Device self-test – HP Library and Tape Tools User Manual

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Table 18 Device Configuration test details (continued)

Device Configuration test

Details/Other test

Options

•

Enable/Disable Data Compression—Specify enabled or disabled to enable or
disable data compression on the drive. Specify leave unchanged to retain the
current data compression setting.

•

Prevent/Allow Media Removal—Specify prevent or allow to prevent or allow media
removal from the drive. Specify leave unchanged to retain the current setting.

•

Enable ODBR—This option is only available for some DDS drives. For DDS, device
analysis will indicate whether or not there is a need to enable OBDR using the
Device Configuration test.

All drives supported by L&TT.

Available for

Device Self-test

Table 19 Device Self-test details

Device Self-test

Details/Other test

This test executes the internal self-test of the device and reports any failures. This test
is useful in confirming that the device itself is operating properly. Not all devices
support an internal self-test.

Description

NOTE:
•

If no options are specified, L&TT runs the test with looping options set to Count
based loop with a looping value of 1.

•

Test will not overwrite any data on media present in the drive.

•

For instructions on how to perform this test, see

“Running tests and device-specific

utilities” (page 29)

or

“Running the tests (CSI)” (page 50)

.

•

Command line syntax—The Device Self-test is available from the command line.
For more information, see

“Running tests (CLF)” (page 64)

.

Run this test as a quick check of the integrity of the device.

When to run

< 1 minute

Duration

Options

•

Looping options—Specify Count based loop or Time based loop(min). In either
case, the actual value is entered separately using the Looping value parameter.

Example 3 To set a time-based loop of 10 minutes:

testopt=”Looping Options:Time based loop(min)”

testopt=”Looping value:10”

•

Looping value—Specify an integer greater than zero.

Example 4 To set a count-based loop to iterate five times:

testopt=”Looping Options:Count based loop”

testopt=”Looping value:5”

AIT, DDS, DLT, SDLT, VS80/VS160 or DLT1, LTO autoloaders and drives, ESL, MSL,
C7200, C7145, C5177, C1194F, C5151, C5173, C6280, SSL 1016 and STK

Available for

libraries, STK 9840 drives, MO drives & libraries, and A6356A Fibre Channel
management card.

Diagnostic tests

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