Dell PowerVault 136T LTO User manual

DellTM LTO Media Handbook
Version 2.1
Last Modified 1/4/06
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May 2005
2/27/2006

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Table of Contents
1List of Tables............................................................................................4
2List of Figures..........................................................................................5
3Introduction..............................................................................................6
4Dell 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-2 and LTO-2-L Drives.............................8
4.3 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
5Invalid Media Symptoms....................................................................... 12
6Cartridge Memory (CM) ......................................................................... 13
7Migrating LTO media............................................................................. 14
8WORM Media.......................................................................................... 15
9Cleaning.................................................................................................. 16
9.1 Label designations on LTO cleaning media............................................................................16
9.2 Cleaning media usage and drive cleaning lights......................................................................16
9.3 Expired 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 Media Handling ..................................................................................... 24
13.1 Media description....................................................................................................................24
13.2 Perform a Thorough Inspection...............................................................................................24
13.3 Handle the Cartridge Carefully................................................................................................25
13.4 Ensure Proper Packaging if shipping tapes.............................................................................26
13.5 Cartridge Storage Conditions ..................................................................................................27
13.6 Cartridge life............................................................................................................................27
13.7 Media Do’s and Do Not’s........................................................................................................28
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1 List of Tables
Table 1 - LTO Drive Types and Basic Characteristics ...................................................................................7
Table 2 - LTO-2 and LTO-2-L Drive Types and Basic Characteristics .........................................................8
Table 3 - LTO-3 Drive Types and Basic Characteristics................................................................................9
Table 4 - Media Type per Drive....................................................................................................................10
Table 5 - Cleaning Characteristics Per Drive................................................................................................17
Table 6 - Characteristics of expired LTO cleaning tape in various drives....................................................17
Table 7 - Tape Environmental Specifications...............................................................................................27
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2 List of Figures
Figure 1- Dell PowerVault 110T LTO............................................................................................................7
Figure 2- Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-1........................................................................................................7
Figure 3- Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-1........................................................................................................7
Figure 4 - Dell PowerVault 110T LTO2.........................................................................................................8
Figure 5 - Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-2-L (Certance)..................................................................................8
Figure 6 - Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-2-L (Tandberg).................................................................................8
Figure 7 - Dell PowerVault 110T LTO 3........................................................................................................9
Figure 8 - Ultrium-1 Media..........................................................................................................................10
Figure 9 - Ultrium-2 Media...........................................................................................................................10
Figure 10 - Ultrium-3 Media.........................................................................................................................10
Figure 11 - WORM media - two toned.........................................................................................................10
Figure 12 - Universal Cleaning Tapes..........................................................................................................16
Figure 13 - DellOnline PowerEdge Diagnostics – Tape...............................................................................20
Figure 14- Setting the Write-Protect Switch.................................................................................................23
Figure 15- LTO Ultrium Data Cartridge.......................................................................................................24
Figure 16- Correct leader pin location..........................................................................................................24
Figure 17- Media Inspection 1- bad tape......................................................................................................25
Figure 18- Split seam on LTO tape...............................................................................................................26
Figure 19- Media Inspection 2- good tape....................................................................................................26
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3Introduction
This document describes media compatibility, handling, and usage for all DellTM PowerVaultTM 110T LTO
Drives.
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4Dell PowerVault 110T LTO Drives and Media
4.1 Drive Types and Basic Characteristics – Dell LTO-1 Drives
Figure 1- Dell PowerVault 110T LTO
Figure 2- Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-1
Figure 3- Dell PowerVault 110T
LTO-1
Capacity
(native/compressed) 100 GB/200 GB 100 GB/200 GB 100 GB/200 GB
Native Speed 15 MB/s 15 MB/s 15 MB/s
Primary Media Ultrium-1 Ultrium-1 Ultrium-1
Physical Device
Description •Single air intake along
bottom.
•Eject button in top right
corner
•Status lights (Vertical)
- Power
- Activity
- Error
- Status
•Ultrium–1 label on drive
bezel.
•Split air intakes on both
corners at the bottom
•Flush mount eject button
•Status lights (Vertical )
- Ready
- Drive error
- Tape error
- Use cleaning cartridge
•7 segment display
•Only sold on 132T
drive sled
Used in: •Dell PV110T LTO table
top and internal
standalone
•Dell PV 122T
•Dell PV 136T
•Dell PV 114T
•Dell PV110T LTO-1 table top
and internal standalone
•Dell PV 132T
Table 1 LTO Drive Types and Basic Characteristics
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4.2 Drive Types and Basic Characteristics – Dell LTO-2 Drives
Figure 4 - Dell PowerVault 110T LTO2
Figure 5 - Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-2-L
(Certance)
Figure 6 - Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-2-L
(Tandberg)
Capacity
(native/
compressed)
200 GB/400 GB 200 GB/400 GB 200GB/400GB
Native Speed 35 MB/s 24 MB/s 24 MB/s
Primary Media Ultrium-2 Ultrium-2 Ultrium-2
Physical Device
Description •7 segment display
•Full height
•Ultrium-2 label
•Ultrium-2 label
•Int drive has full height
expander
•LEDs (Vertical)
- Power
- Activity
- Error
- Status
•Ultrium-2 label
•Half Height
•LEDs arranged horizontally
with symbols
Used in: •Dell PV 132T
•Dell PV136T
•Dell PV 122T
•Dell PV110T LTO-2 table
top and internal standalone
•Dell PV 114T
•Dell PV110T LTO-2-L table
top and internal standalone
•Dell PV114T
•Dell PV124T
•Supported internally on
select servers
•Dell PV 110T LTO-2-L
internal standalone
•Supported internally on
select servers
Table 2 - LTO-2 and LTO-2-L Drive Types and Basic Characteristics
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4.3 Drive Types and Basic Characteristics – Dell LTO-3 Drives
Figure 7 - Dell PowerVault 110T LTO 3
Capacity (native/compressed) 400 GB/800 GB
Native Speed 80 MB/s
Primary Media Ultrium-3
Physical Device Description •7 segment display
•Ultrium-3 label
•Full height
Used in: •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
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4.4 Media types used in Dell PowerVault 110T LTO drives
Figure 8 - Ultrium-1
Media
Figure 9 - Ultrium-2 Media
Figure 10 - Ultrium-3
Media
Figure 11 - WORM media -
two toned
Part No. 340-7240 340-8701 341-2645
341-2655
Dell PowerVault
110T LTO Primary Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported
Dell PowerVault
110T LTO-1 Primary Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported
Dell PowerVault
110T LTO-2 Backward Compatible – Read/Write Primary Not Supported Not Supported
Dell PowerVault
110T LTO-2- L
(Certance)
Backward Compatible –
Read/Write Primary Not Supported Not Supported
Dell PowerVault
110T LTO2- L
(Tandberg)
Backward Compatible –
Read/Write Primary Not Supported Not Supported
Dell PowerVault
110T LTO 3 Backward Compatible – Read-Only Backward Compatible – Read/Write Primary Supported
Table 4 - Media Type per Drive
4.5 Media Color Schemes
•Dell LTO-1 media is black and marked with the Ultrium-1 label. (See figure 8)
•Dell LTO-2 media is purple and marked with the Ultrium-2 label. (See figure 9)
•Dell LTO-3 media is blue-gray and marked with the Ultrium-3 label. (See figure 10)
•Dell LTO-3 WORM (write once read many) media is gray on the bottom and the same blue-gray color
on the top and is marked with a WORM label. (See figure 11)
Note: WORM media that is not labeled “Dell” is always two toned with gray on the bottom and uses the
respective color chosen by the tape vendor on the top. The WORM label will be present on the media
regardless of media vendor..
•All Dell LTO cleaning media is black. Depending on the vintage of the cartridge it may be marked
Ultrium 1, 2, 3 or a combination of the 3. Please see section 9 on “Cleaning” for more details on
cleaning media.
Note: There can be no guarantee that all Ultrium- xtapes will be the same color. Please pay attention
to the Ultrium label on the tape to determine correct media for your drive. Although Dell brands their
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