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TS3400 Tape Library Maintenance Information
2. Type /opt/IBMtape/tapeutil . (This menu reappears at the completion of each
command.)
3. At the Enter Selection: prompt, select to open the device.
4. At the Enter device special file name: prompt, type /dev/rmt/1st (or the actual
device special file for your device).
5. At the Select mode (1=read-write, 2=read, 3=write, 4=append): prompt, type 1 .
The Device opened response is displayed.
6. At the Enter Selection: prompt, select the Inquiry option to receive the device
inquiry data.
7. At the Enter Selection: prompt, select the Test Unit Ready option to verify
device test-unit ready.
8. At the Enter Selection: prompt, select the Read/Write Tests option to perform
write verification.
9. At the Enter Block Size: prompt, type 1024 .
10. At the Number of Blocks: prompt, type 20 .
11. At the Number of Repetitions: prompt, type 10 .
12. At the Enter Selection: prompt, select the Rewind option to rewind the tape.
13. At the Enter Selection: prompt, select 2 to close the device. The Device Closed
response is displayed.
14. At the Enter Selection: prompt, select Q to exit the tapetest program.
Checking Channel Attachment – HP-UX
The devices must be fully installed and the host device driver must be configured and
available. See
IBM SCSI Tape Drive, Medium Changer, and Library Device Drivers:
Installation and User’s Guide for information about installing and using the IBM SCSI
library device drivers. Also, “Installation and Configuration Instructions” in the
above guide describes the
smit and cfgmgr commands.
Figure 8-6 shows an example of the software and hardware paths that are used in the
following tests. The figure illustrates the unique initiator addresses for a
configuration with more than one initiator sharing a SCSI bus.
Figure 8-6. Host Attachment Example
TAPEUTIL TAPEUTIL
Tape Special File Tape Special File
Tape Device
Driver
Tape Device
Driver
Adapter Device
Driver
(ID 7)
Adapter Device
Driver
(ID 6)
To Host
Port 0 Port 1
3592 Tape Drive
a14m0019