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70 ESL E-Series Tape Library User’s Guide
Diagnostics screen
The Diagnostics screen allows you to perform the following diagnostic tests on
the library (see Table 7).
Note: The library must be off-line to run diagnostic testing.
The Sequential Slot Test, Sequential Drive Test, Random Test, Random Slot Test,
and Random Slot to Drive Test can be run from 1-500 times, or continuously until
the test is manually ended. For each drive or slot test, running it once will check
one drive or slot, whereas running it 100 times will check 100 drives or slots. If
tests are run more times than there are drives or slots, the library will test drives or
slots multiple times until it has performed the requested number of tests.
Table 7: Diagnostic tests
Test Description
Robotics Self Test Checks for unrestricted motion of the library robotics.
Robotics to
Home Position
Calibrates the library robotics and sets it to the bottom of the
library with the optical sensor facing the back.
Calibrate
Cabinet
Checks the position of all panels and columns, checks that the
picker is aligned with the slots.
Sequential Slot
Test
Performs an inventory of the library, then checks each slot in the
library, sequentially, to determine whether there is free
movement of the tapes in and out of the slots.
Sequential Drive
Test
Performs an inventory of the library, then checks drives in the
library, sequentially, to determine whether it is communicating
properly with the drives.
Random Test Performs an inventory of the library, then randomly selects and
runs one of the tests.
Random Slot
Test
Performs an inventory of the library, then checks a sampling of
slots in the library, in random order, to determine whether there
is free movement of the tapes in and out of the slots.
Random Slot to
Drive Test
Performs an inventory of the library, then checks a sampling of
drives in the library, in random order, to determine whether it is
communicating properly with the drives and whether there is free
movement of the tapes into and out of the slots.