Re: Questions about ITDT and tapeutil
On Mar 18, 2010, at 11:47 AM, John D. Schneider wrote: ... So when I run tapeutil it says I should stop using it, and use ITDT instead. But when I run ITDT, it just calls tapeutil itself! Am I the only person who fails to see the logic in this? As you indicate, John, wacky stuff. The confusion seems to be miscommunication between the people who are developing the software and those responsible for putting together packages such as IBMtape, where the latter people seem to be under the false impression that ITDT is a done deal, which in fact it is a work in progress. As IBM document S4000662 says: This new version of ITDT now supports and eventually will replace the tape utility program (tapeutil) provided by the device driver. Until that development occurs, it looks like ITDT will invoke tapeutil to perform functions that will later be incorporated into ITDT. Richard Sims
Questions about ITDT and tapeutil
Greetings, I recently upgraded the Atape drivers on a system, and happened to run tapeutil a couple weeks later, and it spit out: ATTENTION: Tapeutil provides only a subset of device and command support that the IBM Tape Diagnostic Tool (ITDT) provides. The functions and capabilities of tapeutil are now performed by ITDT. Please use ITDT in place of tapeutil, as tapeutil is deprecated. So I installed ITDT, and went to run that utility, and when I did it spit out: IBM Tape Diagnostic Tool Standard Edition - V4.0.0 Build 023 Entry Menu [S] Scan for tape drives (Diagnostic/Maintenance Mode) [U] Tapeutil (Expert Mode) [H] Help [Q] Quit program So when I run tapeutil it says I should stop using it, and use ITDT instead. But when I run ITDT, it just calls tapeutil itself! Am I the only person who fails to see the logic in this? Best Regards, John D. Schneider The Computer Coaching Community, LLC Office: (314) 635-5424 / Toll Free: (866) 796-9226 Cell: (314) 750-8721
