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Table 5. Diagnostic and maintenance functions (continued)
Function Code 5 - Copy the Drive Dump to Tape (at Beginning of Tape)
Causes the tape drive to copy data from a drive dump (captured with Function Code 4) to the beginning of a
scratch data cartridge. An illuminated red dot on the single-character display indicates that a drive dump has been
created.
1. Make sure that no cartridge is in the drive.
2. Within a 1.5-second interval, press the unload button three times. The status light becomes solid amber, which
means that the drive is in maintenance mode.
3. Press the unload button once per 1.5 seconds until 5 appears in the single-character display. If you cycle past 5,
continue to press the unload button until it redisplays.
4. To select the function, press and hold the unload button for 3 seconds. After you select the function, C flashes.
When C flashes, the drive is waiting for a cartridge. Within 60 seconds, insert a scratch data cartridge that is not
write-protected (or the tape drive exits maintenance mode). After you insert the cartridge, 5 flashes and the tape
drive writes the dump data to the tape (at the beginning of the tape). When the function is complete, 0 displays,
the drive rewinds and unloads the tape, and exits maintenance mode.
From the server, issue the SCSI READ command to read the dump from the tape to a file or electronic image.
For information about where to send the electronic image, contact your OEM Product Application Engineer
(PAE).
Function Code 6 - Run SCSI Wrap Test
Causes the drive to perform a check of the SCSI circuitry from and to the SCSI connector.
To run the test, perform the following procedure.
Running a SCSI Wrap Test
This test evaluates the SCSI circuitry. A SCSI LVD wrap plug, a SCSI LVD terminator, and a Y-cable are required for
this procedure.
Note: You can terminate the Generation 1 drive internally while running the SCSI wrap test. Internal termination is
not built into the Generation 2 drive, therefore you must run the SCSI wrap test by using a Y-cable and external
termination.
Before you select this function, you must configure the drive to supply term power, terminate the SCSI bus, and
attach the SCSI wrap plug. Configure the drive to supply term power by placing a jumper on pin 6 of the drive's
SCSI ID connector (as shown by the shaded area in the figure below).
Connect a Y-cable to the drive's SCSI connector. Place a terminator on one end of the Y-cable and the wrap plug on
the other end.
1. Ensure that the drive does not contain a cartridge.
2. Within a 1.5-second interval, press the unload button three times. The status light becomes solid amber, which
means that the drive is in maintenance mode.
3. Press the unload button once per 1.5 seconds until 6 appears in the single-character display. If you cycle past 6,
continue to press the unload button until it redisplays.
4. To select the function, press and hold the unload button for 3 seconds. After you select the function, the tape
drive automatically starts the test:
v If the test is successful, it loops and begins again. To halt the test, press the unload button. The drive
acknowledges the request by slowing the length of time that the currently displayed character flashes on the
single-character display (from twice per second to once per second). The test continues to the end of its loop,
then stops. 0 displays and the drive exits maintenance mode. To continue to isolate the problem, go to "Fixing
SCSI bus errors" on page 53 and locate the steps to take after you run the SCSI wrap test.
v If the test fails, 8 displays, the test stops, and the tape drive exits maintenance mode. To resolve the error,
replace the tape drive (see "Removing a SCSI tape drive from an enclosure" on page 57).
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