Dell Lto5 Manual

Chapter 3  Operation
Understanding the Front Panel Display
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Ready FLASHING fast. (The other
LEDs may be flashing)
The drive is downloading
firmware.None.
Do not reset or power cycle the drive.
Ready OFF, others ON.
Firmware is being
reprogrammed.None.
Do not reset or power cycle the drive.
Clean FLASHING. (Other LEDs
may be flashing.)
The drive requires cleaning.Load an Ultrium Universal cleaning cartridge to clean
the heads. If the Clean LED is still flashing when you load...

Chapter 3  Operation
Using LTO Tape Cartridges
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Using LTO Tape Cartridges
Loading a Tape 
Cartridge
To load an Ultrium tape cartridge into the LTO-5 Tape Drive, gently insert 
the cartridge into the slot and then either:
• Push the cartridge further into the drive until the drive senses the 
cartridge and automatically completes the load operation.
• Use a library or host command to complete the load operation.
Unloading a Tape 
Cartridge
To unload an Ultrium tape cartridge...

Chapter 3  Operation
Using LTO Tape Cartridges
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Write Protecting a Tape 
Cartridge
Ultrium tape cartridges have a sliding write-protect switch at the right-
rear corner as shown in figure 12
. 
Figure 12  Ultrium Tape 
Cartridge Write-Protect Switch
Sliding the write-
protect switch toward 
the . . . Enables data to be . . . 
center of the cartridge 
(the Locked position), read from the cartridge, but not written 
to it. (This is the write-protected 
position.)
corner of...

Chapter 3  Operation
Using LTO Tape Cartridges
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Tape Cartridge Care and 
Maintenance
Observe the following precautions to protect the data on your Ultrium 
tape cartridges:
Always:• Remove the cartridge from the drive when not in 
use and store it in its protective case.
• Avoid dropping the cartridge. This can damage 
components inside the cartridge, possibly rendering 
the tape unusable. If you drop a tape cartridge, 
open the cartridge door and make sure that the 
leader...

Chapter 3  Operation
Data Cartridges
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Data Cartridges
Ultrium tape drives use Ultrium tape cartridges. These are single-reel 
cartridges that match your drives format and are optimized for high 
capacity, throughput and reliability. Compatible media can be 
recognized by the Ultrium logo, which is the same as the logo on the 
front of your drive. Do not use other format cartridges in your tape drive 
and do not use Ultrium cartridges in other format tape drives.
For optimum...

Chapter 3  Operation
WORM Data Cartridges
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WORM Data Cartridges
The LTO-5 tape drive includes support for both re-writable and Write-
Once, Read-Many (WORM), data cartridges. WORM cartridges provide 
an enhanced level of data security against accidental or malicious 
alteration of data on the tape cartridge. The WORM data cartridge can 
be appended to maximize the full capacity of the tape cartridge, but the 
user will be unable to erase or overwrite data on the cartridge....

Chapter 3  Operation
LTO-5 Tape Drives and Encryption
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and use. LTO-5 tape drives use the strongest version of the industry-
standard AES encrypting algorithm to protect your data.
To make use of this feature you need:
• A backup application that supports hardware encryption
• Ultrium 3TB media or Ultrium 1.6TB media; no encryption will be 
performed when writing earlier generations of tape
When should I use 
encryption?
Your company policy will determine when you need to...

Chapter 3  Operation
Cleaning the Tape Drive
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What happens if I dont 
remember the key?
If you are unable to supply the key when requested to do so, neither you 
nor Quantum Support will be able to access the encrypted data.
This guarantees the security of your data, but also means that you must 
be careful in the management of the encryption key used to generate 
the tape.
Caution:You should keep a record or backup of your encryption 
keys and store them in a secure place...

Chapter 3  Operation
Cleaning the Tape Drive
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• Experience excessive errors while reading or writing
•The Clean LED is flashing
This means that the drive needs to be cleaned.
The LTO cleaning cartridge has the same dimensions as the tape 
cartridge and contains an LTO Cartridge Memory (LTO-CM), but is 
loaded with cleaning media instead of recording media. Always keep 
the LTO cleaning cartridge in its protective case when not in use.
Procedure
To clean the LTO-5 Tape...

Chapter 3  Operation
Performing an Emergency Cartridge Eject
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Performing an Emergency Cartridge Eject
If the LTO-5 Tape Drive stops communicating with the host computer, 
use the following procedure eject a cartridge (if necessary).
Caution:When you perform an emergency cartridge eject, any data 
in the drive or host buffers will not be written to the tape 
and the tape record may not be correctly terminated with 
an end-of-data mark. If the end-of-data mark is not written...