Table 11 Troubleshooting General Problems (continued)

Problem

Solution

A tape is stuck in a drive.

Cycle power to the library or reboot using the GUI

 

 

touch screen, and retry unloading the tape from the

 

 

library GUI touch screen, the Remote Management

 

 

Interface, or the host application software.

 

Ensure the host application software is not reserving

 

 

the slot or drive. The software needs to cancel the

 

 

reservation. If necessary, disconnect from the host,

 

 

power cycle, and unload the drive.

 

Contact your authorized service provider.

 

 

 

A tape is stuck in the robotics.

Run a Vertical Calibration test from the

 

 

Diagnostics section of the Utilities menu.

 

Cycle power to the library or reboot using the GUI

 

 

touch screen.

 

Contact your authorized service provider.

 

 

 

A tape is stuck in a storage slot.

Using the GUI touch screen, open the appropriate

 

 

door, and remove the magazine.

 

Pull the tape out.

 

Reinsert the magazine.

 

If the magazine is damaged, contact your

 

 

authorized service provider.

 

 

 

Robotics are misaligned.

Run a Vertical Calibration test from the

Robotics won’t get a tape.

 

Diagnostics section of the Utilities menu.

Ensure that you are using the correct tape type for

Tape/drive/robotics are misaligned.

 

your drive technology.

 

Contact your authorized service provider.

 

 

 

Media

 

 

Cannot load tape into drive.

Ensure your media and format type matches your

 

 

drive type.

 

 

 

A new Ultrium data cartridge that is

LTO Cartridge Memory has failed or is damaged.

write-enabled is rejected by the drive.

 

Replace the data cartridge.

 

 

 

A new Ultrium data cartridge that is

LTO Cartridge Memory has failed, and the drive has

write-protected is rejected in multiple

 

found no data to recover. Replace the data

known good drives.

 

cartridge.

 

 

 

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