Chapter
6
Maintenance and Troubleshooting
This chapter provides troubleshooting and maintenance information for the Compaq
StorageWorks ESL9000 Series Tape Library. Sections in this chapter include:
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Common problems and solutions
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DLT tape drive cleaning:
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Cleaning the DLT tape drive heads
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Preserving DLT tape cartridges
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SDLT tape cartridge handling and storage
Common Problems and Solutions
This section describes problems you might encounter during the setup and operation of the
Compaq StorageWorks ESL9000 Series Tape Library. Corrective information is provided
to help you resolve the problems.
Several of these problems produce error messages on the control panel called
sense data
value
s. Sense data value messages consist of a number and a description of the error. For a
complete list of sense data values, see Appendix A, “Characteristics and Specifications.”
The troubleshooting information in this section contains the following topics:
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Start-up problems
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Control panel problems
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Robotics problems
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Operating problems
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Tape drive problems