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Chapter 6
Troubleshooting Guide
This chapter provides best-practice installation guidelines for getting the
most out of your LTO-5 Tape Drive and troubleshooting information you can
use to identify and resolve tape drive problems.
Topics covered in this chapter are:
• Installation Best Practices
• Troubleshooting Suggestions on page 58
Installation Best Practices
Following SCSI Best
Practices
Always follow SCSI best practices when installing an LTO-5 Half-Height Tape
Drive to ensure trouble-free installation and operation.
Using a Serial-
attached SCSI Host
Bus Adapter
To achieve the very best performance from your LTO-5 Half-Height Tape
Drive and optimize your backup operations, always attach the drive to a
serial-attached SCSI controller that supports 3 GBytes per sec. per port
transfer rate.