Quantum LTO-4 (Model B) User manual

LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive

Quick Start Guide

Introduction

Quantum LTO Ultrium tape drives leverage LTO technology and

Quantum-exclusive features to provide the most reliable and affordable

tape data protection to medium and large businesses.

Quantum LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drives, models TC-L42-AN (internal),

TC-L42BN-EY and TC-L42BN-EO (tabletop), and TC-L43CN-EY and TC-

43CN-EO (rackmount), are the most reliable Ultrium drives on the market,

delivering reliability features only available from Quantum to extend

media life, Variable-speed Transfer to automatically match the host's data

transfer rate, and Dynamic Powerdown to protect the drive and media in

the event of power loss. Combined with SmartVerify to concurrently verify

all data written to the tape, these features make Quantum LTO drives a

sound investment and a complete data protection solution.

Figure 1 Internal Drive

Contents 0

This document is provided in the

following languages:

•English

•French

•German

• Japanese

•Korean

• Simplified Chinese

•Spanish

Each language includes the following

sections:

•Introduction

•Before Installing the LTO-4 Half-

Height Tape Drive

•Installing the Internal LTO-4 Half-

Height Tape Drive

•Installing the Tabletop LTO-4 Half-

Height Tape Drive

•Installing the LTO Driver Software

•Registering the LTO-4 Half-Height

Tape Drive

•Safety Compliances

•Electromagnetic Compatibility

(EMC) Compliances

2Before Installing the LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive

LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive Quick Start Guide

Before Installing the LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive

Handling Precautions and

Installation Guidelines 0Always observe the following precautions and guidelines when handling and installing

LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drives:

• Internal, at all times

• Tabletop, when removed from its free-standing enclosure

Preinstallation

Requirements 0Before installing the LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive, make sure you have:

• A serial SCSI host bus adapter (HBA) installed and properly configured in the host

computer

• Interface components, either:

• 7-pin 1x SATA-style interface cable for an internal drive

• 26-pin SFF-8088 mini-SAS style interface cable for a tabletop drive

Handling Precautions • Internal drives have exposed components that are

sensitive to static electricity. To reduce the possibility of

damage from static discharge, the drives are packaged

in a protective antistatic bag. Do not remove the drive

from the antistatic bag until you are ready to install it.

• Wear an ESD-preventive grounding wrist strap or

observe similar ESD precautions when working with the

drive. Be sure the wrist strap makes good skin contact.

Do not remove the wrist strap until you finish working

with the drive.

Also, avoid contact between the drive, other equipment,

and clothing. The wrist strap only protects the

equipment from ESD voltages on the body; ESD

voltages on clothing can still cause damage.

• Before removing the drive from the antistatic bag, touch

a grounded metal surface to discharge any static

electricity buildup from your body.

• Handle the drive by its sides rather than by the top

cover to reduce the risk of dropping the drive or

damaging it during installation.

• Either lay the drive on a nonconductive surface or put it

back inside the protective antistatic bag to reduce the

chance of damage from static discharge

Installation Guidelines • Due to the high speed of the LTO-4 Half-Height Tape

Drive, do not connect more than one LTO-4 drive to the

same host bus adapter (HBA).

Installing the Internal LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive 3

LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive

• Backup application software that supports the tape drive. For a list of the backup

software applications that have been tested with the LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive,

please visit our website at:

www.quantum.com/support

Unpacking and Inspecting

the Drive 0Although each LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive is inspected and carefully packaged at the

factory, damage can occur in shipment or when the drive is being unpacked.

Observe the handling precautions in Handling Precautions and Installation Guidelines,

and carefully unpack and inspect the LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive as follows:

1Visually inspect the shipping container and notify your carrier immediately of any

damage.

2Place the shipping container on a flat, clean, stable surface and carefully remove the

contents.

3Visually inspect the LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive and notify your Quantum

representative immediately of any damage.

4Always save the shipping container and packing materials for any future reshipment.

Installing the Internal LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive

To install the internal LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive, complete the following procedures

in the order presented:

1Mounting the Internal Tape Drive on page 3

2Connecting the Internal Drive Interface and DC Power Cables on page 5

3Restarting the Internal Tape Drive System on page 6

4Installing the LTO Driver Software on page 7, if required

5Registering the LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive on page 8

Mounting the Internal

Tape Drive 0You can mount the internal LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive either horizontally or

vertically, but not upside down (see figure 2).

IF you mount the drive . . . THEN the . . .

horizontally, base of the drive must be within 15 degrees of

horizontal.

vertically, side of the drive must be within 5 degrees of

horizontal.

4Installing the Internal LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive

LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive Quick Start Guide

Figure 2 Acceptable Mounting

Orientations

Mount the internal drive in a 5.25-inch, half-height drive bay as follows:

1As required:

aSave and close your open files and terminate all running applications.

bShut down the workstation or server system.

cDisconnect the system AC power cord from the facility AC power receptacle.

2Remove the cover from the workstation or server system.

3Select an available 5.25-inch half-height bay and, if required, remove the bay cover.

4Position the drive in the bay and align either the upper or lower mounting holes—

whichever is appropriate—with the holes in the chassis (see figure 3).

5Secure the drive using two M3.0 X 5 metric screws on each side

After mounting the internal LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive, proceed to Connecting the

Internal Drive Interface and DC Power Cables in the following subsection.

Note: See your computer manufacturer’s instructions for the proper procedures

to remove the cover.

Caution: Using screws longer than 5 mm can damage the drive.

Do not use screws longer than 5 mm to secure the internal LTO-4 Half-

Height Tape Drive.

YES YES YES NO

Installing the Internal LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive 5

LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive

Figure 3 Internal Tape Drive

Mounting Hole Locations

Connecting the Internal

Drive Interface and DC

Power Cables 0

As shown in figure 4, the rear panel of the internal LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive has

connectors for:

• A 7-pin 1x SATA-style serial-attached SCSI (SAS) interface cable

• A serial library interface cable

• The internal drive DC power cable

Figure 4 Internal Drive

Interface and DC Power

Connectors

Connect the interface and DC power cables to the internal drive as follows:

1Verify that the system is shut down and the AC power cord is disconnected from the

facility AC power receptacle.

2If you are installing the internal LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive in a tape library

system, connect the RS-422 serial interface cable to the serial library port on the back

of the drive. (The serial library port is not used in workstation or server systems.)

3Connect the internal drive DC power cable to the DC power connector on the back of

the drive.

4Reinstall the system cover.

5Reconnect the system AC power cord to the facility AC power receptacle.

Lower mounting holes

Upper mounting holes

Serial library port

DC power connector 7-pin 1x SATA-style SAS connector

6Installing the Tabletop LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive

LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive Quick Start Guide

After connecting the internal drive interface and DC power cables, proceed to Restarting

the Internal Tape Drive System in the following subsection.

Restarting the Internal

Tape Drive System 0After connecting the internal drive interface and DC power cables:

1Restart the workstation or server system.

2Verify that the internal LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive comes on and completes the

Power On Self Test (POST) functions.

3As required, proceed to either:

•Installing the LTO Driver Software on page 7

•Registering the LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive on page 8

Installing the Tabletop LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive

To install the tabletop LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive, complete the following procedures

in the order presented:

1Connecting the Tabletop Drive Interface and AC Power Cables

2Restarting the Tabletop Tape Drive System on page 7

3Installing the LTO Driver Software on page 7, if required

4Registering the LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive on page 8

Connecting the Tabletop

Drive Interface and AC

Power Cables 0

As shown in figure 5, the rear panel of the tabletop LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive has

connectors for:

• A 26-pin SFF-8088 mini-SAS style interface cable

•TheACpowercable

Figure 5 Tabletop Drive

Interface and AC Power

Connectors

26-pin SFF-8088 mini-SAS connector AC power switch

AC power connector

Installing the LTO Driver Software 7

LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive

Connect the interface and AC power cables to the tabletop drive as follows:

1As required:

aSave and close your open files and terminate all running applications.

bShut down the workstation or server system.

cDisconnect the system AC power cord from the facility AC power receptacle.

2Attach the external SAS interface cable to the 26-pin SFF-8088 mini-SAS connector on

the back of the drive.

3Verify that the tabletop LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive AC power switch is set to the

off position, and connect the AC power cord to the power connector on the back of the

drive.

4Connect the drive AC power cord to the facility AC power receptacle.

5Reconnect the workstation or server system AC power cord to the facility AC power

receptacle.

After connecting the tabletop drive interface and AC power cables, proceed to Restarting

the Tabletop Tape Drive System in the following subsection.

Restarting the Tabletop

Tape Drive System 0After connecting the tabletop drive interface and AC power cables:

1Set the tabletop drive AC power switch to the on position.

2Restart the workstation or server system.

3Verify that the tabletop LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive comes on and completes the

Power On Self Test (POST) functions.

As required, proceed to either:

•Installing the LTO Driver Software

•Registering the LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive

Installing the LTO Driver Software

If you intend to use the LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive with the Microsoft®native backup

applet on a Windows 2000, Windows Server®2003, Windows XP®, or Windows Vista

operating system, install the appropriate version of the LTO driver software. (See the

Downloads page for LTO-4 drivers under Standalone Tape Drives on the Quantum

support website at: www.quantum.com/support.)

Note: The LTO driver software is not necessary with commercial backup application

software.

8Registering the LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive

LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive Quick Start Guide

Registering the LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive

After installing the LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive, be sure to register it via the Quantum

website at:

www.quantum.com/registration

Registering the drive ensures that you will receive the latest technical information about

the drive, as well as other product, service, and support information.

Safety Compliances

The LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drives are safety compliant with the following regulatory

organizations and codes in the countries indicated:

Country Regulatory Organization Compliant to:

Canada Canadian Standards Association

(CSA)

UL/CSA 60950-1

EU member nations Comité Europèen de Normalisation

Electrotechnique – the European

Committee for Electrotechnical

Standardization (CENELEC)

EN 60950-1, 1st edition

IECEE member

nations*

IECEE International

Electrotechnical Commission on

Electrical Equipment (IECEE) for

Mutual Recognition of Test

Certificates for Electrical Equipment

“CB Scheme”

CB Scheme per IEC

60950-1 with details

and exceptions for

each member country

Israel SII CB Scheme

Taiwan BSMI BSMI certification, CNS

14336

United States Underwriters Laboratories (UL) UL/CSA 60950-1

* IECEE member nations include: Argentina, Austria, Australia, Belgium, Brazil,

Canada, China (PR), Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary,

India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, (South) Korea, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway,

Poland, Russian Federation, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa,

Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, and USA.

Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Compliances 9

LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive

Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Compliances

The LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drives are EMC compliant with the following regulatory

organizations and codes in the countries indicated:

Country Regulatory Organization Compliant to:

Australia Australian Communications and

Media Authority (ACMA)

AS/NZS 3548 (same

as CISPR 22)

Canada Industry Canada Digital Apparatus -

Interference-Causing Equipment

Standard

(ICES-003)

ICES-003 Digital

Apparatus

EU member nations CE Emissions per CISPR

22, EN55022 and

Immunity per CISPR

24, EN55024

Israel SII CISPR 22 and CISPR

Japan Voluntary Control Council for

Interface (VCCI)

VCCI

New Zealand Australian Communications and

Media Authority (ACMA)

AS/NZS 3548 (same

as CISPR 22)

South Korea MIC CISPR 22 and CISPR

Taiwan Bureau of Commodity Inspection

and Quarantine (BSMI)

BSMI EMC

certification, CNS

14338

United States Federal Communications

Commission (FCC)

Title 47: Code of

Federal Regulations,

Part 15, Subpart B

(47CFR15B),

Note: Use these drives only in equipment where the combination has been

determined to be suitable by an appropriate certification organization (for

example, Underwriters Laboratories Inc. or the Canadian Standards

Association in North America).

Quantum Corp. (NYSE: QTM) is the leading global storage company

specializing in backup, recovery and archive. Combining focused

expertise, customer-driven innovation, and platform independence,

Quantum provides a comprehensive range of disk, tape, media, and

software solutions supported by a world-class sales and service

organization. As a long-standing and trusted partner, the company works

closely with a broad network of resellers, OEMs, and other suppliers to

meet customer’s evolving data protection needs.

For assistance contact Quantum Technical Assistance center:

North America +1-800-284-5101

UK, France, and Germany 00800 4 QUANTUM

EMEA +44 1256 848 766

For worldwide support: www.quantum.com/contactsupport

20020136-001, November 2007

LTO-4 Half-Height Tape Drive Quick Start Guide

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You should also consider the following safety points:

• Install the drive in an enclosure that limits the user’s access to live parts, gives

adequate system stability, and provides the necessary grounding for the drive.

• Provide the correct voltages (+5 VDC and +12 VDC) based on the regulation

applied—Extra Low Voltage (SEC) for UL and CSA, and Safety Extra Low Voltage for

BSI and VDE (if applicable).

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