Cleaning The Drive Head; Cleaning The Tape Drive; Diagnostic And Maintenance Functions - IBM L5X Installation And User Manual

Cleaning the drive head

Attention: When cleaning the drive head, use the IBM LTO Ultrium Cleaning
Cartridge. You can use another LTO cleaning cartridge, but it might not meet the
standards of reliability established by IBM.
Clean the drive head whenever
and the status light is flashing amber once per second. You do not need to clean
the drive head on a periodic basis.
Note: In Maintenance mode, a flashing
To clean the head, insert the cleaning cartridge into the tape load compartment (see
"Front panel of the drive" on page 2). The drive performs the cleaning
automatically in less than 2 minutes and then ejects the cartridge. The drive will
perform a short load and unload test while ejecting the drive. Wait for the drive to
finish before removing the cartridge.
Note: The drive will automatically eject an expired cleaning cartridge.
The IBM LTO Ultrium Cleaning Cartridge is valid for 50 uses.

Cleaning the tape drive

Clean the exterior surface of the tape drive with a damp towel. If you use a liquid
all-purpose cleaner, apply it to the towel. Do not spray cleaner directly on the tape
drive.

Diagnostic and maintenance functions

The drive is capable of the following:
v Run diagnostics
v Test write and read functions
v Test a suspect tape cartridge
v Update firmware
v Perform other diagnostic and maintenance functions
The drive must be in maintenance mode to perform these functions.
Attention: Maintenance functions cannot be performed concurrently with read or
write operations. While in maintenance mode, the tape drive does not accept SCSI
commands from the server.
Table 8 on page 24 describes each diagnostic and maintenance function that the
drive can perform, gives the function code which appears on the Single-character
display (SCD), and directs you to the instructions for performing the function. Use
a customer-supplied scratch (blank) data cartridge for diagnostic testing.
Note: During normal operation the fan runs only when cooling is required. The
means to insert a cartridge, not clean the drive head.
fan will be turned on and off during the POST and Run Drive Diagnostics
to demonstrate that the fan is operational.
C
is displayed on the single-character display
C
with the solid amber status light,
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