Ibm (Aix); Determining The Scsi Id; Configuring The Device Files; If You Are Using A Graphics Terminal Running X-Windows - HP Ultrium Configuration Manual

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IBM (AIX)

Determining the SCSI ID

Before you configure your system to support Ultrium drives, determine which SCSI ID to use. IDs must
be unique for each device attached to the SCSI bus. To list existing devices, use the following:
% lsdev -C |grep SCSI
This produces output similar to:
scsi0 Available 00-00-0S Standard SCSI I/O Controller
hdisk0 Available 10-60-00-0,0 16 Bit LVD SCSI Disk Drive
rmt1 Defined 00-00-0S-2,0 Other SCSI Tape Drive
The SCSI ID is in the series 00-00-0S-X,0 , where X is the SCSI ID. Review the list of existing SCSI
IDs and choose an available ID to assign to the new tape drive.

Configuring the device files

To install an HP Ultrium drive on an IBM workstation, create the appropriate device files for the
drive. To change to variable block mode, use the following procedure:

If you are using a graphics terminal running X-Windows

1. At a Windows terminal, type:
smit tape
2. The following window is displayed:
If no device has been configured at this address before, select " add a tape drive " to set up
the address.
Otherwise, select " change/show characteristics of a tape drive "
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