HP StorageWorks ESL E-Series User manual

HP StorageWorks
ESL E-Series Tape Library users guide
350799-010
Part number: 350799-010
Tenth edition: September 2007

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Contents
Aboutthisguide ......................... 11
Relateddocumentation................................... 11
Documentconventionsandsymbols ............................. 11
HPtechnicalsupport.................................... 12
Subscriptionservice .................................... 12
OtherHPwebsites .................................... 12
HP-authorizedreseller ................................... 12
1 Library overview . . . ..................... 13
Librarycomponents .................................... 13
Librarycabinet .................................... 13
Frontpanel.................................... 13
Backpanel.................................... 14
Operatorcontrolpanel(OCP).............................. 15
Libraryrobotics .................................... 16
Switchfortheinternalnetwork.............................. 18
Tapedrives...................................... 18
Cleaningcartridges ................................ 18
Ultrium460,460-FC,960,and1840tapedrives ................... 19
SDLT320and600tapedrives ........................... 19
Tapecartridges .................................... 19
Ultriumtapecartridges............................... 20
SDLT320and600tapecartridges.......................... 21
Loadportsandmagazines ............................... 21
Cardcageandcontrollers ............................... 22
e2400-160 FC, e2400-FC 2G, and e2400–FC 4G interface controllers . . . . . . . . . . 23
LAN-freebackupandrestore ............................ 26
SCSIoverIPProtocol(SIPP) ............................... 27
InterfaceManagercard ................................ 27
CrossLinkedlibraries.................................... 29
CrossLinkcabinetsfunctionality ............................. 29
Spacerequirements .................................. 30
Systemcomponents .................................. 30
LockElementAddressing ................................ 32
Librarystoragelocationsandslotnumbering.......................... 32
Ultriumlibrary..................................... 36
SDLTlibrary...................................... 38
Mixedmedialibrary.................................. 40
2Libraryoperations ........................ 43
TakingESDprecautions................................... 43
Preparingtapecartridges.................................. 45
Labelingtapecartridges ................................ 45
Ultriumbarcodelabels............................... 46
SDLTbarcodelabels................................ 47
Media label identifiers............................... 48
Settingthewrite-protectswitch.............................. 49
Write-protectingUltriumtapecartridges........................ 49
Write-protectingSDLTtapecartridges......................... 49
Insertingtapecartridges .................................. 50
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Closingthecabinetdoorsandaccesspanels ......................... 50
Poweringthelibraryonandoff ............................... 51
Poweringonthelibrary................................. 51
Placingthelibraryon-lineoroff-line ........................... 52
Poweringoffthelibrary................................. 52
UsingtheOCP ...................................... 52
Homescreen ..................................... 53
OCPbuttons ..................................... 54
OCPcomponents ................................... 55
Menuscreen ..................................... 57
Viewing library information (standalone libraries or primary cabinets only) . . . . . . . . . 58
Viewingcabinetinformation............................. 59
Viewing library health status information (standalone libraries only) . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Viewingpartition(LockElementAddressing)information................. 61
Viewingandeditingsetupinformation ........................ 61
Viewing and editing the network settings (standalone libraries or primary cabinets only) . . . 64
Viewingtheeventlog ............................... 64
LoadPortsscreen ................................... 65
Operationsscreen................................... 66
Diagnosticsscreen................................... 67
Stopbutton...................................... 70
Inserting tape cartridges into a fixedloadport......................... 70
Usingremovablemagazines ................................ 70
Insertremovablemagazines............................... 71
Removeremovablemagazines.............................. 72
3Maintenanceandtroubleshooting................. 73
Start-upproblems ..................................... 73
Thelibrarydoesnotpoweron.............................. 73
The library or tape drives are not detected by the Interface Manager or Command View TL software 73
Duringinitialization,thelibraryreports“notready”..................... 73
Oneormoretapedrivesfailtospinupduringstart-up ................... 74
OCPproblems ...................................... 74
TheOCPisblank ................................... 74
TheOCPdoesnotrespondtobuttons........................... 74
Anerrormessageisdisplayed.............................. 74
Roboticsproblems..................................... 74
Therobotdoesnotmoveatpoweron........................... 74
Thepickerpartiallygripsatapecartridge......................... 74
Thebarcodereaderfails ................................ 74
Therobottimesoutorhangs .............................. 75
Therobotfailsduringanoperation............................ 75
Therobotdropsacartridge............................... 75
A cartridge is in the picker at start-up, when a move command is requested, or after a place command
isexecuted...................................... 75
The picker does not have a cartridge after completing a pick command . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Operatingproblems.................................... 75
Thehostcomputercannotcommunicatewiththelibrary................... 75
Atapecartridge(medium)isreportednotpresent ..................... 75
Amovecommandfailed ................................ 76
Aflashmemoryerrorisreported............................. 76
Amaximumtemperatureexceededwarningisdisplayed .................. 76
Switchproblems...................................... 76
Tapedriveproblems.................................... 77
Thelibraryisunabletocommunicatewithadrive ..................... 77
Thetapedrivedoesnotejectacartridge ......................... 77
InterfaceManagercardproblems .............................. 78
StatusLEDdiagnosticcodes............................... 78
Networklinkactivity/speedLEDs ............................ 78
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CommonInterfaceManagerissues............................ 78
CommandViewTLserverdoesnotdetecttheInterfaceManagercard........... 78
Interface Manager card does not detect one or more FC interface controllers . . . . . . . . 79
Interface Manager card does not detect drives or library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
CommandViewTLdoesnotruninthebrowser..................... 80
FCinterfacecontrollerproblems............................... 80
LEDindicators..................................... 80
Basictroubleshooting.................................. 82
Verifying SCSI bus configuration............................. 83
VerifyingFCportconnection .............................. 83
VerifyingFCandSCSIdevicesinWindowsNT....................... 83
Verifying the interface controller configuration ....................... 84
Verifyingdevices ................................... 84
Verifying the host configuration ............................. 84
VerifyingHBAdevicedriverinformation.......................... 84
Verifying serial port configuration ............................ 84
Maintainingtapecartridges................................. 85
Cleaningtapedrives.................................... 85
CleaningSDLTtapedrives ............................... 85
CleaningUltriumtapedrives .............................. 86
ALibrarycharacteristics ...................... 87
Physical specificationsandrequirements............................ 87
Performanceandreliabilitycharacteristics........................... 88
Environmental specifications................................. 88
BRelocatingthelibrary ...................... 91
Checkingthenewinstallationsite .............................. 91
Preparingthelibraryforrelocation.............................. 91
Removingtapecartridges................................ 92
Installingshippingrestraintsandpacking ......................... 92
Disconnectinglibrarycables............................... 99
Cratingthelibrary..................................... 100
Preparingthelibraryforoperation.............................. 102
CRegulatorystatements ...................... 103
FCCstatement ...................................... 103
BSMIstatement ...................................... 103
Japan statement (VCCI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Japan statement (AC power cords) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
IndustryCanada(digitalapparatus) ............................. 103
CISPR-22WARNING! ................................. 104
ACHTUNG! ..................................... 104
ATTENTION! ..................................... 104
NoticeforUSAandCANADAonly ............................. 104
ATTENTION ..................................... 104
REMARQUE ..................................... 104
Laserstatement ...................................... 104
Class1laserproduct.................................. 104
Laserklasse1..................................... 105
Appareil à laser de classe 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Productoláserdeclase1................................ 105
Luokan1laserlaite................................... 105
Batterystatement ..................................... 106
LETOP........................................ 106
VAROITUS ...................................... 106
ATTENTION ..................................... 106
ACHTUNG...................................... 106
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Attenzione ...................................... 106
PRECAUCIÓN .................................... 107
VARNING!...................................... 107
WasteElectricalandElectronicEquipmentdirective....................... 107
DSensedatavalues........................ 113
EEventreporting ......................... 123
Criticalevents....................................... 123
Warningevents...................................... 126
Informationevents..................................... 128
Glossary............................. 135
Index .............................. 139
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Figures
1Librarycabinet—frontview............................ 14
2Librarycabinet—backpanels........................... 15
3 OCP ..................................... 16
4Library robotics................................. 17
5Portsontheswitchfortheinternalnetwork ..................... 18
6LTO tape drives................................. 19
7Loadports(leftandright) ............................ 22
8Cardcagewithcontrollers............................ 23
9e2400-160FCinterfacecontroller ........................ 24
10 e2400-FC2Ginterfacecontroller......................... 24
11 e2400-FC4Ginterfacecontroller......................... 25
12 LAN-freebackupandrestore........................... 27
13 Multiplelibrariesconnectedtoasinglemanagementstation ............. 29
14 CLMarm ................................... 30
15 CLMroboticscontroller ............................. 31
16 CLMsensorboard ............................... 31
17 CLMmotorassembly .............................. 32
18 Slidingtheslotpanelsoutofthecabinet...................... 33
19 Binshelfnumbering,leftpanels.......................... 34
20 Binshelfnumbering,rightpanels ......................... 35
21 Binshelfnumbering,backpanel ......................... 36
22 AttachinganUltriumbarcodelabel........................ 46
23 ProperUltriumbarcodelabelplacement...................... 47
24 InsertinganSDLTbarcodelabel ......................... 48
25 Write-protectingUltriumtapecartridges ...................... 49
26 Write-protectingSDLTtapecartridges ....................... 50
27 Closingthefrontdoor.............................. 51
28 Closingthebackdoor.............................. 51
29 Homescreenonstandalonelibrary ........................ 54
30Homescreenonprimarylibrary ......................... 54
31 Homescreenonsecondarylibrary ........................ 54
32 Menuscreen.................................. 58
33 Libraryscreen(standaloneonly).......................... 59
34 Libraryscreen(primaryonly)........................... 59
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35 Cabinetscreen................................. 60
36 HealthStatusscreenwhennoerrorsexist...................... 61
37 Setup screen (standalonelibrary) ......................... 62
38 Setupscreen(primarycabinet) .......................... 62
39 Setupscreen(secondarycabinets)......................... 62
40 Network Settings screen on standalone libraries or primary cabinets . . . . . . . . . . 64
41 EventLogscreenonalllibrariesandcabinets.................... 65
42 LoadPortsscreenonalllibrariesandcabinets ................... 65
43 Operationsscreen(standalonelibrary)....................... 66
44 Operationsscreen(primarycabinet)........................ 66
45 Operationsscreen(secondarycabinet)....................... 67
46 Diagnosticsscreen(standalonelibrary)....................... 69
47 Diagnosticsscreen(primarycabinet)........................ 69
48 Diagnosticsscreenonsecondarycabinet...................... 69
49 Diagnostics confirmation remaining offline ..................... 70
50 Identifytheremovablemagazinemediatype.................... 71
51 Inserttheremovablemagazine.......................... 72
52 LEDsontheswitchfortheinternalnetwork ..................... 76
53 e2400-160FCinterfacecontrollerLEDs ...................... 81
54 e2400-FC2GinterfacecontrollerLEDs....................... 81
55 e2400-FC4GinterfacecontrollerLEDs....................... 82
56 Retrievingthepanelshippingrestraints....................... 92
57 Attachingthepanelshippingrestraints....................... 93
58 Shippingrestraints-storagelocation........................ 94
59 Installingthecounterweightshippingrestraint.................... 95
60 Installingtheroboticshippingrestraint....................... 96
61Installingtheinternallibraryframerestraint..................... 97
62 Addingtheshippingfoaminsidethelibrary .................... 98
63Addingtheshippingfoamtothelibraryperimeter.................. 99
64 Cratingthelibrary ............................... 101
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Tables
1 Documentconventions.............................. 11
2OCPfeatures ................................. 16
3Ultriumcompatibility .............................. 20
4Ultriumlibrarystorageelements(removablemagazines) ............... 37
5Ultrium library storage elements (fixedmagazines).................. 38
6SDLT library storageelements(removablemagazines) ................ 39
7SDLT library storage elements (fixedmagazines)................... 40
8Media label identifiers.............................. 48
9OCP components for a standalone library or the primary cabinet of a Cross Linked system . 56
10 OCPcomponentsforasecondarycabinetofaCrossLinkedsystem .......... 57
11 Diagnostictests................................. 67
12 SwitchLEDs .................................. 77
13 StatusLEDdiagnosticcodes ........................... 78
14 Networklinkactivity/speedLEDs......................... 78
15 Terminal configurationsettings .......................... 84
16 Physicalcharacteristics ............................. 87
17 Interfaces ................................... 87
18 Performancecharacteristics............................ 88
19 Reliabilitycharacteristics............................. 88
20 Environmental specifications ........................... 89
21 Sensedatavalues(hexadecimal) ......................... 113
22 HardwarefailureASCQvalues.......................... 122
23 Criticalevents ................................. 123
24Warningevents ................................ 127
25 Informationevents ............................... 129
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About this guide
This guide provides information to help you:
•Operate the tape library.
•Relocatethetapelibrary.
•Troubleshoot the tape library.
Related documentation
The following documents provide related information:
•HP StorageWorks ESL E-Series Tape Library site survey
•HP StorageWorks ESL E-Series unpacking and installation guide
•HP StorageWorks ESL E-Series Tape Library service manual
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 Web site 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.
CAUTION:
Indicates that failure to follow directions could result in damage to equipment or data.
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NOTE:
Provides additional information.
HP technical support
Telephone numbers for worldwide technical support are listed on the HP support web site:
http://www.hp.com/support/.
Collect the following information before calling:
•Technical support registration number (if applicable)
•Product serial numbers
•Product model names and numbers
•Error messages
•Operating system type and revision level
•Detailed questions
For continuous quality improvement, calls may be recorded or monitored.
Subscription service
HP strongly recommends that customers register online using the Subscriber’s choice web site:
http://www.hp.com/go-e-updates.
Subscribing to this service provides you with E-mail updates on the latest product enhancements, newest
driver versions, and firmware documentation updates as well as instant access to numerous other product
resources.
After subscribing, locate your products by selecting Business support and then Storage under Product
Category.
Other HP web sites
For additional information, see the following HP web sites:
•h
ttp://www.hp.com
•http://www.hp.com/go/storage
•http://www.hp.com/service_locator
•http://www.docs.hp.com
HP-authorized reseller
For the name of your nearest HP-authorized reseller:
•In the United States, call 1-800-282-6672.
•Elsewhere, visit the HP web site: http://www.hp.com.ThenclickContact HP to find locations and
telephone numbers.
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1Libraryoverview
This chapter describes both the ESL E-Series tape library and its components. The chapter consists of:
• Library components
• Cross Linked libraries
• Library storage locations and slot numbering
Library components
The ESL E-Series tape library consists of the several major components, detailed in:
•Librarycabinet
• Operator control panel (OCP)
• Library robotics
• Switch for the internal network
• Tape drives
• Tape catridges
• Load ports and magazines
• Card cage and controllers
•SCSIoverI
PProtocol(SIPP)
• Interface Manager card
Library cabinet
The cabinet houses all library components, including:
•Media picker
•Storage bins
•Control electronics
•Power supply and distribution equipment
•Tape drives
•Card cage with Fibre Channel (FC) interface controllers and robotics controller
•Interface Manager card
You can access these components through the front and back doors of the library cabinet.
Front panel
Thefrontofthelibrarycabinet(seeFigure 1) provides the following:
•The front doors provide easy access to the media picker and the storage array.
•The viewing window makes it possible to visually monitor library operations.
•An Operator Control Panel (OCP) in the center of the door enables you to monitor and control
library operations.
•Two configurable load ports allow easy insertion of cartridges, or removable magazines, without
opening the library door.
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1Viewing windows
2Left load port
3OCP
4Power button (lift button guard to access)
5Right load port
6Ventilation and air filters
Figure 1 Library cabinet—front view
Back panel
The back of the library cabinet (see Figure 2)provideseasyaccessto:
•Cooling fans
•Power, control, and data interfaces
•Tape drives
•Tape drive communication (cluster controller card and Interface Manager card)
•Card cage with FC interface controllers and a robotics controller card
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1Card cage
2Power supplies (2 per drive cluster and 2 per card cage)
3Tape drives (up to 4 per drive cluster)
4Card cage cooling fan
5Cluster 0
6Cluster controller card (1 per drive cluster)
7Interface Manager card (SIPP-enabled configuration shown)
Figure 2 Library cabinet—back panels
Operator control panel (OCP)
The OCP features a menu system for determining library status, configuring the library, and performing
certain diagnostic functions (see Figure 3).
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1 2
1OCP buttons
2GreenLED
Figure 3 OCP
The OCP consists of the following features (see Table 2):
Table 2 OCP features
Feature Description
OCP
The OCP displays library status information and allows you to access the library
menus. These menus allow you to view or change the library settings, run
demonstration programs, or run diagnostic tests.
The OCP is discussed in Using the OCP.
OCP buttons Use these buttons in combination with the OCP to scroll through screens and select
options or commands. The functionality of these buttons changes depending on
the currently displayed screen.
LED indicator
The green LED lights when the library is fully operational and ready to accept
host commands. It flashes while the library is transitioning from a READY state to
a NOT READY state. The library will not be READY during power-on self-tests,
when magazines are being released, or during access to certain menu items.
NOTE:
You can also perform diagnostics using HP StorageWorks Library and Tape Tools (L&TT), available
from http://www.hp.com/support/tapetools.Additionally,youcanconfigure the library and monitor
library status using HP StorageWorks Command View TL that shipped with your product. For support
information, visit http://www.hp.com/support/cvtl.
Library robotics
The library robotics consists of the main components identified in Figure 4.
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1Picker assembly
2Vertical motor
Figure 4 Library robotics
The vertical and horizontal motors move the library robotics into position to pick and place tape
cartridges, and rotate the assembly 180˚to allow the library robotics to pass cartridges between the
side storage bins and the back storage bins or tape drives. The extension axis assembly is on top
of the large robotics tray. It extends and retracts the library robotics to remove and insert the tape
cartridges into bins and drives.
The library robotics includes the optical scanner that reads bar code labels (7 characters for Super Digital
Linear Tape (SDLT) and 8 characters for Ultrium). The scanner is used to maintain an inventory of the tape
cartridges within the library. A full inventory occurs automatically whenever the library is powered on or
when the doors have been opened. An inventory of just the load ports occurs when the load ports have
been opened. Inventories can also be initiated from the host computer.
Although the library does not require tape cartridges to have bar code labels, properly labeled tape
cartridges and full storage bins speed up the inventory process and greatly improve media management.
NOTE:
If you have more than 100 unlabeled tape cartridges, your library will hang during inventory or when
you power on the library. When this happens, Going on line displays in the OCP.
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Switch for the internal network
CAUTION:
Do not connect this switch to your local LAN. It is for internal library use only. Connecting this switch to
the LAN could cause library components to perform incorrectly or report failures.
The 24-port Ethernet switch provides a private management network to connect the Interface Manager
card to the LTO4 tape drives. You must install one switch in each library that contains LTO4 tape drives.
The ESL library uses a ProCurve Switch 2124. This switch has 24 auto-sensing 10/100Base-TX RJ-45
ports. This switch is a store-and-forward device that offers low latency for high-speed networking.
The switch does not have a power switch; it is powered on when connected to an active AC power
source. The switch automatically adjusts to any voltage between 100-240 volts and either 50 or 60 Hz.
There are no voltage range settings required. The reset button is used to reset the switch while it is
powered on. This action executes the self test, and may clear certain error conditions that have occurred.
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2Reset button
Figure 5 Ports on the switch for the internal network
Tape drives
The ESL E-Series tape library can hold up to 24 tape drives. When fewer than 24 drives are installed in
the library, the tape drives must occupy consecutive drive clusters, beginning with drive cluster 0 (see
Figure 2).
CAUTION:
It is critical to ensure that the media you use matches the format of your tape drive. Cleaning cartridges
and formatted data cartridges are unique for each drive technology. Damage may occur if inappropriate
media is used in tape drives.
Tape cartridges and cleaning cartridges are not included with the library, and must be ordered in
addition to the library.
Cleaning cartridges
NOTE:
By default, Autoclean is disabled. Ensure your application software supports this feature before enabling
it.
If a drive experiences read/write errors when the Autoclean function is enabled, the library issues an
error message stating that drive cleaning is required. Without user intervention, the media picker replaces
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the data cartridge with a cleaning cartridge. When the cleaning procedure finishes, the media picker
returns the data cartridge to the drive.
NOTE:
Ultrium cleaning cartridges have a 50-use limit, while SDLT cleaning cartridges have a 20-use limit.
Once a cleaning cartridge has reached its use limit it must be replaced. If the drive continues to request
cleaning after a cleaning cartridge has been loaded, replace the cleaning cartridge with a new one.
Ultrium 460, 460-FC, 960, and 1840 tape drives
The Ultrium tape drive is a high-performance streaming tape drive that uses Linear Tape-Open (LTO)
technology.
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Figure 6 LTO tape drives
•An Ultrium 460 or 460-FC tape drive is capable of storing up to 200 GB (native) of data per
cartridge, and has a sustained data transfer rate of up to 30 MBps (108 GBph) (native).
•An Ultrium 960 tape drive is capable of storing up to 400 GB (native) of data per cartridge, and
has a sustained data transfer rate of up to 80 MBps (native).
•An Ultrium 1840 tape drive is capable of storing up to 800 GB (native) of data per cartridge,
and has a sustained data transfer rate of up to 120 MBps (native).
Access the HP StorageWorks Ultrium Tape Drive users guide from http://www.hp.com/support for more
information about its features and capabilities.
SDLT 320 and 600 tape drives
The SDLT tape drive is a high-capacity, high-performance streaming tape drive that uses Laser Guided
Magnetic Recording (LGMR) technology to maximize the amount of data that can be stored on a tape.
•An SDLT 320 tape drive is capable of storing up to 160 GB (native) of data per cartridge and
has a sustained data transfer rate of 16 MBps (57.6 GBph) (native).
•AnSDLT600tapedriveiscapableofstoringupto300GB(native)ofdatapercartridgeand
has a sustained data transfer rate of 36 MBps (115.2 GBph) (native).
Access the HP StorageWorks SDLT Tape Drive Reference Guide from http://www.hp.com/support for
more information about its features and capabilities.
Tape cartridges
NOTE:
Tape cartridges are not included in the purchase of a tape library. Purchase tape cartridges separately.
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Ultrium tape cartridges
The Ultrium 960 and Ultrium 1840 include support for both rewriteable and Write-Once, Read-Many
(WORM) tape cartridges. WORM tape cartridges provide an enhanced level of data security
against alteration of data because you cannot erase or overwrite them. To check whether your
backup or archive software application supports WORM tape cartridges, see the following web site:
http://www.hp.com/go/connect.
For optimum performance, always use a tape cartridge that matches the specifications of your tape drive.
Table 3 on page 20 shows tape drive compatibility and tape capacity.
Table 3 Ultrium compatibility
Tape drive 200 GB1400 GB1800 GB1WORM 800
GB1
1600 GB1WORM
1600 GB1
Ultrium 460 Read/write Optimum Not
supported Not supported Not supported Not supported
Ultrium 960 Read only Read/write Optimum Optimum Not
supported Not supported
Ultrium
1840 Not
supported Read/write Read/write Read/write Optimum Optimum
1Values assume a 2:1 compression ratio
NOTE:
In addition to the information provided in this manual, see the documentation provided with your media
for more information.
CAUTION:
Ultrium tape drives require special cleaning cartridges and data cartridges formatted specifically for
HP Ultrium. To avoid damage to your tape drive, it is critical to use appropriate cleaning cartridges
and properly formatted data cartridges.
Approved media has the Ultrium format trademark, which indicates the media has passed Ultrium
format compliance testing.
For best results, always use HP branded media and bar code labels. See the HP StorageWorks Tape
Libraries Media and Bar Code Labels flyer for information on which media and bar code labels to
use in your tape drives.
CAUTION:
Do not bulk erase Ultrium formatted cartridges. This destroys prerecorded servo information and makes
the cartridge unusable.
Always visually inspect your tape cartridges when loading or removing them from your tape library.
Taking a few minutes to check the condition of your cartridges lowers the risk of repeated failures and
helps ensure uninterrupted backup.
CAUTION:
Always discard damaged tape cartridges. If a defective tape cartridge is loaded into a tape drive, it may
damage the drive, potentially requiring drive replacement.
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