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Viper 200 Installation Manual
Configuring for the IBM AIX Environment
(AIX Version 4.1.x and later)
Finding existing SCSI controllers and devices
Enter the following command:
show all of the SCSI target id's known to the system. Note
the SCSI target id's and choose a SCSI id for the Viper 200
that will not conflict with the id's shown from the lsdev
command. SCSI ID #7 is almost always dedicated to the
SCSI controller. Never configure your target device for ID 7
unless you are absolutely sure that the controller is not
addressed for ID 7. See figure 1 to view how to set the SCSI
ID address jumpers for the Viper 200.
Configuring the Viper 200 using SMIT
The Seagate Viper 200 tape drive can be configured to work
with AIX Versions 4.1.x and later by using the SMIT "Other
SCSI Tape Drive" option. NOTE: Record the SCSI ID of the
tape drive before installing it. To configure AIX using the
SMIT utility, use the following procedure:
1.
2. Select "Add a tape Drive"
3. Select the type of tape drive you will be adding. Use the
4. Select the Parent SCSI Adapter from the available list
5. The Add a tape Drive "Entry Fields" now appears. Some
Enter SMIT at the Tape Drive menu by typing "smit tape"
"Other SCSI Tape Drive" option.
of the standard options can be changed to maximize
drive performance and functionality:
1.
Set the Connection Address with the Drives
Target and Lun (always use Lun 0). In the list, the
Target is the first number and the Lun is the
second. For example, if the drive is ID 5, choose
5,0
2.
Set the "BLOCK size" to 0
3.
Set "Use DEVICE BUFFERS during writes" to yes.
4.
Set "RETURN error on ape change or reset" to no
lsdev –Cs scsi
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. This will
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