1.From any page, click the Diagnostics heading. The Diagnostics screen will be displayed.

2.Under View Error and History Logs, click View Logs. You can also save the logs to a file by clicking Save Logs. If you save the logs to a file, you must select a destination folder within 60 seconds.

NOTE: Saved logs taken at point of failure are valuable for assessing problems. Service personnel may request these logs.

Running Diagnostics Tests

A minimum of two cartridges are required to run the diagnostic tests. The diagnostic tests available on the autoloader include:

Loader - Picker Test

Loader - Magazine Test

Loader - Inventory Test

Random Moves

1.From any page, click the Error Log and Diagnostics heading. The Error Log and Diagnostics screen will be displayed.

2.In the Diagnostics section, select the diagnostic test that you want to run from the Test drop-down menu.

3.Specify a loop count, if desired. Valid numbers are 1 to 99.

4.Click submit.

5.While the test is running, you can view the status of the test. From View Diagnostic Test Progress, click View Status.

A separate screen indicates which test is running and the current status of the diagnostic test.

6.To view diagnostic progress click View Status again.

Identification

You can use the Identification feature of the autoloader by requesting the LCD backlight to flash for a specified number of seconds.This can be helpful in identifying the location of the autoloader in an equipment room.

1.From any page, click the Error Log and Diagnostics heading. The Error Log and Diagnostics screen displays.

2.Under Identification, enter the number of seconds in the Time (secs) field.

3.Click Identify. The LCD backlight flashes on the autoloader for the specified number of seconds.

Performing an Autoloader Reset

You will use autoloader reset when making SCSI ID changes and magazine changes. An autoloader reset will take at least three minutes if there is a tape in the drive, or approximately 30 seconds otherwise. To perform an autoloader reset:

1.From any page, click the Error Log and Diagnostics heading. The Error Log and Diagnostics screen displays.

2.Under the Autoloader Reset section, click Autoloader Reset.

Library Operations Page

You can move tapes, run a system inventory, reset the picker to its home position, or perform sequential operations from the Library Operations page. When you click Library Operations, the page displays.

Moving Tapes

From a remote location, you can request that a tape be moved from one position to another. To move a tape:

1.From any page, click the Library Operations heading. The Library Operations screen displays.

2.From the Moving Tapes section of the page, click the drop-down menu under From: and select the current location of the tape that you want to move.

NOTE: You can also click the slot on the graphic of the autoloader magazine to select and move a cartridge.

3.From the drop-down menu under To:, select the location to which you want to move the tape, and then click submit.

Inventory

The autoloader automatically runs an inventory whenever you power it on or insert a magazine. If you need to run an inventory in addition to this, you can use the Remote Management Unit to do it remotely. To run an inventory:

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