Learn about using maintenance mode functions on the 5638
tape drive.
Performing operations using the front panel
Perform
maintenance operations by pushing the eject button while observing
the status LED and the single-character display.
Entering maintenance mode
The drive must be
in maintenance mode to run drive diagnostics or maintenance functions.
To place the unit in maintenance mode:
- Make sure that no cartridge is in the drive.
- Press and hold the Unload
Button for 6 seconds. A 0 appears in the Single-character Display
(SCD), and the Fault Light turns amber.
Note: If a cartridge is in the tape drive, it will eject the
first time that you press the Unload Button and the drive will not
be placed in maintenance mode. To continue placing the drive in maintenance
mode, perform the preceding step. While in Maintenance Mode, the drive
will not accept a cartridge unless the drive requests it. The SCD
will display a flashing C to indicate a cartridge needs to be inserted.
Maintenance
functions cannot be performed concurrently with read or write operations.
While in maintenance mode, the drive does not receive commands from
the server.
Scrolling through maintenance options
With
the drive in maintenance mode, press the eject push button at a rate
of once per second. The single-character display code increments by
one each time you press the eject push button.
Note: Do not press
the eject push button more frequently than once per second or the
selected maintenance function will occur instead of the desired scrolling
operation.
After the last maintenance function is reached,
the display code wraps to 0. Unassigned digits (B, D, and G) are not
displayed when the options are incremented.
The following table
lists the maintenance functions.
Table 1. Maintenance functions| Maintenance functions |
Display code |
|---|
| Normal mode |
None |
| Maintenance mode |
0 |
| Run drive diagnostics |
1 |
| Update drive firmware from FMR tape |
2 |
| Create FMR tape |
3 |
| Force a drive dump (same as pressing the eject
button for 10 or more seconds, except it does not cause a reset operation) |
4 |
| Copy drive dump to tape at the beginning of
tape |
5 |
| Copy drive dump to tape |
5-1 |
| Copy drive dump to flash memory |
5-8 |
| Clear flash dump |
5-3 |
| No function |
5 -0 |
| Run host interface wrap test |
6 |
| Test the primary SAS port |
6-1 |
| Test the secondary SAS port |
6-8 |
| Test both primary and secondary SAS ports at
the same time (requires a wrap plug in both ports) |
6-3 |
| Exit |
6-0 |
| Run RS-422 wrap test |
7 |
| Unmake FMR tape |
8 |
| Display error code log |
9 |
| Clear error code log |
A |
| Insert cartridge into tape drive |
C |
| Test cartridge and media |
E |
| Write performance test |
F |
| Test head |
H |
| Fast read/write test |
J |
| Load/unload test |
L |
| Enable post-error reporting |
P |
| Disable post-error reporting |
U |
Running a maintenance function
To run the maintenance
function indicated by the character on the single-character display,
press and hold the eject button for 2 seconds. The single digit flashes
the selected maintenance function code during the running of the operation.
If the drive runs the function successfully, the single-character
display indicates 0. If the function fails, the status LED indicates
continuous yellow and the single-character display indicates the reason
for the error by displaying an error code. For a meaning of status
lights and single-character display, see
Table 2.
Exiting maintenance mode
The drive must be
in maintenance mode to run drive diagnostics or maintenance functions.
To exit maintenance mode:
- Press and hold the Unload Button for 3 or more seconds then release
the button to take the drive out of maintenance mode. If no error
is detected, 0 temporarily appears in the SCD, then goes blank. The
drive then exits maintenance mode and the Status Light will return
to Green.
- If an error is detected, the SCD shows an error code but still
exits maintenance mode. To clear the error, turn the power off, then
on again.
Note: The drive also exits maintenance mode automatically after
it completes a maintenance function or after 10 minutes if no action
has occurred.
Running a dump operation when not in maintenance mode
To
perform a drive dump operation, press and hold the eject button for
10 or more seconds. The microcode goes to its initialized state after
a dump operation.
Note: Data from a dump operation is for use by trained
personnel for problem determination.
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