User manual QUANTUM INSTALLSUNSOLARIS25

[. . . ] Document Release A Date July 1, 2003 Summary of Changes Initial release per ECO C007166. Process Owner: Bob Henderson. 2 July 2003 6464107-01 Rev A Installing a Super DLTtape or DLTtape Drive into a Sun Solaris 2. X System (versions 2. 5 and lower) 1. Introduction This document provides instructions for integrating a Quantum® Super DLTtapeTM or DLTtape drive into a SunTM SPARCstationTM workstation, an UltraTM server, or an EnterpriseTM server running SolarisTM 2. X. Notes: · This document applies to Sun Solaris 2. 5 and lower. The system configurations are not supported by Quantum or Sun, and may or may not be tested. These systems are available so that owners can install and operate a Super DLT or DLT product on a legacy system. [. . . ] When the system boots, it displays this name in a list of peripheral devices recognized by the system. A variable referring to additional tape drive configuration information. You create a name in place of the <DLTtape data> string. 6464107-01 Rev A July 2003 7 Installing a Super DLTtape or DLTtape Drive into a Sun Solaris 2. X System (versions 2. 5 and lower) 5. Continue editing the st. conf file by defining the name you created for <DLTtape data>. The definition depends on the type of tape drive you are installing. Values for the <DLTtape data> Variable Table 3. For This Drive Add the Following Line for <DLTtape data>. . . DLT2000 DLT4000 DLT7000 DLT8000 SDLT220 SDLT320 <DLTtape data> = 1, 0x38, 0, 0x8639, 4, 0x17, 0x18, 0x80, 0x81, 3; <DLTtape data> = 1, 0x38, 0, 0x8639, 4, 0x17, 0x18, 0x82, 0x83, 3; <DLTtape data> = 1, 0x38, 0, 0x8639, 4, 0x82, 0x83, 0x84, 0x85, 3; <DLTtape data> = 1, 0x38, 0, 0x8639, 4, 0x84, 0x85, 0x88, 0x89, 3; <DLTtape data> = 1, 0x38, 0, 0x8639, 2, 0x90, 0x91, 1; <DLTtape data> = 1, 0x38, 0, 0x8639, 4, 0x90, 0x91, 0x92, 0x93, 3; IMPORTANT: You must enter a semicolon after every <DLTtape data> line. See "Parameters for DLTtape Data" on page 14 for definitions of the parameters comprising the <DLTtape data> lines. 6. When you have edited the st. conf file, go to "Verifying the Installation" on page 9. 8 July 2003 6464107-01 Rev A Installing a Super DLTtape or DLTtape Drive into a Sun Solaris 2. X System (versions 2. 5 and lower) 2. 4 Verifying the Installation After editing the st. conf file, follow these steps: 1. 4. Load a data cartridge into the tape drive, following the instructions in your manual. Enter shutdown -i0 -g0 to shut down the system. The r switch in the boot command recompiles the kernel and creates a special device file the system uses for communicating with the tape drive. Note: The device files created for the tape drive are located in the /dev/rmt/ path and are discussed in "Device File Assignments" on page 10. The v switch enables verbose mode display during system bootup. With verbose mode, the system indicates that the tape drive is attached by displaying the <DLTtape reference name> string you selected (see Table 2 on page 7). Note: If you did not edit the st. conf file correctly, the system displays the following during boot -rv: <Vendor `vendor' Product `tape drive'> 5. To verify that the tape drive has been installed and that a data cartridge is loaded, enter mt -f /dev/rmt/0 status. On Solaris configurations 2. 5. 1 and below, mt responds with a display similar to the following: Other tape drive sense key(0x6)= Unit Attentionresidual= 0 file no= 0 block no= 0 retries= 0 Installation is complete. 6464107-01 Rev A July 2003 9 Installing a Super DLTtape or DLTtape Drive into a Sun Solaris 2. X System (versions 2. 5 and lower) 2. 4. 1 Device File Assignments When you issue a boot -rv command, Solaris recompiles the kernel and creates a special device file used for communicating with the tape drive. This file, located in the /dev/rmt path, has the following form: [0-127][l, m, h, c, u][b][n] Note: This file name may not include all possible values. Table 4 defines the values of this file. Table 4. Device File Values and Definitions Definition The target tape drive designation Solaris assigns during boot -rv (see "Target Tape Drive Designations" on page 11). The tape density the tape drive uses during write operations. The first four letters map to the four density assignments in the <DLTtape data> line in the st. conf file. If these letters are not in the device file, the tape drive uses the default density designated by the last parameter in the <DLTtape data> line in the st. conf file. This is the highest density with compression for this configuration. The following list defines each letter: · · · · · l - low density m - medium density h - high density c - compressed (same density as u) u - ultra (same density as c). Device File Value [0-127] [l, m, h, c, u] [b] [n] The BSD behavior. Therefore, you cannot use a DLT 2500, DLT 2500XT, DLT 2700, DLT 2700XT, DLT 4500, or DLT 4700 in random access mode. You can access the mini-library in sequential mode only. For a detailed description of these access modes, refer to the appropriate product manual for your DLTtape mini-library. See Table 1 on page 5. 6464107-01 Rev A July 2003 13 Installing a Super DLTtape or DLTtape Drive into a Sun Solaris 2. X System (versions 2. 5 and lower) Appendix A Parameters for DLTtape Data <DLTtape data> consists of the 10 parameters described in Table 6. Table 6. Parameter 1 2 Parameters for the <DLTtape data> Variable Value 1 0x38 Description The version number. [. . . ] 40 GB (uncompressed), vendor unique density code for DLT 8000 drives loaded with a DLTtape IV (CompacTape IV) data cartridge. 80 GB (compressed), vendor unique density code for DLT 8000 drives loaded with a DLTtape IV (CompacTape IV) data cartridge. 110 GB (uncompressed), vendor unique density code for SDLT 220 or SDLT 320 drives loaded with a Super DLTtape I data cartridge. 220 GB (compressed), vendor unique density code for SDLT 220 or SDLT 320 drives loaded with a Super DLTtape I data cartridge. [. . . ]