Quantum LTO-2 User Manual

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Chapter 6 UNIX Settings

Configuring for the IBM AIX Environment (AIX Version 4.1.x and later)

LTO-2 Half-Height Tape Drive User’s Guide

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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.
The

Add a tape Drive

“Entry Fields” appears.

5

Some of the standard options can be changed to maximize drive

performance and functionality:
Set the

Connection Address with the Drives Target and Lun

(always use

Lun 0). 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

BLOCK

size to 0.

Set

Use DEVICE BUFFERS during writes

to

yes

.

Set

RETURN error on tape change or reset

to

no

.

Set

Use EXTENDED file marks

to

yes

.

Set

RESERVE/RELEASE support

to

yes

.

Set

BLOCK SIZE for variable length support (Num.)

to

0

.

Set

Density 1

to

0

.

6

Leave the

Set delay. . .

and

Set timeout. . .

lines at the default value.

7

Click

OK

and the drive will be installed in the system database, and

devices created. There is no need to reboot the system.

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