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Conference stkhlm::magtape

Title:MAGNETIC TAPEDRIVES
Moderator:STKHLM::GJOHNSSON
Created:Mon Sep 21 1987
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:3775
Total number of notes:13147

3627.0. "Write Protect on TZ87 - firmware V60 ????" by GIDDAY::BENBROOK (Brisbane ruLes) Fri Jan 24 1997 07:45

	  One customer has several TZ87-VA drives in BA35x boxes.  All Drives
	are at V60 firmware (according to an associate of mine).   The upgrade
	to V60 was only a few weeks ago.

	  Since then, the customer has seen two separate incidents where a tape
	will not load, but turns on Green led, and then flashes Write Protect
	led.    This does not match a scenario in the TZ87 Technical Manual.

	  Since I have not heard of/seen this before, I wonder if the upgrade
	to V60 of f/w has introduced the problem.

	  Has anyone else come across this particular scenario ????

  In addition, the first failing TZ87 had V60 reloaded, but was later replaced
(days later, not weeks).   The second was in SOLID failure mode, but worked
fine when I went onsite.   Would/could a SCSI reset produce a ucode init that
would have a similar effect to Power OFF/ON ?   The second one is working at the
moment, but time will tell ......

  Customer HAD tried several tapes with similar results, and had used the same
tapes in another TZ87 -VA with no problems.   

	???????????????????????


Looking for answers - can YOU help ?

Les Benbrook,
Brisbane, Australia.

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3627.1See also ASK_SSAG Note 6153GIDDAY::BENBROOKBrisbane ruLesWed Jan 29 1997 09:564
	  Just found another V60 article in ASK::SSAG Note 6153 - look there
	for other possible info.