Chapter 3. Using The Tape Drive; Operating The Tape Drive - Dell PowerVault LTO User Manual

Chapter 3. Using the tape drive

• "Operating the tape drive" on page 20
• "Data cartridges" on page 21
• "Loading, unloading, and write-protecting cartridges" on page 23
• "Caring for tape cartridges" on page 25
• "Cleaning the tape mechanism" on page 27

Operating the tape drive

Turn on the external drive by pushing Power on the front panel (Figure 15 on page 20). Turn on the
rack mount drive by pushing Power on the front panel (Figure 16 on page 20).The tape drive runs its
Power-On Self-Test (POST). At the end of the hardware self-test, the ready/activity LED must be solid
green.
Figure 15. Turning on the external drive
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Figure 16. Turning on the rack mount drive
Resetting the drive
You can reset the drive without powering off the drive and system. This action might be necessary if the
drive stops responding. Press and hold Eject on the front panel of the tape drive for 10 seconds (Figure 17
on page 21). The drive forces a memory dump of vital technical data to drive memory and overwrites the
existing dump. The drive then restarts to allow communication.
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Power
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