Chapter 8. Drive Maintenance Procedures 8-35
Checking Channel Attachment using NTUTIL under Windows
NT or Windows 2000
For a complete update on device driver software, see the IBM SCSI Tape Drive,
Medium Changer, and Library Device Drivers: Installation and User’s Guide.
Notes:
• The 3592 must be powered ON before the Windows NT or Windows 2000 device is
powered ON.
If the 3592 power is not ON when the Windows NT or Windows 2000 is powered
ON, the Windows NT or Windows 2000 device will not recognize the 3592. If the
3592 is powered ON after the Windows NT or Windows 2000 device has been
powered ON, the Windows NT or Windows 2000 device will still not recognize the
3592.
• The sense procedure may be performed by using the menu-driven interface of the
ntutil program. To invoke the ntutil program in this format enter the common
commands, item 83 to Force the Log of Sense, and item 84 Get Last Sense.
To check out the SCSI interface, execute a Force Sense, followed by a Get Last Sense
command:
1. Verify that the IBM tape subsystem is powered ON and is online.
2. Verify that the tape drive has a tape cartridge loaded.
3. Start ntutil and open the drive (see Step 1 through Step 5 in “Starting NT
UTILITY (NTUTIL) from Windows NT or Windows 2000” on page 8-21), then
return here.
4. Execute the following command 83 (Log Sense).
5. Read the sense information by executing the following command 84 (Get Last
Sense).
6. When the operation has completed successfully, select 21 (close), then press
Enter.
7. When the tests are complete, quit the Command Prompt window by clicking on
the X in the upper, right corner of the screen.
8. Return to the procedure that sent you here.
Ethernet Procedures (E06 and Some EU6 Tape Drives)
Use these procedures when you want to download a dump, or upload or copy
microcode by using the Ethernet port on a Model E06 drive. You will need a laptop
computer to perform these procedures.
Notes:
• These procedures apply to 3592 Model E06 drives and 3592 EU6 drives (if
equipped with an Ethernet port.
• These procedures do not apply to 3592 Model J1A or E05 drives.
• These Ethernet procedures require a straight-through Ethernet cable (patch cable)
to connect your laptop to the Ethernet port on the drive. If you do not have a patch
cable, choose another method of downloading microcode or dumps, or updating
microcode.
• Use only lowercase characters (like a, b, or c) unless otherwise directed to use an
uppercase character (like A, B, or C).
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