IBM TS2340 User Guide - Page 320

IBM Tape Diagnostic Tool | resetdrive | This subcommand issues a Send Diagnostic command (Reset Drive subcommand) | to reset the device. | Parameters: | None | Supported platforms: AIX, Linux | sleep | Sleep for the specified number of seconds before executing the next subcommand. | Parameters: | sleep [Seconds] | Supported platforms: All | tur | (Deprecated: -o tur) This subcommand issues the SCSI Test Unit Ready command | to the device. | Parameters: | None | Supported platforms: All | vpd | This subcommand displays Vital Product Data (VPD) that are part of the Inquiry | command data and outputs Manufacturer, Product Identification and Revision | Level. | Parameters: | None | Note: ITDT will use the Tapeutil AIX output for all platforms. | Supported platforms: All | append | Opens the device in append mode. The file access permission is Write Only. | Parameters: | None | Supported platforms: All, but on Windows this open mode is not supported by the | IBM Tape Device Driver. On HP-UX this open mode is re-mapped to r/w by the | IBM Tape Device Driver. | bsf | (Deprecated: -o bsf) This subcommand backward spaces Count filemarks. The tape | is positioned on the beginning of the last block of the previous file. An optional | Count can be specified. The default is 1. 302 IBM Tape Device Drivers Installation and User's Guide