IBM 4690 Bedienungsanleitung

IBM 4690 Store System:

TR-4 Tape Drive User’s Guide

Last Updated: February 19, 1998

IBM

IBM 4690 Store System:

TR-4 Tape Drive User’s Guide

Last Updated: February 19, 1998

IBM

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Contents

Notices .............. v

Trademarks.............. v

Preface ..............vii

Who Should Read This Manual ....... vii

How This Manual is Organized ....... vii

Related Publications ........... vii

Store System Related Publications — Software vii

Store System Related Publications — Hardware ix

General Publications.......... x

Chapter 1. Overview......... 1

Chapter 2. Tape Drive Installation . . . 3

Installing the TR-4 EIDE Tape Drive...... 3

Step 1. Preparing for Installation ...... 3

Step 2. Conﬁguring the IDE Drive ..... 3

Step 3. Mounting the Drive........ 6

Step 4. Attaching the Cables ....... 6

Step 5. Completing the Installation ..... 6

Installing the TR-4 SCSI Internal Tape Drive . . . 7

Step 1. Planning Your SCSI Conﬁguration . . 7

Step 2. Preparing for Installation ...... 7

Step 3. Conﬁguring the SCSI Drive ..... 8

Step 4. Mounting the Drive........ 8

Step 5. Attaching the SCSI and Power Cables 9

Step 6. Completing the Installation ..... 9

Installing the External SCSI Drive ...... 9

Step 1. Planning Your SCSI Conﬁguration . . 10

Step 2. Preparing for Installation ......10

Step 3. Conﬁguring the Drive .......10

Step 4. Completing the Installation ..... 11

Upgrading the Firmware ......... 11

Upgrading the Firmware for the Store Controller 11

Upgrading the Firmware for the Tape Drive 11

Installing the Software .......... 11

Enabling the Feature .........12

Selecting the Correct EIDE Tape Drive....12

Chapter 3. Using the Tape Drive....13

Loading and Unloading Tape Cartridges ....13

Setting the Write-Protect Switch .......13

Reviewing Performance Considerations ....13

Checking the Reliability of the Tape Data ....14

Listing a Tape .............14

Erasing a Tape ............14

Messages ..............14

Chapter 4. Tape Drive Speciﬁcations 19

Physical Speciﬁcations ..........19

Power Requirements...........19

Drive-Performance Speciﬁcations ......20

Environmental Requirements ........20

Tape Cartridge Speciﬁcations and Capacities . . 21

Regulatory Compliance ..........21

Chapter 5. Maintenance and

Troubleshooting ..........23

Maintenance .............23

Caring for Tape Cartridges........23

Cleaning the Tape Head ........23

Troubleshooting ............24

EIDE Tape Drive ...........24

EIDE and SCSI Tape Drives .......24

Safety ...............25

Disconnecting ............25

Connecting .............25

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Notices

References in this publication to IBM products, programs, or services do not imply

that IBM intends to make these available in all countries in which IBM operates.

Any reference to an IBM product, program, or service is not intended to state or

imply that only IBM’s product, program, or service may be used. Any functionally

equivalent product, program, or service that does not infringe any of IBM’s

intellectual property rights may be used instead of the IBM product, program, or

service. Evaluation and veriﬁcation of operation in conjunction with other

products, except those expressly designated by IBM, is the user’s responsibility.

IBM may have patents or pending patent applications covering subject matter in

this document. The furnishing of this document does not give you any license to

these patents. You can send license inquiries, in writing, to the IBM Director of

Licensing, IBM Corporation, 500 Columbus Avenue, THORNWOOD NY 10594

USA.

Trademarks

The following terms are trademarks of the IBM Corporation in the United States or

other countries or both:

AISPO

AIX

NetView

OS/2

OS/400

PC 300

Personal System/2

PS/2

Systems Applications Architecture

Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks

of others.

Microsoft, Windows, Windows NT, and the Windows 95 logo are trademarks or

registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

vi TR-4 Tape Drive User’s Guide

Preface

This book describes the 4690 Store System support for both the SCSI and the EIDE

tape drives.

Who Should Read This Manual

This book is intended for users who are familiar with hardware and software

installation procedures, and also with the concepts and facilities of the IBM 4690

OS Version 2 (hereafter called the operating system) and the IBM 4690 Store

System.

How This Manual is Organized

This book contains 5 chapters. The following list brieﬂy describes each chapter of

the book.

v“Chapter 1. Overview” on page 1 provides a general overview of the tape drives

including tape capacity and reliability information.

v“Chapter 2. Tape Drive Installation” on page 3 provides instructions on installing

the hardware and software for the tape drives.

v“Chapter 3. Using the Tape Drive” on page 13 provides operating instructions for

the tape drives.

v“Chapter 4. Tape Drive Speciﬁcations” on page 19 provides speciﬁcations and

requirements for the tape drive.

v“Chapter 5. Maintenance and Troubleshooting” on page 23 provides instructions

on performing maintenance on the tape drive. It also contains troubleshooting

information.

Related Publications

A CD-ROM is available that contains the online books that are a part of the IBM

Store Systems Library Collection, SK2T-0331.

Store System Related Publications — Software

IBM 4690 Store System Library

IBM 4690 Store System: Touch Screen Support for 4690 OS Programming Guide,

SC30-3780

IBM 4690 OS V2: Planning, Installation, and Conﬁguration Guide, GC30-3984

IBM 4690 OS V2: Programming Guide, SC30-3987

IBM 4690 OS V2: User’s Guide, SC30-3983

IBM 4690 OS V2: Communications Programming Reference, SC30-3986

IBM 4690 OS V2: Messages Guide, SC30-3985

IBM 4680 Store System: Preparing Your Site, GA27-3692

IBM 4680 BASIC: Language Reference, SC30-3356

IBM 4680 Store System: Display Manager User’s Guide, SC30-3404

IBM 4690 Store System: 4690 Terminal Services for DOS User’s Guide, SC30-3688

IBM 4680 and 4680-90 General Sales Application

IBM 4680-90 General Sales Application: Planning and Installation Guide, GC30-3630

IBM 4680-90 General Sales Application: Guide to Operations, SC30-3632

IBM 4680-90 General Sales Application: Programming Guide, SC30-3631

IBM 4680 General Sales Application – Price Management Feature: User’s Guide,

SC30-3461

IBM 4680 General Sales Application – Terminal Offline Feature: User’s Guide,

SC30-3499

IBM 4680-90 General Sales Application: Full Screen – Guide to Operations,

SC30-3664

IBM 4680-90 General Sales Application: Master Index, GX27-3958

IBM 4680 and 4680-90 Supermarket Application

IBM 4680-90 Supermarket Application: Planning and Installation Guide, GC30-3633

IBM 4680-90 Supermarket Application: Guide to Operations, SC30-3635

IBM 4680-90 Supermarket Application: Programming Guide, SC30-3634

IBM 4680 Supermarket Application – Terminal Offline Feature: User’s Guide,

SC30-3512

IBM 4680 Supermarket Application – Electronic Funds Transfer Feature: User’s Guide,

SC30-3513

IBM 4680-4690 Supermarket Application – Electronic Funds Transfer Feature

Enhancement: User’s Guide, SC30-3718

IBM 4680-90 Supermarket Application: Master Index, GX27-3957

IBM 4680 Chain Drug Sales Application

IBM 4680 Chain Drug Sales Application: Planning and Installation Guide,

GC30-3412

IBM 4680 Chain Drug Sales Application: Guide to Operations, SC30-3413

IBM 4680 Chain Drug Sales Application: Programming Guide, SC30-3414

IBM 4680 Store Management Application

IBM 4680 Store Management Application: Planning and Installation Guide,

GC30-3483

IBM 4680 Store Management Application: Guide to Operations, SC30-3484

IBM 4680 Store Management Application: Programming Guide, SC30-3487

IBM 4680 Store Management Application – Inventory Control Feature: User’s Guide,

SC30-3485

IBM 4680 Store Management Application – Price Management Feature: User’s Guide,

SC30-3486

IBM Systems Application Architecture

IBM Systems Application Architecture: Common Programming Interface

Communications Reference, SC26-4399

In-Store Processing

In-Store Processing: Application Development Guide, SC30-3534

In-Store Processing: IBM AIX – Application Development Guide, SC30-3537

In-Store Processing: IBM OS/2 Extended Edition – Application Development Guide,

SC30-3538

viii TR-4 Tape Drive User’s Guide

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