Sony SDT-9000 Series User manual

SDT-9000

Series

DDS-3

Tape

Drive

User's

Manual

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Table

Contents

Introduction.

Product

Features.2

Precautions.3

Preparation.

Supplied

Items.

Changing

Form

Factor.4

Installation.10

SCSI

Connection

Setting

the

SCSI

Option

Switches.10

Mounting

Holes

for

3.5“

Standard

Height.11

Mounting

Holes

for

5.25"

Half

Height.12

Orientation.13

Operation.14

Location

LEDs.14

LED

Indication

for

Drive

Status.15

Drive

Operation.16

Emergency

Cassette.

Removal

Procedure.17

Interface

Implementation.18

Supported

SCSI

Messages.18

Supported

SCSI

Commands.18

Specification.19

Product

Specifications.19

Third

Party

Support

Contacts.21

Sony

Contacts

SDT-9000/BM

DDS-3

Tape

Drive

Conglatulation

your

purchase

the

Sony

DDS-3

drive

SDT-9000/BM.

This

drive

high

capacity

data

storage

device

using

4mm

DAT

(Digital

Audio

Tape)

technology.

The

SDT-9000/BM

drive

achieves

high

data

reliability

through

Read-After-Write,

additional

level

Error

Correction

Code,

and

other

features.

The

Sony

SDT-9000/BM

drive

stores

data

tape

using

standard

format

called

DDS

(Digital

Data

Storage),

DDS-3,

DDS-2,

DDS-DC

and

DCLZ

formats.

These

formats

are

used

many

other

DDS

tape

drive

manufacturers,

providing

broad

range

compatible

tape

drives.

The

Sony

SDT-9000/BM

fully

READ

and

WRITE

compatible

with

the

DDS-3,

DDS-2,

DDS

and

DDS-DC

format

tapes.

The

SDT-9000/BM

has

the

5.25"

Sony

standard

color

bezel

(default

set)

and

can

have

the

5.25"

AT-Gray

3.5"

Sony

standard

color

bezel

replacing

with

the

enclosed

bezel.

Introduction

Product

Features

SDT-9000/BM

(With

Data

Compression)

Data

Capacity

(typical)*

Transfer

Rate

(sustained)

2.4

MB/sec

(typical)*

•

Supported

Formats:

DDS-3,

DDS-2,

DDS,

DDS-DC

and

DCLZ

•

High

Burst

Transfer

Rate-

5MB/sec

Asynchronous

10MB/sec

Synchronous

•

Large

2MB

Buffer

•

3.5"

Standard

Height,

5.25“

Half

Height

•

Embedded

SCSI

Interface

•

Supports

Variable

Fixed

Record

Length

•

Supports

SCSI-2

Sequential-access

Devices

Command

Set

•

Read

After

Write

(RAW)

•

Frame

Rewrite

Function

•

Three

Levels

Error

Correction

Code

(ECC)

•

Quick

(200

times

normal

Read/Write

speed)

•

Random

Read

•

N-Group

Write

Option

•

Dual

Partition

Option

•

SCSI

Disconnection/Arbitration

Assuming

2:1

compression.

Actual

capacity

and

transfer

rate

may

vary

since

compression

depending

upon

data

type.

Precautions

installation

Avoid

placing

the

drive

location

subject

to:

high

humidity

high

temperature

mechanical

shock

and

vibration

direct

sunlight

Operation

not

move

the

drive

while

operating.

Doing

may

cause

malfunction.

Avoid

exposing

the

drive

sudden

changes

from

low

high

temperature.

This

may

cause

water

condensation

collect

inside

the

drive.

the

ambien

temperature

should

suddenly

rise

while

the

drive

turned

on,

wait

least

one

houi

before

turning

the

drive.

you

attempt

operate

the

drive

immediately

after

sudden

increase

temperature,

malfunction

may

occur.

not

turn

off

the

drive

while

tape

inside

the

drive.

Transportation

Keep

the

original

packing

materials

for

possible

future

shipments

the

drive.

sure

remove

any

tapes

from

drive

prior

transportation.

After

removing

the

drive

from

the

computer,

repack

the

drive

into

its

original

packaging.

Preparation

Supplied

Items

When

you

first

open

the

box,

make

sure

contains

the

following

items.

Contact

your

supplier

anything

missing

broken.

•

DDS

Tape

Drive

(5.25'

Half

Height).1

•

3.5"

Standard

Height

Front

Panel

(Sony

Color)..

•

5.25"

Half

Height

Front

Panel

(AT-Gray

Color)...

•

Data

Cartridge.

•

Cleaning

Cartridge.1

•

Warranty

Card.1

•

Installation

Manual

(This

Guide).1

Changing

Form

Factor

SDT-9000/BM

originally

pre-mounted

with

5.25"

side

rails

and

Sony

white

color

front

bezel.

you

want

change

from

5.25"

3.5":

A-1

Remove

side

rails.

Remove

four

screws

(a,

securing

the

Side

Rails

(L,

and

then

remove

the

Side

Rails

(L,

R).

Side

Rail

(R)

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