IBM TotalStorage Ultrium 3580 L23, Setup And Operator Manual

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Step 7. Connecting Power
__ 1.
Ensure that the power switch on the 3580 Ultrium 2 Tape Drive is set to off
by pressing 0 on the switch (see
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in Figure 2 on page 7).
__ 2. Plug the power cord into the 3580 Ultrium 2 Tape Drive
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, then plug the
other end into a grounded electrical outlet.
__ 3. Because the 3580 Ultrium 2 Tape Drive may not complete the Power-On Self
Test (POST) without SCSI termination, ensure that a terminator (or SCSI bus
with termination) is connected to one of the two SCSI connectors at the rear
of the unit.
Note: LVD and HVD/DIFF terminators cannot be intermixed.
__ 4.
Power-on the 3580 Ultrium 2 Tape Drive by pressing | on the power switch.
The tape drive runs the POST, which checks all hardware except the drive
head. During the POST, the Single-Character Display flashes several
segmented characters. Each segmented character respresents a test
performed during the POST. When the POST finishes, the Single-Character
Display momentarily lights all 8 segments and then goes blank. At the
outset of the POST, the following message appears in the message display
for 90 seconds:
Power On Self Test
In Progress
v
If the test succeeds, the following message appears in the message display
for 5 seconds:
Drive FW xxxx
Display FW xxxx
followed by:
Ultrium Tape Drive
Drive Empty
v
If a failure occurs, the following message appears in the message display:
ERROR!
SELF TEST FAILURE
Step 8. Running the Fast Read/Write Test
The Fast Read/Write Test performs procedures to ensure that the drive can read
from and write to tape. The diagnostic takes approximately 5 minutes to complete
and loops continually until you halt it. To halt the diagnostic, press the unload
button. The diagnostic will continue to the end of its loop and then stop.
Attention: For this test, use only a scratch (blank) data cartridge or a cartridge
that may be overwritten. During the test, the drive overwrites the data on the
cartridge.
__ 1. Make sure that no cartridge is in the drive.
__ 2.
Make sure that the following message appears on the message display (you
may need to turn the power off, then on again for the message to appear).
Chapter 2. Installing
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