Exabyte EXPERT 7 Manual de usuario
August 1995 EXPERT 1
User’s Guide
EXPERT 7
Exabyte Performance Evaluation Regression Tester
2 EXPERT August 1995
Copyright
Copyright 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995 by Exabyte Corporation. All rights reserved. This item and the
information contained herein are the property of Exabyte Corporation. No part of this document may be
reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or
computer language in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical,
manual, or otherwise, without the express written permission of Exabyte Corporation, 1685 38th Street,
Boulder, Colorado 80301.
Disclaimer
Exabyte Corporation makes no representation or warranties with respect to the content of this document
and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose.
Further, Exabyte Corporation reserves the right to revise this publication without obligation to notify any
person or organization of such revision.
EXPERT, the Exabyte Performance Evaluation Regression Tester, is provided to Exabyte customers under
special agreement for internal use only. The EXPERT test software is the property of Exabyte Corporation
and may not be duplicated in full or part without the consent of Exabyte Corporation. Strict adherence to
the terms of this agreement for use is required. Exabyte may, at its discretion, revoke use previleges at any
time and require the return of all material relating to the program.
Trademark Notices
EXABYTE, EXAPAK, EXB, LANCourier, and NetSECURE are registered trademarks of Exabyte
Corporation. EXA, EXATAPE, FileSECURE, Mammoth, and SCIMON are trademarks of Exabyte
Corporation. All other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective
companies.
Revision History
Rev. Date
000 October 1989
001 March 1990
002 October 1990
003 February 1991
004 June 1991
005 September 1992
006 March 1994
007 August 1995
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Contents
1 Installation and Startup.................................................................................. 5
1.1 Required Equipment........................................................................................................................6
1.2 Obtaining the Software Electronically..........................................................................................7
1.3 Installing the Software from Floppy Disk ...................................................................................8
1.4 Connecting the Cables .....................................................................................................................9
1.5 Starting EXPERT.............................................................................................................................10
1.6 Exiting EXPERT...............................................................................................................................12
2 General Program Operation ........................................................................ 13
2.1 Using the Test Control Screen......................................................................................................14
2.2 Target Selection Menu...................................................................................................................15
2.3 Test Control Menu..........................................................................................................................16
2.4 Device Status Window................................................................................................................... 17
2.5 Main Status Window......................................................................................................................19
2.6 Function Keys.................................................................................................................................. 20
3 EXPERT Tests............................................................................................... 21
3.1 General Test Guidelines................................................................................................................22
3.2 Tape Drive Tests ............................................................................................................................. 23
4 Toolbox ......................................................................................................... 25
4.1 Toolbox Menu .................................................................................................................................26
4.2 Scan Address....................................................................................................................................27
4.3 SCSI Commands.............................................................................................................................28
4.4 Firmware..........................................................................................................................................31
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About EXPERT
You can use the EXABYTEPerformance Evaluation Regression Tester (EXPERT)
software to test the functionality of Exabyte’s range of tape drives or libraries. You can
perform EXPERT functional tests on the following target devices:
8mm tape drives: EXB-8200, EXB-8200SX, EXB-8500, EXB-8500c,
EXB-8205(XL), EXB-8505(XL)
8mm libraries: EXB-10i, EXB-10e, EXB-10h, EXB-60, EXB-120, EXB-210,
EXB-440, EXB-480
4mm tape drives: EXB-4200, EXB-4200c
4mm libraries: EXB-018, EXB-218
Minicartridge tape drives: EXB-2501, EXB-2501c
EXPERT runs on IBM PC-compatible computers with a SCSI host bus adapter (HBA)
card installed. The HBA card allows EXPERT and the target devices to communicate
across the SCSI bus. You can use EXPERT to test up to seven target devices on one
computer.
About This Manual
This manual provides instructions for installing and operating the EXPERT software
starting with version 7.0. Since this version differs significantly from earlier versions of
EXPERT, keep the previous revision of the EXPERT manual if you want to use older
versions of EXPERT.
This manual is intended for anyone who wants to verify proper operation of an Exabyte
product. This manual assumes that you are familiar with tape drive and library
operation and basic SCSI terminology.
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Installation and Startup
This chapter provides the following information:
• Required equipment for installing and using EXPERT
• Instructions for installing EXPERT
• Instructions for starting and exiting EXPERT
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1.1 Required Equipment
Before you install EXPERT, make sure you have the following equipment:
• An IBM AT or 386, or compatible computer, with the following:
− DOS 3.3 or later (DOS 5.0 or later recommended)
− Approximately 1.5 MB free hard disk space
− 500 KB available RAM
• A CGA, EGA, or VGA color monitor. Monochrome operation is supported, but not
recommended.
• One of the following HBAs already installed in your system:
− Adaptec ASPI compliant host bus adapter with appropriate ASPI driver.
Other fully ASPI compliant HBAs may work, but have not been tested.
− ASC-88/86
Note: Starting with EXPERT version 7.0, support for Adaptec’s SDS line of
adapters has been dropped.
• A single SCSI cable with sufficient connectors attached to test the desired number of
target devices. A maximum of seven target devices can be attached to a single SCSI
bus.
Note: Although you can attach more than seven target devices to a SCSI wide
HBA and initiate tests for those extra devices, be aware that EXPERT has
not been tested for a configuration of more than seven targets.
• A power supply that meets the power supply specifications for each tape drive you
want to attach.
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1.2 Obtaining the Software Electronically
This section describes how to obtain a recent copy of EXPERT by downloading it from
one of Exabyte’s Bulletin Board Systems (BBSs). If you already have a recent copy of
EXPERT on a floppy disk, skip this section and go to section 1.3, “Installing the Software
from Floppy Disk.”
EXPERT is available for download from Exabyte’s BBSs from several locations world-
wide. (Refer to “Getting Help” in the back of this manual for the phone number of the
BBS nearest to you.) To access an Exabyte BBS, you need a modem (9600 baud or faster)
and software capable of transferring files using the X-modem, Y-modem, Z-modem, or
Kermit protocol. Check the documentation of your file transfer software for details.
1. After logging on to one of the BBSs, go to the File menu, then the List Files area.
EXPERT is located in the DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS (#22) file area.
2. Follow the instructions on the BBS and your file transfer software to download the
file EXPERTxx.EXEto your computer.
Note: The xx characters in the filename denote the version number of the
software. For example, the filename for version 7.0 is EXPERT70.EXE. New
versions of the software will be posted on the BBS when available.
Once the download has completed, you can disconnect from the BBS.
3. Insert a blank, formatted floppy disk (minimum capacity 1.2 MB) in the floppy drive
of your computer.
4. Move to the floppy disk root directory. For example, if you placed the floppy disk in
drive A:, enter the following:
A:
CD\
5. Run the file you downloaded from the BBS. For example, if you downloaded the
software in directory C:\DOWNLOAD, enter the following:
C:\DOWNLOAD\EXPERT
xx
.EXE
The software will self-extract to your floppy disk. Once completed, your distribution
disk is ready to be installed.
6. Go to section 1.3 to install the software on your hard disk.
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1.3 Installing the Software from Floppy Disk
This section describes how to install the EXPERT files from the distribution floppy disk
onto the hard disk on your computer.
Important
Before you begin, make backup copies of the distribution disk. This ensures that you
will have the information you need if a disk becomes damaged or if the files are
accidentally erased.
To install the EXPERT software from floppy disk, follow these steps:
1. Move to the root directory on the hard disk of your computer system.
2. Create a separate directory for EXPERT and move to the newly created directory.
3. Insert the distribution floppy disk that contains the EXPERT software in your floppy
disk drive and copy its contents to your hard disk. For example, if your floppy disk
drive is drive A:, enter the following:
COPY A:\*.*
4. If you are using an ASPI compliant HBA, make sure the appropriate ASPI driver is
installed in your CONFIG.SYS file. For example, if you use an Adaptec 1540 series
controller, your CONFIG.SYS file should contain the following statement:
device=aspi4dos.sys
Check your SCSI HBA documentation for details on how to install ASPI for your
adapter. Note that the EXPERT distribution disk does not include ASPI drivers.
Contact your HBA vendor for ASPI drivers.
Note: Starting with EXPERT 7.0, you do not need to load ASC_EMU.COM to use
ASPI compliant host adapters.
5. Remove the distribution floppy disk from the floppy drive and place it in a safe
location in case you need to install the program again later.
6. Go to section 1.4 to connect SCSI cables and connectors.
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1.4 Connecting the Cables
You need to connect a SCSI cable between the HBA and all targets. You also need to
attach an appropriate power supply for each target that does not have an integrated
power supply. Refer to the installation guide for each target for details on SCSI cabling
and power supply requirements.
Notes:
• Make sure that pin 1 of the SCSI cable is connected to pin 1 of the SCSI connectors on
both the HBA and all target devices.
• Make sure that both ends of the SCSI bus have SCSI bus terminators installed. All
other devices on the SCSI bus should have their SCSI bus terminators removed or
disabled.
• Make sure you are using SCSI cables and connectors that meet the requirements
listed in the documentation for each target attached.
• Do not mix single-ended and differential SCSI devices on the same SCSI bus, or you
may damage the attached devices.
• Make sure all attached targets have a unique SCSI ID. Make sure none of the targets
use the same SCSI ID as the host bus adapter.
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1.5 Starting EXPERT
This section describes how to start EXPERT and how to specify command line options to
run EXPERT in the mode you desire.
Note: If you have not installed the software yet, do so now by following the steps
in section 1.3.
To start EXPERT:
1. Change your current directory to the directory where EXPERT is installed.
2. Enter the following on the command line, where OPTION is one of the command
line options described below:
EXPERT
- or -
EXPERT /
OPTION
1 /
OPTION
2 ... /
OPTIONx
- or -
EXPERT -
OPTION1 -
OPTION2 ... -
OPTIONx
3. When the EXPERT logo screen is displayed, read the warning notes carefully. Then
press >(17(5@.
Command Line Options
EXPERT supports several command line options, as follows:
Host Bus Adapter options:
/ASPI Detect ASPI compliant adapters only.
/ASC Detect ASC-88/86 adapters only.
Note: If you do not specify either of the Host Bus Adapter options, EXPERT will
first try to detect ASPI-compliant adapters, and then ASC-88/86 adapters.
If it detects multiple adapters, you will need to select the adapter you want
to use from a selection menu.
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