Frequently asked questions about the tape drive, the tape drive yellow alarm light is on, the tape drive automatically spits out the tape, the tape drive jumps incorrectly, the tape drive driver is missing or incorrect, the tape drive cannot read the tape due to a zombie backup process, and the tape cannot be backed up,/insufficient space , causing the tape drive to be unable to back up the file. The older version causes the backup tape information to be incomplete. The backup command is lost due to environment variables, causing the tape drive to backup without this command and unable to back up. Frequently Asked Questions about Tape Drives Check Steps, Alarms, or When backup cannot be performed, first check whether the cables and terminators are faulty, whether the tape drive alarm light is on, whether the tape is or whether the tape is compatible with the tape drive, check whether the tape drive case indicator light is normal, please refer to the manual, and check the connection cables behind the tape drive. The small button next to it says No Yes. If necessary, adjust it. Log in to the system, check whether & is in status and check whether it is a tape drive model. If not, it is plug-in. You need to check whether it is a tape drive connected by optical fiber. If so, the optical tape drive cannot be used for backup. , check to see if there is one, and if so, whether the version is an older version, you need to go to the official website to compare and check, check the card connected to the tape drive cable or the peripheral card with the interface, whether the path on the card is abnormal and There are also event logs to determine if there is a problem with the card that prevents the tape from being powered on to the host
IBM Tape Library Troubleshooting FAQ