Tdkit - the configuration and test tool tdkit user's guide configuration and test tool for tandberg tape drives part no. 43 33 28 - 01 august 2005 tandberg data asa p.O. Box 134 kjelsås n-0411 oslo, norway phone +47 22 18 90 90 telefax +47 22 18 95 50 © tandberg data asa tandberg data.
Tdkit - the configuration and test tool table of contents: 1. Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 3 2. Known bugs and limitations ...................................................................
Tdkit - the configuration and test tool page 3 of 11 1. Introduction tdkit is a program that can be used to inspect and change some of the tape drives parameters and to execute some simple tape operations. It also gives the operator the possibility to per- form a few tests that can be useful to chec...
Tdkit - the configuration and test tool page 4 of 11 4. Supported tape devices • tdc 3500 • tdc 3700 • tr4 • ns8 pro • ns20 pro • slr2 • slr3 • slr4 • slr4dc • slr5 • slr7 • slr24 • slr32 • slr40 • slr50 • slr60 • slr75 • slr100 • slr140 • 420lto (ts400) 5. Using tdkit during startup the tdkit detec...
Tdkit - the configuration and test tool page 5 of 11 the main menu on the top contains the following elements: function /scsi rescan - gives the operator the possibility to rescan the scsi bus, if new de- vices are connected or disconnected. Note that some operating systems do not support discon- ne...
Tdkit - the configuration and test tool page 6 of 11 a. The tab selected pages clicking the tabs at the bottom will display the different pages depending on the actions the user wants, see below. B. Scsi overview only the radio buttons representing a connected active device are enabled. Select devic...
Tdkit - the configuration and test tool page 7 of 11 c. Additional drive info the meaning of the “cleaning flag status” is also displayed in text: “ cleaning not needed ” in green or “ cleaning needed ” in red. Note that some older products like slr2 – 5 do not sup- port this information, others, e....
Tdkit - the configuration and test tool page 8 of 11 the memdump button causes a full drive memory dump to be taken over scsi for failure analysis. Before a dump is taken, the user must indicate the file where the dump will be saved. Note that the dump is formatted in ascii, but due to its specific ...
Tdkit - the configuration and test tool page 9 of 11 d. Drive configuration the text “current drive configuration” will disappear as soon you change any of the pa- rameters. It will reappear, if you change them back to their original values or click the save button. In other words: this text tells y...
Tdkit - the configuration and test tool page 10 of 11 e. Drive operations scsi connection test writes and reads data to and from the tape drive data buffer. This makes it possible to verify whether the scsi connection is reliable. This test does not require a tape in the drive. If there is a tape in...
Tdkit - the configuration and test tool page 11 of 11 f. Medium operations erase will perform a long (security) erase for slr 2-5. For all other drives it will give the user a choice to select between short (quick) and long (security) erase. Retention will perform a wind/rewind to end of tape and ba...
