Fujitsu manual Tape Processing M2488 Product Guide

TAPE PROCESSING M2488 PRODUCT GUIDE

4)Issue a LOCATE command to position to the end of the last record successfully read from the tape. The value to use for the LOCATE blockid is the READ POSITION First Block Loca- tion field.

This field indicates the logical position of the tape. The value in this field is the block address of the next block to be transferred between the buffer and the initiator.

5)READ the tape. If the read error occurs again, it is possible that the media in the cartridge is so badly worn, or damaged, that it is not possible to read from the tape.

Other things to try:

•If you only have one tape drive, you can attempt the previous procedure with a cleaning cycle performed between steps two (2) and three (3).

•The drive may need to be cleaned. If you are not sure how to clean the tape drive, then contact your product support representative for more information.

•If you determine that the tape is worn/damaged, there are service bureaus that special- ize in data recovery. Your product support representative may have more information about these companies.

7-4 CG00000-011503 REV. A April 1997