
Contents
LTO-3 Half-Height Tape Drive User’s Guide iv
Configuring the Tabletop Parallel SCSI Tape Drive............................ 19
Connecting the Tabletop Drive Interface and AC Power Cables ...... 21
Restarting the Tabletop Drive System ................................................... 24
Installing the LTO Driver Software............................................................... 25
Registering the LTO-3 Half-Height Tape Drive .......................................... 25
Chapter 3 UNIX Configuration Procedures 26
A Word About SCSI Controllers.................................................................... 26
Finding Existing SCSI Devices and Controllers ................................... 27
Configuring Sun UNIX Environments ......................................................... 27
Finding Existing SCSI Devices and Controllers ................................... 28
Configuring the UNIX Environment ..................................................... 28
Configuring IBM AIX UNIX Environments ................................................ 30
Finding Existing SCSI Controllers and Devices ................................... 30
Configuring the UNIX Environment ..................................................... 30
Configuring Linux UNIX Environments...................................................... 32
Finding Existing SCSI Controllers and Devices ................................... 32
Configuring the UNIX Environment ..................................................... 33
Configuring HP-UX UNIX Environments ................................................... 33
Finding Existing SCSI Controllers and Devices ................................... 34
Configuring the UNIX Environment ..................................................... 34
Chapter 4 Operation 36
Understanding the Front Panel Display....................................................... 36
Using LTO Tape Cartridges ........................................................................... 38
Loading a Tape Cartridge........................................................................ 38
Unloading a Tape Cartridge ................................................................... 39
Write Protecting a Tape Cartridge ......................................................... 39
Tape Cartridge Care and Maintenance ................................................. 40
Cleaning the Tape Drive ................................................................................. 41
Performing an Emergency Reset and Cartridge Eject ................................ 42
Chapter 5 Theory 44
Track Layout..................................................................................................... 44
Recording Method ........................................................................................... 46
Data Buffer ........................................................................................................ 46
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