Diagnostics: Dell PowerVault 124T DLT VS160 Autoloader User's Guide
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3. Press
Enter
to return to the
Diagnostics
submenu. Refer to the Remote Management Unit for any test results.
To stop a test from the Remote Management Unit:
1. Select the
Stop Test
button in the
Diagnostics
test section of the Error Logs and Diagnostics page.
2. Select
View Status
to see the results of the command.
Test Stopped
displays along with any test results.
Front Panel Diagnostic Tests
You can perform the following diagnostic tests using the front panel:
Picker Test
Magazine Test
Inventory Test
Random Moves
To perform any of the front panel diagnostic tests:
1. From any menu, click the
Diagnostics
heading. The
Diagnostics
screen displays.
2. Scroll to the test you want to run and press
Enter
.
If you are already logged in as Administrator, the test begins executing immediately. The message
Running Test
appears while the test is running.
NOTE:
Each test takes from 30 seconds to several minutes to complete. To stop the test prematurely, see
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3. If you are not logged in, you will be asked to enter the Administrator password. Do the following:
From the front panel, enter the administrator password by using the
Up
and
Down
scroll arrows to select each
digit, and then press
Enter
to move to the next digit. To move to the previous digit, press
Escape
. When you
have entered the entire six digit password, you will be asked to press
Enter
one more time to submit the
password. If the password is incorrect, you will be asked to re-enter it using the same procedure. Otherwise, you
will be returned to the
Diagnostics
menu. Press
Enter
to run the desired test.
Running Test
appears while the test is in progress. To stop the test prematurely, see "
4. If the test is successful, press
Enter
to return to the
Diagnostic
test menu. For detailed results of a test, use the
Remote Management Unit to retrieve the diagnostic test status (see "
").
Remote Management Unit Diagnostic Tests
Because some of the diagnostic tests require you to insert a minimum of two cartridges into the autoloader, you cannot
perform these tests from a remote location. You can perform the following diagnostic tests from the Remote Management
Unit:
Loader - Picker Test
Loader - Magazine Test
Loader - Inventory Test
Random Moves
NOTE:
The Remote Management Unit allows you to request all diagnostic tests, but any tests that require a
