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Installing a DLTtape or Super DLTtape
September 2004
1. Introduction ..........................................................................................3
1.1 Purpose and Scope .............................................................................................3
2. Installation ............................................................................................4
2.1 Before You Begin................................................................................................. 4
2.2 Installing the Tape Drive ......................................................................................5
3. Optional Attribute Settings..................................................................8
4. Special Device Files ...........................................................................10
5. Tape Cartridge Compatibility............................................................. 11
6. Using a DLTtape Mini-Library............................................................12
Copyright © 2004 by Quantum Corporation. All rights reserved.
Quantum, the Quantum logo, and the DLTtape logo are trademarks of Quantum Corporation, registered in the U.S.A.
and other countries. DLT, DLTtape, and Super DLTtape are trademarks of Quantum Corporation.
Other company and product names used in this document are trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks
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Drive into an AIX System
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Page 1: Table Of Contents
6. Using a DLTtape Mini-Library...12 Copyright © 2004 by Quantum Corporation. All rights reserved. Quantum, the Quantum logo, and the DLTtape logo are trademarks of Quantum Corporation, registered in the U.S.A. and other countries. DLT, DLTtape, and Super DLTtape are trademarks of Quantum Corporation. -
Page 2: Revision History
Installing a DLTtape or Super DLTtape Drive into an AIX System Revision History Revisions made to this document are listed below in chronological order. Document Release Date Summary of Changes February 2, 2004 Initial Release on ECO C009135. September 9, 2004 Changed title to include SDLT. -
Page 3: Introduction
Purpose and Scope This document pertains to the following products: Tape drives: DLT 2000, DLT 2000XT, DLT 4000, DLT 7000, DLT 8000, SDLT 220, • SDLT 320, and SDLT 600. (The SDLT 220 tape drive was formerly known as the Super DLT1.) -
Page 4: Installation
Installing a DLTtape or Super DLTtape Drive into an AIX System Note: Some of these library products are no longer supported by Quantum. Information on such products is included for historical purposes only. This document includes the following sections: “Installation” on page 4 •... -
Page 5: Installing The Tape Drive
Note: The DLT 2000XT, DLT 2500XT, DLT 2700XT, DLT 4000, DLT 7000, DLT 8000, SDLT 220, SDLT 320, and SDLT 600 tape drives do not have firmware revision restrictions. Make sure that the hardware has the appropriate SCSI interface for the tape drive. If you have a SCSI single-ended (SE) tape drive, you need a SCSI SE interface;... - Page 6 Installing a DLTtape or Super DLTtape Drive into an AIX System Reconnect the system AC power cable. Power on and restart the AIX system. Restarting the system adds the tape drive you are installing to its customized configuration table as a tape drive.
- Page 7 Select List All Defined Tape Drives The system displays the tape drives connected to SCSI I/O controller(s) as shown below: name status rmtl Defined The system may report a status of either Where: name status location description If the status is reported as If the status of your tape drive is not yet listed as your tape drive is not ready for use.
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Page 8: Optional Attribute Settings
• to verify that the system has changed the . For example, the system would display the following: , the installation is complete. Available , contact Quantum Technical Support for Available Fixed vs. Variable Blocks Device Buffer Usage selection in smit . - Page 9 In these cases, set density values to zero (0). All DLT 2000 DENSITY setting #1 series units DENSITY setting #2 All DLT 4000 DENSITY setting #1 series units DENSITY setting #2 DLT 7000 DENSITY setting #1...
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Page 10: Special Device Files
Installing a DLTtape or Super DLTtape Drive into an AIX System Special Device Files Special device files can be used to select tape drive options. These options include the following: re-tensioning the tape, rewinding the tape, and selecting the appropriate density setting for the operation. -
Page 11: Tape Cartridge Compatibility
Note: data to, DLTtape IV cartridges that were previously written by a DLT 4000, DLT 7000, or DLT 8000 tape drive. The SDLT 600 tape drive can read, but not append data to, Super DLTtape I and DLTtape VS1 cartridges. -
Page 12: Using A Dlttape Mini-Library
Installing a DLTtape or Super DLTtape Drive into an AIX System Tape Cartridge and Tape Drive Compatibility (Native/Compressed) – SDLT Table 5. Tape Cartridge DLTtape™ IV (CompacTape IV™) Super DLTtape I Super DLTtape II DLTtape VS1 SDLT CleaningTape Using a DLTtape Mini-Library The IBM AIX operating system does not support DLTtape media library device commands.