Creating The Device Files - HP Ultrium Tape Drive Technical Reference Manual

For an HP Ultrium drive, execute the following:
% /sbin/ioscan -f | grep "Ultrium"
The new lines should look similar to the following, where the
instance of the SCSI tape driver, not the SCSI ID:
tape 4
If you are installing the drive onto a Storage Area Network (SAN), the fibre channel/
NOTE:
SCSI bridge will also appear in the list of attached devices.
If you cannot find the Ultrium drive, this may be because the kernel does not contain the
correct driver. Use the System Administration Manager (
To add stape to the kernel using sam:
1.
% sam
2. Select the following:
Kernel Configuration
Drivers
Highlight the
3.
and Pending State will read "Out".
4. Select the following:
Actions
Add Driver to Kernel
The Pending State will now read "In".
5. To add the new driver to the kernel, select:
Actions
Create a New Kernel
The
6.
stape

Creating the Device Files

Once you have verified the tape drive connection, you will need to create the appropriate
device files for the drive. Normally, you would have rebooted your system after attaching the
tape drive, and this process runs
attaching the drive, you can create device files by one of two ways, either through the System
Administration Manager (
To add device files using sam:
This is the recommended and simplest way to create device files.
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driver. If the driver has not been added to the kernel, both Current State
stape
driver will now be added to the kernel and then the system will reboot.
insf
), or by executing the
sam
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sam
. However, if you have not rebooted your system since
command.
mksf
in the field represents the
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HP Ultrium 3-SCSI
) to add to the kernel:
stape