Exabyte Mammoth LT 8mm Tape
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1. CAUTION To avoid damaging the tape drive and voiding your warranty use the original shipping materials or replacement materials from your dealer gt Important if you are returning the tape drive for service remove and keep all cartridges cables and terminators If you are returning the tape drive to the factory for service contact your service provider If your service provider instructs you to return the tape drive directly to Exabyte contact Exabyte Service 1 800 EXATAPE to obtain a Return Materials Authorization RMA number and the shipping address 26 Exabyte Mammoth LT Appendix Appendix Specifications Maximum Data Capacity Tape Length Compressed Data Uncompressed Data 22m 5 gigabytes 2 5 gigabytes 125m 28 gigabytes 14 gigabytes Assumes a 2 1 compression ratio Maximum Data Transfer Rates Compressed data 4 MB sec Uncompressed data 2 MB sec Assumes a 2 1 compression ratio Operating Environment Specifications Tape Path Temperature Range 5 Cto 45 C 41 Fto 104 F Relative Humidity 20 to 80 non condensing 26 C 79 F max Wet Bulb Altitude 304 8 m to 3 048 m 1 000 ft to 10 000 ft Installation and Operation 27 Appendix Input Voltages Internal model Standard 5 VDC and 12 VDC 5 Tabletop model Accepts 120 or 240 VAC at 50 to2. Installing the tape drive Step 3 Connect ground To protect the tape drive from electrostatic discharge ESD you must attach the tape drive to the enclosure s metal chassis using the mounting holes shown on page 11 If you need additional chassis grounding use either of the following methods Connect a 14 inch female spade connector to the ground tab shown below Connect an M3 x 0 5 x 6 mm self tapping screw to the grounding hole shown below Grounding hole i Grounding tab Em E DN e 0 Note The power supply returns are connected to the chassis so you cannot isolate the logic common ground from the chassis ground Installation and Operation 9 Installing the tape drive Step 4 Connect power CAUTION Do not force the power cable into the tape drive s power connector If the power cable is upside down and you force the connection you may damage the drive when you power it on To connect power to the tape drive 1 Connect the enclosure s internal power cable to the tape drive s power connector Use an AMP 1 480424 0 series or equivalent female power connector 2 Power on the enclosure The tape drive performs its power on self test in about 30 seconds When the tape drive is ready to accept a cartridge the LEDs turn off gt Important Do not insert a cartridge into the tape drive during the power on self test The tape drive will eject th
3. 60 Hz Automatic input voltage selection SCSI Cable Specifications Internal Model Connector type Narrow 50 pin female shielded AMP 1 746285 0 Wide 68 pin male shielded AMP 786090 7 Length maximum Single ended 3 meters 9 8 feet LVD 25 meters 82 feet A maximum cable length of 6 meters is acceptable if the transfer rate is less than 5 MB sec t If you have more than two devices on the bus the maximum allowable cable length is 12 meters 39 feet 28 Exabyte Mammoth LT Appendix SCSI Cable Specifications Tabletop Model Connector type Narrow Wide 50 pin female shielded AMP 750681 1 68 pin male shielded AMP 750752 1 Total maximum length terminator to terminator Single ended LVD 3 meters 9 8 feet 25 meters 82 feet Each tabletop tape drive attached to the SCSI bus uses 0 4 meters 1 31 feet of cable length internally To determine the total length add 0 4 meters 1 31 feet to the length of cable used on the bus for each tabletop tape drive TA maximum cable length of 6 meters is acceptable if the transfer rate is less than 5 MB sec If you have more than two devices on the bus the maximum allowable cable length is 12 meters 39 feet Terminator Specifications Tabletop Model Narrow Single ended AMP 750381 1 Wide LVD AMP 796051 1 Installation and Operati
4. exabyte com Exabyte Corporation 1685 38th Street Boulder Colorado 80301 303 442 4333 326984 000 Exabyte Mammoth LT Safety agency standards Electro magnetic compatibility EMC Installation and Operation When purchased from Exabyte the Exabyte Mammoth LT Tape Drive complies with the following domestic and international product safety standards e UL Standard 1950 1st Edition Safety of Information Technology Equipment e CSA Standard C22 2 No 950 95 Safety of Information Technology Equipment e TEC 950 EN60950 A4 1997 Safety of Information Technology Equipment including Electrical Business Equipment The tape drive is certified as a component only Certification of the final integrated product is the responsibility of the system integrator When properly installed in a shielded cabinet with shielded cables and adequate grounding of the SCSI bus and input power the tape drive meets the requirements for emissions and immunity as defined by the following standards USA FCC CFR 47 Ch Part 15 Subpart B Class B Canada ICES 003 Class B Australia AS NZ 3548 Class B Taiwan CNS 13438 Class A Europe EN55022 CISPR 22 Class B EN50082 1 Residential Commercial and Light Industry For the tabletop tape drive the requirement for a shielded cabinet is met by the tabletop enclosure FCC notice Industry Canada notice per ICES 003 When installed in an Exabyte enclosure the tabletop mode
5. model 15 SCSI cable specifications for internal model 28 for tabletop model 29 SCSI configurations 2 SCSI ID setting for internal model 5 6 setting for tabletop model 13 shipping the tape drive 26 single ended 2 7 specifications 27 29 T tape See cartridges Tape Alert 25 tape motion LED 19 20 tape ready LED 19 20 temperature specifications 27 termination internal model 8 tabletop model 17 29 transfer rates 27 Exabyte Mammoth LT U unload button location 18 used for resetting tape drive 24 used for unloading cartridges 23 V voltages 28 Installation and Operation Index 33 Index Notes 34 Exabyte Mammoth LT
6. 0 MFG DATE 9846 MADE IN USA 5V 1 6A 12V Q 6A scsi uve scsi ro SE SN 60080934 1IMIENNLIUI DI IMUNI INIM MILIN lt CA 341099 000 1000010 0008000000 0004000000000 000000000003 AONE VE ACA 08000 008000 00 RUDO IE IMD AU 3 CHOU AN 0800000 N IO A IDOL Installation and Operation 7 Installing the tape drive To connect the tape drive to the SCSI bus 1 Connect an internal SCSI cable to the tape drive s SCSI connector and to the next SCSI device in the enclosure for example a SCSI adapter card CAUTION Connecting a single ended wide or LVD wide tape drive to an HVD wide SCSI bus may hang your SCSI bus 2 Ifthe tape drive is the last device on the SCSI bus you must terminate the bus by installing a pass through terminator on the tape drive s SCSI connector Or if there is an unused connector at the end of the SCSI cable you can terminate the bus there Use one of the terminator types listed in the following table gt Important Exabyte recommends using active termination Exabyte testing has shown that older passive termination does not provide rising edge transitions that are fast or clean enough at fast SCSI speeds Narrow SCSI configuration Wide SCSI configuration Single ended AMP 750381 1 N A LVD N A AMP 796051 1 Terminators for single ended and LVD buses are not identical Do not mix the variants 8 Exabyte Mammoth LT
7. Exabyte Mammoth LT Tape Drive Installation and Operation sExabyte 326984 000 Copyright Disclaimer Trademark notices Revision history Copyright 1999 by Exabyte Corporation All rights reserved This item and the information contained herein are the property of Exabyte Corporation No part of this document may be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language or computer language in any form or by any means electronic mechanical magnetic optical chemical manual or otherwise without the express written permission of Exabyte Corporation 1685 38th Street Boulder Colorado 80301 Exabyte Corporation makes no representation or warranties with respect to the contents of this document and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose Further Exabyte Corporation reserves the right to revise this publication without obligation to notify any person or organization of such revisions or changes Exabyte Exafacts Exapak Exasoft and Exatape are registered trademarks of Exabyte Corporation Arrowhead Eliant and SupportSuite are trademarks of Exabyte Corporation All other product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners Revision Date Description 000 February 1999 Initial release Note The most current information about this product is available at Exabyte s web site www
8. Middle LED green When this LED is on tape is loaded and the tape drive is ready to begin operations Bottom LED green When this LED is flashing tape motion is occurring Note The tabletop Mammoth LT tape drive also includes a power on LED on its front panel Installation and Operation 19 Operating the tape drive The following table describes the LED combinations that occur during normal tape drive operation Tape Drive State Erroror Ready Ready Normal High o failed notape tape tape speed lia esses POST loaded loaded motion motion prog Top LED Error O n a n a n a n a O O Clean Middle LED Tape O O O O O O n a O Ready Bottom LED x Tape 4 2 2 fast me Motion POST power on self test Legend O off o0n flash n a not applicable may be any state 20 Exabyte Mammoth LT Operating the tape drive Selecting appropriate data cartridges For writing data use only Exatape advanced metal evaporated AME data cartridges These cartridges require no formatting or other media conditioning before use AME cartridges are available in lengths of 22m and 125m gt Important The Mammoth LT tape drive does not support the Exatape 170m AME tape length If you try to insert this tape the tape drive automatically ejects it Using metal particle tapes The tape drive can read data from metal particle MP tape wh
9. components When installing the tape drive refer to the following figures for the location of back panel components Narrow SCSI configuration Grounding hole Grounding Pin 1 Pin 1 Pin Pin1 tab SCSI Power Monitor SCSI ID connector connector port connector Wide SCSI configuration Grounding Grounding Pin 1 Pin 1 Pin 1 Pin 1 tab hole SCSI SCSI ID Power Monitor connector connector connector port Exabyte Mammoth LT Installing the tape drive Step 1 Set the SCSI ID To set the SCSI ID remove and reposition the jumpers to obtain the desired ID Ifnecessary use a pair of flat nose pliers to remove the jumpers The following figures show how to position the jumpers for narrow and wide SCSI configurations Narrow SCSI configuration SCSI IDs 0 7 0 1 2 3 eee ele elele ojojo eee e e e 4 5 6 7 ojo o ojojo ojojo elele eee ojojo e e If you need additional jumpers use 0 1 inch jumpers for narrow SCSI AMP part number 531220 2 Installation and Operation 5 Installing the tape drive Wide SCSI configuration SCSI IDs 0 15 0 1 2 3 e o o e o e e0 e o o ojojo e o o e
10. e cartridge 10 Exabyte Mammoth LT Installing the tape drive Step 5 Mount the tape drive The single ended internal tape drive meets industry standard 5 25 inch half high form factor mounting requirements The LVD internal tape drive is approximately 0 36 inches 9 2 mm longer than the standard form factor The tape drive can be mounted either horizontally or vertically and in a stationary or sliding position As shown in the following figure the main housing of the tape drive includes three sets of four mounting holes to allow fora number of mounting positions two sets on the sides set A and set B and one set on the bottom set C Mounting holes same on both sides Installation and Operation 11 Installing the tape drive 12 When mounting the tape drive follow these guidelines Use one set of mounting holes Use all four holes in whichever set you choose do not use combinations of mounting holes from different sets Use M3 x 0 5 x 6 mm screws For proper mounting use the correct screw length Ensure that no objects such as screw heads cables or adjacent devices are pressing against the frame Do not obstruct the ventilation slots on the bottom and at the rear of the tape drive Allow sufficient space for accessing the tape drive s front panel controls Exabyte Mammoth LT Installing the tape drive Installing the tabletop model Location of components When installing the tabletop
11. en it is written in one of the following formats 8500c 8500 or 8200 The tape drives cannot read data written in 8200c format If you insert an AME cartridge after reading MP tape you must clean the tape drive see page 24 Installation and Operation 21 Operating the tape drive gt Important Mammoth LT can read data written on metal particle tape but it cannot write to this type of tape Loading data cartridges To load a cartridge 1 Make sure the tape drive is ready to accept a cartridge all LEDs are off Do not insert a cartridge if the tape drive is still performing its power on self test 2 Setthe write protect switch for the desired operation shown below 22 Exabyte Mammoth LT Operating the tape drive 3 Insert the cartridge as shown in the following figure The tape drive loads the tape in approximately 20 seconds When the middle LED is on the tape drive is ready for read and write operations Unloading data cartridges To unload a cartridge press the unload button Do not press and hold the unload button for more than 10 seconds this can cause a reset under certain conditions If the tape drive is free of errors it performs the following actions in about one minute Completes any command in process Writes any buffered information to tape Rewinds the tape to the beginning Unloads the tape and ejects the cartridge Installation and Operation 23 Operating the tape d
12. h LT tape drive is available as an internal model that can be installed into an enclosure shown on the right or as a tabletop model housed in its own enclosure shown on the left Installation and Operation 1 Available SCSI configurations Available SCSI configurations The Mammoth LT tape drive is available in narrow singled ended and wide low voltage differential LVD fast SCSI 2 configurations The LVD tape drive uses an LVD interface that is Ultra and Ultra2 SCSI compatible The LVD interface allows the tape drive to be placed on the same bus as Ultra and Ultra2 SCSI devices without slowing the performance of these devices 2 Exabyte Mammoth LT Installing the tape drive Installing the tape drive This section describes how to install the tape drive in an enclosure If you have the internal model of the Mammoth LT tape drive follow the instructions below If you have the Mammoth LT tabletop model follow the instructions beginning on page 13 Installing the internal model in an enclosure ESD protection Protect the tape drive from electrostatic discharge ESD by following these precautions Use an antistatic mat and wristband if possible Leave the tape drive in its packaging until you are ready to install it Touch a known grounded surface before handling the tape drive Do not place the tape drive on a metallic surface Installation and Operation 3 Installing the tape drive Location of
13. l of the Exabyte Mammoth LT tape drive has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause interference to radio and television communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause interference to equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Use shielded cables e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help According to FCC regulations changes or modifications not expressly approved by Exabyte Corporation could void your authority to operate the equipment This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations Cet appareil num rique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du R glement sur le mat riel brouilleur du Canada Exabyte Mammoth LT Co
14. lf cleaning of the recording heads and scanner The cleaning wheel is activated every time media is loaded or unloaded In addition a sophisticated algorithm contained in the tape drive s firmware can invoke the cleaning wheel if needed during extended backup or restore operations The self cleaning action of the dynamic head cleaner typically extends the interval between manual cleanings The interval depends on the number of tape motion hours and the type of tape being used MP or AME Using Tape Alert Tape Alert provides a standardized method for reporting errors and potential difficulties with the tape drive and media The tape drive s internal Tape Alert firmware constantly monitors the tape drive and the media for errors and potential difficulties that could have an impact on backup quality Any problems identified are flagged on the Tape Alert LOG SENSE SCSI command When the tape drive is used with Tape Alert compatible backup software the software automatically reads the log page after the completion of each backup If an error is flagged the backup software displays a clear warning message suggests a corrective action for the problem and adds the Tape Alert messages to its logs Installation and Operation 25 Packing the tape drive Packing the tape drive If you are shipping the tape drive to another location or returning it for repair pack the tape drive in its original shipping container and packing materials
15. ntents Welcome na 1 Available SCSI configurations oooooooooronnnonommo 2 Installing the tape drive oooooooconcoronr eee 3 Installing the internal model in an enclosure ooooooocoooooo o 3 Installing the tabletop model cooesoriopicina necia 13 Operating the tape driVe ooooooooooronocor oo 18 Monitoring the LEDS ii a ets 19 Selecting appropriate data cartridges oooooooooocom m 21 Loading data cartridges e ads VUE Ut 22 Unloading data carte ess cai ir tt 23 Resetting the tape INS PA a 24 Cleaning the apeadero ds olen a Cute ee ee 24 Using Tape Al it ivan siete A ean 25 Packing the tape driVe oooooooocooncooo 26 Append iei AA 27 Indek A EE aes 31 Installation and Operation Notes vi Exabyte Mammoth LT Welcome Welcome Congratulations on selecting the Exabyte Mammoth LT Tape Drive Your tape drive is a high speed high capacity tape drive designed to meet the growing demands for data storage in such areas as enterprise wide networks data acquisition image processing video on demand and multimedia The tape drive transfers data at a rate of up to 4 megabytes per second with 2 1 compression and can store up to 28 gigabytes GB of compressed data on a single data cartridge The tape drive uses advanced metal evaporated AME tape which provides a greater capacity than the metal particle MP tape used with previous generations of Exabyte products The Mammot
16. on 29 Appendix Notes 30 Exabyte Mammoth LT Index A agency standards iii altitude specifications 27 AME tape 21 back panel internal model 4 tabletop model 13 Cc cable See SCSI cable specifications cartridges data capacity 27 loading 22 types to use 21 unloading 23 using AME tape 21 using metal particle tape 22 cleaning dynamic head cleaner 25 LED indicator 19 20 procedure 24 Installation and Operation data capacity 27 data cartridges See cartridges data format 21 eject button See unload button environmental specifications 27 error conditions displayed on LEDs 20 ESD protection 3 9 F front panel components 18 G grounding the internal model 9 H humidity specifications 27 input voltages 28 installation internal model 3 12 tabletop model 13 18 31 Index L LEDs location 18 power on LED for tabletop 19 status messages 19 20 low voltage differential LVD 2 7 media See cartridges metal particle MP tape cleaning requirements after use 21 mounting the internal model 11 12 O orientation pads for tabletop model 14 P packing the tape drive 26 performance specifications 27 power connecting for internal model 10 connecting for tabletop model 18 remote switch 6 resetting the tape drive 24 returning the tape drive 26 32 S safety agency standards iii screws for mounting 12 SCSI bus connecting to internal model 7 connecting to tabletop
17. oo oojo e o o ojojo o o oojo 4 5 6 7 o o ojojo o e e e elelele o elelele e o o ojo o o o oojo o o oojo e o ojojojo 8 9 10 11 e ojojo o o e ojojo ele e ojo ojoio o elelelele o ojoj o oo o ojo o ojo e ojojo oj o ojojo 12 13 14 15 e o ojo e elelelele e o o elelelele o ojo ojo o ojo oojo o o o ojojo e ojo ojojo If you need additional jumpers use 2 mm mini jumpers for wide SCSI AMP part number 382575 2 Note You can also set the SCSI ID by removing the jumpers and connecting your own remote switch 6 Exabyte Mammoth LT Installing the tape drive Step 2 Connect the drive to the SCSI bus Before connecting the tape drive to the SCSI bus be aware of the following You can connect single ended and LVD SCSI tape drives to the same SCSI bus Be aware that mixing the two types of devices will result in all devices on the bus operating as single ended devices The LVD tape drive uses an LVD interface that is Ultra and Ultra2 SCSI compatible The LVD interface allows the tape drive to be placed on the same bus as Ultra and Ultra2 SCSI devices without slowing the performance of these devices Do not connect a single ended wide or LVD tape drive to an HVD wide SCSI bus or your SCSI bus may hang The product ID label shown below displays the SCSI configuration LVD or SE EXABYTE CORPORATION MODEL EXB 890
18. r flow vents will be blocked and the enclosed tape drive will overheat Step 3 Connect the drive to the SCSI bus You may need to provide your own shielded SCSI cable and if the tape drive is the last device on the bus you may also need to provide an external terminator See the appendix for cable and terminator requirements Before connecting the tape drive to the SCSI bus be aware of the following You can connect single ended and LVD SCSI tape drives to the same SCSI bus Be aware that mixing the two types of devices will result in all devices on the bus operating as single ended devices Do not connect a single ended wide or LVD wide tape drive to an HVD wide SCSI bus or your SCSI bus may hang The LVD tape drive uses an LVD interface that is Ultra and Ultra2 SCSI compatible The LVD interface allows the tape drive to be placed on the same bus as Ultra and Ultra2 SCSI devices without slowing the performance of these devices Installation and Operation 15 Installing the tape drive The product ID label shown below displays the SCSI configuration LVD or SE SCSI lt SCSI CS SE Ma i SS Lo LVD re EXABYTE EX8 8900T F VA 100 240 1A 50 60 OPERA LISTED E Un mu ur 16 CAUTION To avoid damaging the tape drive make sure the tape drive is powered off when you connect the cables on the back Exabyte Mammo
19. rive Note Ifan error occurs before or during the unload procedure the tape drive suspends the unload sequence To clear the error press the unload button again The tape drive reattempts the unload sequence but does not write data in the buffer Resetting the tape drive To reset the tape drive press and hold the unload button for at least 10 seconds or power the drive off and back on again Note If you reset the tape drive while a cartridge is loaded it rewinds the tape to the beginning after the reset is complete The reset may take as long as two minutes if the tape is positioned near the end Cleaning the tape drive When manual cleaning is required the top LED turns on To help maintain data integrity and reliability you should manually clean the tape drive as soon as possible after the LED turns on gt Important When you insert an AME cartridge after reading MP tape the top LED turns on and the cartridge is ejected Before you can use the AME tape you must clean the tape drive as described below To clean the tape drive insert an Exabyte Mammoth 8mm Cleaning Cartridge or a cleaning cartridge approved by Exabyte for use with Mammoth LT When finished the tape drive turns off the top LED and ejects the cleaning cartridge 24 Exabyte Mammoth LT Operating the tape drive About the dynamic head cleaner The Exabyte Mammoth LT features an integrated dynamic head cleaner cleaning wheel for automatic se
20. tape drive refer to the following figure for the location of back panel components SCSI connectors SCSI ID switch Monitor port Power switch Power connector Step 1 Set the SCSI ID To set the SCSI ID for the tape drive use a pen or other fine tipped instrument to press the SCSI ID switch until the desired number is displayed 0 7 for narrow SCSI or 0 15 for wide SCSI Note Changes in the SCSI ID setting take effect after a normal power on or SCSI bus reset Installation and Operation 13 Installing the tape drive Step 2 Install the orientation pads The tabletop model includes adhesive pads that you must apply to either the base or the right side depending on how you plan to position the tape drive These pads protect the tape drive s surface and allow air to flow through the vents when the tape drive is positioned on its side To install the pads 1 Remove the backing from four pads Five pads are shipped with the tape drive 2 Affix the pads to each corner approximately 12 inch 1 3 cm from the sides For a horizontal orientation place the pads on the bottom For a vertical orientation place the pads on the right side the side with the external vents 1 2 inch 1 3 cm 14 Exabyte Mammoth LT Installing the tape drive CAUTION If you wantto position the tape drive on its side you must place the pads on the right side Otherwise the ai
21. th LT Installing the tape drive To connect the tape drive to the SCSI bus 1 Connect a shielded SCSI cable to the back of the tape drive CAUTION Connecting a single ended wide or LVD wide tape drive to an HVD wide SCSI bus may hang the SCSI bus 2 Ifthe tape drive is the last device on the SCSI bus install a terminator on the other connector If it is not the last device connect another SCSI cable Installation and Operation 17 Operating the tape drive Step 4 Connect power To connect power to the tape drive 1 Connect the power cord to the back 2 Press the power switch to the on I position The tape drive performs its power on self test in about 30 seconds When the tape drive is ready to accept a cartridge the LEDs turn off gt Important Do not insert a cartridge into the tape drive during the power on self test The tape drive will eject the cartridge Operating the tape drive 18 LEDs This section describes how to operate the tape drive The figure below shows the front panel components used for tape drive operation Door Unload z button Exabyte Mammoth LT Operating the tape drive Monitoring the LEDs The LEDs have the following general meanings Top LED amber When this LED is flashing an error has occurred When this LED is on solid the tape drive needs to be cleaned see page 24
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