MSL8096 top-row
corner slots with
mailslot disabled: 45,
48, 93, 96
IMPORTANT:
The Library will remove any tape cartridges from the tape drives and go offline when running the
wellness test. Verify that any applications using the device have completed before starting the wellness
test.
You can have the device run up to 10 cycles of the wellness test. If the Library has more than one
tape drive installed, you can select whether to run the test on one or all of the tape drives. The wellness
test operates on the whole Library, without regard to logical libraries.
The wellness test requires operator interaction and can only be run from the OCP. During the wellness
test:
1. The operator starts the wellness test from the OCP. The administrator password is required.
2. The device performs a self test and verifies that it can communicate with the tape drive.
3. The device returns any tape cartridges from the tape drives to their home slots. If the home slot
for a cartridge is not known, the device will move the cartridge to the mailslot and prompt the
operator to remove it.
4. The device prompts the operator to enter the number of cycles to run the test.
5. The device opens the mailslot and prompts the operator to insert a scratch cartridge. In the
MSL8096, the 12-slot mailslot does not pop out; the operator must open it.
6. The operator inserts a scratch cartridge into the lowest-numbered mailslot. If no mailslots are
enabled or the operator closes the mailslot without inserting a cartridge into the lowest-numbered
mailslot, the device will perform a shortened version of the wellness test, skipping step 7.
7. The device loads the scratch cartridge into the first tape drive, unloads the scratch cartridge from
the tape drive, and returns the scratch cartridge to the mailslot. If the operator selected to test all
of the tape drives, the device will load the scratch cartridge into each tape drive before returning
it to the mailslot.
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