Overland Tandberg Important LTO-9 User manual

Quick Start Guide
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This document describes how to setup and install an external
LTO standalone tape drive from Overland-Tandberg.
CAUTION:
While working with the unit, observe standard
Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) precautions to prevent
damage to micro-circuitry or static-sensitive devices.
NOTE: Before continuing, verify you are able to connect
to the host SAS controller via an installed host bus
adapter (HBA) and have the correct cable (available
separately) to attach the tape drive to it.
Step 1
Register the Unit
It is essential that you activate your warranty before
proceeding as technical and warranty support is not
available until your product is registered.
1. Go to the Overland-Tandberg support page:
https://www.overlandtandberg.com/service-support/cus-
tomer-self-service-portal/
2. Select the Register a Product option.
3. Fill in the information (including the serial number) and click
Submit.
Your warranty certificate will be emailed to you. Follow the
email instructions to complete the process.
Step 2
Connect Your Drive
To connect your new Overland-Tandberg LTO External tape
drive to your computer, follow these steps:
1. Plug your SAS cable (1) into the external tape drive and the
other end into the server.
2. If connecting a second host computer, plug in a second SAS
cable (2) into the tape drive and the other end into the HBA
on your second computer.
3. Connect the power cord (3) to the tape drive.
4. To eject the media, press the eject button (4).
Step 3
Verify Firmware & Drivers
Check online for the latest versions of the LTO firmware and
drivers for the Overland-Tandberg LTO External Tape Drive:
https://p.overlandtandberg.com/Firmware/Tape_Drives/
If needed, the tape drive diagnostic tool with instructions is
also available at the same site.
We also recommend upgrading your backup soware
application to ensure it works correctly with your tape drive.
LTO External Standalone Tape Drive
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LTO External Standalone Tape Drive
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Step 4
Ordering Media
Overland-Tandberg LTO external tape drives utilize Ultrium
LTO data cartridges, as well as LTO cleaning cartridges. Used
in the design, test, and manufacture of your drive, Overland-
Tandberg LTO media provides superior data availability.
Contact your Overland-Tandberg sales representative to
place your order for the desired media types and quantities.
For the most current information, refer to the Overland-
Tandberg price list.
For detailed information on media care and best practice
and to order online, refer to the Overland-Tandberg Media
website:
https://www.overlandtandberg.com/products/neo-tape/
lto-media/
Step 5
Further Information
For further information regarding your product, check out the
following links.
User Guides
An electronic version of this Quick Start Guide along
with additional information is also available online at our
Knowledge Base:
https://www.overlandtandberg.com/knowledgebase
Warranty/Technical Support
For warranty and general technical support information, see
our Contact Us web page:
https://www.overlandtandberg.com/contact-us/
For information on contacting Overland-Tandberg Service
and Support:
https://www.overlandtandberg.com/service-support/
contact-service-support
Initializing LTO-9 Tapes
New LTO-9 cartridges need to be initialized before they can be used because the increased number of tracks requires greater
precision. Media optimization creates a referenced calibration for each cartridge that enables the tape drive’s intelligent
alignment to optimize data placement. LTO-9 media optimization enhances LTO tape long-term media durability.
Media optimization is performed on first load of LTO-9 media during initialization.
Media optimization is a one-time operation that can be completed on any drive in the environment, enabling the media to be
used across all tape drives without further optimization.
During cartridge initialization, the Single Character display will show a lowercase “c” (calibrating).
Media optimization averages 40 minutes per first load of a cartridge to a tape drive.
CAUTION:
Although most media optimizations will complete within 60 minutes, some media optimizations may
take up to 2 hours. Interruption of the process is not recommended.
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