Function Code F: Write Performance Test - IBM System Storage TS2240 Tape Drive Setup, Operator, And Service Manual

Press the Unload Button to stop the diagnostic and exit maintenance mode.
Pressing the Unload Button once will abort the test at the end of the current test
loop. Pressing the Unload Button twice will abort the test immediately. Wait for the
drive to rewind the tape and unload the cartridge.
Attention:
overwritten.
Note: If you inserted an invalid tape cartridge (e.g. Gen1 or WORM media), error
1. Place the drive in Maintenance Mode. For instructions, see "Entering
2. Press the Unload Button once per second until
3. Press and hold the Unload Button for three or more seconds, then release it to
4. Ensure that the write-protect switch on the cartridge is off, then insert the

Function Code F: Write Performance Test

Approximate Run Time = 5 minutes per loop
Total Number of Loops = 10
Function Code
to tape.
Press the Unload Button to stop the diagnostic and exit maintenance mode.
Pressing the Unload Button once will abort the test at the end of the current test
loop. Pressing the Unload Button twice will abort the test immediately. Wait for the
drive to rewind the tape and unload the cartridge.
When you perform this test, data on the suspect tape will be
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code appears in the SCD. If you inserted a write-protected cartridge, or
the media has read-only compatibility (e.g., Gen2 media), error code
appears in the SCD. In either case, the tape drive unloads the cartridge and
exits Maintenance Mode after the cartridge is removed.
Maintenance Mode" on page 3-9.
cycle past the desired code, press the Unload Button once per second until the
code reappears.)
select the function. The SCD changes to a flashing
cartridge (or the tape drive exits maintenance mode). The SCD changes to
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flashing . The tape drive runs the tests.
v If no error is detected, the diagnostic will loop and begin again. To stop the
loop, press the Unload Button for one second and release. When the loop
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ends, temporarily appears in the SCD.
v If an error is detected, the Status Light flashes amber and the drive posts an
error code to the SCD. To determine the error, locate the code in Appendix A,
"Error Codes and Messages," on page A-1. To clear the error either turn the
power off and then on again, or reboot the drive by pressing and holding the
Unload Button for 10 seconds.
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performs tests to ensure that the drive can read from and write
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appears in the SCD. (If you
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requesting a cartridge.
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