IBM 3592 Maintenance Information page 129

Table 68: CE Verify Fix/Diag menu (continued)
Function
Note:
1. Supplemental Message Line 1: Load scratch (conditional)
Cancel
Causes the CE Options menu to display.
Notes for Test Device, Test Drive, Test Media, and Test Head:
• If the message Use Unlabeled Tape displays, it indicates that a customer tape cartridge was
loaded. Do not use this customer tape cartridge because it might contain customer data. Instead,
use a CE scratch tape to run this test.
• If the message Wrong Tape Type - Cannot use WORM displays, it indicates that a WORM tape was
loaded. You cannot use this tape cartridge type. Instead, use a CE scratch tape to run this test.
Test Device
Runs most of the tests that normally occur when the drive is powered ON (POST). Also, the CE is
requested to load a CE scratch tape to run the calibrate drive, read/write, and tape motion tests.
These tests calibrate the read/write channel to optimum settings, run the long read/write test with all
servo positions, and exercise all of the tape motion functions of the drive. This test takes
approximately 18 minutes to run.
Test Drive
This test is a shortened version of the Test Device diagnostic test. It does not include the POST
diagnostic test, calibrate drive test, or unique tape motion test. It checks the motors and head, by
running write and read tests on a shortened section of tape, both inbound and outbound. This test
takes approximately 4 minutes to run.
Note: Certain errors that are detected while this diagnostic test run automatically starts a drive
calibration. This procedure is followed by a rerun of the short write and read test. For these errors, the
diagnostic run time is increased from 4 to 9 minutes.
Test Media
Run this test when requested by the customer. This test overwrites any customer data on a data tape
cartridge. Runs Read/Write tests on the outer tracks of the tape to verify the media tracking and
performance. This test takes approximately 9 minutes to run.
Test Head
Runs Read/Write tests on the inner tracks of the tape to verify the head performance. This test takes
approximately 6 minutes to run.
Test Panel
This test always fails on a Rack Mount drive, since a physical service panel cannot be connected.
Test Wrap
Runs test on a drive pair in one row of the 3592 frame.
Test Frame Wrap
This test cannot be run on a Rack Mount drive, since no library is connected.
Test Fibre Wrap
Runs tests on the Fibre Channel through the Fibre Channel wrap plug.
Loop Diag
Allows the CE to loop the diagnostic tests from "CE Loop Diag menu" on page 111.
Status menus
When a single-pass diagnostic test starts to run, the Status menu displays.
Next menu
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