Scsi wide/narrow configuration (dds-4 drives only), Vendor id, Recording drive information – Quantum Audio drive DDS-4 User Manual

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Installing internal tape drives

Recording Drive Information

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SCSI Wide/Narrow Configuration (DDS-4 Drives Only)

Switch 9 enables SCSI Wide or Narrow operation. By default, switch 9 is set to ON, enabling SCSI
Wide (16-bit) operation. To enable SCSI Narrow (8-bit) operation, set switch 9 to the OFF position.
This allows the DDS-4 drive to terminate the upper byte of the SCSI bus.

NOTE: Narrow SCSI is not recommended.

Switch 9 is reserved on internal DAT 72 drives.

Vendor ID

Switch 10 determines the vendor ID that the internal tape drive returns when it receives a SCSI
“Inquiry” command. By default, the drive returns the vendor ID SEAGATE DAT.

Setting switch 10 to the OFF position configures the drive to return the vendor ID ARCHIVE
Python
. Independent software vendors can use this vendor ID to provide software compatibility
with previous Seagate DDS tape drives.

Recording Drive Information

After you review and, if necessary, change the drive’s default settings, record the drive information.
That way, you can reference this information in the future, without having to gain access to the drive
inside your computer.

HP-UX

ON

ON

OFF

ON

IBM AIX

ON

OFF

ON

OFF

Linux

ON

ON

ON

ON

SCO (ODT and Open Server) installation using the MAKDEV
utility.

OFF

ON

ON

OFF

SCO UnixWare 7.x

ON

ON

ON

ON

Settings:

Switch 9 ON = SCSI Wide Operating Mode (default)
Switch 9 OFF = SCSI Narrow Operating Mode

Settings:

Switch 10 ON = Vendor ID is “SEAGATE DAT” (default)
Switch 10 OFF = Vendor ID is “ARCHIVE Python”

TABLE 4.

Host Operating Systems and Corresponding Switch Settings

Host Operating System

Switches

SW5

SW6

SW7

SW8

SW10

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