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... of Tables 4 2 List of Figures 5 3 Introduction 6 4 Dell PowerVault 110T LTO Drives and Media 7 4.1 Drive Types and Basic Characteristics - Dell LTO-1 Drives 7 4.2 Drive Types and Basic Characteristics - Dell LTO-3 Drives 9 4.4 Media types used in Dell PowerVault 110T LTO drives 10 4.5 Media Color Schemes...10 5 Invalid Media Symptoms ...Cleaning Tape Characteristics 17 10 Stuck Tapes 19 11 Diagnostics 20 11.1 Troubleshooting Cleaning/Read/Write errors 20 11.2 Dell PowerEdge Diagnostics 20 11.3 Drives with internal self test features 21 12 Erasing a prewritten LTO Tape 23 13...
... of Tables 4 2 List of Figures 5 3 Introduction 6 4 Dell PowerVault 110T LTO Drives and Media 7 4.1 Drive Types and Basic Characteristics - Dell LTO-1 Drives 7 4.2 Drive Types and Basic Characteristics - Dell LTO-3 Drives 9 4.4 Media types used in Dell PowerVault 110T LTO drives 10 4.5 Media Color Schemes...10 5 Invalid Media Symptoms ...Cleaning Tape Characteristics 17 10 Stuck Tapes 19 11 Diagnostics 20 11.1 Troubleshooting Cleaning/Read/Write errors 20 11.2 Dell PowerEdge Diagnostics 20 11.3 Drives with internal self test features 21 12 Erasing a prewritten LTO Tape 23 13...
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... Page 5 Dell PowerVault 110T LTO2...8 Figure 5 - Setting the Write-Protect Switch 23 Figure 15- LTO Ultrium Data Cartridge...24 Figure 16- DellOnline PowerEdge Diagnostics - Ultrium-1 Media...10 Figure 9 - two toned ...10 Figure 12 - Universal Cleaning Tapes ...16 Figure 13 - Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-2-L (Certance 8 Figure 6 - Dell PowerVault 110T LTO 3...9 Figure 8 - WORM media - 2 List of Figures Figure 1- Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-1 ...7 Figure 3- Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-2-L (Tandberg...
... Page 5 Dell PowerVault 110T LTO2...8 Figure 5 - Setting the Write-Protect Switch 23 Figure 15- LTO Ultrium Data Cartridge...24 Figure 16- DellOnline PowerEdge Diagnostics - Ultrium-1 Media...10 Figure 9 - two toned ...10 Figure 12 - Universal Cleaning Tapes ...16 Figure 13 - Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-2-L (Certance 8 Figure 6 - Dell PowerVault 110T LTO 3...9 Figure 8 - WORM media - 2 List of Figures Figure 1- Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-1 ...7 Figure 3- Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-2-L (Tandberg...
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... air intake along bottom. • Eject button in top right corner • Status lights (Vertical) - Power - Error - Ready - Drive error - Tape error - Dell PowerVault 110T LTO Figure 2- Use cleaning cartridge • Dell PV110T LTO-1 table top and internal standalone Table 1 LTO Drive Types and Basic Characteristics 100 GB/200 GB 15 MB/s Ultrium-1 •...
... air intake along bottom. • Eject button in top right corner • Status lights (Vertical) - Power - Error - Ready - Drive error - Tape error - Dell PowerVault 110T LTO Figure 2- Use cleaning cartridge • Dell PV110T LTO-1 table top and internal standalone Table 1 LTO Drive Types and Basic Characteristics 100 GB/200 GB 15 MB/s Ultrium-1 •...
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Activity - LTO-2 and LTO-2-L Drive Types and Basic Characteristics Dell LTO Media Handbook Page 8 Dell PowerVault 110T LTO2 Figure 6 - Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-2-L (Certance) 200 GB/400 GB 200GB/400GB 24 MB/s Ultrium-2 • Ultrium-2 label • Int drive has full height expander • LEDs (Vertical) - Error - ...
Activity - LTO-2 and LTO-2-L Drive Types and Basic Characteristics Dell LTO Media Handbook Page 8 Dell PowerVault 110T LTO2 Figure 6 - Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-2-L (Certance) 200 GB/400 GB 200GB/400GB 24 MB/s Ultrium-2 • Ultrium-2 label • Int drive has full height expander • LEDs (Vertical) - Error - ...
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Dell LTO-3 Drives Figure 7 - Dell PowerVault 110T LTO 3 Capacity (native/compressed) Native Speed 400 GB/800 GB 80 MB/s Primary Media Ultrium-3 Physical Device Description Used in: • 7 segment display • Ultrium-3 label • Full height • Dell PV132T (SCSI and Native Fibre) • Dell PV 136T • Dell PV110T LTO-3 table top and internal standalone • Dell PV114T • Dell PV124T Table 3 - LTO-3 Drive Types and Basic Characteristics Dell LTO Media Handbook Page 9 4.3 Drive Types and Basic Characteristics -
Dell LTO-3 Drives Figure 7 - Dell PowerVault 110T LTO 3 Capacity (native/compressed) Native Speed 400 GB/800 GB 80 MB/s Primary Media Ultrium-3 Physical Device Description Used in: • 7 segment display • Ultrium-3 label • Full height • Dell PV132T (SCSI and Native Fibre) • Dell PV 136T • Dell PV110T LTO-3 table top and internal standalone • Dell PV114T • Dell PV124T Table 3 - LTO-3 Drive Types and Basic Characteristics Dell LTO Media Handbook Page 9 4.3 Drive Types and Basic Characteristics -
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... color on "Cleaning" for your drive. 4.4 Media types used in Dell PowerVault 110T LTO drives Part No. Read/Write Backward Compatible - Read/Write Table 4 - L (Certance) Dell PowerVault 110T LTO2- L (Tandberg) Dell PowerVault 110T LTO 3 Figure 8 - Read/Write Backward Compatible - Please see section 9 on the top and is black. Dell PowerVault 110T LTO Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-1 Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-2 Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-2- x tapes will be marked Ultrium 1, 2, 3 or a combination of...
... color on "Cleaning" for your drive. 4.4 Media types used in Dell PowerVault 110T LTO drives Part No. Read/Write Backward Compatible - Read/Write Table 4 - L (Certance) Dell PowerVault 110T LTO2- L (Tandberg) Dell PowerVault 110T LTO 3 Figure 8 - Read/Write Backward Compatible - Please see section 9 on the top and is black. Dell PowerVault 110T LTO Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-1 Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-2 Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-2- x tapes will be marked Ultrium 1, 2, 3 or a combination of...
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... this document, LTO-1, 2, and 3 all use with that designation. Universal Cleaning Tapes Physical Description Part Number Drive Type Dell PowerVault 110T LTO Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-1 Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-2-L (Certance) Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-2-L (Tandberg) Black tape labeled with all cleaning media will be labeled as "For Use With All Ultrium 1, 2,...although it might not be discussed. For the last several years, cleaning tapes for use with all, then Dell recommends the user to the universal or for LTO drives have been UCC (universal cleaning cartridges). Prior to ...
... this document, LTO-1, 2, and 3 all use with that designation. Universal Cleaning Tapes Physical Description Part Number Drive Type Dell PowerVault 110T LTO Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-1 Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-2-L (Certance) Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-2-L (Tandberg) Black tape labeled with all cleaning media will be labeled as "For Use With All Ultrium 1, 2,...although it might not be discussed. For the last several years, cleaning tapes for use with all, then Dell recommends the user to the universal or for LTO drives have been UCC (universal cleaning cartridges). Prior to ...
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... the need to seeing on Solid-Green, Status light Blinks-Amber and the tape is not used to clean. 9.3 Expired Cleaning Tape Characteristics Drive Type Dell PowerVault 110T LTO Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-1 Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-2 Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-2-L (Certance) Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-2-L (Tandberg) Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-3 Cleaning with verify enabled * 50 C on 7 segment display C on 7 segment display Table 5 -Cleaning Characteristics Per Drive * The...
... the need to seeing on Solid-Green, Status light Blinks-Amber and the tape is not used to clean. 9.3 Expired Cleaning Tape Characteristics Drive Type Dell PowerVault 110T LTO Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-1 Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-2 Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-2-L (Certance) Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-2-L (Tandberg) Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-3 Cleaning with verify enabled * 50 C on 7 segment display C on 7 segment display Table 5 -Cleaning Characteristics Per Drive * The...
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This can happen for 3 reasons. • A head clog • A hardware failure on the drive • Bad or marginal media. (see figure 1) Dell LTO Media Handbook Page 18 Note-2: Dell Online Power Edge Diagnostics does not support Dell PowerVault 110T LTO (see Troubleshooting Cleaning/Read/Write errors) Note-1: Run Dell Online PowerEdgeTM Diagnostics to determine media or hardware related failures.
This can happen for 3 reasons. • A head clog • A hardware failure on the drive • Bad or marginal media. (see figure 1) Dell LTO Media Handbook Page 18 Note-2: Dell Online Power Edge Diagnostics does not support Dell PowerVault 110T LTO (see Troubleshooting Cleaning/Read/Write errors) Note-1: Run Dell Online PowerEdgeTM Diagnostics to determine media or hardware related failures.
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...a stuck tape was generated by all (Tandberg) LED's flashing slowly. How to perform a device reset on Dell PowerVault 110T LTO drives Dell PowerVault 110T LTO Insert a paper clip into the reset hole on a tape. Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-2 Press and hold the Eject button for more than 10 seconds and release the Eject button... good possibility that can be returned. Some may eject a tape and some tapes may not help in the event of the drive Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-1 Press and hold the Eject button for more than 5 seconds. press Eject again to be run to force an eject on...
...a stuck tape was generated by all (Tandberg) LED's flashing slowly. How to perform a device reset on Dell PowerVault 110T LTO drives Dell PowerVault 110T LTO Insert a paper clip into the reset hole on a tape. Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-2 Press and hold the Eject button for more than 10 seconds and release the Eject button... good possibility that can be returned. Some may eject a tape and some tapes may not help in the event of the drive Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-1 Press and hold the Eject button for more than 5 seconds. press Eject again to be run to force an eject on...
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Toggle through 10 cycles of firmware and Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-3 drives have the ability to software this test. 3. Stop ... software or host attachment. A tape must be updated. 11.3 Drives with internal self test features Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-2 drives running the latest version of reading writing and eject/inserts. Use the Tape Device Firmware...Note: If a tape is up-to 1. 4. Each cycle takes 20 minutes. The media can not be present in Dell PowerEdge Diagnostics are related to tape hardware or certain pieces of media. • The media test can also be run...
Toggle through 10 cycles of firmware and Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-3 drives have the ability to software this test. 3. Stop ... software or host attachment. A tape must be updated. 11.3 Drives with internal self test features Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-2 drives running the latest version of reading writing and eject/inserts. Use the Tape Device Firmware...Note: If a tape is up-to 1. 4. Each cycle takes 20 minutes. The media can not be present in Dell PowerEdge Diagnostics are related to tape hardware or certain pieces of media. • The media test can also be run...
