RE: How to unload a stuck tape on a 3573 LTO7 Half Height drive

last resort: IPL the library should eject the tape...


Paul



From: Rob Berendt <rob@xxxxxxxxx>
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Date: 20/03/2019 12:19
Subject: RE: How to unload a stuck tape on a 3573 LTO7 Half Height
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Have you tried the following first?
DSPTAP ... ENDOPT(*UNLOAD)

Failing that, have you tried the web interface to the management port on
the back of the tape library to move tapes around? I used that quite
frequently.

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Subject: How to unload a stuck tape on a 3573 LTO7 Half Height drive

I have a LTO7 volume that will not unload from a 3573 tape library.
These are half height drives.
The volume actually got stuck on the load, nothing written.

I remember on the 3582 FH drives, there was a button you could hold in
that would force a unload.

I'm note finding/seeing that same button the 3573 HH.

Any thoughts from the group.

Thank You
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