User's Guide

Preface
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Organization
This guide is organized as follows:
• Chapter 1, “Theory of Operation,” explains medium changer
elements, events, operational sequences, configuration, error
recovery, system performance, and diagnostic support issues.
• Chapter 2, “Emulated Software Interfaces,” describes SCSI-2
terminology in relation to the DX-Series enhanced data protection
system. This includes required and optional SCSI-2 messages, and
operational commands.
• Chapter 3, “Emulated DLT7000 SCSI Commands,” describes SCSI
terminology in relation to the DLT7000 tape drive. This includes
required and optional SCSI-2 messages, and operational commands.
• Appendix A, Sense Key Values provides information on the
supported sense keys for request sense.
• Appendix B, Media Changer Sense Code Values provides sense code
values for the medium changer.
• Appendix C, DLT7000 Sense Code Values provides sense code values
for the DLT7000 tape drive.
• Appendix D, Fibre Channel Topology provides an overview of Fibre
Channel topology available with the DX30 and DX100 and as an
option with DX3000 and DX5000.
• Appendix E, DX-Series Software Deviations provides an overview of
the implemented changes to the DX-Series software.
• This guide concludes with a glossary and an index.