This option is only available when running version 4.x of the Adapter firmware.Ĭlick one of the following radio buttons to specify the IBM Bel Adapter mode:ĭisplays LTO VOP version, basic tape drive information, and copyright information.
You must power cycle the drive after the adapter firmware update is complete. You are prompted to identify the directory that contains the Ethernet card firmware files.Ĭlick one of the following buttons to specify the IBM Bel Adapter code version: For more information on labels or our labeling services, call Disk-O-Tape, Inc. Starts the Ethernet card firmware update procedure. Performs an internal loopback test on the tape drive. Performs an Initial Program Load (IPL) of the Ethernet card. The Encryption status indicator indicates whether the tape drive is enrolled for encryption.Īs shown in Figure 11-5, this page contains a text-based transcript area and the following buttons:Įrases the content displayed in the text pane. The Service status indicator indicates whether the Ethernet card is communicating with the tape drive.
With 800/1.6TB tapes less than 10/tape it'd be a great way to backup certain files.
Churchill said: I've been looking at some LTO-4 tape drive units but were a bit unsure how to best connect them. When you load a cartridge in the tape drive, this status indicator changes from grey to blue, and indicates Loaded. On video I've been getting around 820-850GB per tape while mixed content file servers around 1.2-1.4TB per tape. The Empty/Loaded status indicator indicates whether a tape cartridge is loaded in the tape drive. When you bring a tape drive online, this status indicator changes from grey to blue, and indicates Online. The Online/Offline status indicator indicates whether the Ethernet adapter card is online. These indicators show the current drive state: Seagate, HP e IBM iniciaram o Consrcio LTO, que dirige o desenvolvimento e.
The process used by Silverstack is to first copy all the files, then rewind the tape and perform the verification step afterwards. Due to the nature of their hardware, LTO tapes need a different copy and verification process than other kinds of drives.
You can use it to configure the HBA and install new firmwares.As shown in Figure 11-1, the LTO VOP interface includes the following:Ĭlick the icon in the title bar to access a basic menu you can use to re-size the window and close the application.Įnter the IP address of your LTO tape drive in the accompanying field and click the Connect button. Linear Tape-Open ( LTO) uma tecnologia de armazenamento de dados em fita magntica desenvolvida originalmente na dcada de 1990 como uma alternativa de padres abertos a formatos proprietrios de fita magntica que estavam disponveis na poca (DLT). Silverstack offers a feature to specifically backup to LTO tapes. LSITool is the official configuration tool from LSI. You can install a new LSI firmware using this tool. Use lsscsi to detect all connected SCSI/SAS devices.
LTFS Compatible: archive files/folders with drag and drop ease. Flexible: built-in IBM-LTO-8 drive reads and writes LTO-8 and LTO-7 tapes. This one has a protector stuffed into the right-side slot. Store More: up to 12TB native and up to 30TB 1 compressed storage capacity per tape cartridge.
Or is that actually a SCSI-style passthrough? Look for a two lane fiber channel card at Lion Surplus. Or would it? Looks like my fiber channel card has only one lane, and two may be required. Unfortunately, it is PCI-X, which would require me to buy another eGPU sub card that I don't even know if it would work. Lucky me, because SAS is a common component on Dell PowerEdge servers.Īctually, one of the items I bought from the Scrapyard might be a compatible HBA card. But maybe I can find one on a scrap server? Unfortunately, these seem to be incredibly expensive when brand new. We can use this with an eGPU to make these drives work. Server techs actually use these cards to test out server tapes and drives on ordinary desktops before putting them in production.
2.1 PCI-E to Expresscard Slot (from eGPU).