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Conference stkhlm::magtape

Title:MAGNETIC TAPEDRIVES
Moderator:STKHLM::GJOHNSSON
Created:Mon Sep 21 1987
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:3775
Total number of notes:13147

2456.0. "TZ877 firmware questions" by NCMAIL::NAGYP (Do more with less,faster....) Fri Sep 30 1994 19:47

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2456.1go to 1.5 hsof codeSSDEVO::PHERSONThu Oct 13 1994 21:0112
2456.21.5 on the way!NCMAIL::NAGYPDo more with less,faster....Fri Oct 14 1994 05:037
2456.3tz877 how to rev firmware ck on unixKYOSS1::LUIZZAWed Mar 12 1997 20:0518
    
    I have a customer tz877 that has had the tz87-ax replaced 3 times that
    I know of. I'm guessing that the new units have been coming in with the
    latest firmware but can't tell how to find out what actually it is in
    the unit. It is on a A8400 system off the KTFIA port and I'm not able
    to get DEC unix system down often. Any way from software to be able to
    tell what rev the loader is at?
    
    The last unit tz87-ax was swapped out because it ripped the leader out
    of a cart and swallowed it into the tz87-ax. it would not come out of a
    loading condition even after multiple resets.
    
    While I'm in here is there any recomended cleaning on the cart loader
    assy rollers/gears ect? just figured that after time something must get
    worn or slick on the front loader section of the unit.
    
    /Irv
    
2456.4NABETH::alanDr. File System's Home for Wayward Inodes.Wed Mar 12 1997 22:0068
	# scu -f special-file show device

	where special-file is the name of the special file corresponding
	to the tape or medium changer.  On some versions you may need
	to feed scu(8) the bus, target and LUN number instead of using
	-f.

	Using my TZ885 as example:

# scu -f /dev/rmt3h show device

Inquiry Information:

                       SCSI Bus ID: 2
                    SCSI Target ID: 3
                   SCSI Target LUN: 0
            Peripheral Device Type: 0x1 (Sequential Access)
              Peripheral Qualifier: 0 (Peripheral Device Connected)
              Device Type Modifier: 0
                   Removable Media: Yes
                      ANSI Version: 2 (Complies to ANSI X3.131-1994, SCSI-2)
                      ECMA Version: 0
                       ISO Version: 0
              Response Data Format: 2 (SCSI-2)
             Terminate I/O Process: 0
         Asynchronous Notification: 0
                 Additional Length: 51
                Soft Reset Support: No
           Command Queuing Support: No
           Target Transfer Disable: No
            Linked Command Support: Yes
        Synchronous Data Transfers: Yes
      Support for 16 Bit Transfers: No
      Support for 32 Bit Transfers: No
       Relative Addressing Support: No
             Vendor Identification: DEC     
            Product Identification: TZ885    (C) DEC
           Firmware Revision Level: CC1E

# scu -f /dev/mc19b show device

Inquiry Information:

                       SCSI Bus ID: 2
                    SCSI Target ID: 3
                   SCSI Target LUN: 1
            Peripheral Device Type: 0x8 (Changer)
              Peripheral Qualifier: 0 (Peripheral Device Connected)
              Device Type Modifier: 0
                   Removable Media: Yes
                      ANSI Version: 2 (Complies to ANSI X3.131-1994, SCSI-2)
                      ECMA Version: 0
                       ISO Version: 0
              Response Data Format: 2 (SCSI-2)
             Terminate I/O Process: 0
         Asynchronous Notification: 0
                 Additional Length: 51
                Soft Reset Support: No
           Command Queuing Support: No
           Target Transfer Disable: No
            Linked Command Support: Yes
        Synchronous Data Transfers: Yes
      Support for 16 Bit Transfers: No
      Support for 32 Bit Transfers: No
       Relative Addressing Support: No
             Vendor Identification: DEC     
            Product Identification: TZ Media Changer
           Firmware Revision Level: CC1E
2456.5Thanks for answer # one on to the others...KYOSS1::LUIZZAThu Mar 13 1997 00:387
    
    Thanks for the reply on how to find out what it is. If someone would
    like to add on some replies to the other questions in my note I would
    appreciate it also.
    
    /Irv