IBM TS2340 User Guide - Page 311
[25] Space to End of Data, [26] Read and Write Tests, [27] Read or Write Files, [28] Erase
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IBM Tape Diagnostic Tool [25] Space to End of Data When you select the Space to End of Data (EOD) command [25], ITDT issues the (extrinsic) ioctl command. [26] Read and Write Tests When you select the Read and Write Tests command [26]: v You are prompted for block size (If you just press Enter, the default block size is 10240). v You are prompted for the number of blocks per read/write (If you just press Enter, the default number of blocks is 20). v You are prompted for the number of repetitions (If you just press Enter, the default number of repetitions is 1). You can then select one of the following options: v Read data from tape (to run Read only test) v Write data to tape (to run Write only test) v Write/Read/Verify (to run Read and Write test) ITDT performs the selected test and displays the transfer size and block size used for this test, the number of records read/written, and the total bytes transferred. [27] Read or Write Files When you select the Read or Write Files command [27]: v You are prompted to specify the filename of the source file (for Write test) or the destination file (for Read test). v You are prompted for the number of records to be read. You can then select one of the following options: v Read File from Tape: ITDT reads a file from tape and stores data into a file with the given filename. v Write File to Tape: ITDT reads data from file with the given filename and writes data to tape. ITDT displays the number of records read/written, the transfer size and the total bytes transferred. [28] Erase When you select the Erase command [28], ITDT issues the (extrinsic) ioctl command. [29] Load Tape When you select the Load Tape command [29], ITDT issues the load tape command. [30] Unload Tape When you select the Unload Tape command [30], ITDT issues the unload tape command. Chapter 10. IBM Tape Diagnostic Tool (ITDT) 293