In-built Test Cases
This section lists the various tests that the Data Protection Manager Tape Library Certification Test Tool can perform on your tape library.
Test 1: Basic Configuration
This test will scan your system for attached devices. It will identify the libraries and the stand-alone drives attached to your system and provide a summary of the results. For each device, you will see a Device Name, Serial Number, Vendor Name, Product Name, Firmware Revision, and SCSI properties. At the end of this test, you must verify that the information is correct. If there are any errors, you can check the following:
Determine if all the devices are listed in Device Manager.
Ensure that the drivers for the devices are up-to-date.
If the drive mappings are incorrect, use the DPMDriveMapping.exe to correct the mappings. If you do not have Data Protection Manager installed on the computer, copy the DPMLA.xml that DPMDriveMapping.exe creates to the folder to which you extracted the Tape Library Certification tool.
Test 2: Mount/Dismount
This test will select a tape from the first available slot and perform a mount/dismount of that tape to/from a drive.
Test 3: Drive Cleaning
A cleaning cartridge is needed for this test to run. See the pre-requisites section for this test. If you are using Firestreamer or a VTL where you cannot remove/change tapes, use the /ST flag of the tool to skip the cleaning test.
Test 4: I/E Media
This test will select the first available tape and move it to the I/E port and back. If your library/VTL does not have I/E ports, the tool will automatically skip the test.
Test 5: I/O
This test will select the first available writable tape, write a few buffers to it, and then try reading what is written. The purpose of this test is to check for reading/writing ability. Any specific or transient errors on a drive will have to be inspected using Advance Mode.
Aviso
This test will overwrite information in the tape. Ensure that the first available tape does not have important data on it.