Configuration For Sco Unix; Configuration For Linux - Seagate Scorpion 240 DDS-4 Installation Manual

Scorpion 240 Autoloader Installation Manual
6. Press the
7. Exit SMIT
Controlling data compression under AIX
After you run SMIT, device files will have been created for
your new tape drive. Typical filenames are listed below:
/dev/rmt0 /dev/rmt0.1 /dev/rmt0.2 /dev/rmt0.3
/dev/rmt0.4/dev/rmt0.5 /dev/rmt0.6 /dev/rmt0.7
If you enter the configuration information specified in step 5 of
the configuration process, devices rmt0, rmt0.1, rmt0.2 and
rmt0.3 will cause the drive to write in compressed mode.
Using devices rmt0.4, rmt0.5, rmt0.6 and rmt0.7 will cause the
drive to write with compression disabled.

Configuration for SCO UNIX

Before using the Scorpion 240 in an SCO UNIX environment,
set the operating-system configuration dip switches as shown
below:
SCO ODT and Open
Server installation,
using MAKDEV utility
SCO UnixWare 7.x

Configuration for LINUX

Before using the Scorpion 240 in a LINUX environment, make
sure the operating-system configuration dip switches are all
set to ON, as shown below:
Setting
Set the "Maximum delay for the Read/Write
command" to 900
RETURN
system database and the appropriate devices created
Switch 5
ON
key. The drive will be installed in the
Switch Switch
5 6
OFF ON
ON ON
Switch 6
ON
Switch Switch
7 8
ON OFF
ON ON
Switch 7 Switch 8
ON ON
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