How to use this information......................................................................................................................... ii

Feedback...................................................................................................................................................... ii

List of Figures........................................................................................................ x

List of Tables.......................................................................................................xiii

Preface............................................................................................................. xviii

Related information................................................................................................................................. xviii

3584 information............................................................................................................................... xviii

Fibre Channel attachment information .............................................................................................xviii

Website information........................................................................................................................... xviii

Chapter 1. Start.....................................................................................................1

Maintenance starting point.......................................................................................................................... 1

FID entry point............................................................................................................................................. 6

Attention Drive (ATTN DRV) messages......................................................................................................11

TapeAlert reporting....................................................................................................................................12

Chapter 2. Introduction....................................................................................... 19

3592 introduction...................................................................................................................................... 19

RAS characteristics.................................................................................................................................... 20

Reliability.............................................................................................................................................. 21

Availability............................................................................................................................................ 21

Serviceability........................................................................................................................................ 21

Maintenance strategy................................................................................................................................ 22

FID strategy................................................................................................................................................22

Host messages...........................................................................................................................................22

Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS)................................................................................... 23

Device characteristics................................................................................................................................24

Fibre Channel connectivity ..................................................................................................................24

Tape cartridge............................................................................................................................................ 25

Cartridge type indicator........................................................................................................................25

3592 data tape cartridge..................................................................................................................... 25

Cartridge capacity scaling.................................................................................................................... 27

Cartridge memory (CM)........................................................................................................................ 27

Write-once read-many (WORM)................................................................................................................ 27

Tape drive...................................................................................................................................................28

Drive layout................................................................................................................................................ 28

Operator bezel...................................................................................................................................... 28

Drive rear layout................................................................................................................................... 30

Power supplies...........................................................................................................................................32

Power switch and power sequence..................................................................................................... 34

Power cords.......................................................................................................................................... 34

Power specifications............................................................................................................................ 34

Redundant power................................................................................................................................. 35

Subsystem initialization.............................................................................................................................35

Initial microprogram load (IML)...........................................................................................................35

Power sequencing................................................................................................................................ 35

Subsystem diagnostic tests................................................................................................................. 35

Field microcode update............................................................................................................................. 35