IBM TS2340 User Guide - Page 355

IBM Tape Diagnostic Tool 9. ITDT prints summary. 10. ITDT issues the Set Position ioctl command. 11. Repeat steps 2 through 5. Query Encryption Status When you select the Query Encryption Status command: 1. ITDT issues Get Encryption State ioctl command. 2. ITDT displays encryption settings (Drive EC, Encryption Method, Encryption state). Display Message When you select the Display Message command: 1. ITDT provides to Parameter boxes in which you can enter 1 or 2 messages up to 8 characters or less. Note: Display message only works on drives that have a display panel. These currently are the 3590 and the 3592 drives. 2. In the Type: pull down menu select which message (0 or 1) you want displayed and if you want it to flash. There is also an alternate (alt) selection which will alternate between messages. 3. ITDT issues the ioctl command. 4. ITDT prints message to display. Report Density Support When you select the Report Density Support command: 1. ITDT prints report status text for all supported media. 2. ITDT issues Report Density Support ioctl command to retrieve all supported media. 3. ITDT prints all requested reports. Data is printed in a decoded way. Scroll the screen to print each one of the following: v Density name v Assigning organization v Description v Primary density code v Secondary density code v Write OK v Duplicate v Default v Bits per MM v Media Width v Tracks v Capacity (megabytes). 4. ITDT prints report status text for current media. 5. ITDT issues Report Density Support ioctl command to retrieve current media. 6. ITDT prints report data in a decoded way. Chapter 10. IBM Tape Diagnostic Tool (ITDT) 337