TAPEEXERCISE(8)            Legato NetWorker 4.1.1            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.
       Tapeexercise 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
              convention.

SEE ALSO
       nsrmmd(8), Hardware Compatibility Guide.

LIMITATIONS
       The tapeexercise program will generally fail for QIC drives, because
       these devices do not support all of the functionality assumed by
       tapeexercise, most importantly, they do not support back-skip-file.
       Such devices may work with nsrmmd(8); consult the Hardware
       Compatibility Guide for a complete list of supported devices.





















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