Unfortunately manual tape removal from lto7 is not as easy as it once was. Yes, we are using symantec drivers for tape drive and the medium. There are many dlt tape generations including dlt iv, dlt iii, dlt s4 and range in capacities from 10 gb to 800 gb. Dlt 7000 stuck tapedrive errornow drive wont initialize. The rest of the time it didnt rewind the tape and thus cannot be ejected. Anyone know how to remove stuck tape from dell pv 120t. Tech support scams are an industrywide issue where scammers trick you into paying for unnecessary technical support services. Dlt drive media and cleaning tape compatibility guide.
Dlt helps address storage capacity and access time when backing up information to tape drives by increasing the total capacity and speed of the tape drive and disks. I have a powervault 120 dlt that wont eject the dlt. Lto 7 tape drive stuck in ms2024 tape library hewlett packard. But, we have an hp lto4 autoloader displaying an odd error.
Demonstration on how to manually remove a stuck tape cartridge from an ibm lto1 tape drive. I need to clean this tape drive but i dont want to have to buy a cleaning cartridge. In 1994, the technology was purchased by quantum corporation, who manufactured drives and licensed the technology and trademark. This should be rewinding the ribbon into the cartridge, this may take. Dlt vs160 is reset by holding the eject button down for 27 30. Tape drive repair services data storage solutions, tape. The device driver allows you to use dlt tape drives with windows 2000, windows xp and windows server 2003 running on x86 and x64 platforms. I did an ioscan fnc tape and it shows that the tape drive is not found. For all 18 ultrium tape autoloaders, make sure user is using an ultrium universal cleaning cartridge. The leader is the piece of plastic that attaches to the dlt tape and pulls it through the apparatus. Dlt uses a technique to write data onto the tape in 128 or 208 linear tracks. Removing stuck tapes from a tape drive library server fault.
Short for digital linear tape, dlt is a technology initially developed by digital who later sold the technology to quantum. Dlt tape dlt tape backup dlt iv digital linear tape. Sorry its very longwinded, but i want to be complete. On an sdlt drive if the 3 leds start blinking you most likely have a dropped leader, broken tape or stuck tape. Not unless you have a dlt8000 or get the system with the dlt8000 to create a special driver man mksf which can write the dlt tape in a non 8000 format ie. Below is a guide to help you select the correct media and cleaning tape for your dlt drive. I had to do that to a compaq sdlt 220 drive that i accidentally put a dlt iv cleaning tape into. The instructions below will help you follow the same steps using the autoloader drives that come packaged with the x100,x200, and x400 packages. We have been an established tape drive repair facility for 25 years with excellent marketproven performance and a wellrespected reputation. Sep 20, 2016 dlt digital linear tape is a magnetic tape and drive system used for computer data storage and archiving.
How to get a stuck dlt tape out of the backup drive. Troubleshooting steps for ejecting stuck tapesmedia from. Both write to dlttape iv and offer the same capacity as the earlier dlt8000 drive 40 gb native. Dlt tape drives data storage product dlt s4 support and. In 1994, the technology was purchased by quantum corporation, who manufactured drives and. You can try to get the tape out by powering down the drive if its internal this means powering down the server or library that its located in, press and hold the eject button and then power up the drive. Try issuing an unload from the backup application if it has this functionality. Right now, i have been using a screw driver and sticking it. Nov 16, 2019 short for digital linear tape, dlt is a technology initially developed by digital who later sold the technology to quantum. If the manual procedure above is not successful, contact your support center for assistance. Page 106 the dlt tape drive does not act as an initiator on the scsi bus.
I had a particular librarydrive that sometimes resulted in stuck media and did not respond to any os commands, sometimes a comms issue, and the old holding the eject button for 25 seconds or more, on the actual drive itself did the trick of unmounting the tape media. Removing a data cartridge from a drive in the library. You can attempt to resolve this issue by following the steps relevant to your model in the next section. May 14, 2016 manually ejecting stuck lto tape from an hp drive. Installing a dlt, sdlt, vs, lto, or dat tape drive into a linux operating system 646421501, rev b january 2006 verifying communication with the tape drives 9 verifying communication with the tape drives 0 you must ensure the st driver sees the all the tape devices. For the 18 sdlt 320 tape autoloader, make sure user is using the super dlt tape cleaning cartridge. Superdlt, a new dlt variant supports tape capacity up to 300gbsdlt 600 and transfer data at speeds up to 36mbsec. Lto stuck tape removal guide and instructions storagedna. Hi, we have a quantum dltv4 internal sata tape drive that is currently spitting out every tape that we put in.
Super dlt sdlt, a variant that offered high capacity, came on the market in 2001. Since it is very old tape, we even dont have the veritas machine which created the tape. Tape drive is stuck into the quantum sdlt 320 tape drive. Dlt tape drives data storage product dlt s4 support. You can help protect yourself from scammers by verifying that the contact is a microsoft agent or microsoft employee and that the phone number is an official microsoft global customer service number. The driver download is a selfextracting compressed file that unzips into a set of files. You can try to get the tape out by powering down the drive if its internal this means powering down the server or library that its located in, press. Download and install this driver to use dlt tape drives with windows server 2003, vista, and windows server 2008 operating systems on x86 or x64 platforms. Stuck tape removal guide from hp the pictures depicted above in the guide are for a full height external lto drives. So when a tape gets physically stuck lto3, does anyone have any recommendations for getting it out if you can get to it from the bay. How to read a dlt tape created with unknown method. We discourage attempting it unless removing the tape all other ways. Quantum dlt v4 tape drive ejects cartridge straight after. Imho the unit has chewed the tape up, which is odd as they replaced it only recently as the old unit wouldnt.
Quantum corporation provides this publication as is without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Dlt 7000 stuck tape drive error now drive wont initialize sgwisby technicaluser 17 apr 06 15. Get the best deals on dltsdlt internal tape drives cartridge drives when. For the 18 dlt vs80 tape autoloader, make sure user is using the dlt vs cleaning cartridge. Any damage to the tape drive caused by this procedure will be repaired as a nonwarranty repair and may void the existing warranty for the tape drive. The drive fails or the media seems to be stuck in the tape drive. Frequently this happens with a tape in the drive so you may need to read my dlt tape removal instructions. The storagetek dlt 8000 tape drive has a storage capacity of 40 gigabytes of uncompressed data on a single cartridge at speeds of up to 6 megabytes per second. Does someone give me some idea how to get the data out from the tape. I still need to get a new vs1 tape to test this thing properly, but i really think its working fine now.
I had a problem mounting a dlt tape to read data from it. Powervault backup tape drive will not eject tape media successfully. Sadly, the stuck tape for me was a symptom of a larger. He shows you what happens when he takes a normal swing with his driver golf club as is, then demonstrates the effect of a little bit of lead tape in terms of centeredness of contact. This article provides troubleshooting steps for ejecting stuck tapes or media from powervault backup tape drives table of contents. Dlt cartridges can contain around 70gb of data with compression. Jun 04, 2018 manually eject tape after drive cover removal. Use the emergency tape eject option by pressing and holding the eject button while powering the drive on. If you encounter a stuck tape cartridge that is, a cartridge that will not unload after receiving an unload command from the host, follow this procedure. I tried to reload the driver and also shut down the autoloader.
The problem occurs when the leader is not attached to the hook to enable it to grab the tape overall not the best design ive ever seen. Dlt tape drives data storage product dlt vs160 support. The storagetek dlt 8000 tape drive is a perfect solution for backup and recovery. Id say that even if you get the tape out of the drive, you should replace the drive asap its only going to get worse, and the next drive breakdown may be when youre doing a restore. Nov 16, 2010 on an sdlt drive if the 3 leds start blinking you most likely have a dropped leader, broken tape or stuck tape. While the ts3500 tape library is active, it can be difficult to see the. The driver i am using for the adapter is an adaptec driver, not microsoft. If the cartridge appears to be stuck in the tape drive, return the tape drive for service. Dlt digital linear tape is a magnetic tape and drive system used for computer data storage and archiving. Shop tape drives and backup tape storage from hp, quantum, ibm and more.
It is a lto ultrium 5h tape drive pn 46x2478 in the sled. Manually ejecting stuck lto tape from an hp drive the mergy. There was a tape stuck in the drive so i unloaded the tape. Therefore, the drive will not 1 generate unsolicited interrupts to the host, 2 initiate its own scsi commands, or 3 assert bus reset. If you are still unable to eject the tape, please contact your local. Find answers to tape drive is stuck into the quantum sdlt 320 tape drive. Verify that the application has not set the prevent media removal option. We also repair autoloaders both rackmount and tabletop. Regardless, one of the joys of dlt drives is that it has to release the handle for you to eject the tape, a stuck dlt handle stuck tape. Newegg offers the best prices, fast shipping and toprated customer service.
Page 2 dlts4 product manual, 818127801 a01, july 2006, made in usa. Most of the times that this has happened to me it is because i over used a tape and it broke in half in the drive. Midwest technical is your trusted source for tape drive repair, autoloader repair and library repair. Powervault backup tape drive will not eject tapemedia successfully. Add weight to your driver golf club for more distance pga. I tried disconnecting the powervault from the server, power it down removing the power cable and then power up again. Dltsdlt internal tape drives cartridge drives for sale ebay. Tape drive repair services everything from 4mm dat repair, to dlt, sdlt, ait and lto ultrium. We have been an established tape drive repair facility for 25 years with excellent marketproven performance and a. We have tried different tapes including a new one and also the cleaning tape but everytime they get spat out straight after being inserted. Resolving errors with the lto tape drives ibm knowledge center. Using the torx driver, turn this spindle clockwise until you hear a click. Details how to get the atape device driver for use with the 7332005110 4mm autoloader, the 7336205. If after completing these steps the cartridge still does not unload, contact your ibm service representative.
This makes the dlt 8000 a perfect choice in terms of cost per gigabyte of any other mid level tape drive. The first two generations of the value line were the dlt1 and dltvs80 a halfheight version of the dlt1. It clicks and buzzes a lot but doesnt eject the tape. I try to backup my filesystem using dump command, dum 0 f devst0 devhda1looks like not working. We had this problem with a dlt drive not long ago, and the eventual solution was to replace the drive nothing else was able to save it. Document not available please check the document id or your account permissions. Remove stuck tape from ibm lto1 tape drive youtube.
Feb 06, 2016 this feature is not available right now. Ultrium 960, ultrium 448, ultrium 460, ultrium 230, dlt vs80, sdlt 320 9 1 installing the autoloader autoloader features and requirements the unique design of the 18 tape autoloader has th e drive in the center with slots rotating around. The lto tape drive has an scd that displays a code which can aid in servicing the drive. When i tried to run a test backup job it failed saying that it couldnt find the tape drive. Stuck tape in drive for powervault tl2000 dell community. Dlt1 and dltvs80 drives write to tape in a different format than the dlt8000. Installing a dlt, sdlt, vs, lto, or dat tape drive into a. Sadly, the stuck tape for me was a symptom of a larger issue with the drive itself. Hpe storageworks 18 tape autoloader troubleshooting. Tape drive repair lto experts midwest technical sales.
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