IBM Netfinity SCSI Tape Drive Diagnostics, Ver 1.1 Readme.txt Contents -------- 1. History 2. Description 3. Operating SCSI Tape Drive Diagnostics 4. Errors 5. Supported Tape Drives 6. Supported Servers 1. History ----------- Version 1.1 Initial version Version 1.0 Beta version 2. Description --------------- This tape diagnostic should be used as a service tool to identify defective IBM SCSI tape drives, both internally attached and externally attached to IBM PC Server and Netfinity systems. Not all IBM servers are supported. Refer to section 5 for supported tape drives and section 6 for supported servers. The tape diagnostic is provided as an image file that should be converted into a DOS bootable diskette using the EMT4WIN image converter obtained from the IBM PCTOOLS repository. Simply boot to the resulting diskette and follow the prompts. The tape diagnostic performs six subtests; Presence of tape drive Tape load/mount Tape unload/eject Unload/eject push button Drive selftest Drive read/write selftest The Presence Test will search all SCSI host adaptors, and report the total number found. The Tape Load/Mount Test will test the load mechanics of the tape drive. This test is interactive, and user will be prompted to insert a data cartridge, if one is not already in the drive. The Tape Unload/Eject Test will test the unload mechanics of the tape drive. This test is also interactive. The Unload/Eject Push Button Test will verify proper operation of the eject button. It does this by disabling the eject button, and then re-enabling the eject button. It is an interactive test that prompts the user to press the eject button. The Drive Selftest verifies as much of the drive's electrical function that can be accomplished without invoking Read or Write operations. The Drive Read/Write Selftest verifies the drive's electrical and mechanical function via short Read and Write operations. 3. Operating SCSI Tape Drive Diagnostics ----------------------------------------- The SCSI Tape Drive Diagnostics runs from a bootable DOS disk. To execute the SCSI tape drive diagnostics, 1. Place the SCSI Tape Drive Diagnostic diskette in the floppy drive. 2. Turn the server on or reboot the system. 3. The diagnostics will run automatically. Follow the on-screen instructions. If these diagnostics are running on an IBM supported server (see section 4 for more details), the SCSI Tape Drive Diagnostic runs through six tests. At the end of each test, a pass or failure message will be displayed (see section 4 for explaination of errors). If a failure message is displayed, the remaining tests are aborted; otherwise, the tests will continue until completed. 4. Errors ---------- When a failure message is obtained, follow the guidelines below: 1. If the user executed the Read/Write Tape Drive test, check the tape cartridge. 2. Check the SCSI or power cable connected to the tape drive. 3. Refer to the Help and Service Information appendix of the tape drive's User Guide. 4. Run the SCSI controller test in the system diagnostics to determine in the SCSI controller is functioning properly. 5. Supported Tape Drives ------------------------- The SCSI Tape diagnostics currently supports the following IBM Tape Drives: 4/8GB TR4 (06H9721, 02K1129, 28L1599) 10/20GB NS20 (10L6061, 09N0769) 4/10GB DDS/2 (59H3536, 59H3537, 09L5290, 36L8808) 12/24GB DDS/3 (02K1150, 28L1652) 20/40GB 8mm (76H0487, 10L6099, 28L1654) 20/40GB DLT (10L6066, 28L1653) 35/70GB DLT (00K7898, 28L1655) 3502108 DLT Autoloader (checks drives only) 3502314 DLT Tower Library (checks drives only) 6. Supported Servers --------------------- The SCSI Tape diagnostics will only run on the following IBM servers: PC Server 310 Model 8639 PC Server 310 Model 8639 PC Server 315 Model 8638 PC Server 325 Model 8639 PC Server 325 Model 8639 PC Server 330 Model 8640 PC Server 330 Model 8640 Netfinity 1000 Model 8477 Netfinity 3000 Model 8476 Netfinity 3500 Model 8644 Netfinity 5000 Model 8659 Netfinity 5500 Model 8660 Netfinity 5500 M10 Model 8661 Netfinity 5500 M20 Model 8662 Netfinity 7000 Model 8651 Netfinity 7000 M10 Model 8680