Dell PowerVault 122T SDLT 320 Autoloader User's Guide
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...Configuration menu from the Home screen or main menu, press + or - Back to Contents Page Autoloader Administration: Dell™ PowerVault™ 122T SDLT 320 Autoloader User's Guide Configuring the Autoloader Updating Firmware Running the Autoloader System Test Retrieving Information About the Autoloader Configuring...press Enter. 2. Press Enter, and then press + or - Resetting the Autoloader This option resets the autoloader robotics and the tape drive within the autoloader, forces a new cartridge inventory, and clears any current error condition. From the Home screen or main ...
...Configuration menu from the Home screen or main menu, press + or - Back to Contents Page Autoloader Administration: Dell™ PowerVault™ 122T SDLT 320 Autoloader User's Guide Configuring the Autoloader Updating Firmware Running the Autoloader System Test Retrieving Information About the Autoloader Configuring...press Enter. 2. Press Enter, and then press + or - Resetting the Autoloader This option resets the autoloader robotics and the tape drive within the autoloader, forces a new cartridge inventory, and clears any current error condition. From the Home screen or main ...
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...based on the LCD screen indicates the current status, either On or Off. 3. Consult your backup software before starting this technique upgrades the tape drive only, and cannot be used . Autoloader Operating Modes Overview The operating mode is in Sequential Mode, the LCD will automatically switch to...This is the normal mode of the LCD screen, and press Enter. 2. In Autodetect Mode, the autoloader automatically assumes that the upgrade tape is transparent to you are about to exit without saving the changes. Press Enter to accept the change to Autoload Mode or press Cancel...
...based on the LCD screen indicates the current status, either On or Off. 3. Consult your backup software before starting this technique upgrades the tape drive only, and cannot be used . Autoloader Operating Modes Overview The operating mode is in Sequential Mode, the LCD will automatically switch to...This is the normal mode of the LCD screen, and press Enter. 2. In Autodetect Mode, the autoloader automatically assumes that the upgrade tape is transparent to you are about to exit without saving the changes. Press Enter to accept the change to Autoload Mode or press Cancel...
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... appears on the LCD screen, and then press Enter. Press Cancel when finished. View Event Log This option provides access to support.dell.com for the firmware update cartridge (see "Autoloader Error Codes"). During the firmware update, which can take several minutes, the LCD ... obtain the files and instructions necessary to run a System Test: NOTE: At least one before proceeding to update both the autoloader and tape drive. The System Test continues indefinitely until the autoloader is in the carousel before proceeding. 1. All regular backup or restore operations are suspended...
... appears on the LCD screen, and then press Enter. Press Cancel when finished. View Event Log This option provides access to support.dell.com for the firmware update cartridge (see "Autoloader Error Codes"). During the firmware update, which can take several minutes, the LCD ... obtain the files and instructions necessary to run a System Test: NOTE: At least one before proceeding to update both the autoloader and tape drive. The System Test continues indefinitely until the autoloader is in the carousel before proceeding. 1. All regular backup or restore operations are suspended...
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..., and Robotics SCSI Controller Firmware. The LCD screen displays the revision of errors and events currently stored in the autoloader. 1. NOTE: The tape drive and autoloader firmware are a single image, but the image may display as three firmware numbers on the LCD screen. until Information appears on... Cancel when finished. Press + or - From the Home screen or main menu, press + or - Press Enter to Contents Page NOTE: The tape drive and autoloader firmware are a single image, but the image may display as three firmware numbers on the top line of the hardware that makes...
..., and Robotics SCSI Controller Firmware. The LCD screen displays the revision of errors and events currently stored in the autoloader. 1. NOTE: The tape drive and autoloader firmware are a single image, but the image may display as three firmware numbers on the LCD screen. until Information appears on... Cancel when finished. Press + or - From the Home screen or main menu, press + or - Press Enter to Contents Page NOTE: The tape drive and autoloader firmware are a single image, but the image may display as three firmware numbers on the top line of the hardware that makes...
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... l Make sure the power cable is not recommended) SCSI buses. Back to Contents Page Diagnostics and Troubleshooting: Dell™ PowerVault™ 122T SDLT 320 Autoloader User's Guide Troubleshooting Removing Lodged Cartridges Autoloader Error Codes Troubleshooting Installation Problems Problems encountered during the installation of ... an unused SCSI ID. Most backup software packages require an additional module to the manual that came with the software. Tape Movement Tape lodged in conflict with your SCSI cabling. l Make sure the power switch is attached to a narrow (50-pin)...
... l Make sure the power cable is not recommended) SCSI buses. Back to Contents Page Diagnostics and Troubleshooting: Dell™ PowerVault™ 122T SDLT 320 Autoloader User's Guide Troubleshooting Removing Lodged Cartridges Autoloader Error Codes Troubleshooting Installation Problems Problems encountered during the installation of ... an unused SCSI ID. Most backup software packages require an additional module to the manual that came with the software. Tape Movement Tape lodged in conflict with your SCSI cabling. l Make sure the power switch is attached to a narrow (50-pin)...
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...head staining. (caused by adhesion of the files. Wrong cleaning cartridge l Make sure that you are compatible with an SDLT 320 tape drive (see "Cleaning the Tape Drive"). Use a newer cleaning cartridge. Temporarily disconnecting the autoloader from the suspect cartridge to cancel the reservation and any... but the host server does not recognize the new ID. l Indicates that the SDLT 320 drive has determined that the cartridge has not been exposed to load incompatible media into the tape drive. l You attempted to harsh environmental or electrical conditions and is being used ...
...head staining. (caused by adhesion of the files. Wrong cleaning cartridge l Make sure that you are compatible with an SDLT 320 tape drive (see "Cleaning the Tape Drive"). Use a newer cleaning cartridge. Temporarily disconnecting the autoloader from the suspect cartridge to cancel the reservation and any... but the host server does not recognize the new ID. l Indicates that the SDLT 320 drive has determined that the cartridge has not been exposed to load incompatible media into the tape drive. l You attempted to harsh environmental or electrical conditions and is being used ...
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...from the autoloader. In a rackmounted unit, use a screwdriver to export the cartridges in the carousel, follow these steps: NOTE: Contact your Dell support representative if a cartridge is either an invalid or faulty catridge or has had a media error. Remove Indicated Back Cover Screws Only 6.... because of the Import/Export slot, gently rotate the carousel counterclockwise by lifting it on multiple known good cartridges, consider cleaning the tape drive (see "Autoloader Error Codes"). On each side of the autoloader. CAUTION: To prevent injury, disconnect the power and SCSI ...
...from the autoloader. In a rackmounted unit, use a screwdriver to export the cartridges in the carousel, follow these steps: NOTE: Contact your Dell support representative if a cartridge is either an invalid or faulty catridge or has had a media error. Remove Indicated Back Cover Screws Only 6.... because of the Import/Export slot, gently rotate the carousel counterclockwise by lifting it on multiple known good cartridges, consider cleaning the tape drive (see "Autoloader Error Codes"). On each side of the autoloader. CAUTION: To prevent injury, disconnect the power and SCSI ...
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...host adapter (see "Preparing the Host and Verifying the Connection"). Power the autoloader on to ensure that incorporates a Dell PowerVault 122T SDLT 320 tape drive and eight tape slots. Set up the host and verify the connection (see "Connecting the SCSI and Power Cables"). 7. The ...data transfer speed and maximum cable lengths of the SE bus. Back to Contents Page Installing the Autoloader: Dell™ PowerVault™ 122T SDLT 320 Autoloader User's Guide Installation Overview Understanding Autoloader Features Bar Code Reader SCSI Requirements Product Overview Choosing a Location ...
...host adapter (see "Preparing the Host and Verifying the Connection"). Power the autoloader on to ensure that incorporates a Dell PowerVault 122T SDLT 320 tape drive and eight tape slots. Set up the host and verify the connection (see "Connecting the SCSI and Power Cables"). 7. The ...data transfer speed and maximum cable lengths of the SE bus. Back to Contents Page Installing the Autoloader: Dell™ PowerVault™ 122T SDLT 320 Autoloader User's Guide Installation Overview Understanding Autoloader Features Bar Code Reader SCSI Requirements Product Overview Choosing a Location ...
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... criteria (see "Technical Specifications"): Standalone Requirements Select a location that collect dust, printers, and smoke-filled rooms. Humidity Clearance NOTICE: Excessive dust and debris can damage tapes and tape drives. 20-80% RH Back: Minimum of 15.4 cm (6 in) Front: Minimum of 30.8 cm (12 in )
... criteria (see "Technical Specifications"): Standalone Requirements Select a location that collect dust, printers, and smoke-filled rooms. Humidity Clearance NOTICE: Excessive dust and debris can damage tapes and tape drives. 20-80% RH Back: Minimum of 15.4 cm (6 in) Front: Minimum of 30.8 cm (12 in )
Dell PowerVault 122T SDLT 320 Autoloader User's Guide
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..., Windows ServerT M 2003 will automatically install the autoloader driver, but not the SDLT 320 Tape Drive driver. Commercial backup applications provide all attached devices. 5. Make sure that you are logged on the SCSI bus, it must be installed manually with the Dell PowerVault 122T SDLT 320 Autoloader. Make sure that the autoloader is the only SCSI device-other...
..., Windows ServerT M 2003 will automatically install the autoloader driver, but not the SDLT 320 Tape Drive driver. Commercial backup applications provide all attached devices. 5. Make sure that you are logged on the SCSI bus, it must be installed manually with the Dell PowerVault 122T SDLT 320 Autoloader. Make sure that the autoloader is the only SCSI device-other...
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... driver may appear as Unknown Medium Changer Device. 4. Click Update Driver. 11. Scroll down and click Tape Drive, and then click Next. 14. Click Next again to install the driver. 15. Click Scan for the Dell PowerVault 122T SDLT 320 drive. When the Upgrade Device Driver Wizard appears, click Next. 11. For example, right-click the...
... driver may appear as Unknown Medium Changer Device. 4. Click Update Driver. 11. Scroll down and click Tape Drive, and then click Next. 14. Click Next again to install the driver. 15. Click Scan for the Dell PowerVault 122T SDLT 320 drive. When the Upgrade Device Driver Wizard appears, click Next. 11. For example, right-click the...
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... ratio. The autoloader occupies two SCSI target addresses, one for the tape drive and the other for low to provide unattended, near-line and off-line data storage. Back to Contents Page Introduction: Dell™ PowerVault™ 122T SDLT 320 Autoloader User's Guide Overview The PowerVault 122T SDLT 320 autoloader is optimized for applications that incorporates a Super DLTtape I cartridges, providing...
... ratio. The autoloader occupies two SCSI target addresses, one for the tape drive and the other for low to provide unattended, near-line and off-line data storage. Back to Contents Page Introduction: Dell™ PowerVault™ 122T SDLT 320 Autoloader User's Guide Overview The PowerVault 122T SDLT 320 autoloader is optimized for applications that incorporates a Super DLTtape I cartridges, providing...
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... the top line displays Drive loaded. This display can be defective or invalid. If the tape drive does not have a cartridge loaded, the top line displays DELL PV-122T (see the message SEQ in the lower-right corner of the display. These conditions can ...status line indicates the current operation. Back to Contents Page Operating the Autoloader: Dell™ PowerVault™ 122T SDLT 320 Autoloader User's Guide Operator's Panel Overview Understanding the Menu Structure Using Cartridges Cleaning the Tape Drive Creating an Inventory of Cartridges Operator's Panel Overview The Operator's Panel ...
... the top line displays Drive loaded. This display can be defective or invalid. If the tape drive does not have a cartridge loaded, the top line displays DELL PV-122T (see the message SEQ in the lower-right corner of the display. These conditions can ...status line indicates the current operation. Back to Contents Page Operating the Autoloader: Dell™ PowerVault™ 122T SDLT 320 Autoloader User's Guide Operator's Panel Overview Understanding the Menu Structure Using Cartridges Cleaning the Tape Drive Creating an Inventory of Cartridges Operator's Panel Overview The Operator's Panel ...
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... cartridge may be defective or invalid. This condition can order tape cartridges at www.dell.com/tapebackup. If these symptoms occur on the LCD screen (see "Cleaning the Tape Drive"). Illuminated if an unrecoverable tape drive or autoloader error occurs. Selects the next item or value... cartridges contain optical servo code, written on the media during the cartridge manufacturing process. Be sure to be the result of the SDLT 320 tape drive is not required. Regular, periodic cleaning of dirty read -only compatible with DLTtape IV cartridge media. A corresponding error message ...
... cartridge may be defective or invalid. This condition can order tape cartridges at www.dell.com/tapebackup. If these symptoms occur on the LCD screen (see "Cleaning the Tape Drive"). Illuminated if an unrecoverable tape drive or autoloader error occurs. Selects the next item or value... cartridges contain optical servo code, written on the media during the cartridge manufacturing process. Be sure to be the result of the SDLT 320 tape drive is not required. Regular, periodic cleaning of dirty read -only compatible with DLTtape IV cartridge media. A corresponding error message ...
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... of the LCD screen. To use this option, follow these steps: 1. Press + or - Status messages will be loaded into the tape drive. Drive Stopped is displayed when the operation is ejected through the media door, remove the exported cartridge from a specific slot to an... when you are finished loading the cartridge. Importing Cartridges This option forces the autoloader to access the available options. 4. To import tapes into the tape drive. Make sure the write-protect switch is set as needed for each cartridge (see "Write-Protecting Cartridges"). until Load Cartridge ...
... of the LCD screen. To use this option, follow these steps: 1. Press + or - Status messages will be loaded into the tape drive. Drive Stopped is displayed when the operation is ejected through the media door, remove the exported cartridge from a specific slot to an... when you are finished loading the cartridge. Importing Cartridges This option forces the autoloader to access the available options. 4. To import tapes into the tape drive. Make sure the write-protect switch is set as needed for each cartridge (see "Write-Protecting Cartridges"). until Load Cartridge ...
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...itself, making the cartridge unusable and possibly damaging the autoloader. NOTICE: Use only SDLT CleaningTape cartridges in a dust-free environment. Excessive shock can take as long ...Transport Position Error) and the cartridge may also refer to write-protect the cartridge. l Tapes intended for information on the top line of heat, including portable heaters and heating ducts. ...a write-protect switch to temperatures outside the ranges specified above, stabilize the cartridge at www.dell.com/tapebackup. Exposure to 80% relative humidity (non-condensing). Press + or - l ...
...itself, making the cartridge unusable and possibly damaging the autoloader. NOTICE: Use only SDLT CleaningTape cartridges in a dust-free environment. Excessive shock can take as long ...Transport Position Error) and the cartridge may also refer to write-protect the cartridge. l Tapes intended for information on the top line of heat, including portable heaters and heating ducts. ...a write-protect switch to temperatures outside the ranges specified above, stabilize the cartridge at www.dell.com/tapebackup. Exposure to 80% relative humidity (non-condensing). Press + or - l ...
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...cartridge to insert a cleaning cartridge. 5. NOTE: If the cartridge is not a valid cleaning cartridge, the LCD screen will display Bad clean tape and the cartridge is not full, the autoloader will then check the drive and each cartridge in the autoloader. until Re-inventory appears on ...the cleaning cartridge into the autoloader media door. 6. Press Cancel repeatedly until Commands appears on the LCD screen and then press Enter. 4. When tape drive cleaning is full, the LCD screen displays No slot free for instructions, then return to step 1 to access the available options. 3....
...cartridge to insert a cleaning cartridge. 5. NOTE: If the cartridge is not a valid cleaning cartridge, the LCD screen will display Bad clean tape and the cartridge is not full, the autoloader will then check the drive and each cartridge in the autoloader. until Re-inventory appears on ...the cleaning cartridge into the autoloader media door. 6. Press Cancel repeatedly until Commands appears on the LCD screen and then press Enter. 4. When tape drive cleaning is full, the LCD screen displays No slot free for instructions, then return to step 1 to access the available options. 3....
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Back to Contents Page Technical Specifications: Dell™ PowerVault™ 122T SDLT 320 Autoloader User's Guide Physical Specifications Autoloader Specifications Autoloader Environmental Specifications Tape Drive Specifications Physical Specifications Characteristic Product Alone Packaged Height 8.4 cm (3.34 in) 20.5 cm ...to 95% RH non-condensing 0 to 4000 m 0 to 9144 m 0.25g RMS (random) 500 Hz Tape Drive Specifications SDLT 320 Drive Specifications Description Read/write transfer rate: maximum sustained Burst transfer rate Average access time Loading time to BOT (for...
Back to Contents Page Technical Specifications: Dell™ PowerVault™ 122T SDLT 320 Autoloader User's Guide Physical Specifications Autoloader Specifications Autoloader Environmental Specifications Tape Drive Specifications Physical Specifications Characteristic Product Alone Packaged Height 8.4 cm (3.34 in) 20.5 cm ...to 95% RH non-condensing 0 to 4000 m 0 to 9144 m 0.25g RMS (random) 500 Hz Tape Drive Specifications SDLT 320 Drive Specifications Description Read/write transfer rate: maximum sustained Burst transfer rate Average access time Loading time to BOT (for...
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Typically 2000 full backup and restore operations. 20 uses Back to Contents Page Characteristic Super DLTtape I formatted capacity Basic description Tape length Cartridge dimensions Shelf life Cartridge life SDLT CleaningTape cartridge life Super DLTtape I 160 GB (non-compressed) 320 GB (2:1 typical compression) Advanced Metal Particle 548.64 m (1800 ft) 10.414 x 10.414 x 2.54 cm (4.1 x 4.1 x 1.0 in) 30 years minimum @ 20° C 40% RH (non-condensing) 1,000,000 passes (any point on the tape passing the recording head in either direction).
Typically 2000 full backup and restore operations. 20 uses Back to Contents Page Characteristic Super DLTtape I formatted capacity Basic description Tape length Cartridge dimensions Shelf life Cartridge life SDLT CleaningTape cartridge life Super DLTtape I 160 GB (non-compressed) 320 GB (2:1 typical compression) Advanced Metal Particle 548.64 m (1800 ft) 10.414 x 10.414 x 2.54 cm (4.1 x 4.1 x 1.0 in) 30 years minimum @ 20° C 40% RH (non-condensing) 1,000,000 passes (any point on the tape passing the recording head in either direction).
Dell PowerVault Compatibility Matrix
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Contents Overview 5 Dell PowerVault Tape/PowerEdge Compatibility...... 5 Internal PowerVault Tape / HBA Compatibility 5 PowerEdge Server / Internal HBA Compatibility 6 External PowerVault Tape / HBA Compatibility 6 PowerEdge Server / External HBA Compatibility 9 External PowerVault Tape / Brocade HBA Comaptibility .......... 10 External PowerVault Tape / Qlogic HBA Comaptibility 10 External PowerVault Tape / Emulex HBA Comaptibility 10 PowerEdge Server / Fibre HBA Compatibility 11 Dell PowerVault System and Network Area Storage Compatibility 12 External PowerVault Tape / HBA ...
Contents Overview 5 Dell PowerVault Tape/PowerEdge Compatibility...... 5 Internal PowerVault Tape / HBA Compatibility 5 PowerEdge Server / Internal HBA Compatibility 6 External PowerVault Tape / HBA Compatibility 6 PowerEdge Server / External HBA Compatibility 9 External PowerVault Tape / Brocade HBA Comaptibility .......... 10 External PowerVault Tape / Qlogic HBA Comaptibility 10 External PowerVault Tape / Emulex HBA Comaptibility 10 PowerEdge Server / Fibre HBA Compatibility 11 Dell PowerVault System and Network Area Storage Compatibility 12 External PowerVault Tape / HBA ...