| Operating the Library |
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| Running an Internal Test |
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Table | Internal Tests |
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EXERCISE MECH | Runs the VERTICAL TEST, TRANSLATE TEST, MAGAZINE IO, and DRIVE |
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EXCHANGE DEMO | Used by service personnel only. Do not run this test if the library contains |
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| tape cartridges with file system data on them. This test moves randomly |
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| chosen cartridges to random storage slot locations. This test displays FAIL if |
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| there are no cartridges in the library or if all storage slots are full. For best results, |
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| the library should contain as many cartridges as there are drives, plus two |
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| additional cartridges. The transport must be empty. |
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IO DRIVE | Makes a combination of moves with a PASS/FAIL result. If the drives are |
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| empty, a tape cartridge is moved from a randomly chosen full slot to a randomly |
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| chosen drive. If the drives are full, a tape cartridge is moved from a randomly |
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| chosen drive to a randomly chosen storage slot. It then moves the cartridge back |
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| to its original location. This test displays FAIL if there are no cartridges in the |
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| library or if all storage slots are full. The transport and the mailslot must be |
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| empty. |
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IO MAGAZINE | Makes a combination of moves with a PASS/FAIL result. It moves a tape |
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| cartridge from a random full slot to a random empty slot. It then moves the tape |
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| cartridge back to its original storage slot. This test displays FAIL if there are no |
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| cartridges in the library or if all storage slots are full. The drives, transport, and |
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| the mailslot must be empty. |
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IO MAILSLOT | Makes a combination of moves with a PASS/FAIL result. It moves a tape |
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| cartridge from a random full slot to the mailslot. It then moves the tape cartridge |
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| back to its original storage slot. This test displays FAIL if there are no cartridges |
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| in the library or if all storage slots are full. The drives, transport, and the mailslot |
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| must be empty. |
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INVENTORY | Functions the same as the SCSI Initialize Element Status command. This test |
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CHECK | physically scans the entire unit to determine which storage slots contain tape |
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| cartridges and if the drives contain cartridges. NOTE: This test will appear as |
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| ISTAT TEST in all front panel error messages. |
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TEST | Translates from side to side. No tape cartridges are required. |
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TRANSLATE |
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TEST VERTICAL | Moves the transport mechanism up and down the full length of the rail. Returns |
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| PASS/FAIL. No tape cartridges are required. |
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