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

 

 

 

Drives and Media on page 143.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diagnostic tests let you exercise certain aspects of the library’s operation. Tests

 

 

are listed in Table 12

on page 115.

 

Table 12

20/700 Library Drive Diagnostic Tests

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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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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