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Specific Error Recovery Procedures
Specific Error Recovery Procedures
This section describes recovery actions for the following:
•
"DumpAgain? Condition"
•
"Save Fails Condition"
•
"UnWr Condition"
If your error condition is not listed, contact authorized service personnel for
assistance.
DumpAgain? Condition
If the 9840 Tape Drive detects the same fault symptom code within a minute,
the Service light flashes and the "DumpAgain?" message alternates with a "Chk
xxxx" message, where xxxx is the fault symptom code. The 9840 Tape Drive
is not operational and requires manual intervention.
1. Press the
2. Do one of the following:
• If the IPL successfully completes, continue with normal operation.
• If the IPL fails as indicated by any displayed message, contact
Save Fails Condition
If the operator panel displays the "Save Fails" message while you are saving
a new configuration, it means that the random-access memory (RAM) in the
drive failed. Contact authorized service personnel to replace the drive.
Note: You should not encounter this condition as authorized service personnel
UnWr Condition
If the operator panel displays the "UnWr" (Unwritten Data) message after you
press the
operation. This signifies that the 9840 Tape Drive tried to write some remaining
data before it unloaded the cartridge tape, but the attempt failed. Some data
remains unwritten.
At this point, you have two choices:
• If you do not want to save the unwritten data, press the
to unload the cartridge tape immediately. Data loss occurs.
• If you want to save the unwritten data, issue one of the following command
sequences before pressing the
5-8
switch to perform an IPL on the 9840 Tape Drive.
IPL
authorized service personnel.
generally enter all configuration information using the operator panel.
switch, it indicates that you pressed the switch during a write
Unload
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switch:
Unload
switch again
Unload
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