LTO Tape Drive User’s Guide
4 - Maintenance
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2.
Press the Eject button once per second until
A
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
A
.
An
A
flashes in the SCD, followed by
0
. The tape drive erases all errors from the error
code log and exits Maintenance mode.
Function Code C: Insert Cartridge into Tape Drive
This function cannot be selected by itself, but is part of other maintenance functions (such as
Run Tape Drive Diagnostics and Create FMR Tape) that require a tape cartridge to be
inserted.
Function Code E: Test Cartridge and Media
Approximate Run Time = 15 minutes per loop
Total Number of Loops = 10
Function Code
E
performs tests that determine whether a suspect cartridge and its magnetic
tape are acceptable.
Press the Eject button to stop the diagnostic and exit Maintenance mode.
•
Pressing the Eject button once will abort the test at the end of the current test loop.
•
Pressing the Eject button twice will abort the test immediately.
Wait for the drive to rewind the tape and eject the cartridge.
CAUTION:
When you perform this test, data on the suspect tape will be overwritten.
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
E
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
E
.
The SCD changes to a flashing
C
, requesting a cartridge.
4.
Ensure that the write-protect switch on the suspect cartridge is off (otherwise, the tape
drive exits Maintenance mode), then insert the cartridge into the tape drive.
The SCD changes to
E
.
The tape drive runs the tests.
•
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.