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Tests included in Dell PowerEdge Diagnostics are the following:

1. The media can be used to determine if errors are related to tape hardware or certain pieces of media.

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The media test can be run in full mode which will fill 80 percent of the tape.

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The media test can also be run in quick mode that will fill 20 percent of the tape.

Note: These tests could take between 2 to 6 hours. Read, Write, Space, Rewind, and

2. The Drive Insert test will test the capabilities of the drive to mount, thread, and do a short write

operation to the tape. A tape must be present in the drive to run this test, note that the tape will be

overwritten.

3. The Tape Drive Eject test can be used to try to eject a stuck tape. This test will not work under true

hardware failures. If the stuck tape is due to software this test could work when trying to eject a stuck

tape.

4. The Tape Device Self test can be used to do a quick verify of drive operations without spending

hours writing to tape in search of bad media as seen in the Media test. This test will usually finish within

4 minutes.

6. Use the Tape Device Firmware Check test to verify that the drive firmware is up-to-date. New

firmware can fix many types of known issues.

Note: If a tape is stuck in a DDS/DAT drive, the firmware can still be updated.

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Verify tests will be run to exercise the drive and media.

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