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IBM System Storage TS3400 Tape Library User Manual

IBM System Storage TS3400 Tape Library
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Contents vii
Updating Microcode from SP2 using
TAPEUTIL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-19
Starting NT UTILITY (NTUTIL) from
Windows NT or Windows 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-21
Exercising Drive Attached to Windows NT or
Windows 2000 using NTUTIL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-23
Host Attachment Checkout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-24
Checking Channel Attachment – iSeries
(OS/400) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-24
Checking Channel Attachment – pSeries/
RS6000 AIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-25
Checking Channel Attachment – Linux . . . . . . . . 8-30
Checking Channel Attachment – Sun . . . . . . . . . . 8-31
Checking Channel Attachment – HP-UX . . . . . . . 8-32
Checking Channel Attachment – Windows NT
or Windows 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-33
Checking Channel Attachment using NTUTIL
under Windows NT or Windows 2000 . . . . . . . . . 8-35
Ethernet Procedures (E06 and Some EU6 Tape
Drives) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-35
Connecting and Disconnecting Laptop From
Drive (E06 Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-36
Determining Current Drive Microcode Level
(E06 Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-37
Determining Current Dump Status (E06 Only) . . 8-37
Offloading Dumps By Using Ethernet Port
(E06 Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-37
Updating Microcode By Using Ethernet Port
(E06 Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-38
Obtaining Microcode Image By Using
Ethernet Port (E06 Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-39
Chapter 9. Check, Adjust, Remove,
and Replace Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . .9-1
Field Replaceable Units (FRU) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1
Required Library State for Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Required Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Preparing the Library for Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Restoring the Library to Normal Operation after
Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Replacing a Library in a Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Removal Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Replacement Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Unlocking Cartridge Magazines Manually . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Replacing a Power Supply Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7
Removal Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7
Replacement Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8
Replacing the Library Control Blade (LCB) . . . . . . . . . 9-8
Removal Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-9
Replacement Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-9
Adding a Tape Drive Canister
(Feature Code 4685) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
Replacing a Tape Drive Canister or FC 1663
Tape Drive Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11
Removal Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11
Replacement Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-12
Replacing the Front Bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-14
Removal Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-14
Replacement Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-16
Replacing the LCD Display Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-16
Removal Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-16
Replacement Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-18
Replacing the Drive Docking Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-19
Removal Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-19
Replacement Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-22
Replacing the Accessor Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-23
Removal Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-23
Replacement Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-27
Replacing the Accessor Flat Cable Plate
Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-28
Removal Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-28
Replacement Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-36
Replacing the Back Board Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-37
Removal Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-37
Replacement Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-43
Replacing the Library Chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-44
Removal Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-44
Replacement Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-44
Removing a Cartridge from a Drive Manually . . . . 9-45
Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-45
Recommended Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-45
Removal Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-46
Tape Spooled Off Supply Reel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-48
Tape Pulled from Leader Pin or Broken Near
Leader Pin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-49
Tape Broken in Midtape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-51
Tape Tangled Along Tape Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-52
No Apparent Failure or Damage to Tape . . . . . . 9-53
Chapter 10. History of Service
Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1
Chapter 11. Feature Codes and Parts
List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1
Field Replaceable Units (FRU) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1
Power Cords and Receptacles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-3
Chapter 12. Message Retrieval at the
Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-1
Obtaining Error Information From RS/6000 . . . . . . 12-1
SCSI Sense Data Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2
SCSI Sense Data Example 1 – Library Error . . . . 12-2
SCSI Sense Data Example 2 – Tape Drive
Error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-4
Retrieving from a Sun System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-5
Retrieving from an HP-UX System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-5
Appendix A. Encryption Sense Data . . A-1
Accessibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1
Keyboard Accessibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1
Navigating by keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1
Accessing the publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1

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