Diagnostic Tests - HP STORAGEWORKS SSL1016 Reference Manual

Troubleshooting

Diagnostic Tests

Table 15
Table 15: Diagnostic Tests
Halt
Self
Health
Picker
Magazine
Inventory
Drive Read/Write
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lists the diagnostic tests.
Test
Cancels any currently running test.
Checks the ability of the picker to properly rotate and
translate.
Verifies that installed magazines function correctly.
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.
Performs a full picker translation calibration.
Performs a full picker rotation calibration.
Performs left and right magazine calibration.
Verifies successful slot movement.
Takes a snapshot of the current labels recorded for each
cartridge present, then performs and inventory and compares
the new results to the snapshot.
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:
tape. Do not use a tape containing current or critical data.
Description
Running this test may overwrite existing data on the
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