Sony SDT-11000, SDT-10000 User Manual

3-866-090-04(1)

DDS Tape Drive

User’s Guide

SDT-10000 Series
SDT-11000 Series

1998 Sony Corporation

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Contents

Introduction .......................................4

Product Features........................4

Precautions ................................5

Installation .........................................6

SCSI Connection/Setting the

SCSI ID/Option Switches......6

Option Switches (DIP Switch) ..7

Mounting Holes........................8

Remodeling from 5.25" Model

to 3.5" Model .......................10

Orientation...............................11

Operation .........................................12

Location of 3 LEDs ................. 12

LED Indication for

Drive Status .........................13

Drive Operation.......................14

Emergency Cassette Removal

Procedure .............................15

Interface Implementation.................17

Supported SCSI Messages ......17

Supported SCSI Commands....17

Specification ....................................18

Product Specifications.............18

Third Party Support Contacts

(In the USA) ...............................20

Sony Contacts .................................. 22

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SDT-10000/SDT-11000 DDS-4
Tape Drive

Congratulation on your purchase of the Sony DDS-4 drive SDT-10000/
SDT-11000.

This drive is a high capacity data storage device using 4mm DAT (Digital
Audio Tape) technology. The SDT-10000/SDT-11000 drive achieves high
data reliability through Read-After-Write, an additional level of Error
Correction Code, and other features.

The Sony SDT-10000/SDT-11000 drive stores data on tape using a
standard format called DDS (Digital Data Storage), DDS-4, DDS-3, DDS­2, DDS-DC and DCLZ formats. These formats are used by many other
DDS tape drive manufacturers, providing a broad range of compatible tape
drives.

The Sony SDT-10000/SDT-11000 is fully READ and WRITE compatible
with the DDS-4, DDS-3, DDS-2, DDS and DDS-DC format tapes.

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Introduction

Product Features

SDT-10000/SDT-11000
(With Data Compression)

Data Capacity
Transfer Rate

(sustained)

• Supported Formats: DDS-4, DDS-3, DDS-2, DDS, DDS-DC and DCLZ

• High Burst Transfer Rate- 14MB/sec Asynchronous

• Large 10MB Buffer

• 3.5" Standard Height, 5.25" Half Height

• Embedded Wide Ultra SE SCSI Interface (SDT-10000)

• Embedded Wide Ultra LVD/SE SCSI Interface (SDT-11000)

• Supports Variable or Fixed Record Length

• Supports SCSI-2 Sequential-access Devices Command Set

• Read After Write (RAW)

• Frame Rewrite Function

• Three Levels of Error Correction Code (ECC)

• Quick Search (Forward: 115 times / Reverse: 155 times

• Random Read

• N-Group Write Option (DDS-2, DDS and DDS-DC only)

• Dual Partition Option

• SCSI Disconnection/Arbitration

40 GB (typical)*

4.7 MB/sec (typical)*

40MB/sec Synchronous

normal DDS-4 Read / Write speed)

* Assuming 2:1 compression. Actual capacity and transfer rate may vary

since compression is depending upon data type.

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Precautions

Installation

Avoid placing the drive in a location subject to:
– high humidity
– high temperature
– mechanical shock and vibration
– direct sunlight

Operation

* Do not move the drive while it is operating. Doing so may cause a

malfunction.

* Avoid exposing the drive to sudden changes from low to high in

temperature. This may cause water condensation to collect inside the
drive. If the ambient temperature should suddenly rise while the drive is
turned on, wait at least one hour before turning on the drive. If you
attempt to operate the drive immediately after a sudden increase in
temperature, a malfunction may occur.

* Do not turn off the drive while a tape is inside the drive.

Transportation

* Keep the original packing materials for possible future shipments of the

drive.

* Be sure to remove any tapes from drive prior to transportation. After

removing the drive from the computer, repack the drive into its original
packaging.

Notice of SCSI Termination

This SDT-10000/SDT-11000 conforms to the Microsoft PC97 Hardware
Design Guide which requires the internal drive to be terminated with an
external terminator.

Microsoft PC97 SCSI requirements

SCSI peripherals must not terminate the bus. Both internal cable ends are instead
terminated by plug-in connectors.

Host Computer Wide SCSI

68p cable

Example of SCSI set-up

Terminator

This drive

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Installation

SCSI Connection/Setting the SCSI ID/Option Switches

SCSI 68 pin connector (Non-Shielded)

Pin 34

1

Power Connector

4321

Pin 68

6

SCSI ID

SCSI ID

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

35

GND GND 12V5V

321

0

R.

P.E .

Jumpers

Reserved

SCSI ID 3

SCSI ID 2

SCSI ID 1

Parity Enable

SCSI ID 0

Parity

Enable

Disable

Note :

= CLOSE/Jumper
= OPEN/Jumper not installed

Don’t care

Option Switches (DIP Switch)

UNLOAD

N

O

1234567

1 Reserved (OFF)
2 Reserved (OFF)

N

O

1234567

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3 Reserved (OFF)
4 Reserved (OFF)
5 Terminator Power (ON)
6 Reserved (OFF)
7 DC Control-1 (ON)
8 DC Control-2 (OFF)

. . .

( )

default setting

Terminator Power Definition

OFF No provided

ON Provided

DC Control-1 DC Control-2 Definition

OFF OFF Compression disabled at power-on. The host is

allowed to control compression.

OFF ON Compression disabled at power-on. The host is

not allowed to control compression.

ON OFF Compression enabled at power-on. The host is

allowed to control compression.

ON ON Compression enabled at power-on. The host is

not allowed to control compression.

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Mounting Holes

For 3.5" Standard Height (SDT-10000, SDT-11000)

(0.20 in)

5±0.3mm

21±0.3mm

94±0.3mm

3.8±0.5mm
(0.15 in)

21±0.3mm

(0.83 in)

(0.83 in)

(3.70 in)

5±0.3mm

31±0.3mm

(0.20 in)

(1.22 in)

60±0.3mm

(2.36 in)

90±0.3mm

42±0.3mm

(1.65 in)

90±0.3mm

60±0.3mm

(2.36 in)

(3.54 in)

146±0.5mm

(5.75 in)

(3.54 in)

70±0.3mm

(2.76 in)

3-M3 (depth 3mm)

(depth 0.12 in)

6-M3 (depth 3mm)

(depth 0.12 in)

3-M3 (depth 3mm)

(4.00 in)

101.6±0.5mm

(depth 0.12 in)

(1.62 in)

41.2±0.5mm

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For 5.25" Half Height (SDT-10000/R, SDT-11000/R)

(

)

(5.87 in)

149±0.5mm

(0.86 in)

21.8±0.3mm

(5.50 in)

139.6±0.4mm

21.8±0.3mm

(0.39 in)

9.9±0.3mm

(3.70 in)

94±0.3mm

(0.86 in)

9.9±0.3mm

47.5±0.3mm

31±0.3mm

(1.22 in)

50.7±0.3mm

(0.39 in)

47.5±0.3mm

(1.87 in)

(2.00 in)

(1.87 in)

70±0.3mm

(2.76 in)

42±0.3mm

(1.65 in)

79.2±0.3mm
(3.12 in)

79.2±0.3mm
(3.12 in)

79.2±0.3mm
(3.12 in)

4-M3

6-M3 (depth 3mm)

(depth 0.12 in)

(5.75 in)

146±0.5mm

4-M3

4-M3

(1.62 in)

41.2±0.5mm

7±0.3mm

0.28 in

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Remodeling from 5.25" Model to 3.5" Model

You can remodel the SDT-10000/R and the SDT-11000/R (5.25" model) to
the SDT-10000 and the SDT-11000 (3.5" model) yourself.

1 Remove the 2 screws for each side rail.
2 Take the side rail off.

Side Rail (L)

Side Rail (R)

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Orientation

10°10

10
10

10°10

°

°
°

°

10°10

°

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Operation

Location of 3 LEDs

There are three LED indicators (BUSY, TAPE and STATUS) and an
EJECT button on the front panel of the unit.

Front Panel (for 3.5" Standard Height)

BUSY

TAPE STATUS

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LED Indication for Drive Status

LED State

BUSY TAPE STATUS Activity Cartridge Other

None None None

SCSI None None

Drive

Drive

None Loaded None

SCSI Loaded None

SCSI/Drive Loaded None

✽ ✽ Loaded Write Protected

None Loaded

✽ ✽✽Loaded Error Rate Warning

✽✽ ✽✽Cleaning Request

✽✽ ✽✽Selftest Failure

✽✽✽ ✽Waiting for Reset

✽ ✽✽ ✽Waiting for Eject

3.5 sec on / 0.5 sec off

Loading/Unloading

Loading/Unloading

off

None

Write Protected

Cleaning Tape at EOM

✽ : Not defined.

1 pulse (0.25 sec on)

2 pulse (0.25 sec on),

0.5 sec off

on

0.25 sec on / 0.25 sec off

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Drive Operation

Loading a Cassette

Insert a cassette into the slot on the front panel with the arrow on the
cassette pointing towards the drive. When the cassette is inserted, the
drive takes it and automatically loads it into drive mechanism.

Unloading a Cassette

The cassette can be removed from the SDT-10000/SDT-11000 either
in response to a SCSI Unload Command, or by pressing the eject
button.

By pressing Eject button, the tape goes to BOM, the drive unthreads
it, and ejects the cassette from the slot..

Write-protecting a Cassette

Cassettes can be write-protected by sliding the tab on the back of the
cassette open..

In this state, data can be read from the tape but not written onto it.

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Using your fingernail, push the switch in the
direction of the arrow to avoid accidental
overwriting or erasure of data.

Return the switch to its original position to
re-enable writing.

Using a Cleaning Tape

The SDT-10000/SDT-11000 has a built-in super head cleaner designed to
last for the life of the drive.

In addition, a cleaning tape should be used periodically to clean the entire
tape path.

The drive will automatically request you to perform a cleaning operation.
The need for a cleaning tape is determined by the drum rotating hours since

the last cleaning was performed. The drive will request a cleaning operation
every 24 hours of drum rotation. (DDS-4)

Emergency Cassette Removal Procedure

In case the tape is stuck inside the drive, you could remove the tape
cartridge manually.

1 Remove the drive from the chassis or enclosure to allow

access to the bottom and left side of the drive.

2 Remove the drive’s top cover to monitor the degree of tape

slack throughout the process.

Note

Never touch the inside of the drive when the top cover is opened. Otherwise it may
cause a trouble.

3 Rotate the Loading/Threading motor clockwise with a small

screwdriver (ex. Phillips “+” No. 1) put into the plastic screw
head on the back of the drive (see the location in a drawing
below).

This will enable you to move back the threading mechanism to the
initial position.

Notes

• Do not rotate the screw further when you reach to the mechanical limit to avoid
damage on the mechanism.

• To prevent damage on the tape, take up the slack of tape from time to time by
clicking the ratchet mechanism located on the left side of the drive.

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4 Continue the procedure until the tape is lifted out of the drive

mechanism and ejected.

5 Return the drive to a service station for repair.

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Interface Implementation

Supported SCSI Messages

Abort
Bus Device Reset
Command Complete
Disconnect
Extended Message

- Synchronous Data Transfer
Request

Identify (w/&w/o Disconnect)

Supported SCSI Commands

Erase
Inquiry
Load/Unload
Locate
Log Select
Log Sense
Mode Select (6)
Mode Sense (6)
Prevent Allow Medium

Removal
Read
Read Block Limits
Read Buffer
Read Position

Ignore Wide Residue
Initiator Detected Error
Message Parity Error
Message Reject
No Operation
Restore Pointers
Save Data Pointer

Receive Diagnostic Results
Release Unit
Report Density Support
Report Luns
Request Block Address
Request Sense
Reserve Unit
Rewind
Seek Block
Send Diagnostic
Space
Test Unit Ready
Verify
Write
Write Buffer
Write Filemarks

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Specification

Product Specifications

Dimensions

3.5" Standard Height 5.25" Half Height
Height 41.2 mm (1.62 in) 41.2 mm (1.62 in)
Width 101.6 mm (4.0 in) 146.0 mm (5.75 in)
Depth 146.0 mm (5.75 in) 146.0 mm (5.75 in)

Altitude

Operating 0 to 7000 feet

Vibration

Operating Swept Sine 5 to 500 Hz

Non-Operating Swept Sine 5 to 500 Hz

Acoustic Noise (A) curve weight

Streaming Write/Read 35 db (A)
Insert/Eject 60 db (A)

*0.25 G Peak 1 Octave/min.
3 axes, 3 directions

*0.5 G Peak 1 Octave/min.
3 axes, 3 directions

Note

The sound-meter on (A) scale is located 1m in front of
the center of the drive front panel.

Shock

Operating No Data Loss

Half Sine
Performance
5 G Peak 3 ms
3 axes, 3 directions
*Interval 10 seconds

Non-Operating No Device Damage

Half Sine
90 G Peak 3 ms
(30 G Peak 11 ms)
3 axes, 3 directions

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Temperature and Humidity Range

Temperature

Operating 5 ˚C to 40 ˚C (∆T<10 ˚C/h)
Non-Operating (mech) – 40 ˚C to 70 ˚C (∆T<20 ˚C/h)
Non-Operating (tape) – 40 ˚C to 45 ˚C (∆T<20 ˚C/h)

Humidity

Operating 20 to 80% RH, non-condensing

Non-Operating (mech) 5 to 95% RH (∆RH<30%/h)
Non-Operating (tape) 20 to 80% RH (∆RH<30%/h)

Maximum wet bulb temperature = 26 ˚C

Power Requirements

Voltage Max Ripple Current

Typical Maximum
5 V +/– 5 % 100 mVp-p 1.0 A 2.0 A
12 V +/– 10 % 100 mVp-p 0.3 A 1.6 A

Suspended Particulate

Operating Less than 150 microgram/m

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ESD

Discharge < 15 kV: No operation failure
Voltage < 20 kV: No drive damage

Air-cooling Requirement

Surrounding temperature < 40 ˚C

Clean air flow is recommended to minimize the possibility of data loss.

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Third Party Support Contacts (In the USA)

Adaptec 408-945-8600
ATTO 716-691-1999
Bus Logic 408-492-9090
DPT 407-830-5522
Future Domain 714-253-0400
Initio 408-988-1919
Qlogic 714-438-2200
Ultera Systems Inc. 714-367-8800

Operating Systems

DOS Arcada 407-333-7500

Macintosh Cheyenne 516-484-5110

OS/2 Cheyenne 516-484-5110

Windows Arcada 407-333-7500

Windows NT Arcada 407-333-7500

Windows NT Microsoft 206-882-8080
Advanced Server

Host Adapter Vendors Phone Numbers

Backup Software Vendors Phone Numbers

Cheyenne 516-484-5110
Columbia Data Products 407-869-6700
Corel 613-728-8200
NovaStor 805-579-6700
Palindrome 708-505-3300
ST. Bernard Sofware 619-676-2277
Sytron 508-898-0100
Tapedisk 715-235-3388

Corel 613-728-8200
Dantz 510-253-3000
NovaStor 805-579-6700

Corel 613-728-8200
IBM 800-426-3333
NovaStor 805-579-6700
Sytron 407-333-7500

Cheyenne 516-484-5110
Corel 613-728-8200
Creata 909-595-8811
NovaStor 805-579-6700
ST. Bernard Software 619-676-2277
Sytron 508-898-0100

Cheyenne 516-484-5110
Creata 909-595-8811
Microsoft 206-882-8080
NovaStor 805-579-6700
Avail Systems 303-444-4018

* All phone numbers listed are in the USA.

Add the country code (1) prior to those numbers when calling from
outside the USA.

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Operating Systems

Windows 95 NovaStor 805-579-6700
DEC Unix Cheyenne 516-484-5110

SUN Unix Legato 415-812-6000

Solaris Unix Cheyenne 516-484-3150

SCO Unix Cheyenne 516-484-3150

NCR Unix NovaStor 818-707-9900

HP Unix Cheyenne 516-484-3150

AIX Unix Cheyenne 516-484-3150

Interactive Unix Sun Soft 310-348-8649
SGI Unix Software Moguls 612-933-8790

Novell UNIXware Novell 801-263-3500
Novell NLM Arcada 407-263-3500

Banyan Performance Tech 210-979-2110
Lantastic NovaStor 818-707-9900
Amiga Moonlighter 407-384-9484
RS6000 Legato 415-812-6000

Backup Software Vendors Phone Numbers

NovaStor 612-933-8790
Software Moguls 612-933-8790
Work Station Solutions 603-880-0080

NovaStor 818-707-9900
Software Moguls 612-933-8790
Sun Soft 310-348-8649
Work Station Solutions 603-880-0080

Legato 415-812-6000
NovaStor 818-707-9900
Software Moguls 612-933-8790
Sun Soft 310-348-8649
Work Station Solutions 603-880-0080

Legato 415-812-6000
Software Moguls 612-933-8790
Work Station Solutions 603-880-0080

Work Station Solutions 603-880-0080

NovaStor 818-707-9900
Work Station Solutions 603-880-0080

Legato 415-812-6000
NovaStor 818-707-9900
Software Moguls 612-933-8790
Work Station Solutions 603-880-0080

Work Station Solutions 603-880-0080

Avail Systems 303-444-4018
Cheyenne 516-484-3150
Columbia Data Products 407-682-0265
Creata 909-595-8811
Legato 415-812-6000
NovaStor 818-707-9900
Novell 801-419-5544
Palindrome 708-505-3300
Performance Tech 210-979-2110
ST. Bernard Software 619-676-2277
Symantec 310-449-4156
Sytron 508-898-0100

NovaStor 818-707-9900
Software Moguls 612-933-8790

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Sony Contacts

For further information, please contact:

Sony Electronics Inc., Technical Support

3300 Zanker Road San Jose, CA95134, 1940. USA
TEL: [phone]

Sony Corporation
Electronic Devices Marketing Group, Product Marketing Div.
Computer Peripherals Dept. Tape Streamer Section

Osaki Gate City East Tower, 1-11-1, Osaki
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 141-0032 Japan

TEL: [phone] FAX: [phone]

Sony of Canada Ltd., AV/IT Marketing Group
Computer Peripherals Product Marketing

115 Gordon Baker Road Toronto, Ontario, M2H 3R6 Canada
TEL: [phone] or (1) 800-961-7669
FAX: [phone]

Sony Computer Peripherals & Compornents Europe

URL: http://www.sonyisstorage.com/

Electronics Devices Marketing (Singapore)
(A division company of Sony Electronics (S) Pte. Ltd.)
Enterprise Storage Solutions Dept.

2 International Business Park, #01-10 Tower One,
The Strategy, Singapore 609930

TEL:[phone] FAX:[phone]

Sony Corporation of Hong Kong Ltd.
Computer Peripheral Sales & Marketing Division
Electronic Devices Marketing Hong Kong

45/F, The Lee Gardens, 33 Hysan Avenue, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
TEL: [phone] FAX: [phone]

Sony Corporation of Hong Kong Ltd. Beijing Rep. Office
Computer Peripheral Div.

Full Link Plaza Tower A 11/F., No.18 Chaoyangmenwai Ave., Beijing
100020 P.R.C.

TEL:[phone] FAX:[phone]
URL: http://www.sony.com.cn

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Sony Corporation of Hong Kong Ltd. Shanghai Rep. Office

44F., HSBC Tower, 101 Yin Cheng East Road, Pudong, New Area,
Shanghai, P.R.C. Postcode 200120

TEL: [phone] FAX: [phone]

Sony Comércio e Indústria Ltda.

Rua Inocéncio Tobias, 125-Parte-Parque Industrial Thomas Edson-Barra
Funda, CEP01144-000, São Paulo -SP-Brasil
TEL: [phone] to 6598 FAX: [phone]
URL: http://www.sonybrasil.com

Sony Australia Ltd., Information Technology Products Division

P.O. Box 377, NSW 1670, Australia
TEL: [phone] FAX: [phone] A.C.N. 001 215 354
URL: http://www.sony.com.au/home.asp
E-mail: [e-mail]

Sony Chile Ltda

Av. Kennedy 8017, Las Condes, Santiago, Chile
TEL: [phone] FAX: [phone]

Sony Taiwan Limited
Computer Peripheral Dept. Electronic Devices Marketing Taiwan

Company

Rm 1506, Top FL., Chia Hsin Bldg. No.96, Sec.2, Chung Shan N. Rd.,
Taipei, Taiwan

TEL: [phone] FAX: [phone]

Sony Korea Corporation EDMK CP Sales & Marketing Team

34F, ASEM Tower, World Trade Center, 159-1, Samsung-Dong,
Kangnam-Ku, Seoul, 135-798, Korea

TEL: [phone] FAX: [phone]
URL: http://www.sony.co.kr/cp/

Sony Gulf FZE Computer Display & Peripheral Div.

P.O.BOX 16871, Jebel Ali, Dubai, U.A.E.
TEL: [phone] or 8816912 FAX: [phone] or 8816259

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