Function Code 6: Run Host Interface Wrap Test - IBM Ultrium Gen 6 Installation And User Manual

6. Insert a scratch (blank) data cartridge within 60 seconds, or the drive will exit

Function code 6: Run host interface wrap test

Approximate Run Time = 10 seconds per loop
Number of Loops = This test runs until stopped by pressing the Unload button.
Function code
connector on the drive.
To execute Function code 6: Run host interface wrap test:
1. Make sure that the host interface wrap plug is connected to the host interface
2. Place the drive in Maintenance mode. For instructions, see "Entering
3. Press the Unload button once per second until
4. Press and hold the Unload button for 3 seconds to select Function code 6. After
5. Press the Unload button once per second to cycle through the following
6. Press and hold the Unload button for 3 or more seconds, then release it to
7.
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IBM Half High LTO Ultrium Gen 6 Internal SAS Tape Drive: Installation and User's Guide
Maintenance mode. Make sure that the scratch cartridge is not write protected
(or the tape drive exits Maintenance mode). The SCD flashes the selection
number while performing the function.
v If the copy operation completes successfully, the tape drive rewinds and
unloads the tape, and exits Maintenance mode after the cartridge is removed.
v If the copy operation fails, an error code appears in the SCD. To determine
the error, locate the code in Appendix C, "Error codes and messages," on
page 63. The tape drive unloads the tape cartridge and exits Maintenance
mode after the cartridge is removed.
performs a check of the host interface circuitry and host
connector at the rear of the drive.
Maintenance mode" on page 27.
through the Maintenance mode options until
selecting Function code 6 the SCD will display option
Unload button within 5 seconds to make a different selection. If no other
selection is made, the drive will perform option
functions:
- : test the primary SAS port
v
- : test the secondary SAS port
v
- : test both primary and secondary SAS ports at the same time
v
(requires a wrap plug in both ports)
- : exit
v
select one of the above functions. The drive automatically starts the test. If you
cycle past the desired code, press the Unload button once per second until the
code reappears.
The SCD will display a flashing
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
diagnostic ends, temporarily appears in the SCD, and the tape drive exits
Maintenance mode.
appears in the SCD. Index
is displayed on the SCD.
-
- .
during the test.
. Press the