This chapter provides information for using the T10000 menu system as accessed from the physical operator panel of a rack mount drive. The T10000 tape drive menu system provides the means to determine the drive configuration settings and access the drive utilities.
The rack mount drive chassis has a physical operator panel on the front panel (see Figure 2-2) that enables direct access to the menu system. On library-attached drives, the primary means of accessing the menu system is through the drive's Ethernet maintenance port and the use of the virtual operator panel (VOP) application. The rack mount drive tray also has an Ethernet maintenance port for each drive.
Note:
VOP is the preferred tool for viewing and changing drive configuration parameters. Make every effort to use VOP instead of the physical operator panel on the rack mount drive to view or change configuration parameters.The menu system information is described as follows:
The information describes the menu system as seen from the physical operator panel.
Note:
Although the VOP GUI representation is visually very different from the operator panel view, the information in this chapter is supplementary to the VOP documentation.The menu structure consists of six categories. When you press the Menu switch on the operator panel, the first menu provides selection of Online (default) or Offline menus. The current drive state appears in the operator panel display window.
Press the Select switch to toggle the mode, as desired.
Press the Menu switch to advance to the next menu (drive configuration settings).
View or Change Configuration menus display drive configuration settings when the drive is online and allow configuration changes when the drive is offline.
Press Select to enter the drive configuration submenus.
Press Menu to advance the display to the next menu (TCP/IP Configuration).
View or Change TCP Configuration menus display the drive Transmission Control Protocol /Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) configuration settings when online and allow changes to IP addresses or selection of DHCP when offline.
Press Select to enter the TCP/IP configuration submenus.
Press Menu to advance the display to the next menu (Drive Operations).
Drive Operations menus (offline only) provide drive utilities (IPL from tape, make a dump tape, make a code tape, make a data tape, or rebuild the MIR).
Press Select to enter the drive operations submenus.
Press Menu to advance the display to the next menu (Drive Firmware).
The Drive Firmware menu displays the current drive firmware release level.
Release level format is Rx.yy.zzzc where:
x =major revision levely =minor revision levelz =integration numberc =channel interface type (f=Fibre Channel, e=FICON 3490 image, and m=FICON 3592 image)The Exit menu provides the choice to either return to the Online/Offline selection menu by pressing Menu or to exit the menu system by pressing Select.
Note:
If you exit the menu system with the drive offline, the Operator Panel alternately flashesOffline (if a data cartridge has been loaded at least once) as a reminder that drive status is still offline. This reminder flashes until the drive is either placed back online or powered-off.Menu operations for online (view) mode and offline (change) mode are very similar. In both menu systems:
Press Menu to advance or to answer No when the menu prompt is a question
Press Select to scroll options or to answer Yes when the menu prompt is a question
To enter variable characters or digits:
Press Select to start the change mode.
The left-most segment of the ten-character display begins to flash.
Press the Select switch repeatedly until the segment shows the desired value.
Note:
When you press the Select switch, the value increments one step.Press Menu to set the value and advance the flashing display to the next variable character or digit.
After you have set the last variable character or digit, either press Menu to accept the displayed entry and advance to the next menu or press Select to restart the change mode.
When the drive is in the online state, you can view the current drive configuration settings. If you want to change any settings, you must place the drive offline.
Defaults to Online at power-on.
You must select Offline to change a configuration setting.
OffLn Pend might appear while waiting for a system response or diagnostics completion.
Procedure:
Press Menu repeatedly until Online or Offline appears, if required.
Press Select to change modes.
Press Menu to advance to the next main menu option.
You can view the current configuration settings when the drive is online and view or change configuration settings when the drive is offline.
The operator panel window shows either View CFG ? (online) or Chng CFG ? (offline).
This is the entry point to the configuration submenus.
Procedure:
Press Menu (No) to bypass or press Select (Yes) to enter the submenus.
Note:
If bypassed, the display advances to the View or Change TCP/IP Configuration menu.Menu options are:
Intf FCP which enables the drive interface to run FCP protocol.
Intf FICON which enables the drive interface to run FICON protocol.
Defaults to the last saved selection.
In the online (view) mode, the current interface selection appears. You must switch to the offline (change) mode to toggle the selection.
Procedure:
Do one of the following actions:
Press Menu (No) to bypass.
Press Select (offline) until desired option appears; then, press Menu to set and initiate an IPL to load the desired firmware modules.
Note:
Manufacturing ships drive FRUs with theIntf FCP option selected. When a defective drive in a FICON interface is replaced, you must change the selection to Intf FICON. After IPL is complete, the menu system displays the appropriate FICON related items.The operator panel window shows either View PrtA ? (online) or Cfg PrtA ? (offline).
Procedure:
Press Menu (No) to bypass or press Select (Yes) to enter submenus.
View or configure port attributes as defined in the following submenus.
The submenu is present when the drive is in the online state.
A=xxyyzzan or B=xxyyzzan 24-bit (6 hexadecimal characters) port identifier at interface log on, plus connection type and speed.
A=........ or B=........ appears when the port is not logged onto an interface
Procedure:
Press Menu or Select to advance to the next submenu.
Shows the Small Form-factor Pluggable (SFP) module information.
Note:
Display is information only and appears in both online and offline menus.Operator panel window shows: nnGMM0nnnm, nnGSRnnnm, or nnGSMnn.nk.
Appears when an SFP module is present and readable:
?G ?? appears when an SFP module is present but unreadable.
No SFP appears when an SFP module is not present in the port.
Procedure:
Press Menu or Select to advance to the next submenu.
The operator panel window shows either Hard PA N or Hard PA Y.
Note:
Manufacturing ships drives with theHard PA N option selected.Defaults to the last saved selection.
Hard PA N disables hard physical address (PA) and causes the drive to seek a soft PA assignment at loop initialization.
Hard PA Y enables a hard PA, manually set by the Hard Physical Address Submenu. If the preset hard PA is not available at loop initialization, the drive then seeks a soft PA.
Procedure:
Press Menu (No) to bypass or press Select (Yes) to enter submenus.
Appears only with Hard PA Y.
Note:
The SL3000 and SL8500 libraries do not support AL_PA addressing.Defaults to the last saved selection.
The operator panel window shows PA=xx,ddd.
xx (hexadecimal) is the Arbitrated Loop Physical Address (AL_PA).
ddd is the decimal index into the ALPA table.
As you manually change the decimal index digits (valid indexes are 125 [highest priority] through 000 [lowest priority]), the PA xx display automatically changes.
Procedure:
Do one of the following actions:
Press Menu to bypass.
Press Select to start the change mode.
Press Select to increment the digit until the desired value appears, then press Menu to set.
Repeat step 2 for each digit.
Press Menu to advance to the next submenu or press Select to restart the change mode.
Appears only with Hard PA N.
Defaults to the last saved selection.
Note:
Manufacturing ships drives withSoft PA LO option selected. The Solaris default FCP-driver behavior requires a setting of Soft PA LO.The operator panel window shows:
Soft PA HI the drive seeks a soft PA in an ascending order at loop initialization.
Soft PA LO the drive seeks a soft PA in a descending order at loop initialization.
Procedure:
Do one of the following actions:
Press Menu to bypass.
Press Select to toggle; then, press Menu to set and advance to the next submenu.
Note:
Manufacturing ships drives with theRate Auto option selected.Speed is determined by the network (Rate Auto) or by selecting a fixed rate (varies by drive model number).
Note:
When you select a fixed speed rate, the drive operates at the selected rate only. If the network is fixed at a different rate, the drive does not log on.Procedure:
Do one of the following actions:
Press Menu to bypass.
Press Select until desired option appears; then, press Menu to set and advance to the next submenu.
The operator panel window shows either MaxSz 2112 or MaxSz 2048.
Selects the maximum frame size.
Note:
Manufacturing ships drives with theMaxSz 2112 option selected.Procedure:
Do one of the following actions:
Press Menu to bypass.
Press Select to toggle; then, press Menu to set and advance to the next submenu.
Note:
Manufacturing generates normal drive node and port A/B WWNs as a set, and stores them in the drive EEPROM. The format is:You can create or edit a Custom WWN as required for special circumstances. When Custom WWNs are used, Port A, Port B, and Drive Node WWNs should all be changed to designated Custom WWNs to meet special circumstances.
Make sure the Custom WWN is registered in the host interface software. Unregistered or duplicate WWNs cause host interface anomalies. Libraries using the dynamic WWN (dWWN) feature automatically set the drive Custom WWN setting to a library-determined WWN.
Defaults to the last saved selection.
H=500104F0 comprises the high portion of a unique 64-bit WWN that identifies the specific port node. This first half includes a company identification (characters 2 through 6); and for StorageTek branded devices, the company ID is 00104F.
Note:
You would not typically edit this part of a WWN.L=yyyyyyyy comprises the low portion of the 64-bit WWN that identifies this specific port node. Typically, only the last character is different than the other port node. Generally, when setting a Custom WWN in a drive, you edit the lower portion of the WWN to replicate the WWN which was in use for the removed drive.
Procedure:
Do one of the following actions:
Press Menu to bypass.
Press Select to start the change mode.
Press Select to increment character until desired value appears, then press Menu.
Repeat step 2 for each character.
Press Menu to advance to the next submenu; or, press Select to restart the change mode.
This submenu appears only when the Custom WWN is in use or when one is being created/edited.
WWN Custom appears whenever a Custom WWN is in use, or is being created/edited.
WWN Custom also appears when the drive is using dynamic WWN, set by a library invoking dWWN.
Procedure:
Do one of the following actions:
Press Menu to bypass to the next submenu.
Press Select to toggle the selection to WWN Normal.
WWN Normal selection recalls the stored normal WWN from the drive EEPROM.
Procedure:
Do one of the following actions:
Press Menu to recall the stored Normal WWN, and advance to the next submenu.
Press Select to toggle the selection to WWN Custom.
The operator panel window shows either View PrtB ? (online) or Cfg PrtB ? (offline).
View or change Port B attributes as defined in the preceding port A/B attributes submenus (see "Port A Attributes Menu").
Procedure:
Press Menu to bypass or press Select to enter the port attributes submenus.
Note:
Manufacturing ships Fibre Channel (FCP) drives with theEmul STD option selected. Use the special emulation modes (Emul 9840 and Emul 9940) only at the direction of company technical support.Procedure:
Do one of the following actions:
Press Menu to bypass.
Press Select until the desired option appears; then, press Menu to set and advance to the next submenu.
Emul STD (Native)Emul 9840Emul 9940Emul 3592Note:
Manufacturing ships FICON drives with theEmul 3592 option selected. Change the selection to Emul VSM as needed to match site requirements.Procedure:
Do one of the following actions:
Press Menu to bypass.
Press Select to toggle; then, press Menu to set, and advance to the next submenu.
Emul 3592Emul VSMNote:
Manufacturing ships drives with theCmprss Yes option selected.Defaults to the last saved selection.
Cmprss Yes when you select Yes, data is compressed, by default. The host can request no data compression.
Cmprss Off when you select Off, data is not compressed, and a host request has no effect.
Cmprss No when you select No, data is not compressed, by default. The host can request data compression.
Procedure:
Do one of the following actions:
Press Menu to bypass.
Press Select until the desired option appears; then, press Menu to set and advance to the next submenu.
Note:
Manufacturing ships drives with theFull DSE Y option selected.Defaults to the last saved selection.
Full DSE Y writes a random binary pattern on the media, over-writing existing data from the point of an erase command, to the end-of-tape.
Full DSE N writes data on the media that indicates valid data does not exist beyond the point of an erase command.
Procedure:
Do one of the following actions:
Press Menu to bypass.
Press Select to toggle; then, press Menu to set and advance to the next submenu.
Note:
Manufacturing ships drives withDrv Adr 00 selected when the FICON interface is active.Defaults to the last saved selection.
Drv Adr xy
x and y are hexadecimal characters.
Establishes the device (not CU) address for the drive. It should usually remain zero (00). Recheck this address if the link is not operating.
Procedure:
Do one of the following actions:
Press Menu to bypass.
Press Select to start the change mode.
Press Select to increment the x character until the desired value appears, then press Menu.
Repeat step 2 for the y character.
Press Menu to advance to the next submenu; or, press Select to restart the change mode.
Note:
Customers using NL or NSL tape processing cannot use SL Prot.Manufacturing ships drives with SL Prot N selected.
Defaults to the last saved selection.
Contact Technical Support for any assistance.
Note:
POST WRCART cannot be run with this feature enabled.SL Prot Y selects standard label overwrite protection.
Note:
Only selectSL Prot Y if label overwrite code is loaded, or if running standard labels and want the drive to display an error (CHK 33EX) when writing a non-80-byte record for VOLSER or HDR1.SL Prot N deselects standard label overwrite protection.
Procedure:
Do one of the following actions:
Press Menu to bypass.
Press Select to toggle; then, press Menu to set and advance to the next submenu.
Selects the operator panel display language: English, Espanol, Francais, Italiano, or Deutsch.
Note:
Manufacturing ships drives with theEnglish option selected.Defaults to the last saved selection.
In the online (View) mode, the active language only appears.
In the offline mode, the operator panel window shows Language ?
Procedure:
Do one of the following actions:
Press Menu to bypass.
Press Select until desired option appears; then, press Menu to set and advance to the next submenu.
Note:
Manufacturing ships drives with theTape Bar N option selected.Defaults to the last saved selection.
TapeBar Y enables secondary display of the current read/write point, relative to the beginning of data mark on the tape.
TapeBar N disables the option.
Procedure:
Do one of the following actions:
Press Menu to bypass.
Press Select to toggle; then, press Menu to set and advance to the next submenu.
Note:
Manufacturing ships drives withLib Adr FF selected.The operator panel window shows Lib Adr xy.
For SL8500, SL3000, and L180/L700/L1400 libraries; use the factory preset (FF) with T10000 tape drives.
In 9310 libraries (T10000A only), looking at the back of the drives, the address sequence in the drive cabinet is:
Left column from top: 00 through 09.
Right column from top: 0A through 13.
Defaults to the last saved selection.
Procedure:
Do one of the following actions:
Press Menu to bypass.
Press Select to start the change mode.
Press Select to increment the x digit until the desired value appears, then press Menu to set.
Repeat step 2 for the y digit.
Press Menu to advance to the next submenu; or, press Select to restart the change mode.
Note:
Manufacturing ships drives withSFileAcelY selected.SFileAcelY selects file sync accelerator. enables applications to reduce or eliminate back hitches caused by writing a tape mark or other sync operations.
SFileAcelN deselects file sync accelerator.
Defaults to the last saved selection.
Procedure:
Do one of the following actions:
Press Menu to bypass.
Press Select to toggle; then press Menu to set and advance to the next submenu.
Note:
If the drive interface type is changed, this parameter is reset to the manufacturing (Preset) value.Note:
Manufacturing ships drives withTAA N selected.TAA N deselects tape application accelerator.
TAA Sync WFM 0 operations will be NOP.
TAA TMK WFM will be place in a buffer.
TAA All WFM0 will be NOP, normal WFM will be placed in a buffer.
Defaults to the last saved selection.
Procedure:
Do one of the following actions:
Press Menu to bypass.
Press Select to toggle; then press Menu to set and advance to the next submenu.
Note:
If the drive interface type is changed, this parameter is reset to the manufacturing (Preset) value.Note:
Manufacturing ships drives withMaxCap OFF selected (firmware level 1.57.xxx and higher).MaxCap ON selects maximum capacity. enables the use of tape capacity that is normally reserved to ensure tape-to-tape copy operations succeed. Enabling this feature on the T10000C drive can increase cartridge capacity by five to ten percent.
MaxCap OFF deselects maximum capacity.
Defaults to the last saved selection.
Procedure:
Do one of the following actions:
Press Menu to bypass.
Press Select to toggle; then press Menu to set and advance to the next submenu.
Note:
If the drive interface type is changed, this parameter is reset to the manufacturing (Preset) value.Note:
You can create or edit a Custom WWN as required for special circumstances. When Custom WWNs are used, Drive Node, Port A, and Port B WWNs should all be changed to the designated Custom WWNs to meet special circumstances.Make sure the Custom WWN is registered in the Host interface software. Unregistered or duplicate WWNs cause Host interface anomalies. Libraries using the dynamic WWN (dWWN) feature automatically set the drive Custom WWN setting to a library-determined WWN.
H=500104F0 comprises the high portion of a unique 64-bit node WWN that identifies this drive node. This includes a company identification (characters 2 through 6); and for StorageTek branded devices, the company ID is 00104F. Therefore, you would not typically custom edit this part of a WWN.
Note:
Manufacturing generates the normal drive node and port A/B WWNs as a set and stores them in the drive EEPROM. The WWN format is:Defaults to the last saved selection.
Procedure:
Do one of the following actions:
Press Menu to bypass.
Press Select to start the change mode.
Press Select to increment the character until the desired value appears, then press Menu.
Repeat step 2 for each character.
Press Menu to advance to the next portion of the WWN; or, press Select to restart the change mode.
L=yyyyyyyy
Comprises the low portion of the 64-bit WWN that identifies this specific node. Typically, only the last character is different than the port nodes. Generally, when setting a Custom WWN in a drive, you edit the low portion of the WWN to replicate the WWN which was in use for the removed drive.
Defaults to the last saved selection.
Procedure:
Do one of the following actions:
Press Menu to bypass.
Press Select to start the change mode.
Press Select to increment the character until the desired value appears, then press Menu.
Repeat step 2 for each character.
Press Menu to advance to the next submenu; or, press Select to restart the change mode.
Note:
This submenu only appears if either a Custom WWN is in use or when one is being created/edited.WWN Custom appears when either a Custom WWN is in use or is being created/edited.
Procedure:
Do one of the following actions:
Press Menu to bypass to the next submenu.
Press Select to toggle the selection to WWN Normal.
WWN Normal recalls the stored Normal WWN from the drive EEPROM.
Procedure:
Do one of the following actions:
Press Menu to recall the stored normal WWN and advance to the next submenu.
Press Select to toggle the selection to WWN Custom.
Operator panel window shows S/N=zzzzzz (online only).
Identifies the manufacturing assigned serial number of the drive.
zzzzzz = the last six characters of the rear panel DMOD label.
This data is read from an internal EEPROM for online viewing only.
Procedure:
Press Menu or Select to advance to the next submenu.
Operator panel window shows Save/IPL ? (offline only).
This submenu appears only if changes were made in any submenu.
Procedure:
Do one of the following actions:
Press Menu (No) to cancel changes.
Press Select (Yes) to save changes and initiate an IPL.
Saving CFG appears for 2 seconds after you press Select.
After you save the configuration, the drive performs an IPL.
Operator panel window shows Exit CFG ?
This submenu offers the option to either repeat the change configuration submenus or exit the configuration submenus.
Procedure:
Do one of the following actions:
Press Menu (No) to loop back to the Interface Select Submenu.
Press Select (Yes) to exit and advance to the TCP/IP Configuration Menu.
Note:
Make sure the host has varied the drive offline before setting the drive offline.Operator panel window shows either View TCP ? (online)or Chng TCP ? (offline).
Procedure:
Do one of the following actions:
Press Menu (No) to bypass.
Press Select (Yes) to enter the TCP/IP submenus.
Note:
If bypassed, the display advances to the Firmware Release Level menu (online) or the Drive Operations menu (offline).See the DHCP Submenu section for details of TCP/IP configuration settings, and guidelines for changing selected settings when the drive is offline.
Note:
Manufacturing ships all drives with theDHCP N option selected.Operator panel window shows DHCP Y or DHCP N.
Defaults to the last saved selection.
With DHCP Y selected, a DHCP server (remote to the drive) assigns the dynamic TCP/IP settings.
With DHCP N selected, DHCP is disabled. The drive uses Static TCP/IP settings.
Procedure:
Do one of the following actions:
Press Menu to bypass.
Press Select to toggle; then, press Menu to set and advance to the next submenu.
Note:
WhenDHCP Y is active, you cannot change the static IP, Net Mask, and Gateway.The operator panel window shows IPhaaa.bbb.
Note:
Manufacturing ships all drives with the static IP Address Hi set to010.000.Valid entries are 000-255 for each digit trio.
Defaults to the last saved selection.
Procedure:
Do one of the following actions:
Press Menu to bypass.
Press Select to start the change mode.
For each digit:
Press Select to increment the flashing digit until the desired value appears.
Press Menu to set.
If you attempt to enter a value greater than 255 in either trio, all digits flash when the last digit is set.
Press Menu to advance to the next submenu; or, press Select to restart the change mode.
Note:
If all digits flash, press either Select or Menu to clear; then, press Select to restart the change mode.Note:
Manufacturing ships all drives with static IP Address Lo set to000.001.Operator panel window shows IPlccc.ddd.
Valid entries are 000-255 for each digit trio.
Defaults to the last saved selection.
Procedure:
Do one of the following actions:
Press Menu to bypass.
Press Select to start the change mode.
For each digit:
Press Select to increment the flashing digit until the desired value appears.
Press Menu to set.
If you attempt to enter a value greater than 255 in either trio, all digits flash when the last digit is set.
Press Menu to advance to the next submenu; or, press Select to restart the change mode.
Note:
If all digits flash, press either Select or Menu to clear; then, press Select to restart the change more.Note:
Manufacturing ships all drives with static Net Mask Hi set to255.255.Operator panel window shows NMhaaa.bbb.
Valid entries are 000-255 for each digit trio.
Defaults to the last saved selection.
Procedure:
Do one of the following actions:
Press Menu to bypass.
Press Select to start the change mode.
For each digit:
Press Select to increment the flashing digit until the desired value appears.
Press Menu to set.
If you attempt to enter a value greater than 255 in either trio, all digits flash when the last digit is set.
Press Menu to advance to the next submenu; or, press Select to restart the change mode.
Note:
If all digits flash, press either Select or Menu to clear; then, press Select to restart the change more.Note:
Manufacturing ships all drives with static Net Mask Lo set to255.000.Operator panel window shows NMlccc.ddd.
Valid entries are 000-255 for each digit trio.
Defaults to the last saved selection.
Procedure:
Do one of the following actions:
Press Menu to bypass.
Press Select to start the change mode.
For each digit:
Press Select to increment the flashing digit until the desired value appears.
Press Menu to set.
If you attempt to enter a value greater than 255 in either trio, all digits flash when the last digit is set.
Press Menu to advance to the next submenu; or, press Select to restart the change mode.
Note:
If all digits flash, press either Select or Menu to clear; then, press Select to restart the change more.Note:
Manufacturing ships drives with a static Gateway Hi set to either000.000. or 255.255Operator panel window shows GWhaaa.bbb.
Valid entries are 000-255 for each digit trio.
Defaults to the last saved selection.
Procedure:
Do one of the following actions:
Press Menu to bypass.
Press Select to start the change mode.
For each digit:
Press Select to increment the flashing digit until the desired value appears.
Press Menu to set.
If you attempt to enter a value greater than 255 in either trio, all digits flash when the last digit is set.
Press Menu to advance to the next submenu; or, press Select to restart the change mode.
Note:
If all digits flash, press either Select or Menu to clear; then, press Select to restart the change more.Note:
Manufacturing ships drives with static Gateway Lo set to either000.000. or 255.255Operator panel window shows GWlccc.ddd.
Valid entries are 000-255 for each digit trio.
Defaults to the last saved selection.
Procedure:
Do one of the following actions:
Press Menu to bypass.
Press Select to start the change mode.
For each digit:
Press Select to increment the flashing digit until the desired value appears.
Press Menu to set.
If you attempt to enter a value greater than 255 in either trio, all digits flash when the last digit is set.
Press Menu to advance to the next submenu; or, press Select to restart the change mode.
Note:
If all digits flash, press either Select or Menu to clear; then, press Select to restart the change more.Operator panel window shows Save/IPL ?
This submenu is present if either the DHCP selection or the static TCP/IP settings were changed.
Saving TCP appears for 2 seconds after you press Select.
After saving the TCP configuration, the drive automatically perform an IPL.
Save Fails appears for RAM problems.
Procedure:
Do one of the following actions:
Press Menu (No) to cancel changes.
Press Select (Yes) to save changes and initiate an IPL.
Operator panel window shows Exit TCP ?
This submenu offers you the option to either repeat the TCP/IP submenus or advance to the next menu.
Procedure:
Do one of the following actions:
Press Menu (No) to loop back to the DHCP Y/N submenu.
Press Select (Yes) to exit and advance to the Firmware Release Level menu (online), or the Drive Operation menu (offline).
The Drv Menu is only available when the drive is offline.
Note:
Make sure the host has varied the drive offline before you set the drive offline.Operator panel window shows Drv Menu ? (offline only). This is the entry point to the Drive Operations submenus.
Procedure:
Do one of the following actions:
Press Menu (No) to bypass.
Press Select (Yes) to enter the submenus.
Note:
If bypassed, the display advances to the Firmware Release Level menu.Operator panel window shows IPL FromTP.
IPL From Tape, updates the drive firmware from a code tape that you insert in the drive.
A normal data cartridge, if present, unloads when this function is activated.
If CHK xxxx appears, try a different code tape.
Procedure:
Press Menu to bypass or press Select to activate.
When Ld IPL Tp appears, insert the code tape (write-protected data cartridge that contains the desired firmware release level image).
Note:
After the update completes, the drive unloads the code tape and initiates an IPL.Remove the unloaded code tape.
Operator panel window shows MakeDumpTp.
Make Dump Tape specially formats and identifies a data cartridge as a dump tape; but, it does not collect dump logs. Data cartridges used to collect dump logs must first be formatted this way to accept dump logs.
A normal data cartridge, if present, ejects when this function is activated.
If Make Dump Tape fails and CHK xxxx appears, try a different data cartridge.
Procedure:
Press Menu to bypass or press Select to activate.
When Ld Dump Tp appears, insert a write-enabled data cartridge.
After the formatted dump tape unloads, remove the cartridge.
Insert another write-enabled data cartridge, or press Menu to exit the dump tape submenu.
Note:
Only drives with all images loaded into the EEPROM can make code tapes.Operator panel window shows MakeCodeTp.
Make Code Tape copies the firmware image from the drive EEPROM to a data cartridge. You can use this code tape to update firmware in other drives using the Code Update submenu.
A normal data cartridge, if present, ejects when this function is activated.
If Make Code Tape fails and CHK xxxx appears, try a different cartridge. If the problem persists, consult your service representative.
Notes:
This operation might not work on encryption-enabled tape drives.
Make sure the drive is properly prepared to create code tapes. If required, exit the Drive Operations menu and update the drive to a full code of the desired firmware release level.
Procedure:
Press Menu to bypass or press Select to activate.
When Ld Code Tp appears, insert a write-enabled data cartridge.
After the new code tape unloads, remove the cartridge and write protect it (set the switch to the locked position).
Insert another write-enabled data cartridge, or press Menu to exit the create code tape submenu.
Note:
VolSafe data cartridges cannot be reformatted. If inserted, the drive rejects a VolSafe cartridge.Make Data Tape reformats cartridges so they can be reused as normal data tapes. This is sometimes referred to as reclaiming.
A cartridge, if present, unloads when this function is activated.
Information in the MIR about old data files on a tape being reformatted is erased.
If Make Data Tape Fails, and CHK xxxx appears, try a different data cartridge.
Procedure:
Press Menu to bypass or press Select to activate.
When Ld Data Tp appears, insert a write-enabled data cartridge.
MakeDataTp appears in the drive display.
After the reformatted data tape unloads, remove the data cartridge.
Insert another write-enabled data cartridge, or press Menu to exit the reclaim tape submenu.
Operator panel window shows Build MIR.
T10000 tape drives use information recorded on a data cartridge at the beginning of tape, in an area known as the Media Information Region (MIR), to access and manage data files while the data cartridge is loaded in the drive.
Procedure:
Press Menu to bypass or press Select to activate.
Caution:
Make sure the drive is unloaded before you activate Build MIR.When Ld Cust Tp appears, insert the write-enabled data cartridge with an invalid MIR.
Rebuild MIR flashes on the operator panel while the MIR is rebuilding.
Note:
After the MIR is rebuilt, the cartridge unloads.Remove the data cartridge.
Insert another write-enabled data cartridge requiring a MIR rebuild; or, press Menu to exit the build MIR submenu.
Operator panel window shows Exit Drv ?
This submenu offers the choice to either repeat the drive operations submenus or advance to the next menu.
Procedure:
Do one of the following actions:
Press Menu (No) to loop back to the Code Update Submenu.
Press Select (Yes) to exit Drive Operations and advance to the Firmware Release menu.
Operator panel window shows Rx.yy.zzza.
This submenu displays the current drive firmware release level.
Procedure:
Press Menu or Select and advance to the Exit menu.
Operator panel window shows Exit Menu?
This menu offers the option to either stay in the menu system and return the drive to Online or to exit the menu system.
Procedure:
Do one of the following actions:
Press Menu (No) to go to the Online/Offline menu.
Press Select (Yes) to exit the menu system.
Note:
If you exit the menu system with the drive offline, the display flashesOffline every few seconds as a reminder that drive is still Offline (if a data cartridge has been loaded at least once).