Removing A Tape Cartridge; Mid-Tape Recovery - Fujitsu LTO-6 User Manual

Operating the Drive
5.5

Removing a Tape Cartridge

To remove a tape cartridge:
1. Ensure that the drive is powered-on.
2. Press the Unload Button. The drive rewinds the tape and partially ejects the
cartridge. The Ready Light flashes green while the tape rewinds, then goes
out before the cartridge partially ejects.
3. After the cartridge partially ejects, grasp the cartridge and remove it.
Important: Always remove an ejected cartridge before reinserting.
Whenever you unload a tape cartridge, the drive writes any pertinent
information to the cartridge memory.
5.6

Mid-tape Recovery

If reset occurs while a cartridge is loaded, the drive will slowly rewind the tape
and eject the cartridge. If a power cycle occurs while a cartridge is loaded, the
drive will slowly rewind the tape. The drive will not automatically eject the
cartridge.
The Ready light flashes and the SCD will be counting down from 9 to 0,
indicating the approximate cartridge rewinding status. Between the counts, the
SCD displays random segments while the tape is rewinding into the cartridge.
Push the Unload Button to eject the cartridge when the Ready light stops
flashing.
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LTO-6 Half-Height SAS Tape Drive