Dell PowerVault LTO5-140 - Manual (Page 38)

mode.
¡ If the diagnostic fails, the fault LED flashes and an error code displays. When the cartridge is manually ejected and removed, the tape drive
automatically exits maintenance mode.
¡ To halt the diagnostic and terminate the test, press the eject button twice anytime during the test. The drive acknowledges the request by slowing the
flash rate of the on the single-character display from twice per second to once per second. The tape drive rewinds and unloads the cartridge and
then exits maintenance mode.
Function Code 2 — RESERVED (Service Function)
Function Code 3 — RESERVED (Service Function)
Function Code 4 — Force a Dump of Vital Data to Tape Drive Memory
Causes the tape drive to perform a collection (or dump) of vital technical data and save it to drive memory. (A drive dump is also known as a save of the firmware
trace.)
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 appears in the single-character display. If you cycle past , 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, displays, followed by . The single-character display
then goes blank, and the tape drive exits maintenance mode.
You can also perform this operation when the tape drive is in normal operating mode. Simply press and hold the eject button for 10 seconds.
NOTICE: When an error code is displayed in maintenance mode, the tape drive also displays a dot to remind you that a dump already exists. If you
perform Function Code 4, it will overwrite the dump and cause the error information to be lost.
Function Code 5 — RESERVED (Service Function)
Function Code 6 — RESERVED (Service Function)
Function Code 7 — RESERVED (Service Function)
Function Code 8 — RESERVED (Service Function)
Function Code 9 — Display Error Code Log
Causes the tape drive to display the last ten error codes, one at a time. (The codes are ordered; the most recent is presented first and the oldest (tenth) is presented
last.)
To view the drive error log:
1. Ensure that there is no cartridge is in the drive.
2. Within a 2 second interval press the eject button three times. The fault LED becomes solid amber, which means that the drive is in maintenance mode.
3. Press the eject button once per second until appears in the single-character display.
4. Press and hold the eject button for 3 seconds to view the most recent error code.
5. Refer to "
Descriptions and Corrective Actions " to determine the meaning of the code and the action to take.
6. Press the eject button to view the next error code. (The codes are ordered; the most recent is presented first and the oldest (tenth) is presented last.)
7. Continue to press the eject button until appears, indicating that no more error codes exist. If no errors have been encountered or the log has just been
cleared, a will appear immediately and the drive will exit maintenance mode. A maximum of ten error codes are stored.
To redisplay the error codes, repeat steps 1 through 7.
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 appears in the single-character display. If you cycle past , 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 , 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.