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Function Code 5: Copy the Drive Dump to Tape (at Beginning
of Tape)
Function Code 5 copies data from a drive dump (captured in Function Code 4) to
the beginning of a scratch (blank) data cartridge.
Attention: For this test, 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.
1. Make sure that no cartridge is in the drive.
2. Make sure that the following message appears on the message display (you
3. Within two seconds, press the unload button 3 times. The status light becomes
4. Press the unload button once per second until 5 appears in the single-character
5. Press and hold the unload button for 3 or more seconds, then release it to select
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IBM 3580 Ultrium Tape Drive Setup and Operator Guide
To access the contents of the dump, see "Function Code 5: Copy the Drive
Dump to Tape (at Beginning of Tape)".
Note: You can also force a drive dump when the tape drive is in normal
operating mode. Simply press and hold the unload button for 10
seconds.
may need to turn the power off, then on again for the message to appear):
solid amber and the following message displays (indicating that the tape drive
is in maintenance mode):
Note: If a cartridge is in the tape drive, it will eject the first time that you press
the unload button and the drive will not be placed in maintenance
mode. To continue placing the drive in maintenance mode, perform the
preceding step.
display and the following message displays. (If you cycle past the desired code,
press the unload button once per second until the code redisplays.)
the function. Immediately after the following message displays, insert a scratch
(blank) data cartridge that is not write protected (or the tape drive exits
maintenance mode).
After you insert the scratch data cartridge, the flashing C in the single-character
display changes to 5 and the following message displays:
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