Replacing Internal Cables and Boards....8-119
Remove and Replace Drive Power Fuse . . . 8-119
Removing/Installing Library Foot Pads ....8-121
Removing Library Foot Pads ......8-121
Installing Library Foot Pads .......8-121
Manual Cartridge Removal from a Drive . . . 8-122
Before You Begin ..........8-123
Recommended Tools .........8-123
Beginning Procedure .........8-123
Removing a Drive from a Sled ......8-124
Tape Spooled off Supply Reel ......8-125
Tape Pulled from or Broken near Leader Pin 8-126
Tape Broken in Mid-tape ........8-128
Tape Tangled along Tape Path ......8-129
No Apparent Failure or Damage to Tape . . 8-132
Chapter 9. History of Service Activity 9-1
Chapter 10. Parts List .......10-1
Appendix A. TapeAlert Flags
Supported by the Drive .......A-1
Appendix B. Sense Data .......B-1
Library Sense Data ...........B-1
Drive Sense Data ............B-6
Appendix C. Library Diagrams ....C-1
Power Requirements ...........C-1
Interpreting Library Diagrams........C-2
Control Module Electrical System ......C-5
Control Module and Expansion Module Electrical
System ...............C-6
Library Electrical Block ..........C-7
Library Control Blade ..........C-8
Library Control Blade Functions .......C-9
Accessor Control Block ..........C-10
Door and Import/Export Board (DIEB) ....C-11
Door and Display Block .........C-12
Power System Block Diagram .......C-12
Drive Sled Interconnect Board (DSIB) .....C-12
Library Cables ............C-14
Library System Grounding ........C-14
Library Power System ..........C-15
Appendix D. Using Ultrium Drives . . D-1
Single-character Display (SCD) .......D-2
SCDDot..............D-2
Status Light ..............D-2
Unload Button .............D-4
Inserting a Tape Cartridge .........D-4
Removing a Tape Cartridge ........D-5
Using Ultrium Media ..........D-5
Types of Cartridges ..........D-6
Cartridge Compatibility .........D-9
Bar Code Labels ...........D-9
Unlabeled Media Detection .......D-11
Importing Unassigned Media ......D-13
Handling Cartridges .........D-13
Ordering Media Supplies ........D-17
Repairing a Cartridge .........D-19
Diagnostic and Maintenance Functions ....D-26
Entering Maintenance Mode .......D-27
Exiting Maintenance Mode .......D-28
Function Code 0: Maintenance Mode ....D-28
Function Code 1: Run Drive Diagnostics . . . D-28
Function Code 2: Update Drive Firmware from
FMRTape.............D-29
Function Code 3: Create FMR Tape ....D-30
Function Code 4: Force a Drive Dump . . . D-31
Function Code 5: Copy Drive Dump ....D-31
Function Code 6: Run Host Interface Wrap Test D-32
Function Code 7: Run RS-422 Wrap Test . . . D-33
Function Code 8: Unmake FMR Tape ....D-34
Function Code 9: Display Error Code Log D-34
Function Code A: Clear Error Code Log . . . D-35
Function Code C: Insert Cartridge into Tape
Drive ..............D-35
Function Code E: Test Cartridge & Media . . D-35
Function Code F: Write Performance Test . . D-36
Function Code H: Test Head .......D-37
Function Code J: Fast Read/Write Test . . . D-38
Function Code L: Load/Unload Test ....D-39
Function Code P: Post Error Reporting
Enabled ..............D-40
Function Code U: Post Error Reporting
Disabled .............D-40
Drive Error Codes ...........D-41
Resolving Tape Drive Problems .......D-48
Methods of Receiving Errors and Messages D-49
Using Host Sense Data .........D-50
Viewing the Drive Error Log .......D-51
Fixing SCSI Bus Problems .........D-51
Fixing a Solid Error with One Drive on a SCSI
Bus...............D-52
Fixing a Solid Error with Multiple Drives on a
SCSIBus.............D-53
Fixing an Intermittent Error with One Drive on
a SCSI Bus .............D-53
Fixing an Intermittent Error with Multiple
Drives on a SCSI Bus .........D-54
Fixing Fibre Channel Errors ........D-54
Supported Topologies .........D-54
Starting Problem Determination ......D-55
Fixing a Consistent Error with a Single Drive
on a Fibre Channel Loop ........D-55
Fixing a Consistent Error with Multiple Drives
on a Fibre Channel Loop ........D-56
Fixing a Consistent Error in a Point-to-Point
Topology .............D-56
Fixing Intermittent Fibre Channel Errors . . . D-57
Fixing SAS Interface Problems .......D-57
Appendix E. Message Retrieval at the
Host ...............E-1
Obtaining Error Information From an RS/6000 . . E-1
Library Error Log Example .........E-2
Drive Error Log Example .........E-3
SCSI Bus Error Example 1 .........E-4
SCSI Bus Error Example 2 .........E-5
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