MAGTEST -- Tape Drive Testing Utility

This program is useful for testing the functionality and proper operation of magnetic tape drives.

PARAMETERS

MAGTEST is controlled by the following global parameters: 

Name     Prompt                                  Count     Type
MT00     Mag Tape Device                         1-8       Char
MT0:     Tape Drive Device Name (0)              1-64      Char
MT1:     Tape Drive Device Name (1)              1-64      Char
MT2:     Tape Drive Device Name (2)              1-64      Char
MT3:     Tape Drive Device Name (3)              1-64      Char

MT00

Specifies name of parameter which stores physical device name of tape drive. This must be one of MT0:, MT1:, MT2: or MT3:. 

 EASI>MT00="MT0:"

MT0:

Specifies physical device name of first tape drive on system. Format of device name is system dependent. For example, on Unix-based system, device name is a file in /dev directory. On VAX/VMS systems, device name must end with a colon. On PC systems, device name does not have to be specified. 

 EASI>MT0:="/dev/rmt??"        | for Unix-based systems
 EASI>MT0:="M???:"             | for VAX/VMS systems

MT1:

Specifies physical device name of second tape drive on system. Format of device name is system dependent.

MT2:

Specifies physical device name of third tape drive on system. Format of device name is system dependent.

MT3:

Specifies physical device name of fourth tape drive on system. Format of device name is system dependent.

DETAILS

MAGTEST is a test program used to test the proper functioning of a 9-track magnetic tape drive connected to the system.

It is assumed that the magnetic tape drive is properly installed. Refer to the hardware installation manual/section supplied with the tape drive for initial physical setup, and refer to the PCI-supplied installation manual for your system, for special hardware and software considerations.

MAGTEST continuously prints the current MTSTAT status values, then prints the following menu: 

        1:  Rewind Tape
        2:  Skip Files
        3:  Skip Records
        R:  Read One Record
        W:  Write One Record
        E:  Write End-of-file (EOF)
        X:  Exit MAGTEST

        Select an option        [1/2/3/R/W/E/X]>
The prompts and operation should be self explanatory.

EXAMPLE

The user is testing a tape drive on a Unix-based workstation. The device name must be set to the appropriate device file name. 

 EASI>MT00 = "MT0:"
 EASI>MT0: = "/dev/rmt0"
 EASI>RUN MAGTEST
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