Tapeutil Program Commands Menu - Linux Environment (Interactive Mode Command) - IBM 3592 Maintenance Information

---------------------- General Commands: --------------------------
1: Open a Device
2: Close a Device
3: Inquiry
4: Test Unit Ready
5: Reserve Device
6: Release Device
Q: Quit IBMtapeutil
---------------------- Tape Commands: ----------------------------
20: Rewind
21: Forward Space Filemarks
22: Backward Space Filemarks
23: Forward Space Records
24: Backward Space Records
25: FSFM
26: BSFM
27: Space to End of Data
28: Read and Write Tests
29: Write Filemarks
30: Read or Write Files
31: Erase
32: Reset Drive
---------------------- IBMtape Commands: -------------------------
46: Query Sense
47: Query Inquiry
48: Query/Set Tape Paramters
49: Query/Set Tape Position
50: Query/Set MT/ST Mode
51: Report Density Support
-------------------- Service Aid Commands: -----------------------
70: Dump Device
71: Force Dump
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99: Back To Main Menu
Enter Selection
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Figure 92: TAPEUTIL Program Commands menu - Linux environment (Interactive mode command). This
example assumes that your device is attached at /dev.IBMtape0 and that your device has no cartridge
in the drive.
The following example opens the tape drive device, loads a writable scratch tape, completes a short
write/read, and unloads the tape drive. Because the data on the tape is overwritten, use only a cartridge
that your customer agreed to provide for the conversion to a scratch tape. Any data that was on the tape
when your customer provided it to you is permanently deleted when you run this procedure.
Note: When the Hit<Enter> to continue... message appears or when you are prompted to enter
information, follow the instructions, and press Enter. Verify any information that the utility displays by
using the appropriate hardware manual.
1. Open a Linux window.
2. Mount a writable scratch cartridge in the drive. For non-library drives, manually load the scratch
cartridge into the drive.
3. Enter IBMtapeutil. A menu displays.
4. Enter 1 (Open a Device).
5. Enter /dev/IBMtape0 when prompted for the device name. If the device you are testing is not an
IBMtape0, enter the actual device number.
6. Enter 1 (Read/Write).
7. Enter 3 (Inquiry). Specify 0 when prompted for an inquiry page.
8. Enter 4 (Test Unit Ready) until no error occurs.
9. Enter 20 (Rewind).
10. Enter 28 (Read and Write Tests)
11. Enter 1 (Read and Write). Press Enter three times to accept the defaults and to run the test.
12. Enter 38 (Unload Tape).
7: Request Sense
8: Log Sense Page
9: Mode Sense Page
10: Switch Tape/Changer Device
11: Create Special Files
12: Query Driver Version
33: Set Block size
34: Retension Tape
35: Query/Set Tape Position
36: Query Tape Status
37: Load Tape
38: Unload Tape
39: Lock Tape Drive Door
40: Unlock Tape Drive Door
41: Take Tape Offline
42: Enable/Disable Compression
43: Flush Driver's Buffer
44: Self Test
45: Display Message
52: Locate Tape Position
53: Read Tape Position
54: Query Mtdevice Number
55: Synchronize Buffers
56: List Tape Filemarks
72: Load Ucode
73: Reset Drive
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