Monitoring And Controlling Open Diagnostic Moves; Determining The Status Of A Controller Card; Clearing Library Status Alerts - StorageTek SL8500 User Manual

Determining the Status of a Controller Card

Monitoring and Controlling Open Diagnostic Moves

To start a diagnostic move, see
In SLC, select Tools > Diagnostics. Select the Library in the device tree.
1.
Click the DiagMove tab, and then the Monitor tab.
2.
Each monitor window indicates the status of the move:
3.
Status Indicators
Spooling Status — whether the move output is being saved to a file
State — execution state of the move
Health — health state of the move
Completed moves — number of moves completed
Use the File menu in each Monitor window to start/stop/pause the sequence,
4.
clear the output window, or start/stop spooling.
Determining the Status of a Controller Card
Controller card status is indicated by LEDs on the card and displayed in SLC (see
"Viewing Device Status and Properties"
card to troubleshoot issues with the library.
The LEDs and meanings are the same on both card types (HBC and HBT).
Controller Card LED
ACTIVE - Green
STANDBY - Amber
FAULT - Red
EJECT OK - Blue

Clearing Library Status Alerts

You can only clear alerts marked as "Clearable" and only if service is active on the
library.
Clearing an alert only removes it from the Status Module display; it does not resolve
the underlying cause. The library health indicator returns to "Normal" if there are no
other device or status alerts. If the alert is subject to periodic updates, it will reappear
at the next update cycle.
In SLC, select Tools > System Detail, and click the Library folder.
1.
Click the Status tab, and then the Status Module tab.
2.
On the Clear Alert Number list, select the alert number to clear, and then click
3.
Apply.
14-6 StorageTek SL8500 User's Guide
"Starting a Diagnostic Move"
on page 11-2). You can use the status of the
Definition
Card is functioning as the active and is running active code.
Card is functioning as the standby and is running standby code.
Card has experienced a serious error.
Support representative can safely initiate a card eject.
on page 14-5.
Valid Values
True, False
Running, pausing, paused,
stopping, stopped
OK, warning, error
Count