Chapter 8 Troubleshooting
Retrieving Tape Drive Sled Logs
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Retrieving Tape Drive Sled Logs
Administrative users can retrieve tape drive sled logs. Tape drive sled log
information can be used to help troubleshoot library, tape drive sled, and
tape drive issues. You can use the
Retrieve Drive Sled Log
screen to select
the appropriate tape drive sled.
Details on retrieving tape drive sled log files include:
• Tape drive sled logs adhere to the following naming convention:
UDS_ID_SN.LOG
, where
ID
identifies the tape drive sled coordinate
location within the library and
SN
identifies the tape drive sled serial
number.
• You can select the interface type (SCSI, SAS, or FC) of the tape drive
sled from which you want to retrieve logs.
• A
Save
dialog allows you to specify where you want to save the tape
drive sled log files file.
For detailed, step-by-step instructions, see your library's online Help. To
access the online Help system, click the
Help
icon at the top right of the
web client or operator panel user interface.
You cannot retrieve tape drive sled logs from the operator panel. The
path to open the appropriate screen is as follows:
• From the web client, select
Tools > Drive Operations
.
Identifying FC I/O Blades
Administrative users can flash the green LED on a selected FC I/O blade
to identify the physical location of the I/O blade in the library. After
performing this blade operation, go to the back of the library and identify
Note:
Bold column headings in the table can be sorted. For example,
selecting the
Location
column heading will sort by location
coordinates.