C-Series Rack Installation; Preventive Maintenance; Hp A3024A 8Mm Tape Drive Maintenance - HP 3000 Series Handbook

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C-Series Rack Installation
1. Unpack the system.
2. Inspect for damage.
3. Move the system to where it will be used.
4. Install equipment in the rack.
5. Install any additional I/0 PCAs.
6. Install and configure any external peripherals.
7. Connect power to all equipment.
8. Connect power to the rack.
9. Power up the system.
10. At the ISL prompt, verify the I/0 hardware configuration with MAPPER in the Offline
Diagnostic Environment (ODE).
11. Boot the operating system.
12. Customize the system.
Preventive Maintenance
HP A3024A
Smm
Tape Drive Maintenance
The 8mm Tape Drive should be cleaned every
30
hours of tape drive operation or when the
top and bottom LEDs flash rapidly and the middle LED flashes irregularly.
Table 1-14 shows the state of the LEDs when the drive should be cleaned.
1. Insert the cleaning cartridge into the drive.
2. Cleaning begins automatically.
3. When cleaning is completed, the cartridge is automatically ejected.
4. After the drive has been successfully cleaned, the top and bottom LEDs on the front panel
should no longer be flashing.
Note
•
Do not attempt to rewind and reuse the cleaning cartridge. Reusing the
cleaning cartridge may reintroduce damaging debris to the tape drive head .
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