Drive Diagnostics; Drive Tests - Quantum scalar i500 User Manual

Drive Diagnostics

Drive Tests

Scalar i500 User's Guide
Admin level privileges and below will be unable to log in to the
library and will get an error message stating that Diagnostics is in
progress.
• Entering Diagnostics takes all your library partitions offline. Be sure
any crucial operations have stopped before you enter Diagnostics.
When you exit Diagnostics, your partitions return to the
online/offline status they were in previously.
Diagnostics cannot be performed from the operator panel (the only
exception is the Drive Reset operation; see
path to open the appropriate screen is as follows:
• From the Web client, select
Drive diagnostics are separated into the following categories:
• Drive Tests
scratch tape.
• Media Tests
a scratch tape in the top I/E station slot to perform the test.
• Ethernet Expansion Blade Control
Ethernet Expansion blade and remove an Ethernet Expansion blade
from the library's configuration.
The Drive Tests currently include only one test, the Drive Reset
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operation.
Drive Reset
The Drive Reset operation power cycles the tape drive while the tape
drive remains in the drive sled in the library. You may want to perform a
reset if a tape drive does not come ready or it is not behaving properly
(for example, if a tape is stuck in the drive and will not unload).
Tools > Diagnostics
— Tests any tape drive and does not require you to use a
— Tests only IBM tape drives and requires you to insert
Chapter 13 Troubleshooting
Drive Diagnostics
Drive Reset on page 520). The
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— Allows you to power cycle an
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