This appendix summarizes the T10000 tape drive operator-panel indicator lights and display messages. Where applicable, this appendix recommends operator actions.
Table D-1 lists operator panel display messages, meanings, and recommended actions.
Table D-1 Operator Panel Display Messages
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The tape drive is online but a cartridge tape is not loaded. |
Load a cartridge tape as required. |
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IPL diagnostics are executing. |
None |
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During boot, a section of memory was found bad. |
Perform a drive IPL. If the problem persists, contact authorized service personnel. |
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The IPL failed. |
Perform a drive IPL again. If the problem persists, contact authorized service personnel. |
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A sequence of switches accessed an engineering area. |
Perform a drive IPL. |
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IPL diagnostics are executing. |
None |
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An operational failure occurred; the tape drive automatically performs an IPL. |
Wait for the IPL to complete and retry the operation (see Table D-2). If the problem persists, contact authorized service personnel. |
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A cleaning cartridge is in the tape drive and is now cleaning. |
None |
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The tape drive firmware level is insufficient to control the tape drive hardware. |
Contact authorized service personnel. |
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The tape drive cannot write code onto the data cartridge tape, or the tape drive cannot position the data cartridge tape. |
Ensure that the tape is write-enabled, or try another cartridge tape. |
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The tape drive cannot read code from the data cartridge tape. |
Retry the operation, or try another cartridge tape. If the problem persists, contact authorized service personnel. |
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The firmware in the tape drive is being updated from the host; the operator panel switches are locked. |
None |
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The tape drive cannot read the data cartridge tape, or the tape drive cannot position the data cartridge tape. |
Try another cartridge tape. |
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The EEPROM failed. |
Contact authorized service personnel. |
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The tape drive cannot read code from the data cartridge tape. |
Retry the operation, or try another cartridge tape. If the problem persists, contact authorized service personnel. |
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The data cartridge tape is not a code update cartridge tape. |
Try another code update cartridge tape. If the problem persists, contact authorized service personnel. |
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The tape drive cannot create (reformat or reclaim) a cartridge tape. |
Ensure that the data cartridge tape is write-enabled, or try to reformat the tape on another drive. If the problem persists, contact authorized service personnel. |
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The tape drive cannot create (reformat or reclaim) a diagnostic dump tape. |
Ensure that the data cartridge tape is write-enabled. If the problem persists, contact authorized service personnel. |
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The tape drive cannot read the format of the data cartridge tape. |
Retry the operation, or try another cartridge tape. If the problem persists, contact authorized service personnel. |
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The tape drive cannot write diagnostic data onto the data cartridge tape, or the tape drive cannot position the data cartridge tape. |
Contact authorized service personnel. |
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There is no diagnostic dump data to process. |
Contact authorized service personnel. |
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Alternates with *(an asterisk) after completion of IPL, where xxxx = the FSC of last dump data collected and Y = number of uncollected dumps in non-volatile memory. |
Contact authorized service personnel who accesses the diagnostic data and collects it to tape or to the host. |
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The tape drive detected the same error within a minute. |
IPL the tape drive. If the problem persists, contact authorized service personnel. |
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The dump or event log is being transferred to the host; operator panel switches are locked. |
None |
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The cleaning cartridge is used up. |
Replace the cleaning cartridge. |
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The checksum does not match after an IPL. |
Contact authorized service personnel. |
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An initialization error occurred. |
Contact authorized service personnel. |
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The IPL switch has been pressed. |
None |
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The common controller code is loading; IPL is proceeding. |
None |
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A cartridge tape is loading. |
None |
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The load or unload operation failed. |
If the load failed, insert another cartridge tape. If it loads successfully, suspect the original tape. If another tape fails to load, IPL the tape drive. If the problem persists, contact authorized service personnel. |
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Fibre Channel firmware is loading; IPL is proceeding. |
None |
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The tape drive is doing a high-speed seek. |
None |
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The IPL failed. |
Perform the tape drive IPL again. If the problem persists, contact authorized service personnel. |
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A write-protected tape is in the process of a manual unload. |
None |
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A write-enabled tape is in the process of a manual unload. |
None |
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The tape drive is offline. |
None |
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The tape drive is online. |
None |
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The power supply failed. |
Contact authorized service personnel. |
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The tape drive is reading data. |
None |
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The loaded cartridge tape is a VolSafe cartridge. |
None |
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The loaded cartridge tape is write-protected. |
None |
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The loaded higher density, non-VolSafe cartridge tape is ready and not file protected in a lower density drive. |
Reload with a low-density cartridge or intentionally over-write from BOT. Note - High-density data cannot be read by a lower density drive. |
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The loaded lower density, non-VolSafe cartridge tape is ready and not file protected in a higher density drive. |
Use for read-only jobs or intentionally over-write from BOT. Note - Low-density data file can be read, but not revised by a higher density drive. |
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The loaded cartridge tape is write-enabled (write-unprotected). |
None |
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The tape drive is rewinding. |
None |
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The new configuration cannot be saved because the read-access memory (RAM) might be defective. |
This message is associated with changing the tape drive configuration, a task for authorized service personnel only. |
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A dump is being saved to non-volatile memory. |
None |
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Initialization has started. |
None |
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The IPL process is trapped in a loop. |
IPL the tape drive again. If the problem persists, contact authorized service personnel. |
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A cartridge tape is unloading. |
None |
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The Unload switch was pressed during a write operation. Some data remains unwritten. |
To write the unwritten data, issue the command:
Or, Press the Unload switch again; the unwritten data is lost. |
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The tape drive attempted to write to a write-protected cartridge tape. |
Change the switch on the data cartridge tape to enable writing. |
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The tape drive is writing data. |
None |
The following table contains Fault Symptom Codes (FSCs) that commonly result from an operator error. The first column in the table lists an operator panel message at the time of the error event. The description column provides insight into the error condition from which you can determine a recovery action.
Table D-2 Selected Check Message Meanings
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Table D-3 lists operator panel display messages selected for translation. The messages appear in the language set in the drive configuration menu.
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See "Language Selection Submenu" for additional information.Table D-3 Translated Display Messages
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