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| Operating the Library |
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| Running an Internal Test |
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WELLNESS TEST |
| Checks the general capability of the library. Requires one loaded tape cartridge, |
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| but the drives and transport must be empty. Runs INIT MECHANICS and |
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| EXERCISE MECH. Each test is run one time per test loop. |
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FIND PLUNGE |
| Runs mechanism recalibrartion, determines the reference points in the picker |
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HOME |
| travel path, and tests the picker. This test assumes that the mechanics and servo |
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| system are functional. No tape cartridges are required. |
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FIND VERT HOME |
| Recalibrates the vertical position and verifies that the vertical path is clean. No |
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| tape cartridges are required. |
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FIND XLATE |
| Calibrates the translate position. No tape cartridges are required. |
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HOME |
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INIT |
| Runs the FIND PLUNGE HOME, FIND VERTICAL HOME, FIND XLATE HOME, |
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MECHANICS |
| and INIT ELEM STATUS tests. Each test is run one time per test loop. |
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EMPTY DRIVES |
| Used by service personnel only. Do not run this test if the library contains |
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| tape cartridges with actual file system data on them. Moves cartridges out of |
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| the drive mechanism and returns them to their original storage slot locations if the |
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| locations are know, otherwise the cartridges are placed into the first available |
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| storage slot. |
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EMPTY PICKER |
| Used by service personnel only. Do not run this test if the library contains |
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| tape cartridges with actual file system data on them. Moves a tape cartridge |
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| from the cartridge transport mechanism to its original storage slot location if the |
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| location is know, otherwise the cartridge is placed into the first available storage |
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| slot. |
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FILL PICKER |
| Used by service personnel only. Do not run this test if the library contains |
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| tape cartridges with actual file system data on them. Moves a tape cartridge |
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| into the cartridge transport mechanism from the first storage slot containing a |
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| cartridge. |
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REWIND MEDIA |
| Used by service personnel only. Do not run this test if the library contains |
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| tape cartridges with actual file system data on them. Rewinds the tape in the |
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| drive(s) and opens the solenoid in the drive handle, which allows the tape to be |
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| removed from the drive by lifting the handles. If the picker malfunctions, use this |
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| option to get the tapes out of the drive. |
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CLEAR SOFT LOG |
| Sets the soft error log to zero. |
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CLEAR HARD LOG |
| Sets the hard error log to zero. |
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