Offloading Drive Data Dumps; Tapeutil - IBM System Storage TS3400 Tape Library Maintenance Information

Offloading Drive Data Dumps

Offloading Dumps to pSeries/RS6000 (AIX) using TAPEUTIL
The dump icon appears when the dump is available. It remains on the screen to
indicate that trace data is stored in the device.
Note: Trace data is volatile and is lost if you press the Reset pushbutton or power
You may require assistance from the customer during this process.
This procedure reads a dump from the tape drive and writes it to a diskette in
AIX/UNIX format.
1. At the drive service panel, verify that the drive is Online.
2. Verify that the drive is unloaded.
3. Verify that the drive is not in use by another host.
4. Insert the diskette that will be used for the dump into the system floppy diskette
5. When the prompt appears, format the diskette by typing format, and press Enter.
6. Start the tape utility program by typing tapeutil at the prompt.
7. Select Tape Drive Service Aids option from the menu, and press Enter.
8. Select Read Dump from the following panel, and press Enter.
9. Select a Device, and press F7=Commit from the following panel. You must press
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TS3400 Tape Library Maintenance Information
OFF the device.
drive.
IBM Tape Device Service Aid Menu
Select One of the Service Aids to be performed
Force Microcode Dump
Perform a microcode dump of the system. The dump is stored in
the device.
After the dump is performed it must be read using Read Dump.
Read Dump
Transfer a dump from the tape device to a host file, diskette or
a tape cartridge.
Microcode load
Download microcode from host file or diskette to tape device via
SCSI bus.
Error Log Analysis
Analyze system error log for device.
F3=Cancel
F7=Commit after selecting the drive.
F10=Exit
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