Dell Powervault LTO6 - Manual (Page 40)

Table 5-1. Diagnostic and Maintenance Function Codes and Descriptions (continued)
Function Code A - Clear Error Code Log
Causes the tape drive to erase the contents of the error code log.
1. Ensure that there is no cartridge in the drive.
2. Press the eject button three times within an interval of 2 seconds. The fault LED becomes solid amber, which
means that the drive is in maintenance mode.
3. Press the eject button once per second until
A
appears in the single-character display. If you cycle past
A
,
continue to press the eject button until it reappears.
4. To select the function, press and hold the eject button for 3 seconds. After you select the function, the tape drive
erases all errors from the error code log, displays
0
, then exits maintenance mode.
Function Code C - Insert Cartridge Into Tape Drive
This function cannot be selected by itself. It relates to other maintenance functions (such as Run Tape Drive
Diagnostics) that require a scratch tape cartridge that is not write protected.
Function Code E - Test Cartridge & Media
Causes the tape drive to perform a Write/Read test (on the edge bands) to ensure that a suspect cartridge and its
magnetic tape are acceptable. The tape drive takes approximately 15 minutes to run one loop of the test. The test
loops ten times before completing.
v If no error is detected, the test begins again and runs for a maximum of ten times. After the tenth loop, the test
stops and the drive automatically exits maintenance mode.
v If an error is detected, the tape drive displays
6
or
7
in the single-character display. Once the cartridge is
manually ejected and removed, the tape drive exits maintenance mode.
v To halt the diagnostic at the end of the current 15 minute test loop, press the eject button once. The drive
acknowledges the request by slowing the length of time that the currently displayed character flashes on the
single-character display (from twice per second to once per second). The diagnostic continues to the end of its
loop and then stops. The tape drive then rewinds, unloads the cartridge, and exits maintenance mode.
v To halt the diagnostic immediately and terminate the test that is running, press the eject button twice. The tape
drive rewinds, unloads the cartridge, and exits maintenance mode.
Attention: Data on the suspect tape will be overwritten.
1. Ensure that there is no cartridge in the drive.
2. Press the eject button three times within an interval of 2 seconds. The fault LED becomes solid amber, which
means that the drive is in maintenance mode.
3. Press the eject button once per second until
E
appears in the single-character display. If you cycle past
E
,
continue to press the eject button until it reappears.
4. To select the function, press and hold the eject button for 3 seconds. After you select the function,
C
flashes.
When
C
flashes, the drive is waiting for a cartridge. Within 60 seconds, insert the suspect data cartridge (or
the tape drive exits maintenance mode). After you insert the cartridge,
E
flashes and the test begins.
v If no error is detected, the test begins again and runs for a maximum of ten times. After the tenth loop, the
test stops and the drive automatically exits maintenance mode. To halt the test, press the eject button. The
tape drive then rewinds and unloads the cartridge, displays
0
, and exits maintenance mode.
v If an error is detected, the tape drive displays
6
or
7
. Once the cartridge is manually ejected and
removed, the tape drive exits maintenance mode.
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