Function Code F: Write Performance Test - IBM System Storage TS2230 Setup, Operator, And Service Manual

2. Press the Unload Button once per second until
cycle past the desired code, press the Unload Button once per second until the
code reappears.)
3. Press and hold the Unload Button for three or more seconds, then release it to
select the function. The SCD changes to a flashing
4. Ensure that the write-protect switch on the cartridge is off, then insert the
cartridge (or the tape drive exits maintenance mode). The SCD changes to
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flashing
If no error is detected, the diagnostic will loop and begin again. To stop the
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loop, press the Unload Button for one second and release. When the
diagnostic ends,
exits Maintenance Mode.
v If an error is detected, the Fault light flashes and the drive posts an error
code to the SCD. To determine the error, locate the code in Appendix A,
"Error Codes and Messages," on page A-1. To clear the error either turn the
power off and then on again, or reboot the drive by pressing and holding the
Unload Button for 10 seconds.

Function Code F: Write Performance Test

Approximate Run Time = 7 minutes per loop
Total Number of Loops = 10
Function Code
to tape.
Press the Unload Button to stop the diagnostic and exit maintenance mode.
Pressing the Unload Button once will abort the test at the end of the current test
loop. Pressing the Unload Button twice will abort the test immediately. Wait for the
drive to rewind the tape and unload the cartridge.
Attention: For this test, insert only a scratch (blank) data cartridge or a cartridge
that may be overwritten. During the test, the drive overwrites the data on the
cartridge.
Note: If you inserted an invalid tape cartridge (e.g. FMR or WORM media), error
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code
cartridge, or the media has read-only compatibility (e.g., Gen1 media), error
P
code
cartridge and exits Maintenance Mode after the cartridge is removed.
1. Place the drive in Maintenance Mode. For instructions, see "Entering
Maintenance Mode" on page 3-8.
2. Press the Unload Button once per second until
cycle past the desired code, press the Unload Button once per second until the
code reappears.)
. The tape drive runs the tests.
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temporarily appears in the SCD, and the tape drive
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performs tests to ensure that the drive can read from and write
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or appears in the SCD. If you inserted a write-protected
appears in the SCD. In either case, the tape drive unloads the
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appears in the SCD. (If you
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requesting a cartridge.
F
appears in the SCD. (If you
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