DLT DIAGNOSTIC Test
The DLT DIAGNOSTIC test issues a SEND DIAG command to the DLT7000 tape drive to perform basic tests.
Before running the DLT DIAGNOSTIC test, a scratch tape cartridge must be loaded into a tape drive and at the load point.
-Attention- For service personnel only: do not use a customer data cartridge.
Data will be overwritten and lost forever.
Starting from:
IBM XXX7 X.XX x
DIAG OFFLINE
A: DLT7000 VNN y1
B: DLT7000 VNN y2
CHANGE MODE
MOVE CARTRIDGE
->DLT DIAGNOSTIC
CONFIDENCE TEST
DLT DIAGNOSTIC
TEST TID X
A: DLT7000 VNN y1
B: DLT7000 VNN y2
Note:
If a correct SCSI ID is not selected, the following menu is shown on operator panel;
the menu means the drive is not communicating or the ID is not valid.
DLT DIAGNOSTIC
NO DRV COMM
A: DLT7000 VNN y1
B: DLT7000 VNN y2
DLT DIAGNOSTIC
Time Left Xm
A: DLT7000 VNN y1
B: DLT7000 VNN y2
DLT DIAGNOSTIC
DLT DIAG PASSED
A: DLT7000 VNN y1
DLT DIAGNOSTIC
Unload Tape ?
A: DLT7000 VNN yl
B: DLT7000 VNN y2
If the DLT7000 tape drive does not pass the DLT DIAGNOSTIC test, the following menu is shown on the operator panel.
DLT DIAGNOSTIC
DLT DIAG Failed
A: DLT7000 VNN yl
B: DLT7000 VNN y2
Cause
Correction
Dirty heads
Perform the procedure for cleaning the heads (see the instructions
in Chapter 5, 'Using the Operator Panel', of the
3447 and 7337 Digital Linear Tape Library Setup and Operator Guide ).
Bad media
Run the DLT DIAGNOSTIC test again using a different tape cartridge.
Failed DLT7000 Tape Drive
Replace the tape drive.
Figure 23 lists error messages associated with the DLT DIAGNOSTIC test.
The error messages may appear on the operator panel.
Figure 23. Error Messages from the DLT DIAGNOSTIC Test
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Error Message
Description
INIT SETUP ERROR
The controller has a problem so that it cannot set up
as an initiator when communicating with the
DLT7000 tape drive.
NO DRV COMM
Communications could not be established with the
DLT7000 tape drive.
NO TAPE LOADED
A tape was not loaded into the DLT7000 tape drive,
or the tape was not at the load point.
ERROR ON DLT DIAG
The controller cannot send the command to perform
the DLT DIAGNOSTIC test.
DLT DIAG FAILED
The diagnostic status was not 0.
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