Troubleshooting Sdlt Tape Drives - Spectra Logic T-Series Spectra T200 User Manual

Code Cause and Solution
C The tape drive needs to be cleaned. The error code clears when you clean the drive or place it
in maintenance mode.
d Fibre Channel AL_PA conflict; two tape drives on a Fibre Channel loop have the same AL_PA.
D No error or message assigned. See Error Code 0 in this table.
E The Fibre Channel port is offline.
F Drive of Fibre Channel error with no light; this is displayed if the drive's dip switch has been
set to 3 and the drive does not see the light, or if a fibre wrap diagnostic fails because the drive
did not see the light.
... The message display has lost communication with the tape drive. This message appears on
Line 2 of the message display. The three dots may occasionally display during normal
processing.
T
ROUBLESHOOTING
SDLT drives have three front panel LEDs that you can use as
troubleshooting tools. These LEDs are not visible when a drive is installed
in the library. Instead, the LED state information for each SDLT drive in a
partition can be viewed using the Drive Details screen
page
If you think that a drive may be faulty, follow these steps:
1. Display the Drive Details screen for the drive you suspect is having
2. Refer to the table in
3. If the drive is in an error state, contact SpectraGuard Technical Support
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SDLT T
APE
274).
problems (see Viewing Drive Status Information on page
Interpreting the SDLT LEDs
information on the Drive Details screen. All of the LEDs flash rapidly
and simultaneously when the drive malfunctions.
(see Contacting Spectra Logic on page

Troubleshooting SDLT Tape Drives

D
RIVES
5).Select Configuration > Drives.
T200, T380, and T680 Libraries
(Figure 186 on
273).
to understand the
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