IBM TS2340 User Guide - Page 364
HP-UX System, Tape Device Attachment Test, HP-UX - Verifying Proper Attachment of Your Devices
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HP-UX - Verifying Proper Attachment of Your Devices HP-UX System Tape Device Attachment Test The following procedure tests the attachment of a tape device to an HP-UX system. The procedure assumes that your device is attached at /dev/rmt/0m. When you are told to enter information, press the Enter key after following the instruction. When the utility displays information, use the appropriate hardware manual to verify that the information is reasonable. 1. Bring up a shell prompt. 2. Enter tapeutil. A menu is displayed. 3. Enter 1 (Open a Device). 4. Enter /dev/rmt/0m when prompted for the device name. 5. Enter 1 (Read/Write). 6. Enter D (Device Info). 7. Enter Inquiry Option (Inquiry). 8. Enter Q to quit tapeutil. Autochanger Device Attachment Test The following procedure tests the attachment of an autochanger device to an HP-UX system. The procedure assumes that your device is attached at /dev/rmt/0chng and that the ACF is in Random mode. You also need a cartridge in at least one of the slots. When you are told to enter information, press Enter after following the instruction. When the utility displays information, use the appropriate hardware manual to verify that the information is reasonable. 1. Bring up a shell prompt. 2. Enter tapeutil. A menu is displayed. 3. Enter 1 (Open a Device). 4. Enter /dev/rmt/0chng when prompted for the device name. 5. Enter 1 (Read/Write). 6. Enter D (Device Info). 7. Enter 5 (Inquiry). This concludes a very basic test of the device, SCSI connection, and the device driver. You may stop the test here or continue to perform a more complete test. 8. Enter Test Unit Ready option until no error occurs. 9. Enter Element Inventory option. 10. From the output in the previous step, select a writable, scratch cartridge and determine its element ID. Also, select the element ID of an unoccupied slot. 11. Enter Move Medium option, then supply the address of the cartridge and the address of the unoccupied slot. Verify that the cartridge moved. 12. Enter Element Inventory option. Verify that the inventory was updated properly. 13. Enter 2 (Close a Device). 14. Enter Q (Quit Program). 346 IBM Tape Device Drivers Installation and User's Guide