TROUBLESHOOTING

AND ERROR RECOVERY

 

ERROR, FAULT,

 

 

MALFUNCTION

 

 

Determine Suspected

 

Error Type

 

PLATFORM

 

GENERAL DRIVE

No FSC displayed.

 

FSC and ERP displayed

Normal front panel operation

on touch screen

Cycle the power

 

Follow the ERP on

to the library

 

touch screen

Retry

 

Find FSC in Table 7

Check configuration

Follow the ERP in Table 6

(see Chapter 3)

 

 

Call Technical Support

Call Technical Support

 

CARTRIDGE ERROR

FSC might be displayed

 

Cartridge will not eject

Normal operation impossible

Figure 54. Troubleshooting flow chart

Table 6 lists ERPs reported on the touch screen of the library. This list includes only those procedures that can be safely performed by a user. For a list of FSCs and their related ERPs, see Table 7 on page 49.

Table 6. Error recovery procedures

ERP code

Procedure/Description

CCycle power to the library using the power option on the touch screen. Wait 30 seconds to power on again.

DTurn off power to the library and inspect connectors and cables.

FInvalid operation. Select parameters correctly and try again.

G Call IBM technical support.

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