goes blank, and the drive exits Maintenance Mode. To access the contents of the
dump, see “Function Code 5: Copy Drive Dump.”
Note:
You can also force a drive dump when the tape drive is in normal
operating mode. Simply press and hold the Unload Button for ten
seconds. This causes the drive to reboot.
Function Code 5: Copy Drive Dump
Function Code
5
copies data from a drive dump (captured in Function Code 4)
to the beginning of a scratch (blank) data cartridge.
Attention:
For this function, insert only a scratch (blank) data cartridge or a
cartridge that may be overwritten. During the test, the drive overwrites the data on
the cartridge.
Note:
If you inserted an invalid tape cartridge (e.g. FMR or WORM media), error
code
J
or
7
appears in the SCD. If you inserted a write-protected
cartridge, or the media has read-only compatibility (e.g., Gen1 media), error
code
P
appears in the SCD. In either case, the tape drive unloads the
cartridge and exits Maintenance Mode after the cartridge is removed.
1.
Place the drive in Maintenance Mode. (For instructions, see “Entering
Maintenance Mode” on page 3-8.) Index through the Maintenance Mode
options until
5
is displayed on the SCD. Press and hold the Unload Button
for three seconds to select Function Code 5. After selecting Function Code 5 the
SCD will display option
5
-
1
. Press the Unload Button within 5 seconds to
make a different selection. If no other selection is made, the drive will perform
option
5
-
1
.
2.
Press the Unload Button once per second to cycle through the following
functions:
v
5
-
1
: copy dump to tape; clears RAM dump
v
5
-
8
: copy dump to flash memory; clears RAM dump
v
5
-
3
: erase flash memory
v
5
-
0
: no function
If you cycle past the desired code, press the Unload Button once per second
until the code reappears.
3.
Press and hold the Unload Button for three or more seconds, then release it to
select one of the above functions.
4.
If you selected
5
-
0
the drive will exit Maintenance Mode. If you selected
5
-
8
or
5
-
3
the SCD will change to a flashing
5
while the procedure
is being performed. After the procedure is completed the drive will exit
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