Testing Your Tape Drive

Test 1 - Check the drive

Tape Drive Test

• wrkcfgsts *dev
• check status of TC
  • failed = needs to be varied off then on
  • varied off = needs to be varied on
  • varied on = needs to be varied off then on
• vary off 'tc' (tape cartridge)

Test 2 - initialize a tape

Initializing a tape from the MENU

• go to menu MP 1, 15 (One step tape initialization)

  Successful test = the following message at the bottom of the screen

  • Volume IBMIRD prepared for operation with owner ID ~.

  

Initializing a tape from a command line

• type in the following command then press enter

  INZTAP DEV(TC) DENSITY(*CTGTYPE)

  Successful test = the following message at the bottom of the screen

  • Volume IBMIRD prepared for operation with owner ID ~.

  

Test 3 - backup a single file or library

• type in the following command then press enter

  SAVLIB

  Successful test = the following message at the bottom of the screen

  Unsuccessful test = the following message at the bottom of the screen

  Example 1 of a failed tape backup

  • This indicates that a problem exists during the test backup.
    
  • To see what the error message is do a shift + systems attention then type a '6' on the dotted line and press ENTER.
    
  • This message indicates that there is a tape drive fault error. Contact your service provider for more information.
    

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