A vacuum pump comprising a device for generating a totality of diagnostic data of the vacuum pump suitable for an analysis to be performed at a remote analysis location; a retrieval device by means of which a provision of the totality of diagnostic data can be initiated on request; and a provision device which is configured to provide, as a totality, the totality of diagnostic data for transmission as a totality to the remote analysis location, wherein the provision device comprises a display on which the diagnostic data can be displayed, wherein the display is integrated into the vacuum pump or is arranged offset from the vacuum pump and is connected via a local data link to the vacuum pump , characterized in that the totality of the diagnostic data can be provided in an optically coded and compressed form on the display , wherein the totality of the diagnostic data can be provided in such a coded form that the totality of the diagnostic data can be acquired independently of local functionalities of the vacuum pump , which are provided for the normal operation on site, and can be transmitted to the remote analysis location via a communication link which does not have a direct wired or radio-based data link to the vacuum pump , and wherein the totality of the diagnostic data can be consecutively displayed in a plurality of images (32 1 - 32 n ) on a display of the vacuum pump , wherein in particular the portions of the totality of the diagnostic data which correspond to the individual images (32 1 - 32 n ) each represent a self-consistent subset of the totality of diagnostic data provided for the transmission to the remote analysis location. a device for generating a totality of diagnostic data of the vacuum pump suitable for an analysis to be performed at a remote analysis location; a retrieval device by means of which a provision of the totality of diagnostic data can be initiated on request; and a provision device which is configured to provide, as a totality, the totality of diagnostic data for transmission as a totality to the remote analysis location, wherein the provision device comprises a display on which the diagnostic data can be displayed, wherein the display is integrated into the vacuum pump or is arranged offset from the vacuum pump and is connected via a local data link to the vacuum pump , characterized in that the totality of the diagnostic data can be provided in an optically coded and compressed form on the display , wherein the totality of the diagnostic data can be provided in such a coded form that the totality of the diagnostic data can be acquired independently of local functionalities of the vacuum pump , which are provided for the normal operation on site, and can be transmitted to the remote analysis location via a communication link which does not have a direct wired or radio-based data link to the vacuum pump , and wherein the totality of the diagnostic data can be consecutively displayed in a plurality of images (32 1 - 32 n ) on a display of the vacuum pump , wherein in particular the portions of the totality of the diagnostic data which correspond to the individual images (32 1 - 32 n ) each represent a self-consistent subset of the totality of diagnostic data provided for the transmission to the remote analysis location. <EOS>