Appendix
B.
Performing
Diagnostic
and
Maintenance
Functions
Table
14
describes
each
diagnostic
and
maintenance
function
that
the
drive
can
perform,
gives
the
function
code
which
appears
on
the
Single-character
Display
(SCD),
and
directs
you
to
the
instructions
for
performing
the
function.
It
is
recommended
that
you
use
a
customer-supplied
scratch
(blank)
data
cartridge
for
diagnostic
testing.
Table
14.
Diagnostic
and
maintenance
functions
Function
Code
Diagnostic
or
Maintenance
Function
Instructions
Location
0
Exit
Maintenance
Mode:
Causes
the
drive
to
become
available
for
reading
and
writing
data.
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68
1
Run
Drive
Diagnostics:
Runs
tests
to
determine
whether
the
drive
can
properly
load
and
unload
cartridges,
and
read
and
write
data.
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69
8
Update
Tape
Drive
Firmware
from
FMR
Tape:
Loads
updated
firmware
from
a
field
microcode
replacement
(FMR)
tape.
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70
3
Create
FMR
Tape:
Copies
its
field
microcode
replacement
(FMR)
data
to
a
customer-supplied
scratch
(blank)
data
cartridge.
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71
8
Force
a
Drive
Dump:
Performs
a
dump
of
data
(also
known
as
saving
a
microcode
trace).
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72
5
Copy
Drive
Dump:
Copies
data
from
a
drive
dump
(captured
by
using
Function
Code
4)
to
the
beginning
of
a
customer-supplied
scratch
(blank)
data
cartridge,
copies
a
drive
dump
to
flash
memory,
or
erases
a
dump
from
flash
memory.
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73
6
Run
SCSI
Wrap
Test:
Performs
a
check
of
the
SCSI
circuitry
from
and
to
the
SCSI
connector.
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74
7
Not
available.
Not
available
8
Unmake
FMR
Tape:
Erases
the
FMR
data
on
a
customer-supplied
scratch
(blank)
data
cartridge
and
rewrite
the
cartridge
memory
on
the
tape.
This
turns
the
cartridge
into
a
valid
customer-supplied
scratch
data
cartridge.
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75
9
Display
Error
Code
Log:
Displays
the
last
10
error
codes,
one
at
a
time
(the
codes
are
ordered;
the
most
recent
is
presented
first
and
the
oldest
(tenth)
is
presented
last).
Page
75
A
Clear
Error
Code
Log:
Erases
the
contents
of
the
error
code
log.
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76
C
Insert
Cartridge
into
Tape
Drive:
This
function
cannot
be
selected
by
itself,
but
is
a
part
of
other
maintenance
functions
(such
as
Run
Tape
Drive
Diagnostics
and
Create
FMR
Tape)
that
require
a
tape
cartridge
to
be
loaded.
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76
E
Test
Cartridge
&
Media:
Performs
tests
to
ensure
that
a
suspect
cartridge
and
its
magnetic
tape
are
acceptable.
Page
77
F
Write
Performance
Test:
Performs
tests
to
ensure
that
the
drive
can
read
from
and
write
to
tape.
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78
H
Test
Head:
Performs
tests
to
ensure
that
the
tape
drive’s
head
and
tape-carriage
mechanics
are
working
correctly.
Page
79
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Copyright
IBM
Corp.
2004,
2006
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