Exabyte 8505XL User manual
8505XL 8-mm Tape Drive
Owner’s Guide
Document Number 007-3086-001
8505XL 8-mm Tape Drive Owner’s Guide
Document Number 007-3086-001
CONTRIBUTORS
Written by Pablo Rozal
Illustrated by Dan Young and Cheri Brown
Edited by Christina Cary
Production by Derrald Vogt
Engineering contributions by Roy Hughes, Robert Clark, Dale Witt, Bill Yergin
Cover design and illustration by Rob Aguilar, Rikk Carey, Dean Hodgkinson,
Erik Lindholm, and Kay Maitz
© Copyright 1995 Silicon Graphics, Inc.— All Rights Reserved
This document contains proprietary and confidential information of Silicon
Graphics, Inc. The contents of this document may not be disclosed to third parties,
copied, or duplicated in any form, in whole or in part, without the prior written
permission of Silicon Graphics, Inc.
RESTRICTED RIGHTS LEGEND
Use, duplication, or disclosure of the technical data contained in this document by
the Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in subdivision (c) (1) (ii) of the
Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at DFARS 52.227-7013
and/or in similar or successor clauses in the FAR, or in the DOD or NASA FAR
Supplement. Unpublished rights reserved under the Copyright Laws of the United
States. Contractor/manufacturer is Silicon Graphics, Inc., 2011 N. Shoreline Blvd.,
Mountain View, CA 94043-1389.
IRIX and Silicon Graphics are registered trademarks and CHALLENGE and Onyx
are trademarks of Silicon Graphics Corporation.
EXATAPE is a trademark of of Exabyte Corporation.
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Contents
List of Figures v
List of Tables vii
About This Guide ix
Typographical Conventions x
1. Installation 1
Products that Support the 8505XL 1
Preparing for Installation 2
Ensuring ESD Protection 2
Unpacking the Tape Drive and Saving the Materials 3
Checking the Tape Drive Accessories 3
Installing the Tape Drive 3
Setting the SCSI ID 3
Configuring the Drive Sled for Single-Ended Operation 7
Terminating the SCSI Bus 8
Installing the Tape Drive 8
Installing Into a Horizontal Drive Bay 9
Installing Into a Vertical Drive Bay 9
Turning On Power to the Tape Drive 12
Installing Your Driver Software 12
Testing Your Installation 12
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Contents
2. Operating the Tape Drive 17
Reading the LEDs 17
Selecting Data Cartridges 19
Write-Protecting a Data Cartridge 20
Loading a Data Cartridge 20
Unloading a Data Cartridge 21
Resetting the Tape Drive 21
3. Preventive Maintenance 23
Recommended Cleaning Cartridges 23
Determining When to Clean the Tape Drive 23
Using the Cleaning Cartridge 24
Caring for Data Cartridges 25
Replacing Data Cartridges 26
4. Troubleshooting 27
Problems With Tape Drive Installation 27
Problems With Tape Drive Operation 28
A. Tape Drive Specifications 31
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List of Figures
Figure 1-1 Removing/Installing the Drive From/On the Drive Sled 5
Figure 1-2 Setting the SCSI ID (Default Setting Shown) 6
Figure 1-3 Setting the Drive Sled for Single-Ended Operation 8
Figure 1-4 Installing the Tape Drive Into a Horizontal Drive Bay 10
Figure 1-5 Installing the Tape Drive Into a Vertical Drive Bay 11
Figure 1-6 Write-Enable/Disable Switch 13
Figure 1-7 Loading a Data Cartridge 14
Figure 2-1 8505XL Front Panel 18
Figure 2-2 Unload Button 21
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vii
List of Tables
Table 1-1 Problems and Possible Solutions 15
Table 2-1 LED States and Interpretations 18
Table 2-2 8505XL Tape Capacity 19
Table A-1 Drive Specifications 31
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About This Guide
This guide helps you set up, install, and operate the 8505XL tape drive. The
8505XL uses 8-mm format tapes and installs in most of the existing Silicon
Graphics© systems and data storage units that support single-ended,
front-loading drives (FLDs).
Note: For a list of products that currently support the 8505XL tape drive, see
“Products that Support the 8505XL”on page 1.
This document is organized as follows:
Chapter 1 “Installation”describes how to install the drive and test the
installation.
Chapter 2 “Operating the Tape Drive”shows how to read the drive
LEDs, select tape cartridges, and load or unload tapes.
Chapter 3 “Preventive Maintenance”describes how and when to
clean the tape drive.
Chapter 4 “Troubleshooting”provides suggestions on solving tape
drive problems.
Appendix A “Tape Drive Specifications”lists the physical,
environmental, electrical, and performance specifications
for the 8505XL.
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About This Guide
Typographical Conventions
These type conventions and symbols are used throughout this guide:
Italics Filenames, variables, IRIX®command arguments, command flags, titles of
publications, icon names.
Screen type Code examples, file excerpts, and screen displays (including error messages).
Bold Screen type
User input.
() (Parentheses) Following IRIX commands, they surround the reference page (man
page) section where the command is described. For example, grep (1).
[] (Brackets) Surround optional syntax statement arguments.
# IRIX shell prompt for the superuser (root).
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