           READ-ME FOR COMMAND-LINE OPERATION ONLY
             Seagate Tape Diagnostic Version 2.1
                        
See the User Guide for a full description of installation, commands 
and operation, both local and remote, as well as operation with the 
graphical user interface (GUI) on Windows.

**IMPORTANT: Use a scratch tape for commands that move media 
(rwtest and ctest).  Existing data on the tape will be overwritten. 

Ways to identify the drive you wish to test:

-id:x (use the first supported tape drive seen by the diagnostic)
-id:<TargetId> (for use where duplicate TargetId's do not exist)
-id:<ControllerId:TargetId:LUN> (Windows 98, Solaris and Netware)
-id:<Port:Bus:TargetId:LUN> (Windows NT/2000/XP and Linux)
-sn:<drive serial number> 

In addition to the basic functions outlined on the Help screen,
the software also supports the following commands:

retension = retension media in a drive that supports retension
enablecomp = sets data compression to Enabled  
disablecomp = sets data compression to Disabled  
compstatus = returns the current data compression setting
trace = dumps trace buffer to a binary file (DDS4 and Viper)
etest = tests drive electronics (DDS4 and Viper)
shutdown = shuts down the server application from the command-line client (remote)

Additional switches:
-fr = full retension before a read-write or compression test
-i = when upgrading firmware, ignore current version and allow downgrade

VIPER ONLY:
park = parks the Viper head assembly and cartridge carrier for shipping
 (IMPORTANT: The cartridge must be completely removed from the drive)
unpark = unparks the Viper head assembly and cartridge carrier 
eeprom = retrieves the 8K byte EEPROM buffer (binary; use -f switch)
cmemory = retrieves the 4K byte Cartridge Memory data (binary; use -f switch)
set <switch> = sets one or more of the following Viper virtual switches:
  -speed:<value> = maximum drive speed in MB/sec (16, 14, 12, 10, 8 and 0) 
     (0 = automatic FastSense)
  -compdefault:<value> = default compression mode (on, off and scsi)
  -load:<value> = cartridge autoload mode (off, hold and on)
get <switch> = gets the current setting of one or more of the following 
 Viper virtual switches:
  -speed
  -compdefault
  -load


Command syntax is as follows:
<executable> <command> <switch><:value>
 (NOTE: On Linux/Unix systems, the syntax is case-sensitive)

Windows example: diagsv rwtest -id:6 -ts:12 -o:c:\tmp\logfile1.txt
NetWare example: diagsvnw rwtest -id:6 -ts:12 -o:c:\tmp\logfile1.txt
Linux example: ./diagsvlx rwtest -id:6 -ts:12 -o:/tmp/logfile1.txt
Solaris example: diagsvsl rwtest -id:6 -ts:12 -o:/tmp/logfile1.txt

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