Using Host Sense Data - IBM TS3310 Maintenance Information

Table D-13. Methods of Receiving Errors and Messages for the Ultrium Tape Drive (continued)
If the error or message was
presented by....
The tape drive's single-character
display and the status light is solid
yellow
SCSI log sense data (such as
TapeAlert flags) or request sense data
at the host console
Drive sense data sent to a library (if
the tape drive is enclosed in a library)
The tape drive's error log

Using Host Sense Data

The table below lists the hosts to which the Ultrium Tape Drive attaches. It gives
the operating system for each host and describes how the host records errors from
the drive.
To determine the meaning of host sense data, see Appendix E, "Message Retrieval
at the Host," on page E-1 and "Sense Data" on page D-51. Also refer to the IBM
Ultrium Device Drivers Installation and User's Guide or visit the web at
http://www.ibm.com/storage/lto.
Table D-14. Host Method of Recording Tape Drive Errors
Host
IBM AS/400 or iSeries
IBM RS/6000, RS/6000/SP,
or pSeries
HP
Sun Microsystems
Intel-based PCs
D-50
TS3310 Tape Library Maintenance Information
Do this....
See "Diagnostic and Maintenance Functions" on page D-26.
See:
v Appendix A, "TapeAlert Flags Supported by the Drive," on page A-1
v "Drive Error Codes" on page D-41
v Appendix E, "Message Retrieval at the Host," on page E-1
v "Drive Sense Data" on page B-6
v "Using Host Sense Data"
See:
v Chapter 1, "Start Service," on page 1-1
v Appendix E, "Message Retrieval at the Host," on page E-1
v "Drive Sense Data" on page B-6
Then see "Drive Error Codes" on page D-41.
See:
v "Drive Error Codes" on page D-41
v "Viewing the Drive Error Log" on page D-51
Operating System
OS/400
AIX
HP-UX
Solaris
Windows-based operating
systems
Method of Recording Tape Drive Errors
Records tape drive errors and associated sense data in
the AS/400 problem and error logs. View the logs by
using the System Service Tools application and the
userid QSRV.
Uses the IBM Atape device driver (provided with the
Ultrium Tape Drive) to record tape drive errors and
sense data in the host error log. View the host error log
by using one or more of the following utilities: tapeutil,
diag, smit, or errpt.
Uses the IBM device driver for HP. Error and trace
logging are proprietary to Hewlett-Packard.
Uses the IBM device driver for Solaris to post sense
information to the Solaris host-wide messages file
/var/adm/messages.
Uses the NTUTIL device driver to log some sense data
in the Event Viewer host log.