Drive Operations Menu
Use the following menu tree for drive operations. The Drv Menu is only available when
the drive is offline. See
Note – Make sure the host has varied the drive offline before setting the drive offline.
Online/Offline
Press Select to toggle, then press Menu to set.
Chng CFG ? (Change Configuration)
Press Menu to bypass.
Chng TCP ? (Change Configuration)
Press Menu to bypass.
Drv Menu ? (Drive Operations Menu)
Press Select to enter, press Menu to bypass.
IPL FromTP (uploads drive firmware from code tape cartridge)
Note – After the firmware image is uploaded into the drive PROM, the drive performs
an IPL to load/activate the new firmware; and, the drive returns to the online state.
MakeDumpTP (formats tape cartridge to retrieve drive dump logs)
MakeCodeTP (downloads drive firmware image to tape cartridge)
MakeDataTP (reclaims/reformats tape cartridge for data read/write)
Build MIR (reclaims/reformats tape cartridge for data read/write)
Exit Drv ? (no, restarts drive operation options)
Rx.yy.zzza (current drive firmware release level) (display only)
Exit Menu ?
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Ld IPL TP (load write-protected cartridge containing drive firmware image)
Ld Dump TP (load write-enabled code/data/dump cartridge)
Ld Code TP (load write-enabled code/data/dump tape cartridge)
Ld Data TP (load write-enabled code/data/dump tape cartridge)
Ld Cust TP (load write-enabled data cartridge with invalid MIR)
for details.
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