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126 Avaya CMS Sun Fire V880 Computer Hardware Installation, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting
Maintaining tape drives
This section includes the following topics:
● Tape drive compatibility on page 126
● Ordering tapes on page 126
● Cleaning the tape drive on page 127
● Replacing the internal tape drive on page 128
● Adding and removing an external tape drive for data migration on page 131
Tape drive compatibility
The DDS-4 tape drive used with the Sun Fire V880 is not the same model used with the
Sun Enterprise 3500. When replacing a DDS-4 tape drive in the Sun Fire V880, make sure
you order the correct replacement.
Ordering tapes
Replacement backup data and tape drive cleaning cartridge tapes can be ordered from
your local computer or office supply store. Depending on your tape drive model, order the
following cartridge tapes:
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Important: If you are using the CMS High Availability feature and one of your systems
uses a DDS-4 tape drive while the other uses a DAT 72 tape drive, you must
use DDS-4 tape cartridges in both systems. Using the same size backup
tapes allows you to do manual data restores on both systems, no matter
which one may need the restore.
Description Tape drive
DAT 72 36/72-GB, 4mm, 170m DAT 72
DDS-4 20/40-GB, 4mm, 150-155m DDS-4 and DAT 72
DDS 4mm cleaning cartridge DDS-4 and DAT 72