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Windows - Verifying Proper Attachment of Your Devices When the Return to continue: message is displayed or 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. Open a Windows NT command shell window. 2. Enter ntutil. 3. Select 1 (Manual test). 4. Enter 50 (poll registered devices). All devices detected by adapters (that were attached and powered-On at system start time) should be displayed. You should see lb1.0.0.1 in the list of found devices. 5. Enter 8 (Library Mode). 6. Enter 20 (open). 7. Enter 1 (Read/Write). 8. Enter 49 (inquiry). Reply with 0 (zero) to the Drive=0, Library=1 prompt. This step concludes a very basic test of the device, adapter connection, and the device driver. You may stop the test here or continue to perform a more complete test. 9. Enter 39 (test unit ready) until no error occurs. Each time you are prompted with a Drive=0, Library=1 prompt, reply with 1 (zero). 10. Enter 12 (ioctl initialize element status). 11. Enter 10 (ioctl return library inventory). 12. 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. 13. Enter 11 (ioctl move medium), then supply the address of the cartridge and the address of the unoccupied slot. Verify that the cartridge moved. 14. Enter 10 (ioctl return library inventory). Verify that the inventory was updated properly. 15. Enter 21 (close). 16. Enter 99 (return to main menu). 17. Enter 9 (Exit ntutil). Note: See Microsoft Windows System for information on the ntutil application. 3494 Enterprise Tape Library Attachment Test The following procedure tests the attachment of a 3494 Enterprise Tape Library to a Windows system. The procedure assumes that your device is defined in c:\winnt\ibmatl.conf as L3494. 1. Open a Windows command shell window. 2. Enter mtlib -l L3494 -qI 3. Enter mtlib -l L3494 -qL Appendix B. Verifying Proper Attachment of Your Devices 353

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When the
Return to continue:
message is displayed or 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.
Open a Windows NT command shell window.
2.
Enter
ntutil
.
3.
Select
1
(Manual test).
4.
Enter
50
(poll registered devices). All devices detected by adapters (that were
attached and powered-On at system start time) should be displayed. You
should see
lb1.0.0.1
in the list of found devices.
5.
Enter
8
(Library Mode).
6.
Enter
20
(open).
7.
Enter
1
(Read/Write).
8.
Enter
49
(inquiry). Reply with
0
(zero) to the
Drive=0, Library=1
prompt. This
step concludes a very basic test of the device, adapter connection, and the
device driver. You may stop the test here or continue to perform a more
complete test.
9.
Enter
39
(test unit ready) until no error occurs. Each time you are prompted
with a
Drive=0, Library=1
prompt, reply with
1
(zero).
10.
Enter
12
(
ioctl
initialize element status).
11.
Enter
10
(
ioctl
return library inventory).
12.
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.
13.
Enter
11
(
ioct
l move medium), then supply the address of the cartridge and
the address of the unoccupied slot. Verify that the cartridge moved.
14.
Enter
10
(
ioctl
return library inventory). Verify that the inventory was updated
properly.
15.
Enter
21
(close).
16.
Enter
99
(return to main menu).
17.
Enter
9
(Exit
ntutil
).
Note:
See Microsoft Windows System for information on the
ntutil
application.
3494 Enterprise Tape Library Attachment Test
The following procedure tests the attachment of a 3494 Enterprise Tape Library to
a Windows system. The procedure assumes that your device is defined in
c:\winnt\ibmatl.conf
as
L3494
.
1.
Open a Windows command shell window.
2.
Enter
mtlib -l L3494 -qI
3.
Enter
mtlib -l L3494 -qL
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Appendix B. Verifying Proper Attachment of Your Devices
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