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Function Code 5: Copy the Drive Dump to Tape (at Beginning of Tape)

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2. Make sure that the following message appears on the message display (you may need to turn the power off, then on again for the message to appear): Ultrium Tape Drive Drive Empty 3. Within two seconds, press the unload button 3 times. The status light becomes solid amber and the following message displays (indicating that the tape drive is in maintenance mode): Maint Mode: Select Exit Maint Mode Note: If a cartridge is in the tape drive, it will eject the first time that you press the unload button and the drive will not be placed in maintenance mode. To continue placing the drive in maintenance mode, perform the preceding step. 4. Press the unload button once per second until 4 appears in the single-character display and the following message displays. (If you cycle past the desired code, press the unload button once per second until the code redisplays.) Maint Mode: Select Force Drive Dump 5. Press and hold the unload button for 3 or more seconds, then release it to select the function. The 3580 Tape Drive performs the dump and displays the following message: Force Drive Dump Completed! The single-character display shows 0, then goes blank. The following message displays, and the tape drive exits maintenance mode. Ultrium Tape Drive Drive Empty To access the contents of the dump, see "Function Code 5: Copy the Drive Dump to Tape (at Beginning of Tape)". Note: You can also force a drive dump when the tape drive is in normal operating mode. Simply press and hold the unload button for 10 seconds. Function Code 5: Copy the Drive Dump to Tape (at Beginning of Tape) Function Code 5 copies data from a drive dump (captured in Function Code 4) to the beginning of a scratch (blank) data cartridge. Attention: For this test, insert only a scratch (blank) data cartridge or a cartridge that may be overwritten. During the test, the drive overwrites the data on the cartridge. 1. Make sure that no cartridge is in the drive. 2. Make sure that the following message appears on the message display (you may need to turn the power off, then on again for the message to appear): Appendix B. Diagnostic and Maintenance Functions 49

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2.
Make sure that the following message appears on the message display (you
may need to turn the power off, then on again for the message to appear):
Ultrium Tape Drive
Drive Empty
3.
Within two seconds, press the unload button 3 times. The status light becomes
solid amber and the following message displays (indicating that the tape drive is
in maintenance mode):
Maint Mode: Select
Exit Maint Mode
Note:
If a cartridge is in the tape drive, it will eject the first time that you press
the unload button and the drive will not be placed in maintenance mode.
To continue placing the drive in maintenance mode, perform the
preceding step.
4.
Press the unload button once per second until
4
appears in the single-character
display and the following message displays. (If you cycle past the desired code,
press the unload button once per second until the code redisplays.)
Maint Mode: Select
Force Drive Dump
5.
Press and hold the unload button for 3 or more seconds, then release it to
select the function. The 3580 Tape Drive performs the dump and displays the
following message:
Force Drive Dump
Completed!
The single-character display shows
0
, then goes blank. The following message
displays, and the tape drive exits maintenance mode.
Ultrium Tape Drive
Drive Empty
To access the contents of the dump, see “Function Code 5: Copy the Drive
Dump to Tape (at Beginning of Tape)”.
Note:
You can also force a drive dump when the tape drive is in normal
operating mode. Simply press and hold the unload button for 10
seconds.
Function Code 5: Copy the Drive Dump to Tape (at Beginning of Tape)
Function Code 5 copies data from a drive dump (captured in Function Code 4) to
the beginning of a scratch (blank) data cartridge.
Attention:
For this test, insert only a scratch (blank) data cartridge or a
cartridge that may be overwritten. During the test, the drive overwrites the
data on the cartridge.
1.
Make sure that no cartridge is in the drive.
2.
Make sure that the following message appears on the message display (you
may need to turn the power off, then on again for the message to appear):
Appendix B. Diagnostic and Maintenance Functions
49