Quantum LTO-4 (Model B) User manual

LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive
LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive
Quick Start Guide
Introduction
Quantum LTO Ultrium tape drives leverage LTO technology and
Quantum-exclusive features to provide the most reliable and affordable
tape data protection to medium and large businesses.
Quantum LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drives, models TC-L42-AN (internal),
TC-L42BN-EY and TC-L42BN-EO (tabletop), and TC-L43CN-EY and TC-
43CN-EO (rackmount), are the most reliable Ultrium drives on the market,
delivering reliability features only available from Quantum to extend
media life, Variable-speed Transfer to automatically match the host's data
transfer rate, and Dynamic Powerdown to protect the drive and media in
the event of power loss. Combined with SmartVerify to concurrently verify
all data written to the tape, these features make Quantum LTO drives a
sound investment and a complete data protection solution.
Figure 1 Internal Drive
Contents 0
This document is provided in the
following languages:
•English
•French
•German
• Japanese
•Korean
• Simplified Chinese
•Spanish
Each language includes the following
sections:
•Introduction
•Before Installing the LTO-4 Half-
Height Tape Drive
•Installing the Internal LTO-4 Half-
Height Tape Drive
•Installing the Tabletop LTO-4 Half-
Height Tape Drive
•Installing the LTO Driver Software
•Registering the LTO-4 Half-Height
Tape Drive
•Safety Compliances
•Electromagnetic Compatibility
(EMC) Compliances

2Before Installing the LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive
LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive Quick Start Guide
Before Installing the LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive
Handling Precautions and
Installation Guidelines 0Always observe the following precautions and guidelines when handling and installing
LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drives:
• Internal, at all times
• Tabletop, when removed from its free-standing enclosure
Preinstallation
Requirements 0Before installing the LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive, make sure you have:
• A serial SCSI host bus adapter (HBA) installed and properly configured in the host
computer
• Interface components, either:
• 7-pin 1x SATA-style interface cable for an internal drive
• 26-pin SFF-8088 mini-SAS style interface cable for a tabletop drive
Handling Precautions • Internal drives have exposed components that are
sensitive to static electricity. To reduce the possibility of
damage from static discharge, the drives are packaged
in a protective antistatic bag. Do not remove the drive
from the antistatic bag until you are ready to install it.
• Wear an ESD-preventive grounding wrist strap or
observe similar ESD precautions when working with the
drive. Be sure the wrist strap makes good skin contact.
Do not remove the wrist strap until you finish working
with the drive.
Also, avoid contact between the drive, other equipment,
and clothing. The wrist strap only protects the
equipment from ESD voltages on the body; ESD
voltages on clothing can still cause damage.
• Before removing the drive from the antistatic bag, touch
a grounded metal surface to discharge any static
electricity buildup from your body.
• Handle the drive by its sides rather than by the top
cover to reduce the risk of dropping the drive or
damaging it during installation.
• Either lay the drive on a nonconductive surface or put it
back inside the protective antistatic bag to reduce the
chance of damage from static discharge
Installation Guidelines • Due to the high speed of the LTO-4 Half-Height Tape
Drive, do not connect more than one LTO-4 drive to the
same host bus adapter (HBA).

Installing the Internal LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive 3
LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive
• Backup application software that supports the tape drive. For a list of the backup
software applications that have been tested with the LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive,
please visit our website at:
www.quantum.com/support
Unpacking and Inspecting
the Drive 0Although each LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive is inspected and carefully packaged at the
factory, damage can occur in shipment or when the drive is being unpacked.
Observe the handling precautions in Handling Precautions and Installation Guidelines,
and carefully unpack and inspect the LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive as follows:
1Visually inspect the shipping container and notify your carrier immediately of any
damage.
2Place the shipping container on a flat, clean, stable surface and carefully remove the
contents.
3Visually inspect the LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive and notify your Quantum
representative immediately of any damage.
4Always save the shipping container and packing materials for any future reshipment.
Installing the Internal LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive
To install the internal LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive, complete the following procedures
in the order presented:
1Mounting the Internal Tape Drive on page 3
2Connecting the Internal Drive Interface and DC Power Cables on page 5
3Restarting the Internal Tape Drive System on page 6
4Installing the LTO Driver Software on page 7, if required
5Registering the LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive on page 8
Mounting the Internal
Tape Drive 0You can mount the internal LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive either horizontally or
vertically, but not upside down (see figure 2).
IF you mount the drive . . . THEN the . . .
horizontally, base of the drive must be within 15 degrees of
horizontal.
vertically, side of the drive must be within 5 degrees of
horizontal.

4Installing the Internal LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive
LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive Quick Start Guide
Figure 2 Acceptable Mounting
Orientations
Mount the internal drive in a 5.25-inch, half-height drive bay as follows:
1As required:
aSave and close your open files and terminate all running applications.
bShut down the workstation or server system.
cDisconnect the system AC power cord from the facility AC power receptacle.
2Remove the cover from the workstation or server system.
3Select an available 5.25-inch half-height bay and, if required, remove the bay cover.
4Position the drive in the bay and align either the upper or lower mounting holes—
whichever is appropriate—with the holes in the chassis (see figure 3).
5Secure the drive using two M3.0 X 5 metric screws on each side
After mounting the internal LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive, proceed to Connecting the
Internal Drive Interface and DC Power Cables in the following subsection.
Note: See your computer manufacturer’s instructions for the proper procedures
to remove the cover.
Caution: Using screws longer than 5 mm can damage the drive.
Do not use screws longer than 5 mm to secure the internal LTO-4 Half-
Height Tape Drive.
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Installing the Internal LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive 5
LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive
Figure 3 Internal Tape Drive
Mounting Hole Locations
Connecting the Internal
Drive Interface and DC
Power Cables 0
As shown in figure 4, the rear panel of the internal LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive has
connectors for:
• A 7-pin 1x SATA-style serial-attached SCSI (SAS) interface cable
• A serial library interface cable
• The internal drive DC power cable
Figure 4 Internal Drive
Interface and DC Power
Connectors
Connect the interface and DC power cables to the internal drive as follows:
1Verify that the system is shut down and the AC power cord is disconnected from the
facility AC power receptacle.
2If you are installing the internal LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive in a tape library
system, connect the RS-422 serial interface cable to the serial library port on the back
of the drive. (The serial library port is not used in workstation or server systems.)
3Connect the internal drive DC power cable to the DC power connector on the back of
the drive.
4Reinstall the system cover.
5Reconnect the system AC power cord to the facility AC power receptacle.
Lower mounting holes
Upper mounting holes
Serial library port
DC power connector 7-pin 1x SATA-style SAS connector

6Installing the Tabletop LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive
LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive Quick Start Guide
After connecting the internal drive interface and DC power cables, proceed to Restarting
the Internal Tape Drive System in the following subsection.
Restarting the Internal
Tape Drive System 0After connecting the internal drive interface and DC power cables:
1Restart the workstation or server system.
2Verify that the internal LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive comes on and completes the
Power On Self Test (POST) functions.
3As required, proceed to either:
•Installing the LTO Driver Software on page 7
•Registering the LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive on page 8
Installing the Tabletop LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive
To install the tabletop LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive, complete the following procedures
in the order presented:
1Connecting the Tabletop Drive Interface and AC Power Cables
2Restarting the Tabletop Tape Drive System on page 7
3Installing the LTO Driver Software on page 7, if required
4Registering the LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive on page 8
Connecting the Tabletop
Drive Interface and AC
Power Cables 0
As shown in figure 5, the rear panel of the tabletop LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive has
connectors for:
• A 26-pin SFF-8088 mini-SAS style interface cable
•TheACpowercable
Figure 5 Tabletop Drive
Interface and AC Power
Connectors
26-pin SFF-8088 mini-SAS connector AC power switch
AC power connector

Installing the LTO Driver Software 7
LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive
Connect the interface and AC power cables to the tabletop drive as follows:
1As required:
aSave and close your open files and terminate all running applications.
bShut down the workstation or server system.
cDisconnect the system AC power cord from the facility AC power receptacle.
2Attach the external SAS interface cable to the 26-pin SFF-8088 mini-SAS connector on
the back of the drive.
3Verify that the tabletop LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive AC power switch is set to the
off position, and connect the AC power cord to the power connector on the back of the
drive.
4Connect the drive AC power cord to the facility AC power receptacle.
5Reconnect the workstation or server system AC power cord to the facility AC power
receptacle.
After connecting the tabletop drive interface and AC power cables, proceed to Restarting
the Tabletop Tape Drive System in the following subsection.
Restarting the Tabletop
Tape Drive System 0After connecting the tabletop drive interface and AC power cables:
1Set the tabletop drive AC power switch to the on position.
2Restart the workstation or server system.
3Verify that the tabletop LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive comes on and completes the
Power On Self Test (POST) functions.
As required, proceed to either:
•Installing the LTO Driver Software
•Registering the LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive
Installing the LTO Driver Software
If you intend to use the LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive with the Microsoft®native backup
applet on a Windows 2000, Windows Server®2003, Windows XP®, or Windows Vista
operating system, install the appropriate version of the LTO driver software. (See the
Downloads page for LTO-4 drivers under Standalone Tape Drives on the Quantum
support website at: www.quantum.com/support.)
Note: The LTO driver software is not necessary with commercial backup application
software.

8Registering the LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive
LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive Quick Start Guide
Registering the LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive
After installing the LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive, be sure to register it via the Quantum
website at:
www.quantum.com/registration
Registering the drive ensures that you will receive the latest technical information about
the drive, as well as other product, service, and support information.
Safety Compliances
The LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drives are safety compliant with the following regulatory
organizations and codes in the countries indicated:
Country Regulatory Organization Compliant to:
Canada Canadian Standards Association
(CSA)
UL/CSA 60950-1
EU member nations Comité Europèen de Normalisation
Electrotechnique – the European
Committee for Electrotechnical
Standardization (CENELEC)
EN 60950-1, 1st edition
IECEE member
nations*
IECEE International
Electrotechnical Commission on
Electrical Equipment (IECEE) for
Mutual Recognition of Test
Certificates for Electrical Equipment
“CB Scheme”
CB Scheme per IEC
60950-1 with details
and exceptions for
each member country
Israel SII CB Scheme
Taiwan BSMI BSMI certification, CNS
14336
United States Underwriters Laboratories (UL) UL/CSA 60950-1
* IECEE member nations include: Argentina, Austria, Australia, Belgium, Brazil,
Canada, China (PR), Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary,
India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, (South) Korea, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway,
Poland, Russian Federation, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa,
Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, and USA.

Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Compliances 9
LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Compliances
The LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drives are EMC compliant with the following regulatory
organizations and codes in the countries indicated:
Country Regulatory Organization Compliant to:
Australia Australian Communications and
Media Authority (ACMA)
AS/NZS 3548 (same
as CISPR 22)
Canada Industry Canada Digital Apparatus -
Interference-Causing Equipment
Standard
(ICES-003)
ICES-003 Digital
Apparatus
EU member nations CE Emissions per CISPR
22, EN55022 and
Immunity per CISPR
24, EN55024
Israel SII CISPR 22 and CISPR
24
Japan Voluntary Control Council for
Interface (VCCI)
VCCI
New Zealand Australian Communications and
Media Authority (ACMA)
AS/NZS 3548 (same
as CISPR 22)
South Korea MIC CISPR 22 and CISPR
24
Taiwan Bureau of Commodity Inspection
and Quarantine (BSMI)
BSMI EMC
certification, CNS
14338
United States Federal Communications
Commission (FCC)
Title 47: Code of
Federal Regulations,
Part 15, Subpart B
(47CFR15B),
Note: Use these drives only in equipment where the combination has been
determined to be suitable by an appropriate certification organization (for
example, Underwriters Laboratories Inc. or the Canadian Standards
Association in North America).

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You should also consider the following safety points:
• Install the drive in an enclosure that limits the user’s access to live parts, gives
adequate system stability, and provides the necessary grounding for the drive.
• Provide the correct voltages (+5 VDC and +12 VDC) based on the regulation
applied—Extra Low Voltage (SEC) for UL and CSA, and Safety Extra Low Voltage for
BSI and VDE (if applicable).