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2 HP (HP-UX) servers and workstations
For supported versions of HP-UX, go to http://www.hp.com/go/connect.
Before you install your tape drive, visit the HP web site, www.hp.com, and search to locate IT Resource
Center (you may be required to set up a new login). Download the latest hardware enablement (HWE)
patch bundle for your operating system. This ensures that you will have the correct device driver for
your tape drive.
System Administration Management (SAM) tools have evolved with ongoing HP-UX version releases.
As a result, the procedures for setting up with different HP-UX versions differ. They are described
separately in this chapter.
HP-UX11i v3 and agile addressing
HP-UX11i v3 introduces agile addressing of devices. Agile addressing uses a different format of the
device special file (dsf) to represent the tape drive—known as a persistent dsf. However HP-UX11i
v3 retains support for the legacy dsf format as used in 11i v2.
For more information about HP-UX releases including HP-UX 11i v3 please refer to www.docs.hp.com.
NOTE:
A block size no larger than 256 KB is strongly recommended when working with HP-UX. See
large block
sizes" on page 14.
Identifying connected devices
Scan the system to list the existing devices attached. From a shell window (hpterm/xterm), execute
ioscan as follows:
For HP-UX 11i v2 and 11i v3 (legacy format)
Enter the command:
% /sbin/ioscan -f
The output should look similar to the following (which shows an LTO 5 drive):
Volume 5: UNIX, Linux and OpenVMS configuration guide
Using
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