/opt/SUNWvts/bin/tapetest standard_arguments -o dev=device_name,s=block_count,d=density,m=mode,l=length,method=method,ft=enables/disables,ret=enables/disables,dat=dat_type,8mm=8mm_type,num=magazine_size,blocksize=block_size
Table 40-3 tapetest Command Line Syntax
Argument |
Explanation |
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dev=device_name |
Specifies the device_name of the tape drive (required). |
s=block_count |
Specifies the number of blocks to be tested. |
d=density |
Specifies the density of the tape to open. |
m=mode |
Enables either the Write_Read or Read_Only tests. |
l=length |
Specifies the length of the test (EOT, Specified, Long, or Short). |
method=method |
Specifies the media test method (SyncI/O and or AsyncI/O) used. |
ft=enables/disables |
Enables or disables the file test. |
ret=enables/disables |
Enable or disables tape retention. |
dat=dat_type |
If you are testing a digital audio tape drive, specify whether it is a regular DAT drive or a DAT stacker. The choices are DAT and DAT_Stacker. |
8mm=8mm_type |
If you are testing an 8-mm tape drive, specify whether it is a regular 8-mm tape drive or a tape library. The command line choices are 8mm and 8mm_Library. |
num=magazine_size |
If you are testing a tape library, specify the magazine size. |
blocksize=block_size |
If you are testing a Tandberg QIC drive, specify whether to use a 64 kbyte block transfer or a 512 byte block transfer. Use 512 bytes when testing older media in the drive. |
64-bit tests are located in the sparcv9 subdirectory: /opt/SUNWvts/bin/sparcv9/testname. If a test is not present in this directory, then it may only be available as a 32-bit test. For more information refer to "32-Bit and 64-Bit Tests".