User manual QUANTUM INSTALLINGADLTTAPEORSUPERDLTTAPEDRIVEINTOANAIXSYSTEM 2

[. . . ] Other company and product names used in this document are trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of their respective owners. This application note is to be used only as a guideline for the titled subject. The user assumes all responsibility for understanding the interrelationships of this information with other affected software or system products. Quantum Corporation provides this information as a service only, and assumes no responsibility for any damages which could result from the use of this information. [. . . ] "Using a DLTtape Mini-Library" on page 12 provides information about using a DLTtape mini-library. · · · · 2. Installation This section describes how to install the tape drive and how to configure the AIX operating system to recognize and communicate with the tape drive. 2. 1 Before You Begin Before you install the tape drive, follow these steps: 1. If you have a DLT 2000, DLT 2500, or DLT 2700 product, make sure it uses version V10 (or higher) controller firmware. 4 September 2004 6464181-01 Rev B Installing a DLTtape or Super DLTtape Drive into an AIX System Note: The DLT 2000XT, DLT 2500XT, DLT 2700XT, DLT 4000, DLT 7000, DLT 8000, SDLT 220, SDLT 320, and SDLT 600 tape drives do not have firmware revision restrictions. 2. Make sure that the hardware has the appropriate SCSI interface for the tape drive. If you have a SCSI single-ended (SE) tape drive, you need a SCSI SE interface; if you have a SCSI low-voltage differential (LVD) or high-voltage differential (HVD) tape drive, you need a SCSI LVD or HVD interface. Obtain the appropriate manual for your tape drive as listed in Table 1. These manuals provide detailed hardware installation instructions, including switch and jumper settings and information about SCSI bus termination. Note: To view these manuals online, go to: http://www. quantum. com/am/ 3. service_support/downloads/default. htm. Table 1. Part Numbers for Tape Drive Manuals Order Number 81-109132 81-60043-04 81-60000-06 81-60118-04 81-85002-01 81-81184-01 Manual Title DLT 2000/DLT 2700 Product Manual DLT 4000 Product Manual DLT 7000 Product Manual DLT 8000 Product Manual SDLT 220 and SDLT 320 Product Manual SDLT 600 Product Manual 2. 2 Installing the Tape Drive To install the tape drive, follow these steps: 1. 3. Shut down the AIX system and disconnect the system AC power cable. Connect the tape drive to the SCSI interface. Power on the tape drive. 6464181-01 Rev B September 2004 5 Installing a DLTtape or Super DLTtape Drive into an AIX System 4. 5. Reconnect the system AC power cable. Power on and restart the AIX system. Restarting the system adds the tape drive you are installing to its customized configuration table as a Defined tape drive. To verify that the tape drive has successfully connected to your operating system, follow these steps: 1. 5. At the command line, type smit and press Enter. The Output window displays a list of tape drives similar to the following table: type 1200mb-c 150mb 525mb 8mm 8mm5tgb 9trk ost subclass SCSI SCSI SCSI SCSI SCSI SCSI SCSI description 1200 MB 1/4-inch Tape Drive 150 MB 1/4-inch Tape Drive 525 MB 1/4-inch Tape Drive 2. 3 GB 8mm Tape Drive 5. 0 GB 8mm Tape Drive 1/2-inch 9-trk Tape Drive Other SCSI Tape Drive 6. Select Done to return to the previous Tape Drive menu. 6 September 2004 6464181-01 Rev B Installing a DLTtape or Super DLTtape Drive into an AIX System 7. Select List All Defined Tape Drives. The system displays the tape drives connected to SCSI I/O controller(s) as shown below: name rmtl status* Defined location 00-00-0S-50 description Other SCSI Tape Drive *. The system may report a status of either Defined or Available. Where: name status location description the logical name of the DLTtape drive (rmtl) the tape drive is defined (not ready for use) or available (ready for use) the SCSI ID of the DLTtape drive (5) and the address of the SCSI I/O controller (0 after the 5) a description of the tape drive type (Other SCSI Tape Drive) 8. If the status is reported as Available, the installation is complete. If the status of your tape drive is not yet listed as Available, and is still listed as Defined, your tape drive is not ready for use. Follow these steps to make your tape drive available: 1. 3. In the smit utility, select Devices. A list of defined tape drives will be displayed similar to the following table: rmt0 rmt1 rmt2 rmt3 Available Defined Defined Available 30-58-00-3, 0 30-58-00-4, 0 30-58-00-6, 0 30-58-00-5, 0 SCSI DLT Tape Drive Other SCSI Tape Drive SCSI DLT Tape Drive Other SCSI Tape Drive 4. Select the tape drive that you are installing from the displayed list. You should be able to identify your tape drive by its location code. [. . . ] The system displays the attributes assigned to the tape drive. The tape drive attributes may be changed from the those listed in Table 2 on page 9. Note: Recommended settings are in bold. · · · 2. BLOCK size (0 = variable length): 0 BLOCK SIZE for variable length support: 0 Use DEVICE BUFFERS during writes: yes 8 September 2004 6464181-01 Rev B Installing a DLTtape or Super DLTtape Drive into an AIX System Table 2 lists density settings and density value descriptions for DLTtape drives. Table 2. Tape Drive Note: Density Settings, Values, and Descriptions Density Setting Value Description The recommended DLTtape drive device density settings may cause problems with tape drive access when using third party applications. In these cases, set density values to zero (0). [. . . ]