Nexxen wrote on 2023-06-25, 13:21:Still same error after cleaning inside and head.
It behaves like it can't read the tape. Probably I need to replace the head. […]
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ediflorianUS wrote on 2023-06-21, 08:00:
if nothing helps , before trowing it away , use electronic contact cleaner inside.... DDS cleaning tape worked fine to fix my error , but I don't have any experiance with LTO
Still same error after cleaning inside and head.
It behaves like it can't read the tape. Probably I need to replace the head.
Error is EC 6.
If anyone wants it...
Here is what I found regarding the Error :
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My Tape Drive is Showing an EC6 error. What do I do?
IBM EC6 Report:
If the problem occurred while the tape drive was writing data to the tape, retry the operation with a different cartridge:
If the operation succeeds, the original cartridge was defective. Copy data from the defective cartridge and discard it.
If the operation fails and another tape drive is available, insert the cartridge into the other unit and retry the operation.
If the operation fails, discard the defective cartridge.
If the operation succeeds, insert a scratch data cartridge into the first unit and run the drive diagnostics.
If the diagnostics fail, replace the tape drive.
If the diagnostics succeed, the error was temporary.
If the operation fails and another tape drive is not available, insert a scratch data cartridge into the unit and run the drive diagnostics.
If the diagnostics fail, replace the tape drive.
If the diagnostics succeed, discard the cartridge. "
{"So an error code 6 normally means that there is a possible hardware issue. What I would do is to hold in the eject button for about 20 seconds till all the lights on the drive light up & then release & let the drive reboot. If the drives comes up without any errors then I would run the cleaning media into the drive & let it clean the drive just to make sure that there are no errors. If the drive comes back with the EC 6 on the display then we will need to look at the drive dump log from the drive to see what is causing the EC 6."}
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BTW , can you update your drive's firmware to the last version?(may help).