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A-52 Scorpion 240 Autoloader Installation Manual
Configuration for the IBM AIX environment
Dip switch settings
Before using the Scorpion 240 in an IBM AIX environment, set
the operating-system configuration dip switches as shown
below:
Switch 5 Switch 6 Switch 7 Switch 8
Setting
ON OFF ON OFF
AIX Version 3.2 and later
AIX Versions 3.2 and later can be configured to work with the
Scorpion 240 by using the SMIT “Other SCSI Tape Drive”
option
.
Note:
To use this procedure, you will need to know the SCSI
ID being used by the tape drive.
To configure AIX using the SMIT utility, use the following
procedure:
1. Enter SMIT at the Tape Drive menu by typing “smit tape”
2. Select “Add a tape drive”
3. Select the type of tape drive you will be adding. Use the
“Other SCSI Tape Drive” option.
4. Select the parent SCSI Adapter from the available list
5. The Add a tape Drive entry fields now appear. Some of
the standard options need to be changed to maximize
drive performance and functionality:
•
Set the “Connection Address” with the tape drive’s
Target and LUN (always use 0 for the LUN). 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
•
Set the Fixed “Blocksize” to 1024
•
Set “Density 1” to 140