Chapter 13 — Drive Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Drives
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2. Display the Drive Details screen for the drive you suspect is having
problems and review the information about the drive (see View Drive
Status Information on page 167). Use the following table and the
information in Interpret the Detailed Drive Information on page 415 to
determine how to proceed.
3. If you successfully operated the storage management software and
library in the past, but are now experiencing problems reading and
writing data, check the following:
Detail Field Description
POST Status Indicates whether the drive successfully completed its power-on self-tests
(POST). When a drive is power-cycled or reset, it automatically runs self-
diagnostic tests (POST), which check the drive’s memory and sensors, performs
motor and servo tests, and tests the data channels, to make sure that the drive is
functioning within normal parameters.
Cleaning Status Indicates whether the drive requires cleaning (see Cleaning a Drive on page 466).
LED Status Corresponds to the status LED on the drive. See Interpreting the Status LED
Information on page 416.
Display Character
or Display Message
Corresponds to the single-character display (SCD) on an LTO drive or the
display message (MCD) on a TS11xx technology drive. See Interpreting the SCD
and MCD Codes, beginning on page 416.
Cartridge Status Indicates whether a cartridge is currently loaded in the drive, tape motion, and
other information related to reading and writing data.
Check this... If...
Write-protect
switch setting
You are having trouble writing data to a cartridge. Make sure that the cartridge
is write-enabled (see Preparing Cartridges for Use on page 218) before
importing it into the library.
Cartridge age A tape cartridge was in use for a long time or if it was used frequently, try using
a new cartridge.
Drive cleaning The drive indicates that a cleaning is required. Follow the instructions in
Cleaning a Drive on page 466 to clean the drive.
Note: If the storage partition is associated with a cleaning partition and the
cleaning partition contains a usable cleaning cartridge, drives are automatically
cleaned whenever necessary.
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