HP 20-Feb manual Diagnostic Support Tools, HP Library & Tape Tools

Diagnostic Support Tools

The following tools are available for the library:

■HP Library & Tape Tools on page 154

■Support Tools Manager and Sysdiag on page 155

■Running Library Diagnostic Tests on page 156

HP Library & Tape Tools

With HP Library & Tape Tools installed on your host computer, you can do the following:

■Identify all SCSI and Fibre Channel devices connected to your system

■View detailed configuration, identification, inventory, and drive information for the library

■Easily update library and drive firmware (Upgrading Firmware on page 176)

■Run advanced diagnostic tests, including connectivity, read/write, media validation, and testing library functionality

■View library and drive error logs

■Generate a detailed support file that can be emailed or faxed to your support representative for analysis

The HP Library & Tape Tools diagnostic provides an intuitive graphical user interface with integrated context-sensitive help (see Figure 50 on page 155). It can be downloaded free of charge from http://www.hp.com/support/ TapeTools.

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