How To Get An RTD Out Of Maintenance Mode

Asset ID:	1-71-1110439.1
Update Date:	2011-12-14
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Solution Type Technical Instruction Sure

Solution 1110439.1 : How To Get An RTD Out Of Maintenance Mode

Applies to:

Sun StorageTek Virtual Tape Control Software (VTCS) - Version: 6.0 and later [Release: 6.0 and later ]
Sun StorageTek VSM System - Version: 4 and later [Release: 4.0 and later]
IBM z/OS on System z

Goal

How to get an RTD out of maintenance mode.
How to recover an RTD that is in maintenance mode.
How to bring an RTD from maint mode.

Solution

FSC73D8 indicates that a suspect broken RTD has been detected.

Internal instructions
1. Connect to the failing VTSS subsystem and check the RTD Status.
2. If RTD is found Online, skip to Internal Step 6.
3. If RTD is found Offline Maintenance Mode, skip to Internal Step 5.
4. If RTD is found Offline Undefined Mode, please review <Document 1119554.1>.
5. Contact customer and check the status of the RTD problem. If the RTD is still in maintenance mode, have the customer do the following:

If an RTD is found to be in maintenance mode please do the following:
1. Issue the command: VT VARY RTD(xxxx) OFF -- where xxxx is the RTD address

The following messages will be displayed:
SLS5010I Vary submitted to VSM system
SLS5011I Vary - Device xxxx offline
SLS5013I Vary completed (0)

2. Verify the RTD is OFFLINE by issuing the following command: VT D RTD
3. Once offline, issue this command: VT VARY RTD(xxxx) ON -- where xxxx is the RTD address

The following messages will be displayed:
SLS5010I Vary submitted to VSM system
SLS5011I Vary - Device xxxx online
SLS5013I Vary completed (0)
SLS6634I RTD xxxx available for use

4. Verify the RTD is ONLINE by issuing this command: VT D RTD

When issuing the above commands, please prefix the command with the HSC identifier defined to your system. For example, the symbol '#' can be defined as the identifier and a sample command would be #VT D RTD.

Internal Instructions continued
6. Verify with the customer the RTD problem has been resolved.
7. Request customer's permission to close the SR.
8. If the RTD is still OFFLINE - Dispatch local CSE for service.

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