Dell PowerVault 100T DDS4 Media Handbook

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    in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Inc. is strictly forbidden. Trademarks used in this text: Dell, the DELL logo, PowerEdge, and PowerVault are trademarks of Dell Inc.; Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Other trademarks and
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    media usage and drive cleaning lights 11 3.5 Identifying Exhausted/Expired Cleaning Tape Characteristics 12 4 Stuck Tapes 13 5 Diagnostics 14 5.1 Troubleshooting Cleaning/Read/Write errors 14 5.2 Dell PowerEdge Diagnostics ...14 6 Erasing a prewritten DDS/DAT Tape 16 7 Media Handling
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    of DDS/DAT cleaning tape in various drives 12 Table 6 Tape Environmental Specifications 18 Table 7 - Media Do's and Don't...19 List of Figures Figure 1- Dell PowerVault 100T DAT72 External 6 Figure 2- Dell PowerVault 100T DDS4 External 6 Figure 3 - Dell PowerVault 120T DDS4 Autoloader
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    This page is left blank intentionally Dell DDS/DAT Media Handbook Page 4
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    1 Introduction This document describes media compatibility, handling for all DellTM PowerVaultTM DDS/DAT Drives. For information regarding use and operation of the PowerVault Tape Drive, please consult the User's Guide located on http://support.dell.com. Dell DDS/DAT Media Handbook Page 5
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    Characteristics - DDS/DAT Drives Figure 1- Dell PowerVault 100T DAT72 External Figure 2- Dell PowerVault 100T DDS4 External Figure 3 - Dell PowerVault 120T DDS4 Autoloader Capacity (native/compressed) Native Speed Primary Media Physical Differences 36 GB/72 GB 3.5 MB/s Digital Audio Tape 4mm
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    2.2 Media types used in Dell PowerVault DDS/DAT drives Cartridge Type Part # Dell Dell Dell DDS4 DDS3 DDS2 DAT72 DDS4 Autoloader Drive Drive DDS1 Drive 340-7240 YES NO NO NO NO NO Figure 4 - DAT72 Media 340-8701 YES YES YES NO NO NO Figure 5 - DDS4 Media Figure 6 - DDS3 Media
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    other manufacturer's media are black and marked with the DDS/DAT label. (See Table 2 for figures.) • Dell recommends the use of Dell branded media in all Dell PowerVault DDS/DAT drives. Note: DDS/DAT tapes are normally black, but Non-Dell branded media may come in other colors. Please pay attention
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    on Dell DAT/DDS tape drives MEDIA LED (Green) DRIVE LED (Amber) Off Off Off Off Off Off Solid On Off Rapid Flashing Off Solid On Solid On Solid On Rapid Flashing Description Cleaning recommended Cleaning required Expired cleaning tape (Use new cleaning tape) No problems Possible
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    can use the cleaning tape in slot 8 with the magazine fully loaded in slots 1-7, or empty, or partially loaded. Please consult the Autoloader's User's Guide for magazine configurations. Figure 10 - DDS4 Autoloader Magazine Figure 11 - DDS4 Autoloader LCD with Cleaning Dell DDS/DAT Media Handbook
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    recommended cleaning interval for the drive is 50 tape motion hours which is indicated when the cleaning LED comes on solid. Dell does not recommend cleaning outside of the normal cleaning requests from the tape drive unless you are performing Read/Write troubleshooting steps. Note: If the Cleaning
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    have a new cleaning tape. If all the tape resides on the Right roller then the tape is expired. Figure 13- New and Expired Cleaning Media Drive Type Dell PowerVault DAT72, DDS4, and other manufacturer DDS drives Cleaning with a Good Tape Tape and Drive LED will turn on while drive is cleaned and
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    the media in the drive. How to perform a device reset on Dell PowerVault DDS/DAT drives Dell PowerVault DAT72, Press the eject button for about 5 seconds, the tape will rewind and may eject after about DDS4, and all other DDS drives 30 seconds to 1 minute. Dell DDS/DAT Media Handbook Page
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    failures persist, contact Dell Support. 5.2 Dell PowerEdge Diagnostics Figure 14 - Dell Online PowerEdge Diagnostic Dell Online PowerEdge Diagnostics can be used to troubleshoot tape drives in Linux and Windows. Note: As of the publication date of this document, a tape device driver must be loaded
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    will usually finish within 4 minutes. 6. Use the Tape Device Firmware Check test to verify that the drive firmware is up-to-date. New firmware can fix many types of known issues. Note: If a tape is stuck in a DDS/DAT drive, the firmware can still be updated. Dell DDS/DAT Media Handbook Page 15
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    . NOTE: The erase feature in backup software is the preferred method for erasing a DDS/DAT tape. DAT 72 drives do not support long erase. They only support quick erase. To prevent erasing a tape set the write protect switch. Figure 15 - Media Write Protect Tab Dell DDS/DAT Media Handbook Page 16
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    drive to determine the cartridge in the BOT (beginning of tape), or EOT (end of tape tape that is outside the cartridge. Handling the tape can damage the tape tape that is outside the cartridge can damage the tape backup. 7.3 Ensure Proper Packaging if shipping tapes • When you ship a cartridge, ship
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    7.5 Cartridge life • Durability - 2,000 passes on any area of full tape backups. o Each time media gets loaded, unloaded, written to, read from, the media must pass through contact patches on the cylinder head, which can eventually wear down the media. Dell DDS/DAT Media Handbook Page 18
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    horizontally Use pens or pencils during cartridge inspection Drop cartridge Disassemble cartridge Ship cartridges loaded into a tape drive. Store near magnetic devices i.e. speakers, monitors, electrical motors, power supplies. Table 7 - Media Do's and Don't Dell DDS/DAT Media Handbook Page 19
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Dell
TM
Digital Data Storage/Digital Audio Tape
Media Handbook (DDS/DAT)
Version 1.0
Last Modified 08/17/05
Information in this document is subject to change without notice.
© 2005 Dell Inc. All rights reserved.
Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Inc. is strictly
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