance 43 electromagnetic compatibility 50 environmental re quirements 44 injected noise 45 LTO cartridge 47 mean time be tween failures 46 physical 40 power 42 regulatory compliance 48 reliability 45 Sun (Solaris 2.
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