Service: Run Tests; Service: Service (Drives); Service: Run Tests Menu; Service: Service Menu - IBM TS3100 Setup, Operator, And Service Manual

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3. Close the I/O station by pushing it back into the library.
4. While the test is running, the Operator Control Panel displays library status.
v If the test PASSES, resume normal library operations.
v If the test FAILS, an error code is displayed. Make note of the error, then see "Troubleshooting" on
page 187.
5. When prompted by the Operator Control Panel display and the I/O station opens, remove the
cartridge that is used in the test.
6. Close the I/O station by pushing it back into the library.
7. Use Up/Down to highlight <Cancel>. Press Select to exit the Library Verify screen.

Service: Run Tests

Figure 85. Service: Run Tests menu
The following library diagnostic procedures are available in this menu:
v System Test - this test exercises library components by moving customer data cartridges from slots to
drives and back to slots. No data is written or read from the customer tapes. To run this test
successfully, the library must contain at least one data cartridge for every drive present in the library.
v Slot to Slot Test - The Slot To Slot test moves each resident data cartridge from one slot to another, for
each test cycle requested. When the Slot To Slot test is completed, you must Inventory your library
before it is placed back online, since this test scrambles the cartridge slot locations.
Note: After the System Test or the Slot to Slot Test is run, the library must be reinventoried.

Service: Service (Drives)

Figure 86. Service: Service menu
The following drive diagnostics and service procedures are available in this menu:
v Clean Drive - The accessor takes the cleaning cartridge from the dedicated cleaning cartridge slot
(DCS), or previously reserved slot if no DCS is available, and inserts it into the drive. After the drive
cleaning is complete, the accessor removes the cleaning cartridge from the drive and returns it to the
dedicated cleaning cartridge slot or reserved slot.
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