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HP LTO Ultrium tape drives
technical reference manual
LTO 4 FC, SCSI and SAS drives
volume 4: specifications
Edition 1, June 2007
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Contents
Related documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Documents specific to HP LTO Ultrium drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Documentation map. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Drives—general . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Installation and configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Maintenance and troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Dealing with errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
LTO Ultrium features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
General documents and standardization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2 Physical specification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Full-height drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Product weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Drive orientation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3 Electrical requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
PSU requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Internal and rack-mounted drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Power consumption. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
4 Electromagnetic compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
ITE emissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
ITE immunities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
DC magnetic field inteference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
5 Environmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Climatics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Dynamics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Airflow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
6 Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Safety regulatory standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Required agency approvals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Transceivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
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7 Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Environmental specifications (media) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
LTO-Cartridge Memory (EEPROM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
8 LTO Ultrium format standard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
9 Reliability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
10Performance specification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Transfer rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Data compression . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Speeds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Timings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
11Automation Control Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
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Related documents
This is one of six volumes that document HP LTO Ultrium drives. This volume gives specifications for
the following products. The capacities are using hardware data compression with a compression
ratio of 2:1 where applicable:
• HP LTO Ultrium 4 Fibre Channel tape drives
• HP LTO Ultrium 4 SCSI tape drives
• HP LTO Ultrium 4 SAS tape drives
The following documents provide additional information:
Documents specific to HP LTO Ultrium drives
• Hardware Integration Guide, volume 1 of the HP LTO Ultrium Technical Reference Manual
• Software Integration Guide, volume 2 of the HP LTO Ultrium Technical Reference Manual
• Host Interface Guide, volume 3 of the HP LTO Ultrium Technical Reference Manual
• UNIX, Linux and OpenVMS Configuration Guide, volume 5 of the HP LTO Ultrium Technical
Reference Manual
Please contact your HP supplier for copies.
• The features and benefits of HP LTO Ultrium drives are discussed in the HP LTO Ultrium
Technology White Paper.
• For a general background to LTO technology and licensing, go to
http://www.lto-technology.com
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Documentation map
The following will help you locate information in the Technical Reference Manual. A reference like
“
1 HW Integration: ch. 7” means Volume 1, Hardware Integration Guide, of the HP LTO Ultrium
Technical Reference Manual, chapter 7.
Drives—general
Connectors
Front panel LEDs
Specifications
Installation and configuration
Connectors
Determining the configuration
External drives
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FC Drives SCSI Drives SAS Drives
1 HW Integration: ch. 4 1 HW Integration: ch. 7
1 HW Integration: ch. 3 1 HW Integration: ch. 6
4 Specifications
FC Drives SCSI Drives SAS Drives
1 HW Integration: ch. 4 1 HW Integration: ch. 7
2 SW Integration: ch. 2
n/a 1 HW Integration: ch. 5
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In libraries
In servers
In tape arrays
Linux configuration
Modes of usage
OpenVMS configuration
Optimizing performance
UNIX configuration
Operation
External drives
In libraries
In servers
In tape arrays
Cartridges
FC Drives SCSI Drives SAS Drives
1 HW Integration: ch. 1
n/a 1 HW Integration: ch. 4
n/a 1 HW Integration: ch. 3 n/a
5 UNIX, Linux, OpenVMS Configuration
n/a 1 HW Integration: ch. 8 n/a
5 UNIX, Linux, OpenVMS Configuration
n/a 1 HW Integration: ch. 8 n/a
2 SW Integration: ch. 4
5 UNIX, Linux, OpenVMS Configuration
FC Drives SCSI Drives SAS Drives
n/a 1 HW Integration: ch. 5
1 HW Integration: ch. 1
n/a 1 HW Integration: ch. 4
n/a 1 HW Integration: ch. 3 n/a
Cartridge Memory (LTO-CM)
Cartridges
Managing the use of cartridges
Use of cartridges
Interface
FC, SCSI and SAS host interface guide
Commands
Error codes
Implementation
Interpreting sense data
Messages
Mode pages
—see the MODE SENSE command
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FC Drives SCSI Drives SAS Drives
2 SW Integration: ch. 5
1 HW Integration: ch. 5 1 HW Integration: ch. 9
2 SW Integration: ch. 1
2 SW Integration: ch. 3
FC Drives SCSI Drives SAS Drives
3 Host Interface
3 Host Interface: ch. 5
1 HW Integration: ch. 6 1 HW Integration: ch. 10
3 Host Interface: ch. 1
2 SW Integration: ch. 3
3 Host Interface: ch. 2
3 Host Interface: ch. 5
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Pre-execution checks
Responding to sense keys and ASC/Q
Sense keys and ASC/Q
—see REQUEST SENSE command
Task management functions
Maintenance and troubleshooting
Cleaning
External drives
In libraries
In servers
In tape arrays)
Monitoring drive and tape condition
Software troubleshooting techniques
Dealing with errors
FC Drives SCSI Drives SAS Drives
3 Host Interface: ch. 4
2 SW Integration: ch. 6
3 Host Interface: ch. 5
n/a 3 Host Interface: ch. 3
FC Drives SCSI Drives SAS Drives
2 SW Integration: ch. 5
2 SW Integration: ch. 7
n/a 1 HW Integration: ch. 5
1 HW Integration: ch. 1
n/a 1 HW Integration: ch. 4
n/a 1 HW Integration: ch. 3 n/a
2 SW Integration: ch. 7
2 SW Integration: ch. 1
Error codes
Handling errors
Logs—see the LOG SENSE command
Recovering from write and read errors
Software response to error correction
Software response to logs
TapeAlert log
LTO Ultrium features
Autoload
Automation Control Interface (ACI)
Cartridge Memory (LTO-CM)
Data compression, managing
OBDR and CD-ROM emulation
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FC Drives SCSI Drives SAS Drives
1 HW Integration: ch. 6 1 HW Integration: ch. 10
2 SW Integration: ch. 5
3 Host Interface: ch. 4
2 SW Integration: ch. 7
2 SW Integration: ch. 3
2 SW Integration: ch. 3
2 SW Integration: ch. 7
FC Drives SCSI Drives SAS Drives
1 HW Integration: ch. 2
1 HW Integration: ch. 2
1 HW Integration: ch. 2
2 SW Integration: ch. 5
2 SW Integration: ch. 5
2 SW Integration: ch. 7
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FC Drives SCSI Drives SAS Drives
Performance optimization
n/a 1 HW Integration: ch. 8
Performance, factors affecting
Software design
Supporting LTO Ultrium features
General documents and standardization
See http://www.t10.org/t10_main.htm for INCITS SCSI Primary Commands—3 (SPC-3), SCSI
Streaming Commands (SSC-3) and other specifications
Copies of documents of other standards bodies can be obtained from:
2 SW Integration: ch. 1
2 SW Integration: ch. 4
2 SW Integration: ch. 1
2 SW Integration: ch. 5
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1Features
Feature Full-height drives
Recording format Linear Tape Open Ultrium-4 and Ultrium-3. LTO Ultrium-2 tapes
Data compression ALDC
Data encoding method 16-channel PRML
Variable speed recording 40–120 MB/s LTO 4
Read-While-Write Standard—data is verified immediately after it is written
Auxiliary memory in
cartridge (CM)
Data interfaces FC: 4 Gb/s Fibre Channel, Class 3, dual port, multi-mode connector:
Library interface Bi-directional RS422 (serial protocol RS422 9600 to
Main data buffer size 128 MB
Burst buffer size FC: 16 MB
Specification
can be read but not written.
Standard part of the LTO Ultrium format
duplex-LC (native)
SCSI: Ultra320 SCSI Wide
SAS: 3 GB
115200 baud/8 bits)
SCSI, SAS: 8MB
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2 Physical specification
Dimensions
Fibre Channel SCSI SAS
Internal width: 146 mm (5.75")
height: 82.5 mm (3.25")
depth: 203 mm (8")
External width: n/a 208 mm (8.2")
height: n/a 121 mm (4.75")
depth: n/a 298 mm (11.75")
Full-height drives
Figure 1 Plan
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