SL24 - Tape Stuck in Tape Drive / How to Manually Unload the Cartridge From the Drive

Asset ID:	1-71-1552091.1
Update Date:	2017-09-22
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Solution 1552091.1 : SL24 - Tape Stuck in Tape Drive / How to Manually Unload the Cartridge From the Drive

Applies to:

Sun StorageTek SL24 Tape Autoloader - Version All Versions to Not Applicable [Release All Releases to N/A]
Sun StorageTek SL48 Tape Library - Version All Versions and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Goal

How to eject/unload the tape cartridge from the tape drive in SL24/48 using Front Panel / Web Interface.

Solution

To force the tape to eject:
1. From the Home screen, press Previous or Next until the screen displays Support. Press Enter to select.
2. Press Previous or Next until the screen displays Force Drive to Eject Tape. Press Enter to select.
Refer to SL24/48 User and Service Guide, Page 87. http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E25510_01/en/875-4225-12/875-4225-12.pdf
3. Press Previous or Next until the screen displays Drive 1 or Drive 2. The second line on the display shows the bar code number of the tape or state Full. Press Enter to select the desired drive to eject the tape.
4. If the tape is successfully ejected from the drive, the screen displays the slot location where the tape was moved to.

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