Resetting The Tape Drive - IBM Bull Escala E5-700 Manual

The V and X cartridges have similar shells and come in a variety of tape lengths. Both cartridges utilize
AME media and offer the similar read/write speeds and capacities.
Note:
1. To use X cartridges, the tape drive must have a minimum microcode level of 2105. To display the
microcode level of the tape drive in the AIX operating system, do the following steps:
a. Open an AIX command prompt.
b. Type the lscfg -vl rmtx command, where x is the tape drive number, then press Enter.
The output will contain the following line:
Device Specific.(Z1)........2105
In the previous example, 2105 represents the microcode level. If the command output contains a value
of 2105 or higher, the tape drive supports the use of X cartridges. If the command output contains a
value of 2104 or lower, update your microcode to 2105 or higher to use X cartridges in this tape drive.
2. X cartridges are only supported in VXA-2 tape drives. A user can write an X cartridge in VXA-1
format on a VXA-2 tape drive, but it will only be readable on a VXA-2 drive.
3. The VXA-2 drive supports use of V10 media, but this cartridge is not offered.
Available tape cartridges
Table 21. X tape cartridges
Part Number
24R2137
24R2136
24R2134
24R2135
24R2138
Table 22. V tape cartridges
Part Number
19P4876
19P4877
19P4878
19P4879
19P4880

Resetting the tape drive

You might need to reset your tape drive. Use the procedure in this topic to perform this task.
Use this information to reset your tape drive, without affecting server operation. Allow up to 2 minutes
for the entire tape drive process to complete.
Attention: Resetting a tape drive before the current backup operation has completed can cause loss of
customer data.
To reset the tape drive, follow these steps:
1. Press and hold the eject button for 20 seconds, and then release the button. The LEDs on the drive
will be flashing while the reset function is in process.
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Power Systems: Managing devices
Description
230m 80/160GB
124 m 40/80GB
20/40GB
62m 20/40GB
X Cleaning Cartridge
Description
230m 80/160GB
124 m 40/80GB
20/40GB
62m 20/40GB
X Cleaning Cartridge
Type
X23 Data Cartridge
X17 Data Cartridge
X6 Data Cartridge
X6 Test Cartridge
VXA 20 usage
Type
V23 Data Cartridge
V17 Data Cartridge
V6 Data Cartridge
V6 Test Cartridge
VXA 20 usage
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