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Chapter 6 UNIX Settings
Configuring for SCO Open Server 5.0.x
LTO-2 Half-Height Tape Drive User’s Guide 57
This command produces output similar to:
%tape type=S ha=0 id=6 lun=0 bus=0 ht=alad
The information above shows that an Adaptec SCSI controller is installed
(alad) and a SCSI tape drive (type=S) is installed as target id 6. SCSI ID #7
is almost always dedicated to the SCSI controller. Never configure your
target device for ID 7 unless you are absolutely sure the controller is not
addressed for ID 7.
Configuring the
LTO-2 Half-Height
Tape Drive with
mkdev
6
Once connected to the system, installation of the drive is performed
using the following command:
mkdevtape
A numeric-based menu appears. If you are replacing an existing SCSI
tape drive, use option 3 to remove the existing tape drive from the
configuration files. Then follow the instructions below to add an LTO-2
Half-Height Tape Drive.
1 From the menu, choose
Configure a SCSI or Enhanced IDE tape drive.
2 From the next menu, choose
Install a SCSI tape drive.
3 When prompted, enter the SCSI adapter string. To view the list of
supported SCSI adapters, use the h option.
4 Enter the number of the SCSI host adapter attached to the drive. If
one SCSI adapter exists, enter the number zero (0).
5 Enter the number of the SCSI bus attached to the drive. Refer to the
SCSI adapter documentation. For many adapters this will be zero (0).
6 Enter the SCSI ID of the tape drive.
7 Enter the number zero (0) for the LUN of the device.
8 When prompted to
Update the SCSI configuration? (y/n), enter y.
9 When prompted for Vendor Identification string, enter
CERTANCE.
10 When prompted to enter the SCSI version to which the tape drive
conforms, enter the number three (3).
11 When prompted to enter the
Response Data Format the tape drive
uses, enter the number two (2).
12 When prompted, choose the
Generic SCSI-1/SCSI-2 tape drive option.