4-680-373-11(1) AIT Drive User’s Guide AIT-2 TAPE DRIVE SDX-500V AIT-1 TAPE DRIVE SDX-400V 2003 Sony Corporation
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IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS USE For your protection, please read these safety instructions completely before operating the appliance, and keep this manual for future reference. Power Sources – This unit should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the marking label. If you are not sure of the type of electrical power, consult your dealer or local power company.
INSTALLATION SERVICE Water and Moisture – Do not use power-line operated units near water for example, near a bathtub, washbowl, kitchen sink, or laundry tub, in a wet basement, or near a swimming pool, etc.
Contents Overview .................................................................................................................. 6 Introduction .............................................................................................................. 7 About AIT Drives ............................................................................................ 7 Precautions ....................................................................................................... 8 Installation ........
Overview The Sony SDX-500V and SDX-400V drives are high capacity data storage devices using Advanced Intelligent tape (AIT) technology. The SDX-500V and SDX-400V drives achieve high data reliability through Read-AfterWrite, an additional level of Error Correction Code, and other features. The Sony SDX-500V and SDX-400V drives store data on tape using standard formats called AIT (Advanced Intelligent Tape) and ALDC formats.
Introduction About AIT Drives The SDX-500V is an internal AIT drive unit that uses data cartridges conforming to the AIT-2 format. The SDX-400V is an internal AIT drive unit that uses data cartridges conforming to the AIT-1 format. The SDX500V supports AIT-1 and AIT-2 formats. The SDX-400V supports only AIT-1 format. Features The AIT Drive Unit SDX-500V has the following features: • Supports reading and writing to data cartridges conforming to the AIT-1 and AIT-2 formats.
Precautions Installation Avoid placing the drive in a location subject to: – high humidity – high temperature – mechanical shock and vibration – direct sunlight * For details, see “Specifications” on page 27. Operation • Do not move the drive while it is operating. It may cause malfunction. • Avoid exposing the drive to sudden changes from a low to high temperatures. This may cause water condensation to collect inside the drive.
SCSI Termination The SDX-500V and SDX-400V conform to the Microsoft PC97 standard which requires the internal (naked) drive to be terminated with an internal terminator. Microsoft PC97 SCSI requirements SCSI peripherals must not terminate the bus. Both internal and external cable ends are instead terminated by plug-in connectors.
Installation SCSI Connection/Setting the SCSI ID SCSI ID P.D. N.C. 3 2 1 0 SCSI ID 0 1 2 SCSI 68pin Connector 3 Jumpers 4 Power Connector 4 3 2 1 5 5 V GND GND 12 V Parity Disable No Connection SCSI ID 3 SCSI ID 2 SCSI ID 1 SCSI ID 0 6 7 8 9 Parity 10 Disable 11 Enable 12 Note : 13 = CLOSED/Jumper = OPEN/Jumper not installed 14 = Don’t care 15 Parity Disable Jumper Parity check function can be disabled by Jumper. Parity check is disabled while left end jumper is installed.
Option Switches (DIP Switch) DIP Switch DIP Switch Positions Default ON OFF 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Drive Mode (OFF) Drive Mode (OFF) Drive Mode (OFF) Drive Mode (OFF) Terminator Power (ON) Reserved (OFF) DC Control (1) (ON) DC Control (2) (OFF) 11
DR (Disaster Recovery*) Mode ON OFF 1 * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Drive Mode (ON) Drive Mode (OFF) Drive Mode (OFF) Drive Mode (OFF) Terminator Power (ON) Reserved (OFF) DC Control (1) (ON) DC Control (2) (OFF) Disaster Recovery Mode is enabled only if VERITAS Backup ExecTM is running on Windows NT or Windows 2000. In Disaster Recovery Mode, the drive enters the DR Standby Mode 15 seconds after you insert a write-protected tape into the drive, and all the drive LED blink.
41.2 mm (1.62 in) 79.2 mm (3.12 in) 7.6 mm (0.3 in) 7.6 mm (0.3 in) 53.6 mm (2.11 in) 31 mm (1.22 in) 21 mm (0.83 in) 70 mm (2.76 in) 42 mm (1.65 in) 155.0 mm (6.1 in) 60 mm (2.36 in) 90 mm (3.54 in) 7.6 mm (0.3 in) 41.2 mm (1.62 in) 80.1 mm (3.15 in) 47.5 mm (1.87 in) 7 mm (0.28 in) 9.9 mm (0.39 in) 21.8 mm (0.86 in) 155.0 mm (6.1 in) 79.2 mm (3.12 in) 79.2 mm (3.12 in) 41.2 mm (1.62 in) 7.6 mm (0.3 in) 47.5 mm (1.87 in) 17.4 mm (0.69 in) 17.4 mm (0.69 in) Mounting Holes For 3.
Reconfiguring from 5.25" Model to 3.5" Model You can reconfigure the 5.25" model to the 3.5" model yourself. 1 Remove the 2 screws for each side rail. 2 Take the side rail off.
Orientation 10° 10° 10° 10° 10° 10° 10° 10° 15
Attaching and Removing the Dust Cover Attaching the Dust Cover 1 Align the dust cover’s hinge clips (one on each side) with the pins of the drive bezel. • The dust cover should be positioned so that the magnets* on the cover’s back face the drive bezel. * • 16 This magnet does not affect the tape of the cartridge. Holding the dust cover at an angle as shown in the figure below, set the hinge clips on top of the bezel pins, positioning them so that they bracket the pins.
2 Press down at an angle on each side in turn until you hear the hinge clips click into place. Caution Do not press the dust cover in horizontally from the front. Doing so could cause the dust cover to break. 3 Close the dust cover. This completes attachment of the dust cover.
Removing the Dust Cover 1 Open the dust cover. 2 Holding the dust cover at both corners, carefully raise the dust cover. The dust cover hinge clips and drive bezel pins uncouple. Note We recommend that you use the drive with the dust cover.
Operation Location of 3 LEDs There are three LED indications (TAPE MOTION LED, CLEANING REQUEST LED, REPLACE TAPE LED) and an EJECT button on the front panel of the unit. Front Panel (for 3.
Drive Operation Loading a Cartridge Note While setting the data cartridge, do not turn off the host computer. This may cause a malfunction or damage data. 1 Turn on the basic processing unit. Check that the drive’s TAPE MOTION LED, CLEANING REQUEST LED and REPLACE TAPE LED go off. 2 Open the dust cover. 3 Set the AIT data cartridge orientation as shown here and insert it into the data cartridge slot.
Unloading a Cartridge The cartridge can be removed from the SDX-500V and SDX-400V either in response to a SCSI Unload Command, or by pressing the EJECT bottom. By pressing EJECT button, the tape goes to BOT, the drive unthreads it, and ejects the cartridge from the slot. Write-protecting a Cartridge Cartridges can be write-protected by sliding the tab on the back of the cartridge. In this state, data can be read from the tape but not written onto it.
Emergency Tape Removal Procedure 1 Remove the drive from the chassis or enclosure to allow access to the bottom of the drive. 2 Remove the drive’s top cover. 3 Locate the small opening in the bottom of the drive and insert the tip of a precision screwdriver so that the Loading motor shaft can be rotated. 4 Rotate the motor shaft clockwise to bring the threading mechanism back to the initial position.
Caution Stop rotating the motor shaft immediately, when the guide B gets to the area below the line C-C (This line is defined by 2 circular tape guide surfaces of the cartridge). Otherwise the gear of the drive can be damaged. A tape guide surface tape guide surface C C detail A B Cartridge The Initial Position of the Threading Mechanism 5 Before manual eject procedure, tape slack must be removed in order to prevent tape damage.
WORM Function The SDX-500V supports the WORM function. This section explains the WORM function. What is “WORM”? “WORM” is an acronym for “Write Once Read Many”, a function that allows data to be written to the same place on a tape only once, but permits that data to be read from the tape for any number of times. This drive supports WORM cartridges.
How to Write Data onto a WORM Cartridge As with a regular cartridge, there is no limit on how many times data can be read from a WORM cartridge. When writing data to a WORM cartridge, the data can not be written to a portion of the tape that has already been written. When writing data onto a WORM cartridge, it is appended after data that has already been written onto the cartridge. Accordingly, you must move to the EOD area before writing data onto the cartridge.
Interface Implementation Supported SCSI Messages Abort Message Parity Error Bus Device Reset Message Reject Command Complete No Operation Disconnect Restore Pointers Extended Message Save Data Pointer – Synchronous Data Transfer Request – Wide Data Transfer Request Identify ( w/&w/o Disconnect ) Ignore Wide Residue Supported SCSI Commands Erase Report Luns Inquiry Request Block Address Load/Unload Request Sense Locate Reserve Unit Log Sense Rewind Log Select Seek Block Mode Select Se
Specifications Product Specifications Dimensions Height Width Depth 3.5" 41.2 mm (1.62 in) 101.6 mm (4.0 in) 155.0 mm (6.1 in) 5.25" 41.2 mm (1.62 in) 146.0 mm (5.75 in) 155.0 mm (6.1 in) Mass 3.5" 5.25" 740 g (26.1 oz.) 970 g (34.2 oz.) Altitude Operating 0 to 10,000 feet Vibration Operating Non-Operating Swept Sine 5 to 500 Hz *0.25 G Peak 1 Octave/min. 3 axes, 3 directions Swept Sine 5 to 500 Hz *0.5 G Peak 1 Octave/min.
Shock Operating Non-Operating No Data Loss Half Sine 5 G Peak 3 ms 3 axes, 3 directions *Interval 10 seconds No Device Damage Half Sine 90 G Peak 3 ms (30 G Peak 11 ms) 3 axes, 3 directions Temperature and Humidity Range Temperature Operating Non-Operating (mech.
Suspended Particulate Operating Less than 150 microgram/m3 Based Sampling period 24 hours ESD Discharge Voltage < 15 kV: No operation failure < 20 kV: No drive damage Air-cooling Requirement Surrounding temperature < 40 ˚C Clean air flow is recommended to minimize the possibility of data loss.
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