IBM B-Series, Maintenance Information

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Starting NT UTILITY (ntutil) from a Windows NT System
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NTUTIL
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Refer to APPENDA for more information on using ntutil in the Windows NT system environment. For a
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complete update on device driver software, see IBM SCSI Tape Drive, Medium Changer, and Library
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Device Drivers: Installation and User's Guide GC35-0154.
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You may require assistance from the customer during this process.
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Note: If updating microcode in a 3570 Model B02 or B12, update the microcode in drive 2 before drive
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1. Then update the microcode in drive 1. Both tape drives in the 3570 must be at the same
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level for the library to operate correctly.
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1. This is a common start, open, and close procedure.
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2. Click the Start icon.
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3. Click on the Program.
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4. Click on the Command Prompt
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The cursor will be at the right of the default prompt C:\> Any data that is read will be stored in that
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drive/directory and any data writen will try to originate from the same drive/directory. If you wish to
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read or write to or from a different drive/directory then enter cd newdir (where newdir is a fully
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qualified valid drive and dir) to change to the new directory.
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5. Enter ntutil
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6. The following menu will appear on the screen.
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Manual Test:
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Batch Test:
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Exit ntutil:
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Enter Command:
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7. Select Manual Test
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The Manual Menu will appear see Figure 275 on page PROC-68.
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8. Select Open by its number 20 open.
| SYNTAX: open device-file RW
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$D RO
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where RW means read/write
| RO means read only
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open RW means open default device tape
| open $D RO means open device specified by -d option
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open tape RO means open device tape
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If the special file $D is specified, the -d value must be given on the
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9. * * * Select the desired test to run by it's number. * * *
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Run the appropriate test(s) and complete the necessary task(s).
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* * * Then you will return here to finish the call. * * *
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10. Select close 21 and enter.
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11. After tests are complete, quit the Command Prompt window by clicking on the X in the upper right
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hand corner of the screen.
PROC
Common Procedures
PROC-67