Checking Channel Attachment - Linux - IBM 3592 Maintenance Information

9. At the Hit <Enter> for default 1 repetition or enter new repetition: prompt, press Enter.
The following data is displayed -
Read/Write test, blocksize 10240 count 20 repetition 1
Setting block size...
Read/Write test pass 20
Writing 10240 bytes, 20 blocks...
Write complete, bytes written 204800, blocks 20
Writing 2 file marks...
Backward spacing 2 file marks...
Backward spacing 1 records...
Reading 204800 bytes, 20 blocks...
Read complete, bytes read 204800, blocks 20
Forward spacing file mark...
Data verification complete, no discrepancies found
Read/Write test completed, total bytes written 204800
10. At the Hit any key to continue... prompt, press Enter.
General Commands:
1. Open a Device
2. Close a Device
11. Unload the drive before the device is closed in the next step.
12. At the Enter Selection for /dev/rmt1: prompt, select Close a Device, and press Enter.
At the Device closed...
Hit any key to continue... prompt, press Enter.
General Commands:
1. Open a Device
2. Close a Device
3. Device Info
4. Tape Drive Service Aids
13. At the Enter Selection: prompt, type q to stop the tapeutil program.

Checking channel attachment - Linux

The devices must be fully installed and the host device driver must be configured and available. See IBM
Tape Device Drivers Installation and User's Guide for information about installing and configuring the IBM
tape drive. Also, Installation and Configuration Instructions in the guide describe the smit and cfgmgr
commands.
Tape device attachment test
This procedure, which tests the attachment of a tape device to a Linux system, assumes that
• Your device is attached at /dev/IBMtape0.
• There is no cartridge in the drive.
When the Hit<Enter>to Continue... message displays or when you are told to enter information,
press Enter after the instruction is followed. When the utility displays information, use the appropriate
hardware manual to verify that the information is reasonable.
1. Open a Linux window.
2. If you want to run a complete test, mount a writable CE scratch tape manually into the drive.
3. Enter IBMtapeutil. A menu opens.
4. Enter 1 (Open a Device).
5. Enter /dev/IBMtape0 when prompted for the device name.
6. Enter 1 (Read/Write).
5. Inquiry
6. Test Unit Ready 10. Mode Sense Page
5. Inquiry
6. Test Unit Ready
7. Reserve Device
8. Request Sense
9. Log Sense Page
9. Log Sense Page
10. Mode Sense Page
11. Release Device
Q. Quit Program
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