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Drive Operations Menu
Table 6-3. Menu Table—Drive Operations (Continued)
Options
Notes
Build Media Information Region (MIR)
The 9840 tape drive uses
Build MIR
information recorded at the
beginning of each tape, in an
area known as the Media
Information Region (MIR), to
access and manage that tape
while mounted on the drive.
Make sure drive is unloaded
before activating Build MIR.
Rebuild MIR flashes on the
operator panel while the MIR is
rebuilding.
A 9840 MIR rebuild takes
approximately 40 minutes for a
full tape.
If BldMIRFail (Build MIR
Fail) or CHK xxxx displays,
refer to
for instructions.
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Table 7-2 on page 7-3
Sixth Edition
Procedure
1. Press
to bypass, or
Menu
2. Press
to activate.
Select
3. When Ld Cust Tp displays,
insert tape requiring MIR.
4. If using a CSL to build the MIR on a
tape, press the
Start
the tape after inserting it into the
feed channel.
5. When the MIR is rebuilt, and the
tape ejects, insert another tape, or
press
to advance to the Exit
Menu
Drive Submenu.
switch to load
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