Creating The Device Files - HP Ultrium Configuration Manual

NOTE: If you are installing the drive onto a Storage Area Network (SAN), the fibre channel/SCSI
bridge will also appear in the list of attached devices.
If you cannot find the Ultrium drive, this may be because the kernel does not contain the correct
driver. Use the System Administration Manager ( sam ) to add stape to the kernel:
To add stape to the kernel using sam:
1.
% sam
2. Select the following:
Kernel Configuration
Drivers
3. Highlight the stape driver. If the driver has not been added to the kernel, both Current State and
Pending State will read "Out".
Select the following:
4.
Actions
Add Driver to Kernel
The Pending State will now read "In".
To add the new driver to the kernel, select:
5.
Actions
Create a New Kernel
6. The stape driver will now be added to the kernel and then the system will reboot.

Creating the device files

Once you have verified the tape drive connection, you need to create the appropriate device files
for the drive. Normally, you reboot the system after attaching the tape drive, and this process runs
insf . However, if you have not rebooted since attaching the drive, you can create device files
through the System Administration Manager ( sam ). You can also use the mksf command, but this is
not recommended.
To add device files using sam:
This is the recommended and simplest way to create device files.
1.
% sam
Select the following:
2.
Peripheral Devices
Tape Drives
sam then scans the system for any tape drives connected.
When an HP Ultrium Generation 1 half-height drive is found, it will be displayed as:
Hardware Path
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8/0/2/0.3.0
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Driver Description
stape HP Ultrium 1-SCSI