Table 3: Start here (continued)
If you are here for this reason . . . Complete this action . . .
Microcode update from host with Fibre Channel Go to one of the following areas -
• “Updating microcode from System i (OS/400)” on
page 217
• “Updating microcode from AIX with TAPEUTIL” on
page 218
• “Updating microcode from Solaris with TAPEUTIL”
on page 220
• “Updating microcode from HP-UX system with
TAPEUTIL” on page 221
• “Updating microcode from Windows with NTUTIL”
on page 222
• “Updating microcode from Linux with TAPEUTIL” on
page 219
Obtain and analyze error log and sense information
data from RS/6000
®
Go to “Error Log Analysis - AIX” on page 53.
Obtain and analyze error log and sense information
data from Linux system
Go to “Obtaining drive error information from Linux
system” on page 68.
Obtain and analyze error log and sense information
data from System i (OS/400)
Go to “Error Log Analysis - System i” on page 63.
Obtain and analyze error information from Solaris
systems
Go to “Obtaining drive error information from Solaris
system” on page 70.
Obtain and analyze error information from Hewlett-
Packard (HP-UX) systems
Go to “Obtaining drive error information from HP-UX
system” on page 71.
Obtain and analyze error information from Windows
systems
Go to “Obtaining drive error information from Windows
system” on page 71.
Locate FRUs or replace defective FRUs Go to Chapter 8, “Locations, checks, adjustments,
removals, and replacements,” on page 251.
Vary (take) the device offline Have the customer vary (take) the device offline.
Power OFF the 3592 drive Go to “Powering the device ON and OFF” on page 183.
Remove the 3592 drive Go to “Removing the drive from service” on page 180
Inspection for maintenance agreement qualication See “General instructions” on page 156 for the safety
inspection procedures.
FID entry point
Table 4 on page 7 lists the FRU identiers (FIDs) that you might see and the eld replaceable units
(FRUs) that you can change. The reported FID is displayed on the service panel or the library manager in a
FID message, is noted in the CE Error Log, and is reported to the host. For example, in the message FID1
82, 1 is the severity and 82 is the FID. “Intervention messages” on page 84 describes the different types
of messages and their impact on 3592 drive availability. The service information message (SIM) record,
which the 3592 drive sends to the host, also has the reported FID information. See “Service and Media
Information messages (SIMs and MIMs)” on page 39.
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IBM 3592 TS1140, TS1150, TS1155, and TS1160 Tape Drives: Maintenance Information