Quantum LTO-2 Computer Drive User Manual


 
Chapter 6 UNIX Settings
Configuring for SCO Open Server 5.0.x
56 LTO-2 Half-Height Tape Drive User’s Guide
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Configuring for SCO Open Server 5.0.x 6
Finding Existing
SCSI Controllers
and Devices
6
The files /usr/adm/hwconfig and /var/adm/messages list the devices found
during boot up of Open Server. The current SCSI controllers can be found
using the command:
grep adapter /usr/adm/hwconfig 6
This command produces output similar to:
%adapter 0x6400–0x64FF 11 type=alad ha=0
bus=0 id=7 fts=st0.
The current tape drives can be found using the command:
grep tape /usr/adm/hwconfig
Note: We suggest using the AIX commands .backup and .restore
when transferring data to and from the LTO-2 Half-
Height Tape Drive. These commands transfer data more
quickly than other commands such as tar and cpio.
For cpio we suggest a blocking factor of 128.
For tar we suggest using the .N option and a factor of
128.
Some older systems with poor video controllers may
experience a reduction in performance when using
the .v option, which prints the path names on the
standard console during the backup. Unless there is a
real need to see the filenames as they are backed up we
suggest not using the .v option.
For commands that use density and tape size settings
the tape density is 124,000 bpi and the tape length is
1800 feet.