Sun Microsystems DLT4700 Installation And User Manual

Installation

9. Turn on the power to the peripherals and then to the workstation.

5. Set the SCSI address switch to the correct SCSI address.

7. Turn off the power to the workstation and the peripherals.

8. Connect the cables.

See the “Cable Connections” section.

4. Determine the SCSI address
(target ID) for the tape drive.

3. Shut down the operating system.

11. See Chapter 5 of the Quantum Tape Mini-Library Product Manual
for more information.

6. Set the voltage select switch to the correct voltage.

The auto-loader is set for 220V operation. If you are using 110V, you
must change the select switch. See the illustration on the next page.

1. Make sure that total length for each SCSI bus (including internal
cable lengths) is less than 6 meters (20 feet).

The internal SCSI cable length for this auto-loader is 0.35 meters
(14 inches).

Solaris Handbook for
SMCC Peripherals

or

Solaris AnswerBook™

on-line documentation

10. Configure the system.

Remember to reboot your system using boot -r

2. For Solaris™ 2.4, 2.5, and 2.5.1 operating systems, add the
following to the /kernel/drv/st.conf file.
(Note - There must be five spaces between “SUN” and “DLT”.)

tape-config-list=
“SUN DLT4700”, “Quantum DLT 4700 Mini-Library”, “QDLT”;
QDLT =1,0x36,0,0xD639,4,0x80,0x81,0x82,0x83,2;

Operation

Read the Quantum CompacTape Handling and Storage Guidelines, this guide, and
chapters 1, 2, and 5 of the Quantum Tape Mini-Library Product Manual, before
operating the auto-loader.

Note – Many of the illustrations and procedures in the Quantum Tape Mini-
Library Product Manual do not apply to the SPARCstorage 4700 Tape Auto-

loader. The illustrations and procedures in this guide take precedence over the
Quantum documentation.

System Diagnostic Support

SunVTS and SunVTS_PRO support for Solaris 2.5.1 and prior operating
systems is available by applying patch-id number 103097-01 to your system.
Use your normal service channels to obtain this patch. This auto-loader is not
supported by SunDiag.

SCSI connectors

SCSI address
switch

Power switch

Voltage select switch

Power connector

Density Specifiers

Density specifiers override the front-panel settings. Refer to the st man pages
for more information.

Software Commands

Brief descriptions of some commonly used software commands are in the
following table. Refer to the Solaris Handbook for SMCC Peripherals, man pages
or AnswerBook on-line documentation for more information.

Density
specifiers

Cartridge Types and Capacities

CompacTape IV CompacTape IIIxt CompacTape III

l, h 20 Gbytes 15 Gbytes 10 Gbytes
m, c 40 Gbytes

1

30 Gbytes

1

20 Gbytes

1

1

Assumes a typical compression ratio of 2:1. The compression ratio will vary depending

upon the type of data being compressed.

Command Description

ufsdump Creates incremental or full backups. The -l option is used to

sequence tape cartridges for large back ups.

ufsrestore Retrieves data backed up using ufsdump
tar Creates tape archives and adds or extracts files
mt Sends commands to magnetic tape devices
st Acts as a device driver and interface to SCSI tape devices
tapetool OpenWindows™ tool that reads files from tape or archives files to tape
cpio Copies file archives in and out

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Tape Cartridge

Follow the guidelines in the Quantum CompacTape Handling and Storage
Guidelines.

In addition:

• Use only the labels that were supplied with the cartridge. The use of other

labels may cause the cartridge to jam in the tape drive.

• Do not move a SPARCstorage DLT 4700 tape auto-loader with cartridges

installed. Doing so can damage the auto-loader and the cartridges.

Cleaning

In normal operating conditions, this drive does not require periodic cleaning.
When cleaning is required, the front-panel “Use Cleaning Tape” LED will light.
Use a CleaningTape III or equivalent cleaning cartridge. Follow the instructions
included with the cartridge.

Cable Connections

This auto-loader was shipped with one 50-50 pin and one 50-68 pin SCSI cable.
If you are connecting the auto-loader with wide-SCSI devices (68 pin), then the

tape drive should go at the end of the chain.
If you are connecting the auto-loader with other narrow-SCSI devices (50 pin),

then placement is up to you.

Note – A SCSI terminator must be used if the last device in the chain does not
have automatic SCSI termination.

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DL T4700 Auto-Loader
Installation and User’s Guide