HP Surestore 15 Slot with DLT7000 HP SureStore DLT Tape Library Models 4115w/4 - Page 95

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Operating the Library Troubleshooting Problem DO INVENTORY TEST displays (initialize element status). Cannot write to the tape. Cannot read the tape. What to do • Power cycle the library by pressing the power switch off and then on again. (See the caution note at the end of this table.) • Run the INVENTORY CHECK test under the TEST * menu. • Check the host file system access permissions. • Check the write-protect tab on the cartridge to assure write-enabled status. • Check the application software. • Check the host file system access permissions. • Verify that the correct tape type is used (See "Choosing Tape Cartridges" on page 2-3.) • Check the application software. CAUTION Do not press the library power switch until all SCSI peripherals connected to host are shut down. Pressing the power button when the SCSI system is active can cause data loss and/or problems with the SCSI interface. Library Operation 3-41

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Operating the Library
Troubleshooting
Library Operation
CAUTION
Do not press the library power switch until all SCSI peripherals connected to host
are shut down. Pressing the power button when the SCSI system is active can cause
data loss and/or problems with the SCSI interface.
DO
INVENTORY
TEST
displays
(initialize element status).
Power cycle the library by pressing the power switch off and
then on again.
(See the caution note at the end of this
table.)
Run the
INVENTORY
CHECK
test under the
TEST
*
menu.
Cannot write to the tape.
Check the host file system access permissions.
Check the write-protect tab on the cartridge to assure
write-enabled status.
Check the application software.
Cannot read the tape.
Check the host file system access permissions.
Verify that the correct tape type is used (See “Choosing
Tape Cartridges” on page 2-3.)
Check the application software.
Problem
What to do