
6.
Select a cleaning tape from the drop-down list.
7.
Optionally, select Set the Library back Online ...
If you do not select this option, remember to bring the library back online once the
cleaning finishes.
Restart a Drive
Restart the drive to power it off, on, and then initialize the drive which may resolve
some drive problems.
1.
In the remote interface, select Library in the left menu.
2.
Right-click the drive, and then select Restart Drive.
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During an audit the robot checks each cartridge slot, recording cartridge labels and
locations to create a tape catalog.
Enable or Disable Drive Ports
Enable or disable the drive ports from the remote interface.
There are two ports on the drive that you can enable or disable as needed.
Caution:
Changing the Port Settings on a bridged drive may cause an interruption in
host activity.
1.
In the remote interface, select Library in the left menu.
2.
Right-click a drive, and then select Drive Port Settings.
3.
In the drop-down for each port, select either Enable or Disable.
Update the Drive Firmware
Keep drive firmware up to date with the most current and supported drive firmware.
Make sure that the proper device driver is installed, if applicable. Use Windows Update
to obtain the driver for an IBM tape drive. Download the driver from the HP website,
if needed. For example, Oracle has qualified the HP LTO-5 and LTO-6 drives with
Windows driver 3.5.0.0.
If possible, update drive firmware during periods when host applications are not
heavily using of the library. The library cannot respond to host commands during the
updates, which may take up to 20 minutes per tape drive.
1.
Download the drive firmware (see
Download Firmware from My Oracle Support
)
2.
Extract the drive firmware ZIP (the extracted folder should contain HTML and text
release notes, a
LEGAL_LICENSE.TXT
file, a
tload.tar
file, and two versions of the
firmware file).
Chapter 7
Restart a Drive
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