To Create Device Files Using Mksf - HP C1537A Technical Reference Manual

% /sbin/mksf -d stape -I <instance> [-n] [-u] /dev/rmt/X<name>
Argument
-d stape
-I <instance>
[-n]
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where:
Device File
where
<I>
<I>m
<I>mn
<I>mb
<I>mnb
where
<X>
<Y>
<Z>
cXtYbZBEST
cXtYbZBESTb
cXtYbZBESTn
cXtYbZBESTnb
When you have exited
4
%/sbin/ioscan -C tape -fn

To create device files using mksf:

This method is not recommended.
Note
Run as follows:
1
insf
% /sbin/insf -C tape
Create the device files for the devices using the
2
follows:
where:
Description
Specifies the SCSI tape driver
Specifies the tape drive's hardware address via the instance of the SCSI tape
driver. The first instance is 0, the second 1, and so on.
Specifies no rewind; absence of this parameter indicates rewind mode
Description
is the instance number of the drive
AT&T encoding, rewind driver
AT&T encoding, non-rewind driver
Berkeley encoding, rewind driver
Berkeley encoding, rewind driver
is the card number
is the target number
is the LUN number
Best compression driver, AT&T encoding, with rewind
Best compression driver, Berkeley encoding, with rewind
Best compression driver, AT&T encoding, non-rewind
Best compression driver, Berkeley encoding, non-rewind
, run
sam ioscan
to see the tape drive:
command as
mksf