Overland Storage NEO 200S User Manual page 74

NEO 200s/400s User Guide
• 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.
• 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 completing the Slot To Slot test,
you need to inventory your library before placing it back online, since this test
scrambles the cartridge slot locations.
NOTE: After running the System Test or the Slot to Slot Test, the library will need to be re-
Service: Service (Drives)
The following drive diagnostics and service procedures are available in this menu:
• Clean Drive – The accessor takes the cleaning cartridge from the previously
reserved slot (*Res*) and inserts it into the drive. After the cleaning is complete, the
accessor removes the cleaning cartridge from the drive and returns it to the reserved
slot.
• Drive Tests – Includes Power On Self Test (POST), Wrap Test, Normal Read/Write
Test, Head Test, and Media Test.
NOTE: The Operator Control Panel will display Wrap Test for libraries containing Fibre
• Drive Power – use this item to turn drive power ON and OFF.
To run the Drive Tests:
1. Navigate to the desired test (Service > Service > Drive Tests). Choose the drive if
more than one is installed.
2. If required by the instructions displayed on the Operator Control Panel, insert a
blank or scratch cartridge into the Mail Slot when requested. All wrap tests
require a wrap tool to perform the diagnostic.
3. Follow the instructions to execute the test.
• If the test PASSES, resume normal library operations.
• If the test FAILS, an error will be displayed. Make note of the error, then refer to
4. Remove the cartridge from the Mail Slot, if needed, then close the Mail Slot.
5. Press CANCEL (X) to exit the screen.
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Channel tape drives. Wrap A Test and Wrap B Test will be displayed for libraries
containing SAS tape drives. Run only Wrap A Test on SAS half-height tape drives as
they only have one SAS port.
"Isolating Drive Sled Problems" on page
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