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About This Guide This guide includes the following information: v "Product Description" on page 1 describes the drive, discusses supported servers, operating systems, and device drivers. v "Installing the Drive" on page 5 tells how to unpack and set up the drive. v "Operating the Drive" on page 11 describes the unload button, and status light on the drive. It explains the function of the message display and the single-character display. It tells how to insert and remove a tape cartridge, describes methods of updating drive firmware, and explains how to clean the drive. It also lists the diagnostic and maintenance functions that the drive can perform. v "Using Ultrium Media" on page 31 describes the types of tape cartridges to use in the drive and defines the conditions for storing and shipping them. It also tells how to handle the cartridges, how to set a cartridge's write-protect switch, and how to order additional cartridges. v "Resolving Problems" on page 43 gives tips for solving problems with the drive and includes a flowchart that analyzes when the drive requires maintenance. v "Servicing the Drive" on page 52 gives instructions on servicing the drive. v Appendix A, "TapeAlert Flags," on page 65 lists TapeAlert messages that are supported by the drive and that may aid during problem determination. v Appendix B, "Specifications," on page 69 lists product specifications. Related Publications v IBM®TotalStorage® LTO Ultrium Tape Drive SCSI Reference, GA32-0450, gives information about the supported SCSI commands and protocol that govern the behavior of the SCSI interface for the IBM 3580 LTO Ultrium Tape Drive Model L33/L3H and the IBM TotalStorage Ultrium Tape Drive Model T800. v IBM Ultrium Device Drivers Programming Reference, GC35-0483 supplies information to application developers who want to integrate their open-systems applications with IBM-supported Ultrium hardware. The reference contains information about the application programming interfaces (APIs) for each of the various supported operating-system environments. You can obtain this reference via File Transfer Protocol (FTP) at ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/storage/devdrv. v IBM Translated Safety Notices, 96P0851, provides translation of danger and caution notices. © Copyright IBM Corp. 2005 xiii

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About
This
Guide
This
guide
includes
the
following
information:
v
“Product
Description”
on
page
1
describes
the
drive,
discusses
supported
servers,
operating
systems,
and
device
drivers.
v
“Installing
the
Drive”
on
page
5
tells
how
to
unpack
and
set
up
the
drive.
v
“Operating
the
Drive”
on
page
11
describes
the
unload
button,
and
status
light
on
the
drive.
It
explains
the
function
of
the
message
display
and
the
single-character
display.
It
tells
how
to
insert
and
remove
a
tape
cartridge,
describes
methods
of
updating
drive
firmware,
and
explains
how
to
clean
the
drive.
It
also
lists
the
diagnostic
and
maintenance
functions
that
the
drive
can
perform.
v
“Using
Ultrium
Media”
on
page
31
describes
the
types
of
tape
cartridges
to
use
in
the
drive
and
defines
the
conditions
for
storing
and
shipping
them.
It
also
tells
how
to
handle
the
cartridges,
how
to
set
a
cartridge’s
write-protect
switch,
and
how
to
order
additional
cartridges.
v
“Resolving
Problems”
on
page
43
gives
tips
for
solving
problems
with
the
drive
and
includes
a
flowchart
that
analyzes
when
the
drive
requires
maintenance.
v
“Servicing
the
Drive”
on
page
52
gives
instructions
on
servicing
the
drive.
v
Appendix
A,
“TapeAlert
Flags,”
on
page
65
lists
TapeAlert
messages
that
are
supported
by
the
drive
and
that
may
aid
during
problem
determination.
v
Appendix
B,
“Specifications,”
on
page
69
lists
product
specifications.
Related
Publications
v
IBM
®
TotalStorage
®
LTO
Ultrium
Tape
Drive
SCSI
Reference
,
GA32-0450,
gives
information
about
the
supported
SCSI
commands
and
protocol
that
govern
the
behavior
of
the
SCSI
interface
for
the
IBM
3580
LTO
Ultrium
Tape
Drive
Model
L33/L3H
and
the
IBM
TotalStorage
Ultrium
Tape
Drive
Model
T800.
v
IBM
Ultrium
Device
Drivers
Programming
Reference,
GC35-0483
supplies
information
to
application
developers
who
want
to
integrate
their
open-systems
applications
with
IBM-supported
Ultrium
hardware.
The
reference
contains
information
about
the
application
programming
interfaces
(APIs)
for
each
of
the
various
supported
operating-system
environments.
You
can
obtain
this
reference
via
File
Transfer
Protocol
(FTP)
at
.
v
IBM
Translated
Safety
Notices
,
96P0851,
provides
translation
of
danger
and
caution
notices.
©
Copyright
IBM
Corp.
2005
xiii