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HP Surestore DVD-ROM rack-ready drives - overview
HP Surestore DVD-ROM rack-ready drives are designed to be installed in a rack-mounted
HP Surestore Tape Array 5300. Refer to the documentation supplied with your tape array for tape array
installation instructions.
Before you start
Step 1: Install the drive
Ensure the drive extractor lever is in the oy/'position. Slide the DVD-ROM
drive into an empty bay of the tape array. The DVD-ROM drive needs to
mate with the connectors at the back of the bay. Push the extractor lever
in until it locks the drive in position.
Step 2: Set the drive's SCSI ID
SCSI IDs for drives in the tape array are set on the back panel of the array.
We recommend that the drive is connected to a dedicated host bus
adapter. Make sure that the SCSI bus is terminated.
Your HP Surestore DVD-ROM rack-ready drive
Operating the DVD drive
Replacing the drive
Troubleshooting
Warranty
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Copyright © 2001 by Hewlett-Packard Limited.
June 2001
Part Number: C7499-90900
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Product Details
Write your DVD-ROM drive details here so you can find them easily if you need them.
Model (type of drive):
Model (number):
Serial (number):
Date purchased/installed:
SCSI ID:
Before you start
HP Surestore DVD-ROM rack-ready models
HP Surestore DVD-ROM rack-ready drives are installed in an HP Surestore Tape Array 5300.
They allow the user to install software from CD or DVD disks if the server itself does not have
a CD or DVD-ROM drive. HP Surestore DVD-ROM rack-ready drives may be used in
conjunction with other HP Surestore rack-ready devices. For example, the tape array may
contain:
• four DVD-ROM drives, each connected to a separate server (as shown in the illustrations in
this guide)
• ora mixture of DVD-ROM drives and HP Surestore tape drives, such as the DAT, DLT VS80
or Ultrium drives
If devices are daisy-chained, HP Surestore DVD-ROM rack-ready drives should only be
connected to the same SCSI bus as other LVD SCSI devices. See "HP Surestore DVDROM rack-ready drives and SCSI" on page 4 for further details.
This guide describes how to install and operate the following HP Surestore DVD-ROM rackready models:
• C7499A
Prerequisites
To install and use your new DVD-ROM drive, you will need the following:
• HP Surestore Tape Array 5300 and appropriate SCSI cables
• SCSI host bus adapter on host server
For the latest list of operating systems that support HP Surestore DVD-ROM rack-ready drives,
please consult our World Wide Web site (www. hp. com/go/connect).
HP Surestore tape arrays
You need a properly installed and configured HP Surestore Tape Array 5300, which is a rack
mounted system designed to hold removable drives. They can be installed in HP, Compaq,
IBM and other compatible 19" rackmount systems.
Airflow
The blanking panels provided with the tape array must be installed in empty slots. The
HP Surestore Tape Array 5300 is designed to provide adequate airflow for up to four half
height HP Surestore rack-ready drives (or up to two full-height tape drives). If the tape array is
not fully populated, use blanking plates in any unused bays. Ventilation must be adequate at
the front and rear of the tape array.
SCSI cables and terminators
HP Surestore DVD-ROM rack-ready drives require no SCSI cables to plug into an HP Surestore
Tape Array 5300. However, cabling and terminators are required to connect the tape array
with the SCSI host.
Refer to your HP Surestore Tape Array 5300 Getting StartedGuidefor details of how to install
SCSI cables and terminators to the SCSI connections on the rear panel of the tape array. The
latest version of this document can be downloaded from //www.hp.com/support/
tapearray.
You will need to order the correct length and SCSI connector type cables and terminators to
suit your particular configuration. Cable and terminators options are listed at the HP tape
arraysupportwebsite: //
your local HP sales office.
SCSI host bus adapter
Up to four host servers can be attached to the HP Surestore Tape Array 5300. Each server
needs a properly installed and configured SCSI host adapter or a built-in SCSI controller on
the computer's motherboard (SCSI-2 or SCSI-3 compliant). Connectivity information can be
found on our World Wide Web site: //www. hp .com/go/connect. Check the server
documentation for the specification of any built-in SCSI channels. Do not connect to a RAID
controller channel; these are for disk drives only.
HP Surestore DVD-ROM rack-ready drives and SCSI
The HP Surestore DVD-ROM rack-ready drive is a fast, narrow, single ended SCSI peripheral,
therefore, its maximum throughput (burst rate) is 20 MB/sec. However, incorporated into the
HP Surestore DVD-ROM rack-ready module, the DVD device can be connected to an LVD SCSI
bus without affecting the performance of any native LVD devices on that bus, as long as there
are no other single ended devices on the bus. For example:
• If you connect an LVD SCSI peripheral with a transfer rate of 80 MB/sec to the same bus as
the DVD device, which has a transfer rate of 20 MB/sec and is a narrow single ended
device, the performance of both devices is unaffected.
• However, if you connect another single ended device, such as an HP Surestore DAT 24
tape drive, to the same bus as the DVD device the bus performance will be restricted.
All HP rack-ready devices connect to the rack enclosure through a blind-mate, easy-plug
connector. The connectors on the back of the rack enclosure are all 68-pin. To connect a
device in your rack enclosure with the host system, you need a 68-pin to 68-pin, LVDScompliant cable that is compatible with the type of bus used by the host system. For device-todevice connection in the rack use a (68-pin to 68-pin) 0.5 meter cable.
If your drive is the only SCSI device or if it is the last SCSI device in a daisy-chain of devices,
you must install a terminator.
Cable and terminator options are listed at the HP tape array support web site:
//www. hp .com/support/tapearray, and can be ordered from your local HP sales
office.
www.hp.com/support/tapearray, and can be ordered from
Product specification
HP's rack-ready DVD-ROMs have the following features and benefits:
• Half-height array module for use with HP Surestore Tape Array 5300.
• DVD and CD read functionality in a racked environment.
• High data transfer rate (CAV 10x as DVD-ROM, CAV 40x as CD-ROM).
• Enables software loading in a racked environment.
• Supports offline swapping (drives may be swapped without powering down the tape array
as long as there is no other activity on the bus).
Physical dimensions
Weight
Data interface Ultra 2 SCSI, LVDS
Data transfer rate CAV 10x as DVD-ROM, CAV 40x as CD-ROM
Current and power consumption
Stand-by (average)
Read (average)
Maximum 1.2 A (+5 V); 1.8 A (+12 V); 27.6 W (power consumption)
Includes power save mode
Power supply (input
voltage) +5V (+/- 5%), +12V (+/- 10%)
Mechanism
Access time/seek time 95 ms average (DVD); 80 ms random average (CD-ROM)
Standards supported DVD formats: DVD-ROM (read only), DVD-5 (single side, single
Load mechanism Slot, long disk eject
Loading time
Unloading time
Warranty
42 mm (1.65 in.) H
165 mm (6.5 in.) W
320 mm (12.6 in.) D
3.1 kg (6.83 lbs)
0.10 A (+5 V); 0.05 A (+12 V); 1.1 W (power consumption)
0.8 A (+5 V); 1.3 A (+12 V); 19.6 W (power consumption)
Normal DC input voltage:
DVD-ROM, offline hot swappable
layer) 4.7GB; DVD-9 (single side, dual layer) 8.5GB; DVD-
Video (read only), DVD-R (write once), DVD-R/W (rewritable).
CD-ROM formats (650 MB): Photo CD (single and multisession),
CD Extra or CD Plus (both audio and data), Video CD, CD-R
(recordable once), cD-RW (rewritable), cD-ROM XA Modes 1
and 2 (concurrent audio and video), CD-DA (audio only).
Less than 4 seconds (the period the disk is started to load and
clamped in the drive)
Less than 3 seconds (from eject button press to disk unload)
3 years
Figure 1 a: extractor lever in the out position
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