Freecom FC TapeWare DAT-72i Manuel utilisateur

HP StorageWorks

DAT SCSI Tape Drives

user guide

Part number: Q1573–90905

Second edition: February 2007

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Contents

Aboutthisguide .......................... 9

Intendedaudience...................................... 9

Relateddocumentation.................................... 9

Documentconventionsandsymbols .............................. 9

HPtechnicalsupport.................................... 10

Productwarranties..................................... 10

Registeringyourtapedrive ................................. 10

Subscriptionservice .................................... 10

HPwebsites........................................ 11

Documentationfeedback .................................. 11

1Beforeyoustart......................... 13

HPStorageWorksDATmodels................................ 13

Whichoperatingsystemsaresupported? ........................... 14

HowdoIconnectthedrivetomyserver? ........................... 14

WhyistheSCSIbustypeimportant?............................. 14

HowcanIchecktheSCSIbustypeandSCSIID?........................ 15

Whatarethemountingrequirementsforaninternaltapedrive? ................. 16

Mountingbay..................................... 16

Mountinghardware .................................. 16

UsingtheHPStorageWorksTapeCD-ROM .......................... 16

2Driversandbackupsoftware ................... 17

Installdrivers ....................................... 17

InstallingonWindows ................................. 17

Recommendedinstallprocess,beforeconnectingthetapedrive.............. 17

Alternativeinstallprocess,afterconnectingthetapedrive ................ 17

InstallingonUNIX................................... 17

InstallingonIA64 ................................... 18

Upgradebackupsoftware.................................. 18

3InstallinganinternalDATtapedrive ................ 19

Checkthedrive’sSCSIID.................................. 19

Preparemountingbay ................................... 20

Attachmountinghardware ................................. 22

HPProLiantservers................................... 22

Mountingrails................................... 22

Mountingscrews.................................. 23

Otherservers..................................... 23

Installdriveandconnectpowercable............................. 24

AttachpowerandSCSIcables................................ 24

WhereshouldtheSCSIterminatorbe? .......................... 25

Securethedrive...................................... 26

Mountinghardwareused(HPProLiant) .......................... 26

Nomountinghardwareused .............................. 27

4InstallinganexternalDATtapedrive................ 29

Checkthedrive’sSCSIID.................................. 29

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ConnecttheSCSIcable................................... 30

Whydoesthetapedriveneedaterminator?........................ 31

Connectthepowercable.................................. 31

5InstallingaremovableDATtapedrive ............... 33

WhichrackmountsystemscanIuse? ............................. 33

Airﬂowrequirements.................................. 33

HowdoIconnectthedrivetomyserver? ......................... 33

Installthedrive ...................................... 34

Setthedrive’sSCSIID ................................... 35

Whydoesthetapedriveneedaterminator?........................ 36

Replacingthedrive .................................... 36

6 Verify installation . ....................... 39

7Operatingyourtapedrive .................... 41

Frontpanel........................................ 41

LEDsequencesfortheHPStorageWorksDAT160tapedrive................. 43

LEDsequencesfortheHPStorageWorksDAT72andDAT40tapedrive............ 44

Loadingandunloading................................... 45

Insertingcartridges .................................. 45

Removingcartridges.................................. 46

Removingpowerfromthedrive ............................... 46

8Usethecorrectmedia . ..................... 47

Datacartridges ...................................... 47

HPStorageWorksDAT160tapedrivesandHPDAT160cartridges.............. 47

Compatibility................................... 47

Write-protectingcartridges ................................. 48

Cleaningcartridges .................................... 48

Handlingcartridges .................................... 49

Gettingthemostoutofcartridgesanddrives.......................... 49

9UsingHPOBDR......................... 51

Compatibility....................................... 51

WhatdoesHPOBDRdo? ................................. 51

Remotedisasterrecovery(ProLiantserversonly) ........................ 51

Testingforcompatibility .................................. 51

RunningHPOBDR..................................... 52

Ifrestorefails..................................... 53

10DiagnosticToolsandPerformance ................ 55

Diagnostictools...................................... 55

HPLibrary&TapeTools ................................ 55

TroubleshootingwithLibrary&TapeTools......................... 55

PerformanceAssessmentTools................................ 56

Optimizingperformance ................................ 56

11 Troubleshooting . ....................... 57

GeneralProcedure..................................... 57

Problemswithcartridges .................................. 58

Thecartridgeisjammed ................................ 58

Thedrivewillnotacceptthecartridge(orejectsitimmediately)................ 58

12Replacinganinternaltapedrive ................. 61

Todisconnectyourdrive .................................. 61

Toreconnectyourtapedrive ................................ 61

13 SCSI conﬁgurationguide .................... 63

SCSIinHPStorageWorksDATdevices ............................ 63

SCSIterminology ..................................... 63

SettinguptheSCSIbus................................... 64

SCSIIDnumbers.................................... 64

IdentifyingSCSIIDs .................................... 64

SettingtheSCSIIDonHPStorageWorksDATdrives....................... 65

SCSItermination...................................... 65

Internaldrives..................................... 65

Externaldrives .................................... 66

Removabledrives ................................... 67

SCSIcables........................................ 68

Cablelength ..................................... 68

Cablequality..................................... 68

Withinternaldevices................................ 68

Withexternaldevices ............................... 68

Withremovabledevices .............................. 68

NoteonSEandLVDinterfaces ............................. 68

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Figures

1..FrontviewofHPStorageWorksDAT160tapedrive................. 13

2..FrontviewofHPStorageWorksDAT72and40tapedrive.............. 14

3..CheckingtheSCSIID.............................. 19

4..RemovingcoverfromtypicalProLiantserver .................... 21

5..RemovingcoverfromtypicalAlphaServer ..................... 21

6..Attachingmountingrails ............................ 22

7..Attachingmountingscrews ........................... 23

8..Installingtapedrive .............................. 24

9..ConnectingpowerandSCSIcables ....................... 25

10 ..Securingdrive,mountinghardwareused ..................... 26

11 ..Securingdrive,nomountinghardwareused.................... 27

12 ..SettingtheSCSIID............................... 29

13 ..ConnectingtheSCSIcable ........................... 31

14 ..Connectingthepowercable........................... 32

15 ..Extractorleverontapedrivefullyopen ...................... 34

16 ..Insertingthetapedrive............................. 35

17 ..SCSI address switch on tape array . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

18 ..Extractorleverinoutposition .......................... 37

19 ..Removingthetapedrive ............................ 37

20 ..Frontpanel,HPStorageWorksDAT160externaldrive................ 41

21 ..Frontpanel,HPStorageWorksDAT72andDAT40externaldrive........... 42

22 ..Inserting a DAT 160 cartridge into an HP StorageWorks DAT 160 external drive . . . . 45

23 ..Ejecting a DAT 160 cartridge from an HP StorageWorks DAT 160 external drive . . . . 46

24 ..Writeprotectingacartridge........................... 48

25 ..InsertingcartridgeforOBDR........................... 52

26 ..Keepingejectbuttonpresseddown,poweroninOBDRmodel............ 52

27 ..SCSIterminationininternaldrives ........................ 66

28 ..SCSIterminationinexternaldrives ........................ 67

29 ..SCSIterminationindaisy-chainedexternaldrives.................. 67

Tables

1..Documentconventions .............................. 9

2..SupportedSCSIbustypes............................ 15

3..Power requirements .............................. 16

4..LEDsequences ................................ 43

5..Datacartridgecompatibility........................... 47

6..Cleaningcartridgecompatibility......................... 49

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About this guide

This guide provides information about:

•Installing the HP StorageWorks DAT SCSI tape drive

•Using the HP StorageWorks DAT SCSI tape drive

•Troubleshooting the HP StorageWorks DAT SCSI tape drive

Intended audience

This guide is intended for users who install, operate and maintain the HP StorageWorks DAT tape drive.

Related documentation

In addition to this guide, the following document provides related information:

•‘Starthere’posterforanoverviewoftheinstallationinformationinthisguide(availablein

English, French, German and Japanese)

You can ﬁnd these documents from the Manuals page of the HP Business Support Center website:

http://www.hp.com/support/manuals

In the Storage section, click Tape Storage and Media and then select your product.

Document conventions and symbols

Table 1 Document conventions

Convention Element

Blue text: Table 1 Cross-reference links and e-mail addresses

Blue, underlined text: http://www.hp.com website addresses

Bold text •Keys that are pressed

•Text typed into a GUI element, such as a box

•GUI elements that are clicked or selected, such as

menu and list items, buttons, tabs, and check boxes

Italic text Text emphasis

Monospace text •File and directory names

•System output

•Code

•Commands, their arguments, and argument values

Monospace, italic text •Code variables

•Command variables

Monospace, bold text Emphasized monospace text

WARNING!

Indicates that failure to follow directions could result in bodily harm or death.

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CAUTION:

Indicates that failure to follow directions could result in damage to equipment or data.

IMPORTANT:

Provides clarifying information or speciﬁc instructions.

NOTE:

Provides additional information.

HP technical support

For worldwide technical support information, see the HP support website:

http://www.hp.com/support

Before contacting HP, collect the following information:

•Product model names and numbers

•Technical support registration number (if applicable)

•Product serial numbers

•Error messages

•Operating system type and revision level

•Detailed questions

Product warranties

For information about HP StorageWorks product warranties, see the warranty information website:

http://www.hp.com/go/storagewarranty

Registering your tape drive

Once you have installed and tested your HP StorageWorks Ultrium tape drive, please take a few minutes

to register your product on the following website:

http://www.register.hp.com

To ensure your registration is complete, there are a number of questions on the electronic form that are

mandatory. Other questions are optional. However, the more you feel able to complete, the better HP

can meet your needs.

Subscription service

HP recommends that you register your product at the Subscriber’s Choice for Business website:

http://www.hp.com/go/e-updates

After registering, you will receive e-mail notiﬁcation of product enhancements, new driver versions,

ﬁrmware updates, and other product resources.

After signing up, you can quickly locate your products by selecting Business support and then Storage

under Product Category.

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