Dell PowerVault LTO3-060 User Manual

Dell™ PowerVault™ LTO-2-024 Tape Drive User'sGuideIntroduction TroubleshootingInstallation Internal Drive Getting HelpInstallation External Drive

Installation - Internal drive Pre-Installed Drives Installing the Drive Installing the Drive: SCSI Configuration and Connection Installing the Drive:

default for the drive is SCSI ID 6. The SCSI ID is set with Jumpers as shown below.Figure 1: Drive connectors, internal modelA = Power ConnectorB = Se

For internal devices, a SCSI-cable with an integrated terminator or a separate terminator applied to the end connector ofthe cable, 10 cm from the las

disconnected from the main power source while you install the drive.Figure 5: Installing the internal tape drive 1. Gather the necessary tools and m

Windows Server 2003Windows Tape Driver Installation1. Right-click My Computer.2. Select Manage, you should see the tape drive under "Ot

6. Firmly push the cartridge to its end stop, then release the cartridge.The Activity LED will start flashing.The cartridge will move back a short

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Introduction Overview Features Capacity and Transfer Rates SCSI Bus Interface Tape Backup Software Data Compression Front Panel LEDsOverviewThie Dell™

Installation External Drive Accessories Installing the Drive Drive orientation External Tape Drive Installation Installing the Drive: SCSI Configurati

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Determines and initiates a head brush cleaning when needed as well as indicating the need for a cleaning cartridgewhen required.Intelligent Thermal Gu

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Temperature (0C)Rel. Humidity (%)Operating +10 to +40 20 to 80Storage -30 to +60 5 to 90Transport -40 to +60 5 to 95Specifications Tape Dri

GlossaryActiveTerminationEnhanced SCSI termination that provides better stability and noise immunity of the electrical signals on theSCSI bus lines.A

OperationFront LED IndicatorsTape Cartridge OperationHandling and Storing LTO CartridgesCleaning the Tape Drive Front LED IndicatorsFigure 1: Status i

Table 2: Front LED behaviour during firmware update operations Drive StateFW updatesREADY LED(Green)ACTIVITY LED(Green)CLEANLED(Amber)FAULT LED(Amber)

Activity LEDWhen the Activity LED is ON and the Fault LED is off, the drive is performing an operation. The Eject button should not bepressed as the o

application program in the host computer is compressing the data before it is sent to the storage device. Hardwarecompression is much more efficient a

Note: Some backup applications issue a command to the drive that prevents the Eject button from ejecting thetape. If the tape does not eject, try usi

conditioned to the operating environment for a time at least equal to the period it has been outside the operatingenvironment and outside or above 10º

Dell™ PowerVault™ 110T DLT VS 80 DriveInitial release: 1 October 2001Last Revised: 18 November 2005

Troubleshooting Hardware Software Verifying Recent Changes Standalone Diagnostics Media Management Reporting Problem SituationsIn case of problems wit

A Standalone Diagnostic test requires a tape that is not write-protected. The media type can be any media type thatsupports a tape format that can be

Cleaning is RequiredIf the write performance falls below a set re-write threshold, the PowerVault LTO-2-024 reports that cleaning is requiredby settin

Noisy Tape DriveThere are no fans in the PowerVault LTO-2-024 tape drive and any noise should be very low in idle mode. When the tapeis in motion, noi

In some cases data will actually expand when subjected to both the hardware and software compression. This canoccur when sending data already compress