IBM 3590 - Manual

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Table of Contents:

  • Page 3 – Operator Guide
  • Page 5 – Contents; Preface; iii
  • Page 6 – iv
  • Page 7 – Figures
  • Page 9 – Safety; Material Handling Safety
  • Page 10 – viii
  • Page 11 – Related Publications; IBM Magstar; ix
  • Page 13 – Planning for the ED-5000 Enterprise Fibre Channel Director; Related Software Publications; Device Driver Developer’s Guide, SC23-3085; xi
  • Page 14 – Device Driver support; You can download this software.; IBM Global Services’ Product Support Services; xii
  • Page 15 – Do You Have Comments or Suggestions?; xiii
  • Page 16 – xiv
  • Page 17 – Summary of Changes; Fourteenth Edition; TotalStorage; xv
  • Page 19 – 590 High Performance Cartridge Tape. Prior; Fifth Edition; xvii
  • Page 20 – xviii
  • Page 21 – Chapter 1. Introduction; The 3590 creates tapes for archival files.
  • Page 25 – Chapter 3. Drive Operator Panel and Controls; Operator Panel Display; Characters
  • Page 32 – The 2x information is available in Table 3 on page 10.
  • Page 33 – Fiducials; Figure 5 shows a B1A or E1A with a single fiducial; Drive Power; This section describes the indicators on the 3590.
  • Page 35 – Dump Icon; The dump is lost if you power off the drive.; Clean Icon
  • Page 36 – Intervention Messages; Table 4 describes messages that can be displayed for the 3590.
  • Page 38 – FID
  • Page 39 – Message Priority and Display Rules; Message Action Term Definitions; This description defines the following message action terms:; Message Priorities
  • Page 41 – Routine Messages—Demount:
  • Page 42 – Displayed: A General message displays when it is created.; Routine Messages—Clean:; When any message enters display
  • Page 43 – FID and ATTN Supplemental Messages
  • Page 48 – Operator Panel Menus
  • Page 50 – Operator Flow Chart; Figure 9 shows the operator menus with panel functions.
  • Page 51 – Operator Menus; Options Menu; Table 6 shows the Options menu.; Function; Start; Sets the ACF mode for Models E11 and B11.; Unload Drive
  • Page 52 – Set ACF Mode Menu; Table 7 shows the Set ACF Mode menu.; Causes the “Options Menu” on page 31 to appear.
  • Page 53 – Services Menu; Table 8 shows the Services menu.; Cancel; Set Online
  • Page 54 – runs. This may cause a delay before Reset Drive is run.; bb
  • Page 56 – Set Offline Menu
  • Page 57 – Confirm Offline Menu
  • Page 58 – Set Port 0 Address Menu; Table 13 shows the Set Port 0 Address menu.; Causes the “Set Address Menu” on page 37 to appear.
  • Page 59 – Set Port 1 Address Menu; Table 14 shows the Set Port 1 Address menu.
  • Page 60 – Fibre Address Menu; Show Node Name Menu
  • Page 61 – Show Port Names Menu; Table 17 shows the Show Port Names menu.
  • Page 62 – Set Port 0 Fibre Address Menu; Table 18 shows the Set Port 0 Fibre Address menu.; Causes the “Fibre Address Menu” on page 40 to appear.; Set Hard Address
  • Page 63 – Set Port 1 Fibre Address Menu; Table 19 shows the Set Port 1 Fibre Address menu.
  • Page 64 – Set Hard Address Menu; Table 20 shows the Set Hard Address menu.; Save Data; Saves port AL_PA and returns to “Fibre Address Menu” on page 40.
  • Page 65 – Use Soft Address Menu; Table 21 shows the Use Soft Address menu.; Continue; Table 22 shows the Change Language menu.; Causes the “Services Menu” on page 33 to appear.
  • Page 66 – Statistics Menu; Table 23 shows the Statistics menu.; Show Statistics; Causes “Show Statistics Menu” on page 47 to appear.; Save; Causes the statistics to be saved in nonvolatile storage.
  • Page 67 – Show Statistics Menu; Table 24 is an example of the Show Statistics menu.; Causes the “Statistics Menu” on page 46 to appear.
  • Page 68 – Confirm Mode Change Menu; Table 25 shows the Confirm Mode Change menu.; Line 2: Cancel or Reset; The RESET DRIVE option results in job termination.
  • Page 69 – ACF Description
  • Page 70 – ACF Functions; Cartridge Storage Positions
  • Page 73 – Magazine Weight
  • Page 74 – ACF Door and Lock Function; The magazine has a door (; Unlocked; Inserting and Removing the Magazine in the 3590
  • Page 75 – Removing the Magazine from the 3590; Modes of Operation; Manual
  • Page 76 – Not all hosts support System mode.; Random and Random 2-LUN; Not all hosts support Random mode.; ACF Notes
  • Page 77 – Manual Mode; there is no cartridge in the import position of the priority cell.
  • Page 78 – Accumulate Mode
  • Page 80 – Automatic Mode; the magazine
  • Page 81 – System Mode
  • Page 83 – Random and Random 2-LUN Modes; Initial conditions
  • Page 84 – – Random mode must be selected from the SET ACF MODE menu.; Cell Status Indicator LEDs; “Cell Status: Flashing Yellow–Attention indicator LED” on page 65.
  • Page 85 – Cell Status: Flashing Yellow–Attention indicator LED; Indicator LED State
  • Page 86 – Cell Status: Steady Yellow–Alert Conditions; Cell Status: Steady Green–In-Use Indicator LED
  • Page 87 – Chapter 5. Cleaning Procedures; ) which have identifier
  • Page 88 – Cleaning the Tape Path
  • Page 89 – Cleaning Notification; Two types of cleaning notification are available:; Operator Panel Cleaning Notification
  • Page 90 – Cleaning the Tape Cartridge; If dirt appears on the
  • Page 91 – Cleaning the Magazine
  • Page 93 – Chapter 6. Identifying Subsystem Problems; Unable to Insert a Tape Cartridge; FID message; See “Appendix B. FID Messages” on page 101 for operator action.; ATTN; See “FID and ATTN Supplemental Messages” on page 23.; Tape Drive is Not Ready
  • Page 94 – Leader Block Detaches from the Tape
  • Page 95 – SCSI Bus Problems; See “SCSI Bus” on page 105.; Fibre Channel Problems; See “Fibre Channel” on page 109.; Unloading a Tape Cartridge after a Power Failure; Select Unload from the Options Menu and press Enter.
  • Page 96 – Message Display is Blank; If the message display is blank, perform the following steps:; Tape/Drive Read or Write Problems; See “Appendix A. Media/Hardware Problem Isolation” on page 99.
  • Page 97 – If the attention indicator LED flashes, do the following:; Attention Indicator LEDs On Continuously (Not Flashing)
  • Page 102 – Tape Handling and Storage Advantages
  • Page 105 – Chapter 8. Cartridge Care and Handling; Unpacking the Cartridges; If a cartridge case; Do not load a damaged tape cartridge into a tape drive.; Damaged
  • Page 106 – Do not expose the tape cartridge to moisture or direct sunlight.; Note: Do not attempt to degauss or ac bulk erase a tape cartridge.; Stacking Cartridges
  • Page 107 – When you use cartridge labels, make sure to do the following:; Damaged Cartridges; Ensure continued use of your cartridges and subsystem as follows:; Do not attempt to open the cartridge case at any time.; The upper and
  • Page 108 – Do not load a damaged cartridge into a tape subsystem
  • Page 109 – Cartridge Quality and Library Maintenance; Part Number
  • Page 110 – Leader Block Replacement; Figure 22 illustrates the replacement procedure.
  • Page 111 – Replacing the Leader Block
  • Page 115 – Chapter 9. Environmental and Shipping Information; Operating and Storage Environment; 0 to 80 percent of relative humidity; Storage Environment; to 80 percent of relative humidity
  • Page 116 – It is imperative to package cartridges properly for shipment.
  • Page 117 – Environment; Cartridge Data Security and Cartridge Disposal; Cartridge Degaussing; Cartridge Disposal
  • Page 119 – Appendix A. Media/Hardware Problem Isolation; possible to have multiple bad cartridges.)
  • Page 121 – Appendix B. FID Messages
  • Page 125 – Appendix C. Problem Determination; SCSI Bus
  • Page 126 – Load a scratch tape in the 3590. Data on the tape will be overwritten.
  • Page 127 – At the Enter Selection: prompt, type q to stop the tapeutil program.; AS/400 Environment Attachment Check; Type the device associated with the 3590, such as TAP13.; When the Tape Device Test menu is displayed, select Exit test menu.; HP-UX Environment Attachment Check; At the Enter Selection: prompt, select 24 to rewind the tape.
  • Page 128 – Sun Environment Attachment Check
  • Page 131 – Appendix D. Host Reporting; Statistical Analysis and Reporting System
  • Page 132 – IEA480E and IEA486E messages, as well as EREP reports; TPF
  • Page 133 – Messages are dependant on the application; SUN; Windows NT; Messages are dependent on the application
  • Page 135 – Notices
  • Page 137 – Trademarks; The following terms are trademarks of other companies:
  • Page 138 – IBM Agreement for Licensed Internal Code; Under each license, IBM authorizes you to do only the following:; Actions You May Not Take
  • Page 139 – AIX License Information Additional Terms and Conditions
  • Page 140 – Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement
  • Page 141 – This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment, this; Germany Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive; teller der
  • Page 142 – New Zealand Compliance Statement; This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment this product; Taiwan Class A Statement
  • Page 143 – IBM 3590 High Performance Tape Subsystem; The IBM Warranty for Machines
  • Page 146 – The following paragraph is
  • Page 148 – The following replaces item 2 in this Section:
  • Page 149 – Limitation of Liability:
  • Page 153 – Glossary; archiving application.
  • Page 159 – Index; Numerics
  • Page 163 – Readers’ Comments — We’d Like to Hear from You
  • Page 164 – BUSINESS REPLY MAIL
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IBM ® TotalStorage Enterprise Tape System 3590 Operator Guide GA32-0330-13

Page 5 - Contents; Preface; iii

Contents Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii Material Handling Safety . . . . . . . vii Laser Safety and Compliance . . . . . . vii Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix Related Publications . . . . . . . . . ix IBM 3590 Publications . . . . . . . . ix IBM 349...

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Cleaning the Tape Path . . . . . . . . 68 Model B11/E11 . . . . . . . . . . 68 Model B1A/E1A . . . . . . . . . 68 Cleaning Notification . . . . . . . . 69 Cleaning the Tape Cartridge . . . . . . 70 Cleaning the Magazine . . . . . . . . 71 Chapter 6. Identifying SubsystemProblems . . . . . . . . . . ...

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