Dell PowerVault 124T - Manual (Page 44)

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
" Stopping a Diagnostic Test ."
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 " Stopping a Diagnostic
Test ."
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 " Running Diagnostic Tests ").
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