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4-34 Chapter 4
Library Administration
Running Service Diagnostic Tests
Test Lateral Motion Moves the transport assembly to a random slot. No tape is
required.
Test Magazine Swaps Moves a tape from a random slot to an empty, random slot,
and then returns it to the original location. Requires a tape
and one open slot.
Wellness Test
Moves a tape from a random slot to an empty drive, repeats
the process until all drives are full, and then returns all tapes
to their original slots. Requires a tape and one open slot.
Rewind Media CAUTION: Do not run this test if the drive contains a tape
that is receiving data from the host.
Rewinds the tape in the drive.
Lock Transport Locks the transport assembly in place to allow for shipping
the library. Power down the library after running this test.
Motion commands may fail if issued after the transport
assembly is locked.
NOTE: The transport assembly automatically unlocks when
the library is powered on.
Unlock Transport Unlocks the transport assembly without power cycling the
library. The transport must have already been locked to use
this test.
NOTE: The transport assembly automatically unlocks when
the library is powered on.
Empty Drives CAUTION: Do not run this test if the drive contains a tape
that is receiving data from the host.
CAUTION: Run an inventory check from the backup software
after performing this test.
Moves a tape out of the drive module and returns it to its
original storage slot if the locations are known; otherwise, a
tape is placed into the first available storage slot.
Table 4-8 Diagnostic Tests
Test Description