DLT VS80 Tape Drive Reference Guide

Troubleshooting and Upgrading the Firmware
55DLT VS80 Tape Drive Reference Guide
The host server does
not recognize your DLT
VS80 tape drive.
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The SCSI terminator
might be loose or
missing.
1. Make sure the terminator
is properly seated on the
open SCSI connector on
the rear panel of the
desktop drive or on the
last device on the SCSI
bus.
2. Make sure an LVD/SE
terminator is in place on
the end of the SCSI ribbon
cable for the internal
drive.
The SCSI bus might be
improperly terminated.
1. If the DLT VS80 tape drive
is the last or only device
on the SCSI bus, make
sure the drive is properly
terminated.
2. If the DLT VS80 tape drive
is not the last or only
device on the SCSI bus,
check all SCSI cable
connections and make
sure the last device on
each end of the SCSI bus
is terminated. The SCSI
host adapter must usually
be terminated.
The SCSI terminator
might not be at the end
of the SCSI bus or
more than two
terminators might be
present on the SCSI
bus.
Make sure the terminators are
placed only at each end of the
SCSI bus – one at the host
adapter and one on the last
device on the bus, both
internal and external.
The SCSI host adapter
might be in a defective
expansion slot.
Move the SCSI host adapter to
a different expansion slot.
Table 7: Troubleshooting
Symptom Problem Solution