HP HPE StoreEver LTO-8 Ultrium Tape User Manual

Contents
Physical dimensions...............................................................................6
Requirements................................................................................................................................6
Half-height drives.......................................................................................................................... 6
Electrical and environmental requirements......................................... 7
Electrical fit....................................................................................................................................7
Power requirements........................................................................................................... 7
Voltage and current requirements...................................................................................... 7
Airflow requirements..................................................................................................................... 7
Operating and using the Ultrium 8 tape drive...................................... 9
Operator panel.............................................................................................................................. 9
Status LED and single character display (SCD) for half-height automation drive..............9
Unload push button.......................................................................................................... 12
Single-character display...................................................................................................13
Error codes.......................................................................................................................13
Performing operations using the front panel............................................................................... 15
Maintenance modes.........................................................................................................15
Enter maintenance mode................................................................................................. 15
Scroll through maintenance options.................................................................................15
Execute a maintenance function...................................................................................... 16
Exit maintenance mode....................................................................................................16
Execute a dump operation when not in maintenance mode............................................ 16
Maintenance functions..................................................................................................... 16
Loading and unloading cartridges...............................................................................................17
To load a tape cartridge....................................................................................................17
To unload a tape cartridge................................................................................................18
Use of a cleaning cartridge......................................................................................................... 18
Preventative maintenance.......................................................................................................... 18
Operating the standalone tape drive...........................................................................................18
Troubleshooting based on LED sequences................................................................................ 20
Configuration considerations.............................................................. 26
Connectors and configuration interfaces.................................................................................... 26
Fibre channel connector...................................................................................................26
Setting the Loop ID and Arbitrated Loop Physical Address (AL_PA) (Fibre Channel
Drive only)........................................................................................................................ 26
Power connections......................................................................................................................26
Ethernet connector pin-out..........................................................................................................28
Ethernet usage.................................................................................................................31
Feature switches.........................................................................................................................32
Library interface (ADI) connections.............................................................................................32
SAS connector............................................................................................................................ 33
Cartridges.............................................................................................. 35
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HP HPE StoreEver LTO-8 Ultrium Tape Specifications

General

Brand	HP
Model	HPE StoreEver LTO-8 Ultrium Tape
Category	Storage
Language	English