12 Troubleshooting; General Procedure; Environmental Specifications For Ultrium Tape Drives - HP 330834-B21 - StorageWorks Ultrium 460 Tape Library Drive Module User Manual

12 Troubleshooting

Many users can use HP Library & Tape Tools to help them diagnose problems, see
"Diagnostic tools
http://www.hp.com/go/support

General Procedure

If a problem occurs, the first step is to try to establish whether the problem lies with the cartridge, the
drive, the host computer and connections, or the way the system is being operated.
Has the system just been installed?
There could be an installation problem:
1.
Check through the information in the relevant installation chapter of this guide.
2.
Check the power connectors and SCSI cabling.
3.
Is the SCSI ID correctly set? Is there a SCSI system conflict? Has the SCSI bus been corretly
terminated? See also
4. Are appropriate drivers and application software installed on the host?
5. Check the environmental conditions against the specified limits.
Table 10 Environmental specifications for Ultrium tape drives
Operating
Storage
Are you using new cartridges or a different brand of cartridge? Have you been using the particular
cartridge for a very long time?
The problem could lie with the cartridge:
1.
Check through the media chapter on
2.
Check that you are using an Ultrium cartridge. Compatible media can be recognized by the Ultrium
logo, which is the same as the logo on the front of your drive.
3.
Use the correct media type, for example:
• Ultrium 1.6 TB RW* (CxxxxA) and Ultrium 1.6 TB* WORM (CxxxxA) tape cartridges for
use with Ultrium 1840 tape drives.
• Ultrium 800 GB RW* (C7973A) and Ultrium 800 GB* WORM (C7973W) tape cartridges
for use with Ultrium 960 tape drives.
• Ultrium 400 GB RW* (C7972A) tape cartridges for use with Ultrium 460 tape drives.
4.
Has the cartridge been write-protected, see
5.
Clean the tape heads with the cleaning cartridge, see
sure you are using the HP Ultrium Universal cleaning cartridge, C7978A.
6.
Try the operation again.
7. If the problem still occurs, try using a different cartridge.
8. If the problem is still there, the problem probably lies with the drive or the host computer.
" on page 57. We also recommend the detailed troubleshooting guide at
for comprehensive troubleshooting information.
Temperature range
50 to 95 F (10 to 40 C) at a minimum of 6
CFM airflow
-40 to 151 F (-40 to 66 C)
Non-condensing humidity range
20 to 80% RH (non-condensing)
10 to 95% RH (non-condensing)
"Use the correct media" on page 49.
"Write protecting
"Cleaning
Ultrium full-height SCSI Tape Drives
cartridges" on page 50?
cartridges" on page 49. Make
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