Spectra T50e - Resetting a Drive

Chapter 13—Drive Troubleshooting Resetting a Drive
August 2017 User Guide—Spectra T50e Library
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RESETTING A DRIVE
Overview Youmayoccasionallyneedtoresetadriveaspartofafirmware
upgradeorfortroubleshooting.
User Privilege Requirements Onlyauserwithsuperuseroradministrator
privilegescanusetheBlueScalesoftwaretoresetadrive.
Perform the Reset
ThefollowingstepsdescribehowtoresetadriveusingtheResetbuttonon
theDrivesscreen.
1. DeterminetheBlueScaleidentifierforthedriveyouwanttoreset.
Note: Drivesareidentifiedaccordingtotheirphysicallocationinthe
library.SeeIdentifytheDrivesintheLibraryonpage149for
detailedinformation.
2. Logintothelibraryasauserwithsuperuseroradministratorprivileges.
3. ClickMENU > Configuration > DLM(orDrivesifMLMisnotenabled)
todisplaytheDrivesscreen.
4. IdentifythedrivethatyouwanttoresetandclickReset.
Important
Resetting the tape drive that provides the robotic control path (the exporting drive)
to the partition causes both the library (the media changer) and tape drive to
disappear and reappear from the host’s perspective. As a result, your storage
management software may stop communicating with the entire library. Consult
your storage management software documentation for instructions on how to
restore communications to the library after you finish resetting the drive.
Important
Drives can be reset using the reset button on the Drives screen or using the Power
Drive On/Off utility. This utility should ONLY be run on a drive that is not assigned to
a partition. Do not use the advanced Power Drive on/off utility to reset a drive that
is assigned to a partition. Running this utility on a drive assigned to a partition
disables the host interface.
Figure 272 Click Reset next to the drive that you want to reset.