Running my old (12.1.8.0) version of tapeutil tells me:

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.

lslpp -w or -f do not tell me which fileset the /usr/bin/tapeutil belongs
to, my guess is that is was part of IBMtape (or Atape) but not shipped
anymore with the latest version. Sigh... so far for progress..

ITDT link :http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S4000662


Marcel.

2011/5/10 Paul Fielding <paul AT fielding DOT ca>

> Side note - I thought I'd give tapeutil a go, but it does not appear to be
> install on my box.  Running Atape 12.2.4.0.   Anyone know if tapeutil
> should
> still be installed with this version of Atape, or if there's somewhere else
> I could look for it?
>
> regards,
>
> Paul
>
>
> On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 4:26 PM, Marcel Anthonijsz <marcel AT anthonijsz DOT 
> net
> >wrote:
>
> > Paul,
> >
> > No, I have not seen this before: I use IBM Atape and tapeutil -f
> /dev/smc0
> > inventory without any problem.
> >
> > Make sure that TSM or another program is not using the library device at
> > the
> > same time or program around that.
> > Maybe a previous perl script that hangs/waits until next timeout?
> >
> > Marcel
> >
> > 2011/5/9 Paul Fielding <paul AT fielding DOT ca>
> >
> > > I have a wierd issue I'm hoping someone has seen before.   I have a
> 3584
> > > tape library attached to an AIX box.  I have a bunch of perl scripts
> that
> > > deal with tape automation.  Part of this process uses lbtest to grab
> the
> > > current contents of the IO door.   However, I've had it happen a few
> > times
> > > where things stopped working, and when I investigate I find that lbtest
> > has
> > > suddenly stopped returning barcodes.   All of the elements show FULL or
> > > EMPTY, but no barcodes are listed, and barcode_len = 0.
> > >
> > > If I go to the library web gui, I see the barcodes.  And if I just
> leave
> > > things alone, in 24h or so it seems to go back to normal.  Nothing I do
> > to
> > > the library (including rebooting it) seems to fix the problem
> > immediately.
> > >
> > > Very very wierd.  Anyone seen this before?
> > >
> > > regards,
> > >
> > > Paul
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Kind Regards, Groetje,
> >
> > Marcel Anthonijsz
> > T: +31(0)299-776768
> > M:+31(0)6-2423 6522
> >
>



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Kind Regards, Groetje,

Marcel Anthonijsz
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M:+31(0)6-2423 6522