Note: This view is of the connections on rear of the drive assembly, located inside the 7226 Device Enclosure.
Note: Use only the lower Fibre Channel connector on the LTO6 Fibre Channel Tape Drive as shown.
Note: Drive Power Connector P/N 45E3859 is used to connector the LTO6 Fibre Channel Tape Drive power connector to the
enclosure power connector.
Figure 1. Connector Locations on the Drive
Operating the LTO-6 Tape Drive
Operating the drive involves using the following front panel items:
Single-character Display (SCD)
SCD Dot
Ready and Fault Status LEDs
Unload Button
Operating Modes
Single-Character Display (SCD)
Status LEDs
Unload Button
Operating Modes
The drive functions in the following modes:
Operation mode - functions include reading and writing data, cartridge manipulation, error reporting, and firmware
updating using an field microcode replacement (FMR) cartridge. For more information, see Status LEDs.
Maintenance mode - functions include drive diagnostic, creation/unmake FMR cartridge, and drive dump manipulation
(force to RAM, copy to tape, copy to flash memory, and erase flash). For more information, see Diagnostic and
Maintenance Functions.
The Unload button is used to switch between modes.
Single-Character Display (SCD)