LTO Tape Drive User’s Guide
2 - Tape Drive Operation
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Power Button (External Drive)
The Power button is a push button that turns the tape drive on or off. This button is on the
front panel (see Callout 7 in
“Tape Drive Operator Panel Layout” on page 24
). When Power is
in the off position, the primary electrical power within the enclosure is still active. To remove
all electrical power to the enclosure, unplug the power cord from the receptacle at the rear of
the drive.
When the unit is powered-on but idle, the Ready light (see Callout 2 in
) is solid green. When it is completing a function, the Ready light is
flashing green.
Single-Character Display (SCD)
The drive has a Single-Character Display which displays the characters
0
through
U
with
special moving characters. The display indicates errors, messages and diagnostic, and
maintenance functions.
NOTE: The SCD does not indicate the characters B, D, G, I, O and Z to prevent misinterpretation as
the characters (8, 0, 6, 1, 0 & 2 respectively).
“Error Codes Table” on page 62
lists the codes for error conditions and informational
messages. If multiple errors occur, the code with the highest priority (represented by the
lowest number) displays first. When the error is corrected, the code with the next highest
priority displays, until no errors remain.
Force a drive dump (part of
the Maintenance mode)
CAUTION:
If the tape drive detects a permanent error and
displays an error code, it automatically forces a drive dump (also
known as a save of the firmware trace). If you force a drive dump,
the existing dump will be overwritten and data will be lost. After
you force a drive dump, do not turn off the power to the tape drive
or you may lose the dump data.
• If the tape drive is in Maintenance mode (Ready light is flashing and the
SCD displays 0), select Function Code 4.
• If the tape drive is in operating mode (Ready light is solid or flashing
green), press and hold the Eject button for 10 seconds.
If captured dump data exists, the tape drive places the data into a dump
area. (For information about retrieving the data, see
Determining Firmware Level and Capturing Drive Dump” on page 67
).
Reset the drive
Press and hold Eject until the drive begins the reset procedure (Fault light
turns on when reset starts).
NOTE: If a tape cartridge is loaded in the drive, it unloads the tape.
Repeat the “Reset the drive” procedure after the tape is
unloaded. The drive saves a memory dump of the current drive
state, then reboots to allow communication. Do not cycle power
as this action erases the contents of the memory dump.
Function
How to Initiate the Function
