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Summary of Contents for Tandberg Data TDKIT
- Page 1 TDkit - The Configuration And Test Tool Tandberg Data TDkit USER's GUIDE CONFIGURATION AND TEST TOOL FOR TANDBERG TAPE DRIVES TANDBERG DATA ASA P.O. Box 134 Kjelsås N-0411 OSLO, NORWAY Phone +47 22 18 90 90 Telefax +47 22 18 95 50 Part No.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
TDkit - The Configuration And Test Tool Table of contents: Introduction..........................3 Known bugs and limitations ......................3 System requirements........................3 Supported tape devices ......................4 Using TDkit ..........................4 The tab selected pages ......................6 SCSI Overview ........................6 Additional Drive Info ......................7 Drive Configuration.......................9 Drive Operations........................10... -
Page 3: Introduction
TDkit - The Configuration And Test Tool 1. Introduction TDkit is a program that can be used to inspect and change some of the tape drives parameters and to execute some simple tape operations. It also gives the operator the possibility to per- form a few tests that can be useful to check the reliability of the SCSI connection, the tape drive and the media. -
Page 4: Supported Tape Devices
420LTO (TS400) 5. Using TDkit During startup the TDkit detects and displays connected adapters and devices. The first tape drive detected, if any, will be activated and available data displayed. The upper part of the program panel shows the general information regarding the selected de- vice and this part of the panel will always remain in sight. - Page 5 TDkit - The Configuration And Test Tool The main menu on the top contains the following elements: Function / SCSI rescan - gives the operator the possibility to rescan the SCSI bus, if new de- vices are connected or disconnected. Note that some operating systems do not support discon- necting of devices and a hang situation may then occur.
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Page 6: The Tab Selected
TDkit - The Configuration And Test Tool a. The tab selected pages Clicking the tabs at the bottom will display the different pages depending on the actions the user wants, see below. b. SCSI Overview Only the radio buttons representing a connected active device are enabled. Select device by clicking the corresponding radio button. -
Page 7: Additional Drive Info
TDkit - The Configuration And Test Tool c. Additional Drive Info The meaning of the “Cleaning flag status” is also displayed in text: “Cleaning not needed” in green or “Cleaning needed” in red. Note that some older products like SLR2 – 5 do not sup- port this information, others, e.g. - Page 8 TDkit - The Configuration And Test Tool The Memdump button causes a full drive memory dump to be taken over SCSI for failure analysis. Before a dump is taken, the user must indicate the file where the dump will be saved.
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Page 9: Drive Configuration
TDkit - The Configuration And Test Tool d. Drive Configuration The text “Current Drive Configuration” will disappear as soon you change any of the pa- rameters. It will reappear, if you change them back to their original values or click the Save button. -
Page 10: Drive Operations
(the rightmost front drive led). See the following manuals for more information: 430743 - TANDBERG SCSI INTERFACE FUNCTIONAL SPECIFICATIONS (Send Diagnostics) 430444 - TANDBERG SLR REFERENCE MANUAL (Selftest and Diagnostics) Page 10 of 11... -
Page 11: Medium Operations
TDkit - The Configuration And Test Tool f. Medium Operations Erase will perform a long (security) erase for SLR 2-5. For all other drives it will give the user a choice to select between short (quick) and long (security) erase.
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