Dell 0TK131 Rev. A01 - Manual

Back to Contents Page   Operation Dell™ PowerVault™ LTO - 4- 120 Tape Drive User's Guide This chapter describes how to operate the Dell PowerVault LTO-4-120 Half-Height tape drive.    Understanding the LTO-4-120 Front Panel Display    Using LTO Tape Cartridges    Cleaning the Tape Drive    Performin...

Loading a Tape Cartridge To load an Ultrium tape cartridge into the Dell PowerVault LTO-4-120 Half-Height tape drive, perform the following steps: 1. Insert the cartridge into the slot. 2. Push the cartridge further into the drive until the drive senses the cartridge and automatically completes the ...

l   Used with non-approved media l   Operated in a hot, dusty environment When this happens, the drive can experience excessive errors while reading or writing, and during operations, the LTO-4-120 displays the letter "C" on the s e v e n-segment display and illuminates the amber status LED ...

Back to Contents Page   Theory Dell™ PowerVault™ LTO - 4- 120 Tape Drive User's Guide This chapter describes operational theories used in the Dell PowerVault LTO-4-120 Half-Height tape drive.    Track Layout    Recording Method    Data Buffer    Data Integrity    Data Compression   Track Layout With...

adaptive Finite Impulse Response (FIR) filters that modify the equalization of each read channel dynamically to compensate for many of those changes. The error rate of the PowerVault LTO-4-120 Half-Height tape drive is less than 1 hard error in 10 1 7 bits. The undetectable error rate is 1 in 10 2 7...

Back to Contents Page   Specifications Dell™ PowerVault™ LTO - 4- 120 Tape Drive User's Guide This chapter provides technical specifications for the Dell PowerVault LTO-4-120 Half-Height tape drive.    System Requirements    Physical Specifications    Power Specifications    Drive Performance Specif...

  Power Specifications Maximum voltage and power specifications for the PowerVault LTO-4-120 Half-Height tape drive are listed in Table 6-2 and Table 6-3 . Specifications are the same as those for other SCSI drives unless otherwise noted. Table 6- 2. Voltage and Current Specifications Table 6- 3. Po...

Table 6-5 lists the environmental specifications of the PowerVault LTO-4-120 Half-Height tape drive. Table 6- 5. Environmental Requirements   Injected Noise Specifications The LTO-4-120 Half-Height tape drive operates without degradation of error rates with 100 mV of noise injected between the chass...

Back to Contents Page   Troubleshooting Guide Dell™ PowerVault™ LTO - 4- 120 Tape Drive User's Guide This chapter provides best-practice installation guidelines for getting the most out of your Dell PowerVault LTO-4-120 Half-Height tape drive, and troubleshooting information you can use to identify ...

scans for devices. You should see messages similar to: If the tape drive is recognized during system startup, the problem has been resolved. Otherwise, proceed to step 3 to determine whether the tape drive is receiving power. 3. If the tape drive is not recognized when the SAS controller scans for d...

  Red Hat Linux Operating System Environments The tape driver for Red Hat Linux, called st , is included as part of the Red Hat Linux operating system. When Red Hat Linux starts, the operating system recognizes the tape drive and automatically configures it as a device in the /dev directory. If it i...

¡   Monitoring the SAS controller activity during system startup.   3. The method of performing tape backups can be a factor in slow backup operations. Data sent to the tape drive over a network connection and delays in data transfer over a network connection can cause backups to slow down. To deter...

3. Check the tape drive front panel LED indicators to determine the operational condition of the drive (see Table 4-1 ).   Tape Cleaning TapeAlert Messages Tape cleaning TapeAlert messages indicate problems when you insert a cleaning cartridge into the PowerVault LTO-4-120 Half-Height tape drive. Li...

Back to Contents Page   Getting Help Dell™ PowerVault ™ LTO - 4- 120 Tape Drive User's Guide    Contacting Dell   Contacting Dell For customers in the United States, call 800-W W W-DELL (800-999-3355). Dell provides several online and telephone-based support and service options. Availability varies ...

Back to Contents Page Preface Dell™ PowerVault™ LTO - 4- 120 Tape Drive User's Guide     Audience     Purpose     Document Organization     Related Documents Audience This guide is written for users of the Dell PowerVault LTO-4-120 Half-Height tape drive. Purpose This guide provides information abou...