Unload Button; Functions That The Unload Button Performs - IBM System Storage TS2240 Tape Drive Setup, Operator, And Service Manual

Table 3-1. Meaning of Status Lights and Single-character Display (SCD) (continued)
If the green and the
Ready amber Fault
Status Light Status Light
is... is...
Off Flashing
Amber (twice
per second)
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Power should not be removed from the drive until the microcode update is complete. The drive indicates that the
update is complete by resetting and performing POST.

Unload Button

The Unload Button ( 1 in "Front panel of the drive" on page 1-2) performs the
following functions:
Table 3-2. Functions that the Unload Button performs
Unload Button Function
Rewind the tape into the
cartridge and eject the
cartridge from the drive
Place the drive in
maintenance mode
Scroll through the
maintenance functions
Exit maintenance mode
Force a drive dump (part of
the maintenance mode)
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and the SCD and the SCD Dot
is...
Off
How to Initiate the Function
Press the Unload Button once. The Status Light flashes green while the drive is
rewinding and unloading.
Note: During a rewind and eject operation, the drive does not accept SCSI commands
from the server.
Ensure that the drive is unloaded. Then, within two seconds, press the Unload Button
three times. The drive is in maintenance mode when the Status Light becomes solid
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amber and appears in the SCD.
Note: While in maintenance mode, the drive does not accept SCSI interface
commands.
Note: If you attempt to enter Maintenance Mode with a cartridge in the drive, the drive
will rewind and eject the cartridge. Remove the cartridge and repeat the steps for
entering Maintenance Mode.
While in maintenance mode, press the Unload Button once per second to increment
the display characters by one. When you reach the character of the diagnostic or
maintenance function that you want (see "Diagnostic and Maintenance Functions" on
page 3-7), press and hold the Unload Button for three seconds.
Press the Unload Button once per second until
Unload Button for three seconds. Maintenance mode is exited when the Status Light
becomes solid green and the SCD becomes blank.
Attention: If the drive detects a permanent error and displays an error code, it
automatically forces a drive dump (also known as a save of the firmware trace). If you
force a drive dump, the existing dump will be overwritten and data will be lost. After
you force a drive dump, do not turn off the power to the drive or you may lose the
dump data.
Choose one of the following procedures:
v If the drive is in maintenance mode (Status Light is solid amber), refer to "Function
Code 4: Force a Drive Dump" on page 3-12.
v If the drive is in operating mode (Status Light is solid or flashing green), press and
hold the Unload Button for ten seconds.
If captured dump data exists, the drive places it into a dump area (for information
about retrieving the data, see "Procedure 1: Determining Firmware Level and
Capturing Drive Dump" on page 5-1).
is...
On There is a drive dump in flash memory.
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displays. Then press and hold the
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