HP 5243 Installation And User Manual
5243 Tape Drive
Instal lation 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 20 06
Document History
Part Number Product Version Published
542758-002 N.A. May 2006
542758-003 N.A. July 2006
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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
NonSto p NS-Serie s Servers 1-3
Features 1-3
Specifications 1-3
2. Installing and Configuring the Tape Drive for the NonStop SSeries 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-Pro tecting Ca rtrid ges 3-6
Cleaning Tape Cartridges 3-7
Handling Tape Cartridges 3-7
Contents
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4. Troubleshooting
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 Numb er Published
542758-003 July 2006
Part Numb er Produc t Version Published
542758-002 N.A. May 2006
542758-003 N.A. July 2006
What’s New in This Manual
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New and Changed Information
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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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1 Overview 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
Figur e 1-1. Front Vi ew of Tape Drive
Overview and Features
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NonStop S-Series Servers
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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NonStop NS-Series Servers
NonStop N S- Series Servers
An M8201R Fibre Channel to SCSI router must be used to connect the tape drive to
the Fibre Channel ServerNet adapter (FCSA) on the HP Integrity NonStop NS-series
server. For more information, refer to the M8201R Fibre Channel to SCSI Router
Installation an d U ser’s Guide and the Fibre Channe l Se rver Net A dapte r In sta llati on a nd
Support Guide.
Features
The DAT72 tape drive can store 36 GB of data per DAT72 cartridge and up to 72 GB of
data in compressed mode (assuming a 2:1 compression factor). The tape drive has
both read and write heads and can perform read-after-write (RAW) data checking.
Specifications
For the tape drive specifications, refer to Appendix A, Specifications.
Figure 1-3. Configuration for the Integrity NonStop NS-Series Server
Fiber Cable
SCSI Cable
Tape Drive
NonStop
NS-Series
Server
Fibre Channel to SCSI Router
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Specifications
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