HP 5243 User manual

5243 Tape Drive

Installation and User’s

Guide

Abstract

This guide provides information about installing, operating, and maintaining the 5243

tape drive on HP NonStop™ servers. This guide is written for those who install or

maintain the 5243 tape drive.

Product Version

N.A.

Supported Release Version Updates (RVUs)

This guide supports G06.29 and all subsequent G-series RVUs and H06.06 and all

subsequent H-series RVUs until otherwise indicated by its replacement publication.

Part Number Published

542758-003 July 2006

Document History

Part Number Product Version Published

542758-002 N.A. May 2006

542758-003 N.A. July 2006

Hewlett-Packard Company—542758-003

5243 Tape Drive Installation and

User’s Guide

Index Figures Tables

What’s New in This Manual iii

Manual Information iii

New and Changed Information iii

About This Manual v

Notation Conventions v

1. Overview and Features

Overview 1-1

NonStop S-Series Servers 1-2

NonStop NS-Series Servers 1-3

Features 1-3

Specifications 1-3

2. Installing and Configuring the Tape Drive for the NonStop S-

Series Server

Installation 2-1

Configuration 2-4

ServerNet/DA 2-4

PMF CRU 2-4

3. Operation

Front Panel 3-1

Loading and Unloading Tape Cartridges 3-3

Inserting Tape Cartridges 3-3

Removing Tape Cartridges 3-4

Using Correct Media 3-5

Data Cartridges 3-5

Write-Protecting Cartridges 3-6

Cleaning Tape Cartridges 3-7

Handling Tape Cartridges 3-7

Contents

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4. Troubleshooting

Problems With Tape Cartridges 4-1

The Tape Cartridge Is Jammed 4-1

The Tape Drive Will Not Accept the Tape Cartridge (or Ejects It Immediately) 4-2

A. Specifications

Weight of Tape Drive Components A-1

Technical Specifications A-2

Capacity A-2

Performance A-2

Media A-2

Tape Format A-2

Power Specifications A-3

Environmental Specifications A-3

Safety and Compliance

Index

Figures

Figure 1-1. Front View of Tape Drive 1-1

Figure 1-2. Configuration for the NonStop S-Series Server 1-2

Figure 1-3. Configuration for the Integrity NonStop NS-Series Server 1-3

Figure 2-1. Front View of Tape Drive 2-1

Figure 2-2. Rear View of Tape Drive 2-2

Figure 3-1. Front View of Tape Drive 3-1

Figure 3-2. Inserting a Tape Cartridge 3-3

Figure 3-3. Ejecting a Cartridge 3-4

Figure 3-4. Write-Protecting a Cartridge 3-6

Figure A-1. Tape Drive Dimensions A-1

Tables

Table 2-1. SCSI Cables 2-2

Table 3-1. Tape Drive LEDs 3-2

Table 3-2. Data Cartridge Compatibility 3-5

Table A-1. Weight of Tape Drive Components A-1

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What’s New in This Manual

Manual Information

5243 Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide

Abstract

This guide provides information about installing, operating, and maintaining the 5243

tape drive on HP NonStop™ servers. This guide is written for those who install or

maintain the 5243 tape drive.

Product Version

N.A.

Supported Release Version Updates (RVUs)

This guide supports G06.29 and all subsequent G-series RVUs and H06.06 and all

subsequent H-series RVUs until otherwise indicated by its replacement publication.

Document History

New and Changed Information

Indicated support for G-series RVUs in this section.

Part Number Published

542758-003 July 2006

Part Number Product Version Published

542758-002 N.A. May 2006

542758-003 N.A. July 2006

What’s New in This Manual

5243 Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—542758-003

New and Changed Information

5243 Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—542758-003

About This Manual

Notation Conventions

Hypertext Links

Blue underline is used to indicate a hypertext link within text. By clicking a passage of

text with a blue underline, you are taken to the location described. For example:

This requirement is described under Backup DAM Volumes and Physical Disk

Drives on page 3-2.

About This Manual

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Hypertext Links

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1-1

1Overview and Features

This section includes:

Overview

The tape drive is designed for file backup and archive applications for NonStop

servers. It comes in a tabletop configuration and has built-in power-on-self-test (POST)

diagnostics.

The tape drive uses a DAT72 drive and is designed to use a 170-meter DAT72 tape

cartridge. The tape drive is also backward compatible with the DDS-3 tape format. It is

not backward compatible with DDS-2 or DDS-1 tape formats.

Overview 1-1

Features 1-3

Figure 1-1. Front View of Tape Drive

Overview and Features

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1-2

NonStop S-Series Servers

The tape drive connects to a ServerNet/DA, IOMF2 CRU, or PMF CRU on the HP

NonStop S-series server with a SCSI cable.

Figure 1-2. Configuration for the NonStop S-Series Server

SCSI Cable

Tape Drive

NonStop

S-Series

Server

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