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5 maintaining the library, Configuring and testing drives, Viewing the drive dialog box – HP StoreEver ESL G3 Tape Libraries User Manual

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5 Maintaining the library

This chapter describes common library maintenance operations.

NOTE:

If you are experiencing system problems, check subsystems and components before looking for a
service event or contacting technical support. Your service representative might ask you to check these
things or, if you are an administrator, you might be asked to run a diagnostic procedure or upload
new firmware.

Configuring and Testing Drives

The Drives dialog box enables you to do the following:

Set speed and connection parameters

Reset drives

Cycle power to drives

Take drives online or offline

Identify drives

Run a pass/fail test for LTO-type drives

Eject tape cartridges from drives

Send drive logs by e-mail or save them

Clean drives

Viewing the Drive dialog box

Drive information on this dialog box is automatically refreshed whenever a drive is added or removed.

To use the Drive dialog box:

1.

Log on as an administrator.

2.

Make sure that you are viewing the physical library. From the View menu or in the Managed
Views region of the LMC, click the name of the physical library.

3.

Click Tools > Drives.
The Drives dialog box appears.

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