Tape Testing Tool

[hbardowicks]

Hi,

do we offer a generic Tape Testing tool to check the library function and tape speed? I look for something like TapeToolGui from CV or tapeexercise from NW.

[veremin]

I believe there is no universal tool, as those are tape device manufacturer-specific. So, the choice might vary, based on the library/drive you're using. Thanks.

[rreed]

Per support ticket #01715660, your support engineer passed along to us TapeLibTest.exe which we've been using to attempt to flush out our tape speed issues. I don't know anything about the utility, whether it's a Veeam product, from Dell/HP (our hardware setup), etc.

[veremin]

I must have been slightly wrong. We do have self-written tool (TapeLibTest.exe) available for support team the main use case of which is to measure read from tape/write to tape performance. Thanks.

[hbardowicks]

Perfect, exactly what I was looking for. Thank you.

[EnerconIT]

Where can the TapeLibTest.exe file be downloaded from?

[Vitaliy S.]

You need to contact our support team for that. Thanks!

[kkuszek]

This would be good to be just packed in the install folder for anyone wishing to diagnose.

I know I haven't been happy with tape speed, so if that was in my install folder I would just go run it and see.

[DaveWatkins]

Couldn't agree more, include it with the installer for simple user testing.

[veremin]

It's been primarily implemented for support team. And as every other tool specifically developed for internal use the said tape utility does not have user-friendly interface. Neither does it have detailed documentation.

So, being used outside of support, it has tiny chances to be helpful for end-users.

Anyway, thank you for the feedback; appreciated.