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Repairs or exchanges resulting from improper maintenance or use of unsupported media may result in "Using cleaning cartridges" on page 3-4 and Appendix A, "Maintaining the tape drive", on page A-1 as periodic maintenance is not covered by the IBM warranty. xSeries Server VXA-2 Internal Tape Drive User's Guide Important: Please review the maintenance information in billable service charges.
Repairs or exchanges resulting from improper maintenance or use of unsupported media may result in "Using cleaning cartridges" on page 3-4 and Appendix A, "Maintaining the tape drive", on page A-1 as periodic maintenance is not covered by the IBM warranty. xSeries Server VXA-2 Internal Tape Drive User's Guide Important: Please review the maintenance information in billable service charges.
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...ways to better serve you in developing products and services that you . Register your storage media. Appendix A, "Maintaining the tape drive" contains information on maintaining your tape drive and caring for your option on cartridges. Appendix C, "Problem solving" provides solutions to problems...The illustrations in your proof of the IBM® VXA-2 Internal Tape Drive. IBM will help IBM to communicate with information that might occur while using cleaning cartridges, and setting write protection on the http://www.ibm.com/pc/register IBM Web site. This manual contains the ...
...ways to better serve you in developing products and services that you . Register your storage media. Appendix A, "Maintaining the tape drive" contains information on maintaining your tape drive and caring for your option on cartridges. Appendix C, "Problem solving" provides solutions to problems...The illustrations in your proof of the IBM® VXA-2 Internal Tape Drive. IBM will help IBM to communicate with information that might occur while using cleaning cartridges, and setting write protection on the http://www.ibm.com/pc/register IBM Web site. This manual contains the ...
User Guide
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...be retried. 4. An unrecoverable error is applied. The firmware download failed and the drive is usually the result of a hardware error condition. Using the tape drive 3-3 The drive will be needed to indicate an unrecoverable error. The drive boot code is usually the result of status light combinations Operation LED #1 Ready (...will flash to clear the flashing Fault LED: v Hard SCSI Reset v Cartridge Eject v Power Cycle v Retry Microcode Download An unrecoverable cartridge (media) failure is in the drive not being able to clear the flashing LED. 3. An unrecoverable...
...be retried. 4. An unrecoverable error is applied. The firmware download failed and the drive is usually the result of a hardware error condition. Using the tape drive 3-3 The drive will be needed to indicate an unrecoverable error. The drive boot code is usually the result of status light combinations Operation LED #1 Ready (...will flash to clear the flashing Fault LED: v Hard SCSI Reset v Cartridge Eject v Power Cycle v Retry Microcode Download An unrecoverable cartridge (media) failure is in the drive not being able to clear the flashing LED. 3. An unrecoverable...
User Guide
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... or marker. Use of other media conditioning before use of the boxes have been marked, discard the cleaning cartridge. 3. Grasp the cleaning cartridge by the outer edges, with IBM recommended VXA data cartridges. Cleaning cartridges can damage your drive and may damage the tape drive. b. Using cleaning cartridges Clean the tape drive whenever the Cleaning LED status light...
... or marker. Use of other media conditioning before use of the boxes have been marked, discard the cleaning cartridge. 3. Grasp the cleaning cartridge by the outer edges, with IBM recommended VXA data cartridges. Cleaning cartridges can damage your drive and may damage the tape drive. b. Using cleaning cartridges Clean the tape drive whenever the Cleaning LED status light...
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... about how to use other than recommended cleaning cartridges can damage your drive and may damage the tape drive. v Only use only VXA cartridges. It is only backward compatible to clean the tape drive. Appendix A. Maintaining the tape drive The tape drive uses cartridges with IBM recommended VXA data cartridges. The tape drive is designed to use the IBM recommended VXA cleaning cartridges to previous VXA technology media.
... about how to use other than recommended cleaning cartridges can damage your drive and may damage the tape drive. v Only use only VXA cartridges. It is only backward compatible to clean the tape drive. Appendix A. Maintaining the tape drive The tape drive uses cartridges with IBM recommended VXA data cartridges. The tape drive is designed to use the IBM recommended VXA cleaning cartridges to previous VXA technology media.
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...list describes recommended guidelines that are dropped, as the operating environment. A-2 VXA-2 Internal Tape Drive: User's Guide Attention: Use only the recommended cleaning cartridge to environment of the tape unit. Retrieval of archived data should be performed on a cartridge. Any ...media exposure to the tape by placing the cartridge in a dusty environment and always maintain a constant environment. Recommendations for any data cartridge exposed to a different humidity environment or to temperature changes of 11°C (20°F) or more. v Do not touch the tape...
...list describes recommended guidelines that are dropped, as the operating environment. A-2 VXA-2 Internal Tape Drive: User's Guide Attention: Use only the recommended cleaning cartridge to environment of the tape unit. Retrieval of archived data should be performed on a cartridge. Any ...media exposure to the tape by placing the cartridge in a dusty environment and always maintain a constant environment. Recommendations for any data cartridge exposed to a different humidity environment or to temperature changes of 11°C (20°F) or more. v Do not touch the tape...
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... label on the VXA tape cartridge. A poor quality tape cartridge may appear to be used with your backup tapes fail because of tape media that should be used for tape cartridge labels. Maintaining the tape drive A-5 v Use only labels provided with labels adhered to save your business if your data is the only type of inferior media. IBM supports using generic...
... label on the VXA tape cartridge. A poor quality tape cartridge may appear to be used with your backup tapes fail because of tape media that should be used for tape cartridge labels. Maintaining the tape drive A-5 v Use only labels provided with labels adhered to save your business if your data is the only type of inferior media. IBM supports using generic...
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... United States and Canada, call 1-888-IBM-MEDIA. Tape cartridges for the VX2-A Internal Tape Drive. Table A-2 lists the tape cartridges that you can order for the tape drive IBM part number Type of IBM storage products. Table A-2. A-6 VXA-2 Internal Tape Drive: User's Guide To order cartridges in other locations, contact your local provider of cartridge Length 19P4876 VXA 80GB data cartridge 230 m 19P4877...
... United States and Canada, call 1-888-IBM-MEDIA. Tape cartridges for the VX2-A Internal Tape Drive. Table A-2 lists the tape cartridges that you can order for the tape drive IBM part number Type of IBM storage products. Table A-2. A-6 VXA-2 Internal Tape Drive: User's Guide To order cartridges in other locations, contact your local provider of cartridge Length 19P4876 VXA 80GB data cartridge 230 m 19P4877...
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...tape and move it on what function the drive was performing before returning the drive for repair, contact IBM technical support. If you should return the drive for the format recovery to complete. 3. Turn off . Depending on again. wait for service. The cartridge will be in the enclosure and that the drive is preventing CARTRIDGE media...eject the cartridge, you may need to return the drive for an option in place. If there is a tape loaded in the drive, return it is still amber after power-up, the tape drive may automatically start a lengthy format recovery process; Wait...
...tape and move it on what function the drive was performing before returning the drive for repair, contact IBM technical support. If you should return the drive for the format recovery to complete. 3. Turn off . Depending on again. wait for service. The cartridge will be in the enclosure and that the drive is preventing CARTRIDGE media...eject the cartridge, you may need to return the drive for an option in place. If there is a tape loaded in the drive, return it is still amber after power-up, the tape drive may automatically start a lengthy format recovery process; Wait...
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... other electronic media, and following the instructions that replaces a removed part will 1) either repair or exchange the failing Machine and 2) provide the service either at least functionally equivalent to recover damages from other D-4 VXA-2 Internal Tape Drive: User's Guide A part that IBM provides. ...b. You should remove all removed items are entitled to the item replaced. IBM or your reseller will inform you of the available types of...
... other electronic media, and following the instructions that replaces a removed part will 1) either repair or exchange the failing Machine and 2) provide the service either at least functionally equivalent to recover damages from other D-4 VXA-2 Internal Tape Drive: User's Guide A part that IBM provides. ...b. You should remove all removed items are entitled to the item replaced. IBM or your reseller will inform you of the available types of...