LTO Tape Drive User’s Guide
4 - Maintenance
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If the tape drive fails to create the FMR tape, it displays an error code. To determine
the error, see the
“Error Codes Table” on page 62
. The tape drive then unloads the
FMR tape and exits Maintenance mode after the cartridge is removed from the drive.
Function Code 4: Force a Drive Dump
Function Code
4
performs a dump of data collected by the drive (this process is also known as
saving a microcode trace).
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
4
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
4
.
The drive performs the dump. The SCD shows
0
,
and then goes blank.
To access the contents of the dump, see
“Function Code 5: Copy Drive Dump.”
NOTE: You can also force a drive dump when the tape drive is in normal operating mode. Simply
press and hold the Eject button for ten (10) seconds. This causes the drive to reboot.
Function Code 5: Copy Drive Dump
Function Code
5
copies data from a drive dump (captured in Function Code
4
) to the beginning
of a scratch (blank) data cartridge.
CAUTION:
For this function, 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
5
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
5
.
4.
Press the Eject button once per second to cycle through the following functions:
•
5
+
0
:
no function
•
5
+
1
:
copy dump to tape; clears RAM memory dump
•
5
+
2
:
copy dump to fla
sh memory; clears RAM memory dump
•
5
+
3
:
erase flash memory
If you cycle past the desired code, press the Eject button once per second until the code
reappears.
