IBM 3590 User Manual

Operator guide

Table of contents

Document Outline

Contents
Figures
Safety
- Material Handling Safety
- Laser Safety and Compliance
Preface
- Related Publications
- Online Access
- Do You Have Comments or Suggestions?
Summary of Changes
- Fourteenth Edition
- Thirteenth Edition
- Twelfth Edition
- Eleventh Edition
- Tenth Edition
- Ninth Edition
- Eighth Edition
- Seventh Edition
- Sixth Edition
- Fifth Edition
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. A14, C10, and C14 Control Unit Operator Panel
Chapter 3. Drive Operator Panel and Controls
- Operator Panel Display
- Fiducials
- Drive Power
- Indicators and Icons
- Intervention Messages
  - Message Priority and Display Rules
  - FID and ATTN Supplemental Messages
- Operator Panel Menus
  - Operator Flow Chart
  - Operator Menus
Chapter 4. Automatic Cartridge Facility (ACF) and Magazine
- ACF Description
  - ACF Functions
    - Cartridge Storage Positions
- ACF Magazine
- Modes of Operation
  - ACF Notes
- Manual Mode
- Accumulate Mode
- Automatic Mode
- System Mode
- Random and Random 2-LUN Modes
- Cell Status Indicator LEDs
Chapter 5. Cleaning Procedures
- Cleaning the Tape Path
- Cleaning the Tape Cartridge
- Cleaning the Magazine
Chapter 6. Identifying Subsystem Problems
- Unable to Insert a Tape Cartridge
- FID or ATTN on the Message Display
- Tape Drive is Not Ready
- Leader Block Detaches from the Tape
- SCSI Bus Problems
- Fibre Channel Problems
- Unloading a Tape Cartridge after a Power Failure
- Tape Winds Completely Out of the Cartridge
- Tape Does Not Unload
- Message Display is Blank
- Tape/Drive Read or Write Problems
- ACF Recovery Procedure
  - Attention Indicator LED Flashes
  - Attention Indicator LEDs On Continuously (Not Flashing)
Chapter 7. 3590 High Performance Cartridge Tape and Extended High Performance Cartridge Tape
- Tape Handling and Storage Advantages
Chapter 8. Cartridge Care and Handling
- Unpacking the Cartridges
- Handling the Cartridges
- Stacking Cartridges
- Cartridge Labels
- Damaged Cartridges
- Cartridge Quality and Library Maintenance
  - Tape Supplies
- Leader Block Replacement
- Leader Block Inspection
- Using Non-IBM Cartridges
Chapter 9. Environmental and Shipping Information
- Operating and Storage Environment
  - Operating Environment
  - Storage Environment
- Shipping Tape Media
  - Cartridge
  - Environment
- Cartridge Data Security and Cartridge Disposal
  - Data Security
    - Cartridge Degaussing
    - Cartridge Burning
  - Cartridge Disposal
Appendix A. Media/Hardware Problem Isolation
Appendix B. FID Messages
Appendix C. Problem Determination
- SCSI Bus
- Fibre Channel
  - Fibre Channel Problem Determination
Appendix D. Host Reporting
- Statistical Analysis and Reporting System
- Service and Media Information Messages (SIMs and MIMs)
- SIM/MIM Presentation
Notices
- Trademarks
- IBM Agreement for Licensed Internal Code
  - Actions You May Not Take
- AIX License Information Additional Terms and Conditions
- Compliance
  - Laser Safety and Compliance
  - Communication Statements
- Statement of Limited Warranty
  - Part 1 – General Terms
  - Part 2 – Country/region-unique Terms
    - ASIA PACIFIC
    - EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA (EMEA)
Glossary
Index
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