Function Code 3: Create Fmr Tape - IBM TS3310 Maintenance Information

2. Press the Unload Button once per second until
3. Press and hold the Unload Button for three or more seconds, then release it to
4. Insert the FMR tape cartridge. The SCD changes to a flashing

Function Code 3: Create FMR Tape

Function Code
scratch data cartridge. The resulting FMR tape can only be used to update the
firmware on other LTO Gen4 tape drives with the same host interface (SCSI U160,
SCSI U320, SAS, or Fibre Channel).
Attention: For this function, 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. Gen 1, WORM media, or
1. Place the drive in Maintenance Mode. For instructions, see "Entering
2. Press the Unload Button once per second until
3. Press and hold the Unload Button for three or more seconds, then release it to
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TS3310 Tape Library Maintenance Information
cycle past the desired code, press the Unload Button once per second until the
code reappears.)
select the function. The SCD changes to a flashing
drive loads the updated firmware from the FMR tape into its erasable
programmable read-only memory (EPROM) area.
v During the reboot the SCD presents a series of random characters. The SCD
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briefly displays , then becomes blank (not lit) when POST is complete,
The Status Lights will be amber during the reboot and change to green after
a successful reboot.
v If the update completes successfully, the tape drive rewinds and unloads the
FMR tape, resets itself, and is ready to use the new firmware. The drive
automatically reboots.
v If the update fails, the tape drive posts an error code to the SCD. To
determine the error, locate the code in "Drive Error Codes" on page D-41.
The drive then unloads the FMR tape and exits maintenance mode after the
cartridge is removed. Contact Technical Support for problem determination
or machine replacement.
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copies the drive's field microcode replacement (FMR) data to a
non-FMR cartridge), error code
status light flashes. If you inserted a write-protected cartridge, or the media
has read-only compatibility (e.g., Gen2 media), error code
SCD. Press the Unload Button. The tape drive unloads the cartridge and
exits Maintenance Mode after the cartridge is removed.
Maintenance Mode" on page D-27.
cycle past the desired code, press the Unload Button once per second until the
code reappears.)
select the function. The SCD changes to a flashing
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appears in the SCD. (If you
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appears in the SCD and the amber Fault
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appears in the SCD. (If you
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. The tape
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appears in the