SL8500 - How to Load a Diagnostic Tape into a Drive Using SLConsole

Asset ID:	1-71-1618257.1
Update Date:	2017-05-19
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Solution 1618257.1 : SL8500 - How to Load a Diagnostic Tape into a Drive Using SLConsole

Applies to:

Sun StorageTek T10000 Tape Drive - Version All Versions and later
Sun StorageTek SL8500 Modular Library System - Version All Versions and later
LTO Tape Drive - Version All Versions and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

I need to run diagnostics on a T10000 tape drive.
There are 3 diag tapes
1 1 -13 1 13 DG000T1
1 2 -13 1 12 DG003T1
1 3 -13 1 12 DG006T1
Is there a way to load 1 of those tapes in drive slot 48 or 1,2,2,1,1 with SLConsole?

Goal

SL8500 - How to Load a Diagnostic Tape into a drive using SLConsole.

Solution

There are two ways this can be done:

1. Use the "DiagMove" feature under the "Diagnostics" tab in SL Console.

2. Use the "RcvrMove" feature under the "Diagnostics" tab in SL Console. With this option, use "RcvrMove" to move a tape out to the CAP from a slot and then do a "RcvrMove" from the CAP (Cartridge Access Port) to a drive. To dismount the drive, do a "RcvrMove" from the drive to the CAP and then from the CAP back to the slot.

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