TAPEEXERCISE(8) Legato NetWorker 4.0 TAPEEXERCISE(8)
NAME
tapeexercise - exercise a tape drive
SYNOPSIS
tapeexercise [ -v ] devname
DESCRIPTION
The tapeexercise program writes sample data to a tape, and tests to
see if positioning and read operations perform as expected. It needs
a write-enabled tape on the indicated (no-rewind) drive. TapeexerÂ
cise should be used with extreme caution. Successful completion is
indicated by a ``<test name>: test begin,'' ``<test name>: test ok''
pair for each test that is run. An example is as follows:
BasicTest: test begin
BasicTest: test ok
OPTIONS
-v Operate in verbose mode.
devname
The device name of the tape device under test. This should be
a non-rewind device, following the local operating system conÂ
vention.
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