Quantum LTO-5 Quick Start Guide

LTO-5 Tape Drive
Quick Start Guide

LTO Ultrium tape drives leverage LTO technology and exclusive features to
provide the most reliable and affordable tape data protection to medium
and large businesses.

The LTO-5 tape drive is available in the following models:

• LTO-5 Half-Height Internal tape drive (TC-L52AN-BR and EY)

• LTO-5 Half-Height external tape drive (TC-L52BN-AR)

• 1U Rackmount (TC-L53CN-AR)

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Contents

Before Installing the LTO-5 Tape Drive ...2

Handling Precautions and Installation

Guidelines...........................................2

Preinstallation Requirements .............3

Unpacking and Inspecting the Drive.. 4

Installing the Internal LTO-5 Tape Drive .4

Mounting the Internal Half-Height Tape

Drive ...................................................5

Connecting the Internal Half-Height

Drive Interfaces ..................................7

Restarting the Internal Half-Height

Tape Drive System ..............................7

Installing the Tabletop LTO-5 Tape Drive11

Connecting the Tabletop Drive

Interface and AC Power Cables ........ 11

Restarting the Tabletop Half-Height

Tape Drive System ............................12

Installing the LTO Driver Software .......14

Safety Compliances .............................. 14

Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)

Compliances .........................................15

• LTO-5 Full-Height Internal tape drive (TC-L51AN-BR)

• LTO-5 Full-Height external tape drive (TC-L51BN-AR)

• 3U Rackmount (TC-L51FN-AR)

These drives are the most reliable Ultrium drives on the market, delivering
reliability features to extend media life and Variable-speed Transfer to
automatically match the host's data transfer rate. Combined with
SmartVerify to concurrently verify all data written to the tape, these
features make LTO drives a sound investment and a complete data
protection solution.

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Figure 1 Internal Drive (Half
Height)

Figure 2 Internal Drive (Full
Height)

Before Installing the LTO-5 Tape Drive

Handling Precautions and Installation Guidelines

2 Before Installing the LTO-5 Tape Drive

Always observe the following precautions and guidelines when handling and installing
LTO- 5 Tap e Drive s :

• Internal, at all times

•Tabletop, when removed from its

free-standing enclosure

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Handling Precautions

• Internal drives have exposed components that are
sensitive to static electricity. To reduce the possibility of
damage from static discharge, the drives are packaged
in a protective antistatic bag. Do not remove the drive
from the antistatic bag until you are ready to install it.

• Wear an ESD-preventive grounding wrist strap or
observe similar ESD precautions when working with the
drive. Be sure the wrist strap makes good skin contact.
Do not remove the wrist strap until you finish working
with the drive.

Also, avoid contact between the drive, other equipment,
and clothing. The wrist strap only protects the
equipment from ESD voltages on the body; ESD
voltages on clothing can still cause damage.

• Before removing the drive from the antistatic bag, touch
a grounded metal surface to discharge any static
electricity buildup from your body.

• Handle the drive by its sides rather than by the top cover
to reduce the risk of dropping the drive or damaging it
during installation.

• Either lay the drive on a nonconductive surface or put it
back inside the protective antistatic bag to reduce the
chance of damage from static discharge

Preinstallation Requirements

Installation Guidelines

Before installing the LTO-5 Tape Drive, make sure you have:

• A serial SCSI host bus adapter (HBA) installed and properly configured in the host
computer

• Interface components, either:

• 29-pin SFF-8482 SAS cable

• 26-pin SFF-8088 mini-SAS style interface cable for a tabletop drive

• Backup application software that supports the tape drive.

• For optimum performance, do not connect more than
two LTO-5 drives to the same host bus adapter (HBA).

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Unpacking and Inspecting the Drive

Although each LTO-5 Tape Drive is inspected and carefully packaged at the factory,
damage can occur in shipment or when the drive is being unpacked.

Observe the handling precautions in Handling Precautions and Installation Guidelines
and carefully unpack and inspect the LTO-5 Tape Drive as follows:

1 Visually inspect the shipping container and notify your carrier immediately of any

damage.

2 Place the shipping container on a flat, clean, stable surface and carefully remove the

contents.

3 Visually inspect the LTO-5 Tape Drive and notify your sales representative

immediately of any damage.

4 Always save the shipping container and packing materials for any future

reshipment.

ESD Precautions Your internal tape drive has very sensitive components that are prone to damage from

electrostatic discharge (ESD). Use extreme care when handling the drive, as it can be
damaged by ESD. Before handling the drive, read the following instructions.

• Wear an ESD-preventive grounding wrist strap or observe similar ESD precautions
when working with the drive. Be sure the wrist strap makes good skin contact. Do
not remove the wrist strap until you finish working with the drive.

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• Avoid contact between the drive, other equipment, and clothing. The wrist strap
only protects the equipment from ESD voltages on the body; ESD voltages on
clothing can still cause damage.

• When the drive is not being used, keep it in its antistatic bag.

• Before you remove the drive from the antistatic bag, touch a metal or grounded
surface to discharge any static electricity buildup from your body.

• Hold the drive by its edges only. Avoid touching any exposed parts on the printed
circuit board.

• Always place the drive on top of or inside the antistatic bag to reduce the chance of
ESD damage.

Installing the Internal LTO-5 Tape Drive

The installation of the internal LTO-5 tape drive differs depending on the drive type:
Half-Height or Full-Height. Refer to the following sections for your drive type.

• Installing the Internal LTO-5 Half-Height Tape Drive

• Installing the Internal LTO-5 Full-Height Tape Drive

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Installing the Internal LTO-5 Half-Height Tape Drive

Figure 3 Acceptable Mounting
Orientations

To install the internal LTO-5 Half-Height Tape Drive, complete the following procedures
in the order presented:

1

Mounting the Internal Half-Height Tape Drive on page 5

2

Connecting the Internal Half-Height Drive Interfaces on page 7

3

Restarting the Internal Half-Height Tape Drive System on page 7

4

Installing the LTO Driver Software on page 14, if required

Mounting the Internal Half-Height Tape Drive

You can mount the internal LTO-5 Half-Height Tape Drive either horizontally or vertically,
but not upside down (see figure 3

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rizontally, base of the drive must be within 15 degrees of

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vertically, side of the drive must be within 5 degrees of

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horizontal.

horizontal.

Mount the internal drive in a 5.25-inch, half-height drive bay as follows:

1 As requ

2 Remove the cover from the workstat

ired:

a Save

and close your open files and terminate all running applications.

b Shut down

c Disconne

ct the system AC power cord from the facility AC power receptacle.

the workstation or server system.

ion or server system.

Note: See your computer manufacturer’s instructions for the proper procedures to

remove the cover.

3 Select an available 5.25-inch half-height bay and, if required, remove the bay cover.

4 P

osition the drive in the bay and align either the upper or lower mounting holes—

whichever is appropriate—with the holes in the chassis (see figure

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4).