LTO Tape Drive User’s Guide
4 - Maintenance
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If an error is detected, the Fault light flashes amber and the drive posts an error code
to the SCD. To determine the error, locate the code in the
. To clear the error, either turn the power off and then on again or reboot the
drive by pressing and holding the Eject button for 10 seconds.
Function Code F: Write Performance Test
Approximate Run Time = 7 minutes per loop
Total Number of Loops = 10
Function Code
F
performs tests to ensure that the drive can read from and write to tape.
Press the Eject button to stop the diagnostic and exit Maintenance mode.
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Pressing the Eject button once will abort the test at the end of the current test loop.
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Pressing the Eject button twice will abort the test immediately.
Wait for the drive to rewind the tape and eject the cartridge.
CAUTION:
For this test, 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, error code J or 7 appears in the SCD. If you inserted
a write-protected cartridge, or the media has read-only compatibility, 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 from the drive.
1.
Place the drive in Maintenance mode by pressing the Eject button three (3) times within
two (2) seconds.
2.
Press the Eject button once per second until
F
appears in the SCD.
If you cycle past the desired code, press the Eject button once per second until the code
reappears.
3.
Press and hold the Eject button for three (3) or more seconds, then release it to select the
function
F
.
The SCD changes to a flashing
C
, requesting a cartridge.
4.
Insert a scratch (blank) data cartridge.
The SCD changes to
F
.
The tape drive runs the tests.
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If no error is detected, the diagnostic will loop and begin again. To stop the loop,
press the Eject button for one (1) second and release. When the loop ends,
0
temporarily appears in the SCD and the tape drive exits Maintenance mode.
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If an error is detected, the Fault light flashes amber and the drive posts an error code
to the SCD. To determine the error, locate the code in the
. To clear the error, either turn the power off and then on again or reboot the
drive by pressing and holding the Eject button for 10 seconds.
Function Code H: Test Head
Approximate Run Time = 12 minutes per loop
Total Number of Loops = 10
Function Code
H
performs tests to ensure that the tape drive’s head and tape-carriage
mechanics work correctly.
