Sun Microsystems DLT4700 Installation And User Manual

Installation
1. Make sure that total length for each SCSI bus (including internal
cable lengths) is less than 6 meters (20 feet).
The internal SCSI cable length for this auto-loader is 0.35 meters
(14 inches).
2. For Solaris ™ 2.4, 2.5, and 2.5.1 operating systems, add the
following to the /kernel/drv/st.conf file.
(Note - There must be five spaces between "SUN" and "DLT".)
tape-config-list=
"SUN DLT4700", "Quantum DLT 4700 Mini-Library", "QDLT";
QDLT =1,0x36,0,0xD639,4,0x80,0x81,0x82,0x83,2;
3. Shut down the operating system.
4. Determine the SCSI address
(target ID) for the tape drive.
5. Set the SCSI address switch to the correct SCSI address.
6. Set the voltage select switch to the correct voltage.
The auto-loader is set for 220V operation. If you are using 110V, you
must change the select switch. See the illustration on the next page.
7. Turn off the power to the workstation and the peripherals.
8. Connect the cables.
See the "Cable Connections" section.
9. Turn on the power to the peripherals and then to the workstation.
10. Configure the system.
Remember to reboot your system using boot -r
11. See Chapter 5 of the Quantum Tape Mini-Library Product Manual
for more information.
SCSI connectors
Solaris Handbook for
SMCC Peripherals
or
Solaris AnswerBook™
on-line documentation
Power connector
Operation
Read the Quantum CompacTape Handling and Storage Guidelines, this guide, and
chapters 1, 2, and 5 of the Quantum Tape Mini-Library Product Manual, before
operating the auto-loader.
Note – Many of the illustrations and procedures in the Quantum Tape Mini-
Library Product Manual do not apply to the SPARCstorage 4700 Tape Auto-
loader. The illustrations and procedures in this guide take precedence over the
Quantum documentation.
System Diagnostic Support
SunVTS™ and SunVTS_PRO™ support for Solaris 2.5.1 and prior operating
systems is available by applying patch-id number 103097-01 to your system.
Use your normal service channels to obtain this patch. This auto-loader is not
supported by SunDiag™.
Density Specifiers
Density specifiers override the front-panel settings. Refer to the st man pages
for more information.
Density
specifiers
l, h
m, c
SCSI address
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Assumes a typical compression ratio of 2:1. The compression ratio will vary depending
switch
upon the type of data being compressed.
Software Commands
Brief descriptions of some commonly used software commands are in the
following table. Refer to the Solaris Handbook for SMCC Peripherals, man pages
or AnswerBook on-line documentation for more information.
Command
ufsdump
Power switch
ufsrestore
Voltage select switch
tar
mt
st
tapetool
cpio
Cartridge Types and Capacities
CompacTape IV CompacTape IIIxt CompacTape III
20 Gbytes 15 Gbytes 10 Gbytes
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40 Gbytes 30 Gbytes 20 Gbytes
Description
Creates incremental or full backups. The -l option is used to
sequence tape cartridges for large back ups.
Retrieves data backed up using ufsdump
Creates tape archives and adds or extracts files
Sends commands to magnetic tape devices
Acts as a device driver and interface to SCSI tape devices
OpenWindows™ tool that reads files from tape or archives files to tape
Copies file archives in and out
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