Chapter 10. Tape Drive Troubleshooting
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LTO Drive Cleaning Notification
Whenever a tape is loaded or unloaded, the head is physically cleaned by a brush
located within the drive. Occasionally, the drive may alert you that it requires
additional cleaning by sending a tape alert to the host or displaying a
C
on the SCD.
If cleaning is required, use only a certified LTO cleaning cartridge. To order a cleaning
cartridge, visit Spectra Logic’s web site or contact your sales representative.
e
The drive detected a configuration error prior to an encryption operation.
F
The Fibre Channel drive’s dip switch 3 is set to ON and the drive doesn’t see light, or a related
diagnostic failed on not seeing light.
P
The drive tried to write to a write-protected tape and failed.
b, c,
H, h,
J, n,
o, u
Reserved or not actively in use, or no error or message assigned.
There may be a problem with the SCD. Turn the power off, then on and determine whether all
segments on the SCD are lit. If they are all lit, you may have a down-level version of the tape drive’s
firmware; contact Spectra Logic Technical Support.
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The message display has lost communication with the tape drive. This message appears on Line 2 of
the message display. The three dots may occasionally display during normal processing.
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Cause and Solution
