Determining Which Drive Has Failed; Unloading A Tape From A Drive; Taking A Drive Offline - HP A5585A - SureStore DLT E Tape Library 4/40 Upgrade And Replacement Instructions

Removing and Replacing Major Library Components
Removing and Replacing Drive Modules

Determining Which Drive Has Failed

If a drive has failed or had an error, the following can happen:
• The icons on the library front panel indicate a drive with an error.
• The LEDs on the drive indicate an error.
• The library attempts to take the drive offline.
• The host indicates an error.

Unloading a Tape from a Drive

Before replacing a drive, unload any tape from the drive.
1. From the
Drive and Tape Operations
.
Drive]
2. Use the or
[+] [-]
3. Select to move the tape from the drive module to the original
[Unload]
slot where the tape was located. The tape is automatically rewound
before it is unloaded.
If you are unable to unload a tape from a failed drive, continue to the
next section below.

Taking a Drive Offline

Although a drive module can be removed without powering off the
library, you must first take the drive module offline. This process may be
accomplished using the library's front panel and following these steps:
1. Check the drive icons on the front panel display to see if the drive has
already been taken offline. Verify the drive's status by checking the
LEDs on the back of the drive module (see Table 3-6 on page 3-13).
2. If the drive module is not already offline, go to the
and then
Administration
drive to the offline state.
3. Select the drive with the
4. Select
[Put Drive Offline]
failure of this operation. The drive will automatically attempt to
rewind any loaded tape.
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menu, select
keys to select the drive you want to unload.
Online Drive Repair
or keys, and press
[-] [+]
. The front panel indicates the success or
[Unload Tape from
or
Service
menus. Set the failing
.
[OK]
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