HP Surestore Tape Library User's Guide

154 Diagnostic Support Tools Chapter 4
Diagnostic Support Tools
The following tools are available for the library:
■ HP Library & Tape Tools on page 154
■ Support Tools Manager and Sysdiag on page 155
■ Running Library Diagnostic Tests on page 156
HP Library & Tape Tools
With HP Library & Tape Tools installed on your host computer, you can do the
following:
■ Identify all SCSI and Fibre Channel devices connected to your system
■ View detailed configuration, identification, inventory, and drive
information for the library
■ Easily update library and drive firmware (Upgrading Firmware on
page 176)
■ Run advanced diagnostic tests, including connectivity, read/write, media
validation, and testing library functionality
■ View library and drive error logs
■ Generate a detailed support file that can be emailed or faxed to your
support representative for analysis
The HP Library & Tape Tools diagnostic provides an intuitive graphical user
interface with integrated context-sensitive help (see Figure 50 on page 155). It
can be downloaded free of charge from http://www.hp.com/support/
TapeTools.