5. Press Unload once per second to select another Maintenance mode function. To exit Maintenance mode, refer to Exiting Maintenance mode.
Function code U: Post Error Reporting disabled
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About this task
When Post Error Reporting is disabled, deferred-check conditions are not reported to the host and temporary errors are not reported in the sense data. This setting is
normal (default) for the drive. When Post Error Reporting is disabled, Function code is displayed in Maintenance mode. The drive defaults to Post Error Reporting
disabled after a reboot or power off/on cycle.
Procedure
1. Place the drive in Maintenance mode. For instructions, see Entering Maintenance mode.
2. Press Unload once per second until either or displays in the SCD. or displays in the SCD to indicate the current setting for Post Error Reporting. If you
cycle past the wanted code, press Unload once per second until the code reappears.
3. Exit Maintenance mode if you do not want to change the current setting for Post Error Reporting. For instructions, see Exiting Maintenance mode.
4. To disable Post Error Reporting, press and hold Unload for 3 seconds while displays in the SCD. The SCD changes to after you release Unload.
5. Press Unload once per second to select another Maintenance mode function. To exit Maintenance mode, refer to Exiting Maintenance mode.
Tape drive diagnostic and maintenance web page
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Several of the tape drive's maintenance functions are run with the tape drive's Ethernet port. These functions are the same maintenance functions that are run with
Unload on the drive's front panel.
About this task
For more information about maintenance functions, see Diagnostic and maintenance functions section in this User's Guide.
Important: The Ethernet port is for Service only. Do not connect the customer network to Service ports.
Procedure
1. Connect the host computer or a notebook to the tape drive's Ethernet port (RJ45 connector) with an Ethernet patch cable.
2. With a web browser, connect to http://169.254.0.3/service.html to access the tape drive maintenance function menu on an HTML web page. (If the drive's IP
address was changed, use that address instead.)
What to do next
The tape drive model and serial number are shown at the top of the page. A list of the maintenance functions is shown on the page.
Figure 1. Tape drive diagnostic page
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