HP 5243-2SE User manual

5243-2SE Tape Drive
Installation and User’s
Guide
Abstract
This guide provides information about installing, operating, and maintaining the 5243-
2SE tape drive on HP NonStop™ telco servers. This guide is written for those who
install or maintain the 5243-2SE tape drive.
Product Version
N.A.
Supported Release Version Updates (RVUs)
This guide supports G06.29 and all subsequent G-series RVUs and H06.06 and all
subsequent H-series RVUs until otherwise indicated by its replacement publication.
Part Number Published
542757-003 July 2006

Document History
Part Number Product Version Published
542757-002 N.A. May 2006
542757-003 N.A. July 2006

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5243-2SE Tape Drive Installation
and User’s Guide
Index Figures Tables
What’s New in This Manual iii
Manual Information iii
New and Changed Information iii
About This Manual v
Notation Conventions v
1. Overview and Features
Overview 1-1
NonStop S-Series Servers 1-1
NonStop NS-Series Servers 1-1
Features 1-1
Specifications 1-1
2. Installing and Configuring the Tape Drive for the NonStop S-
Series Server
Installation 2-1
Configuration 2-4
ServerNet/DA 2-4
PMF CRU 2-4
3. Operation
Front Panel 3-1
Loading and Unloading Tape Cartridges 3-3
Inserting Tape Cartridges 3-3
Removing Tape Cartridges 3-4
Using Correct Media 3-5
Data Cartridges 3-5
Write-Protecting Cartridges 3-6
Cleaning Tape Cartridges 3-7
Handling Tape Cartridges 3-7

Contents
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4. Troubleshooting
4. Troubleshooting
Problems With Tape Cartridges 4-1
The Tape Cartridge Is Jammed 4-1
The Tape Drive Will Not Accept the Tape Cartridge (Or Ejects It Immediately) 4-2
A. Specifications
Technical Specifications A-1
Capacity A-1
Performance A-1
Media A-1
Tape Format A-1
Power Specifications A-2
Environmental Specifications A-2
Safety and Compliance
Index
Figures
Figure 2-1. Front View of Tape Drive 2-1
Figure 2-2. Rear View of Tape Drive 2-2
Figure 2-3. View of Installed SCSI Cable and Terminator 2-3
Figure 3-1. Front View of Tape Drive 3-1
Figure 3-2. Inserting a Tape Cartridge 3-3
Figure 3-3. Ejecting a Cartridge 3-4
Figure 3-4. Write-Protecting a Cartridge 3-6
Tables
Table 2-1. SCSI Cables 2-2
Table 3-1. Tape Drive LEDs 3-2
Table 3-2. Data Cartridge Compatibility 3-5

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What’s New in This Manual
Manual Information
5243-2SE Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide
Abstract
This guide provides information about installing, operating, and maintaining the 5243-
2SE tape drive on HP NonStop™ telco servers. This guide is written for those who
install or maintain the 5243-2SE tape drive.
Product Version
N.A.
Supported Release Version Updates (RVUs)
This guide supports G06.29 and all subsequent G-series RVUs and H06.06 and all
subsequent H-series RVUs until otherwise indicated by its replacement publication.
Document History
New and Changed Information
Indicated support for G-series RVUs.
Part Number Published
542757-003 July 2006
Part Number Product Version Published
542757-002 N.A. May 2006
542757-003 N.A. July 2006

What’s New in This Manual
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New and Changed Information

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About This Manual
Notation Conventions
Hypertext Links
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text with a blue underline, you are taken to the location described. For example:
This requirement is described under Backup DAM Volumes and Physical Disk
Drives on page 3-2.

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1Overview and Features
This section includes:
Overview
The 5243-2SE tape drive is designed for file backup and archive applications. It
contains two independent DAT72 tape drives.
The tape drive unit mounts into a telco rack and has built-in power-on-self-test (POST)
diagnostics.
The tape drive uses DAT72 tape drives and is designed to use a 170-meter DAT72
tape cartridge. The tape drive is also backward compatible with the DDS-3 tape format.
It is not backward compatible with DDS-2 or DDS-1 tape formats. The unit is
considered a field replaceable unit (FRU) and can only be installed or replaced by
qualified personnel trained by HP.
NonStop S-Series Servers
The tape drive connects to a ServerNet/DA, IOMF2 CRU, or PMF CRU on the
NonStop S-series server by a SCSI cable.
NonStop NS-Series Servers
An M8201R Fibre Channel to SCSI router must be used to connect the tape drive to
the Fibre Channel ServerNet adapter (FCSA) on the HP NonStop NS-series server.
For more information, refer to the M8201R Fibre Channel to SCSI Router Installation
and User’s Guide and the Fibre Channel ServerNet Adapter Installation and Support
Guide.
Features
The DAT72 tape drive can store 36GB of data per DAT72 cartridge and up to 72GB of
data in compressed mode (assuming a 2:1 compression factor). The tape drive has
both read and write heads and can perform read-after-write (RAW) data checking.
Specifications
For the tape drive specifications, refer to Appendix A, Specifications.
Overview 1-1
Features 1-1

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