Users Guide

Chapter 13 Troubleshooting
Using the Installation Verification Test
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• The Frame test assesses the control and expansion module
configuration and alignment.Time required to complete the Frame
test is three minutes per module.
• The I/E Station test assesses the configuration and functionality of
each I/E station. Time required to compete the I/E Station test is
three minutes per I/E station.
• Drives performs functional tests on the library drives. Time required
to complete the Drives test is 15 minutes per drive.
• Tour moves a scratch data cartridge through all storage slots in the
extreme library locations. It also scans the top and bottom-most slots
in the library. Time required to complete the Tour is five minutes per
module.
Details on running the IVT subtests include:
• All IVT subtests are preselected by default. Clear the check box next
to a subtest name to exclude that test from this IVT run. Select Apply
when you are ready to run the IVT.
• The Robot, Drives and Tour subtests each require that you to provide
a scratch data cartridge before the test can begin. If you select one of
these subtests, you will be prompted to place a scratch data cartridge
into the top I/E station slot. When you close the I/E station, the
Assign I/E screen appears if the Manual Cartridge Assignment setting is
enabled on the operator panel System Settings screen (Tools > System
Settings
). Assign the new scratch data cartridge to the System
partition, and then select Apply.
• The Drives subtest only tests those tape drives that have the same
media type as the scratch data cartridge. For example, if the scratch
data cartridge is LTO-3, then all tape drives that are not LTO-3 will be
skipped in the Drives test. If the tape drives in the library have
different media types, you must run the Drives test multiple times
with a different scratch data cartridge for each tape drive media type.
• If a subtest is missing required resources (for example, scratch data
cartridges) the subtest will fail.
• The IVT starts by performing an inventory of the library. The
inventory is recorded in the IVT log along with the test results.
• Select Details on the Library Test Progress screen to see the IVT
results. If the IVT is still running, you will only see results for tests
that have completed.