Spectra TFinity User Manual page 414

Chapter 13 — Drive Troubleshooting
2. Display the Drive Details screen for the drive you suspect is having
Detail Field
POST Status
Cleaning Status
LED Status
Display Character
or Display Message
Cartridge Status
3. If you have successfully operated the storage management software
Check this...
Write-protect
switch setting
Cartridge age
Drive cleaning
November 2020
problems and review the information about the drive (see View Drive
Status Information on page 165). Use the following table and the
information in Interpret the Detailed Drive Information on page 416 to
determine how to proceed.
Description
Indicates whether the drive successfully completed its power‐on self‐tests
(POST).
When an LTO or TS11xx technology drive is power‐cycled or reset, it
automatically runs self‐diagnostic tests (POST), which check the drive's
memory and sensors, performs motor and servo tests, and tests the data
channels, to make sure that the drive is functioning within normal parameters.
Indicates whether the drive requires cleaning (see Cleaning a Drive on
page 465).
Corresponds to the status LED on the drive. See Interpreting the Status LED
Information on page 417 for detailed information.
Corresponds to the single‐character display (SCD) on an LTO drive or the
display message (MCD) on a TS11xx technology drive. See Interpreting the SCD
and MCD Codes, beginning on page 417 for detailed information.
Indicates whether a cartridge is currently loaded in the drive, tape motion, and
other information related to reading and writing data.
and library in the past, but are now experiencing problems reading and
writing data, check the following:
If...
You are having trouble writing data to a cartridge. Make sure that the cartridge
is write‐enabled (see Preparing Cartridges for Use on page 227) before
importing it into the library.
A tape cartridge has been in use for a long time or if it has been used frequently,
try using a new cartridge.
The drive indicates that a cleaning is required. Follow the instructions in
Cleaning a Drive on page 465 to clean the drive.
Note: If the storage partition is associated with a cleaning partition and the
cleaning partition contains a usable cleaning cartridge, drives are automatically
cleaned whenever necessary.
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