Running Diagnostic Tests
| Note | Diagnostics are also available from HP Library & Tape Tools (see |
| |
|
| HP Library & Tape Tools on page 146). For additional |
| |
|
| troubleshooting procedures specific to your drive technology, see |
| |
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
| |
| Diagnostic tests let you exercise certain aspects of the library’s operation. Tests |
| ||
| are listed in Table 12 |
| ||
Table 12 | 20/700 Library Drive Diagnostic Tests | 4Chapter | ||
|
|
| ||
| CLEAN DRIVE | This function is not a test. It moves a specified | ||
| Test |
| Description |
|
|
|
| cleaning cartridge from the CAP to a drive and |
|
|
|
| initiates drive cleaning. When cleaning is completed, |
|
|
|
| it will return the cleaning cartridge to the CAP. This |
|
|
|
| routine does not require the library to be inactive. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| MOUNT |
| Mounts a diagnostic tape to the selected drive. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| DISMOUNT |
| Dismounts a diagnostic tape from the selected drive. |
|
|
|
|
| |
| RUN DRIVE CHECK | Determines whether the specific drive is functioning. |
| |
|
|
| This test applies to DLT 8000 and 9840 drives only. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| MOUNT/ |
| Mounts and dismounts a diagnostic tape on the |
|
| DISMOUNT LOOP | selected drive. |
| |
|
|
|
| |
| Note: 9840 drives must have firmware version 1.28 or higher. |
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Caution | Potential system problem: Diagnostic tests should be performed |
| |
|
| only by trained personnel. Before performing the diagnostic |
| |
|
| tests, be sure that the library and drives are inactive. |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Chapter 4 | Operating in Automated Mode 115 |