Page 5 - A. 9840 Troubleshooting and Recovery
Contents 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 iii A. 9840 Troubleshooting and Recovery Moving the Robot 4-25 A. 9840 Troubleshooting and Recovery Handling Errors or Indications A-1 Save Fails Error A-1 Fix_CfgErr Error A-1 UnWr xxxx Indication A-2 DumpAgain? Message A-3 Identifying Unrecove...
Page 6 - Safety and Compliance
Contents 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 iv Safety and Compliance Safety and Compliance Index Examples Figures Figure 1-1. The 9840 Tape Cartridge 1-3 Figure 2-1. 9840 Operator Panel 2-1 Figure 4-1. Operator Panel Display, Control, and Indicators 4-2 Figure 4-2. Library Status Screen 4...
Page 7 - Tables
Contents 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 v Tables Figure C-4. Rear View of the Fibre Channel to SCSI Router C-4 Figure C-5. Front View of the Tape Drive C-5 Figure C-6. Rear View of the Tape Drive C-6 Figure C-7. View of Two FCSAs at the Rear of the Server C-7 Figure C-8. Rear View of ...
Page 9 - What’s New in This Manual; Manual Information; Abstract; New and Changed Information
9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 vii What’s New in This Manual Manual Information 9840 Tape DriveOperations Guide Abstract This guide describes how to perform routine system operations for the 9840 tape drive and associated tape libraries on HP NonStop™ servers and Integrity NonStop NS ...
Page 11 - About This Manual; Notation Conventions; Hypertext Links; Change Bar Notation
9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 ix About This Manual Notation Conventions Hypertext Links Blue underline is used to indicate a hypertext link within text. By clicking a passage of text with a blue underline, you are taken to the location described. For example: This requirement is desc...
Page 13 - This section contains:; Fast Data Transfer Rate
9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 1 -1 1 9840 Tape Drive Overview This section contains: 9840 Tape Drive Description The 9840 is a small, modular, high performance tape drive designed for NonStop servers. The 9840 tape drive is used in tape enclosure or tape library configurations and is...
Page 14 - Performance; 840 Tape Drive in Tape Libraries
9840 Tape Drive Overview 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 1 - 2 Performance The 9840 tape drive can store up to 60 gigabytes (GB) on a STK1R data cartridge. Performance The 9840 tape drive stores and shares information reliably and quickly. It offers the speed, capacity, and access dema...
Page 16 - Where to Find More Information; Source
9840 Tape Drive Overview 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 1 - 4 Where to Find More Information Where to Find More Information Use this manual in conjunction with these manuals: Source Manual HP SCF Reference Manual for the Storage Subsystem HP S-series Planning and Configuration Guide H...
Page 17 - Operator Panel Description
9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 2 - 1 2 9840 Operator Panel This section contains: Operator Panel Description The 9840 operator panel has a ten-digit display, four push-button switches, and four indicators. Figure 2-1 illustrates the 9840 operator panel. 1. Power indicator 2. Activity ...
Page 18 - Operator Panel Switches; Menu; Select
9840 Operator Panel 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 2 - 2 Operator Panel Switches 4. Service indicator 5. IPL switch 6. Manual unload device 7. Unload switch 8. Operator display 9. Menu switch 10. Select switch 11. Tape cartridge entry Operator Panel Switches Table 2-1 describes the op...
Page 21 - Operator Panel LEDs
9840 Operator Panel 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 2 - 5 Operator Panel LEDs Operator Panel LEDs Table 2-2 describes the 9840 Operator Panel LEDs. Table 2-2. Operator Panel LEDs LED Name Status Indicator Description Power (green) Off Power is off. Flashing Unit is not functional (powe...
Page 23 - Operator Panel Display
9840 Operator Panel 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 2 - 7 Operator Panel Display Operator Panel Display The operator panel display is a single-line, ten-character alphanumeric display linked to the tape drive and to the NonStop system. Use the display to view the state of the tape driv...
Page 29 - Operating the 9840 Tape Drive
9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 3 - 1 3 Operating the 9840 Tape Drive This section contains: Powering On and Performing an IPL on a Tape Drive 1. Power on the tape drive: • If the tape drive power supply does not have a power switch, plug the power supply cable into the library power s...
Page 30 - Checking the Status of Tape Devices; Using the TSM Service Application; Object Type
Operating the 9840 Tape Drive 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 3 - 2 Checking the Status of Tape Devices Checking the Status of Tape Devices You can use the TSM Service Application or the Subsystem Control Facility (SCF) to check the status of tape drives. Using the TSM Service Applicat...
Page 31 - STATUS SCSI Command; An Example Using STATUS SUBSYS
Operating the 9840 Tape Drive 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 3 - 3 Using the SCF STATUS Command STATUS SCSI Command This subsection describes the STATUS SCSI command for Open SCSI devices. The command syntax is: $ device-name specifies the name of the Open SCSI I/O process. -P | -B sp...
Page 32 - STATUS TAPE Command; These are examples show the STATUS TAPE command:; Starting or Stopping a Tape Drive; Taking a Tape Drive Online or Offline; Starting a Tape Device using SCF
Operating the 9840 Tape Drive 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 3 - 4 Starting or Stopping a Tape Drive STATUS TAPE Command This subsection describes the STATUS TAPE command. The command syntax is : Examples using STATUS TAPE These are examples show the STATUS TAPE command: • To display ...
Page 33 - START Command Syntax; START SCSI Command; Examples using START SCSI
Operating the 9840 Tape Drive 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 3 - 5 Starting a Tape Device using SCF START Command Syntax The syntax for the START command is: OUT file-spec Directs all SCF output generated (for this command) to the specified file. DEBUG $ terminal-name Specifies that t...
Page 34 - START SCSI Considerations; START TAPE Command
Operating the 9840 Tape Drive 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 3 - 6 Starting a Tape Device using SCF • To start all Open SCSI devices on the system (that are in the proper state to start), type: ->START SCSI $* • To start the backup path to the Open SCSI device $DEV0, type: ->STA...
Page 35 - Stopping a Tape Device using SCF; STOP SCSI Command
Operating the 9840 Tape Drive 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 3 - 7 Stopping a Tape Device using SCF Stopping a Tape Device using SCF Use the SCF STOP command to terminate access to a storage device in an orderly manner. This means that the device isn't stopped until current activity e...
Page 36 - Examples using STOP SCSI; STOP TAPE Command; An Example using STOP TAPE; Cleaning the Tape Path
Operating the 9840 Tape Drive 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 3 - 8 Cleaning the Tape Path Specifies the name or logical device number of the device. -P | -B Specifies whether the path being stopped is the primary (-P) or backup (-B). Wild-card characters are supported. Examples using ...
Page 37 - To Dry-Clean the Tape Path; Performing Tape Cartridge Operations; Write-Protecting a Tape Cartridge
Operating the 9840 Tape Drive 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 3 - 9 To Dry-Clean the Tape Path To Dry-Clean the Tape Path 1. If applicable, unload the drive. 2. Insert a cleaning cartridge into the drive. 3. Observe the indications: • The green Activity indicator flashes to indicate cl...
Page 38 - Unloading a Tape Cartridge
Operating the 9840 Tape Drive 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 3 - 10 Unloading a Tape Cartridge • A “Ready U” (File Unprotected) message mans that tape is loaded and not write protected. • A “Load XXXX” message means that the tape load has failed, where the “XXXX” is a Fault Symptom Co...
Page 39 - Formatting a Diagnostic Dump Tape; Using Labeled Tapes; Enabling or Disabling Labeled-Tape Operations using SCF
Operating the 9840 Tape Drive 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 3 - 11 Formatting a Diagnostic Dump Tape Formatting a Diagnostic Dump Tape To collect a diagnostic dump, you must prepare a tape with a special format so that it will accept diagnostic dump data. Use this procedure to format...
Page 40 - Using the MEDIACOM Utility for Labeled-Tape Operation; Using BACKUP and RESTORE
Operating the 9840 Tape Drive 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 3 - 12 Using the MEDIACOM Utility for Labeled-Tape Operation To turn off labeled-tape processing, enter at a TACL prompt: > STOP $ZSVR (Stops the tape server process $ZSVR) > SCF (Starts SCF) -> STOP TAPE $* (Stops ...
Page 41 - Restoring Tape Files to Disk; Using the NOUNLOAD Option
Operating the 9840 Tape Drive 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 3 - 13 Restoring Tape Files to Disk Restoring Tape Files to Disk Use the RESTORE utility to copy files from magnetic tape to disk. This example restores the contents of $TAPE to a specified subvolume on $DISK1 located within...
Page 42 - Using BACKUP and RESTORE with Tape Libraries
Operating the 9840 Tape Drive 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 3 - 14 Using BACKUP and RESTORE with Tape Libraries Using BACKUP and RESTORE with Tape Libraries To begin a BACKUP or RESTORE operation when using a tape library, a tape cartridge must be loaded into one of the drives contai...
Page 43 - BACKUP Requiring Multiple Tape Cartridges
Operating the 9840 Tape Drive 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 3 - 15 Where to Find More Information BACKUP Requiring Multiple Tape Cartridges For backups that require more than one tape cartridge, the robot starts with the tape cartridge that was requested to begin the backup process. ...
Page 46 - Operator Panel
L700 Tape Library 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 4 - 2 Operator Panel Operator Panel The operator panel, recessed into the library’s rack door, contains buttons, indicators, and a graphic display. Figure 4-1 shows the panel. Figure 4-1. Operator Panel Display, Control, and Indicators
Page 47 - Indicators; Buttons
L700 Tape Library 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 4 - 3 Indicators Use this panel to: • Monitor current information about the CAPs, configuration, drives, doors, drive cleaning, hardware and software versions, and library status. • Help resolve library problems. • If an error occurs, t...
Page 48 - Library Status; MENU
L700 Tape Library 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 4 - 4 Display Screens These values require user input: • Cleaning cartridge usage threshold • Drive configuration: SCSI ID and bus status (on or off bus) • Network configuration values: library name, IP address, • Library configuration ...
Page 49 - FSC Logs
L700 Tape Library 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 4 - 5 Display Screens FSC Logs Accessible from the Main Menu, the FSC Logs screen displays all fault symptom codes (FSCs), the number of occurrences, and the date and time of the last occurrence. The screen may be scrolled to display th...
Page 50 - CAP Status
L700 Tape Library 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 4 - 6 Display Screens CAP Status Accessible from the Main Menu, the CAP Status screen is an information-only screen. It displays either the VOLSER of a cartridge or a status message for each slot in a CAP magazine. The CAP status screen...
Page 51 - Drive Information
L700 Tape Library 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 4 - 7 Display Screens Drive Information Accessible from the Main Menu, the Drive Information Menu is an information-only screen that lists manufacturing and status information about the selected drive (see Figure 4-6). Cleaning Informat...
Page 52 - Diagnostic Tests
L700 Tape Library 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 4 - 8 Display Screens The Cleaning Info Menu enables the user to change the warning count for each type of cleaning cartridge. The menu also lets the user check the number of times a cleaning cartridge has been used. Diagnostic Tests Ac...
Page 53 - Version Information
L700 Tape Library 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 4 - 9 Display Screens Version Information Accessible from the Main Menu, the Version Info Menu is an information-only screen (see the example in Figure 4-9). It displays the version level of the library’s functional code, the date and t...
Page 54 - Configuration Menu
L700 Tape Library 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 4 - 10 Display Screens Configuration Menu Accessible from the Main Menu (Figure 4-10) routes the user to the configuration menus (library, drive, and network) and to the panel display controls. Library Configuration Accessible from the ...
Page 55 - Drive Configuration
L700 Tape Library 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 4 - 11 Display Screens Drive Configuration Accessible from the Main Configuration Menu, the drive configuration menu lets you modify portions of each drive’s configuration. Figure 4-12 shows an example screen. For each drive, the menu d...
Page 56 - Display Information
L700 Tape Library 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 4 - 12 Display Screens Display Information Accessible from the Main Configuration menu, the Display Inf. menu (see Figure 4-13) leads to menus that let the user adjust the contrast and backlight on the graphic display screen. For more i...
Page 57 - Operations Overview; Library Power Switch
L700 Tape Library 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 4 - 13 Operations Overview Operations Overview This table lists the tasks that you can perform through the operator panel menus. The task appear in the order you would find them in the operator panel Main Menu: • FSC Logs • CAP Status •...
Page 58 - Tape Drive Power Switches; Figure 4-14. Library Power Switch Location
L700 Tape Library 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 4 - 14 Tape Drive Power Switches Tape Drive Power Switches The tape drives are behind the drive access door inside the right side door of the library. Each drive has a power switch that controls the supply of power to only that drive. F...
Page 59 - Operating in the Automated Mode
L700 Tape Library 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 4 - 15 Operating in the Automated Mode Operating in the Automated Mode Automated mode is the normal operating mode of the tape library. When the tape library is online and the robot is mounting and dismounting cartridges, monitor the se...
Page 60 - Monitoring Status Information
L700 Tape Library 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 4 - 16 Monitoring Status Information The following sections describe how to perform these activities. Monitoring Status Information The user can monitor the library, CAP, and drive status information through the library status screen (s...
Page 61 - CAP Magazine Status
L700 Tape Library 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 4 - 17 Monitoring Status Information 1. Press the MENU button to display the Main Menu. 2. If necessary, press an arrow button until the cursor lines up with DRIVE INFO. 3. Press the SELECT button. A list of all the installed drives app...
Page 62 - Entering Cartridges Through the CAP; CAP A
L700 Tape Library 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 4 - 18 Entering Cartridges Through the CAP 4. Press the arrow buttons until the cursor highlights EXPORT CLEANING CARTRIDGE. 5. Press the SELECT button. The export screen appears, which lists all installed cleaning cartridges by domain ...
Page 63 - CAP B; Ejecting Cartridges Through the CAP
L700 Tape Library 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 4 - 19 Ejecting Cartridges Through the CAP 4. Enter the cartridges into the magazine so they lie flat, with the bar code up and the reel facing away from you. 5. Return the magazine to its closed position. (If a retention cover is used ...
Page 64 - Manually Cleaning a Drive
L700 Tape Library 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 4 - 20 Manually Cleaning a Drive 1. At the console, enter the VOLSERs of the cartridges that are required. The robot retrieves the cartridges and insert them into the CAP. 2. Enter the console command to open the CAP. This unlocks the C...
Page 65 - CAP; Reviewing FSC Logs; Running Diagnostic Tests
L700 Tape Library 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 4 - 21 Reviewing FSC Logs 17. Remove the cleaning cartridge, and make a record of how many times it has been used. 18. Press the CAP button to close the CAP. Reviewing FSC Logs A SDE or other StorageTek representative might ask the user...
Page 66 - Running Drive Diagnostic Tests
L700 Tape Library 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 4 - 22 Running Diagnostic Tests Running Drive Diagnostic Tests To run a diagnostic test on a drive: 1. Place the library and drives offline. 2. Press the MENU button until the Main Menu displays. 3. Press the arrow buttons until the cur...
Page 67 - Running a Get-Put Loop
L700 Tape Library 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 4 - 23 Running Diagnostic Tests Running a Get-Put Loop During a Get-Put loop, the hand loads and unloads a cartridge from a storage cell. This tests the functionality of the hand assembly. To run a Get-Put loop: 1. Place the library and...
Page 68 - Powering Off the Library
L700 Tape Library 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 4 - 24 Powering Off the Library 11. The user will be prompted to confirm that the library is wanted to be in Maintenance Mode (offline) before beginning the test (ARE YOU SURE?). Confirm this by pressing the SELECT button. The MENU butt...
Page 69 - Opening the Library Front Doors; Moving the Robot
L700 Tape Library 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 4 - 25 Opening the Library Front Doors Antistatic wrist straps with clip-on ends are commercially available. Opening the Library Front Doors The front doors on the library must be opened to perform manual operations. Refer to Figure 6-2...
Page 70 - Raising and Lowering the Hand-camera
L700 Tape Library 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 4 - 26 Moving the Robot Read and observe these following caution before attempting to move any portion of the robot. Raising and Lowering the Hand-camera If the hand is needed to be raised or lowered, slowly and carefully move it by pla...
Page 72 - Loading and Unloading Cartridges Manually; Figure 4-19. Removing the Cartridge from the Hand
L700 Tape Library 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 4 - 28 Moving the Robot 4. Push the gripper mechanism back into the hand until the mechanism is fully retracted. Loading and Unloading Cartridges Manually When the library is offline, a cartridge can be loaded to a drive or unloaded fro...
Page 73 - Unloading a Cartridge From a 9840 Tape Drive; Figure 4-20. Loading a Cartridge into the 9840 Tape Drive
L700 Tape Library 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 4 - 29 Moving the Robot 4. Locate the cartridge (see the section titled “Locating a Cartridge in the Storage Cells” in Chapter 5). 5. Insert the cartridge into the 9840 tape drive using the direction shown in Figure 6- 5. 6. Wait for on...
Page 74 - Returning the Library to Online Status
L700 Tape Library 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 4 - 30 Moving the Robot 1. Make sure that the 9840 drive is not selected by the client. 2. Obtain the drive number from the server console and place the drive offline. 3. Open the tape library right front door by pulling on the left sid...
Page 75 - Recovery; Handling Errors or Indications; Save Fails Error
9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 A - 1 A 9840 Troubleshooting and Recovery This section contains: Handling Errors or Indications Save Fails Error Cause. A “Save Fails” error occurs when saving a new configuration. It indicates that the RAM has failed the save operation. Cause. The tape ...
Page 76 - UnWr xxxx Indication
9840 Troubleshooting and Recovery 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 A - 2 UnWr xxxx Indication • An unused bit in the RAM or EEPROM has become bad. • There might be a problem with the ASIA interface. 3. To isolate one of the two possibilities: a. Save the configuration again. Because the...
Page 77 - IPL
9840 Troubleshooting and Recovery 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 A - 3 DumpAgain? Message Cause. Some data remains unwritten to tape. Cause. Loss of this data occurs if you press the Unload switch again. Before pressing Unload again, you must issue the following command sequence : In ...
Page 79 - Removing a Stuck Tape Cartridge; Figure A-1. Recovering From a Stuck Cartridge
9840 Troubleshooting and Recovery 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 A - 5 Removing a Stuck Tape Cartridge Use the guidelines in Appendix A of this manual to FTP dump file to destination. Removing a Stuck Tape Cartridge When you press the Unload switch, or when the unload function is elec...
Page 80 - Operating a Drive Manually in a Tape Library; Unload; Performing a Tape Boot or Tape Load; Tape Dump Alerts
9840 Troubleshooting and Recovery 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 A - 6 Operating a Drive Manually in a Tape Library Operating a Drive Manually in a Tape Library When a tape library is down, you might have to operate the tape drive manually from inside the library. Press Unload on the ...
Page 81 - Using the Menu System; Menu Structure Overview
9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 B - 1 B 9840 Menu System This section contains: Using the Menu System Menu Structure Overview Figure B-1 and Figure B-2 are an overview of the 9840 menu system and show the content of the menus. Main Menus are shown in bold and sub-menus are listed below...
Page 82 - Examples of Menu Operations, Reference
9840 Menu System 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 B - 2 Examples of Menu Operations, Reference Examples of Menu Operations, Reference If you are unfamiliar with the functions of the operator panel and menus, go to the section titled “Examples of Menu Operations” in this appendix. There ...
Page 83 - Instructions for Menu Operations; “Press Menu to exit to the next sub-menu”; Explanation of the Menu Trees
9840 Menu System 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 B - 3 Instructions for Menu Operations Instructions for Menu Operations The next few subsections provides instructions for the menu operations. Each subsection has its own subject: • One section deals with how to View SCSI Configurations...
Page 85 - View SCSI Configuration Status; Figure B-4. View of SCSI Configuration Status Menu
9840 Menu System 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 B - 5 View SCSI Configuration Status View SCSI Configuration Status Figure B-4. View of SCSI Configuration Status Menu
Page 86 - Online/Offline Main Menu
9840 Menu System 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 B - 6 View SCSI Configuration Status Online/Offline Main Menu Selections: “Online” “Offline” Default is set to online. For viewing the configuration, the drive must be online. 1. If applicable, press Menu to access. 2. If Online is not d...
Page 87 - Main Exit Menu
9840 Menu System 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 B - 7 View SCSI Configuration Status zzz = the integration number c = channel type (s=scsi, e=escon, f=fibre) 1. If applicable, press Menu once to display the software level. 2. Press Menu again to go to the Exit Menu. Main Exit Menu Sel...
Page 88 - SCSI Configuration Menu
9840 Menu System 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 B - 8 SCSI Configuration Menu SCSI Configuration Menu Online/Offline Main Menu Selections: “Online” “Offline” Defaults go to online. Figure B-5. SCSI Configuration Menu
Page 89 - Compress Mode Sub-Menu In Configuration Main Menu
9840 Menu System 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 B - 9 SCSI Configuration Menu “OffLn Pend” and OnLn Pend” may display while waiting for a system response of diagnostics completion: 1. If applicable, press Menu to access. 2. To go online and exit operations: a. Press Select to toggle t...
Page 90 - DSE Mode Sub-Menu In Configuration Main Menu
9840 Menu System 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 B - 10 SCSI Configuration Menu DSE Mode Sub-Menu In Configuration Main Menu Selections: “Full DSE Y” (Full Data Security Erase Yes) “Full DSE N” (Full Data Security Erase No) Defaults to last saved selection. Full DSE Yes allows full Dat...
Page 91 - SCSI Bus Speed Sub-Menu In Configuration Main Menu
9840 Menu System 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 B - 11 SCSI Configuration Menu SCSI Bus Speed Sub-Menu In Configuration Main Menu Selections: “SCSI Ultra” (fastest) “SCSI Fast” “SCSI Slow” (slowest) Defaults to last saved selection. Selects ultra, fast or slow channel transmission spe...
Page 92 - Language Selection in Configuration Main Menu
9840 Menu System 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 B - 12 SCSI Configuration Menu Language Selection in Configuration Main Menu Selections: “Language?” (What language does the user want to select?) Selects one of several operator display languages: English, Espanioles, Francais, Italiano...
Page 93 - Save Configuration Sub-Menu In Configuration Main Menu
9840 Menu System 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 B - 13 SCSI Configuration Menu 4. Press Menu to advance to Z nibble: Z will flash. 5. Press Select to increment Z nibble to the desired value. 6. Press Menu to observe the whole address. 7. If okay, press Menu again to exit to the next s...
Page 94 - Drive Operations Menu
9840 Menu System 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 B - 14 Drive Operations Menu 2. To return to the Online/Offline Main Menu to return drive to online and exit: a. Press Menu . b. Return to the Online/Offline Menu at the beginning of this table. 3. To exit the menu system without returni...
Page 96 - Dump Tape Sub-Menu In Drive Main Menu; Create Code Update Sub-Menu In Drive Main Menu; Reclaim Tape Sub-Menu In Drive Main Menu
9840 Menu System 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 B - 16 Drive Operations Menu Dump Tape Sub-Menu In Drive Main Menu Selections: “MakeDumpTp” (Make Dump Tape) Displays: “DmpCrFailx” (Dump Create Fail Number x) This selection copies the firmware from the drive to tape. This tape may be u...
Page 97 - Main Exit Main Menu; Tape Bar-Chart Explanation
9840 Menu System 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 B - 17 Tape Bar-Chart Explanation a. Press Select . b. Press Menu repeatedly until “Exit Menu?” is displayed. Main Exit Main Menu Selections: “Exit Menu?” This menu gives the user the opportunity to return the drive to online and exit th...
Page 98 - Examples of Menu Operations; How to enter the Menu system
9840 Menu System 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 B - 18 Examples of Menu Operations The write bar is in the shaded area. It has a matrixed pattern: only every other dot is lighted. It shows the tape is 50% written. The read bar is inside the write bar in the unshaded area to the left. ...
Page 99 - How to View Drive Configuration of Software Level
9840 Menu System 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 B - 19 How to View Drive Configuration of Software Level 2. If the user is in the Online/Offline menu and the unit is online, press the Select switch once to change to Offline. 3. Press the Menu switch to go to the next menu subject, whi...
Page 100 - How to Save, Abort, or Repeat Configuration Changes
9840 Menu System 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 B - 20 How to Save, Abort, or Repeat Configuration Changes How to Save, Abort, or Repeat Configuration Changes After the user has made changes in the configuration selections: 1. Press the Menu switch repeatedly until the configuration s...
Page 101 - Example of Menu Selection: SCSI Bus Speed Mode
9840 Menu System 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 B - 21 Example of Menu Selection: SCSI Bus Speed Mode c. To return to the menu system, press Menu . 1. Press Select to toggle drive online/offline status. 2. Press Menu repeatedly until “Exit Menu?” is displayed, then press Select to exi...
Page 102 - Example of Menu Selection: Enable/Disable Compression
9840 Menu System 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 B - 22 Example of Menu Selection: Enable/Disable Compression 8. If exiting, press Menu as necessary to reach the Main Exit Menu: “Exit Menu?” will be displayed. 9. Press Menu to return to the Online/Offline Menu: “Offline” will be displa...
Page 104 - SCSI Cable
Installing and Configuring the Tape Drive for the NonStop NS-Series Server 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 C - 2 Overview For more information on the router, refer to the M8201 Fibre Channel to SCSI Router Installation and User’s Guide. Figure C-1. Hardware Configuration 9840 Tape Driv...
Page 105 - Installation; Table C-1. SCSI Cable Part Numbers and Descriptions
Installing and Configuring the Tape Drive for the NonStop NS-Series Server 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 C - 3 Installation Installation 1. Connect the small end of the SCSI cable to the Fibre Channel to SCSI router on port 0. For the port location, see Figure C-4 on page C-4. 2. Tig...
Page 106 - Figure C-3. Front View of the Fibre Channel to SCSI Router
Installing and Configuring the Tape Drive for the NonStop NS-Series Server 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 C - 4 Installation 3. Connect one end of the fiber cable to the small form-factor pluggable (SFP) on the unit. See Figure C-4 for the location. 4. Attach the power cord to the Fib...
Page 107 - Figure C-5. Front View of the Tape Drive
Installing and Configuring the Tape Drive for the NonStop NS-Series Server 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 C - 5 Installation 5. Connect the larger end of the SCSI cable to SCSI port 1 on the rear panel of the 9840 tape drive. See Figure C-6 on page C-6 for the location. Figure C-5. Fr...
Page 108 - Port 2 Port 1
Installing and Configuring the Tape Drive for the NonStop NS-Series Server 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 C - 6 Installation 6. Tighten the screws by hand to secure the cable to the unit. Do not use a screwdriver. 7. Connect the supplied differential terminator to SCSI port 2. See Fig...
Page 109 - Figure C-7. View of Two FCSAs at the Rear of the Server
Installing and Configuring the Tape Drive for the NonStop NS-Series Server 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 C - 7 Installation 10. Connect the other end of the fiber cable to the Fibre Channel ServerNet adapter (FCSA) on the NonStop NS-series server. See Figure C-7 for the location of t...
Page 110 - Configuration; Figure C-8. Rear View of the Fibre Channel to SCSI Router
Installing and Configuring the Tape Drive for the NonStop NS-Series Server 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 C - 8 Configuration The fiber cable is a multimode/short wave fiber optic cable. This cable is normally an orange color. 11. Power on the 9840 tape drive. See Figure C-6 for the p...
Page 113 - Regulatory Compliance Statements; FCC Compliance
9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 Statements - 1 Safety and Compliance This sections contains three types of required safety and compliance statements: • Regulatory compliance • Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) • Safety Regulatory Compliance Statements The following regul...
Page 114 - Korea MIC Compliance
Safety and Compliance 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 Statements - 2 Regulatory Compliance Statements Korea MIC Compliance Taiwan (BSMI) Compliance Japan (VCCI) Compliance This is a Class A product based on the standard or the Voluntary Control Council for Interference by Information T...
Page 115 - European Union Notice; Laser Compliance
Safety and Compliance 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 Statements - 3 Regulatory Compliance Statements European Union Notice Products with the CE Marking comply with both the EMC Directive (89/336/EEC) and the Low Voltage Directive (73/23/EEC) issued by the Commission of the European Co...
Page 116 - SAFETY CAUTION; NOT FOR EXTERNAL USE
Safety and Compliance 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 Statements - 4 SAFETY CAUTION SAFETY CAUTION The following icon or caution statements may be placed on equipment to indicate the presence of potentially hazardous conditions: DOUBLE POLE FUSING CAUTION: DOUBLE-POLE /NEUTRAL FUSING. ...
Page 117 - HIGH LEAKAGE CURRENT; NonStop; Important Safety Information; NonStop Computing>Important Safety Information
Safety and Compliance 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 Statements - 5 Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) HIGH LEAKAGE CURRENT To reduce the risk of electric shock due to high leakage currents, a reliable grounded (earthed) connection should be checked before servicing the ...
Page 119 - Index
9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 Index - 1 Index A A Corporate ID message 2-11 Activity LED 2-5 alternates A-3 ASIA DIAG message 2-7 B Backing up disk files to tape 3-14 BACKUP 3-12 BACKUP using multiple tape cartridges 3-15 Bank n Bad message 2-7 BLOCKSIZE 3-13 Boot Fail message 2-7 BT...
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Index 9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide — 429596-002 Index - 3 T Menu 2-4 Select 2-4 Unload 2-3 T Tape cartridge loading 3-9 reclaiming 3-10 reformatting 3-10 removing stuck cartridge A-5 unloading 3-10 using multiple cartridges with BACKUP and RESTORE 3-14 viewing contents of 3-13 write-protecting 3...
