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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

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Updating the Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Updating Firmware through the SCSI or Fibre Channel Interface

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

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Handling the Cartridges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Provide Training

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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

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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

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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

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Fixing an Internal Jam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Appendix A. Tools and Supplies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

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