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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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    Dell LTO Media Handbook Page 2
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    cleaning lights 16 9.3 Expired Cleaning Tape Characteristics 17 10 Stuck Tapes 19 11 Diagnostics 20 11.1 Troubleshooting Cleaning/Read/Write errors 20 11.2 Dell PowerEdge Diagnostics 20 11.3 Drives with internal self test features 21 12 Erasing a prewritten LTO Tape 23 13 Media Handling 24
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    8 Table 3 - LTO-3 Drive Types and Basic Characteristics 9 Table 4 - Media Type per Drive...10 Table 5 - Cleaning Characteristics Per Drive 17 Table 6 - Characteristics of expired LTO cleaning tape in various drives 17 Table 7 - Tape Environmental Specifications 27 Dell LTO Media Handbook Page
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    (Certance 8 Figure 6 - Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-2-L (Tandberg 8 Figure 7 - Dell PowerVault 110T LTO 3...9 Figure 8 - Ultrium-1 Media...10 Figure 9 - Ultrium-2 Media...10 Figure 10 - Ultrium-3 Media...10 Figure 11 - WORM media - two toned ...10 Figure 12 - Universal Cleaning Tapes ...16 Figure 13
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    3 Introduction This document describes media compatibility, handling, and usage for all DellTM PowerVaultTM 110T LTO Drives. Dell LTO Media Handbook Page 6
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    standalone • Dell PV 122T • Dell PV 136T • Dell PV 114T 15 MB/s Ultrium-1 • Ultrium-1 label on drive bezel. • Split air intakes on both corners at the bottom • Flush mount eject button • Status lights (Vertical ) - Ready - Drive error - Tape error - Use cleaning cartridge • Dell PV110T LTO-1 table
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    Dell PV 114T • Dell PV110T LTO-2-L table top and internal standalone • Dell PV114T • Dell PV124T • Supported internally on select servers • Dell PV 110T LTO-2-L internal standalone • Supported internally on select servers Table 2 - LTO-2 and LTO-2-L Drive Types and Basic Characteristics Dell LTO
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    Dell LTO-3 Drives Figure 7 - Dell PowerVault 110T LTO 3 Capacity (native/compressed) Native Speed 400 GB/800 GB 80 MB/s Primary Media Ultrium-3 Physical Device Description Used in: • 7 segment display • Ultrium-3 label • Full height • Dell PV132T (SCSI and Native Fibre) • Dell PV 136T • Dell
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    4.4 Media types used in Dell PowerVault 110T LTO drives Part No. Dell PowerVault 110T LTO Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-1 Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-2 Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-2- L (Certance) Dell PowerVault 110T LTO2- L (Tandberg) Dell PowerVault 110T LTO 3 Figure 8 - Ultrium-1 Media 340-7240 Primary
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    own media, all certified media vendors are supported for use in Dell products. Dell recommends the use of Dell branded media in all Dell PowerVault LTO drives. Dell LTO Media Handbook Page 11
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    Media Symptoms Symptoms of using invalid media as reported by the drive: 1. Cleaning light comes on 2. Media light may flash or stay on 3. Tape ejects 4. Nothing - backup software says invalid media 5. Drives with a seven segment display displays a 7 on the LEDs Dell LTO Media Handbook Page 12
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    the beginning of tape (BOT) to end of tape (EOT) across all wraps to find the data. The drive cannot search fast (Fast Search option) to the correct location to find the needed data set. Recovery of a full tape of data could take up to 3 hours. Symptom Cause Solution Dell LTO Media Handbook Page
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    between different drive vendors. Note: Linear Tape-Open (LTO) technology is built on an open standard. Migrating media from one drive manufacturer to another is fully supported. Note: As of LTO-3 all LTO media is at least backward read compatible. (see table 4 for details) Dell LTO Media Handbook
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    laws such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Specific WORM media barcode labels will end in LT. Currently, only Dell LTO-3 drives have the ability to read from and write to WORM media. WORM media is not compatible with Dell LTO-1, LTO-2, and LTO-2-L drives. Dell LTO Media Handbook Page 15
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    For Use With All Ultrium 1, 2, & 3 Drives" Figure 12 - Universal Cleaning Tapes Physical Description Part Number Drive Type Dell PowerVault 110T LTO Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-1 Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-2-L (Certance) Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-2-L (Tandberg) Black tape labeled with "For Use With All
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    support Tape Alerts. If the drive is requesting cleaning the backup software should notify the user of the need to clean. 9.3 Expired Cleaning Tape Characteristics Drive Type Dell PowerVault 110T LTO Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-1 Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-2 Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-2-L (Certance) Dell
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    on the drive • Bad or marginal media. (see Troubleshooting Cleaning/Read/Write errors) Note-1: Run Dell Online PowerEdgeTM Diagnostics to determine media or hardware related failures. Note-2: Dell Online Power Edge Diagnostics does not support Dell PowerVault 110T LTO (see figure 1) Dell LTO Media
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    Eject again to eject tape Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-2-L Press and hold the Eject button for more than 5 seconds. The tape should eject within 40 (Certance) seconds. Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-2-L Press and hold the Eject button for 6 sec. The drive enters "Service mode" shown by all (Tandberg
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    persist, contact Dell Support. 11.2 Dell PowerEdge Diagnostics Figure 13 - DellOnline PowerEdge Diagnostics - Tape Dell Online PowerEdge Diagnostics can be used to troubleshoot tape drives in Linux and Windows. Note: At the time this document is being written, a tape device driver must be loaded
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    fix many types of known issues. Note: If a tape is stuck in an LTO drive the firmware can not be updated. 11.3 Drives with internal self test features Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-2 drives running the latest version of firmware and Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-3 drives have the ability to do internal device
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    occurs, clean the drive and rerun the test with a different piece of known good media to make sure it is not a media related issue. If the issue persists contact Dell Technical Support. Dell LTO Media Handbook Page 22
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    12 Erasing a prewritten LTO Tape Notice: Write-protection will not prevent a cartridge from being erased by bulk- The erase feature in backup software is the preferred method for erasing an LTO tape. To prevent erasing a tape set the write protect switch. Figure 14- Setting the Write-Protect Switch
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    Handling 13.1 Media description 1. LTO cartridge memory 2. Label area 3. Write-protect switch 4. Insertion guide 5. Cartridge door 6. Leader pin Figure 15- LTO Ultrium Data Cartridge Figure 16- . • Inspect the cartridge for damage before using or storing it. Dell LTO Media Handbook Page 24
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    the cartridge seam has been split. Note: Newer versions of LTO tapes have plastic welded seams that can prevent splitting from occurring; however, tapes still need to be checked for leader pins that have dropped inside the cassette housing if they have been dropped. Dell LTO Media Handbook Page 25
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    Figure 18- Split seam on LTO tape Figure 19- Media Inspection 2- good tape 13.4 Ensure Proper Packaging if shipping tapes • When you ship a cartridge, ship it in its original or better in a cardboard box or a box of a sturdy material, ensure the following: Dell LTO Media Handbook Page 26
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    26 degrees C 26 degrees C (79 degrees F) (79 degrees F) Table 7 Tape Environmental Specifications 13.6 Cartridge life  Durability - 1,000,000 passes on any area of tape, equates to over 20,000 end-to-end passes/260 full tape backups  Archival life - 30 years. Dell LTO Media Handbook Page 27
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    horizontally  Disassemble cartridges  Ship cartridges in drive  Store near magnetic fields (e.g. speakers, monitors, electric motors, power supplies, etc.)  Use a cartridge that fell from 3 ft or higher  Degauss LTO tapes  Ship the LTO drive with media loaded Dell LTO Media Handbook Page 28
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Dell
TM
LTO Media Handbook
Version 2.1
Last Modified 1/4/06
Information in this document is subject to change without notice.
© 2005 Dell Inc. All rights reserved.
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May 2005
2/27/2006