General

Fix: Updatesite changed - require one manual installation of this version.
New: New IBM Java JRE bundled 17.0.6.1.
New: Update Eclipse RCP Framework to 4.27.
New: InstallAnywhere 2022SP2.
New: Mac Os Ventura support.
New: Code Signing GaraSign for plugins, DLL and Microsoft Windows executables.
Fix: Adjust controls for large font support.
Fix: Windows Launcher certificate outdated.

Maintenance&Diagnostic

New: Added product support for 359270F.
New: Added support for Diamondback library.
New: Added multiple drive parallel scripting support.
Fix: Performance Test for LTO 7 design capacity set.
Fix: Performance Test GigaBytes written was not correct in BLZ file.
Fix: Load/Unload test - get dump in case test failed.

Log Files

New: FSC database update.
New: Added 359270F Dump Decoding.

itdt-xe Server/Tapeutil

New: Added new scripting command librarymediaoptimization.
New: Added new scripting command library inventory -identify|report.
New: For scripting command fullread added measurement of read performance and compression.
New: Scripting: Added modepagej command for tape drives.
New: TS4500 REST over SCSI (RoS) - added check for supported transfer size.
New: Modepagej: add support for page 0x30 subpage 01 and 02.
Fix: Modepagej: length was not correctly set.
Fix: Scripting command fullwrite, parameter '5.0compressible'fixed.
Fix: erase -short fixed.
New: modepagej added hexadecimal output format.
New: inventoryj, elementinfoj and cartridgelocationj added for JSON output.

Blob2Report

New: CSV output - report the complete path to file in the field FILENAME..

ITDT-XE 9.8.1 build 20221027

General

Fix: adjusted dialog fields to support large fonts.

ITDT-XE - Maintenance&Diagnostic

New: Added automatically dump retrieval in case of on failure for Performance Test, Post A/B/C/D.
Fix: Performance Test for LTO 7 aligned capacity.
Fix: Performance Test GigaBytes written was not correct in BLZ file.
Fix: Extended Write Read fixed calculation of Stop Writes in BLZ file.

Log Files

Fix: CHN Scoreboard open writers where not marked in red.
Fix: Stop Writes decoding was wrong.
Fix: added TS1170 load ids.
Fix: FCH Protocol is empty.

Tapeutil

New: for scripting command "fullread" added measurement of read performance and compression.
Fix: scripting command fullwrite, parameter 5.0compressible was not working .

ITDT-XE 9.8.1 build 20221013

ITDT-XE - Maintenance&Diagnostic

New: Added product support for 359270F.
New: Configure TCP/IP port added support for multiple IPv4 and IPv6 addresses.

Log Files

New: Added initial dump decoding support for 359270F.
New: CHN Scoreboard renamed "Data Problems" to "Reader Problems".
New: CHN Scoreboard added support for newly introduced additional flags "c","D" and "C".
New: Search function, added wrap search".
New: FSC update.
Fix: Fibre Frames added decoding of event FCDD0003.
Fix: Removed debugging statements to console.
Fix: Blob2Report: removed debugging message Buffer overflow.
Fix: Fixed ADT VHF values.
Fix: For real time events, synchronize timezone.
Fix: Fibre Frames was not working for 3592E08.
Fix: Performance improvement for local search.
Fix: Search function, fixed endless loop issue.
Fix: Search function, fixed java exception when direction button was pressed.

Tapeutil

New: Added modepagej command.
New: RoS added check for supported transfer.
New: Configure TCP/IP port added support for multiple IPv4 and IPv6 addresses.
Fix: Erase -short doesn't work.
Fix: Unexpected Data error during code load in TS6000 library.
Fix: RoS: dumps retrieved are corrupted.

ITDT-XE 9.8.0 build 20220726

ITDT-XE 9.8.0 build 20220701

General

New: Logpage decoding for TS2900, TS4300 and TS4500 added - scripting command 'logpagej'.

New

Log Files

Fix: Search bar issue fix for REPORT and SCSI Trace - only one search bar is required on the left.
Fix: JSON export for TER events fixed.
Fix: Bug for some hex values showing 'hh' instead 'h'.
Fix: Fix for memory leak in BlobCommand.
Fix: CHN Scoreboard view incomplete for LTO.
Fix: Log EVENTF was missing for some mini dumps.
Fix: CM Tape Control with dedicated fields introduced to HP version.
Fix: Fix for dispose action.
Fix: SRR info is missing in old LTO dump.
New: TER field type 8017 added.
New: JOGL migrated to 2.4.0 (3D).

ITDT-XE 9.8.0 build 20220519

General

New: Hot Keys added.
New: JRE update to IBM Semeru j9 17 v0.2.0 .
New: Eclipse RCP, changed to version 4.23.
Fix: Program Online Update - Spawnhelper access issue fixed.
Fix: MS Windows, directory with ubv file could not be retrieved.
Fix: Microsoft Windows 11 support added for installer.

ITDT-XE - Maintenance&Diagnostic

Fix: Dump From Tape issue for LTo7+ fixed.
Fix: System Test: compression data fixed.

Tapeutil

New: Inquiry command, added Bridgebox SN added.
New: Scan command: added additional serial number formating information.
New: Erase command: Option: short added.
New: Added new scripting command qryhba to show host adapter information.
New: Fullwrite command: Option: 100compressible added.
New: Tapeutil Erase command: Option: short added.
Fix: Erase command: Windows intermediate command used for large timeouts.

Log Files

Fix: 3592 - real dump time decoding issue for TS1160.
Fix: Search-field did not filter treelist.
New: Log Page 0x17, FCR 3394 - added new attributes
New: New fields for TER added: 8016 and 8216.
New: FSC update.
Fix: LTO-8 HH FC, FCH DUMP was not shown.
Fix: CM Usage Information and CM Tape Control, adjusted ACLs.
Fix: CHN Scoreboard, adjusted description 'corroded/degraded'.
Fix: Wrong MR head information on 3592 drive dump.
Fix: CHN Scoreboard, removed Voltage and SNR values.

ITDT-XE 9.7.5 build 20211103

Maintenance&Diagnostic

New: Full WRITE introduced different compression ratios: 1.5x, 2.5x and 5.0x.
New: ROS added work around for TS4500 incorrect reported length.
Fix: LTFS Readiness check, cartridge identifier for LTO9 was missing.
Fix: ITDT-XE load/unload tests shows incorrect file name.
Fix: FULLWITE and WRITE EXERCISER wrong filename shown in result list.

Log Files

New: Added decoding of CM Tape related.
New: Added decoding of ADT Fast Access.
New: Added CM Tape Control Page for 3592 Dumps.
New: Added Dump type to DUMP Header.
New: Display JAG TDS calibration info.
New: ADT Fast Access added to the list of SCSI Trace events.
New: Log page 30 and 3D added PARAM VALUE column.
Fix: CHN Scoreboard fixed drawing problem for legacy CHN SCoreboard tables.
Fix: Updated FSC database.
Fix: Open/Short fixed typo.
Fix: FCH dump field was incorrectly.
Fix: Bug fix null pointer exception when loading 3592 dump.
Fix: Temperatures in the STA Common are not correct..

Data Analysis and Reporting

New: Introducing grouping for repeatable structures in JSON output file.
New: Introducing grouping for multiple matchlist entries in JSON output file.
New: JSON output format added export of entire events (*.*).
Fix: Improved detection of descriptor file based on the license level.

Tapeutil

Fix: Long running functions like 'tape content listing' - program freeze.
Fix: Incomplete text on drop down menu in 'Read And Write Tests'.

Tapeutil XE server scripting

New: New scripting function erase tape.
New: Add Media Optimization Information.
Fix: XE server scripting mode, not all data was shown during an update.
Fix: For list command changed update interval to 10000.
Fix: Tapeutil perspective re-aligned items to support large fonts.

ITDT-XE 9.7.4 build 20210723

ITDT-XE 9.7.4 build 20210706

General

New: JRE update to AdoptOpen JDK j9 11 v0.26.0 .
New: InstallAnywhere 2021.

Maintenance&Diagnostic

Fix: ITDT-XE server: rescan devices algorithm changed to avoid deletion of device files.
New: New test step: 'Medium Characterization Audit' for LTO9+ and TS1160+.
Fix: Physical copy - check of available memory at start.

Log Files

New: LTO-9 dump decoding.

Data Analysis and Reporting

New: Introducing subKeys (::subfield-name) to report.

FTP Service Functions

Fix: Issue with FTP service functions.

ITDT-XE 9.7.3 build 20210408

ITDT-XE 9.7.3 build 20210326

General

New: Updated Java Runtime environment to OpenJDK J9 11.0.11.0.
New: Eclipse RCP, changed to version 4.18.
New: Support for MacOs Big Sur.
New: Installer, changed to InstallAnywhere 2020.
Fix: Added support for large fonts.
Fix: Detaching of additional servers and addons was not working after reinstall.
Fix: JSON output file deactivated due to intermediately program freezes.

Maintenance&Diagnostic

New: AIX for transfer size > 1MB writex() and readx() is used.
Fix: ITDT Read exerciser does not stop on error.
Fix: Test Tabs, Titles/paragraphs are being shown incomplete.

Log Files

New: Log Sense Page 0x3E added decoding of attributes 0400-0404.
New: Log Sense Page 0x16 change TimeStamp from hex to d/h/m/s format.
New: VPD Scsi Log Sense Page, detailed description of each sense byte.
New: SCSI Sense Data, detailed description of each sense byte.
New: CM added support for new Elements.
New: XE-OEM, Added Library Serial number to Dump Header.
New: VPD, time_stamp_sec field type changed to d/h/m.
Fix: Last FSC in "Dump header" of "Event list" does not seem correct.
Fix: CM Usage Information seen by 3592F60.
Fix: Channel Scoreboard - reporting good tracks as bad.
Fix: Logpages PARAM VALUES show sometimes negative values.
Fix: Added new FSC descriptions.

ITDT-XE 9.7.2 build 20201210

General

New: Realigned GUI to avoid rendering problems.
New: Added support for large fonts.

Maintenance&Diagnostic

New: JSON output file will only include the most recent FSC's from current POC and previous POC.
New: FCR3371 - design capacity used for 832, 832M and 932 (LTO-9).

Tapeutil scripting

New: Introduced "scanj" function to provide scan result in JSON format.
New: Prettyfied JSON text messages.
New: JSON output will be created based on objects.
New: added support for Functional Change Request 3369 - IDLE_C saveable.
New: added decode function for dump and blz files.

Log Files

New: Added decoding of Log Sense Page 0x18.
New: Added decoding of add srv_stepper_up and down_countLog counters.
New: CHN Scoreboard, added support for new structure layout.
New: New CM event: Manufacturers Information.
New: New CM event: Cartridge Content.
New: New CM event: Usage Information.
Fix: Typo fixed - max_r_humidmity --> max_r_humidity.
Fix: Updated FSC database, new category for LTO-9.
Fix: CM not shown for LTO-9.
Fix: Transponder Type 4 (LTO9) added.

ITDT-XE 9.7.2 build 20201027

General

New: Command line checking via regex improved - load time shorten for library, xe-server.
New: CSS introduced for common font handling.

Maintenance&Diagnostic

New: JSON output file - successor of the TXT file.
New: When dump file(s) have been attached to BLOB file, the suffix will be changed to .dump.blz.
New: Added Firmware field to TestViews and Infofield column.
Fix: Changed layout of test result tabs, including System Tab.

Log Files

Fix: fixed blz file decoding of VPD read buffer page for LTO-6 ff.

ITDT-XE 9.7.2 build 20200917

ITDT-XE 9.7.2 build 20200828

Log Files

New: Added Graphical Maps for LTO-9.
New: Added decoding of CM Page Tape Control.
New: Updated FSC database.
Fix: CHN-Scoreboard added support for new data structure.
Fix: VPD FID Formatted Error Log was not shown.
Fix: Tape directory, index of out bound exceptions.

Tapeutil scripting

New:Fullwrite added additional parameter -skipcountercheck.

Maintenance&Diagnostic

New:Physical Copy, command buffer size based on transfer size.

ITDT-XE 9.7.1 build 20200730

Log Files

New: Add test engine support for LTO-9.
New: Dynamic timeout-handling for SCSI commands based on 0xA3 timeout command.
New: Add CHN-Scoreboard to Eventlist.
New: Add CHN-Scoreboard Open/Shortage Graph.
New: MR Head Resistance changed presentation of common read heads (64->33).
Fix: VPD Mount and Error Mount History won't get decoded for 3592F60.
Fix: VPD Servo, changed data type of srv_t0_firmware_level to string.
Fix: VPD changed data type of lib_serial_no to string.
Fix: Dump Header: LTO relative time handling issue fixed.

Data Analysis&Reporting

New: JSON - Adding serial number and file origin date in root report section.

ITDT-XE 9.7.0 build 20200526

Log Files

New: Add ITDT Parsing message if CM is empty.
New: Updated FSC database.
New: 3592E06/E07/60F added additional SCSI tracing information.
New: 3592E06/E07/60F added VPD FID Log.
New: Added decoding of CHN Scoreboard.
New: Added CHN Scoreboard Visualization .
New: Added FSC LAST and FSC SECOND LAST to Dump Header.
New: Added Log Sense Page 0x0C.
New: Log Sense Pages, added additional column showing parameter id in hexadecimal.
New: 3592 Log Sense 3C added tables for "Sync at Speed" and "Datasets at Speed".
New: VPD section, synchronized reported values for LTO and 3592, based on a common source code.
Fix: MR Head Graph, description field was not correct.
Fix: LogSense pages parsing issues fixed.
Fix: Fixed Field Formatting for repeatable structures.
Fix: Log Sense Page 0x02 added missing parameter descriptions.
Fix: Event Data: removed multiple empty lines.
Fix: Event Data: removed empty heading line for repeatable data.
Fix: Fixed Eclipse/SWT redraw problem within formatted text.
Fix: Missing SCSI command D2 WRITE DYNAMIC RUNTIME ATTRIBUTE added.

Data Analysis&Reporting

New: Renamed predefined report configuration files.
New: Config Panel: added copy for entire Events.
New: Config Panel: search Field added to filter Descriptors.
New: Config Panel: allows multiple selection.
New: introduced new export format JSON.

Tapeutil scripting

New: Added JSON output for inquiry and logsense command.

Platform

New: Linux, added launch script itdt-xe.sh to hide SWT warning messages.
New: JRE update to OpenJDK J9 8.0.20.0.

ITDT-SE/GE 9.6.0 build 20191213

Tapeutil scripting

Fix: Parsing of scripting command HTTP shown unexpected console messages.
Fix: Windows scripting ROS commands in TS4300 library are failing with "invalid parameter".

ITDT-GE

New: New JRE bundling - 8.0.5.037 Linux.

Log Files

Fix: 359260F added decoding of VPD SCSI log.

ITDT-XE 9.6.0 build 20191119

Maintenance&Diagnostic

New: Diagnostic: EoL (End of Life) Cartridge validation during mount.
New: Diagnostic: TS4500 code update.
New: Max Block Size adapted to up to 8MiB on LTO and 2 MiB on Enterprise drives.
New: Added manufacturing based serial number to the Trace INFO column.
Fix: Linux S390x block-size limit of 512k removed.
Fix: Output filename - validating VPD content.
Fix: Scan functions was showing duplicate devices.

Tapeutil scripting

New: For additional servers added tapeutil scripting support.
New: Scripting: TS4500 Rest over SCSI (RoS) support.
New: Scripting: TS4300 RESTFul integration.

Log Files

Fix: Tapemap was not shown for 359260F.
New: Added event data based search bar.

AddOn

New: Blob2Report improved error messages.

Platform

New: Eclipse RCP, changed to version 4.11.
New: Linux, switched to GTK 3.
New: Updated Java Runtime environment to 8.0.5.37.

ITDT-XE 9.5.7 build 20190917

Maintenance&Diagnostic

New: POST C and POST added for 3592.
New: EOL cartridge handling for LTO (TA07 and TA13).
New: ITDT-XE server for Windows signed.
New: ITDT-XE libraries for Windows signed.
New: Read Exerciser disabled read retry counter check.

Log File

New: Drag and Drop of files.
New: MR Head added additional information (Servo Head Center).

AddOn

New: Blob2Report bundled as one archive.
New: Blob2Report signed; self extracting of report resources.

ITDT-XE 9.5.1 build 20190321

Maintenance&Diagnostic

Fix: 3592E08 was failing performance test.
Fix: Firmware discovery on FixCentral was not working.
New: Linux support for up to 1024 sg devices.

Tapeutil

Fix: "Tapeutil with changer option 59 is failing in Read Cartridge Location.

Log Files

New: Added Additional fileds to VPD section.

ITDT-XE 9.5.0 build 20181109

Maintenance&Diagnostic

Fix: Added check for WORM cartridge.

ITDT-XE 9.5.0 build 20181005

Maintenance&Diagnostic

Fix: Adjust build environment, wrong shared libraries are shipped.
Fix: Fullwrite exerciser, Abort button was not working.

ITDT-XE 9.5.0 build 20180927

Log Files

New: Added product support for 359260F.
New: Include temperature / humidity data in HSARS.
New: Added new eventlist entry RAS Humidity/Temperature.
Fix: Widget disposed message, after a Window has been closed.
Fix: Out of memory exception.

Tapeutil

New: Added support for Archive Mode Unthread in getparm/setparm/load/unload

ITDT-XE 9.5.0 build 20180817

Maintenance&Diagnostic

New: Added product support for 359260F.
New: Check for Updates, added support for 359255F.
New: Save log file settings permanently.
New: Device dependent command timeout beginning with LTO-5 and 3592E07.
New: LTO-8 media added support for capacity adjustment proposal from Fuji Film and Sony.
New: Capacity checking is based on new LogSense 0x17 attribute.
Fix: Check for Updates, updated Digital Certificates.
Fix: Operating System Linux, using special devices files without rewind during device scan.

Log Files

New: Added product support for 359260F.
New: FSC matchlist updated FSC lookup table.
Fix: FID severity number was not correct.
Fix: Operating System Windows: shared samba folder could not be accessed.
Fix: Tape Directory, added extended Tape Directory event to graph.
Fix: Fix for Lun X.
Fix: Time stamp set by library was not decoded correctly.

Others

New: Eclipse Framework, updated to Version 4.7.3
New: Java Runtime environmnet, updated to Version 8.0.5.17
New: Updated GCC based build environment.

ITDT-XE 9.4.1 build 20180223

Maintenance&Diagnostic

Fix: LTO-M8 Media Verification. Check if an LTO-7 media is eligible to be converted into a LTO-8M cartridge.
Fix: LTO-M8 Media Verification validate just LTO-8 drives.
Fix: Reset device: The test step will be skipped if the drive is within a library environment.

Log Files

New: FSC matchlist data were aligned to FSC lookup table.
New: FSC matchlist separated for 3592 and LTO.
Fix: HW Config - L7/L8 Dip Switches decoding reworked.
Fix: Log Sense page 14, 'Drive MFG Serial Number' and 'Drive Serial Number' were shown as hex values.

Others

Fix: Readme added latest items.
Fix: Linux: GTK warnings removed by starting the client in GTK level 2.

ITDT-XE 9.4.1 build 20171213

Maintenance&Diagnostic

New: Added M8 Cartridge Verification.

Log Files

New: Updated FSC description database.
New: CM Cartridge Content, added identification field for M Cartridge Type.
New: Dump Header added Add Full File Passes.
New: SCSI CDB Additional Information, added decoding of Speed and Topology.
Fix: Tape Filling display for last wrap was not correct.
Fix: Tape Directory added device 359255FMap for LTO2-5 most significant bytes where missing.
Fix: Tape Directory does not show partitioned cartridge.
Fix: Repaint issue on Linux; Text files won't be shown until a resize event happened.

Tapeutil

Fix: Mode Page , last byte was not displayed.

Others

Fix: GTK error messages on Linux get avoided when the SWT_GTK level is set to 2.

ITDT-XE 9.4.0 build 20171025

Maintenance&Diagnostic

New: Added support for M8 Cartridge.

Log Files

New: Tape Directory added support for M8 Cartridge.

ITDT-XE 9.3.0 build 20171006

Maintenance&Diagnostic

New: New product support: TS4300.
New: New IBM Java JRE bundled 8.0.4.10.
New: TS4300 HTTP access added to support firmware updates.
Fix: Write Protect on Gen 5 cartridge in Gen 7 Drive on ITDT load/unload test.
New: Added check for duplicate serialnumbers.
New: Check LTFS Readiness: updated list of supported operating systems.
Fix: Dump file name and blz file name include binary characters, added validation check.
Fix: Partial scan for Windows and IBM devices was not working.
Fix: Timeouts aligned to Command Timeouts of 55F.

Log Files

New: Added support for new Cartrigde Type M8.
New: Dump Decoding - Dynamic Runtime Attribute pages added to be visualized.
Fix: Log Sense Page 0x17, parameters 000 and 001 were missing.
Fix: Log Sense Page 0x14, Media Motion Section was wrong decoded.
Fix: Gen 8 Cartridge was shown as hex value.

ITDT-XE 9.3.0 build 20170529

(changes after build 20170504)

Maintenance&Diagnostic

Fix: Added additional dialog if devices have duplicate serial numbers.
New: Read Exerciser, added read retries and read error indication.
New: Read Exerciser, added under-/overlength indication.
New: TS4300 Tape library added new inquiry data.

ITDT-XE 9.3.0 build 20170504

(changes after build 20170427)

Maintenance&Diagnostic

Fix: Performance Test, LTO-5 media adjusted data size to advertised capacity.

Log and Dump File Viewer / Blob2Report

New: Added decoder for ERP Error Count Table.
New: FSC Viewer, updated FSC Table.

Others

Fix: Updated Online Help.

ITDT-XE 9.3.0 build 20170427

(changes after build 20170116)

Maintenance&Diagnostic

Fix: Performance Test, LTO-6 drive where failing with LTO-5 media.
Fix: Physical Copy, ITDT hang up when using different HBA's.
Fix: Physical Copy, AIX physical copy memory allocation failed.
Fix: Wrong output directory was created and used, instead of ITDT directory current working directory was used.
Fix: Write Protect on Gen 5 cartridge in Gen 7 Drive on ITDT load/unload test.
Fix: itdt-xe server was was not working when ITDT was called with a relative symlink path.
Fix: Physical copy added detection of different HBA transfer sizes.
Fix: Dump file name and blz file name include binary characters, added validation check.
New: Added support for TS4300 Tape Library.
New: Added support for 359255 archive device.
New: Added support for LTO-8 device.

Log and Dump File Viewer / Blob2Report

New: Eventlist, added grouping of same events like Log Sense Page 2E.
New: FCH Dump, improved decoding of binary data.
New: FCH Dump, changed time format for 3592.
New: Added decoding for LTO-8 device.
New: Added decoding for 359255F device.
Fix: Tape Statistics does not show the data rate per wrap.
Fix: ITDT does not display Log page 17, nor many other Log pages.
Fix: Tape Statistics hang up caused by divide 0.
Fix: Mode Sense page was not decoded correctly.
Fix: Using default System Font instead of "Courier".
Fix: Drive VPD - missing Library Information.
Fix: Tapemap/Speedmap/ERPmap removed LPOS region 0.
Fix: VPD SCSI Log, Time was not reported correctly.
Fix: Typo VSARS Version should be HSARS Version.

FTP Service Functions

Fix: 3592E07 dump retrieval and code update fails.

Tapeutil

Fix: Read/Write command failed with white spaces in file name.
Fix: Read -c fails on HBA supporting less than 1MB xfersize.

Others

Fix: Product update was not detected correctly.
New: New launch of 32 Bit version for Linux and Windows.

ITDT-XE 9.2.0 build 20170116

Maintenance&Diagnostic

New: Log Sense added support for pages greater than 128 bytes.

New: Check LTFS Readiness added support for Mac OSX Mountain Lion and Mavericks.

New: Read Cartridge Memory is available as Maintenance & Diagnostic function.

New: Scan improvement for AIX, only Tape and Changer devices will be processed.

New: Device List, added differentiation for TS3500 and TS4500.

Fix: Disable Microcode update for TS4500.

Fix: Library media Screening, adjust failure code if the selected drive has a loaded cartridge which could not be unloaded.

Fix: Opening device failed on MAC OS.

Fix: Init Drive file is not displaying the HBA information.

Log and Dump File Viewer / Blob2Report

New: Hyperlink for FSC to allow a direct switch to the FSC Viewer.

New: For VSARS and HSARS analysis added predefined query descriptions.

New: Mode Sense Page 0A Control Extension.

New: Updated database for FSV viewer.

New: Host Access Table from VPD will be decoded.

New: Nested dumps will always have the file extention ".dmp".

Fix: CM Mount History, field DRV ID was not decoded correctly.

Fix: Tapmap, wrap indication does not appear to be correct.

Fix: ERROR LOG BUFFER PAGE CODE have had PO(count) and it's a timestamp.

Fix: Data Analysis & Reporting, HSARS and VSARS where not using unique names.

Fix: Data Analysis & Reporting, Dump files without suffix could not be added.

Fix: Null Pointer exception while trying to open nested dump.

Fix: TS1X dumps - dump time were not correct; entirely TS11x dump time decoding reworked.

Tapeutil

Fix: Abort Button was not working.

Fix: ITDT got hang while listing the tape contents.

Fix: Write command failed with Exit code 5.

Others

New: JRE update to 8.0.3.20 also with Program Online Update. JRE will be bundled as a program feature.

New: Memory settings doubled to max. 786MB to avoid run OutOfMemory.

New: Added support for Windows Server 2016.

New: Removed 32 Bit installation packages.

Fix: Weird symbol is displayed after DD information.

Fix: Scan does not on terminate on AIX server.

Fix: AIX, generic devices could not be opened.

Fix: Windows, console launcher eclipsec.exe will be removed when JRE feature gets installed.

ITDT-XE 9.1.1 build 20160817

(changes after build 20160811)

Log and Dump File Viewer / Blob2Report

Fix: FSC Lookup Tool, synchronized Fault Symptom Description with search field.

ITDT-XE 9.1.1 build 20160811

(changes after build 20160730)

Log and Dump File Viewer / Blob2Report

New: Redesigned Fault Symptom Code Lookup Tool, removed tree viewer and added device type selection.

ITDT-XE 9.1.0 build 20160730

(changes after build 20160518)

Maintenance&Diagnostic

New: Partial device scan, device discovering is based on a particular HBA or target Id range.
New: Device list TS4500 could be identified as 3584 Version 2

Log and Dump File Viewer / Blob2Report

New: Fault Symptom Code Lookup Tool.
New: Show indication of Aborted SCSI commands.
New: Added new eventlist entries for Dynamic Runtime Attributes.
Fix: When search field was not empty and toggling was pressed, a null pointer exception happened.
Fix: TapeDirectory was not shown for added support for LTO7.

Tapeutil

New: Bug Fix, The Sand clock Status from Tapeutil never stops.

Others

New: Added initial support for Windows Server 2016.
Fix: Bug fix, disposal of used java resources.
Fix: ITDT version displayed in "About ITDT" does not match with installer.

ITDT-XE 9.1.0 build 20160518

(changes after build 20160428)

Maintenance&Diagnostic

New: TS3500/TS4500 differentiation added - "HARDWARE VERSION" string set to "2" for TS4500.
Fix: Full Write Test - default blocksize gets selected by default.
Fix: Read Excerciser - Test did not read entire tape if content was written w/o ITDT write tests.
Fix: Full Write Test: Bugfix for Field Problem reported by Dell.
Fix: LTFS Readiness Test: Added primary density code for LTO 7.

Tapeutil

New: Servo Channel Calibration added to the tapeutil list for drive commands .

Log and Dump File Viewer / Blob2Report

Fix: Mode Sense #0x10: Changed data type to vi_mbe and length from 2 to 3 for OBJECT BUFFER SIZE AT EARLY WARNING.

Others

Fix: Improved robustness of SETTING.xml handling which keeps program setting values.

ITDT-XE 9.1.0 build 20160428

(changes after build 20160404)

General

New Eclipse RCP framework 4.5.2.
New IBM Java Runtime 8.0.2.10 bundled.
New InstallAnywhere 2015 SP1 facility.
AddOn: ITDT-L framework extended for Linux and Windows (See ITDT-L documentation).
ITDT-XE server files: license changed to UTF-8.

Log and Dump File Viewer / Blob2Report

New: Dynamically Parsing of all Log Sense pages.
New: Set default value for automatically open of nested dumps to false.
New: Highlighting of Log Sense values.
Fix: LS page 0x3B(59) changed to LTO behavior --> "Host Port 1 Interface Errors".
Fix: LTO7 HW Config - Dip Switches redefined on PAE input.

Data Analysis

New: File extension filter button introduced.

ITDT-XE 9.1.0 build 20160414

(changes after build 20160404)

Log and Dump File Viewer / Blob2Report

New: Dynamically Parsing of all Log Sense pages.
New: Set default value for automatically open of nested dumps to false.
New: Highlighting of Log Sense vlaues.

ITDT-XE 9.0.2 build 20160404

(changes after build 20160330)

Log and Dump File Viewer / Blob2Report

Fix: Hex values for mode page 0E subpage 02 (ADC Primary Port) and subpage 03 (LU Descriptor) were cut off.

ITDT Library

New: ITDT-L for X86_64 Linux and Windows and X86 on Linux (OEM only)

ITDT-XE 9.0.2 build 20160330

(changes after build 20160224)

Log and Dump File Viewer / Blob2Report

Fix: Removed memory leak problem. ITDT is now capable to open 25 dump files in parallel.
Fix: ITDT does not extract dump in some cases.
Fix: ITDT does not show LOG EVENTF.
New: Added detach and open of nested dumps.

Others

Fix: Physical copy fails with blocksize > 512 KB.
Fix: Windows installer: added parameter -clean during initial start.
Fix: Moved application icons to app folder to ensure correct display.
Fix: Read Test Step for SCSI Generic device: transfer size equals to value of blocksize now.
New: Added hint in Read Test Step panel describing how the transfer size is calculated.
New: Added support for z level based microcode.

ITDT-XE 9.0.2 build 20160224

(changes after build 20151030)

Log and Dump File Viewer / Blob2Report

Fix: Fix for PGA1 open-thread (pre-release) LTO builds.
Fix: Fix for field problem: Dump View crashed (Null Pointer Exception).
Fix: Support for Log Sense Pages for 3573 and 3584.
Fix: Fix for field problem: Incorrect timestamps on VPD SCSI Log being reported on JAG4.
Fix: Fix for Field problem: CM Tape directory has 8 separate tables.
New: Missing Alert for Shuttle Call System added.
Fix: Incorrect error messages in citi.log file.
Fix: Blob2Report - Fixed a bug with handling of file extension for txt-files when xml output was selected.

Others

New: Functional Change Request 3319 – Add Drive Physical Location to Read Element Status Descriptor.
New: Remote Application Platform (RAP)- Preliminary Work Items:
- Dynamic Class Loading for DumpView parts.
- Separation of visual components like StyledText.
- Maven build aligned to RAP components.

ITDT-XE 9.0.1 build 20151030

(changes after build 20151022)

Log and Dump File Viewer / Blob2Report

Fix: Added description for Fault Sympton Codes 0x1055 and 0x7381.
Fix: VPD Engineering log shows only one entry.

ITDT-XE 9.0.1 build 20151022

(changes after build 20151008)

Log and Dump File Viewer / Blob2Report

Fix: Decoding of dump was freezing; issue with ring buffer of 'SCSI CDB Additional Information LUN0'.
Fix: Blob2Report: '|' got replaced with '§'.
New: Blob2Report: For XML reports, the version of the report engine was added as attribute "VERSION" in the REPORT Tag.

ITDT-XE 9.0.0 build 20151008

(changes after build 20151001)

ITDT Library

New: API updated for new build (T10 encryption has been added, etc.)
Fix: Removed error message CLI_DEFAULT not found from log file
Fix: Fix for dump file a+b -always th name of the blz were used

ITDT-XE 9.0.0 build 20151001

(changes after build 20150923)

Diagnostics

Fix: T10 Encryption Test was not working on LTO-4

ITDT Library

New: Added new Interface function itdtGetLibraryVersionString()
New: Added new Interface SEQ_T10_ENCYPTION_TEST
Fix: Removed error message CLI_DEFAULT not found from log file

ITDT-XE Servers

Fix: Installation Directory was not shown correctly
Fix: Installer, formatted install information

Log and Dump File Viewer / Blob2Report

Fix: Cartridge Memory was missing for LTO-7
Fix: SCSI Command code A4 has been added as valid SCSI command

ITDT-XE 9.0.0 build 20150923

(changes after build 20150916)

Log and Dump File Viewer / Blob2Report

New: Log Sense Page 0xC added description of parameter values 4,5,6,7ad 8.
Fix: HW Config, Interface Type was wrong

ITDT-XE 9.0.0 build 20150916

(changes after build 20150910)

Log and Dump File Viewer / Blob2Report

Fix: Log Sense Pages 0x02, 0x03 and 0x06 migrated to dynamically parsed (PARAM_CODE and PARAM_VALUE)

ITDT-XE 9.0.0 build 20150910

(changes after build 20150901)

Log and Dump File Viewer

Fix: Dedicated LTO-7 Dump causes hang. Wrap-around buffer issue.
Fix: improved robustness for microcode levels starting with "z"

AddOn: Blob2Report / Data Analysis

Fix: ">" got decoded wrong.
New: DEBUG flag introduced for issue tracking.

ITDT-XE 9.0.0 build 20150901

(changes after build 20150818)

Log and Dump File Viewer

Fix: Hangup during Dump file decoding

ITDT-XE 9.0.0 build 20150818

(changes after build 20150814)

Log and Dump File Viewer

Fix: Log Sense Page 14h, was not displayed correctly

ITDT-XE 9.0.0 build 20150814

(changes after build 20150812)

Log and Dump File Viewer

Fix: Dump Header, Link Level uses 8 digit format instead of 4 digit SCSI short format
Fix: STA Common Temperature value where not correct decoded

ITDT-XE 9.0.0 build 20150812

(changes after build 20150806)

Log and Dump File Viewer

Fix: Log Sense Page 3D, add support for 8 Byte counter values.

Others

Fix: Force Reset of Persisted Data after Program update.

ITDT-XE 9.0.0 build 20150806

(changes after build 20150702)

Log and Dump File Viewer

Fix: LTO-7 dump files with F7Y0 and F7Y1 decoder issues - Microcode level and EC level were changed.
Fix: Maps adjusted for better screen usage.
Fix: Log Sense Page #0x18 - Port information are wrong.
New: Store Application Persisted State. Changes in GUI layout will be kept for next Program start.
New: FSC's added 112C ... 112E
New: Help Pages reworked.

Diagnostics

New: New installer (self extraction) of ITDT-XE server files.
The files get extracted to the folder ITDT-XE.
New disclaimer and readme file.
Fix: Inquiry transfer length changed from one byte to 2 bytes - regarding FCR3311

ITDT-XE 9.0.0 build 20150611

(changes after build 20150603)

Log and Dump File Viewer

New: Added VPD field 'can_sn'
Fix: Java ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException

Diagnostics

Fix: XE-Server for AIX: scan does not close all file handles.

ITDT-XE 9.0.0 build 20150603

(changes after build 20150511)

Log and Dump File Viewer

Added missing FSCs for 1189 and 118A
Fix: Dump will not parse in ITDT V9.0 beta, incorrect value reported by microcode.
Fix: Dump will not parse in ITDT V9.0 beta, missing leading "0" characters.

Others

Added Microsoft Windows 10 GUID

ITDT-XE 9.0.0 build 20150511

(changes after build 20150416)

Diagnostics

Fix: Full Write: Total written kBytes were wrong in BLZ file – data overrun
Fix: Licenses of ITDT-XE server files had wrong version number

Log and Dump File Viewer

New: LogSense Page #17: Added description for value 0x204
New: LogSense Page #17: Attributes 0x200 – 0x204 added information for each partition
Fix: LTO-7 INIT Time was wrong
Fix: LTO-7 DumpTime was not set
Fix: DST (Daylight Saving Time) will now be considered in time calculation
Fix: LibMessages: session ID was incorrect, wrong offset

Others

Fix: Program Online Update: Fix for Windows product update – launcher (itdt-xe.exe) got replaced with none automatic administrator rights

ITDT-XE 9.0.0 build 20150416

(changes after build 20150205)

Diagnostics

New: LTO-7 diagnostic support
New: Support of new OEM model names
New: XE-Server: New naming scheme introduced
XE-Server Windows: automatically changed to administrator rights
Keep cartridge loaded in case a Test Step failed before
Fix: "ITDT result code does not match with Tapeutil"

Log and Dump File Viewer

New: LTO-7 dump support
New: VPD Update History added for LTO-5/6/7 and 3592
New: New time values and origin field added to dump header
New: Dump Decoding: new Media Usage information
New: Mode Sense Pages added
LP#17 SP:FF - needs a different descriptor as the other subpages
Fix: Diminished tape capacity (0x31h) added - regarding FCR3299
Fix: Log Sense Page #0x18: second port was missing
Fix: CM Application Data is using 5 different IDs within CM Data section
Fix: STA Common - was not shown in OEM version
Fix: SK/ASC/ASCQ 4/FC/00 in ITDT tool but not dmpview for JAG drive

Others

New: Program Online Update for ITDT-XE OEM
New: New Java Runtime (IBM JRE 7.1-v7r1SR2FP10)
New: New jar signing for each ITDT flavor
New: New Installer: Install Anywhere 2014SP1
Migration to Eclipse RCP 4.4.2
About Dialog: sort the table content by clicking the column header
Runtime verification of product plug-ins
ITDT feature name aligned to product

ITDT-XE 8.1.0 build 20150206

(changes after build 20150205)

Fix: SK/ASC/ASCQ 4/FC/00 in ITDT tool but not dmpview for JAG drive

ITDT-XE 8.1.0 build 20150205

(changes after build 20141216)

Diagnostics

Fix: AIX program abort on VIO's environment

Log and Dump File Viewer

Added Mode Sense Header and Mode Sense Page 0x10
Fix: Log Sense Page 11 was truncated
Added new Event "Log Eventf"
Changed algorithm of dump time calculation for LTO-6 dump time
Changed decoding of Lib Messages from hard-coded to descriptor based
Support for LTO realtime clock on "SCSI ..." events
Added new VPD fields: oem_sku and hac_sp, hac_xxx
Added "STA Common"
Added "VPD Media Usage Log"
Added "Log In Host Table"
New tags decoded for: SCSI Status Nexus, SCSI CDB Nexus, SCSI Sense Data, and SCSI Tansfer Data
New tags decoded for: SCSI CBD Additional and SCSI Status Additional Information
Log Sense 3E - added codes for OEM version: 0x106, 0x122, 0x144, 0x145

Analysis and Reporting / Blob2Report

For multiple events the index was in reverse order; e.g. LP#17
Fix: Fix, when the "Condition" has leading/ending spaces

ITDT-XE 8.1.0 build 20141216

(changes after build 20141205)

Blob2Report added return values
Fix: for opening Blob files
CM EOD Information for all partitions
LS#3E fields added for OEM (0x138/139 and 0x148/149)
Improvement for Dump Header Field "Firmware Level"
Data Analysis and Reporting: When adding a huge amount of files the ITDT Screen
gets dark" ==> the problem is caused by a complete File and Directory scan within
the UIThread. Splitting this function into a separate thread solved this issue.
Fix: Unable to open 3592 E08 Dump

ITDT-XE 8.1.0 build 20141205

(changes after build 20141114)

Fix: Windows scan problem, not all devices are detected
Dump Decoder: LTO2 raw dumps where not decoded correctly
Dump Decoder: VPD entry was missing on several dumps
Dump Decoder: Added support for 3580 engineering microcode levels (starting with "z")
Dump Decoder: Improved decoding of Dump Header, added missing fields
Dump Decoder: Added Dump Init Time to Dump Header for all models

ITDT-XE 8.1.0 build 20141114

(changes after build 20141031)

Readme file updated – aligned to Installer changes and new bundling of: Server files, ITDT-L and Blob2Report
Data Analysis and Reporting: entire Event selection (*.*) bug fixed: newName was not used; index was wrong
Dump and Log File FViewer: Event-, Report and SCSI Trace Tab
Adding context menu for Zoom In/Out, Copy
Search: horizontal scrolling improved
SCSI Trace: Lun2 had wrong reference to Lun0
Program Online Update: Naming changed: Do you want to restart ITDT now?
Test Engine:
Full Write: Block size selection will be re-shown as long as the customer selects a valid BS.
Added debug information, when a device could not be opened on Windows
Graphical Framework: Clean up for "citi.log" file to prevent misleading errors

ITDT-XE 8.1.0. build 20141031

(Integration Build with separate Installer)

Diagnostics

Product Support for TS1150.
ITDT-XE Server files are bundled with RCP and can be directly accessed via menu: "Server->ITDT-XE Server ..."
AddOn features files are bundled with RCP and can be directly accessed via menu: "Help->Add On ..."
Naming of citi-socket.jar aligned to new naming scheme: com.ibm.ts.citi.socket.jar; version introduced.
Fix: core dump on AIX during scan

Log and Dump File Viewer

Product Support for TS1150 (Speed Map, Tape Map, MHR Head, Event List, Report, etc.)
SCSI Trace redesigned: grouped items (LTO only).
SCSI Trace ascending, descending sorting selection.
SCSI Trace added new search function, export to file and selection buttons, new search high-lighting.
Event tab: new search facility. Search will include all elements - new search high-lighting.
Report tab: redesigned UI and new search high-lighting, line numbering.
Added decoding of SCSI Transfer Data (Lun0, Lun1, Lun2, Transient).
Added decoding of SCSI CDB Additional Information (Lun0, Lun1, Lun2, Transient).
Added decoding of SCSI Status Additional Information (Lun0, Lun1, Lun2, Transient).
Added decoding of FCH dump.
Aligned FID Formatted Error Log 3592
Added Persistent Reserve Information
Common Naming Scheme for all SCSI events.
Hex Dump Alignment changed.
Changed data type of Lib Input Serial Number, back to string.
Fix: SCSI Lun1, Lun2 were not decoded.
Fix: LIB Messages not displayed in SCSI Trace

Others

Installer simplified: features Additional Server and AddOn have been removed and will be installed/updated automatically.

ITDT-XE8.0.0 build 20141002

(Program Online update)

Log and Dump File Viewer: issues to open Jaguar dumps and LTO6 dumps
E08 Performance Test: Cartridge size can not be detected correctly on some platforms (4TB and 10TB)
New: Blob2Report will be distributed in the AddOn program sub-folder

ITDT-XE 8.0.0. build 20140926

(Program Online update)

New: Automatically detaching of Addons and additionalServer after Program Update
New: Dialog "Show Change Log"
Fix: itdt hangs during ProtecTier scan
New: Log and Dump File Viewer: added can_sn to DUMP_HEADER
Storage Tools Request: Dump Viewer only shows Lifetime secs for LTO5/LTO4 dumps

ITDT-XE 8.0.0. build 20140919

(Program Online update)

Log and Dump File Viewer: Report Panel export to File function: changed default name of report file from "Report.txt" to "<drive_serialnumber>.txt"
Log and Dump File Viewer: Some Lib Messages are not displayed correctly
Log and Dump File Viewer: DUMP TIME SEC on LTO DUMP Header screen were not correct
Fix: 3592E08 Performance test, set wrap and head count for 10TB media
Fix: 3592E08 Erase command adjusted time value from 3h to 6.5h
extended reporting capabilities for XML
Fix: FTP firmware update on 3592E06 drives does not work

ITDT-XE 8.0.0. build 20140626

(Main Build with separate Installer)

Diagnostics

Improve Test Confidence Level: Cartridge Verification
Added Product support for TS1050 / TS1060
Collection of Environment Information, HBA Driver Version, HBA Info, HBA firmware, HBA details
Checkltfsreadiness add check for critical blocksizes
Read Thermal Sensor remove for LTO4 and earlier
Tapeutil: Set the special device file: for IBM devices the regular driver name will be used; for generic devices the H-B-T-L is used
Output for "scan" adjusted on AIX
Pre-support TS1150

Log and Dump File Viewer

Improved handling of corrupted dumps - ITDT Dump Parsing Info, Icon in Tab
Improvements for Head Resistance data decoding, split average line
Option to disable dump attaching to BLZ file, via Preferences
TS1140 remove VPD Engineering Log
Hide Tape Map Raw Data
Rename LTO Dump Header in Event list
Display the Power On Count in the Dump Header
VPD SCSI Log - bytes 14 and 16-17 displayed in hex
Log Pages that are supported by the drive
3592 remove empty SCSI Sections

Installer & Environment

Added operating system support for Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows 8.1
Added operating system support for RHEL 7
Changed ITDT naming convention: version format, include build date

Problems fixed

ITDT 7.1 will not test LTO-2 drives
Can't read LTO3 dump with 7.1.0
Dump hang during decode
Button not shown in Windows with enlarged fonts
Verify (image file with tape) failed for larger files. After the meta information was read, a seek to begin of file has to be issued
Standard Test failed with "Replace Medium" message
LTO2 and LTO1 Get Logs failed because LogSense Page 0x3E is not supported
PhysicalCopy failed on Win32 file==>tape
ITDT Blob Header: IBM Tape Device Driver Version was not shown
TS1140 and later set the partition to WRAP_WISE if it fails with default values
Performance Test, when a timeout occurred and it's not in the re-test phase, the test will not be aborted
Wrong declaration of JK cartridges fixed
Performance Test: 3592 cartridges which are partitioned
Devices missing during scan, device could not be opened
Verify (Image file with Tape) failed for larger files.
Physical Copy failed on Win32 file==>tape

ITDT-XE – List Of Changes

ITDT-XE 9.8.2 build 20230814

General

Maintenance&Diagnostic

Log Files

itdt-xe Server/Tapeutil

Blob2Report

ITDT-XE 9.8.1 build 20221027

General

ITDT-XE - Maintenance&Diagnostic

Log Files

Tapeutil

ITDT-XE 9.8.1 build 20221013

ITDT-XE - Maintenance&Diagnostic

Log Files

Tapeutil

ITDT-XE 9.8.0 build 20220726

ITDT-XE - Maintenance&Diagnostic

Log Files

ITDT-XE 9.8.0 build 20220701

General

Log Files

ITDT-XE 9.8.0 build 20220519

General

ITDT-XE - Maintenance&Diagnostic

Tapeutil

Log Files

ITDT-XE 9.7.5 build 20211103

Maintenance&Diagnostic

Log Files

Data Analysis and Reporting

Tapeutil

Tapeutil XE server scripting

ITDT-XE 9.7.4 build 20210723

Maintenance&Diagnostic

Log Files

ITDT-XE 9.7.4 build 20210706

General

Maintenance&Diagnostic

Log Files

Data Analysis and Reporting

FTP Service Functions

ITDT-XE 9.7.3 build 20210408

General

Maintenance&Diagnostic

Data Analysis and Reporting

ITDT-XE 9.7.3 build 20210326

General

Maintenance&Diagnostic

Log Files

ITDT-XE 9.7.2 build 20201210

General

Maintenance&Diagnostic

Tapeutil scripting

Log Files

ITDT-XE 9.7.2 build 20201027

General

Maintenance&Diagnostic

Log Files

ITDT-XE 9.7.2 build 20200917

Log Files

ITDT-XE 9.7.2 build 20200828

Log Files

Tapeutil scripting

Maintenance&Diagnostic

ITDT-XE 9.7.1 build 20200730

Log Files

Data Analysis&Reporting

ITDT-XE 9.7.0 build 20200526

Log Files

Data Analysis&Reporting

Tapeutil scripting

Platform

ITDT-SE/GE 9.6.0 build 20191213

Tapeutil scripting

ITDT-GE

Log Files

ITDT-XE 9.6.0 build 20191119

Maintenance&Diagnostic

Tapeutil scripting