Plasmon V15 - Manual (Page 86)

Plasmon V 15 AIT Tape Library User Manual
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Resetting a Tape Drive
Resetting a tape drive causes the drive to perform its power-on self-test and rewind any loaded tape to the
beginning. If a cartridge is present, a tape drive reset may take as long as 2.5 minutes, depending on what
size cartridge you are using.
CAUTION
Before resetting the tape drive, make sure the tape drive is not
communicating across the SCSI bus. Resetting the tape drive may
disrupt communications on the SCSI bus.
NOTE
Performing a drive reset does not cause a cartridge loaded in the
drive to eject. If a cartridge is in the drive during a reset, make sure
that it is safe to overwrite the cartridge before performing a backup. If
you perform a backup without checking the loaded cartridge, you may
lose important data from a previous backup.
To reset the tape drive:
1. Press the [RESET] key. The following screen appears.
2. Use the down arrow key to display the “Reset Drive n” screen, where n is the number of the
drive you want to reset.
3. Press [ENTER] . At the confirmation prompt, press [ENTER] again.
The tape drive performs a power-on self-test and rewinds any loaded tape to the beginning, but does not
eject the cartridge. If a cartridge is loaded in the drive, this reset may take several minutes, depending on
the size of the cartridge.
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