Spectra T950 - Interpreting the Detailed Drive Information

Chapter 13 — Drive Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Drives
November 2016 User Guide—Spectra T950 Library
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Interpret the Detailed Drive Information
TheDriveDetailsscreenincludesinformationaboutthedriveanddrive
sledfirmwareversions,thelocation‐basedSpectraserialnumber,andthe
manufacturer’sserialnumber.Italsoshowsadditionaldetailedstatus
information,includingthestateofthestatusLEDandthesingle‐character
display(SCD)foranLTOdriveorthe
displaymessage(MCD)foraTS11x0
technologydrive.See
ViewDriveStatusInformationonpage170for
informationaboutaccessingthisscreen.
ThefollowingsectionsdescribehowtouseinformationontheDrive
Detailsscreentohelptroubleshootdriveproblems.
Responding to the Drive Cleaning Notification
Wheneveratapeisloadedorunloaded,theread/writeheadsare
physicallycleanedbyabrushlocatedwithinthedrive.However,after
readingandwritingalargeamountofdata(theexactamountvariesby
drivetypeandgeneration)orifreadorwriteerrorsoccur,thedrive
requeststobecleanedwithacleaningcartridge.Therequestismadeby
sendingaTapeAlertmessagetothehost,anddisplayingaContheSCD
foranLTOdriveorCLEAN* ontheMCDforaTS11x0technologydrive.
Thenotificationisalsopostedtothelibrary’sDriveDetailsscreen
(
Figure262onpage409)andtheDLMdrivehealthiconforthedrive
changestoyellow(seeUsingtheDriveHealthIconsonpage324for
additionalinformation).
Ifneeded,cleanthedriveasdescribedinCleaningaDriveonpage461.
Useonlyacertifiedcleaningcartridge.Toordercleaningcartridges,see
MediaandMediaAccessoriesonpage525.
Figure 262 Use the information on the Drive Details screen to
help troubleshoot drive problems.