User manual QUANTUM XTALK MANAGEMENT CONSOLE FOR LINUX REV A01

[. . . ] xTalk Management Console User's Guide For Linux Introduction Supported Operating Systems and Devices 3 3 Supported Operating Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Supported Host Bus Adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Supported Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Where Files Are Stored Getting Started Displaying Version Information Displaying the Main Menu Displaying Help Information Running Scripts 4 5 5 5 7 8 Running Scripts Using the Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Running Scripts Using the Command Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Other Useful Command Line Options 11 Answer Yes to All Prompts (-y) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Exit After Running a Single Script (-x) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Document 81-81612-02 A01, September 2007 1 xTalk Management Console For Linux User's Guide Document 81-81612-02 A01 September 2007 Standard Scripts Custom Scripts 12 12 Saving Custom Scripts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Running Custom Scripts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Updating Device Firmware Updating Device Firmware Using the Command Line (-u) 13 Creating a Firmware Update Tape Creating a Firmware Update Tape Using the Main Menu (T) 14 Creating a Firmware Update Tape Using the Command Line (-t) 15 Running Commands (C, -c) Log Files Troubleshooting 13 Updating Device Firmware Using the Main Menu (U) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 14 16 17 18 Made in the USA. Quantum Corporation provides this publication "as is" without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Quantum Corporation may revise this publication from time to time without notice. Making copies or adaptations without prior written authorization of Quantum Corporation is prohibited by law and constitutes a punishable violation of the law. [. . . ] For example: . /xTalk -s TAPE_EDGE_DAMAGE. XCS -x Other Useful Command Line Options 11 xTalk Management Console For Linux User's Guide Document 81-81612-02 A01 September 2007 Standard Scripts 0 xTalk Management Console provides a number of scripts you can use. These scripts are all stored in the default Scripts directory (for location of the directory, see Where Files Are Stored on page 4). When you enter a command to run a script, xTalk Management Console scans all the scripts in the default Scripts directory and displays the ones that apply to the selected device. The scripts are organized into two groups (tasks and tests), alphabetized, and numberd. You choose the number of the script you want to run. Custom Scripts You can write your own custom scripts and then run them as described in Running Scripts or Running Scripts Using the Command Line. 0 Saving Custom Scripts 0 You can save custom scripts in the default Scripts directory (for location see Where Files Are Stored on page 4), or in another directory of your choice. You should use the extension . scs when creating script files; otherwise, xTalk Management Console will not recognize them and add them to the list. Note: The extension . xcs is also recognized, but the . xcs files are binary files supplied with the xTalk program, so you should use the . scs extension when you write your own. Running Custom Scripts 0 When you want to run a script using the standard method, xTalk Management Console displays a list of the the scripts in the default Scripts directory that apply to the selected device. If you store your custom scripts in the default Scripts directory, they are added to this alphabetized and numbered list. If you store your scripts in a different directory, you must use one of the command line methods to run your script so that you can specify the path to the script (see Running Scripts Using the Command Line on page 9). When specifying a custom script, you must specify the entire path along with the script filename. For example: . /xTalk -f /dev/rmt/11n -s /home/myscripts/mytest. scs If you know the directory path but not the script filename, you can just enter the path to the directory. xTalk Management Console will scan the specified directory and display a numbered, alphabetized list of files in that directory for you to choose from. For example: . /xTalk -f /dev/rmt/11n -s /home/myscripts/ 12 Standard Scripts xTalk Management Console For Linux User's Guide Document 81-81612-02 A01 September 2007 Updating Device Firmware You can update firmware on a selected device using either the main menu or the command line. 0 Updating Device Firmware Using the Main Menu (U) 0 To update device firmware using the command line: 1 Download the latest firmware image files to your hard drive. These files can be found at http://www. quantum. com/ServiceandSupport/SoftwareandDocumentationDownloads/ Index. aspx. Note the name and path where you saved them so you can enter the information on the command line. 2 At the command prompt, enter the following and then press <Enter>: . /xTalk The version and copyright information display, followed by a warning message, followed by a list of attached devices. 3 Enter the number of the device on which you want to run update firmware and press <Enter>. The main menu displays a list of actions from which you can choose. 5 When prompted, enter the firmware image file path and press <Enter>. The firmware is copied from the specified directory to the specified device. During this time, "Performing FUP operation. . . " displays on the screen. When complete, "FUP operation complete" displays, and you are prompted to select another script or action. The output looks similar to the following: Performing FUP operation. . . [. . . ] =============================================================== Creating FUP tape. . . FUP tape creation complete. Creating a Firmware Update Tape 15 xTalk Management Console For Linux User's Guide Document 81-81612-02 A01 September 2007 Running Commands (C, -c) xTalk Management Console provides a number of standard device commands that you can run. These commands are the following: Command 1) Test Unit Ready 2) Inquiry Description Checks to see if the selected device is ready to run a script or command. Retrieves information from the device firmware and displays it in hexadecimal and ASCII format. [. . . ]