Dell Lto5 Manual

Chapter 2  Installation Procedures
Installing the Tabletop LTO-5 Tape Drive
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5Reconnect the workstation or server system AC power cord to the 
facility AC power receptacle.
After connecting the tabletop drive interface and AC power cables, 
proceed to Restarting the Tabletop Half-Height Tape Drive System
 in the 
following subsection.
Restarting the Tabletop Half-Height Tape Drive System
After connecting the tabletop drive interface and AC power cables:
1Set the tabletop...

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Figure 9  Tabletop Full-Height 
Drive Interface and AC Power 
Connectors
Connect the interface and AC power cables to the tabletop drive as 
follows:
1As required:
aSave and close your open files and terminate all running 
applications.
bShut down the workstation or server system.
cDisconnect the system AC power cord from the facility AC 
power receptacle.
2Attach the external SAS interface cable...

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3Verify that the tabletop LTO-5 Full-Height Tape Drive AC power 
switch is set to the off position, and connect the AC power cord to 
the power connector on the back of the drive.
4Connect the drive AC power cord to the facility AC power 
receptacle.
5Reconnect the workstation or server system AC power cord to the 
facility AC power receptacle.
After connecting the tabletop drive interface and AC power...

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Chapter 3
Operation
This chapter describes how to operate the LTO-5 Tape Drive. 
Topics covered in this chapter are:
•Understanding the Front Panel Display
•Using LTO Tape Cartridges on page 28
•WORM Data Cartridges
 on page 32
•LTO-5 Tape Drives and Partitioning
 on page 32
•LTO-5 Tape Drives and Encryption
 on page 32
•Cleaning the Tape Drive
 on page 34
•Performing an Emergency Cartridge Eject
 on page 36
Understanding the Front Panel Display
As shown in figure 10...

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Understanding the Front Panel Display
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Figure 10  Front Panel Display 
(Half-Height)
Figure 11  Front Panel Display 
(Full-Height)
Cartridge door
Encryption LEDReady LED
Ta p e  L E D
Drive LED Clean LEDEject button
Cartridge doorEject button
Emergency reset button
Ready LED
Ta p e  L E D Drive LED
Clean LED
Encryption LED 

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EncryptionFirst LED - Blue or Amber. Indicates whether 
the encryption status of the drive.
On At power on
Off The drive is idle and there is no 
encryption key.
Off with 
Ready 
LED 
flashing 
green.The tape drive is reading/writing 
unencrypted data from another 
host or unloading a cartridge.
On (solid 
blue)The drive is idle but the 
encryption key is loaded. The 
drive is ready to read/write 
encrypted data....

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CleanSecond LED - Orange. Indicates whether the 
drive needs cleaning.
Off Cleaning not required
On Cleaning cartridge being used. 
The Ready LED flashes.
Flashing Cleaning needed. The LED 
continues to flash if the drive is 
power cycled, and will only go 
out after a supported cleaning 
tape has been used.
Ta p eThird LED - Orange. Indicates tape problems
Off No fault
Flashing Current tape is faulty, such as...

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ReadyFifth LED - Green, indicates power and activity:
Off Power off or self-test failure
On Powered on and ready for use, 
but no activity
Flashing Engaged in activity, such as 
responding to Read, Write, or 
Space commands or performing 
a self-test.
Fast flash Downloading firmware
Repeating 
patternA repeating pattern of short and 
long flashes indicates that the 
drive is in OBDR mode. 

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Table 2  Front Panel Display 
LED Blink Codes
LED Condition Action Required
All LEDs OFF.
Drive may not have power, may
be faulty or may have been
power cycled or reset during a
firmware upgrade.Ensure the drive is switched on.
If the green LED on the power switch is not on, check
the power cable and replace it if necessary.
If the drive has just been switched on or reset, the LED
pattern should change after 1...