IBM Partner Pavilion T400F - Manual (Page 6)

Step 13. Configure the Tape Drive to the Server, Switch, or Hub. . . . . . . 29
Chapter 4. Operating the Tape Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Status Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Unload Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Single-Character Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Single Red Dot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Inserting a Tape Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Removing a Tape Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Cleaning the Drive Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Selecting a Diagnostic or Maintenance Function. . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Exiting Maintenance Mode
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Updating the Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Updating Firmware through the SCSI or Fibre Channel Interface . . . . . 45
Updating Firmware through the Library/Drive Interface . . . . . . . . . 45
Updating the Firmware with an FMR Tape Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . 46
Chapter 5. Using the Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Data Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Cleaning Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Setting the Write-Protect Switch
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Handling the Cartridges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Provide Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Ensure Proper Packaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Provide Proper Acclimation and Environmental Conditions . . . . . . . . 52
Perform a Thorough Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Handle the Cartridge Carefully . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Examples of Cartridge Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Repositioning or Reattaching a Leader Pin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Repositioning a Leader Pin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Reattaching a Leader Pin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Environmental and Shipping Specifications for Tape Cartridges . . . . . . . 62
Disposing of Tape Cartridges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Ordering Media Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Ordering Custom Bar Code Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Chapter 6. Resolving Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Methods of Receiving Errors and Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Descriptions and Corrective Actions for Errors and Messages. . . . . . . 67
Using Sense Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Obtaining a Drive Dump
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Viewing the Drive Error Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Resolving Problems Reported by the Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Fixing SCSI Bus Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Fixing Fibre Channel Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Resolving Media-Related Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Chapter 7. Servicing the Tape Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Removing a SCSI Tape Drive from an Enclosure . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Removing a Fibre Channel Tape Drive from an Enclosure . . . . . . . . . 84
Manually Removing a Tape Cartridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Removing the Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Fixing an Internal Jam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Appendix A. Tools and Supplies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
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