User`s guide

15-16 Back up and restore Meridian Mail data
Overview
Standard 1.0 System Administration Guide January 1998
Overview
Introduction
This section details information on full and partial backups to
tape.
Types of tape drives
Meridian Mail supports two tape drives: the Tandberg
TDC4220 drive, and the Archive Viper drive.
The Tandberg TDC4220 drive reads and writes tapes with a
capacity up to 2.5 Gbytes and is backwards compatible with all
existing Meridian Mail tapes.
The Archive Viper drive supports a maximum storage capacity
of 250 Mbytes, and should be used only with DC6250 tapes.
Using the Archive
Viper tape drive
When using a Viper tape drive, insert the tape with the metal
side facing the left side of the drive and the opening on the tape
facing up. Once the tape is inserted, secure it by pressing down
on the lever on top of the opening until the latch catches. To
remove a tape, slide the latch up and the tape will be ejected.
Using the Tandberg
tape drive
When using a Tandberg tape drive, press the Release button to
open the door. (If there is a tape in the drive already, remove it.)
Gently push the tape into the drive and close the door. To
remove a tape, press the Release button to open the door and
remove the tape.
Write-protection
Tape cartridges can be write-protected by turning the rotating
knob on the cartridge until the arrow points to the Safe
indicator. Any attempt to write on a write-protected cartridge
will generate an error.
CAUTION
Risk of tape load failure
Use of 6150 tapes may cause tape load
failures. 6150 tapes are no longer
supported.