Troubleshooting
Diagnostic Tests
Table 15 lists the diagnostic tests.
Table 15: Diagnostic Tests
Test |
| Description |
Halt | Cancels any currently running test. | |
|
| |
Self | ■ Checks the ability of the picker to properly rotate and | |
|
| translate. |
| ■ Verifies that installed magazines function correctly. | |
|
|
|
Health | ■ | Verifies picker movement. |
| ■ | Verifies magazine movement. |
| ■ | Updates inventory. |
| ■ Verifies ability to move cartridge to and from each | |
|
| magazine element. |
| ■ Verifies drive communication and ability to move a | |
|
| cartridge to and from the drive. |
| ■ Verifies that a cartridge can be moved to and from the | |
|
| mail slot. |
|
| |
Picker | ■ Performs a full picker translation calibration. | |
| ■ Performs a full picker rotation calibration. | |
|
| |
Magazine | ■ Performs left and right magazine calibration. | |
| ■ Verifies successful slot movement. | |
|
| |
Inventory | Takes a snapshot of the current labels recorded for each | |
| cartridge present, then performs and inventory and compares | |
| the new results to the snapshot. | |
|
| |
Drive Read/Write | Performs a write of two full tracks of data followed by a read | |
| and if the drive is capable performs a compare on the data. | |
| Verifies the write/read statistics to determine if there is a write | |
| or read problem with the drive. | |
| Caution: Running this test may overwrite existing data on the | |
| tape. Do not use a tape containing current or critical data. | |
|
|
|
138 | SSL1016 Tape Autoloader Reference Guide |
