HP StoreEver 1/8 G2 Tape Autoloader User and Service Guide (AK377-96024, December 2012)

Table 29 SAS HBA speeds required for optimal performance
HBA speedLTO generation
3 Gb or 6 Gb SASLTO-4, LTO-5
6 Gb SASLTO-6
Media
Once the data gets to the tape drive, it must be written onto the tape. If there are no bottlenecks
and the autoloader starts having performance problems:
• Try a new cartridge. A marginal cartridge can cause performance problems when the tape
drive has to retry writing to bad spots on the tape.
• Clean the tape drive. See “Tape cartridges” (page 30) for instructions.
Service and repair
Releasing the magazines manually
If you cannot remove the magazines via the OCP or RMI, do the following:
1. Unplug the power cord from the device.
2. From the back of the device, find the access holes for the right and left magazines. See
Figure 66 (page 102).
Figure 66 Access holes for the right and left magazine
Right magazine release1.
Left magazine release2.
3. To manually release a magazine, insert the end of a small metal pin or straightened paper
clip into the magazine access hole at the back of the device about 1.5 cm (0.6 inch), while
another person grasps the magazine on that side and pulls it out of the front of the unit. See
Figure 67 (page 102).
Figure 67 Releasing the magazine
Push a paper clip into the access hole.1.
Pull the magazine out of the front of the unit.2.
102 Troubleshooting