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11.6 8-mm Tape Unit
11.6 8-mm Tape Unit
This section describes front panel indicators and buttons of the 8-mm tape unit, and explains how to use the 8-mm
tape unit.
Setting in operating system
Before using the 8-mm tape unit, the /kernel/drv/st.conf file must be modified by the following
steps.
1 Copy an original st.conf file as below.
# cp /kernel/drv/st.conf /kernel/drv/st.conf.old
2 Add the following to the /kernel/drv/st.conf file.
tape-config-list =
"EXABYTE EXB-8505", "Exabyte 8mm EXB-8505", "EXBT-8SC";
EXBT-8SC = 1,0x35,0,0xce39,2,0x15,0x8c,1;
IMPORTANT
If the effective tape-config-list has been defined, separate the above description with a
"," and add it to the file like the following example.
Tape-config-list =
"HP C1537A", "HP DDS3 4mm DAT", "HP_data2",
"EXABYTE EXB-8505", "Exabyte 8mm EXB-8505", "EXBT-8SC";
HP_data2 = 1,0x34,1024,0xd639,4,0x00,0x13,0x24,0x3,3;
EXBT-8SC = 1,0x35,0,0xce39,2,0x15,0x8c,1;
3 Then, make a reconfigure boot as below.
ok boot -r
When specifying the data format to be used by your 8-mm tape unit, use the following density code.
data format Density code Device number *
8200 format 0x14 (14h) /dev/rmt/xl[n]
8500 format 0x15 (15h) /dev/rmt/xm[n]
8200c format 0x90 (90h) /dev/rmt/xh[n]
8500c format 0x8c (8ch) /dev/rmt/xc[n]
* The x in this column refers to the number specific to your system. To get this number,
look in the /dev/rmt directory and find the entry that corresponds to the SCSI ID 5.
[n]: no rewind
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