Exabyte 1X7 LTO Resetting the Autoloader, Refer to your software documentation for instructions

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.

!Important 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.

To reset the autoloader from the operator panel:

!Important Before resetting, make sure that the autoloader or tape drive is not

communicating across the bus. The reset may disrupt

communications on the bus.

1.At the Home screen, press , , , or to access the main menus. If necessary, enter the operator panel password (see page 42).

2.Press or until the Diagnostic menu appears:

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