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Installation
and
Operating Guide
FastStor
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Copyright Notice © Copyright ADIC 1997, 1998, 1999 The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. This document contains proprietary information which is protected by copyright. All rights are reserved. No part of this document may be photocopied, reproduced, or translated to another language without the prior written consent of ADIC. ADIC shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages (including lost profits) in
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Copyright Notice (Europe) © Copyright 1997 ADIC Europe All rights reserved. No part of this document may be copied or reproduced in any form or by any means, without prior written permission of ADIC Europe, ZAC des Basses Auges, 1, rue Alfred de Vigny, 78112 – Fourqueux, FRANCE. ADIC Europe assumes no responsibility for any errors that may appear in this document, and retains the right to make changes to these specifications and descriptions at any time, without notice. This publication
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Regulatory Notices FCC Notices (USA Only) This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the manufacturer’s instruction manual, may cause interference with radio and television reception. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a r
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EN 55022 Compliance (Czech Republic Only) This device belongs to category B devices as described in EN 55022, unless it is specifically stated that it is a category A device on the specification label. The following applies to devices in category A of EN 55022 (radius of protection up to 30 meters). The user of the device is obliged to take all steps necessary to remove sources of interference to telecom- munication or other devices. Pokud nenÌ na typovÈm ötitku poËÌtaËe uvedeno, ûe spad·
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DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY according to EN 45014 Manufacturer’s Name: Advanced Digital Information Corporation Manufacturer’s Address: 11431 Willows Road ZAC des Basses Auges Redmond, Washington 98052 1, rue Alfred de Vigny USA 78112 Fourqueux, FRANCE declares, that the product: FastStor Product (Produit, Erzeugnis): Model Numbers FastStor FS-DLT 4000 (Marque Commercial, FastStor FS-DLT 7000 FastStor FS-DLT 8000 Warenbezeichnung): conforms to the followi
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Safety Notices Warnings CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN TO REDUCE This symbol should alert the CAUTION : user to the presence of THERISKOFELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE "dangerous voltage" inside COVER (OR BACK). the product that might cause NO USER-SERVICEABLE harm or electric shock. PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. Caution All safety and operating instructions should be read before this product is operated, and should be retained for future refere
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Table of Contents Copyright Notice ..................................................................................................................................................................................ii Copyright Notice (Europe) ..................................................................................................................................................................iii Regulatory Notices ................................................................
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Disabling AUTOCLEAN.................................................................................................................................................... 43 LOAD FIRMWARE................................................................................................................................................................... 44 DISPLAY COUNTS...................................................................................................................................
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Quick Start Guide This Guide … ❐ provides a quick guide for experts who are familiar with installing hardware and software. xi
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Follow these steps to quickly get started using your ADIC FastStor: Notes The following defaults have been set at the factory, and in most cases, should not have to be changed. LDR SCSI ID: 1, DRV SCSI ID: 3 FastStor DLT 4000 Tape Density: 40GB FastStor DLT 7000 Tape Density: 70GB FastStor DLT8000 Tape Density: 80GB Operating Mode: Random Logon String: FastStor SCSI Terminator AC Line Cord 1. Install AC line cord, first to FastStor, then to AC outlet. 2. Install SCSI t
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3. Power up your FastStor by pressing the Power button. Power Button 4. Install data cartridges in slots 1 through 5 of your FastStor. LCD indicates 1-5 are loaded. Quick Start Guide xiii
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5. Using the Mode Menu, move the cartridge from slot 1 to slot 6, and from slot 2 to slot 7. Press MODE button until LOAD SLOT is displayed. Press SELECT button twice. Tape in slot 1 will move to slot 6. Repeat above steps to move tape in slot 2 to slot 7. 6. Install additional data cartridges in slots 1 and 2. LCD indicates 1-7 loaded. xiv Quick Start Guide
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7. Connect SCSI cable to rear of FastStor and to SCSI adapter on your host computer. SCSI Cable 8. Power up your host computer. 9. Verify your backup software. Your ADIC FastStor is ready for operation. Quick Start Guide xv
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Chapter Introduction This Chapter … ❐ provides a physical description of the switches, indicators and connectors on the front and rear panels of the external FastStor ❐ describes the drive and media used in the FastStor ❐ describes other requirements (additional hardware and/or software) needed to utilize the FastStor ❐ provides a brief overview of the FastStor features. For detailed specifications, see Appendix A 1
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elcome to your ADIC FastStor (shown above). Your FastStor is a fully automated, high-performance, high- capacity, mass storage system. The FastStor is designed to provide you with unattended, near-line and off-line data storage, archiving, backup, hierarchical storage management (HSM), and retrieval for low- and mid-range W servers and networks. Through the remainder of this manual, references will be made to the FastStor. Except in model-specific instances (the reference will be made t
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Features ❐ Multi-function Operator Panel. The Operator Panel, located to the right, under the front door, employs a 1-line by 10- character liquid crystal display (LCD), a four-key keypad, and three LEDs to permit you to monitor and control the operations of your library. Specific areas of the LCD provide you with information such as: status of the tape storage slots (empty, or data cartridge present); which cartridge is loaded into the drive; status of the cartridge in the drive (write-pro
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DLT Drives Your ADIC FastStor is equipped with a third-, or fourth-generation DLT drive. The DLT4000 and DLT7000 drives can read and write 2.6 GB, 6.0 GB, and 10.0 GB tape formats for 100% interchange compatibility with earlier DLT drives. The DLT 8000 drive can read and write 10.0, 15.0, 20.0, and 35.0 GB tape formats for 100% interchange compatibility with the DLT 2000, DLT 2000xt, DLT 4000, and DLT 7000 drives. DLT 8000 default tape density is 40 GB (80 GB compressed) when using the DL
