Solving Problems

Common Problems and Solutions

Problems Using the DDS Tape Drive

Table 14 describes a possible problem you may encounter using the DDS tape drive and offers solutions.

Table 14

Problems Using the DDS Tape Drive

 

 

 

 

Problem

Solution

 

 

 

 

The DDS tape drive does

Re-enter the commands and make sure that you have typed

 

not respond to com-

them correctly.

 

mands.

 

 

 

Make sure that you specified the correct device file name for

 

 

commands that require a device file name.

 

 

Make sure the write-protect tab is set to write if you are try-

 

 

ing to copy data to a data cassette.

 

 

Make sure that the system can communicate with the drive

 

 

as described in “Checking the SCSI IDs” in Appendix B.

 

 

Follow the instructions in the section "Running System Ver-

 

 

ification Tests" in this chapter to verify that the tape drive is

 

 

functioning properly.

 

 

 

 

If the problem persists, contact your system administrator or call your designated service

 

representative.

 

 

 

 

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