Chapter 8. Drive Maintenance Procedures
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Note:
Port 1 of a 3592 is connected to two hosts. The host drivers are configured so
that one initiator is at fibre ID address 7 and one initiator is at fibre ID address
6. The tape special file names on each host are independent and may be
different.
1.
Load a CE scratch tape in the IBM 3592.
Important:
This test overwrites any data or label existing on the tape cartridge.
2.
Type
/opt/IBMtape/tapeutil
.
3.
At the
Enter Selection:
prompt, select
1
to open the device.
4.
At the
Enter Device Special File Name:
prompt, type
/dev/rmt/0mn
(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. Valid data indicating the device is a 3592 should be displayed.
7.
At the
Enter Selection:
prompt, select the
Test Unit Ready
option to verify the
device test-unit is ready.
8.
At the
Enter Selection:
prompt, select the
Read/Write Test
option to perform
write verification.
9.
At the
Enter Block Size:
prompt, type
1024
.
10.
At the
Enter Blocking Factor:
prompt, type
256
.
11.
At the
Enter Multiplier:
prompt, type
10
.
12.
At the
Enter Random Seed:
prompt, type
0
.
13.
At the
Enter Selection:
prompt, select the
Rewind
option to rewind the tape.
14.
At the
Enter Selection:
prompt, select
2
to close the device. The
Device Closed
response is displayed.
15.
At the
Enter Selection:
prompt, select
Q
to exit.
Checking Channel Attachment – Windows NT or Windows 2000
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
tape drive, medium changer, and library device drivers. Also, “Installation and
Configuration Instructions” in the above guide describes the
smit
and
cfgmgr
commands.
Figure 8-7 shows an example of the software and hardware paths that are used in the
following tests.
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