Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product DS9000 Series ADIC
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Installation and Operating Guide DS9000 Series.
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v Regulatory Notices FCC Notices (USA Only ) This equ ipment gen erates, uses, and can radiate rad io frequ ency energy and, if no t inst alled an d us ed in acco rdance with the manufactu rer’s instru ction manual, may cause interference with radi o and televisio n recepti on.
vi IC Notice (Canada Only ) Most tape libr aries a re cla ssifi ed by the Industry Canada (IC) Interf ere nce-Caus ing Equipm ent Standard #3 (ICES-003) a s Class B digital dev ices.
vii EN 61000-4-6 — “I mm unity to c onducted disturba nces, induc ed by r adio-fre quency fie lds.” — Sev erity leve l 2. EN 61000-4-8 — “Powe r fre quency mag netic f ield imm unity test.” — Se verity leve l 2. EN 61000-4-11 — “Voltag e dips, short inte rruptions and v oltage v ariations im m unity tes t.
viii DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY according to EN 45014 Manufacturer’s Nam e: Advanced Digital Inform ation Corp oration Manufacturer’s Address: 11431 Willow s Road ZAC des Basses Auges Redm ond, Was.
ix Safety Notices Warnings This symbo l shou ld al ert the user to the presence of "dangerous v oltage" inside the p roduct that m ight c ause harm or ele ctric shock. CA UTION RISK OF ELECTR IC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUT IO N : TO REDUCE T H ER I S KO FE L E C T R I C SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE CO VER (OR B A CK).
x Safet y Notices Precautions Do not use oil, solvents, g asoline, paint thinners or inse cticides on the unit. Do not expos e the unit to m oisture, to tem peratur es higher tha n 60ºC (140ºF) or to e xtrem e low tempe ratures .
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xii Table of Contents Why the Use Cle aning Tape LED G ets Turne d ON................................................................................... ..............34 High Hum idity ..................................................................
1 Chapter 1 Introduction This Chapter. . . provides a phy sical description of the sw itches , indicators and con nectors on the f ront an d rear panels of the DS9000 Se ries. describes o ther requirements (additional hardware and softw are) needed to use th e DS9000 Series dev ices.
2 Equipment Description The ADIC DS9000 Series consists of sev eral m odels: the A DIC 4000, D S9400D/L, DS9700D and DS9800D. A ll are SCSI co mpatible, high performance, streaming t ape cartrid ge devices d esigned for storage o f near-line an d o ff- line data.
Introduction 3 Caution SE and LVD/SE SCSI d evices are no t compatib le with HV D SCSI devices. Equipme nt dama ge m ay occur if you c onnect y our DS9000 Ser ies unit to an incompa tible SCSI bus. Front Panel Contr ols and Indi cators Figures 1 through 3 show the controls and indicator s locate d on the front pa nel of the DS9000 Series .
4 Figure 2. DS9700D Front Panel.
Introduction 5 Figure 3. DS9400D/L Front Panel (ADIC 4000 does not include the LC D).
6 Front Panel Indicators and Controls 2-line by 20-character LCD Display Displays drive status, error message s, POST results Beeper Sounds w heneve r it is OK to op erat e th e ca rtri d ge in sert /relea se h an dle. The green Opera te Ha nd le LED sh ould be ON whene ver the Bee per so unds.
Introduction 7 Rear Panel Contr ols and Connectors Figure 4 s hows the controls and c onnectors located on the rear pa nel of the D S9000 Series . SCSI C hannel Connector s SCS I ID Swit ch Pow er Sw i t ch AC Power Connector 3 Figure 4.
8 Rear Panel Controls and Connectors Control or Connector Purpose Power Sw itch Turns pow er to the unit on and off . AC Power Connector Receptacle for AC power cord . SCSI Channel Connectors Co nnecti ons for th e interface cabl e that c onnects the unit with the host com puter a nd/or to other dev ices on the SCSI channel.
Introduction 9 Figure 5. DLT Data Cartridge Cautions Alwa ys r emo ve any cartridge f rom the driv e bef ore turning off host syste m pow er. Failure to rem ove a c artridge ca n result in cartridge and drive da mag e. When a c artridge is rem oved f rom the drive, return it to the pla stic case to prolong the ca rtridge lif e.
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11 Chapter 2 Installation This Chapter. . . explain s the steps necessary to install and tes t the DS9000 S eries Devices . provides a sy mbol nex t to each step v erified as correct.
12 Installation Unpacking and Inspecting Caution If the operating environm ent diff ers from the stora ge env ironme nt by 15° C (30° F) or more, le t the unit acclim ate to the surrounding e nvironm ent for a t least 12 hour s. Unpack all items from the carton .
Installation 13 Note Make sure that the SC SI cable be tween the host adapter a nd the DS9000 Serie s is sec ure and the conn ection s are fastened correct ly.
14 Installation Setting the SCSI ID The SC SI address of the D S9000 Series may need to be change d, depending upon fact ors in the se tup, operating sy stem , and num ber of SC SI devic es on the bus . Each dev ice on the bus must ha ve its ow n address.
Installation 15 The SCSI ID sw itch is locate d on the rear of the DS9000 Se ries (se e Figure 7) . Use a sm all pointed object to pres s either the + button on the bottom , or the m inus button on the top of the sw itch to sele ct the proper ID.
16 Installation Note Installing the A pplication Softw are Refer to the application software installation guide and install th e backup software, if necessary .
17 Chapter 3 Operation and Maintenance This Chapter . . . describes n ormal operat ing f eatures of t he DS9000 Seri es. explains h ow, and w hen to clean the tape head.
18 Operation and M aintenance Pow er-on Self-Test When the system power is ON , t he DLT drive performs a Po wer-on Self-Test (POS T). The sequen ce of events is as follow s: 1. The LEDs on the rig ht front panel of the DLT drive w ill turn on sequentially from top to bottom .
Operation and M aintenance 19 LCD Messages (DS9400D/L, DS9700D and DS9800D) The f ollowing table des cribes the mes sage s display ed on the L CD during a nd imm ediate ly a fter the POST: Drive State LCD Message 1. P OST is execu tin g. Will be dis playe d for 3 to 5 sec onds, follow ed by : “DRV F/W” is the firm ware v ersion of the driv e.
20 Operation and M aintenance LED Indicators Use the f ollowing table to determ ine the drive’ s operating condition: Right Indicator Panel LED Label Color State Operating Condition Write Protected Orange ON OFF Tape is write-protec ted. Tape is write -enabled.
Operation and M aintenance 21 Left Indicator Panel LED Label Color S tate Operating C ondition 2.6 (ADI C 4000, DS9400D/ L, DS9700D) Yellow ON Blinking Tape is reco rded in 2.6 fo rmat. Tape is reco rded in ano ther de nsity . The density se lectio n was cho sen e arlie r fr om BOT.
22 Operation and M aintenance LCD Messages (DS9400D/L, DS9700D and DS9800D only) The f ollowing table des cribes the me ssage s display ed by the LC D during norm al oper ation: Drive O perating Condition LCD Message No tape in drive . When loa ding or unloading a tape.
Operation and M aintenance 23 Drive O perating Condition LCD Message When tape is loaded. “ty pe” = 4000 OMX (DS9400D /L), 7000 O MX (DS9700D) or 8000 OMX (D S9800D). “Com presse d” if c ompre ssion m ode enabled or “Standard” if com pression m ode disabled.
24 Operation and M aintenance Drive Operating Condition LCD Message Wheneve r the syste m is w riting to a tape, these two m essages w ill alternate. Ea ch messag e will be display ed f or approxim atel y 2.5 seconds . “Writing ” indicates the sy stem is writing to the tape.
Operation and M aintenance 25 Drive O perating Condition LCD Message If ne w tape , or the drive cannot initialize the tape. follow ed by : follow ed by : A hardware error occurs during norma l operation.
26 Operation and M aintenance Figure 8. Loading a Data Cartridge Insert the data cartridge into the slot. Push the cartridge into the drive. Pus h th e Cartr idge Insert/Release Handle closed .
Operation and M aintenance 27 Data Protection Write-Protection of the Data Cartridge While Inside the Drive The Write-Protect switch on the data ca rtridge ca n be move d while the cartridg e is loaded into the drive . The drive will turn on the Write Protected LED im media tely.
28 Operation and M aintenance Removing the Data Cartr idge Caution Rem ove a car tridge fr om the driv e before turning OFF host sys tem pow er. Failure to rem ove a c artridge be fore turning OFF host system power can result in cartridg e and drive dama ge.
Operation and M aintenance 29 If the DS9000 Series de vice f ails to oper ate corre ctly, im m ediately call the ADIC C ustome r Ass istance Ce nter (ref er to When You Ne ed Assis tance in Chapte r 4, Troubles hooting and Dia gnostics , la ter in this ma nual).
30 Operation and M aintenance Note Loadin g the cl eanin g cartridge i nto the d rive at th e end of its clean ing cycle will result in a failed or shorte ned cleaning operation. If the Use Cleaning Tape LED is illuminated, replace the cleanin g cartridge.
31 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting and Diagnostics This Chapter. . . Lists a num ber of com mon problems an d the actions to tak e to correct them . provides information on w hy the DL T dr ive turns on the Use Clean ing Tape L ED. explain s w hat to do w hen tech nical su pport is needed.
32 Troubleshooting and D iagnostics Troubleshooti ng Chart If the DS9000 Series fails during POST or ope ration, use the follow ing table to de term ine the problem and the a ction to take: If .
Troubleshooting and D iagnostics 33 If . . . Then . . . Response . . . The SCSI term inator m ay not be at the e nd of the bus , or more than two te rminators m ay be present Be sure to install a te rminator at each end of the b us. On e termina tor is usually insta lled at the host sy stem.
34 Troubleshooting and D iagnostics Use Cleaning Tape LED If a n exce ssive number of rea d-afte r-wr ite errors are dete cted during normal ope ration of the DS9000 Serie s unit, the Use Cleaning Tape LED w ill be turned on by the drive.
Troubleshooting and D iagnostics 35 Defective drive. Drive am plifie r settings could be off, c ausing error rate de gradation. T he drive m ay have f ailed.
36 Troubleshooting and D iagnostics When A ssistance is Required Calling A DIC’s Technical A ssistance Center (A TA C) Custom er Support is prov ided fr ee of c harge to all AD IC custom ers w ho have a ma intenance or wa rranty agre eme nt. Custom ers should prov ide the unit’s se rial numbe r when ca lling for support.
37 Appendix A Specifications This Appendix . . . contain s specificat ion inf ormati on on the DS 9000 Series..
38 Specifications Drive Ty pe: Qua ntum DLT 4000 Quantum DLT 7000 Quantum DLT 8000 AD IC 4000, DS9400D/L DS9700D DS9800D Data Transfer Rate (com pres sed m ode): 180 MB/m in.
39 Appendix B Drive Configuration This Appendix . . . describes the option s that can be selected by installin g jum pers on the DL T Tap e Dr iv es ..
40 Drive Configuration SCSI Bus Parity DLT4000 Driv es If the host com puter sy stem does not ge nerate SC SI bus parity , disable the parity check ing func tion in the DLT drives by installing a jum per over tw o pins on the SCSI ID connector . See Figure 9 f or location of the connector.
Drive Configuration 41 DLT7000/DLT8000 Driv es If the host com puter sy stem does not ge nerate SC SI bus parity , disable the parity check ing proce dure in the DLT 7000/DLT 8000 drive by installing a jum per over tw o pins on the D FDT conne ctor. See Fig ure 11 for loca tion of the connector.
42 Drive Configuration SCSI Bus Termi nation and Termi nator Pow er Note The SC SI bus mus t be term inated a t both ends, and a t least one device must supply term inator pow er.
Drive Configuration 43 1 No T e r m Po w e r D i sabl e A ct i ve T erm i nat i on 2 No T e r m Po w e r E n a b le A c tiv e Te rm in a ti o n 3 Te rm P o w e r D i sa bl e A ct i ve Te r m ina t ion 4 Te rm P o w e r E n a b le A c tiv e T e rm in a tio n Figure 14.
44 Drive Configuration Fr ont Be z el Ri ght Si de TRM PWR Connector DFDT Connector Figure 15. DLT7000/DLT8000 Tape Drive Connectors (right side) TERMPOWER Figure 16.
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46 Index # 10.0 form at, 21 10.0 GB f orm at, 6 10.0 GB ta pe form at, 2 15.0 form at, 21 15.0 GB f orm at, 6 2.6 form at, 21 2.6 GB f orm at, 6 2.6 GB ta pe form at, 2 20.0 form at, 21 20.0 GB f orm at, 6 6.0 form at, 21 6.0 GB f orm at, 6 6.0 GB ta pe form at, 2 70.
Index 47 host ad apter, 9 , 13 host com puter, 8 , 9 , 12 , 16 , 40 , 41 humidity , 34 Humidity , 35 , 38 I I/O conne ctor, 9 installing bac kup softw are, 16 interchang e compa tibility, 2 interface .
48 Index V ventilation, 35 Vibration, 38 W warranty, ii , iii , 12 , 29 , 36 wei gh t, 38 write e nabled, 6 Write Pr otected LED, 6 , 18 , 20 , 27 write -enabled, 8 , 20 , 25 , 27 Write-Protect switch.
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