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9840 Troubleshooting and Recovery
9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide—429596-002
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Operating a Drive Manually in a Tape Library
Operating a Drive Manually in a Tape Library
When a tape library is down, you might have to operate the tape drive manually from
inside the library. Press Unload on the drive operator panel to ensure the drive is not
stuck in an intermediate position.
Performing a Tape Boot or Tape Load
A tape boot/load should only be performed at the advice of service providers.
Performing Processor Memory Dumps to Tape
When the system is running, the normal procedure is to perform a memory dump from
the processor to disk, then copy the memory dump to tape. If the entire system is down
(all processors are halted), you can perform a tape dump using the TSM Low-Level
Link Application. For information about how to perform memory dumps, refer to the
S-series Operations Guide.
Tape Dump Alerts
Before performing a tape dump:
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All processors in the system must be halted. Tape dumps can only be performed if
the entire system is down.
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A tape drive must be connected to a PMF CRU in group 01. Tape drives
connected through a ServerNet/DA or to any other PMF CRUs or IOMF CRUs
cannot be used for tape dumps.
Caution. Tape Boot is a destructive function that destroys the files on the system disk. It
should be performed only on the advice of service providers. It destroys all information in the
system configuration database including all configuration information about tapes, adapters,
and more. Unlike the K-series, the system image doesn’t contain this information. Many
additional steps are required to restore the system to working order.