The following table lists some messages that can appear for the selected AIT tape drive.
Table 16. Drive Display Messages
Message | Condition |
The tape drive is ready to accept a cartridge. | |
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LOADING.... | Tape is loaded |
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The tape drive has successfully loaded the tape and | |
| is ready for read/write operations. |
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READING | The tape drive is reading data. |
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WRITING | The tape drive is writing data. |
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TAPE IN MOTION | The drive is moving tape. |
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SPACE FORWARD | The tape drive is performing a forward search. |
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REWIND | Rewind is in progress. |
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ERASE | The tape drive is erasing data on the tape. |
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UNLOADING | The tape drive is unloading a tape. |
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CLEAN DRIVE | The tape drive should be cleaned at the next conve- |
| nient time. |
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CLEANING... | Cleaning is in progress. |
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Viewing the Drive Status screens
From the Drive Status screens, you can view status information about the tape drives. These information screens are updated whenever there is a change in drive status.
To display tape drive information:
1.From the operator panel keypad, press [MENU] to display the menus. Press the down arrow key until “Drive Menu” appears.
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2. Press [ENTER]. The “Drive 1 Menu” appears.
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