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1. 30GB drive 7207 330 SLR60 35L0844 7212 102 50GB drive 7212 102 SLR100 35L0844 Note May be used for up to 50 cleanings Supported with a minimum microcode level of 109 23 or 109 23 file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package 4mm Tape Drives Page 43 of 93 ee Model Description Cleaning Cartridge P N 4mm 2GB DD drive __ 7206 001 DDS1 DDS I 21F8763 4mm Internal Autoloader DDS2 21F8763 4mm 4GB DDS2 drive 7206 005 DDS2 21F8763 7332 005 4mm 12GB DDS3 drive _ 7206 110 DDS3 21F8763 7332 110 4mm 20GB DDS4 drive _ 7206 220 DDS4 21F8763 7332 220 7212 102 4mm 36GB DAT72 drive 7206 336 DAT72 21F8763 7212 102 and 103 7214 1U2 SAS drive only 4mm 80GB DAT160 drive 7214 1U2 23R5638 Note May be used for up to 50 cleanings VXA Tape Drives fd Model Description Cleaning Cartridge P N VXA 2 80GB drive 7206 VX2 7212 102 7212 312 WV XA 2 19P4880 VXA 2 80GB drive VXA 320 160GB drive 7206 V X2 7212 102 7212 312 WV XA 320 24R2138 24R2138 Note May be used for up to 20 cleanings Gray Accent Color May be used for up to 80 cleanings Teal Green Accent Color LTO Tape Drives Model Description Cleaning Cartridge P N 200GB LTO 2 drive 7212 102 IBM Universal Cleaning 35L2086 Cartridge 800GB LTO 4 drive 7214 1U2 IBM Universal Cleaning 35L
2. Press the Eject button for 5 seconds Forced Obtain a good copy of the firmware upgrade Press the Eject button for 5 seconds Forced Eject to recover the cartridge and magazine Try turning the power off and then back on Check that labels are correctly affixed to the magazine and cartridge Eject to recover the cartridge and magazine Try turning the power off and then back on Check that labels are correctly affixed to the magazine and cartridge If the problem persists call for service Wait for the 35 second pause to elapse Lab file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package Page 12 of 93 as re av a m A firmware upgrade failed because of an error Clean the tape heads then retry operation in reading data from the tape A firmware upgrade failed because the tape is Change the write protect switch on the tape and write protected retry the operation oO 3 oO eS ao gt oO The Autoloader has failed to upgrade the drive Obtain a correct version of the firmware firmware because the new firmware is upgrade then retry operation incompatible with the hardware The Autoloader has failed to upgrade the drive Obtain a correct version of the firmware firmware because the new firmware is upgrade then retry operation incompatible with the hardware A Load command has failed or a Load Partitions or Change Partitions command has
3. The 7205 Model 550 is also read and write compatible with the SDLT220 tape format SDLT Tape 1 at the native transfer rate of the SDLT220 tape drive 11 MB sec Non SDLT drives will eject a cartridge written in SDLT320 format Tape Drive Cleaning Frequency Details the recommended tape cleaning frequencies and proper cleaning cartridge to use for the 1 4 4mm VXA LTO 8mm and DLT tape drives Other information you should be aware of e Clean the tape drive at the recommended times and with the recommended IBM cleaning cartridge Over cleaning may cause premature head wear out do not over clean the tape drive e Whenever a tape drive reports an I O error the drive should be cleaned prior to retrying the tape operation e The 4mm 8mm and VXA cleaning cartridges move the cleaning media from the supply spool to the take up spool in the cartridge during the cleaning operation When cleaning is complete the area of the cleaning media used in cleaning is wound onto the take up spool unlike data cartridges that rewind all the media back onto the supply spool To determine if a 4mm 8mm or VXA cleaning cartridges is used up users should not only check the number of remaining cleanings as marked on the cartridge but also observe the remaining media on the supply spool To do this The user should hold the cleaning cartridge as if they were going to insert the cleaning cartridge into the drive If all or most of the media is on the r
4. k a 16 17 QIC 150 QIC 525 N S N S N S N S 21 Maximum QIC 1000 Capacity N S N S DC6150 DC6250 DC6037 R W N S R W N S N S Ns Td N S DC6320 DC6525 DC6080 DC9100 NSS IN S NS R W 1 0 GB DC9120 DC9135 DC9164 R W 1 2 GB NS fse IN S 1 6 GB DC9200 IN S 2 0 GB DC9210 DC9250 IN S 2 1 GB IN S 2 5 GB 1 4 QIC 4GB SLRS5 7207 122 Note This drive does not support reading or writing QIC 24 Density is i6 file C temp TAPEWHDR html a7 1 84 162 38 166 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package Page 63 of 93 Settings QIC 120 QIC 150 QIC 525 QIC 1000 QIC 2GB QIC 4GB SLR5 4GB DC300XLP__ N S N S N S N S N S N S DC600A R N S N S N S N S N S DC6150 R W R W N S N S N S N S DC6250 R W R W N S N S N S N S DC6037 R W R W N S N S N S N S DC6320 R W R W R W N S N S N S DC6525 R W R W R W N S N S N S DC6080 R W R W R W N S N S N S DC9100 N S N S N S R W N S N S DC9120 N S N S N S R W N S N S DC9120SL N S N S N S R W N S N S DC9120XL__ N S N S N S R W N S N S 9200 N S N S N S N S R W R W N S DC9200 N S N S N S N S R W R W N S DC9200SL N S N S N S N S N S 9210 N S N S N S N S N S N S DC9250XL__ N S N S N S N S R W R W N S SLR5 4GB N S N S N S N S N S R W R W SLR5 4GBSL_ N S N S N S N S N S R W R W DC5010 MLR1 I
5. LINE4 loadid inquiry page page offset byte length hexvalue 008000 000000 1201664 0600 07 tape 00 10 08 Mammoth2 00 20 04 O7pR 00 2C 04 A1700295 SCSD Tape Optical Ucode Download Utility Genucode SCSI microcode download utility for SCSD devices Genucode is a program that can be used to download microcode to tape drives and other devices attached to an eServer pSeries or RS 6000 The devices Genucode supports use the Self Configuring SCSI Device driver SCSD on these systems Information about using Genucode Note Do not power the tape drive off immediately after the microcode says it is complete as the tape drive may be still doing internal processing that will take a few minutes to complete file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package Page 92 of 93 On the 7205 311 wait until all LEDs stop flashing and the Green Open Door LED is the only LED on Microcode installation instructions e You need to have root authority to run the microcode download utility genucode e Remove any tape from the drive e Genucode requires the following files Genucode program files from the genucode package o genucode o cpcat o genucode cat Device specific files from the device package o dsdata o microcode file e genucode cpcat genucode cat dsdata and the microcode file must all be put in the tmp directory Use the following AIX command to change to the tmp directory cd tmp e Put genuco
6. Moving out without a cartridge Moving out without a cartridge the picker arm is closed Moving out with the cartridge a period Looking for a slot Moving in with a cartridge Moving in with a cartridge the picker arm is open Moving in without a cartridge Moving in without a cartridge the picker arm is open Moving out without a cartridge Moving out without a cartridge the picker arm is closed Moving out with the cartridge In the home position With the door open At completion Unexpectedly rae 9 6C There is a cartridge on the platform when there should 96 not be one No cartridge in the magazine Already on the platform at the start of the load In the home position file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package Page 23 of 93 With the door open At completion Unexpectedly Cartridge is still in the picker arm Already on the platform at the start of the load Ce door is open after a magazine has been inserted 104 a after an potest iets I to lock it After a load 105 When the door is locked TE 7 Door did not close ee _ A Lock broken During X motion 6E A cartridge in the picker fingers has become loose 112 During upward Y motion During Y motion up to the slot During downward Y motion During Y motion down to the slot The tape has not been loaded in the drive S
7. Notes The 7205 Tape drive only supports the data densities listed in the table Supported data cartridges written in other densities will not be recognized by the drive and these cartridges will not be readable by this drive The 7205 will treat these cartridges as blank cartridges If a DLT IV data cartridge written in 40GB mode is attempted to be read on the 35GB drive the tape will appear to be a blank data cartridge Interchange of data between the 35GB drive and the 40GB drive can only be done on supported data cartridges with a density setting common between the drives The drive does an automatic determination of the density setting when reading a data cartridge but for write operations you must set a writing density that matches the data cartridge you are using If an unsupported write density is requested the density will default to the highest supported density for the currently loaded data cartridge e Compression will depend upon the type of data A compression ratio of 2 1 is assumed for this compression capacity e DLTtapelll DLTtapellIxt and DLTtapelV are trademarks of Quantum Corporation IBM 7205 440 40GB The following is a chart that shows the interchange using the IBM 7205 440 tape drive Supported Cartridge Density Compressed Data Capacity Smit Density lt lt O DLTtapellI 10GB 20GB ti O DLTtapellIxt 15GB 30GB DLTtapeIV 20GB 40GB 35GB 70GB 40GB 80GB Notes
8. The 7205 Tape drive only supports the data densities listed in the table Supported data cartridges written in other densities will not be recognized by the drive and these cartridges will not be readable by this drive The 7205 will treat these cartridges as blank cartridges The drive does an automatic determination of the density setting when reading a data cartridge but for write operations you must set a writing density that matches the data cartridge you are using If an unsupported write density is requested the density will default to the highest supported density for the currently loaded data cartridge e Compression will depend upon the type of data A compression ratio of 2 1 is assumed for this compression capacity DLTtapellI DLTtapelIIxt and DLTtapelV are trademarks of Quantum Corporation file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package Page 71 of 93 IBM 7205 550 160GB The following is a chart that shows the interchange using the IBM 7205 550 tape drive Supported Cartridge Density Format Density Compressed Data Capacity Smit Density Setting SDLT SDLT220 110GB 220GB 72 SDLT SDLT320 160GB 320GB Notes The 7205 Model 550 has full backward read only compatibility with the currently available IBM 7205 Model 440 DLT8000 tape drives The 7205 Model 550 is read only compatible with older 7205 Model 311 DLT7000 7205 Model 305 amp 306 DLT4000 and DLT3000 tape drive formats DLT Tape IV
9. OPENING The drawer is opening a file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package Page 14 of 93 OPERATOR INo Magazine operation action is required READ The autoloader is reading a manually loaded tape cartridge READ n The autoloader is reading tape cartridge from slot n The autoloader is ready with a manually loaded tape cartridge READY n The autoloader is ready with a tape cartridge from slot n Rewind operation on a manually loaded tape cartridge REWIND n Rewind operation on a tape cartridge from slot n The magazine is being scanned SEARCH Search operation on a manually loaded tape cartridge SEARCH n Search operation on a tape cartridge from slot n Indicates which slot is being selected by the pushbutton SEL SLOT Display when a magazine is present but the autoloader does not have a tape cartridge SLOT n Alternative displayed with CHK MAG to indicate a slot with incorrectly inserted tape cartridge WRITE The autoloader is writing a manually loaded tape cartridge WRITE n The autoloader is writing tape cartridge from slot n Note n represents a digit from to 12 7332 005 Autoloader Error Codes The following error codes can appear on the 8 digit LED display of the 7332 005 Tape Cartridge Autoloader Table 5 Autoloader Error Codes Description Cause Recommended Action Magazine Failure Stuck tape cartridge or tape cartridge
10. Press and hold the unload button after you turn the power on to the 8mm Tape Drive or if your system unit is already running press and hold the unload button for approximately 15 seconds until the LCD displays RESET Release the unload button for approximately one second Then press and hold the unload button again After the LCD cycles through all the reset messages it cycles through the available languages When the desired language displays release the unload button The Language prompt appears after the SCSI ID message followed by a list of the languages in a slow scrolling sequence When the desired language appears on the display release the unload button The drive RESETS again even if it is the same language and begins with the new same language English Francais Deutsch Espanol Italiano Portugues A load command has failed to read the System area of the tape Action Use a new cartridge A load command has failed or a load or change partitions command has failed to read the System area of the tape oo oo S N W Action Press the eject button Load 1021 I Manual loading is locked Prevent Media Removal is in operation displayed Lock 2009 e This is displayed when you press the Load Tape Button Tape Loading 1003 S Either a cartridge is being moved from the magazine and placed into the drive mechanism or the drive is loading a cartridge Locate 1016 S The drive is moving the tape to poi
11. Unload pushed into drive file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package Page 24 of 93 Stuck in the drive after an unload 75 A cartridge has been inserted into the drive but has not 168 Cartridge pushed into drive been successfully loaded or ejected ee 6 The door has failed to open 176 An unsupported or unrecognizable medium changer 184 This is a possible host application error type command has been sent to the autoloader BE Alternatively the parameters for the command are inadequate or out of range This code indicates a firmware defect ja N 8 192 This is a possible host application error A command has been received that expects a magazine in the autoloader and there is none A command requesting the autoloader to insert a tape 200 This is a possible host application error in the drive has been received and there is already a tape in the drive A The current magazine location already has a cartridge 208 This is a possible host application error in it H 3 7B The host has sent a LOG SENSE or LOG SELECT 216 This is a possible host application error command with an invalid page code C The host has issued a command with an invalid po This is a possible host application error magazine slot that is not in the range of 1 6 D The current magazine slot is empty when it was 2 expected to contain
12. even though the changer mechanism has apparently delivered it successfully E A po fie xmo spna OOOO oo a 129 During unload Premature ejection The drive accepted the tape but then had a problem such as a snapped tape or misload The drive failed to induct the cartridge probably because of a changer mechanism problem Approaching the door without a cartridge Approaching the door with a cartridge O 130 a O 132 Leaving the cartridge Looking for no slot Pushing the cartridge 71 The X motor has not responded within the time out 136 period 137 Approaching the door without a cartridge Approaching the door with a cartridge O yy BZ E EA O 140 Looking for no slot Pushing the cartridge Retrying initialization 72 The diagnostic to test sensor status detected that the 144 sensor is inactive This is not necessarily a fault 73 The Y motor has not responded within the time out 152 period on downward motion Going down to the home position Going down 153 C es E Going down to the slot C o E R E Going down with a cartridge Going down to the slot with a cartridge Going down below the home position Po o 8 A SEO EA A cartridge has been accidentally pushed into the drive The cartridge was then either physically loaded or ejected and returned to the magazine Going down to the door Opening the door Cartridge pushed into drive
13. failed to read the System area of the tape A Read command has encountered blank tape Retry the operation with another tape that is no DDS format End of Data EOD pattern has been recognized A Read command has failed Clean the tape heads then retry the operation The cartridge in the drive is faulty possibly Retry the operation with a new cartridge because the tape has snapped or the cartridge has an invalid pattern of identification holes aed Z a z g 8 o o v a es a g ve Se g 2 x j M 5 2 a Tape Position Lost A Write Read Space or Rewind command has Clean the tape heads then retry backup restore failed The tape is on the far side of the bad operation data ape Stuck The cartridge is stuck in the drive Try forcing an ejection The Autoloader has failed to download an Check the SCSI bus connection then retry the upgrade of the firmware via SCSI operation A high error rate was detected while writing Clean the tape heads and or replace the cartridge The tape probably is nearing the end of its with a new one then retry the operation useful life Write Fail A Write Write Filemark or Erase command has Clean the tape heads or use a new cartridge failed Then retry the backup operation Write Protected Tape A Write Write Filemark or Erase command was Change the write protect switch on the tape and attempted on a write protected tape retry the operation Drive
14. file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package Page 66 of 93 format recognition e The IBM 2GB 4mm DDSI tape dives will write read media with a DDS identification Only e The IBM 4GB 4mm DDS2 tape dives will write read media with a DDS or DDS2 identification Only e The IBM 12GB 4mm DDS3 tape dives will write read media with a DDS or DDS2 or DDS3 identification Only e The IBM 20GB 4mm DDS4 tape drives will write read media with a DDS2 or DDS3 or DDS4 identification Only all other media will be ejected e The IBM 36GB 4mm DAT72 tape drives will write read media with a DDS3 or DDS4 or DAT72 identification Only all other media will be ejected Media that does not have a DDS or DDS2 or DDS3 identification are read ONLY on the IBM 2GB 4GB and 12GB 4mm tape dives VXA Tape Interchange Format The following chart shows data interchange between VXA 1 VXA 2 VXA 320 tape drives Drive and Format V6 62m V10 124m V17 170m V23 230m X6 62m X10 124m X23 230m VXA 1 Non IBM VXA1 Format R W D 128 R W D 128 R W D 128 N S N S N S N S 7206 VX2 7212 102 7212 312 VXA 2 VXA 1 Format R W D 128 R W D 128 R W D 128 WV XA 2 Format R W D 128 R W D 128 R W D 128 R W D 128 R W D 129 IR W D 129 R W D 129 R W D 129 R W D 129 R W D 129 R W D 129 VXA 320 VXA 1 Format N S N S N S R W D 128 R W D 128 R W D 128 R W D 128 VXA 2 Forma
15. 2 with at least 100mb of data written or Reread is equal to or greater than 1 with at least 20mb of data read The 20GB drive MUST BE CLEANED after using 15m 54m 112m or 160m length media before any subsequent write operation will be allowed e TAPE ERR3 and TAPE ERR6 are soft errors that are posted to the AIX error log In other words neither error terminated the tape operation They are informational errors that may cause AIX to send an informational message to the user e TAPE ERR4 errors are often found to be caused by noise on the SCSI bus Noise on the SCSI bus can be caused by one or more of the following o Loose SCSI Cables reseat and tighten all SCSI connections o Bent pins in the SCSI connection check all SCSI connections for bent pins o Device is not supported on the SCSI adapter system insure device is supported by the SCSI adapter system o Improper missing or multiple SCSI bus termination check SCSI bus termination o SCSI cables insure the proper IBM SCSI cables are used o o SCSI cables exceed the supported length for the bus check the IBM information on SCSI bus length Other SCSI devices on the bus it may be necessary to remove the other SCSI devices one at a time to determine device causing the problem Tape Drive Problem Determination Details the steps that should be taken to resolve problems Tape drives are very expensive and often are not the reason a tape cannot be rea
16. 2008 Tape Help Package 2 3GB 8mm tape drive 5GB 7GB 20GB and 60GB 8mm tape drives 8mm 20GB drive ONLY 20GB and 60GB 8mm tape drive LCD messages o DLT Tape Drives a 7205 311 35GB DLT tape drive Left side LEDs 6 Right side LEDs 4 7205 440 40GB DLT tape drive Left side LEDs 5 Right side LEDs 4 7205 550 160GB DLT tape drive LEDs meanings from Left to Right e Tape Drive Performance Reliability Checklist Media Selection Media Replacement Media Storage Cleaning Cartridge Selection Usage Environment Troubleshooting e Tape Drive Error Information e Tape Drive Problem Determination o Problem Determination Steps Cleaning the tape drive Check the media Microcode Level AIX Error Log Read Previously Written Data Cartridge Verify mksysb table of contents Reset the tape drive SCSI Address Check Connections Check SCSI Termination AIX Diagnostics AIX Diagnostic Media Slow Backup or Restore on Some Tape Drives Placing a Service Call o Tape Drive Self Test e Help Desk 200GB LTO2 Tape Drive Internal Self Test IST 800GB LTO4 Tape Drive Self Test IST VXA 2 and VXA 320 Tape Drive Self Test IST Guidelines e Tape Drive Interchange Information o mnt settings rmt Density settings rmt retension rewind settings Formats and Densities 1 4 QIC 150 7207 001 1 4 QIC 525 72
17. 24R2137 130 129 128 160GB Teal Green accent The VXA 2 tape drive supports X media To use X6 or X10 media you must have a minimum microcode level in p pp y the VXA 2 tape drive including the drive in the autoloader of 2105 The X23 and X Cleaning cartridge will work with all levels of the VXA 2 microcode The VXA 2 Tape drive can write VXA 1 format of data to the X media but X media is not supported in the VXA 1 tape drive X media will be ejected by the VXA 1 tape drive The VXA 320 tape drive supports only X media and the V23 media all other medi LTO Tape Drives The Smit density setting for LTO4 format capacity is 70 The Smit density setting for LTO3 format capacity is 68 The Smit density setting for LTO2 format capacity is 66 The Smit density setting for LTO1 format capacity is 64 Model Description Data Cartridge P N LTO2 200GB drive 7212 102 LTO2 08L9870 LTO1 08L9120 a is ejected Density Setting 66 64 Media Description 200GB 100GB 800GB LTO4 800GB drive 7214 1U2 LTO4 95P4436 68 LTO3 24R1922 E E as file C temp TAPEWHDR html 400GB eo 50C 900 OOS _ _ ooo 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package Page 48 of 93 LTO2 Read only __ 08L9870 200GB 8mm Tape drives 2 3GB 5GB 7GB and 20GB Drive Media Capacity Each 8mm tape drive only supports specific media the following data will give you information that can
18. Carousel Full Command Reject Empty Carousel A command was issued from the operator panel to load a cartridge into the tape drive when the drive already contained a cartridge A command was issued from the operator panel to load a cartridge into the autoloader when all of the cartridge cells were already full A command was issued from the operator panel to either load a cartridge into the tape drive or remove a cartridge from the autoloader when there were no cartridges in the cartridge carousel Page 26 of 93 shipping key autoloader has been removed Wait until the current cartridge is uploaded by the application or use the operator panel to unload it from the tape drive Export a cartridge from the autoloader to make room for a new cartridge Wait until the cartridge is ejected from the tape drive or use the operator panel to import cartridges into the autoloader Configuration Locked by Host Device Not Ready Drive CMD Error Drive Load Fail The application is currently controlling the autoloader a SCSI command is active or the Remote Management utility is controlling the autoloader The autoloader is not ready to perform the requested operation because it is performing diagnostics or it power on self test has not completed The tape drive received an invalid command The cartridge could not be loaded into the tape drive because of a mechanical problem or because of a broken tap
19. Clean magazine rollers improperly inserted Magazine Failure Stuck tape cartridge or tape cartridge Clean magazine rollers improperly inserted Magazine Failed to Eject Stuck tape cartridge or tape cartridge Clean magazine rollers improperly inserted S Sloe aS es 30 Magazine Position Failure Stuck tape cartridge or tape cartridge Clean magazine rollers improperly inserted Magazine Position Failure Stuck tape cartridge or tape cartridge Clean magazine rollers Ww improperly inserted Cartridge Insertion Failure Cartridge or autoloader failure trying Clean tape cartridge insertion rollers to load cartridge Cartridge Insertion Failure Cartridge or autoloader failure trying Clean tape cartridge insertion rollers to load cartridge Cartridge Insertion Failure Cartridge or autoloader failure trying Clean tape cartridge insertion rollers to load cartridge Cartridge Ejection Failure Cartridge or autoloader failure trying Clean tape cartridge insertion rollers to eject cartridge Cartridge Ejection Failure Cartridge or autoloader failure trying Clean tape cartridge insertion rollers to eject cartridge Cartridge Ejection Failure Cartridge or autoloader failure trying Clean tape cartridge insertion rollers to eject cartridge Drawer Closing Failure Interference with magazine drawer Clear obstruction closing properly Drawer Opening Failure Interference with magaz
20. Leaving the home position Moving away from the home position Turning to the away position Leaving the away position Moving away from the away position Turning to the home position Recovering position Leaving the home position Unexpected home R switch Turning to the away position Unexpected away R switch Turning to the home position Recovering position At power on Going up to the home position Going up Going up to the slot Going up with the cartridge Going up to the slot with the cartridge file C temp TAPEWHDR html Page 21 of 93 Tape Help Package a E PS Page 22 of 93 Leaving the door open Closing the door 67 The Y motor is jammed on upward motion 56 At power on Going up to the home position Going up Going up to the slot Going up with the cartridge Going up to the slot with the cartridge Leaving the door open 8 The Y moror jammed on downward motion Joa E e Closing the door Going down to the home position going down Going down to the slot Going down with a cartridge Going down to the slot with a cartridge Going below the home position Going down to the door Opening the door Looking for a slot Moving in with a cartridge Moving in with a cartridge the picker arm is open Moving in without a cartridge Moving in without a cartridge the picker arm is open
21. N S N S N S N S N S N S MLRI 16GB _ N S N S N S N S N S N S MLRI 25GB __ N S N S N S N S N S 1 4 QIC 5010 MLR1 7207 315 Note This drive does not support reading or writing QIC 24 Density 15 16 17 21 34 162 38 166 33 Settings QIC 120 QIC 150 QIC 525 QIC 1000 QIC 2GB QIC 4GB IQIC SLR5 4GB 5010 MLRI1 DC300XLP ___ N S N S N S N S N S N S N S DC600A R N S N S N S N S N S N S DC6150 R W R W N S N S N S N S N S DC6250 R w R W N S N S N S N S N S DC6037 R W R W N S N S N S N S N S DC6320 R W R W N S N S N S N S DC6525 R w R W R W N S N S N S N S DC6080 R W R W R W N S N S N S N S DC9100 N S N S N S R W N S N S N S DC9120 N S N S N S R W N S N S N S DC9120SL___ N S N S N S R W N S N S N S DC9120XL___ N S N S N S R W N S N S N S 9200 N S N S N S N S R W R W __ IN S N S a a a a a a file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package Page 64 of 93 DC9200 N S N S N S N S R W R W IN S N S DC9200SL N S N S N S N S R W R W INS N S 9210 N S N S N S N S N S N S N S DC9250XL N S N S N S N S R W R W INS N S SLR5 4GB___ N S N S N S N S N S N S N S SLR5 4GBSL N S N S N S N S N S N S N S DC5010 s Ns N S Ns N S MLR1 MLRI 16GB N S N S N S N S N S N S R W MLR1 25GB_ N S N S N S N S N S N S N S Note N S Not Support
22. Package Page 77 of 93 When doing a Trace to diskette and the TRACE file is greater than 1mb the AIX diagnostic program will put the file on two 2 or more diskettes The file names will be TRACE1 DAT TRACE2 DAT etc vs the name of the file when put directly to disk TRACE rmt0 To use the two diskettes it will be necessary to concatenate the two files together into a third file To restore the diskette s repeat the following AIX command once for each diskette you created restore q If your Trace created two diskettes do the following command to concatenate the two files into a third file cat TRACE1 DAT TRACE2 DAT gt TRACE DAT AIX Diagnostics Menu mode e Run AIX diagnostics by entering the AIX command diag Select Task Selection Diagnostics Advanced Diagnostics Service Aids Select SCSD Tape Drive Service Aid Select the drive Commit the selection Select the option you desire Exit diagnostics Command mode It may be necessary on some systems to change the language the system is using to run the tool in the command mode Try the TRACE commands first and only if they fail change the language to C To do this do the following AIX command export LANG C Change to the diagnostic program directory by using the following AIX command cd usr Ipp diagnostics bin For a list of the command structure do the following AIX command utape Usage utape h d lt device gt n t lceName gt utape c v d lt dev
23. PowerUp Sequence the RESET Message comes up First to indicate that the drive is going thru the boot sequence Then after about 5 seconds the following messages appear in sequence for 3 4 seconds each These messages indicate the MODEL SUBMODEL XXXXXXX SUBMODEL EEimage in the drive SN XXXXXXXXXX CODE aaaaaaa LAST CLEAN xxxhr COMPRESSION ON SINGLE ENDED DIFFERENTIAL SN drive serial number CODE microcode level in the drive LAST CLEAN hours since last cleaning COMPRESSION indicates whether data compression mode is ON or OFF Single Ended interface Differential interface LV DIFFERENTIAL WIDE Low Voltage Differential LVD interface LVD drives will show as Single Ended on Single Ended SCSI bus WIDE interface only SCSI ID xx LANGUAGE file C temp TAPEWHDR html SCSI ID number 0 15 While the drive is completing the reset the LEDs show that the drive is in the RESET Power up or Reset mode The drive usually completes the reset before all messages complete Note To cause the drive to reset press and hold the eject button until RESET is displayed Releasing the eject button will allow the reset to proceed Available languages will be displayed 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package Page 34 of 93 Action The text on the 8mm Tape Drive LCD is available in several languages To change the language Press and hold the unload button after you turn the power o
24. a cartridge E JA diagnostic has been sent but the autoloader is not in 240 diagnostic mode Ww N This is a possible host application error lt a lt a lt a D N aN o0 Communications between the drive and the front panel display have been aborted This is an internal error code VXA Tape Drives VXA 2 80GB VXA 320 160GB Tape Drive LED s description are from left to right The meaning of the LED s are Table 8 LED Information Green Green Amber Amber Description of what the LED s are indicating On On On Flashing On Power Activity Cleaning Fault Over On Tape SCSI Required Temperature Indicator bus Indicator Indicator Indicator On On n Power On test in operation On for 2 seconds T O lashing Off Off lor Power On Self Test POST in operation Off Off Off l Off Cartridge not loaded or drive not powered on Off Off On lor Cartridge not loaded and Drive Cleaning is Required On Off On or Off l Off Cartridge loaded and no tape motion or SCSI bus activity Flashing On or Off lor Cartridge loaded and tape motion or SCSI bus activity On Off On Off Cartridge loaded and Drive Cleaning is Required On Flashing On l Off Cartridge loaded and tape motion and Drive Cleaning is required Off Flashing On or Off lor Cartridge loading or unloading C a a E file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape H
25. a record filemark setmark or End of Data EOD toward the end of the tape al a z Tape selection is locked SCSI Prevent Medium Removal is in operation Lock Select 2008 I This is displayed when you press the Select button and for a short time after the button Tape is released Self Test 0000 S The autoloader is preforming its power on self test Semi K f fA cartridge is in the drive but not loaded Loaded 2003 I There is a cartridge in the autoloader but there is no magazine present to put it into Action Insert an empty magazine to retrieve the cartridge Tape 8006 E The cartridge in the drive is faulty possibly because the tape has snapped or the Fault Action Use a new cartridge and insure it is a DDS2 DDS3 or DDS4 cartridge cartridge has an invalid pattern of identification holes Tape Full 1024 F A READ SPACE WRITE or WRITE Filemark command encountered End Of Tape EOT unexpectedly When reading this may mean the required data is on the next cartridge A READ command has encountered compressed data on the tape and the drive is not currently configured to decompress data The host may have disabled data compression Tape 8008 E F Stuck E il 1004 f Ee the drive is unloading a cartridge or a cartridge is being ejected from the drive 5 Action Check that the host has not disabled data compression A WRITE READ SPACE or REWIND command has failed to comp
26. able to function unless initiator operator or service intervention is applied An unrecoverable drive failure is usually the result of a hardware error condition One of the following actions will be needed to clear the flashing Fault LED Hard SCSI Reset Cartridge Eject Power Cycle Retry Microcode Download 4 The firmware download failed and the drive is not functional The boot code is in control and the firmware download should be tried again 5 The fault LED will be ON to indicate to indicate an over temp condition internal temperature greater then a preset allowable limit The LED will remain on until the drive temperature drops below a preset limit and one of the following conditions is met e A data or cleaning cartridge is inserted e A POR cycle occurs 6 The tape drive has exceeded its designed maximum internal operating temperature The tape will be ejected if present The Over Temperature Fault LED will stay ON until the internal drive temperature goes below the preset maximum temperature ATX will see the over temperature condition as if the tape drive went from ready to not ready No error will be logged in the AIX error log 7 While using drive diagnostics via System Diagnostics or via the drive self test diagnostics a flashing Clean LED indicates that a media related problem has occurred such as a hard write error or excessive soft errors 8 While using drive diagnostics via System Diagnostics or via the dri
27. and is ejected MP media is normally 15m 54m 112m 160m lengths MP media can only be read on the 20GB drives e Advanced Metal Evaporated AME media is available in 22m 45m 75m 125m 150m 170m or 225m lengths AME SmartClean data cartridges contain a build in cleaning capability Cartridges of 75m 150m and 225m are SmartClean Cartridges AME media of 22m or 170m length are the only AME media supported in the 20GB drive Format is a term used to describe the way a tape is written The 20GB 8mm tape drive ONLY writes reads a Mammoth format The 60GB 8mm tape drive ONLY writes Mammoth2 M2 format The 60GB 8mm tape drive READS Mammoth or Mammoth2 M2 format It is not possible to write data on a 60GB drive and read the data on the 20GB drive If the 22m or 170m AME tape has been written by a 60GB 8mm drive the tape cannot be read by the 20GB drive The 20GB drive will treat this tape as if the tape were a blank tape There is no need to use density settings for writing or reading tapes on either the 20GB or the 60GB drives as the drives do automatic media and tape format recognition file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package Drive 20GB 60GB 7208 34 1 20GB R W N S 7331 305 20GB R W N s 7208 345 60GB R W 7334 410 60GB R R W Note R W This drive can both Read and Write this media Page 50 of 93 e R This drive can ONLY Read from this media The 60GB drive
28. cannot write a format that can be read by the 20GB 8mm drive N S Not Supported e Media must be 22m or 170m AME ONLY e The 60GB drive can read Mammoth or M2 format but can only write M2 format DLT Tape Drives Non Compressed Capacity Compressed Capacity 35GB drive 7205 311 7337 305 DLTtapellI S 2 6GB 2 6GB Compression not supported 6GB Compression DLTtapellIxt 59H3411 25 DLTIV 59H3040 26 7205 440 7337 360 Compression not supported 59H3040 27 23 N A DLTtapellIxt 6GB Compression not supported 10GB 20GB 15GB 30GB N A 24 mao ooo 59H3411 25 DLTIV 20GB 40GB 35GB 70GB 40GB 80GB 59H3040 26 59H3040 27 59H3040 65 160GB drive 7205 550 SDLT320 110GB 220GB 35L1119 72 L o A 160GB 320GB Note DLTtapeIV DLTtapellIxt and DLTtapellII are the trademarks of Quantum Corp Microcode Level 35L1119 73 The Tape Drives Microcode level is important in that there have been many fixes for problems incorporated in the new levels of microcode The level of microcode in the drive is field upgradeable without changing the tape drive User installable microcode is available from the WEB at file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package http techsupport services ibm com server mdownload download html Determine Microcode Level To determine the microcode level i
29. cartridge is slot 1 4001 T The tape drive cannot boot from Autoloader control tape Forced 1023 A forced ejection is in progress Eject Format 1014 A SCSI command to generate a tape is being processed T fis i I Firmware upgrade data is being checked for compatibility a FW Data 8024 The autoloader has failed to upgrade the drive firmware because the new firmware is Err corrupt Action Obtain a good copy of the firmware upgrade FW 3003 The drive is being upgraded with the new firmware Program FW Tape 3005 The cartridge loaded in the drive mechanism is a firmware upgrade tape A Si Firmware upgrade data is being read either through a tape or the SCSI bus A FW Read ae A firmware upgrade failed because of an error in reading data from the tape Fail Action Try again 8027 E F A firmware upgrade failed because the tape is write protected Action Change the write protect tab on the tape and try again FW Write 8026 E F A firmware upgrade failed because of an error in writing a modified upgrade count to Fail the tape Action Try again Pcie pe ie a The autoloader is waiting for you to insert a magazine Mag file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Language Tape Help Package Page 18 of 93 I Available languages will be displayed Action The text on the 8mm Tape Drive LCD is available in several languages To change the language
30. comes ON and Remains ON after you unload the cleaning then ON cartridge the likely cause is cleaning cartridge has expired been used up and the cleaning was not done OFF If after cleaning the LED turns on again when you reload the data cartridge When n this then ON condition occurs the likely cause is a worn out data cartridge Clean the drive again and try another data cartridge If the problem persists do the problem determination procedures OFF Cleaning is complete or cleaning is not required O Operate Green ION It is OK to operate the cartridge Insert Release handle Handle F OFF Do not operate the cartridge Insert Release handle Note Not all errors Flashing LEDs are drive failures Media can cause these failures Before replacing the drive clean the drive and try new media Power On Self Test POST has started Flashing Error was detected during POST Flashing Servo controller error was detected Flashing Drive controller error was detected Right top 3 LEDs On Drive controller error was detected and Right Bottom LED All Right LEDs Flashing Drive Microcode download failure in Sequence Note On the drive this is an international symbol the wording here is a description of what that symbol means Likely caused by a detached leader on the drive have the drive leader replaced by service personnel and check all tape cartridges as this is n
31. drive you are placing the service call on 5GB 8mm or 20GB 4mm etc e The machine type model and serial number of the IBM machine where the tape drive is installed If the tape drive is externally mounted this will be the information from the external enclosure housing the tape drive e The type of problem being reported file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package Page 56 of 93 e If there were AIX error log entries what the error log entries were such as TAPE ERR1 TAPE _ERR6 etc e Be prepared to assist the support person to do further problem isolation and problem determination including o You have system access Have the tape drive test tape or diagnostic tape available Have the IBM cleaning tape available Have the failed data cartridges available o o o o Have a new IBM data cartridge available Tape Drive Self Test Some tape drives have the ability to both test themselves and to test a data cartridge This test is done entirely in the drive with the status being reported by the drive LED s and or display on the tape drive 200GB LTO2 Tape Drive Internal Self Test IST The following procedure is designed to quickly perform a complete set of diagnostic internal self tests on the half high LTO 2 tape drive without impacting server operation This 5 minute test can also be used to verify the status of individual LTO tape cartridges Enter Diagnostic Mode 1 Verify that a tape cartridge
32. is file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package Page 29 of 93 required Off or Jom Off Cleaning cartridge loaded Cleaning failed On or Off of Onor or On or Off Pastina Flashing 3 Unrecovered drive failure ssid drive failure Flashing On or Off Firmware is Trecoed Aie e Downloaded and Verified in the tape C Y Flashing Flashing On or Off of Fimwaei is Firmware is being updated in the tape drive updated in Firmware is being updated in the tape drive tape drive Off On or Off Fesa Firmware download failure 4 Off Off On or Off Internal Drive Temperature over limit 6 Off or On or Off off Diagnostic test in progress Flashing Off Off Flashing Off Media failure 7 Off Flashing Flashing Off Incorrect media inserted in the drive 8 Note 1 A solid Amber Clean LED indicates that the drive needs cleaning In most cases the drive will continue to function but it should be cleaned as soon as possible 2 If the cleaning function completes and the solid Amber Clean LED remains lit the cleaning function was not successful The cleaning cartridge may be depleted Obtain a new LTO cleaning cartridge and use it to perform the cleaning function again 3 The Fault LED will flash to indicate an unrecoverable error An unrecoverable error is an error condition that results in the drive not being
33. o DLT Part Numbers a DLT7000 and DLT8000 S DLT file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package Page 4 of 93 e IBM Storage Media o Media Sales Contacts e SCSI Address Setting e Tape Drive Performance e Device Driver Robotics Driver ATAPE e Tape Drive Microcode Download e Drive Microcode Download with AIX 5 1 Diagnostics o AIX 5 1 Diagnostics o Microcode Packaging o Using Older Microcode Packages o Using AIX diagnostics a Using the AIX Diagnostics menu a Using the AIX Diagnostics via command line input o Sample Dsdata file e SCSD Tape Optical Ucode Download Utility o Genucode SCSI microcode download utility for SCSD devices Information about using Genucode Microcode installation instructions o Genucode Return Codes Information Regarding Tape Drive Environment and Use IBM s goal is to provide you with a product that you can configure and use reliably Tape drives require specific maintenance and environmental conditions to operate well over time Using high quality data grade media handling and storing this media properly operating the tape drive in a clean environment and keeping the tape drive properly cleaned can help you to avoid problems with your IBM tape drive Media Grades IBM sells media designed to be used for data storage IBM supports the tape that we sell If IBM service personnel analy
34. of tape movement or once a month approximately 30GB of data transfer 5GB 7208 011 16G8467 22 Every 30 hours of tape movement or Once a month or when Amber LED Disturbance LED indicates 30 hours of tape movement 7GB 7331 205 16G8467 22 Every 30 hours of tape movement or Once a month or when Amber LED Disturbance LED indicates 30 hours of tape movement 20GB 35L1409 18 Every 72 hours of tape movement when using AME media 10 hours with MP media file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package Page 75 of 93 or Once a month or when Amber LED Disturbance LED indicates 72 or 10 hours of tape movement or when the Amber LED indicates recording quality problems or when the LCD says MUST CLEAN or when the LCD says CLEAN SOON 60GB 7208 345 35L1409 18 When using SmartClean Data 7334 410 cartridges it will seldom be necessary to manually clean the drive However If non SmartClean cartridges are used and the Amber LED indicates the need for the drive to be cleaned it will be necessary to clean the drive with this cleaning cartridge 60GB 8mm tape drive Notes If SmartClean Data Cartridges are NOT used it will be necessary to manually clean the tape drive with the cleaning cartridge when the tape drive Amber LED Disturbance LED indicates the drive needs cleaning due to time of tape movement or recording quality problems The LCD will say CLEAN SO
35. or DDS4 tape 8021 E F A WRITE WRITE FILEMARK or ERASE command has been attempted on a non DDS tape Action Unload the tape and us a DDS2 DDS3 or DDS4 tape 8009 E O Cleaning Failed possibly due to an expired cleaning tape Action Use a new Cleaning Cartridge Clean Me 2001 E O The 7332 requires cleaning Meaning a file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package Page 17 of 93 Action Use a Cleaning Cartridge to clean the drive Cleaning 1008 S A Cleaning Cartridge has been inserted into the drive and cleaning is being done Close 2006 E F The front panel door is open Any Autoloader motion will be delayed Door Action Close the front panel door i 8002 E F The drive has stopped communicating with the changer mechanism Eject Fail 8004 E F An eject command has failed either after you pressed the Eject button or after a host command Action Use a new cartridge or try forcing an eject To force an eject hold the eject button for 5 seconds For a detail of the forced eject refer to Emergency Ejection in the 7332 220 Setup and operator guide Eject Mag 2010 I This is displayed when you press the Eject button Erase hos js The drive is erasing data from the tape Error X 8000 E F The mechanism has jammed Action Press the Eject button to attempt to recover the cartridge If this fails power the drive OFF then ON again 4003 The autoloader requires a
36. result in faster backup restore but due to other considerations such as network backup etc it may be faster to compress the data prior to sending the data to the tape drive Clean the tape drive with the approved cleaning method If the tape head is not clean the drive may have to rewrite reread the data To reduce the need to rewrite reread data the tape drive should be cleaned as recommended in the user manuals e The physical condition of the tape can have a impact on the time it takes to do a backup or restore If a tape is not in the best condition the tape drive may have to rewrite reread data in order to do the backup restore This will this will increase the time it takes to do the backup restore Increase the blocking factor to put out larger blocks of data which will reduce the number of times the tape drive and the system have to communicate before writing or reading e Block size can effect the time for backup restore Using large blocksizes may improve performance Using small block sizes can increase system overhead but before changing to a large blocksize it is necessary to be sure the user application supports the larger blocksize chosen e Very long restore times due to blocksize If a backup is done with a fixed block length then the restore should be done with the same fixed block length If a backup is done with a fixed block length and the restore is done with variable block length the restore may work successfully bu
37. to the tape drive Such as other devices on the SCSI bus with high activity or other system activity e SCSI bus Activity on either the SCSI bus with the disks or the SCSI bus with the tape drives High activity on either SCSI bus may effect the ability of the system to keep the tape drive streaming Some tape drives when used on an AIX system may provide the best performance when written to in the fixed block mode If your application writes tapes in variable blocked mode you may find that by changing your application to write in fixed block mode your backup or restore may take less time It is recommended that if you are currently using variable blocked mode you try changing your backup to a fixed block mode and compare the backup and restore time file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package Page 88 of 93 to the time it took in variable mode e AIX commands used Depending on the AIX command used system backup restore time may vary Some tape drives are sensitive to the delivery of data to the tape drive Some applications take the blocksize and block the data block into larger blocks for transfer to the tape drive Some applications call this the blocksize or the buffer size or blocking factor Whatever it is called you need to understand that some tape drives performance data rate is greatly effected when the system sends small blocks of data Try setting the tape drive block size to a large block size and large blocking fa
38. to complete Progress Off On 6 or 7 4 Replace Cleaning Cartridge which may be expired Off On P Reduce Drive Temperature Off On Check Input Power Connectors Off Flashing 1 3 Update to Latest Level of Firmware Off Flashing 1 4 Clean Drive Replace Cartridge or both if needed Retry Operation Off Flashing 1 5 Clean Drive Replace Cartridge or both if needed Retry Operation Off On 6 Clean Drive Replace Cartridge or both if needed Retry Media Failure Operation o Media Error l 14 Replace Cartridge Possible Expired Cleaning Cartridge SAS Interface Failure Flashing 1 Q iz o0 SAS Cable and Connector Recoverable Off On Drive Error 8 file C temp TAPEWHDR html Clean the Drive and Retry the Operation a 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package Page 31 of 93 Off On Both LED s Both LED s Flashing Flashing Together Together ne Off Flashing 1 an Insert Correct Media Type Wait for Firmware Update to Complete Replace Firmware Update Tape Retry Firmware Update Operation Use Media that is not Write Protected Flashing On On 10 Service Mode Rapidly 1 Drive Self Test Flashing 1 On The Number 1 Wait for the test to complete is in Process is flashing 1 When used in this table Flashing refers to a 1 Hz flash rate 1 flash per second and Flashing Rap
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40. 07 011 1 4 QIC 1000 7207 012 1 4 QIC 4GB SLRS 7207 122 1 4 QIC 5010 MLR1 7207 315 1 4 30GB SLR60 7207 330 1 4 50GB SLR100 7212 102 0oO0O000 000 0 4mm Tape Interchange Information file C temp TAPEWHDR html Page 2 of 93 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package Page 3 of 93 o VXA Tape Interchange Format a VXA Tape Capacity o LTO Tape Interchange Format a LTO Tape Capacity o 8mm Tape Interchange Information a 8mm Tape drives o DLT Tape Interchange Information a IBM 7205 311 35GB a IBM 7205 440 40GB a IBM 7205 550 160GB e Tape Drive Cleaning Frequency 1 4 Tape Drive Cleaning Frequency o 4mm Tape Drive Cleaning Frequency o VXA Cleaning Frequency o LTO Cleaning Frequency O 8 O 8mm Tape Drives Cleaning Frequency DLT Tape Drive Cleaning Frequency e AIX Diagnostic SCSD Tape Drive Service Aid a SCSD Tape Drive Service Aid functions Supported Devices Using the program AIX Diagnostics Menu mode Command mode Sample Utape Usage e Tape Part Numbers o 1 4 Part Numbers QIC 150 QIC 525 QIC 1000 DC9250 SLR100 o 4mm Part Numbers DDS DDS1 a DDS2 a DDS3 DDS4 DAT72 DAT160 4mm Autoloader Magazine o VXA Part Numbers a VXA 2 a VXA 320 o LTO Part Numbers a LTO2 Ultrium 2 a LTO4 Ultrium 4 o 8mm Part Numbers 2 3GB 5GB and 7GB 8mm 20GB and 60GB 8mm a 60GB 8mm 8mm Library Magazine
41. 205 440 Load ID is A17002A3 7337 360 Load ID is A17002A4 file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package 160GB DLT Tape drive 7205 550 80GB VXA Tape drive 7206 VX2 e Run genucode to download the microcode to the tape drive tmp genucode s rmt0 rmt0 is Tape drive name Note e Genucode will not prompt you before executing the download Load ID is A17002A9 Load ID is A170029C Page 93 of 93 e It is NOT necessary to recycle powering the OFF then ON the system or the tape drive to have the tape drive microcode active e If you are going to recycle the system or the tape drive MAKE SURE the microcode download IS COMPLETE If the tape drive is recycled prior to the microcode download being complete damage may be done to the internal programming of the drive requiring the drive to have to be replaced e If you try multiple microcode downloads to the drive without recycling the tape drive the microcode download may fail Genucode Return Codes Program failed with Return_code xx NO INIT ODM EXIT MAIN PANEL EXIT SELECT RES NO OPEN DSDATA DSDATA ERROR EXIT SELECT DEV INQUIRY FAILED MISMATCHED PARM EXIT CONF DL DOWNLOAD FAILED NO RES DEVS EXIT CFGRES DEV CFGREQ FAIL EXIT RES FAIL RESTORE FAIL NO DL DEVS NO OPEN DEV BAD INPUT PARM file C temp TAPEWHDR html 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 5 2
42. 2086 Cartridge Note May be used for up to 50 cleanings 8mm Tape Drives Model Description Cleaning Cartridge P N 2 3GB drive 7208 001 16G8467 BGR drive poon Jor 7GB drive 7331 205 16G8467 file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package 20GB drive 7208 341 7331 305 35L1409 cama Page 44 of 93 ee drive Bae Note 7334 410 May be used for up to 12 cleanings May be used for up to 22 cleanings May be used for up to 18 cleanings The drive varies the cleaning media usage The drive will display Expired Message and Clean LED AMBER on solid if an expired maximum number of cleanings cleaning cartridge is inserted into the drive DLT Tape Drives Model 7205 311 7337 305 306 7205 440 7337 360 Description DLT7000 fee 35GB DLT drive DLT8000 40GB DLT drive Cleaning Cartridge P N 59H3092 59H3092 7205 550 SDLT320 160GB SDLT drive Note May be used for up to 20 cleanings Check the media Often media problems cause unnecessary drive replacements If an user application is failing with media I O errors to a tape drive e Check what type and brand of media being used and insure it is supported on t e Clean the tape drive with the appropriate IBM cleaning cartridge 19P4357 he tape drive e After cleaning the tape drive retry the application and if it fails again clean the d
43. 230m 160GB Teal Green accent color 24R2136 i 124m 80GB Teal Green accent color 24R2134 Data Cartridge 62m 40GB Teal Green accent color 24R2135 Test Cartridge 62m 40GB Teal Green accent color VXA 320 Media Support The VXA 320 tape drive supports only X media and the V23 media all other media is ejected LTO Part Numbers LTO2 Ultrium 2 Part Number Description Where Used type Additional file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package Page 84 of 93 hirmoan a Data me m 102 Ultrium ae 2000 ft 610 pee a meters Data eee 102 Ultrium i ee 2000 ft 610 ee ig meters Test 7212 102 Ultrium 2 LTO2 2000 ft 610 200GB meters 35L2086 Cleaning Cartirdge 7212 102 IBM Universal 50 Cleanings Cleaning Cartirdge LTO4 Ultrium 4 Part Number Description Where Used Type Additional Information 95P4436 Data Cartridge 7214 1U2 Ultrium 4 LTO4 800GB 24R1922 Data Cartridge Ultrium 3 LTO3 400GB 95P4450 WORM Data Cartridge Ultrium 4 LTO4 800GB ee WORM Data a Ultrium 3 LTO3 400GB 129 Test a C 1U2 Ultrium 4 LTO4 ee lane a Se Cartirdge 7212 102 IBM Universal 50 Cleanings Cleaning Cartirdge 8mm Part Numbers Drives with 2 3GB or SGB capacity can read write 15m 54m 112m length media only Drives with 7GB capacity can read write 1
44. 5m 54m 112m and the 160m length media only Drives with 20GB capacity are read only on 15m 54m 112m 160m lengths MP Metal Particle but can read write on 22m or 170m lengths AME Advanced Metal Evaporated After reading MP media on the 20GB 8mm tape drive it is necessary to clean the 20GB 8mm tape drive prior to using AME media 2 3GB 5GB and 7GB 8mm For use on 2 3GB 5GB and 7GB 8mm drives Part ee Pee Used w Additional e cc Data 2 3GB 5GB o 112m AE a fa A 21F8s95 Data Cartridge sd Data Cartridge sd ttm 12m ae Data ea Use EA on 7331 a S Pera AS 400XL aa Test Cartridge 2 3GB 5GB and 112m file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package Page 85 of 93 7GB drives 16G8467 Cleaning Cartridge a 12 cleanings 2 3GB 20GB and 60GB 8mm 22 cleanings 5 0GB 22 cleanings 7 0GB For use on 20GB and 60GB 8mm drives only Part Number Description Where Used Type Additional Information 59H2678 Data Cartridge 170m AME Media 20GB Co i i Data a 22m AME Media 2 5GB Test _ 22m AME Media E 5GB Aaa a Cartridge ft 18 cleanings 60GB 8mm For use on 60GB 8mm drives only Part Number Description Where Used Type Additional Information 18P6484 Data Cartridge 225m AME SmartClean 60GB 09L5323 Data Cartridge 150m IAME SmartClean 40GB E a st IAME SmartClean Note Requires 6S0 microco
45. 6 110 Once a month or when Amber DDS2 Internal Autoloader LED Disturbance light indicates DDS2 Autoloader 7332 005 recording quality problems DDS3 Autoloader 7332 110 DDS2 Library 7336 205 21F8763 50 Every 50 hours of tape movement DDS4 Autoloader or when Amber LED Disturbance LED indicates recording quality problems 36GB DAT72 7206 336 21F8763 50 Every 50 hours of tape movement 7212 102 or when Amber LED Disturbance LED indicates recording quality problems 80GB DAT160 7214 1U2 23R5638 Minimum Every 50 hours of tape movement 25 or when Amber LED Disturbance LED indicates recording quality problems Note If tape errors or tape job failures occur the drive may have to be cleaned more frequently Replaced 59H3090 20 Cleanings in early 1999 Starting with microcode level SALO the 4GB 4mm drives will not only put ON the cleaning LED based on soft errors but will also put the cleaning LED ON after 30 tape motion hours without the drive being cleaned VXA Cleaning Frequency Type Model Cartridge Number Frequency for Cleaning of Usages 80GB VXA 2 19P4880 20 This tape drive is designed to determine its own cleaning requirements It is unnecessary to clean the tape drive unless indicated by the cleaning LED or repeated I O errors The tape drive will request cleaning at a maximum of every 75 hours of tape head movement 80GB VXA 2 24R2138 80 This tape drive is designed to det
46. 730 Data Cartridge 7207 012 DC9120 QIC 1000 21F8734 Test Cartridge 7207 012 QIC 1000 16G8572 Cleaning Cartridge Petrofin 7207 012 50 cleanings 35L0844 Cleaning Cartridge Dry Process DC9250 Part eee a Used w Additional ee een Data ee ictal al DC9250 QIC 2GB 2GB 59H3316 Data Cartridge DC9200 QIC 2GB _ 950 16G8438 Test Cartridge DC9250SL QIC 155 2GB SLR5 Part Number Description Where Used Type Additional Information 59H3660 Data Cartridge 7207 122 SLR5 4GB 1500 59H3661 Test Cartridge 7207 122 SLR5 4GBSL 155 35L0844 Cleaning Cartridge 7207 122 315 330 50 cleanings SLR100 Only MLRI Part Number Description Where Used Type Additional Information 59H4175 Data Cartridge 7207 315 MLR1 16GB 1500 16G8574 Data Cartridge 7207 315 MLRI1 13GB QIC 5010 1200 DC5010 No longer Sold 35L0589 Data Carriage lt oss O sR 1 2GB 200 87G1626 Test Cartridge 7207 315 MLR1 QIC 5010 155 35L0844 Cleaning Cartridge 7207 122 315 330 bo cleanings file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package Page 80 of 93 SLR100 Only SLR60 Part Number Additional Information 24R0146 Data Cartridge 7207 330 SLR60 37 5GB 1200 7212 102 F C 1107 19P4209 Data Cartridge 7207 330 SLR60 30GB 900 7212 102 F C 1107 35L0661 Data Cartridge 7207 330 SLR100 5GB 155 7212 102 F C 1107 35L0967 Test Cartridge 7207 330 SLR100 5GB 155 7212 102 F C 1107 35L0844 Cleaning Cartridge 7207 122 315 330 50 cle
47. 9H4456 DDS3 is not supported 59H3465 Note Tapes that are not DDS4 or DDS3 or DDS2 are not support tape drive or DDS4 Autoloader DDS2 is not supported DDS1 DDS is not supported ed and will eject when inserted into the 20GB 4mm DDS4 Tapes that are not DAT72 or DDS4 or DDS3 are not supported and will eject when inserted into the 36GB 4mm DAT72 tape drive Tapes that are not DAT160 or DAT72 or DDS4 are not supported and will eject when inserted into the 80GB 4mm DAT 160 tape drive VXA Tape Drives The Smit density setting for VXA 320 format capacity is 130 The Smit density setting for VXA 2 format capacity is 129 The Smit density setting for VX A 1 format capacity is 128 file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package Page 47 of 93 Data Cartridge P N 19P4878 lt J a 6 Z axe Z 5 Density Setting 129 128 l Media Description 20GB Blue accent VXA 320 160GB 19P4876 Drive V10 N A 129 128 40GB Orange accent V17 19P4877 129 128 59GB Red accent V23 19P4876 129 128 80GB Purple accent X6 24R2134 129 128 20GB Teal Green accent X10 24R2136 129 128 40GB Teal Green accent X23 24R2137 129 128 80GB Teal Green accent V23 130 129 128 160GB Purple accent aa X6 24R2134 130 129 128 40GB Teal Green accent X10 24R2136 130 129 128 80GB Teal Green accent X23
48. CSI address on the same SCSI adapter Currently the F50 H50 S70 and SP2 equivalents use CHRP The Isdev Cs scsi command will show the following adapter ID will vary ses0 10 68 00 15 0 SCSI Enclosure Services Device There may be multiple SCSI adapters in the system an each may have a SCSI Enclosure Services Device at address 15 Tape Drive Performance The following information applies to most AIX tools tar cpio backup restore dd etc used to write or read data from tape backup and restore are used as generic names only Customers backing up the same size data or restoring data can find that the amount of time it takes to backup restore data may vary from backup to backup or restore to restore Most tape drives work best when the tape drive can keep the tape moving at a constant speed streaming The more the tape drive is able to keep the tape streaming the shorter the backup restore time will be The ability of the tape drive to keep the tape streaming is effected by many factors These factors include e Tape drive rated performance e System performance fast vs slower system e System activity can often effect the time it takes to do a backup restore Backup restore are best done during periods of low system activity to reduce the impact on other system operations and on the backup restore operation Make sure the backup is not done with other system activity that could effect the ability of the system to deliver the data
49. Comms Error The drive is not communicating with the Call for Service changer mechanism FRU 1 Dead The controller board for the drive has failed its Call for Service self test UpgradeErr Worn Media FRU 2 Dead The drive mechanism has failed the self test Call for Service 7332 005 and 7332 110 4mm Autoloader LED s description are from left to right The meaning of the 4 LEDs and the 2 buttons are Table 2 Top Row Tape Loaded Disturbance cartridge and remove the magazine Meaning Green LED Ready Amber LED Blue Button Open Close used to eject the current loaded tape Table 3 Bottom Row Green LED Read Green LED Write Ivory Button Step used to manually select any tape cartridge in the Write activity protected magazine file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package Page 13 of 93 Ready Read Write Disturbance Write Meaning Protected On Off x On On Off One of the following e Tape Path needs cleaning e A cleaning cartridge has been inserted and the cleaning cartridge has exceeded the maximum number of cleanings for the cleaning cartridge Flashing a le joe The Power On Self Test POST is running or the Diagnostic test tape is running Off Off Off One of the following conditions e Power is Off e The Post has completed successfully but no tape cartridge has been inserted n Off Off On O
50. FAIL and RETRY CODE LOAD messages scroll Otherwise if the code load was successful the drive will automatically RESET and come READY again If a SCSI Send Diagnostic command is received or a Diagnostic tape is used then this series of messages appears DIAG LOAD TAPE is used if the command is via SCSI and no tape is present DIAG TESTING appears during this test If the test passes OK then the DIAG PASSED appears for 15 seconds If there is a failure then DIAG FAILED appears and the 3 statistics messages appear for 2 seconds each in a rotating loop Pressing the Eject button to remove the tape will clear this display Otherwise this message will continue to display DIAG FAIL plus the 3 statistics messages until the drive is RESET ERR 1 xx yy zz ERR 2 xx yy zz file C temp TAPEWHDR html Failing error codes displayed when the drive is first powered on or during tape drive operation Where xx is the fault symptom code 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package Page 36 of 93 ERR 3 xx yy zz Where yy is the primary error code Where zz is the secondary error code Whenever errors are displayed it will be helpful in problem determination if they are written down and provided to support Note Indicates that there is an ICON accompanying this message To see what the ICON looks like you will have to look at a drive or the Operator Guide or the Service guide Progress symbols DLT Tape Drives 7205 311 35GB D
51. H3467 sd 20GB drive 7206 220 DDS4 59H4457 7332 220 7212 102 36GB DAT72 drive 7206 336 DDS4 59H4457 7212 102 7214 1U2 SAS drive only 80GB DAT 160drive 7212 1U2 DAT160 23R5636 sd Note Usage is counted and there is a maximum of 50 uses tape insertions VXA Tape Drives VXA 2 80GB et VX2 peseripion o 2 est Tape Part Number 7212 102 19P4879 7212 312 VXA 320 160GB drive VXA 320 VXA 320 24R2135 LTO Tape Drives Capacity Model Description Test Tape Part Number 200GB drive 7212 102 LTO2 24R0395 800GB drive 7214 1U2 LTO4 45E1129 file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package 8mm Tape Drives 2 3GB drive 7208 001 Test Tape Part Number 21F8577 5GB drive PSs O11 ier 7GBdrive sid 7GBdrive sid 7331 205 sid 205 20GB co o 341 m l GT 2 ne 305 sf 85 77 59H2677 60GB 7208 345 2 7334 410 59H2677 DLT Tape Drives o 11 oe co lee o o 440 lt ie 360 Test Tape Part Number 59H3039 59H3039 60GB sd 7205 550 sid 550 SDLT320 sid Slow Backup or Restore on Some Tape Drives 35L1120 Page 55 of 93 Some drives are sensitive to the delivery of data to the tape drive Some applications take the blocksize and block the data block into larger blocks for transfer to the tape drive Some applications call this the blocksize or the buffer size or blocking facto
52. LT tape drive There are 10 LEDs on the tape drive and another LED on the 7205 311 power supply The following is the description of the 10 LEDs on the tape drive Left side LEDs 6 Color State Meaning oN Green Tape is recorded in 2 6GB format Green ON Tape is recorded in 6 0GB format Green oN Tape is recorded in 10 0 15 0GB format Green on Tape is recorded in 20 0GB format Green ON Tape is recorded in 35 0GB format Green ON Compression mode is enabled Compression can be done in 10 15 20 and 35GB Density only Note In a read operation the indicators will reflect the density and compression status of the pre written tape On the drive this is an international symbol the wording here is a description of what that symbol means Right side LEDs 4 Color State ma ON Q oO B Tape is write protected OFF Tape is write enabled ON Tape is loaded ready for use Green Tape is moving Drive head needs cleaning or the previous data tape was worn out ON Remains ON after you unload the cleaning cartridge If this condition occurs the likely cause is cleaning cartridge has expired been used up and the cleaning was not done FSV eee SS oS im a file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package Page 37 of 93 OFF If the Use Cleaning Cartridge LED
53. LTO1 610m LTO2 610m LTO3 LTO4 Drive Media Media Media Media LTOI R W D 64 IN S N S N S LTO2 R W D 64 R W D 66 N S N S LTO3 R R W D 66 R W D 68 N S LTO4 N S R R W D 68 R W D 70 LTO Tape Capacity The following chart shows native non compressed capacity for the LTO media by tape drive LTO1 610m LTO2 610m LTO3 LTO4 Drive Media Media Media Media N S N S LTOI1 100GB N S LTO2 100GB 200GB N S N S L103 only 10008 e 00GB LTO4 N S R only 200GB 400GB 800GB 8mm Tape Interchange Information 8mm Tape drives 2 3GB 5GB 7GB and 20GB Drive Media Capacity Each 8mm tape drive only supports specific media the following data will give you information that can be used to make an informed decision on what media to use e 8mm media of 15m 54m 112m or 160m length are Metal Particle MP media 8mm media of 22m 45m 75m 125m 150m 170m or 225m length are Advanced Metal Evaporated AME media Use the AME media on 20GB and 60GB drives ONLY MP media can only be read on the 20GB drives 8mm drives with 2 3GB or 5 0GB capacity Read Write 15m 54m or 112m length MP media only 8mm drives with 7 0GB capacity Read Write 15m 54m 112m or 160m length MP media only 8mm drives with 20 0GB capacity can only Read 15m 54m 112m or 160m length MP media 8mm drives with 20 0GB capacity can Read Write ONLY on 22m or 170m length AME media file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help
54. ON The maximum time between cleanings will be 30 tape motion hours Extended use of AME media that is not SmartClean media is not recommended as the 60GB 8mm tape drive is optimized for the use of SmartClean media Even with the exclusive use of SmartClean cartridges the drive may request cleaning If the drive requests cleaning clean with this cleaning cartridge Note If tape errors or tape job failures occur the drive may have to be cleaned more frequently Replaced 21F8593 ONLY USE on the 20GB and 60GB 8mm drives DLT Tape Drive Cleaning Frequency Type Model Cartridge Number Frequency for Cleaning file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package Page 76 of 93 35GB 59H3092 20 This tape drive is designed to 40GB determine its own cleaning requirements It is unnecessary to clean the tape drive unless indicated by the cleaning LED or repeated I O errors 160GB 7205 550 19P4357 20 This tape drive is designed to determine its own cleaning requirements It is unnecessary to clean the tape drive unless indicated by the cleaning LED or repeated I O errors AIX Diagnostic SCSD Tape Drive Service Aid Provides the ability to display and monitor tape drive information for tape drives that are supported on AIX by the Self Configuring SCSI device driver SCSD Tape Drive Service Aid functions e Display time since drive was last
55. Package Page 68 of 93 If the 22m or 170m AME tape has been written in 60GB format the tape cannot be read by the 20GB drive it can be rewritten by the 20GB drive as if the tape were blank e AME data tapes of lengths 45m 75m 125m 150m and 225m are not supported on the IBM 2 3GB 5GB 7GB and 20GB 8mm tape drives e 8mm media of 22m 160m and 170m should bear the Recognition System Logo The following chart shows data interchange using IBM data grade tapes among 8mm 2 3GB 5GB 7GB 20GB and 60GB tape drives The chart list the external model types as an example but the data applies to the internal versions of the drives also kk kk 7208 001 IR w N S N S N S N S N S N S N S 2 3GB 7208 011 R W D 20 R R W D 21 R W D 140 IN S N S N S N S 5GB 7331 205 R W D 20 R R W D 21 IR W D 140 N S R W D 140 IN S N S 71GB R N S Drive 2 3GB 2 3GB 5GB 5GB 7GB 7GB 20GB 60GB NonC Compress NonC Compress NonC Compress NonC NonC a se r hta ee bias Compress Compress 7208 341 R R R R R W N S 20GB 20GB 7208 345 N S N S N S N S N S N S R R W 2 3GB 5GB 7GB 20GB and 60GB supported media The following chart shows chart shows the supported IBM data grade tapes usage 8mm 2 3GB 5GB 7GB 20GB and 60GB tape drives Drive 15m 54m 112m 160m 22m 45m 75m 125m 150m 170m 225m Cleaning MP MP MP AME AME AME AME AME N S 30hr M
56. R FE Compress Compress kk kk 7208 001 R W N S N S N S N S N S N S N S 2 3GB 7208 011 R W D 20 R R W D 21 IR W D 140 IN S N S N S N S 5GB 7331 205 R W D 20 R R W D 21 IR W D 140 IN S R W D 140 IN S N S 7GB 7208 341 R N S R R R R R W N S 20GB 7331 305 20GB 7208 345 IN S N S N S N S N S N S R R W 60GB 7334 410 60GB 2 3GB 5GB 7GB 20GB and 60GB supported media The following chart shows chart shows the supported IBM data grade tapes usage 8mm 2 3GB 5GB 7GB 20GB and 60GB tape drives Drive 15m 54m 112m 160m 22m 45m 75m 125m 150m 170m 225m i Cleaning MP MP_ MP MP AME AME AME AME AME AME AME 2 3GB R W R W IR W IN S IN S IN S N S N S N S N S N S 30hr Monthly N A 1121 F8575 file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package Page 49 of 93 L wal EE EL tis ctr 5GB R w R w R w INS N S Ns Nns Ns Ns NS N s Amber LED N A 21F8575 16G8467 N A 7GB R w R w Rw Rw Ns Ns Ns INs Amber LED N A 21F8575 87G1603 16G8467 N A 20GB R R R Rw Ns INS _ INS Ne N s Amber LED N A N A 21F8575 187G1603 59H2671 eater 35L1409 60GB N S IN s N s N S R W IR W RAW Rw aa R w R W Amber LED Eject Eject Eject Eject 59H2671 59H2678 18P6484 35L1409 N A 35L1044 IN A 10915323 Compress Compression Capable No
57. RITE WRITE Filemark or ERASE command has failed i The drive could not write to the tape which may be worn or damaged Action Insert a cleaning cartridge to clean the tape drive heads Ensure the cleaning cartridge has not been used up or use a new cleaning cartridge Replace the media or mark the tape as possibly bad Action Use a new cartridge PF m firmware is not compatible The drive has not been programmed LCD 2 Digit Codes This chart is a supplement to the 7332 220 Service Guide Often these two digit codes will indicate that a drive needs to be replace However some times the cause for these errors is simple to correct and should be attempted instead of replacing the tape drive Possible causes for the 2 digit codes are e Screws used to secure the tape drive to the drive mounting bracket are too long These screws can be a maximum of 4mm long longer screws will interfere with the internal operation of the autoloader Note The screws used to secure the 7332 220 cover and other parts of the drive are 6mm long e Cartridges that are damaged may not operate properly and may impede the operation of the autoloader e Improperly mounted or secured labels on cartridges may impede the operation of the autoloader e Loose or damaged SCSI cable inside the 7332 220 In general e Remove any cartridge from the drive If the cartridge will not eject recycle power to the tape drive e Remove the magazine e Recycle po
58. S N S N S N S N S N S SLR5 4GB N S R N S N S N S A e A A N NI MLRI 2GB __ N S N S R W N S N S DC5010 MLR1 N S R W N S N S MERI 16GB_JN S INS pw s NS MLR3 25GB __ N S N S R W N S SLR100 50GB_ N S N S N S R W SLR60 30GB __ IN S N S N S N S R W Note e R W This drive can both Read and Write this media e R This drive can ONLY Read from this media The drive cannot write on this media e N S Not Supported Page 65 of 93 4mm Tape Interchange Information The following is a chart that shows the interchange using the IBM 4mm data grade tape among the IBM 4mm tape drives The chart lists the external model type as the example but the data applies to the internal versions external autoloader and library versions of the drive also Tape Drive 4GB 12GB 20GB 36GB 80GB DDS2 DDS3 DDS4 DAT72 DAT160 7206 001 2GB Ns Ns 7206 005 4GB eee ae 7206 110 12GB R R W DDS3 7206 220 20GB Eject Eject DDS4 7206 336 36GB Eject Eject DAT72 80GB Eject Eject DAT160 Eject Eject R W R W R W Notes N S Not Supported R W This drive can both Read and Write this media R This drive can ONLY Read from this media The drive cannot write on this media Eject This media is Not Supported and will be ejected e There is no need to use density settings for writing or reading tapes as the drives do automatic media and tape
59. System Error file C temp TAPEWHDR html The autoloader carousel has experienced a problem The autoloader carousel has experienced a problem The autoloader has experienced a fatal error e Reset the autoloader and retry the operation e If the error persists contact your service provider e Reset the autoloader and retry the operation e If the error persists contact your service provider e Reset the autoloader and retry the operation e If the error persists contact your service provider 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package Page 28 of 93 O A o oO System Timeout An autoloader operation took too long e Reset the autoloader and retry the operation e Ifthe error persists contact your service provider Tape Alert Halt The Autoloader has experienced a Tape e Reset the autoloader and retry Alert event For example the operation e If the error persists contact your e A tape drive component has service provider exceeded it expected operational lifetime e Tape Alert asynchronous notification e Tape Alert asynchronous notification test Tape incorrectly inserted RETRY A tape was inserted through the cartridge access port in the wrong orientation Position the cartridge with the hug down and the side with the barcode label and write protect switch towards the door and re insert it Do not insert cartridges with the label and write protect switch towards you The a
60. Tape Help Package Page 1 of 93 Tape Help Package Tape Help Package May 20 2008 Description of the Tape Help Package contents The Tape Help Package is a collection of System p tape drive information that is available elsewhere but is not always easy to find or understand This package attempts to collect the information in one area under one topic for easier reference Table of Contents Tape Help Package a May 20 2008 e Description of the Tape Help Package contents e Information Regarding Tape Drive Environment and Use Media Grades Tape Handling and Storage Environmental Issues Tape Drive Cleaning SCSI Hardware Issues Microcode Updates System p customers o Summary O O O O O O e Tape Drive LED LCD Information o 1 4 Tape Drives 150mb 525mb and 1 2GB 1 4 tape drives a 4GB SLRS 1 4 tape drive a 1 4 QIC 5010 13GB 30GB SLR60 50GB SLR100 tape drives o 4mm Tape Drives 2GB 4GB and 12GB 4mm tape drive 20GB and 36GB 4mm tape drive 80GB DAT160 tape drive FC 5619 24 48GB 4mm DDS2 Internal Autoloader 7332 005 and 7332 110 4mm Autoloader 7332 220 4mm Autoloader o VXA Tape Drives VXA 2 80GB VXA 320 160GB Tape Drive a 7212 312 VXA 2 Autoloader LCD o LTO Tape Drives a LTO2 200GB Half High Tape Drive FC 1997 5755 LTO4 800GB Half High SAS Tape Drive FC 5747 o 8mm Tape Drives file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20
61. The AIX diagnostic command diag c d rmtx lt where x is the tape drive will issue a reset to the tape drive if AIX is able to communicate with the drive Note Where is On for approximately 2 seconds at POST ig On or Off is On Off or Flashing file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package Page 8 of 93 4mm Tape Drives 2GB 4GB and 12GB 4mm tape drive LED s description are from left to right The meaning of the LEDs are Green Green Amber Meaning Ready tape Reading or Disturbance loaded Writing j On One of the following conditions e The tape path needs cleaning refer to the tape drive cleaning instructions e A cleaning cartridge has been inserted and the cleaning cartridge has exceeded the maximum number of cleanings for the cleaning cartridge On On On The Power On Self Test POST is running Flashing _ Off Off The Power On Self Test POST is running or the Diagnostic tape is running Off Off Off One of the following conditions e The power is Off e The POST has completed successfully but no tape cartridge has been inserted n Off Off A tape cartridge has been inserted and the drive is ready to receive commands from i the system On Flashing ff One of the following conditions e A tape cartridge has been inserted and the tape drive is busy running a device command e The tape drive is performing a tape load unload operation e The tape drive is
62. X will see the over temperature condition as if the tape drive went from ready to not ready No error will be logged in the AIX error log 7212 312 VXA 2 Autoloader LCD Table 9 LCD Information Informational Message Description Action Required Autoloader is Busy The autoloader is executing a command Wait until the autoloader has finished issued from the application its current operation then retry the requested operation Bootblock An error has occurred during a e Verify that you loaded the correct firmware upload to the autoloader code Do no load firmware from one model of autoloader into another e Reset the autoloader and reload the firmware e If the error persists contact your service provider Cartridg Invalid An attempt was made to load an incompatible cartridge into the tape drive or a spent cleaning cartridge and the cartridge was ejected e Remove the cartridge from the autoloader and replace it with one that is compatible with the tape drive e If you were attempting to import a cleaning cartridge insert a cartridge with cleaning cycles remaining on it Command Failed Check Ship Lock The cartridge loader could not move Make sure that the shipping key that because it may be locked in place by the was in the slot in the top cover of the file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package je 2s Command Failed Drive is Full Command Rejected
63. Y writes Mammoth2 M2 format The 60GB 8mm tape drive READS Mammoth or Mammoth2 M2 format It is not possible to write data on a 60GB drive and read the data on the 20GB drive If the 22m or 170m AME tape has been written by a 60GB 8mm drive the tape cannot be read by the 20GB drive The 20GB drive will treat this tape as if the tape were a blank tape There is no need to use density settings for writing or reading tapes on either the 20GB or the 60GB drives as the drives do automatic media and tape format recognition 7331 305 20GB R Ww N S 7208 345 60GB R W 7334 410 60GB R R W Note e R W This drive can both Read and Write this media e R This drive can ONLY Read from this media The 60GB drive cannot write a format that can be read by the 20GB 8mm drive e N S Not Supported e Media must be 22m or 170m AME ONLY e The 60GB drive can read Mammoth or M2 format but can only write M2 format file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package Page 70 of 93 DLT Tape Interchange Information IBM 7205 311 35GB The following is a chart that shows the interchange using the IBM 7205 311 tape drive een Cartridge ee ee eee ee eee Data Capacity Smit Density DLTtapellI 2 6GB 2 6GB No Compression 6GB 6GB No Compression z 10GB 20GB Default for drive DLTtapelIIxt 15GB 30GB Default for drive DLTtapeIV 20GB 40GB 26 35GB 70GB Default for drive 27
64. ad Reset in 1 second On On Off Flashing aE On On Firmware Download Self Test See Power on Self Test Activity and then see either POST Passed or POST Failed Firmware Download Reprogram Failure Off Off ae Flashing Off SCSI diagnostic test in progress See Data Cartidge Loaded Activity SCSI diagnostic test passed See Data Cartidge Loaded No Activity Scsi diagnostics test failed tape ejected After Data Cartridge Ejects see On On Data Cartridge Ejected Tape Diagnostics in Progress See Data Cartrtridge Loaded and then Flashing Off Tape Diagnostics in Passed Tape Ejected After Data Cartidge ejects see Off Off Data Cartridge Ejected Tape Diagnostics in Failed Tape Ejected After Data Cartidge ejects see On On Data Cartridge Ejected ee ee eee if Flashing Flashing Flashing Flashing Note 1 cleaning as soon as possible Do not ignore the indicator by cycling the power to turn it off 2 The media has reached the end of its useful life and should be replaced Any data should be as soon as possible 3 Flashing in this state indicates a problem with write read performance 4 operator or service intervention is applied An unrecoverable drive failure is usually the result of a hardware error condition One of the following actions is needed to clear the flashing fault LED o Hard SCSI reset o Cartridge emergency eject o Power cycle o Retry firmw
65. aintenance mode the Fault LED will be on solid and the single character display will indicate the current maintenance mode state ie oon 8mm Tape Drives 2 3GB 8mm tape drive LED s description are from left to right Meaning of the LEDs file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package Off Off One of the Page 32 of 93 following conditions e The power is Off e The Power On SelfTest POST has completed successfully but no tape cartridge has been inser ted Off On Drive has tape loaded and is ready Drive is performing a Power on Self Test POST All LED s will remain ON if the drive is powered on and the system to which the drive is connected is powered off or the SCSI cables and terminator are connected to the drive but not to a system anns On Drive is writing or reading will issue a The tape drive has detected an internal fault that requires corrective action Reset the drive by pressing the blue Eject button If this does not clear the condition power the drive off then back on Internally mounted tape drives may require the system to be shutdown powered off then powered on to clear the internal fault in the drive If the condition cannot be cleared using this method refer to your service guide or system diagnostics for further assistance The AIX diagnostic command diag c d rmtx lt where x is the tape drive reset to the tape drive if AIX is able to
66. anings SLR100 Only Description lia Used ia SLR100 Information 35L0968 Data Cartridge 7212 102 F C 1108 SLR100 50GB 1500 24R0146 Data Cartridge 7212 102 F C 1108 SLR60 37 5GB 1200 19P4209 Data Cartridge 7212 102 F C 1108 SLR60 30GB 900 Part Number Description eae Used ve Additional 35L0661 Data Cartridge 7212 102 F C 1108 SLR100 5GB 155 3510967 Test Cartridge 7212 102 F C 1108 SLR100 5GB 155 35L0844 Cleaning Cartridge 7207 122 315 330 50 cleanings SLR100 Only Note This cartridge replaced 21F8570 old process used Isopropyl Alcohol New P N is Petrofin This cartridge replaced 59H4366 which had previously replaced 46G2674 These tapes are only supported with a microcode level of 0345 or higher These tapes are only supported with a microcode level of 109 23 or 109 23 4mm Part Numbers DDS DDS1 Part a a Used oo Additional pe lees e Data e 001 perme 2GB e ie i Diagnostic a 7206 001 ee o 21F8763 Cleaning Cartridge 50 cleanings DDS2 file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package Page 81 of 93 Part Number Description Where Used Type Additional Information 8191151 Data Cartridge 7206 005 DDS2 4GB 7332 005 120m 8191146 Diagnostic Cartridge 7206 005 7332 005 73H3467 Test Cartridge 21F8763 Cleaning Cartridge 50 cleanings DDS3 Part Number Descr
67. ape drive e Press the blue eject button for 7 seconds e When the Ready LED blinks rapidly insert a new X23 data cartridge The tape drive performs the IST which can take up to 15 minutes After successful completion the media may or may not be ejected IST Status and results The chart below indicates the tape drive s LED status e Fields left blank indicate that the according LED is off e Ifthe IST passes i e all LEDs are turned off and the tape is ejected then the tape drive has no hardware fault and no further drive tests are required Direct the customer to troubleshoot the SCSI bus OS amp software configuration to determine the cause of failure file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package Page 59 of 93 e Any other LED status requires that the IST is repeated with a different X23 data cartridge Note If a tape which has been previously written to is used for the test the data will be destroyed eee e e Cleaning Fault Tape Media Status IST initiated ae a Rapidly Unloaded ee A IST passed Unloaded IST passed cleaning needed On Unloaded IST media failure Flashing Loaded IST media write Flashing Flashing Unloaded protected IST media not Flashing Flashing Unloaded compatible IST drive failure Flashing Loaded Help Desk Guidelines The following is an outline of how a customer help desk should operate with reg
68. ard to tape drive operations The key to resolving the problems is to determine what is different between success and failure at one site or between sites To do this the following will help Establish and publish backup practices This helps all understand the importance of the data being backed up what is expected to be done and who is responsible for doing each item Establish and publish help desk procedures This is helpful to both the help desk and the customer sites This helps both understand what is expected of each other plus identify what is to be done by each Media must be standardized sites should get media both data cartridges and cleaning cartridges from the same source Provide the sites a simple way to get the data cartridges and cleaning cartridges they need This reduces the risk of unsupported media from being used Label each data cartridge with the day of the week on the data cartridge Each site should always have a new sealed spare data cartridge Label each data cartridge and cleaning cartridge with the date the customer first put it in service Manuals shipped from IBM with the system or tape drive need to be kept with the system for Customer and CE use Online documentation should be bookmarked for easy reference Each tape drive is shipped from IBM with a Diagnostic Test cartridge This cartridge needs to be kept with the drive for Customer and CE use Monitor cleaning to insure the tape drives are cleaned w
69. are download An unrecoverable media failure is usually the result of a defective cartridge media or cartri the drive to eject the cartridge if possible to clear the On LED file C temp TAPEWHDR html A solid amber Cleaning LED indicates that the drive needs cleaning The drive will continue to function but needs copied to a new cartridge An unrecoverable drive failure is an error condition that results in the drive not being able to function unless initiator dge state and will require 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package is On Off or Flashing 24 48GB 4mm DDS2 Internal Autoloader Page 11 of 93 LCD description information for the 24 48GB 4mm DDS2 Internal Autoloader Feature Code Description 6153 Horizontal mount 6137 Vertical mount The following table lists some of the error messages you might encounter Also provide are descriptions of the messages and suggested courses of action These messages appear on the LCD Messages longer than 10 characters scroll across the LCD Table 1 DDS2 Internal Autoloader Message Meaning At BOT A SPACE command encountered Beginning of Data BOD unexpectedly At EOD A Read or Space command encountered End of Data EOD area unexpectedly A Read command has encountered compressed data on the tape and the drive is not currently set up to decompress data SCSI Error A SCSI command error has been detected Partition Too large A command to format the tape has failed be
70. artridges optical disks CD R DVD diskettes and cleaning cartridges to dependably archive organize share and or back up your system files Media Sales Contacts For Canada the United States and Puerto Rico please call 1 888 IBM MEDIA or on the web at http www storage ibm com media For all other geographic locations please contact your local IBM sales representative or on the web at http www storage ibm com media SCSI Address Setting SCSI address settings is important as the SCSI address e Identifies the device to the bus and system Care must be taken not to set two devices to the same SCSI address as this will cause errors that are often not easy to detect Sets the priority of the device on the bus Tape drives are normally slow devices compared to harddisks and the tape drives should be set to a high priority to insure the tape drive gets access to the bus in a timely manner The SCSI bus priority on a pSeries or RS 6000 Highest 7654321015 14 13 12 11 109 8 Lowest Most SCSI devices will need to be powered OFF then ON again for the device to recognize the new address if the device file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package Page 87 of 93 address was changed with the device powered ON In general the SCSI adapter will be set at SCSI address of 7 but this is not always the case so it is best to determine the SCSI address of the SCSI adapter To determine the SCSI adapters in the s
71. artridges from particulate contamination when they re not in use Put each cartridge in its protective case or place the cartridge in a dust tight container designed for tape cartridge storage e Keep your cartridges in an area where the temperature and humidity are comfortable for you and are relatively constant e Orient cartridges in storage so that their cases are on an edge vs flat If cartridges are moved between areas whose temperature or humidity differ greatly let the cartridge adapt for several hours prior to use Cleaning Cartridge Selection Usage Proper cleaning is important to reduce errors and rereads rewrites Use only the cleaning cartridges supported by your tape drive These must be high quality cartridges such as the IBM cleaning cartridge originally supplied with your drive e Refer to the Media Selection for proper cleaning cartridge part numbers and their minimum recommended usage e Cleaning Cartridges often are specifically designed for specific drive usage use only the cleaning cartridge specified for the drive being used The need to clean a tape drive is often indicated by an message on the tape drives display or by a cleaning indicator such as an Amber LED on the drive being on solid not flashing e Clean the tape drive after any media related error is encountered e Mark the cleaning cartridge usage counter every time the cartridge is used e Ifa cleaning cartridge is used to clean the drive and the clean
72. as the drive will eject the AME media and display the MUST CLEAN message e Use the Density setting to write this format capacity with this drive e Data interchange between the 2 3GB 5GB and 7GB tape drives is ONLY capable on the 15m 54m or 112m Data Cartridges not on the 160m The 60GB drive can Read tapes written by the 20GB drive but cannot write tapes that can be Read by the 20GB drive Tapes written by the 60GB drive can only be read on a 60GB drive 20GB and 60GB tape drive interchange The following chart shows data interchange using the IBM 8mm data grade tape between the 8mm 20GB and 60GB tape drives The chart lists the external model type as the example but the data applies to the internal versions of the 20GB drive also Metal Particle MP media is not supported in the 60GB tape drive and is ejected MP media is normally 15m 54m 112m 160m lengths e MP media can only be read on the 20GB drives e Advanced Metal Evaporated AME media is available in 22m 45m 75m 125m 150m 170m or 225m lengths Drive pcs woos 7208 34 1 20GB R W N S AME SmartClean data cartridges contain a build in cleaning capability Cartridges of 75m 150m and 225m are SmartClean Cartridges AME media of 22m or 170m length are the only AME media supported in the 20GB drive Format is a term used to describe the way a tape is written The 20GB 8mm tape drive ONLY writes reads a Mammoth format The 60GB 8mm tape drive ONL
73. be used to make an informed decision on what media to use 8mm media of 15m 54m 112m or 160m length are Metal Particle MP media 8mm media of 22m 45m 75m 125m 150m 170m or 225m length are Advanced Metal Evaporated AME media Use the AME media on 20GB and 60GB drives ONLY MP media can only be read on the 20GB drives 8mm drives with 2 3GB or 5 0GB capacity Read Write 15m 54m or 112m length MP media only 8mm drives with 7 0GB capacity Read Write 15m 54m 112m or 160m length MP media only 8mm drives with 20 0GB capacity can only Read 15m 54m 112m or 160m length MP media 8mm drives with 20 0GB capacity can Read Write ONLY on 22m or 170m length AME media If the 22m or 170m AME tape has been written in 60GB format the tape cannot be read by the 20GB drive it can be rewritten by the 20GB drive as if the tape were blank e AME data tapes of lengths 45m 75m 125m 150m and 225m are not supported on the IBM 2 3GB 5GB 7GB and 20GB 8mm tape drives e 8mm media of 22m 160m and 170m should bear the Recognition System Logo The following chart shows data interchange using IBM data grade tapes among 8mm 2 3GB 5GB 7GB 20GB and 60GB tape drives The chart list the external model types as an example but the data applies to the internal versions of the drives also Drive 2 3GB 2 3GB 5GB 5GB 7GB 7GB 20GB 60GB NonC Compress NonC Compress NonC Compress NonC NonC ae ee td ne F
74. but no tape cartridge has been inserted Off i A magazine has been installed On Flashing Off One of the following conditions e A tape cartridge has been inserted and the tape drive is busy running a device command e The tape drive is performing a tape load unload operation e The tape drive is in a cleaning operation On On A tape cartridge has been inserted and the drive is ready to receive commands from the system 2 ig Flashing One of the following conditions e The tape drive has detected an internal fault that requires corrective action Reset the drive by pressing the blue Eject button If this does not clear the condition power the drive off then back on If the condition cannot be cleared using this method refer to your service guide or system diagnostics for further assistance The AIX diagnostic command diag c d rmtx lt where x is the tape drive will issue a reset to the tape drive if AIX is able to communicate with the drive e A manual microcode download was attempted and failed Power the drive off and then back on to clear this condition Note Where file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package Page 16 of 93 is On Off or Flashing LCD Meaning The Liquid Crystal Display LCD has five 5 display regions that provide information about the autoloader e The 10 character dot matrix display provides information on the autoloader operating status and
75. cause the requested size for partition 1 is too large Make sure the configuration switches are set Check the SCSI bus connection and then retry Retry the backup operation using a 120 meter Recommended Action Retry the backup restore operation Retry the backup restore operation correctly the backup restore operation tape Tape Full A Read Space Write or Write Filemarks command encountered End of Partition EOP unexpectedly Retry backup operation with a longer or new tape Bad Media A Read or Space command has failed because the tape is not in DDS format A Write Write Filemark or Erase command has been attempted on a non MRS tape A high error rate has been detected while reading or writing Cannot Write Non MRS Tape Clean Me kkk Replace the tape with DDS Certified tape then Replace tape with a Media Recognition Supported MRS Data Grade DDS1 or DDS2 tape Then retry the operation retry operation Insert a cleaning cartridge to clean the tape heads then retry the operation Close Door The front panel door is open Any autoloader motion will be delayed until the door is closed Close the door Eject Fail An Eject command has failed Error x The mechanism has jammed A forced ejection is in operation orce Eject FW DataErr The Autoloader has failed to upgrade the drive firmware because the new firmware is unreliable
76. cleaned e Capture internal drive trace information into a binary file Dump e Capture internal Log Sense information into a binary file Log Supported Devices The following Self Configuring SCSI Drives SCSD are supported 7205 311 IBM 35GB Digital Linear tape drive 7205 440 IBM 40GB Digital Linear tape drive 7205 550 IBM 160GB Digital Linear tape drive 7206 110 IBM 4mm 12GB DDS3 tape drive 7206 220 IBM 4mm 20GB DDS4 tape drive 7206 336 IBM 4mm 36GB DAT72 tape drive 7214 1u2 IBM 4mm 80GB DAT160 tape drive 7206 VX2 IBM VXA 80GB VXA 2 tape drive 7206 VX3 IBM VXA 160GB VXA 320 tape drive 7207 122 IBM 1 4 4GB tape drive 7207 315 IBM 1 4 13GB tape drive 7207 330 IBM 1 4 30GB tape drive 7208 341 IBM 8mm 20GB tape drive 7208 345 IBM 8mm 60GB tape drive 7212 102 IBM LTO 200GB LTO 2 tape drive 7214 1U2 IBM LTO 800GB LTO 4 tape drive 7331 305 IBM 8mm tape library Using the program While signed on as root utape can be run as a standalone program or under AIX Diagnostics Note When the program puts out a file for later use it puts the file into the tmp or etc Ipp diagnostics data directory The binary Trace file is named tmp TRACE rmt0 or newer levels of AIX use a different directory etc Ipp diagnostics data TRACE rmt0 The ASCII Log Sense file is named tmp LOGSENSE rmt0 or newer levels of AIX use a different directory etc Ipp diagnostics data LOGSENSE rmt0 file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help
77. communicate with the drive it will issue a reset to the tape drive 5GB 7GB 20GB and 60GB 8mm tape drives LED s description are from left to ri ght Meaning of the LEDs Meaning One of the following conditions e The tape path needs cleaning refer to the tape drive cleaning instructions e A cleaning cartridge has been inserted and the cleaning cartridge has exceeded the maximum number of cleanings for the cleaning cartridge off i ri ll The Power On Self Test POST is running All LED s will remain ON if the drive is powered on and the system to which the drive is connected is powered off or the SCSI cables and terminator are connected to the drive but not to a system One of the following conditions e The power is Off e The POST has completed successfully but no tape cartridge has been inserted A tape cartridge has been inserted and the tape drive is ready to receive commands from the system A tape cartridge has been inserted and the tape drive is busy running a device operation Off On E Flashing A tape cartridge has been inserted and the tape drive is performing a tape load unload operation x Flashing The tape drive has detected an internal fault that requires corrective action Reset the drive by pressing the blue Eject button If this does not clear the condition power the drive off then back on Internally mounted tape drives may require th
78. ctor You should test your application to see at what blocksize and blocking factor you get the best performance for the tape drive you are using Options chosen on the AIX commands Some AIX commands have options that can improve performance Refer to the command reference for the commands you are using for the a description of the options Buffer size the size of the data transfer AIX uses to communicate with the tape drive Often increasing the buffer size will reduce the amount of system overhead required to transfer data to or from the tape drive Reducing system overhead often results in better performance and faster backup restore times Refer to the command reference for the commands you are using to increase the buffer size e Tape drive compression setting On or Off Not only does the option have to be set but if compression is selected the tape drive and media must both support compression at the recording density specified The ability of the data to be compressed Some data such as text data is often highly compressible graphic or binary data is often not very compressible Data that is more compressible will normally take less time to backup restore because of the use of specialized compression chips in some tape drives e AIX command compression option Compressing data before sending the data to the tape drive may increase elapsed time depending on the type of data and system activity Data compression done by the drive will often
79. d or written Often the problem is caused by one or more of the following e Not cleaning the tape drive using cleaning cartridges that are used up use of cleaning cartridges that are not supported not following the recommended cleaning frequency or cleaning instructions e Not cleaning the tape drive after an I O error prior to retrying the failing operation file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package Page 42 of 93 Poor Quality media or worn out media being used Clean the drive and retest the operation with a new IBM data cartridge recommended for the drive Misunderstanding of the meaning of the LED s on the tape drive Environment not suitable for tape drive operation PTF s level of the system does not support the tape drive Bad blocksize attempts to read at one blocksize and the tape is written at another Or the blocksize attempting to write at is preceded by a 0 ZERO 0512 is not the same as 512 The zero is recognized by the system as Octal and some applications do not support Octal values Device buffering turned off causing the drive to write every block of data as it is received Normal operation is to buffer the data allowing the drive to stream the data to the tape as a continuous operation Writing a tape with one command then attempting to read the tape with a non compatible command such as writing the tape with a tar command and attempting to read the tape with a restore command e Improper SCSI bus te
80. d to set the blocksize for the tape e Process the tape e Set the tape drives blocksize back to the previous setting you wrote down previously Verify mksysb table of contents There may be times when you want to verify the table of contents of a AIX mksysb tape without actually restoring the data The following AIX command will display the table of contents of the mksysb tape restore s4 Tvqf dev rmt0 1 Note e You must use the no rewind setting 1 for this command to work e The blocksize set for the tape drive must match the blocksize the tape was written at If you cannot determine the blocksize the data on the tape was written at using a blocksize of 0 will enable the tape drive to read the tape but will take a very long time Reset the tape drive There may be times when you want to reset a tape drive to clear an error condition including stuck tape without powering off the tape drive It is possible on most IBM 1 4 4mm 8mm DLT LTO and VXA tape drives to reset the tape drive by pressing and holding the eject button depressed for 15 30 seconds drive power must be ON Another way to reset the tape drive is to sign on the system with root authorization and issue the AIX command diag c d SCSI Address Determine that there is no conflict of SCSI addresses between the tape drive and any other SCSI device Isdev Cs scsi Check Connections For externally attached tape drives check all external SCSI connecti
81. de cpcat genucode cat dsdata and the microcode file into the tmp directory e Make sure the files cpcat and genucode are marked executable using the following AIX commands chmod x cpcat chmod x genucode e Run cpcat to copy genucode cat to usr lpp diagnostics catalog default This only needs to be done once per system tmp cpcat e dsdata is the file name for the drive s specific data file used for customization of the download procedure Use the dsdata file from the microcode package you downloaded e The binary microcode file must be in the form of VENDORNAME FWLEVEL LOADID as indicated in the dsdata file such as IBM 7205 V52 A0BO0E24 e The load id of the microcode file and the load id in the dsdata file must match the load id of the tape drive The valid load ids are 12GB 4mm Tape drive Single Ended Load ID is 00000101 White or Black Bezel 20GB 4mm Tape drive LVD Load ID is 00000201 Black or White Bezel Starting with microcode level C009 LVD Load ID is A1700292 Black or White Bezel 13GB 1 4 Tape drive Differential Load ID is AOBOOE11 30GB 1 4 Tape drive LVD Load ID is A1700298 20GB 8mm Tape drive Internal White Bezel Load ID is A0000001 7208 341 Load ID is A0000002 7331 305 Load ID is A0000003 Internal Black Bezel Load ID is A0000004 60GB 8mm Tape drive LVD Load ID is A1700296 35GB DLT Tape drive 7205 311 Load ID is AOBOOE24 7337 305 306 Load ID is AOBOOE24 40GB DLT Tape drive 7
82. de or higher on the 5GB tape drive for this cartridge to work The 2 3GB tape drive requires NO changes for cartridge to work Replaces 21F8577 Replaced 59F3907 replaced 21F8577 with 16G8467 Replaced 59H2898 4 2000 FR eplaced 09L5321 8 2002 SmartClean is the Trademark of Exabyte Corporation 20GB 8mm Library Magazine Part ji ac iia a incase Used o ae a 8mm ee Magazine 10 Cartridge 7331 205 305 H DLT Part Numbers file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package Page 86 of 93 DLT7000 and DLT8000 For Use on the DLT7000 and DLT8000 Drives Part Number Description Where Used Type Additional 549m si 59H3040 593040 ss DataCartridge O DataCartridge sd Dmv f E fest Tape Yi ET pet om d 59H3411 Data Cartridge DLTtapellIxt 549m 59H3092 Cleaning Cartridge 20 Cleanings S DLT For use on the S DLT Drives Onl Part Sere oe S ee Used ee ee B5L1119 5 DLT Data Cartridge 7205 550 a a 60 GB 549m 35L1120 S DLT Test Cartridge 7205 550 S DLT 160 GB 549m 19P4357 S DLT Cleaning Cartridge 7205 550 S DLT 20 Cleanings Note DLTtapelIIxt and DLTtapelV are trademarks of Quantum Corporation IBM Storage Media IBM offers a wide range of storage media products to support applications ranging from PC desktop to enterprise wide mainframe libraries Count on our tape c
83. diagnostic microcode download to Self Configuring SCSI Drives SCSD that previously required the separate program Genucode from the external eServer and RS 6000 web site Note The AIX 5 1 diagnostics must have a minimum PTF APAR level of PTF U477173 and APAR IY27025 Microcode Packaging As new tape drive microcode is released the tape drive microcode packages will be updated to show how to use both Genucode and AIX 5 1 diagnostics and higher file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package Page 90 of 93 Using Older Microcode Packages To use AIX 5 1 diagnostics with tape drive microcode packages that have not been updated yet you can copy the files using the new naming conventions to the etc microcode directory and use AIX 5 1 to download the microcode to the tape drives The following is a sample of how to use the older files with AIX 5 1 diagnostics e This example uses DLT8000 microcode in the tmp directory but the same principles apply the other SCSD drives e Download and the microcode to the tmp directory e The tmp directory contains tmp DLT8000 0250 A17002A3 tmp DLT8000 0250 A17002A3 dsdata tmp dsdata e Copy and rename the files to the etc microcode directory cp tmp DLT8000 0250 A17002A3 etc microcode DLT8000 A17002A3 0250 cp tmp DLT8000 0250 A17002A3 dsdata etc microcode DLT8000 A17002A3 dsdata Note The naming convention for the files in the etc microcode is MachineTypeModel Dev
84. e Wait for the command from the application to complete Wait until the autoloader has finished then retry the operation e If possible use thee operator panel to unload any cartridge that is in the tape drive e Power the autoloader off and back on to reset the tape drive e If the error persists contact your service provider e Export the tape from the autoloader and verify the tape is in good condition then retry the operation e If the error persists contact your service provider Drive Timeout Drv Unload Fail H W Inoperable file C temp TAPEWHDR html The tape drive took too long to load or unload a tape or the tape drive is not responding The cartridge could not be unloaded from the tape drive because of a mechanical problem e If possible use the operator panel to unload any cartridge that is in the tape drive e Power the autoloader off and back on to reset the tape drive e If the error persist contact your service provider e Power the autoloader off and back on to reset the tape drive e Retry the unload operation once e If the error persist contact your service provider An operation could not be completed e Reset the autoloader and retry the because of a mechanical problem operation 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package Hardware Error An operation could not be completed because of a mechanical problem Page 27 of 93 e If the error persist contac
85. e To re enter diagnostic mode return to step 1 4 At any time self testing can be stopped by pressing the eject button After a current test operation is completed the cartridge will be ejected and the drive will return to normal operation 5 While self testing is in progress the Ready LED will continue to flash The following 4 test steps are performed The initialization sequence has an approximate duration of 20 seconds The Activity LED indicates tape movement The hardware test has an approximate duration of 2 minutes During that time a static test is performed on the drive s electrical components and proper operation of the cartridge load unload mechanism is verified The write read test has an approximate duration of 3 minutes The Activity LED indicates tape movement Interpreting the Results 6 Test Passed When self testing has completed successfully and no problems were detected the cartridge is unloaded file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package Page 57 of 93 10 from the drive and all LEDs are off Proper functioning of both the drive and the tape cartridge has been verified a Ifthe IST passes then the tape drive has no hardware fault and no further drive tests are required b Direct the customer to troubleshoot the SCSI bus OS 1 software configuration to determine the cause of failure c Any other LED status requires that the IST is repeated with a different compatible data cartridge that is not writ
86. e drive if AIX is able to communicate with the drive The LED will flash when the cleaning cartridge has expired Replace the cleaning cartridge file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package Page 7 of 93 e The LED will flash when the cleaning cartridge when a tape runs off the end of the cartridge or breaks Replace the data cartridge e The tape drive has detected an internal fault that requires corrective action Power OFF then ON the tape drive to clear the internal fault in the drive If the condition cannot be cleared using this method refer to your service guide or system diagnostics for further assistance The AIX diagnostic command diag c d rmtx lt where x is the tape drive will issue a reset to the tape drive if AIX is able to communicate with the drive 1 4 QIC 5010 13GB 30GB SLR60 50GB SLR100 tape drives LED s description are from left to right The meaning of the LED s are Green Green Amber Meaning Ready tape Reading or Disturbance loaded Writing On On The Power On Self Test POST is running Flashing Off Off The Power On Self Test POST is running with the Diagnostic tape inserted Off Off Off One of the following conditions e The power is Off e The POST has completed successfully but no tape cartridge has been inserted On Off F A tape cartridge has been inserted and the drive is ready to receive commands from the sys
87. e protected Note When the yellow Clean LED remains on it indicates that self testing has completed successfully but cleaning is required Clean the drive by inserting an IBM Cleaning Cartridge P N 35L2086 The drive is no longer in diagnostic mode and has been returned to normal operation Drive Failure When a drive problem is detected the cartridge will remain loaded inside the drive and the yellow Fault LED will flash Media Failure When a media problem is detected the cartridge will remain loaded inside the drive and the yellow Clean LED will flash Repeat self test using another tape cartridge and replace any defective media Incorrect cartridge When the drive has determined that an incorrect tape cartridge was inserted the cartridge is unloaded and both the Activity and Clean LEDs will flash Self testing cannot be performed if the inserted cartridge is one of the following o Write protected o Damaged o Media type that is not write compatible with the drive Press the eject button to end self test and return the drive to normal operating mode Then return to step 1 and run the self test using a suitable cartridge Return to Normal Operation Following a self test failure the tape cartridge will remain loaded inside drive and the drive will remain in diagnostic mode Press the eject button to unload tape cartridge and return drive to normal operation 800GB LTO4 Tape Drive Self Test IST This procedure is des
88. e system to be shutdown powered off then powered on to clear the internal fault in the drive If the condition cannot be cleared using this method refer to your service guide or system diagnostics for further assistance The AIX diagnostic command diag c d rmtx lt where x is the tape drive will issue a reset to the tape drive if AIX is able to communicate with the drive file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help Pack Note Where is On Off or Fla age Page 33 of 93 shing 8mm 20GB drive ONLY Meaning of the LEDs The next 2 LED settings apply only to the 20GB 8mm drive LED s description are from left to right Flashing Flashing Flashing When all 3 LEDs are flashing same as 3 LEDs ON All LED s can Flash if the drive is powered on and the system to which the drive is connected is powered off or the SCSI cables and terminator are connected to the drive but not to a system x Flashing The tape drive has detected an internal fault that can either indicate an error as above or the system is powered off and the tape drive is powered on and connected to the SCSI cable and terminator same as 3 LEDs ON condition The LCD will be showing the last 3 errors Note Where is On Off or Flashing 20GB and 60GB 8mm tape drive LCD messages The 16 digit alphanumeric LCD display information Display RESET RESETTING MODEL IBM xxGB Meaning During the
89. e to communicate with the e A manual microcode download was attempted and failed Power the drive off Amber Green Activity Cleaning Media Required Fault Drive Ready Activity Fault Power on LED test 2 0 Seconds On C Jon Power on self test POST activity Off Off POST Failed Off POST Passed On 1 or Off Off Data Cartridge Loading On 1 or Off Off Data Cartridge Loaded no activity On 1 or On 2 or Off Off Data Cartridge Loaded activity On 1 or On 2 or file C temp TAPEWHDR html Off Flashing Fesin fon Flashing Flashing On 3 or Off Flashing Flashing 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package Page 10 of 93 Cleaning Failed Cleaning Cartridge Ejected Flashing Off 3 or Off Off Off 3 or Off Data Cartridge Unloading On 1 or On 2 or Flashing Flashing Off Off 3 or Data Cartridge Ejected On 1 or On 2 or Flashing Off Off Off 3 or Off Cleaning Cartidge Loaded Activity On Off Flashing Flashing 3 or Off Cleaning Succeeded Cleaning Cartridge Ejected Off Off Off Unrecoverable Drive Failure 4 On 1 On Flashing Flashing Unrecoverable Media Failure 4 On 1 On Flashing On Off or Off Firmware Download Download and reprogram Flashing Off Firmware Download Possible Unload See Data Cartridge Unloading Firmware Downlo
90. earches Self explanatory Display bar reduces in size as rewind occurs ERASE WORN TAPE Self explanatory This occurs very quickly for a short erase This message is displayed when the tape in the drive is beyond the end of its useful life 20 000 passes of the tape drive head over any spot on the tape This counter is an internal counter that is not accessible to the user This counter was implemented starting in microcode level 40HA in the 20GB drive and first shipment of 60GB drive To avoid the possibility of data loss copy the data you need from this tape to a new tape as soon as possible OVER TEMP The tape drive detected an internal temperature of 47 degrees C or greater If a data cartridge is in the tape drive when this condition occurs the tape drive will complete the current tape operation and then rewind and eject the data cartridge After the tape drive temperature returns to a normal operating temperature of 42 degrees C or less the OVER TEMP message continues to display until one of the following occurs e Front panel reset press and hold the Unload button e Power cycle tape drive power is turned off and then on e Tape load load a tape in the tape drive If a code load tape is inserted and the tape is recognized as such or a code load is in process via the SCSI or Monitor port then the LOADING CODE message is displayed At the completion of the code load if there was a failure CODE LOAD
91. ed 4GB Not Set with Smit Compression setting the design of this R W head of this 7207 R W This drive can both Read and Write this media R This drive can ONLY Read from this media The drive cannot write on this media These tapes are supported with microcode level 0345 or higher only Non Compression Compression Default for 4GB is compression 166 Compression is set only by density setting on These tapes are not recommended for use on this model 7207 due to incompatibility of the media characteristics and 1 4 30GB SLR60 7207 330 Density Settings 34 162 38 166 33 52 QIC 2GB QIC 4GB QIC 5010 QIC 5210 SLR60 SLR5 4GB MLRI1 MLR3 pcs200 RNS INS iS DC9200SL R N S N S N S N S powa p hs hs N S N S SLR5 4GB N S N S N S N S SLRS 4GBSL __ N S R N S N S N S IMLRI2GB _ NS N5 Rw Ns N5 DC5010 MLR1 IN S N S R W N S N S MLR1 16GB N S N S R W N S N S MLR3 25GB N S N S N S R W N S SLR100 50GB_ N S N S N S N S R W SLR60 30GB ___ IN S N S N S N S R W Note e R W This drive can both Read and Write this media e R This drive can ONLY Read from this media The drive cannot write on this media e N S Not Supported 1 4 50GB SLR100 7212 102 file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package 48 Sino QIC 5210 SLR6O MLR3 poxo f hs s is DC9200SL R N
92. elp Package Page 25 of 93 Off Flashing On Off Cartridge loading or unloading and Drive Cleaning is required On or Off Off On or Off Flashing Unrecovered drive failure or microcode download failure Hold eject button in for 10 seconds to cause the drive to reset to clear the fault indication If this does not clear the fault indication the drive must be powered Off then back On to clear the fault indication Flashing Off On or Off Off Microcode is being Downloaded and Verified in the tape drive Flashing Flashing On or Off pr Microcode is being Updated in the tape drive Slow flashing of Power On and Activity LED s indicates Format Recovery If the tape drive was powered off after or during a write operation prior to a rewind completing for the tape drive the next time the tape drive is powered the tape drive must due a Format Recovery This can take from a few minutes to several hours depending on how far out on the data cartridge the last write was done To eliminate the need for the tape drive to do a Format Recovery rewind the tape prior to any powering off or reset of the tape drive Slow Slow On or Off Flashing Flashing E 7 E The tape drive has exceeded its designed maximum internal operating temperature of 47 Degrees Centigrade The tape will be ejected if present The Over Temperature Fault LED will stay ON until the internal drive temperature goes below the preset maximum temperature Note AI
93. ermine its own cleaning requirements It is unnecessary to clean the tape drive unless indicated by the cleaning LED or repeated I O errors The tape drive will request cleaning at a maximum of every 75 hours of tape head movement 160GB VXA 320 24R2138 80 This tape drive is designed to determine its own cleaning requirements It is unnecessary to clean the tape drive unless indicated by the cleaning LED or repeated I O file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package Page 74 of 93 errors The tape drive will request cleaning at a maximum of every 75 hours of tape head movement Model Cartridge Frequency for Cleaning 7212 102 35L2086 This tape drive is designed to determine its own cleaning requirements It is unnecessary to clean the tape drive unless indicated by the cleaning LED or repeated I O errors The tape drive will request cleaning at a maximum of every 100 hours of tape head movement 800GB LTO4 7214 1U2 35L2086 This tape drive is designed to determine its own cleaning requirements It is unnecessary to clean the tape drive unless indicated by the cleaning indication a C in the Single Character Display SCD or repeated I O errors The tape drive will request cleaning at a maximum of approximatly every 100 hours of tape head movement 8mm Tape Drives Cleaning Frequency Type Model Cartridge Number Frequency for Cleaning 2 3GB 7208 001 16G8467 12 Every 30 hours
94. ff A data cartridge has been loaded and the 7332 005 is ready to receive commands from the system n Flashing Off On Off A data cartridge has been loaded and is in motion Or a cleaning operation is taking place Off Off Flashing Off Autoloader has detected a fault e Tape cartridge failure e Diagnostic cartridge has exceeded its 50 usages e Tape drive internal fault Note Where is Off or Flashing Table 4 8 digit alphanumeric LED display information Displayed Meaning Data gauge Alternatively displayed with READ or WRITE to show the position of the tape in the tape cartridge Alternatively displayed with CHK MAG to indicate 0 tapes in the magazine n TAPE Displayed 2 seconds after magazine is mounted and scanned CHK MAG The tape cartridge is not correctly inserted in the magazine A cleaning cycle tape cartridge loaded manually CLEAN n A cleaning cycle tape cartridge loaded from magazine CLOSING The drawer is closing DISMOUNT The magazine is ready to be dismounted END MAG The end of the magazine has been reached in sequential mode EJECT Ejecting a manually loaded tape cartridge EJECT n Ejecting a tape cartridge to slot n Ejecting a magazine to the dismount position ERASE Erasing a manually loaded tape cartridge ERASE n Erasing a tape cartridge from slot n Indicates a loader mechanism error LOAD Loading a manually loaded tape cartridge Loading a tape cartridge from slot n
95. fferent directory etc Ipp diagnostics data TRACE rmt0 To capture a tape drive Log Sense information to disk File cd usr Ipp diagnostics bin utape clfd rmt0 The output will be to the tmp directory tmp LOGSENSE rmt0 or newer levels of AIX use a different directory etc Ipp diagnostics data LOGSENSE rmt0 Tape Part Numbers Details the recommended IBM tape part numbers for the 1 4 4mm VXA LTO 8mm and DLT tape drives IBM Media offer customer a one stop shopping for all their quality media and accessories requirements across the removable media storage Through our business channels we will be the best of breed in terms of product quality spectrum and services The IBM products are designed developed as a qualified complement to IBM hardware 1 4 Part Numbers QIC 150 Part oe eo eee l Used ee ea o a Data ee ake 001 QIC 150 92X7510 Test Cartridge 7207 001 QIC 150 16G8572 Cleaning Cartridge Petrofin 7207 001 50 cleanings file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package Page 79 of 93 QIC 525 Part Number Description Where Used Type Additional Information 21F8697 Data Cartridge 7207 011 IDC6525 QIC 525 21F8586 Test Cartridge 7207 011 QIC 525 Doo 16G8572 Cleaning Cartridge Petrofin 7207 011 50 cleanings QIC 1000 Part Number Description Where Used Type Additional Information 21F8
96. hen the tape drive requests cleaning The AIX Diagnostic Task Selection SCSD Tape Drive Service Aids can be used both locally and remotely to monitor the tape drives need for cleaning This can be used for the most new tape drives Determine cleaning cartridge status and discard used up cartridges Each site should always have a new sealed spare cleaning cartridge Monitor backups to determine the following o Insure backup completed successfully o Determine the type of backup failure and track the following for that site a Was the backup attempted file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package Page 60 of 93 Did the backup put an error in the AIX error log TAPE ERR is likely a media failure Did terminate the backup a TAPE ERR2 is normally a drive failure but can be caused by a media failure Did terminate the backup a TAPE ERR3 is likely media starting to fail Did NOT terminate the backup a TAPE ERR4 Unknown cause requires further analysis Often the cause of this error is found to be poor termination of the devices or excessive media errors Did terminate the backup TAPE ERRS Unknown cause requires further analysis Did terminate the backup a TAPE ERR6 Tape drives log this error when the drive exceeds the preset limit of tape motion hours since the drive was last cleaned or when the drive exceeds an internally set recovered error limit Some drives also log this error when there is an unrecovered media er
97. ice Access the ftp server as you would an anonymous service The current level of Atape device driver is available from ftp service boulder ibm com storage devdrvr AIX You should remove the older Atape driver before installing a newer level To remove an older level of the Atape driver do the Atape command usr Ipp Atape Ipp deinst You should remove the RMT s that of the devices supported by Atape before installing a newer level of the Atape driver To do this use the AIX command rmdev dl rmtx lt where x is the device you wish to remove Do this for each of the RMT s associated with the device The AIX command to install the Atape driver is Diskette installp acXd dev rfd0 Atape driver Directory installp acXd pathname filename Atape driver Note If after rebooting your system you see a defined device at the same address as the 7332 005 you may need to do an AIX command of rmdev dl rmtx lt where the x is the defined device to remove I may then be necessary to then do the AIX bosboot command refer to your AIX documentation for information on the bosboot command Tape Drive Microcode Download There are two methods to download microcode to the Self Configuring SCSI Tape Drives SCSD e AIX 5 1 and higher Diagnostics e SCSD Tape Optical Ucode Download Utility Genucode Drive Microcode Download with AIX 5 1 Diagnostics AIX 5 1 Diagnostics AIX 5 1 and higher diagnostics now supports AIX
98. ice gt n l t f lt filename gt D where e c command line e y verbose mode e h usage statement e d device name e n time since last cleaned e t trace table e l logsense data e f write to file e D write to Unix diskette Sample Utape Usage To display the time since the tape drive was last cleaned There are 2 ways to display the time since last cleaned e Verbose Mode cd usr Ipp diagnostics bin utape vend rmt0 The command output is in tape motion hours time the tape was moving Usage time since the drive was last cleaned 4 13 hours Device rmt0 does NOT need cleaning at this time e Non Verbose mode cd usr Ipp diagnostics bin utape cnd rmt0 The command output is in tape motion hours time the tape was moving since the drive was last cleaned file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package Page 78 of 93 4 134564 To capture a tape drive trace dump file to disk File Note When capturing a TRACE file it is best to capture a trace after an error and without resetting or power cycling the drive or the system Resetting or power cycle will loose some TRACE data from the drive This TRACE file is a binary file when uploading this file for transmission to support be sure to upload the file in binary cd usr Ipp diagnostics bin utape ctfd rmt0 The output will be to the tmp directory tmp TRACE rmt0 or newer levels of AIX use a di
99. iceSpecific L MicroCodeLevel Or MachineTypeModel DeviceSpecific LI dsdata The Iscfg vl rmt0 will show the drives information such as rmt1 1P 19 00 5 0 Differential SCSI DLT Tape 40000 MB Manufacturer QUANTUM Machine Type and Model DLT8000 Device Specific Z1 0250 Serial Number B02P4343 Device Specific LI A17002A3 Part Number 19P2026 FRU Number 19P2042 EC LeVGL e ced ioeie ce eee ees H27532 Device Specific Z0 0180020283000138 Device Specific Z3 Using AIX diagnostics There are 2 ways to do the microcode download using the AIX diagnostics e Using the AIX Diagnostics menu e Using the AIX Diagnostics via command line input Using the AIX Diagnostics menu To use the AIX 5 1 diagnostics menu for microcode download do the following diag enter Task Selection enter Download Microcode enter Select the drive you wish to download microcode to and follow the system instructions Note When the system asks where the microcode file is to be found select etc microcode not diskette file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package Page 91 of 93 Using the AIX Diagnostics via command line input The command line to download microcode will use the highest level of microcode in the etc microcode directory for the device selected To use the AIX 5 1 diagnostics command line input for mic
100. idly refers to a 4 Hz flash rate 4 flashes per second 2 Immediately following a Power On Self Test sequence or a drive reset both LED s all segments of the single character display and the SCD dot will be on solid for approximately 3 seconds 3 When a drive need cleaning the Fault LED will be on solid and a C will show on the single character display In most cases the drive will continue to function but it should be cleaned as soon as possible Do not ignore the indicator by cycling the power to turn the LED off Error code on single character display is cleared when cartridge is removed from drive The Fault LED will be on solid to indicate an over temperature condition If a tape is present it will be ejected This LED will remain on until the drive temperature drops below a lower secondary temperature limit and one of the following two conditions is also met o A data or cleaning cartridge is inserted o The drive is powered off and on 6 A drive dump will be stored before the drive is powered off The SCD light serves as a dump indicator When this light is lit a dump file is stored in the drive and can be retrieved Failure cannot be isolated to either a faulty drive or faulty media Error condition will be cleared when the drive is powered off The drive is not disabled gt li The firmware update failed and the drive is not functional The drive boot code is in control and you should retry the firmware download 9 When the drive is in m
101. ight hand take up spool and very little media is still on the supply spool the cleaning cartridge is used up and will not clean the tape drive Ifa 4mm LTO 8mm or VXA cleaning cartridge has been used its maximum number of cleanings and the cartridge is inserted into the tape drive the cleaning LED will not go off if it was previously on and if the cleaning LED was off prior to the cleaning cartridges insertion the cleaning LED will be turned on to signify the cleaning was not done and the cleaning cartridge has exceeded its maximum number of uses There are times when it will be necessary to use the recommended cleaning process several times in a row to clean the drive o Tape drives that have not been cleaned according to the recommended schedule o Tape drives where unsupported media or cleaning cartridges were used o Tape drives reporting repeated I O errors o Tape drives operating in dirty dust environments If repeated cleanings and new media do not eliminate the I O errors it may be necessary to replace the tape drive file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package Page 72 of 93 1 4 Tape Drive Cleaning Frequency used tape 1 2GB 7207 012 16G8572 After 2 hours of tape movement on a new 35L0844 tape when used in QIC 120 150 525 mode Type Model Cartridge Number of Frequency for Cleaning ae 150mb 7207 001 16G8572 After 2 hours of tape movement on a new tape or every 20 hours of tape moveme
102. igned to allow you to quickly perform a complete set of diagnostic tests on your half high LTO 4 tape drive without impacting server operation This 4 minute test can also be used to verify good performance of individual LTO tape cartridges 5 Enter Diagnostic Mode Verify that a tape cartridge is not loaded in drive To unload a cartridge press the eject button on the front of the drive Press and hold the eject button for 7 seconds until all LEDs become active then release the button The Ready LED will continue flashing the Fault LED will remain on and 1 will be flashing indicating that the drive is in diagnostic mode and waiting for a cartridge to be inserted Running the Self Test Start the self test by inserting a scratch blank LTO Ultrium 4 data cartridge If an Ultrium 4 data cartridge is not available an Ultrium 3 cartridge can be substituted Note Important Use a blank cartridge that does not contain customer data During this self test the cartridge will be rewritten with a test pattern and any customer data will be destroyed Overall test duration is about 4 minutes Note a A cartridge must be loaded within 15 seconds otherwise the drive will automatically revert back to normal operation If necessary return to step 2 to reenter diagnostic mode b Use a cartridge that is not write protected If a write protected cartridge is inserted while the drive is in diagnostic mode the cartridge wil
103. in a cleaning operation Flashing One of the following conditions e The drive is unable to write to the tape cartridge e A Diagnostic cartridge has been inserted and the Diagnostic cartridge has exceeded the maximum number of usage allowed 50 e The tape drive has detected an internal fault that requires corrective action Reset the drive by pressing the blue Eject button If this does not clear the condition power the drive off then back on Internally mounted tape drives may require the system to be shutdown powered off then powered on to clear the internal fault in the drive If the condition cannot be cleared using this method refer to your service guide or system diagnostics for further assistance The AIX diagnostic command diag c d rmtx lt where x is the tape drive will issue a reset to the tape drive if ATX is able to communicate with the drive e A manual microcode download was attempted and failed Power the drive off and then back on to clear this condition le Note Where is On Off or Flashing 20GB and 36GB 4mm tape drive LED s description are from left to right The meaning of the LEDs are Green Green Amber Meaning Ready tape Reading or Disturbance loaded Writing TT file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package n One of the following conditions e A cleaning cartridge has been inserted and the cleani Page 9 of 93 e The tape
104. ine drawer Clear obstruction ITT Ur TA file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package Page 15 of 93 opening properly 70 Magazine Position Unknown Position of magazine changed due to Recycle power to the autoloader shock or vibration Replace drive due to faulty sensor B2 Magazine Scanning Failure Stuck tape cartridge or tape cartridge Clean the magazine rollers improperly inserted B3 _ Magazine Position Failure Stuck tape cartridge or tape cartridge Clean the magazine rollers improperly inserted P Power on Failure Cartridge stuck or magazine locked up when powering on the autoloader Recycle power to the autoloader 7332 220 4mm Autoloader The informational area of the autoloader contains 2 information areas LEDs and a multifunctional LCD LED s description are from top to bottom Green Green Amber Meaning One of the following conditions e The tape path needs cleaning refer to the tape drive cleaning instructions e A cleaning cartridge has been inserted and the cleaning cartridge has exceeded the maximum number of cleanings for the cleaning cartridge The Power On Self Test POST is running OR Flashing Off Off A magazine is being installed checked or ejected Off Off Off One of the following conditions 5 e The power is Off e The POST has completed successfully
105. ing LED is on after the cleaning cartridge is use it is very likely that the cleaning cartridge has been completely used up expired and that it did not clean the tape drive Use a brand new IBM cleaning cartridge to clean the drive again If this cleaning cartridge turns off the cleaning required indication discard the previously used cartridge as it is expired used up Environment Locate your tape drive at table top level or higher and away from sources of particulate contamination such as outside doorways high foot traffic areas printers and copiers Maintain comfortable temperature and humidity ideally 30 40 Relative Humidity when the tape drive is in use Note that this may require a timing adjustment of nighttime setbacks Minimize the amount of time cartridges spend in the drive when not in actual use Troubleshooting If a backup failure occurs try cleaning the drive and retrying the operation with a new cartridge Verify that this checklist s recommendations are being followed by the system s operators Look for trends process changes and or environmental changes Avoid mechanical loading problems by placing labels only in the designated cartridge spine and top locations and assuring that they are not peeling off or more than two layers thick Contact your IBM CE if problems persist Note The TAPE DRIVE PERFORMANCE RELIABILITY CHECKLIST is based on the copyrighted 8 MM PERFORMANCE RELIABILITY CHECKLIST by the Exabyte Corporati
106. ing environment for the tape drive and system Tape Drive Cleaning No matter how clean the environment debris may build up on the heads of any tape drive Every time tape motion occurs some of the media surface comes off on the heads Over time this builds up and causes errors in reading and writing Customers are responsible to clean the tape drive in accordance with the cleaning information provided with the tape drive We only recommend that you use IBM cleaning cartridges for IBM tape drives Cleaning cartridges can be used a limited number of times Once a cleaning cartridge has been used to its maximum number of times the cartridge is considered expired When cartridges expire they must be replaced Never reuse an expired cleaning cartridge Doing so allows previously removed dirt to be reintroduced to the tape drive When you have cleaned the tape drive mark the usage on the cartridge in order to best determine when your IBM cleaning cartridge has expired SCSI Hardware Issues SCSI bus cables and terminators may affect tape drive performance IBM cables and terminators are designed specifically to keep the SCSI bus as free of noise as possible Use of non IBM cables or terminators may adversely affect the SCSI bus performance If IBM service personnel analysis indicates a problem with non IBM cables it may be necessary for the customer to replace them with the appropriate IBM cables Microcode Updates IBM constantly wo
107. iption Where Used Type Additional Information 59H3465 Data Cartridge 7206 110 DDS3 12GB 7332 110 125m 59H3466 Test Cartridge 7206 110 DDS3 7332 110 21F8763 Cleaning Cartridge 50 cleanings DDS4 Part a a ae i Used Additional pe lepeean ial Data a aa 220 DDS4 20GB 150m 59H4457 Test Cartridge 7206 220 DDS4 11 5m 7212 102 7332 220 21F8763 Cleaning Cartridge Doo 50 cleanings DAT72 Part Number Description Where Used Type Additional Information 18P7912 Data Cartridge 7206 336 DAT72 36GB 7212 102 170m 59H4457 Test Cartridge 7206 336 DDS4 11 5m 7212 102 21F8763 Cleaning Cartridge 50 cleanings DAT160 Part el a isan Used Le an a pr fintora file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package Page 82 of 93 23R5635 Data Cartridge 7214 1U2 DAT160 80GB 23R5636 Test Cartridge 7214 1U2 DAT160 80GB 23R5638 oe Cartridge 25 cleanings minimum Note This cartridge replaced 59H3090 Not a stocked item use DDS Cartridge P N 21F8754 This cartridge replaces 8191160 withdrawn July 97 was a 5 pack 4mm Autoloader Magazine Additional Information Part Number Description ia Used ia 35L1200 4mm 6 Cartridge Autoloader Magazine Internal Autoloader 35L1200 4mm 6 Cartridge Autoloader Magazine 7332 220 87G4885 4mm 4 Cartridge Autoloader Magazine 7332 005 110 e 4mm 12
108. is not loaded in the drive To unload a cartridge press the eject button on the front of the drive 2 Press and hold the eject button for 7 seconds until the green Ready LED starts flashing rapidly then release the button The Ready LED will continue flashing indicating that the drive is waiting for a cartridge to be inserted Running the Self Test 3 Start the self test by inserting IBM Test Tape P N 24R0395 into the drive If an IBM Test Tape is not available you can substitute a scratch blank LTO Ultrium 2 data cartridge Note Important Use a blank cartridge that does not contain customer data During this self test the cartridge will be rewritten with a test pattern and any customer data will be destroyed Overall test duration is about 5 minutes a A cartridge must be loaded within 15 seconds otherwise the drive will automatically revert back to normal operation If necessary return to step 1 to re enter diagnostic mode b Usea cartridge that is not write protected If a write protected cartridge is inserted while the drive is in diagnostic mode the cartridge will be ejected see step 9 below c Self testing can only be performed using a write compatible either Ultrium 1 or Ultrium 2 cartridge type and with a cartridge that is not damaged see step 9 below d Ifa cleaning cartridge is inserted while the drive is in diagnostic mode cleaning will occur and the drive will then return to normal operating mod
109. l be ejected see step 9 below c Self testing can only be performed using a write compatible either Ultrium 4 or Ultrium 3 cartridge type and with a cartridge that is not damaged see step 9 below d Ifacleaning cartridge is inserted while the drive is in diagnostic mode it will be ejected While self testing is in progress LEDs will remain active and the following test steps are performed file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package Page 58 of 93 o The hardware test runs for about minute During that time proper operation of the cartridge load unload mechanism is verified and a static test is performed on the drive s electrical components o The write read test runs for about 3 minutes Interpreting the Test Results 6 Test Passed When self testing has completed successfully and no problems were detected the cartridge is unloaded from the drive and all LEDs are off Proper function of both the drive and tape cartridge have been verified Note When the yellow Fault LED remains on and gt C gt is displayed it indicates that self testing has completed successfully but cleaning is required Clean the drive by inserting an IBM Cleaning Cartridge P N 35L2086 The drive is no longer in diagnostic mode and has been returned to normal operation 7 Drive Failure When a drive problem is detected the cartridge will remain loaded inside the drive and the yellow Fault LED will flash and 5 is dis
110. leaning and media procedures should be considered for filter enclosures Tape Drive Interchange Information rmt settings rmt Density settings Density Settings are the internal control information for the tape drive that tell the drive what format density to write a data cartridge at This is important for both interchanging data with another tape drive or to insure the tape is written to its maximum capacity A combination of methods is used to control the tape drive One combination is to use the AIX program smit to set the tape drive density and then use the rmt0 x option to choose which density the tape drive will use To use the AIX program smit enter the following on the AIX command line smit tape Choose change show device characteristics file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package Page 61 of 93 Select the specific density setting you want Some tape drives do not need you to select the density setting as they will do automatic media recognition Drives such as the DDS 4mm 20GB 8mm and 60GB 8mm do automatic media recognition rmt retension rewind settings The following table shows the use of the rmt with both its tape options and density settings rmt D1 D2 Retension no es no no yes es yes no rewind y y Note D1 density 1 used D2 density 2 used Used on 1 4 drives only other drives do not do any retension Rewind on open doe
111. lete The Tape is positioned on the far side of the bad data The cartridge is stuck in the drive Action Try forcing an eject To force an eject hold the eject button for 5 seconds For a detail of the forced eject refer to Emergency Ejection in the 7332 220 Setup and operator guide The system cannot boot from a cleaning tape Unloading and replaced in the magazine Upgrade 8022 E F r autoloader has failed to download an upgrade of the firmware via SCSI Err Worn 8015 E Media gt i aa es es es file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Action Check the SCSI connection and try again A high error rate has been detected while writing suggesting that the tape is nearing the end of its useful life Action Copy any data you wish to keep from the cartridge onto a new cartridge and discard the old cartridge The drive is writing data to the tape x y 1 is the cumulative compression ration since power on or since the compression ration was last cleared For example Write 2 1 means a compression ratio of 2 1 1 The compression ration is on displayed after about 1 megabyte of data has been written since power on ec Tape Help Package Page 20 of 93 Write 8018 E F Protected Tape A WRITE WRITE Filemark or ERASE command has been attempted Protected on a write protected tape Action Remove the cartridge and change it to WRITE enabled Write Fail 8010 aa Protected Tape A W
112. ly cause is cleaning cartridge has expired been used up and the cleaning was not done Note On the drive this is an international symbol the wording here is a description of what that symbol means Tape Drive Performance Reliability Checklist The Tape Drive Performance Reliability Checklist is an overview of how to evaluate and prevent tape drive problems Media Selection Media selection is very important as improper or low grade media will not work properly with the tape drive e Use only the tape cartridges supported by your tape drive e These must be high quality data grade media such as the IBM data grade cartridge originally supplied with your drive e Don t attempt to write on previously written software distribution tapes Often these tapes will not support being rewritten without modifications to the cartridge If the cartridges are modified it is possible to cause tape jams or misalignment Media Replacement file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package Page 40 of 93 Cartridges which are used regularly e g daily weekly backup tapes should be discarded after about a hundred uses Cartridges which are in use when media related errors are reported by your backup application or are physically dropped or are exposed to extremely harsh environments should be discarded Media Storage Proper media handling and storage is important to reduce the chance of damage to the media e Protect your c
113. message is displayed even though the AMBER CLEAN LED is still on Then until the drive is properly cleaned at each idle opportunity CLEAN SOON is displayed Note MUST CLEAN 20GB drive only The MUST CLEAN message is displayed when the tape is switched from MP to AME and the drive cannot be used to write to the AME tape without cleaning the tape drive Any AME TAPE WILL BE EJECTED until the tape drive is cleaned After reading an MP tape the 20GB drive MUST BE CLEANED before being able to use AME tapes refer to the MUST CLEAN message After reading MP tapes insert an AME tape and wait for the AME tape to be ejected and the MUST CLEAN message to be displayed before doing this cleaning This is necessary because there is a special cleaning cycle the tape drive will do when changing from MP to AME media Cleaning tapes supported by the 2 3GB 5GB and 7GB 8mm tape drive are NOT supported in this drive if these cleaning cartridges are inserted the ILLEGAL TAPE message will be displayed and the tape ejected oa This message appears at the end of the RESET sequence if no tape is loaded TAPE LOADING This message appears when tape is loading The ICON will flash during this time READY TAPE _ This message appears at the end of Loading Tape M2 READY M2 This message appears at the end of Loading Tape TAPE ILLEGAL TAPE jIf a customer inserts an ILLEGAL TAPE like a cloth cleaning tape then the tape will be ejected and the ILLEGAL TAPE mes
114. mmoth 2 60GB Library 7334 410 Mammoth 2 a cs file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package Page 52 of 93 60GB Library 7334 410 2 2 Controller DLT e Drive W 11 Aa ie Also known as V107 35GB Library 7337 305 and 306 DLT7000 296B Also known as V107 35GB Library 7337 305 and 306 Controller 40GBDrive 7205 311 DLT8000 0255 Also known as V85 40GB Library 7337 360 DLT8000 0255 Also known as V85 40GB Library 7337 360 2 67 0001 Controller a Drive Eee aes ime Also known as V58 AIX Error Log Review the AIX Error Log for all errors around the time the application was unable to process the tape If there is no error in the AIX error log around the time application was unable to process the tape the following would be likely causes of the problem e Data cartridge was not appropriate for the operation For example the application attempted to write to 5GB 8mm media in 20GB 8mm drive e A backup was attempted to a data cartridge that was write protected e The amount of data being written to the tape exceeded the capacity of the data cartridge AIX error log entries of the form TAPE ERR1 TAPE ERR2 or TAPE ERR3 are normally media related errors that can be corrected by cleaning the tape drive and retrying the operation If the error occurs again on the same data cartridge clean the tape drive and use a new IBM data cartridge AIX erro
115. n the tape drive use the following AIX command Iscfg vl rmt0 lt the Z1 or FW field will show the microcode level The current microcode levels are as of the date on this document Please check the IBM microcode web site for the most current information Page 51 of 93 Format Capacity Model Description Current Microcode Level 1 4 1 2GB Drive 7207 012 107 24 ee e o e BBDie f Drive 7207 315 315 ifs i ee Drive Ce ee 330 0620 Aow a 102 50GB Drive Drive 7212 7212 102 o a Goa ee eee Drive ee al DDS2 4GB Autoloader _ 7332 005 DDS2 lt Generation 1 lt Generation 2 lt Generation 3 lt Generation 1 drive drive drive drive lt Generation 2 drive 4GB Library 7336 205 DDS2 sift Drive 7206 110 DDS3 12 GB Autoloader 7332 110 DDS3 Poe Drive aries 220 DDS4 oe ee aries 103 soc Autoloader 7332 220 pbps4 sd 36GB Drive 7206 336 DAT72 7212 102 7214 1U2 SAS drive only 3 5 B013 DAT160 80GB Drive 7214 1U2 DAT160 7206 VX2 7212 102 103 7212 312 VXA 2 80GB Drive VXA 2 VXA 320 320 160GB Drive Drive WVXA 320 320 VXA 320 LTO 2 200GB Drive 7212 102 103 LTO2 0410 LTO 4 800GB Drive 7214 1U2 LTO4 82F5 5GB Drive 7208 011 E S 7GB Library 7331 205 20GB Drive 7208 341 Mammoth 807A 20GB Library 7331 305 Mammoth 60GB Drive 7208 345 Ma
116. n to the 8mm Tape Drive or if your system unit is already running press and hold the unload button for approximately 15 seconds until the 3 LEDs are illuminated Release the unload button for approximately one second the drive will then display the words RESETTING Then press and hold the unload button again After the LCD cycles through all the reset messages it cycles through the available languages When the desired language displays release the unload button The Language prompt appears after the SCSI ID message followed by a list of the languages in a slow scrolling sequence When the desired language appears on the display release the unload button The drive RESETS again even if it is the same language and begins with the new same language English Francais Deutsch Espanol Italiano Portugues CLEAN SOON _ iIf the drive cleaning criteria has been reached the MUST CLEAN CLEAN SOON message displays with the ICON flashing CLEANING during the time that the drive is normally idle DEPLETED When READY is typically displayed The Disturbance AMBER CLEAN LED is also ON When the drive has recognized that a clean is in process the word CLEANING will be displayed during the cleaning process If the Cleaning Cartridge is at the end of it length the cartridge is ejected and the DEPLETED message is displayed until a new cleaning cartridge is used or a data tape is installed When a tape motion command is given that new
117. n used up and the cleaning was not done OFF If after cleaning the LED turns on again when you reload the data cartridge When n this then ON condition occurs the likely cause is a worn out data cartridge Clean the drive again and try another data cartridge If the problem persists do the problem determination procedures OFF Cleaning is complete or cleaning is not required ON It is OK to operate the cartridge Insert Release handle OFF Do not operate the cartridge Insert Release handle Note Not all errors Flashing LEDs are drive failures Media can cause these failures Before replacing the drive clean the drive and try new media Meaning Power On Self Test POST has started Flashing Error was detected during POST Flashing Servo controller error was detected Flashing Drive controller error was detected Right top 3 LEDs On Drive controller error was detected and Right Bottom LED Drive Microcode download failure Note On the drive this is an international symbol the wording here is a description of what that symbol means Likely caused by a detached leader on the drive have the drive leader replaced by service personnel and check all tape file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package Page 39 of 93 cartridges as this is normally caused by a leader problem on a tape cartridge 7205 550 160GB DLT tape drive There are 3 LEDs on the ta
118. nC Non Compression Capable R W This drive can both Read and Write this media R This drive can ONLY Read from this media The drive cannot write on this media N S Not Supported N A No IBM media Available D Density setting Eject The drive will eject this media This media is Metal Particle MP the 20GB drive MUST BE CLEANED after reading this media prior using Advanced Metal Evaporated AME media When you are ready to use AME media insert the AME media and let the drive eject the AME media The drive then is to be cleaned Cleaning the drive prior to inserting the AME will still require the drive to be cleaned again as the drive will eject the AME media and display the MUST CLEAN message e Use the Density setting to write this format capacity with this drive e Data interchange between the 2 3GB 5GB and 7GB tape drives is ONLY capable on the 15m 54m or 112m Data Cartridges not on the 160m The 60GB drive can Read tapes written by the 20GB drive but cannot write tapes that can be Read by the 20GB drive Tapes written by the 60GB drive can only be read on a 60GB drive 20GB and 60GB tape drive interchange The following chart shows data interchange using the IBM 8mm data grade tape between the 8mm 20GB and 60GB tape drives The chart lists the external model type as the example but the data applies to the internal versions of the 20GB drive also Metal Particle MP media is not supported in the 60GB tape drive
119. nt on a 525mb 7207 011 16G8572 After 2 hours of tape movement on a new tape or every 8 hours of tape movement on a used tape tape or every 8 hours of tape movement on a used tape when used in QIC 1000 mode or every 12 hours of tape movement on a used 7207 122 35L0844 0 Every 8 hours of tape movement 13GB 7207 315 35L0844 Every 8 hours of tape movement or when Amber LED Disturbance LED indicates either e 8 hours of tape motion Changed from 50 hours to improve reliability with microcode level 0345 e Hard Read or Write Error Every 50 hours of tape movement or when Amber LED Disturbance LED indicates either e 50 hours of tape motion e Hard Read or Write Error 30GB 7207 330 35L0844 Every 50 hours of tape movement or when Amber LED Disturbance LED indicates either e 50 hours of tape motion e Hard Read or Write Error 50GB 7212 102 35L0844 Note Tf tape errors or tape job failures occur the drive may have to be cleaned more frequently Replaced 21F8570 was Isopropyl Alcohol Replaced 59H4366 which replaced 46G2674 Supported with a minimum microcode level of 109 23 or 109 23 4mm Tape Drive Cleaning Frequency Type Model Cartridge Number Frequency for Cleaning Usages 2GB DDS1 7206 001 21F8763 50 Every 30 hours of tape movement file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package Page 73 of 93 4GB DDS2 7206 005 or 12GB DDS3 720
120. nt specified by the host Mag K i ie autoloader is examining the magazine to find which slots are occupied Check Mag Eject 1001 The autoloader is ejecting the magazine ia eae a ee T A magazine is present in the autoloader and the magazine check has been carried out Loaded Media 8005 E An eject command has been attempted when Media Removal Prevention is in force Removal Prevented Action Try again when the Media Removal Prevention has been removed This can be achieved by the host sending a SCSI Allow Medium Removal command or by resetting the autoloader or cycling the power OFF then ON again New 3004 S The firmware upgrade process has been successfully completed FW No EOD 8016 E F The drive is trying to read what appears to be a blank tape one with no DDS Format Mark EOD pattern This is probably a result of a power failure while writing the tape Press 2007 I Press the Eject Button Eject A READ has failed The host should reposition and try again Rewind 1013 S The drive is rewinding the tape a k F R fa SCSI command error has been detected file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package Page 19 of 93 Error Action Check the SCSI interface connection and try again aaa lt lt m The drive is searching for a record filemark setmark or Beginning of Data BOD toward the beginning of the tape gt gt 1 The drive is searching for
121. on and is distributed free of charge with Exabyte Corporation permission Tape Drive Error Information With the introduction of Serial Attached SCSI SAS adapters there are new labels for TAPE _ERR s The equivalent of TAPE ERRI1 will be SC_TAPE ERRI1 when the device is a SAS Tape Drive Details AIX Error Log entries errpt a for tape entries file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package Page 41 of 93 Label Identifier Likely Cause of Error Log Entry Effect on User Diagnostic Application Calls out TAPE ERRI1 4865FA9B Media hard error 1 O Error Media SC_TAPE_ ERR1 68C66836 TAPE ERR2 476B351D H W but media can cause H W errors T O Error Drive Dirty SC_TAPE ERR2 E1D8D4A4 drive Media TAPE ERR3 E64EC259 Media soft error SC_TAPE_ERR3 AD70D2DA TAPE ERR4 5537AC5F Unknown Requires further analysis 1 O Error Ignores SC_TAPE ERR4 07A33B6A TAPE ERRS FFE2F73A Unknown Requires further analysis 1 O Error Ignores SC_TAPE_ ERRS5 03C88393 Dirty Drive Cleaning LED ON e 4mm tape drives will flash the Amber LED e 4mm tape drives will put the Amber LED on solid e 8mm 5GB amp 7GB put the Amber LED on solid after 30 hours of tape motion without the drive being cleaned 8mm 20GB put the Amber LED on solid after 70 hours of tape motion with AME media and 20 hours with MP media 8mm 2 3GB 5GB 7GB amp 20GB tape drives will log a TAPE _ERR3 when Rewrite is equal to or greater than
122. ons Check all connectors to be sure there are no bent or damaged pins in the connector Insure all connections are secure screws or clips are tightly attached Check SCSI Termination For externally attached tape drives check to insure the proper IBM terminator is in use Check the P N Insure the terminators are securely attached AIX Diagnostics To test the tape drive run the tape drive diagnostics using the IBM test tape or diagnostic tape To run the AIX diagnostics it is necessary to have root access From the command line enter the AIX command diag AIX Diagnostic Media 1 4 Tape Drives Capacity Model Description est Tape Part Number E a E E file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package Page 54 of 93 150mb drive 7207 001 QIC 150 92X7510 520mb drive 7207 011 QIC 525 21F8586 1 2GB drive 7207 012 QIC 1000 21F8734 UGB drive porma sirsa o fom O 13GB drive 7207 315 QIC 5010 DC 87G1626 30GB drive 7207 330 SLR100 35L0967 7212 102 50GB drive 7212 102 SLR100 35L0967 Note Diagnostics will fail if the wrong tape is used in the 1 4 drive 4mm Tape Drives acs Model Description Diagnostic Tape Part Number 2GBdrive sd a 7206 001 sd 001 DDS1 DDS I 21F8762 4GB drive DDS2 8191146 No longer available or IBM DDS2 Data Cartridge P N 8191151 Test Tape P N 12GB drive 7206 110 DDS3 59H3466 7332 110 Internal Autoloader DDSI DDS lt s dTB
123. onthly MP 2 3GB R W R W IR W N S N S N S N S N S N S N A 21F8575 R W R W N S N S N S N S N S N S N S N A 21F8575 N A L N S N S N S N S Amber LED 16G8467 N S N S Wwe IN S 16G8467 Amber LED 16G8467 g N rs Se Hil 5GB R W N S 7GB __ IR W IR W _ IR W N S N S N S N A 21F8575 87G1603 N A OGB R IR R R W N S N S N S Amber LED N A IN A_ 21F8575 87G1603 59H2671 59H2678 35L1409 60GB IN S IN S_ N S N S R W IR W R W R W IR R W Eject Eject Eject Eject 59H2671 59H2678 18P6484 35L1409 N A 35L1044 N A 09L5323 Note file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package Page 69 of 93 Compress Compression Capable NonC Non Compression Capable R W This drive can both Read and Write this media R This drive can ONLY Read from this media The drive cannot write on this media N S Not Supported N A No IBM media Available D Density setting Eject The drive will eject this media This media is Metal Particle MP the 20GB drive MUST BE CLEANED after reading this media prior using Advanced Metal Evaporated AME media When you are ready to use AME media insert the AME media and let the drive eject the AME media The drive then is to be cleaned Cleaning the drive prior to inserting the AME will still require the drive to be cleaned again
124. oo Autoloader ana 005 not 110 ee a 44H3590 4mm 14 Cartridge Library Magazine inane 205 VXA Part Numbers VXA 2 Part oe pm i e Used we Additional w a Data 230m 80GB Purple accent color 170m 59GB Red accent color 19P4877 Data Cartridge 19P4878 Data Cartridge 62m 20GB Blue accent color 19P4879 Test Cartridge 62m 20GB Blue accent color 19P4880 Cleaning Cartridge 20 usage Gray accent color 24R2138 80 usage Teal Green accent color 230m 80GB Teal Green accent color 24R2137 Data Cartridge ni 24R2136 Data Cartridge file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package Page 83 of 93 7212 102 Teal Green 7212 312 accent color 24R2134 Data Cartridge 24R2135 Test Cartridge VXA 2 Media Support accent color The VXA 2 tape drive supports X media To use X6 or X10 media you must have a minimum microcode level in the VXA 2 tape drive including the drive in the autoloader of 2105 The X23 and X Cleaning cartridge will work with all levels of the VXA 2 microcode The AIX command Isefg vl rmt0 can be used to view the tape drive information The Device Specific Z1 field is the Microcode Level Device Specific Z1 2105 lt Microcode Level VXA 320 230m 160GB Purple accent color 80 usage Teal Green accent color 24R2137 Data Cartridge
125. ormally caused by a leader problem on a tape cartridge 7205 440 40GB DLT tape drive There are 9 LEDs on the tape drive and another LED on the 7205 440 power supply The following is the description of the 9 LEDs on the tape drive Left side LEDs 5 Color State Meaning Green ON_ Tape is recorded in 10 0 15 0GB format Green ON_ Tape is recorded in 20 0GB format Green ON_ Tape is recorded in 35 0GB format Green ON_ Tape is recorded in 40 0GB format Compression Green ION Compression mode is enabled Note file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package Page 38 of 93 In a read operation the indicators will reflect the density and compression status of the pre written tape On the drive this is an international symbol the wording here is a description of what that symbol means Right side LEDs 4 State co ON Tape is write protected OFF Tape is write enabled ON Tape is loaded ready for use Flashing Tape is moving ON Drive head needs cleaning or the previous data tape was worn out ON Remains ON after you unload the cleaning cartridge If this condition occurs the likely cause is cleaning cartridge has expired been used up and the cleaning was not done OFF If the Use Cleaning Cartridge LED comes ON and Remains ON after you unload the cleaning then ON cartridge the likely cause is cleaning cartridge has expired bee
126. path needs cleaning refer to the tape drive cleaning instructions ng cartridge has exceeded the maximum number of cleanings for the cleaning cartridge Flashing _ Off Off The Power On Self Test POST is running Off Off Off One of the following conditions e The power is Off e The POST has completed successfully but no tape cartridge has been inserted On Off ial A tape cartridge has been inserted and the drive is ready to receive commands from the system On Flashing Off One of the following conditions e A tape cartridge has been inserted and the tape drive is busy running a device command e The tape drive is performing a tape load unload operation e The tape drive is in a cleaning operation Flashing One of the following conditions condition power the drive off then back on If the condition cannot be cleared using this method guide or system diagnostics for further assistance The AIX diagnostic command diag c d rmtx lt where x is the tape drive drive and then back on to clear this condition Note Where is On Off or Flashing 80GB DAT160 tape drive FC 5619 LED s description are from left to right The meaning of the LEDs are Amber Amber e The tape drive has detected an internal fault that requires corrective action Reset the drive by pressing the blue Eject button If this does not clear the refer to your service will issue a reset to the tape drive if AIX is abl
127. pe drive and another LED on the 7205 550 power supply The following is the description of the 3 LEDs on the tape drive LEDs meanings from Left to Right State oe Density Green ON The tape in the drive is formatted for a maximum data capacity of 220GB compressed or 110GB uncompressed OFF The tape in the drive is formatted for a maximum data capacity of 320GB compressed or 160GB uncompressed Drive Green Flashing The tape is moving Status The drive is calibrating reading writing or rewinding the tape The tape is loading unloading or rewinding On The drive is idle there may or may not be a cartridge in the tape drive Off There is no power to the drive Use Amber ON Drive head needs cleaning or the previous data tape was worn out DE Remains ON after you unload the cleaning cartridge If this condition occurs the likely cause is cleaning cartridge has expired been used up and the cleaning was not done If the Use Cleaning Cartridge LED comes ON and Remains ON after you unload the cleaning OFF If after cleaning the LED turns on again when you reload the data cartridge When n this then ON condition occurs the likely cause is a worn out data cartridge Clean the drive again and try another data cartridge If the problem persists do the problem determination procedures OFF Cleaning is complete or cleaning is not required OFF then ON cartridge the like
128. played Replace the tape drive 8 Media Failure When a media problem is detected the cartridge will remain loaded inside the drive the yellow Fault LED will remain on and 7 is displayed Repeat self test using another tape cartridge and replace the defective media 9 Incorrect Cartridge When the drive has determined that an incorrect tape cartridge was inserted the cartridge is unloaded the Fault LED will remain on and P 7 or J is displayed Self testing cannot be performed if the inserted of the following o Write protected as indicated by P o Damaged indicated by 7 o Media type that is not write compatible with the drive indicated by J Press the eject button to end self test and return the drive to normal operating mode Then return to step 1 and run the self test using a suitable cartridge Return to Normal Operation 10 Following a self test failure the tape cartridge will remain loaded inside drive and the drive will remain in diagnostic mode Press the eject button to unload tape cartridge and return drive to normal operation VXA 2 and VXA 320 Tape Drive Self Test IST Performing the IBM VXA 2 and VXA 320 Internal Self Test IST The IBM VXA 2 amp VXA 320 Internal Self Test IST Prerequisites VXA 2 Tape Drive Firmware code v2123 or higher VXA 320 Tape Drive Firmware code v3209 or higher One VXA Cleaning cartridge One unused brand new VXA X23 data cartridge IST Procedure e Clean the t
129. pleted successfully and the drive is not busy running a system command e A tape is loaded and the drive is not busy running a system command e The drive is powered off GREEN One of the following conditions e POST is running e A tape is loaded and the drive is busy running a system command assistance The AIX diagnostic command diag c d rmtx lt where x is the tape drive will issue a reset to the tape drive if AIX is able to communicate with the drive 4GB SLR5 1 4 tape drive The meaning of the LED is Meaning Off One of the following conditions e The Power On Self Test POST has completed successfully and the drive is not busy running a system command e A tape is loaded and the drive is not busy running a system command e The drive is powered off GREEN One of the following conditions e POST is running e A tape is loaded and the drive is busy running a system command AMBER One of the following conditions e The tape drive has detected an internal fault that requires corrective action Internally mounted tape drives may require the system to be shutdown powered off then powered on to clear the internal fault in the drive If the condition cannot be cleared using this method refer to your service guide or system diag nostics for further assistance The AIX diagnostic command diag c d rmtx lt where x is the tape drive will issue a reset to the tap
130. potential error conditions e The 7 segment display shows the number of current cartridge loaded in the drive or the cartridge selected whey you press the Select button repeatedly e DC Data Compression and WP Write Protected in the center of the LCD indicate when data compression is being used for writing and if the cartridge is write protected The six 6 numbered boxes on the right of the LCD are individually lit to show which magazine slot contain a cartridge e The Odometer lines appear at the bottom of the LCD These lines show how much tape has been used The more lines shown the more tape has been used LCD Message Categories There are three 3 LCD message categories e S Status Information e I Informational Message e E Error information Each message in the following chart is categorized by these three 3 categories in the Type section of the chart The OAR section of the chart indicates the state of the Operator Attention LED AMBER LED e On e Flashing LCD 4 Digit Codes Table 6 LCD Messages LCD Numeric Type Message Code At BOT 1019 E F A SPACE command encountered at the Beginning of Data BOD unexpectedly The tape is now positioned at BOD AtEOT 1018 E F A READ or SPACE command encountered at the End of Data EOD unexpectedly The tape is now positioned at EOD Bad 8014 E F A READ or SPACE command has failed because the tape is not in DDS format Media Action Unload the tape and us a DDS2 DDS3
131. r Whatever it is called you need to understand that this tape drives performance data rate is greatly effected when the system sends small blocks of data to the tape drive Try setting the tape drive block size to a large blocking factor You may also increase the block size to decrease the amount of small blocks transferred to and from the tape drive You should test your application to see at what blocking factor and blocksize you get the fastest backup and restore with your particular system tape drive and application combination The minimum recommended blocking is 32k Some AIX commands already use 32k or larger blocks when writing some do not Increasing the blocking factor to 256k may speed up the backup or restore The following are a few of the AIX commands and blocking information backup lt will either use 32k or 51 2k as default depending if backup by name or not N S customer change required tar lt default is 10k tar needs the customer to use at minimum N64 mksysb lt uses backup on AIX 4 1 N S customer change required dd needs the customer to use at minimum bs 32k cpio needs the customer to use at minimum C64 Users should insure the blocksize they select is supported by the users application Placing a Service Call Only after all this is done and the problem persists should the tape drive service call be placed When placing a service call have the following information available e The type of tape
132. r log entries of the form TAPE _ERR6 are caused by the tape drive requesting cleaning Either the tape drive has exceeded the recommended cleaning interval or the tape drive has exceeded the tape drives internal limit for soft errors and is requesting cleaning The AIX command to review the AIX error log is errpt a pg Read Previously Written Data Cartridge If there are problems reading previously written data cartridges it may be necessary to determine if there was data previously written to the data cartridge and at what block size the data was written at Read tape on another system If another system is available attempt to read the tape on the other system If it can read the tape then check the blocksize set in the good system to insure it matches the system where the tape could not be read Determine block size of previously written tape It will be necessary to do a dd of the tape to determine if there is data on the data cartridge and also determine the blocksize the data cartridge was written at e To determine the blocksize currently set for the tape drive on the system use the AIX command Isattr Write down file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package Page 53 of 93 this blocksize Isattr El rmt0 Set the tape drives blocksize to 0 if not already at 0 chdev a block_size 0 l rmt0 Determine the blocksize the tape was written at dd if dev rmt0 bs 128k count 1 we c Use the chdev comman
133. received by the drive The ICON will change to lt lt same as Rewind when the rewind phase is in process This message will be displayed if the system has issued a prevent media removal command and the drive unload button is pressed The tape will rewind and unload into the tape cartridge but the cartridge will not eject from the drive The sign appears whenever the drive is in compression mode The boxes show the amount of tape used as a percent of the total tape length The empty area is shown as equal sign so that the line is complete There are up to 6 solid squares to follow the message as shown in the following 5 messages The sign appears whenever the drive is in compression mode PROTECTED ILLEGAL WRT WRITE If a write is attempted on a Write Protected tape the PROTECTED message is displayed The ILLEGAL WRT message is displayed if write is attempted to a for which writing is not supported on this tape drive This message remains until another tape is inserted that is the correct type or another legal command is issued such as a READ REWIND or the eject button is pushed Note ILLEGAL WRT Only tapes labeled AME can be written by these drives Tapes labeled 15m 54m 112m or 160m are Metal Particle MP and cannot be written SEARCH REWIND Used for high speed searching to indicate the position on the cartridge The display bar will increase or decrease for forward or backward s
134. rive again and retry the operation on new IBM media This will often result in replacing a single data cartridge that resolves the problem 1 4 Tape Drives a ia ce Data Cartridge Density Setting Media P N Description 150mb drive 7207 001 QIC 150 21F8578 15 16 DC6150 520mb drive 7207 011 QIC 525 21F8697 15 16 17 DC6525 QIC 150 21F8578 15 16 IDC6150 1 2GB drive 7207 012 QIC 1000 21F8730 21 ONLY DC9120 QIC 525 21F8697 15 16 17 DC6525 QIC 150 21F8578 15 16 IDC6150 GB dive ora sirsa omo esise Josa QIC 2GB 16G8436 34 162 QIC 1000 21F8730 21 ONLY DC9120 Cd a C pro Js t6 17 bc0525 QIC 150 21F8578 15 16 IDC6150 nn ne a file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package Page 45 of 93 13GB drive 7207 315 MLR1 16GB 59H4175 33 ONLY MLRI1 16GB QIC 5010 16G8574 33 ONLY DC5010 MLRI QIC 5010 2GB 35L0589 33 ONLY DC5010 MLRI LE idoicacs scene pacontyy Jd CN Jloic i000_JBire730 21 ONLY Do 2 ee ec So 150 21F8573 15 16 DC6150 eee 102 inital 30GB fisp4209 52 SLR60 SLR100 5GB 35L0661 52 Po A Meas onns es MLR1 16GB 59H4175 33 MLR1 16GB MER cB C Jos JMRi t68 MLR1 2GB 35L0589 33 MLR1 2GB SLR5 4GB 59H3660 Read Only Bred diRead nly DC9250 Read Only gt posa ded ny Read Only DC9200 Read Only SLR60 a 50GB drive 7212 102 SLR100 50GB 35L0968 SLR100 37 5GB 24R0146 CJ JScre030G8_ iora
135. rks to provide the best possible tape drive products To make certain that the drives work their very best IBM occasionally releases changed microcode for the tape drives When a microcode change is developed IBM makes it available to you through the service organization or by electronic delivery System p customers Microcode changes are available from the following IBM Web site http www14 software ibm com webapp set2 firmware gjsn Summary Your tape drive must be installed in the cleanest possible environment Additionally IBM tape drives require high quality data grade tapes and cleaning on a regular basis Media must also be stored and handled properly Improper use storage or handling of tape drives or media may void your IBM warranty or service agreement If a tape drive stops functioning due to a component failure during the tape drive warranty or maintenance time IBM will replace the tape drive unit IBM will replace any defective tape drive under the terms and conditions of the IBM warranty or service agreement It is our objective to work with you to identify the cause of any tape drive problems and provide a solution file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package Page 6 of 93 Tape Drive LED LCD Information 1 4 Tape Drives 150mb 525mb and 1 2GB 1 4 tape drives The meaning of the LED is Color Meaning Off One of the following conditions e The Power On Self Test POST has com
136. rmination e Conflict of tape drives SCSI address with another device on the bus e Electrical problems with the electrical power going to the system and the tape drive This could be no electrical ground poor electrical ground measurable voltage on the ground or neutral etc This is not for the user to check a trained professional should check this e Other device causing noise on the bus Problem Determination Steps When experiencing problems with IBM tape drives 1 4 4mm VXA LTO 8mm or DLT tape drives you should do the following before placing a service call Cleaning the tape drive It is very important to follow the recommended cleaning information provided with the tape drive If the tape drive is not cleaned properly even new media may not perform properly Do not over clean the tape drive as over cleaning can damage the tape drive follow the cleaning information provided with the drive If the recommended cleaning schedule or non IBM cleaning cartridges have been used it may be necessary to clean the tape drive more than once to get the drive fully cleaned Clean the tape drive using the IBM Cleaning Cartridge 1 4 Tape Drives Model Description Cleaning Cartridge P N 150mb drive 7207 001 QIC 150 16G8572 20mb drive 7207 011 QIC 525 16G8572 1 2GB drive 7207 012 QIC 1000 16G8572 35L0844 GB drive 7207 122 SLR5 4GBSL 35L0844 13GB drive 7207 315 QIC 5010 DC 35L0844 ibil
137. rocode download do the following diag c d rmt0 T download enter Sample Dsdata file Dsdata files are unique to each drive The following is the dsdata file for the 60GB 8mm tape drive for use with the program Genucode or the AIX 5 1 diagnostics Mammoth 2 Dsdata File 60GB 8mm Tape Drive May 9 2003 V 01 dsdata Drive Specific Data for microcode download The dsdata file is used by both AIX Diagnostics level 5 1 and higher and the separate program Genucode available from IBM external WEB site Format of the data LINE1 blocksize 3 hex buffer_offset 3 hex binary filesize decimal LINE1 continued timeout_value decimal write buffer type 4 or 7 LINE1 continued PdDVLn string found from odmget qname devicex CuDv LINE2 vendorname inquiry page page_offset field length value Note Genucode requires the firmware level in line 3 to match the firmware level you wish to download Naming conventions for Genucode are Microcode file tmp Mammoth2 07pR A1700295 dsdata file tmp dsdata AIX Diagnostics Microcode Download does not require the firmware level in line 3 to match the firmware level you wish to download Naming conventions for AIX diagnostics are Microcode file etc microcode Mammoth2 A1700295 07pR dsdata file etc microcode Mammoth2 A1700295 dsdata FF F FF HF HF HF HF HF HF FF HF HF HF HF HF HF HF HF HF HF HF FH HF a LINE3 firmware level inquiry page page_offset field_length value
138. ror Did NOT terminate the backup Log the day of the week and track this to determine if one tape is failing or are all failing This will identify media or drive problems Cleaning a tape drive will not normally damage most tape drives when the approved cleaning cartridge is used On every backup failure where backup was attempted and failed the tape drive should be cleaned with the approved cleaning cartridge Note On some drives over cleaning may damage the drive review the drive information on cleaning on those drives follow the drive recommendation Prior to placing a service call attempt a simple backup to another tape cartridge to help determine the cause of the failure Often replacing a single data cartridge will resolve the problem e When a service call is required allow time and access for the CE to do problem determination and problem correction This includes allowing the CE time and access to run diagnostics prior to and after parts replacement It is desirable to allow the CE authorization to run concurrent diagnostics a special id may be required for this as it requires root authorization This will allow the CE to do problem determination without having to take the system down for dedicated CE diagnostics Sites that are dusty should keep the system at least 24 off the floor to reduce the exposure to dirt and contamination y p y p Sites that show persistent media and drive failures that are following established c
139. rrow on the cartridge must face toward the outside Wait until the autoloader has finished its current operation then retry the operation Wait for Command To Complete The autoloader is executing a command issued from the application or the Remote Management utility when a command is issued from the operator panel LTO Tape Drives LTO2 200GB Half High Tape Drive FC 1997 5755 LED s description are from left to right The meaning of the LED s are Table 10 LED Information Green Green lens Amber Description of what the LED s are indicating Ready Activity Cleaning 1 Fault On for 2 a ee le for 2 ea ee aie On test in operation On for 2 seconds seconds seconds seconds seconds Flashing Off of Power On Power On Self Test POST in operation si Power On Self Test POST in operation si in operation Off On or Off Off Cartridge not loaded or drive not powered on Off Off On Off Cartridge not loaded and Drive Cleaning is Required On Off On Off Off Cartridge loaded and no tape motion or SCSI bus activity On es On or Off om Cartridge loaded and tape motion On On loff __ Cartridge loaded and Drive Cleaning is Required Cartridge loaded and Drive Cleaning is Required _ and Drive Cleaning is Required On png nan loaded and tape motion and Drive Cleaning is ee Off On or Off off Cartridge loading or unloading sid loading or unloading Off Flashing Cartridge loading or unloading and Drive Cleaning
140. s not control on insertion Formats and Densities Details the supported tape formats and densities for the 1 4 4mm VXA LTO 8mm and DLT tape drives 1 4 QIC 150 7207 001 Density Settings None 15 is Maximum Capacity QIC 24 QIC 120 QIC 150 DC300XLP R N s N S DC600A R R W N S DC6150 R R W R W DC6250 R R W R W DC6037 R R W R W pees dR pw pw h DC6525 R R W R W DC6080 R R W R W N S N S N S 1 0 GB DC9120 N S N S N S 1 2 GB N S N s N S 1 35GB DC9164 N S N S N S 1 6 GB N S N S N S 2 0 GB DC9210 N S N S N S 2 1 GB DC9250 N S N S N S 2 5 GB 1 4 QIC 525 7207 011 file C temp TAPEWHDR html Tape Help Package Page 62 of 93 Density Settings None 15 16 17 Maximum Capacity QIC 24 QIC 120 QIC 150 QIC 525 DC300XLP R N S N S N S DC600A R R N S N S pesso f fw kw is DC6250 R R W R W N S DC6037 R R W R W N S DC6320 R R W R W R W DC6525 R w R W R W DC6080 R R W R W R W DC9100 N S N S N S N S 1 0 GB N S N S N S N S 1 2 GB DC9135 N S N S N S N S 1 35GB DC9164 N S N S N S N S 1 6 GB DC9200 N S N S N S N S 2 0 GB DC9210 N S N S N S N S 2 1 GB DC9250 N S N S N S N S 2 5 GB 1 4 QIC 1000 7207 012 Density None Settings QIC 24 DC300XLP R DC600A 15 QIC 120 N S
141. sage will be displayed until a suitable tape is loaded Note ILLEGAL TAPE Only tapes labeled AME can be written by these drives Tapes labeled 15m 54m 112m or 160m are Metal Particle MP and cannot be written The 20GB drive can read MP tapes the 60GB drive cannot read MP tapes and it will eject MP tapes After reading an MP tape the 20GB drive MUST BE CLEAN ED before being able to use AME tapes refer to the MUST CLEAN message After reading MP tapes insert an AME tape and wait for the AME tape to be ejected and the MUST CLEAN message to be displayed before doing this cleaning This is necessary because there is a special cleaning cycle the tape drive will do when changing from MP to AME media Cleaning tapes supported by the 2 3GB 5GB and 7GB 8mm tape drive are NOT supported in this drive if these cleaning cartridges are inserted the ILLEGAL TAPE message will be displayed and the tape ejected EJECT This message will be displayed with the ICON flashing whenever the eject button is pressed and the file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package EJECT PREVNT READ Page 35 of 93 eventual result is to eject the tape For example this message will appear even thought the tape drive is continuing to flush the buffer during a READ or a Write because the eventual result is to rewind and eject the tape This will give instant acknowledgement to the operator that the button press was
142. sis indicates a problem with non IBM media it may be necessary for the customer to replace the media Tape Handling and Storage Most tape is supplied in a sealed cartridge It is provided this way so that the tape will remain in a clean environment Opening the cartridge allows dirt and airborne particles to enter and then become a source of contamination The cartridge should only be opened by the tape drive and not an operator The tape also is held under proper tension inside the cartridge If the cartridge is dropped this tension will be relaxed Inserting a dropped cartridge into a tape drive can cause incorrect loading and result in a jam This will ruin the tape and can cause physical damage if the cartridge is not removed properly When the tapes are stored they must be replaced in their protective containers and stored on their end The storage area must be clean dry normal room temperature and away from any magnetic fields file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package Page 5 of 93 Environmental Issues Tape drives are designed to operate in a clean environment Problem factors are dirt dust fibers and airborne particles Airborne particles are the most difficult to address When a tape is installed in the tape drive the clearance between the heads and the tape is measured in microns Particles can damage the tape or the head if they come in contact with either Customers are responsible to provide a clean operat
143. t VXA 320 Format R W D 129 R W D 129 R W D 129 R W D 129 R W D 130 R W D 130 R W D 130 R W D 130 Note V23 and all X Data cartridges are ejected from the VXA 1 drive The VXA 320 tape drive supports only X media and the V23 media all other media is ejected D is the smit density setting for this format X Media requires a microcode level V2105 or higher in the VXA 2 tape drive except when using X23 and X Cleaner VXA Tape Capacity The following chart shows native non compressed capacity for the VXA media by tape drive Drive and Format V6 62m V10 124m V17 170m V23 230m X6 62m X10 124m X23 230m 7206 VX2 7212 102 7212 312 VXA 2 VXA 1 Format 10GB 20GB 30GB 40GB 10GB 20GB 40GB 7206 VX2 7212 102 7212 312 VXA 2 VXA 2 Format 20GB 40GB 59GB 80GB 20GB 40GB 80GB B file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package Page 67 of 93 WV XA 320 WV XA 320 Format N S N S N S 160GB 40GB 80GB 160GB Note V23 and all X Data cartridges are ejected from the VXA 1 drive X Media requires a microcode level V2105 or higher in the VXA 2 tape drive except when using X23 and X Cleaner The VXA 320 tape drive supports only X media and the V23 media all other media is ejected LTO Tape Interchange Format The following chart shows data interchange using LTO tape drives
144. t it may take many more hours to restore than it took to back up the data The reason for this is that when AIX reads fixed block length data in variable block mode a check condition is issued by the tape drive on every read AIX must interpret every check condition and determine the proper action to take This often will put the tape drive into a mode of reading that will require the tape drive to stop tape motion rewind the tape some distance then start reading again This will reduce the life expectancy of the tape and increase the time it takes to backup data Eliminate as many rewinds as you can Do not write one file then rewind only to then space out to the end of the last file written to write a new file Use the 1 parameter on the rmt to reduce tape repositioning Do not use this option with the AIX mksysb command as mksysb handles tape positioning and rewind itself Device Driver Robotics Driver ATAPE Atape is the device and robotics driver for the 7332 005 7332 110 and 7332 220 Atape is the robotics driver for the 7331 205 7331 305 7334 410 and 7336 205 Note A minimum Atape level required for microcode download on the 7332 005 or 7332 110 is Atape 2 5 2 10 To check the level of the Atape driver on a system do the following AIX command Islpp l Atape driver file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package Page 89 of 93 The current level of the Atape driver can be obtained downloaded via anonymous ftp serv
145. t your service provider e Reset the autoloader and retry the operation e If the error persist contact your service provider In Enet Mode issued from the Remote Management utility with a command is issued from the operator panel The autoloader is executing a command Wait until the autoloader has finished its current operation then retry the operation In a Security Mode Choice Rejected Over Temperature POST Failed Sequential Mode Servo Error The tape drive s temperature limit has been exceeded and the cartridge has been ejected from the drive An application tried to issue commands to the autoloader while it was set to Sequential mode The autoloader carousel has experienced a problem Autoloader security has been set from Disable autoloader security from the the application application and retry the operation The autoloader encountered an error Reset the autoloader during its power on self test e Wait until the autoloader has cooled then unload the cartridge to a cell and re load it into the tape drive e Check the room temperature The ambient temperature must be no more than 40 Degrees C 104 Degrees F Provide additional air flow around the autoloader to improve cooling Set the autoloader to Random mode e Reset the autoloader and retry the operation e If the error persists contact your service provider Servo Jammed Servo Timeout
146. tem On Flashing One of the following conditions e A tape cartridge has been inserted and the tape drive is busy running a device command e The tape drive is performing a tape load unload operation TEE nig On The tape path needs cleaning refer to the tape drive cleaning instructions Off Flashing On The tape drive is in a cleaning operation Note Once the tape drive recognizes that a cleaning cartridge has been inserted the tape drive will turn On the tape path needs cleaning LED even if it was Off previously The tape path needs cleaning LED will stay On until a successful cleaning operation has been done If cleaning is attempted with a used up cleaning cartridge NO cleaning will be done and the tape path needs cleaning LED will be left On even if it was Off prior to attempting to clean the drive To turn Off the tape drive needs cleaning LED a cleaning cartridge that has NOT reached the end of its useful life must be used to clean the drive Off Off Flashing The tape drive has detected an internal fault that requires corrective action Reset the drive by pressing the blue Eject button If this does not clear the condition power the drive off then back on Internally mounted tape drives may require the system to be shutdown powered off then powered on to clear the internal fault in the drive If the condition cannot be cleared using this method refer to your service guide or system diagnostics for further assistance
147. ve self test diagnostics with media the Activity and Clean LED s will flash at the same time The corrective action is to verify that your tape cartridge is not write protected or damaged and that the media type is compatible with your tape drive LTO4 800GB Half High SAS Tape Drive FC 5747 LED s description are from left to right The meaning of the LED s and Single Character Display SCD are Table 11 LED SCD Information i Ie e C file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package Operation Green Ready Amber Fault Single Character Display SCD Page 30 of 93 Response Power On Off Off or On 3 Segments Wait 30 to 60 seconds Self Test in flashing 1 progress After Power 3 seconds On 3 seconds On 3 seconds On Wait 30 to 60 seconds On Self Test 2 2 2 and the drive resets 2 No Cartridge Off Off or On 3 OfforC 3 Wait 30 to 60 seconds is Loaded Cartridge is Off or On 3 Off or C 3 Wait 30 to 60 seconds Loading or Unloading Cartridge is n Off or C 3 fWait 30 to 60 seconds Loaded No Data Cartridge is Loaded Cleaning is Required Off or On 3 i Off or On 3 On 3 ez O 7 7 i 5 D i n n n a g a B amp ol e PN En Off or C 3 Wait 30 to 60 seconds Clean drive as soon as possible c6 Cleaning in Off C 3 Wait for Cleaning
148. wer to the tape drive e Try a different cartridge e Check cables terminators system connections etc e Check for other causes for interference to the magazine Definitions The following is a description of the R X Y and Z motions e R motion The rotational movement of the carousel inside the autoloader e X motion The movement of the picker arm in an autoloader when moving the cartridges in and out of the magazine file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package e Y motion The movement up and down of the platform in an autoloader when carrying cartridges between the magazine and the drive e Z motion The motion of the magazine transport in an autoloader when it takes a magazine that the user has inserted and conveys it to the carousel The same motion in reverse is used to eject the magazine Table 7 LCD 2 Digit Error Display Code Deseription id 61 Z motor jammed while loading or ejecting the 8 magazine Le o o e While pulling in While reversing load While pushing out While starting to unload While unloading Diagnostic Completing load Loading a magazine Pulling the magazine in Starting the unload in the autoloader This should never occur and is likely a firmware error Unloading the magazine Diagnostic Magazine not loaded eeo O OoOO pa fine R moror is jammed failing 1o rotate the carousel 52 E E Magazine reinserted
149. ystem do the following AIX command Isdev C grep scsi The output will be scsi0 Available 00 04 SCSI I O Controller To be sure of the SCSI adapter address do the following AIX command for the adapter you are going to attach to Isattr El scsi0 grep id The output will be id 7 Adapter card SCSI ID Note High Availability HA systems often use 5 and 6 as the SCSI adapter address Some systems restrict the SCSI address refer to your system manuals to determine any system restrictions To be sure of the addresses of other devices are already using on the SCSI bus do the AIX command Isdev Cs scsi Valid SCSI addresses for Narrow devices 8 bit are 0 thru 7 with 7 usually reserved for the SCSI adapter Valid SCSI addresses for Wide devices 16 bit are 0 thru 15 with 7 usually reserved for the SCSI adapter When a Wide device is attached to a narrow bus the available addresses are the same as if the device was a narrow device Note On systems that use the Common Hardware Reference Platform CHRP the SCSI address 15 may be used for CHRP address The backplanes use this address on CHRP boxes to ID backplane FRU locations codes in CHRP Error logs The ID 15 is hard wired into the I 35 backplane Any devices tagged with a SCSI address of 15 and attached to the SCSI interface used by the backplanes are going to have a conflict of address so if in doubt don t use the SCSI address of 15 Some systems use more than 1 CHRP and use more than 1 S
150. zo9 SLR100 5GB 35L0661 SLR60 SLR60 MLR3 25GB 59H4128 MLR1 16GB 59H4175 MLR1 13GB 16G8574 MLR1 16GB MLR1 16GB MLR1 2GB 35L0589 MLR1 2GB Pts 0113600 Pode e Td Cd S boso SSS SS Read Only Read Only Read Only DC9250XL a 0 DC9200SL 52 52 52 52 48 33 33 33 E Se Ld fd Read Only Read Only Read Only Note Drive must have a microcode level of 0345 or higher to use this tape Withdrawn obsolete 4mm Tape Drives Note Do not change the default density settings in AIX for the 4mm tape drive as the 4mm tape drives do automatic media sensing and write and read the correct format for each tape Changing the default density settings may cause unpredictable results Model Description Data Cartridge P N nE file C temp TAPEWHDR html 5 20 2008 Tape Help Package Page 46 of 93 4mm 2GB drive f206 001 Dpbsi bpsiip 21F8754 O pe o aoao aa oS 005 DDS2 8191151 7332 005 1S II 21F8754 10 DDS3 59H3465 7332 110 DDS2 paa 151 DDsI DSID dR F8754 o 4mm 20GB drive 7206 220 DDS4 59H4456 Dos JoB DDS2 8191151 DDS1 DDS is not supported 7206 336 DAT72 18P7912 7212 102 DDS4 59H4456 SSS SS ee 2 is not supported 4mm 80GB eee T 7212 102 Cane 103 eae eae 1U2 DDS1 DDS is not supported DAT160 23R5635 DAT72 18P7912 DDS4 5

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