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PRODUCT MANUAL 1012581
CHAPTER 5—AUTOLOADER OPERATION
RESETTING THE AUTOLOADER
If the autoloader or tape drive has encountered an error and is not operating
as expected after you have tried the recommended corrective actions, you may
need to perform a reset. From the operator panel, you can reset the autoloader
without resetting the tape drive. You can reset both the autoloader and the
tape drive by powering the autoloader off and back on.
Note: You may also be able to perform resets from your autoloader software.
Refer to your software documentation for instructions.
Resetting the autoloader from the operator panel or powering the autoloader
off and back on causes it to perform its power-on self-test and a cartridge
inventory. Powering the autoloader off and back on to reset the tape drive
causes the tape drive to perform its power-on self-test and to rewind a loaded
tape to the beginning.
To reset the autoloader from the operator panel:
1.
1.1.
1. At the Home screen, press , , , or to access the main menus.
If necessary, enter the operator panel password (see page 42).
2.
2.2.
2. Press or until the Diagnostic menu appears:
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If you need to power the autoloader off, first unload the cartridge
from the tape drive, if possible. If you power the autoloader off
and back on while a cartridge is in the tape drive, the drive may
have to perform a lengthy format recovery process.
If a cartridge is loaded in the tape drive when the autoloader is
powered off and back on, the tape drive rewinds the tape but does
not eject the cartridge. Make sure that it is safe to overwrite the
tape before performing a backup so that you don’t lose previously
recorded data. If necessary, unload the cartridge as described on
page 69.
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Before resetting, make sure that the autoloader or tape drive is not
communicating across the bus. The reset may disrupt
communications on the bus.
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