IBM DDS Generation 6 Manual de usuario

DDS Generation 6USB Tape Drive

User’s Guide

Important:

Review the maintenance information in “Cleaning the tape drive heads” on page 15 and

Appendix C, “IBM Statement of Limited Warranty Z125-4753-09 08/2006,” on page 23,

because periodic maintenance is not covered by the IBM warranty. Repairs or exchanges

that result from improper maintenance might result in billable service charges.

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DDS Generation 6USB Tape Drive

User’s Guide

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Note: Before using this information and the product it supports, read the information in Appendix C, “IBM Statement of Limited

Warranty Z125-4753-09 08/2006,” on page 23 and Appendix D, “Notices,” on page 39.

First Edition (December 2007)

US Government Users Restricted Rights –Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract

with IBM Corp.

Safety

Before installing this product, read the Safety Information.

Antes de instalar este produto, leia as Informações de Segurança.

Pred instalací tohoto produktu si prectete prírucku bezpecnostních instrukcí.

Læs sikkerhedsforskrifterne, før du installerer dette produkt.

Lees voordat udit product installeert eerst de veiligheidsvoorschriften.

Ennen kuin asennat tämän tuotteen, lue turvaohjeet kohdasta Safety Information.

Avant d’installer ce produit, lisez les consignes de sécurité.

Vor der Installation dieses Produkts die Sicherheitshinweise lesen.

Prima di installare questo prodotto, leggere le Informazioni sulla Sicurezza.

Les sikkerhetsinformasjonen (Safety Information) før du installerer dette produktet.

Antes de instalar este produto, leia as Informações sobre Segurança.

Antes de instalar este producto, lea la información de seguridad.

Läs säkerhetsinformationen innan du installerar den här produkten.

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Statement 1:

DANGER

Electrical current from power, telephone, and communication cables is

hazardous.

To avoid ashock hazard:

vDo not connect or disconnect any cables or perform installation,

maintenance, or reconfiguration of this product during an electrical

storm.

vConnect all power cords to aproperly wired and grounded electrical

outlet.

vConnect to properly wired outlets any equipment that will be attached to

this product.

vWhen possible, use one hand only to connect or disconnect signal

cables.

vNever turn on any equipment when there is evidence of fire, water, or

structural damage.

vDisconnect the attached power cords, telecommunications systems,

networks, and modems before you open the device covers, unless

instructed otherwise in the installation and configuration procedures.

vConnect and disconnect cables as described in the following table when

installing, moving, or opening covers on this product or attached

devices.

To Connect: To Disconnect:

1. Turn everything OFF.

2. First, attach all cables to devices.

3. Attach signal cables to connectors.

4. Attach power cords to outlet.

5. Turn device ON.

1. Turn everything OFF.

2. First, remove power cords from outlet.

3. Remove signal cables from connectors.

4. Remove all cables from devices.

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Contents

Safety ............................ iii

Chapter 1. Introduction ......................1

The IBM Documentation CD ....................2

Hardware and software requirements ................2

Using the Documentation Browser .................2

Notices and statements used in this document..............3

Chapter 2. Installing the tape drive .................5

Installation guidelines .......................5

Handling static-sensitive devices ..................5

Unpacking ..........................6

Parts inventory ........................6

Preinstallation requirements ....................6

Installing the drive ........................7

Chapter 3. Using the tape drive ..................9

Loading acartridge ........................9

Unloading atape cartridge .....................9

Emergency cartridge unloading ...................9

Data cartridges .........................9

Using the correct cartridge ....................9

Handling cartridges ......................10

Labeling cartridges ......................10

Inspecting acartridge .....................11

Write-protect switch ......................11

Cleaning cartridges .......................12

Status LEDs ..........................13

Chapter 4. Maintaining and troubleshooting the drive .........15

Cleaning the tape drive heads ...................15

Updating firmware........................15

Determining the current Linux firmware level .............15

Determining the current Microsoft Windows firmware level ........16

The tape drive is not working....................16

The tape drive fails the power-on self-test ...............16

The server does not start .....................16

The server does not recognize the drive ...............17

The backup program does not recognize the drive ............17

Replacing the tape drive .....................17

Removing the tape drive ....................18

Installing the tape drive .....................18

Appendix A. Specifications....................19

Size and weight ........................19

Power specifications .......................19

Environmental requirements ....................19

Appendix B. Getting help and technical assistance ..........21

Before you call .........................21

Using the documentation .....................21

Getting help and information from the World Wide Web ..........21

Software service and support ...................22

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Hardware service and support ...................22

IBM Taiwan product service ....................22

Appendix C. IBM Statement of Limited Warranty Z125-4753-09 08/2006 23

Part 1-General Terms ......................23

Part 2-Country-unique Terms ...................27

Part 3-Warranty Information ...................37

Appendix D. Notices ......................39

Trademarks ..........................39

Important notes.........................40

Product recycling and disposal ...................41

Battery return program ......................42

Electronic emission notices ....................44

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) statement .........44

Industry Canada Class Aemission compliance statement ........44

Avis de conformité àla réglementation d’Industrie Canada ........44

Australia and New Zealand Class Astatement ............44

United Kingdom telecommunications safety requirement.........44

European Union EMC Directive conformance statement .........44

Taiwanese Class Awarning statement ...............45

Chinese Class Awarning statement ................45

Japanese Voluntary Control Council for Interference (VCCI) statement ...45

Korean Class Awarning statement ................46

Index ............................47

vi DDS Generation 6USB Tape Drive: User’s Guide

Chapter 1. Introduction

The IBM®DDS Generation 6USB Tape Drive is aversatile backup and restore

device for xSeries®and System x™servers and IntelliStation®workstations. Using

advanced onboard DDS-DC hardware that uses Lempel-Ziv (DCLZ)

data-compression, it can store up to 160 GB of compressed data on adigital data

storage (DDS) tape and transfer compressed data at asustained rate of up to 12

MB per second.

The tape drive has the following other features:

vSupports DDS Generation 4, DDS Generation 5, and DDS Generation 6

recording formats

vIs connected to the computer through aUniversal Serial Bus 2(USB 2) interface

vFits in a5.25-inch, half-high bay, or as a3.5-inch, half-high drive when attached

to aTape Enablement Kit

vHigh-speed transfer rates for fast backup operations

vFlash memory to store setup parameters and enable field firmware upgrades

vAutomatic power-on self-test (POST)

The IBM DDS Generation 6USB tape drive can be installed in many IBM xSeries

and System xservers and IntelliStation workstations. For alist of servers that

support the tape drive, see http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/

compat/us/xseries/storage/tmatrix.html.

Notes:

vChanges are made periodically to the IBM Web site. Procedures for locating

firmware and documentation might vary slightly from what is described in this

document.

vDepending on your system configuration, the illustrations in this document might

differ from your server hardware and optional devices. For additional information,

see the documentation that comes with your server hardware and optional

devices.

vFor tape-drive specifications, see Appendix A, “Specifications,” on page 19.

You can also install the tape drive in atape-drive enclosure. For information about

installing the tape drive in atape-drive enclosure, see the documentation that

comes with the tape-drive enclosure.

You can register the tape drive with IBM at http://www.ibm.com/support/mysupport/.

The product name and serial number are required for registration. You can find this

information in the option package that contains the tape drive.

The tape drive comes with alimited warranty. For more information, see

Appendix C, “IBM Statement of Limited Warranty Z125-4753-09 08/2006,” on page

23.

In addition to this User’s Guide,the option package contains the following items:

vIBM USB DDS Generation 6tape drive

vMounting screws

vCleaning cartridge

vFour internal USB cables

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Contact your place of purchase if an item is missing or damaged. Be sure to retain

your proof of purchase. It might be required for you to receive warranty service.

The IBM Documentation CD

The IBM Documentation CD contains documentation for the tape drive in Portable

Document Format (PDF) and includes the IBM Documentation Browser to help you

find information quickly.

Hardware and software requirements

The IBM Documentation CD requires the following minimum hardware and

software:

vMicrosoft®Windows®XP, Windows 2000, or Red Hat®Linux®

v100 MHz microprocessor

v32 MB of RAM

vAdobe®Acrobat®Reader 3.0 (or later) or xpdf, which comes with Linux operating

systems

Using the Documentation Browser

Use the Documentation Browser to browse the contents of the CD, read brief

descriptions of the documents, and view documents, using Adobe Acrobat Reader

or xpdf. The Documentation Browser automatically detects the regional settings in

your system and displays the documents in the language for that region (if

available). If adocument is not available in the language for that region, the

English-language version is displayed.

Use one of the following procedures to start the Documentation Browser:

vIf Autostart is enabled, insert the CD into the CD drive. The Documentation

Browser starts automatically.

vIf Autostart is disabled or is not enabled for all users, use one of the following

procedures:

–If you are using aWindows operating system, insert the CD into the CD drive

and click Start --> Run.In the Open field, type

e:\win32.bat

where eis the tape drive letter of the CD drive, and click OK.

–If you are using Red Hat Linux, insert the CD into the CD drive; then, run the

following command from the /mnt/cdrom directory:

sh runlinux.sh

Select the tape drive from the Product menu. The Available Topics list displays all

the documents for your tape drive. Some documents might be in folders. Aplus sign

(+) indicates each folder or document that has additional documents under it. Click

the plus sign to display the additional documents.

When you select adocument, adescription of the document is displayed under

Topic Description.To select more than one document, press and hold the Ctrl key

while you select the documents. Click View Book to view the selected document or

documents in Acrobat Reader or xpdf. If you selected more than one document, all

the selected documents are opened in Acrobat Reader or xpdf.

To search all the documents, type aword or word string in the Search field and

click Search.The documents in which the word or word string appears are listed in

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