Managing the AMASS File System

List of Hardware Tests

The script runs the tests listed in the following table. These tests can take a long time to complete if the storage device is large.

Group

Test

Definition

Name

 

 

 

 

 

Picker

Istat

Performs library inventory and sees if it has

 

 

changed

 

 

 

 

Move*

Checks if picker can move media and read

 

 

barcode label

 

 

 

Drive

Configured

Checks if drives are properly configured

 

 

 

*AMASS makes sure each drive can move media by loading and unloading the last volume (for SCSI-attached libraries) or loading and unloading the last barcoded-platter (for network-attached libraries) to the drive.

The “last” volume or barcoded-platter is defined as what is listed by the medialist utility. This last volume should be the Backup Volume. Just make sure this volume is not a cleaning volume because a cleaning volume does not return a “tape loaded status” to AMASS and thus install_tests will fail.

If you have more than one library configured for AMASS, this test is done on each library.

Example

Make sure all the libraries are connected to the system and running.

Step 1. Log in as root.

# su root

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