Quantum DAT 40 Drive User's Guide
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1. Configuration 2 f you use the latest Novell NWTAPE driver available on the Novell web site the Operating System Configuration Dip switches can be left in their default positions all switches ON Before installing the new NWTAPE driver first rename the old NWTAPE driver usually found in the system directory Then copy the new version of NWTAPE into the same directory Do not delete the old driver because it might come in handy in resolving future problems Operating System tape Switch Switch Switch Switch driver software 5 6 7 8 Novell 5 x w native backup ON ON ON ON applet using NWTAPE CDM driver dated after 11 3 99 Scorpion 40 configurations for Windows NT Novell and UNIX 5 Configurations for the DEC UNIX environment Dip switch settings Before using the Scorpion 40 in a DEC UNIX environment set the operating system dip switches as shown below Operating System tape Switch Switch Switch Switch driver software 5 6 7 8 DEC UNIX OFF ON ON ON Digital UNIX Version 4 0 and later With Version 4 0 of their UNIX operating system DEC introduced a new method of configuring the CAM SCSI driver Modify the file etc ddr dbase as follows 1 Look through the file and locate the database entry for the DEC TLZO7 DAT drive 2 Copy this entry and paste it later in the file taking care to maintain the file syntax 3 Modify this new entry as show2. driver software 6 7 8 Linux ON ON ON ON SCO ODT and Open Server OFF ON ON OFF installation using MAKDEV utility SCO UnixWare 7 x ON ON ON ON
3. and automatically reboot the system Once the system comes back up the necessary drivers will be loaded and the system will be able to use the tape drive If you had to shut down the system in order to physically connect the tape drive re enter SAM and repeat steps 3 through 6 above Choose the new tape drive From the Actions menu choose Create Device Files Press OK and then exit from SAM Scorpion 40 configurations for Windows NT Novell and UNIX 14 Configurations for the IBM AIX environment Dip switch settings Before using the Scorpion 40 in an IBM AIX environment set the operating system configuration dip switches as shown below Operating System tape Switch Switch Switch Switch driver software 5 6 7 8 IBM UNIX ON OFF ON OFF AIX Version 3 2 and later AIX Versions 3 2 and later can be configured to work with the Scorpion 40 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
4. compression setting determined by switch 6 on the bottom of the drive off compression enabled default on compression disabled Irix V5 x To configure Irix 5 x to use the Scorpion 40 you must modify the file var sysgen master d scsi as described below 1 Edit the file var sysgen master d scsi and add the following entry DATTAPE TPDAT 7 12 SEAGATE DAT 06240 DAT 0 0 0 0 0 0 MTCAN_BSF MTCAN_BSR MTCAN_APPEND MTCAN_SETMK MTCAN_PART MTCAN_PREV MTCAN_SYNC MTCAN_SPEOD MTCAN_CHKRDY MTCAN_VAR MTCAN_SETSZ MTCAN_SILI MTCAN_SEEK MTCAN_CHTYPEANY minimum delay on i o is 12 minutes to allow the Drives full error recovery sequence to be performed 40 12 60 12 60 12 60 512 512 512 Note The string above contains four spaces between the word DAT and the value 06240 Rebuild the kernel using the autoconfig command see the autoconfig man page for details After the kernel is rebuilt you will need to reboot the system again to bring the changes into effect Scorpion 40 configurations for Windows NT Novell and UNIX 10 Note lrix 5 3 and later will detect the changes made and automatically rebuild the kernel the next time the system boots Irix V6 x through V6 5 To configure Irix 6 x 6 5 to use a Scorpion 40 you must modify the files var sysgen master d scsi and dev MAKEDEV d TPS base as described below After modifying these files you must rebuild the kernel 1 Ed
5. u_char 0 2 Edit the file dev MAKEDEV d TPS_base and make the following modification this modification is not required on systems running IRIX 6 4 or 6 5 Locate the area of code which deals with DAT drives This starts with Drive type DAT Then insert the following text before or after the similar entries for other supported devices Device DAT 06240 DAT drive with compression mdev expr mdev 87 mknod prf lc c C TPS Smdev mr 3 Restart the system Irix 6 x will detect the changes made and automatically rebuild the kernel on startup Alternatively you could manually rebuild the kernel using the autoconfig command see the autoconfig man page for details then reboot the system again to bring the changes into effect Troubleshooting installations on the SGI platform Checking the drive s inquiry string It may be useful to confirm the drive s inquiry string This is done using the mt command The following command line will retrieve the Inquiry string and other status data from a drive on SCSI bus 1 ID 4 mt f dev rmt tpsld4 status System Interchange Problems If the following error appears when trying to restore a cpio archive from another system it is likely that a mistake was made in the installation sequence in section 7 1 above Byte swapped Data re try with correct device Scorpion 40 configurations for Windows NT Novell and UNIX 12 If this error is encountered make su
6. E TAB SZ NO FLAGS NO OPT CMDS SZ READY DEF SZ NO QUE DD REOSNS VAL DD INO VAL 36 64 y Rebuild the kernel using the doconfig script Then reboot the system Scorpion 40 configurations for Windows NT Novell and UNIX Configurations for the Sun UNIX environment Dip switch settings Before using the Scorpion 40 in a Sun UNIX environment set the operating system dip switches as shown below Operating System tape Switch Switch Switch Switch 5 driver software 6 7 8 Sun UNIX ON OFF ON ON Sun OS 4 1 x To configure SunOS 4 1 x to use the Scorpion 40 you must modify the stdef h and st_conf c files in the directory usr sys scsi targets then rebuild the kernel as described below ie Modify the stdef h file by adding a define statement for the Seagate drive like the one shown below define ST_TYPE_SEAGATE_DAT lt value gt This statement should be added after the last ST_TYPE_ define statement in the file lt value gt should be the next unused hexadecimal value This value will depend on the release and number of devices supported by the system For example if the last value for an existing device is Ox2d then use a value of 0x2e Modify the st conf c file by adding the following lines at the end of the device definition list Seagate DAT drive support SEAGATE DAT 7 SEAGATE ST TYPE SEAGATE DAT 10240 ST VARIABLE ST BSF ST BSR S
7. SS Seagate Scorpion 40 Configuration settings for Windows NT Novell and UNIX operating systems 2001 Seagate Removable Storage Solutions LLC All rights reserved Publication Number T011 Rev A September 2001 Seagate and the Seagate logo are registered trademarks of Seagate Technology LLC Scorpion and the Scorpion logo are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Seagate Removable Storage Solutions LLC Other product names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their owners Seagate makes no Warranty of any kind with regard to this document Seagate shall not be liable for any errors contained herein or indirect special incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing performance or use of this document Seagate reserves the right to change without notice product offerings or specifications No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without written permission from Seagate Removable Storage Solutions Contents Introduction Operating system configuration dip switches Configurations for Windows NT Configurations for the Novell environment Configurations for the DEC UNIX environment Dip switch settings Digital UNIX Version 4 0 and later Digital UNIX Versions earlier than 4 0 Configurations for the Sun UNIX environment Dip switch settings Sun OS 4 1 x Solaris 2 x Configurations for the SGI environment Dip switch settings Irix V5 x Irix V6 x through V6 5 Trou
8. T LONG ERASE ST KNOWS EOD 5000 5000 0x0 0x8c 0x8c 0x8c 0 0 0 0 Use the config command to rebuild the kernel and include the new device definition Refer to the config man page for details Scorpion 40 configurations for Windows NT Novell and UNIX Solaris 2 x 1 To configure Solaris 2 x for compatibility with the Scorpion 40 add the following lines to the file st conf in the directory kernel arv tape config list SEAGATE DAT 06240 XXX Seagate DAT Drive SEAGATE DAT SEAGATE DAT 1 0x34 0 0xd639 4 0x00 0x8C 0x8C 0x8C 3 Note The inquiry string above contains four spaces between the word DAT and the value 06240 2 After modifying the file st conf you must reconfigure the kernel by booting the system using the boot r command Scorpion 40 configurations for Windows NT Novell and UNIX 9 Configurations for the SGI environment Dip switch settings Before using the Scorpion 40 in a SGI UNIX environment make sure the dip switches are all set to ON as shown in the table below Operating System tape Switch Switch Switch Switch driver software 5 6 7 8 SGI UNIX ON ON ON ON Note The main difference between tape drive support in Irix 5 x and 6 x is the introduction for Data Compression switching via software in Irix version 6 2 When running Irix 5 x the drive will always operate in the
9. bleshooting installations on the SGI platform Configurations for the HP UX environment Dip switch settings HP UX Versions 10 2 and 11 Configurations for the IBM AIX environment Dip switch settings AIX Version 3 2 and later Controlling data compression under AIX Configurations for Linux and SCO UNIX environments ot 0O0C0O0O OWMO NNN OOOO WO N l ot Ow wow a o l ar RP o Scorpion 40 configurations for Windows NT Novell and UNIX 1 Introduction This booklet explains how to configure Scorpion 40 drives and various Windows NT UNIX and Novell operating systems for optimum compatibility Operating system configuration dip switches The figure below shows the location of the operating system configuration dip switches on the bottom of the internal Scorpion 40 Note If the drive is to be used with an operating system other than those described here these switches should be left in their default positions Operating system configuration dip switches on underside of the Scorpion 40 Data compressione DC SCSI DC control Media recognition Self Test Operating system configuration switches Wide Narrow SCSI Inquiry String support 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Default settings shown Front of drive Scorpion 40 configurations for Windows NT Novell and UNIX 2 Configurations for Windows NT If you use Windows NT 4 0
10. itthe file var sysgen master d scsi and add one of the following entries depending on your version of IRIX For IRIX V6 x through V6 4 DATTAPE TPDAT 7 12 SEAGATE DAT 06240 DAT 0 0 0 This drive uses mode select page Oxf for compression control most of the other drives supporting compression use page 0x10 y MTCAN_BSF MTCAN_BSR MTCAN_APPEND MTCAN_SETMK MTCAN_PART MTCAN_PREV MTCAN_SYNC MTCAN_SPEOD MTCAN_CHKRDY MTCAN_VAR MTCAN_SETSZ MTCAN_SILI MTCAN_SEEK MTCAN_CHTYPEANY MTCAN_COMPRESS minimum delay on i o is 12 minutes to allow the Drives full error recovery sequence to be performed 40 12 60 12 60 12 60 512 512 512 0 u_char 0 For IRIX V6 5 DATTAPE TPDAT 7 12 SEAGATE DAT 06240 DAT 0 0 0 This drive uses mode select page Oxf for compression control most of the other drives supporting compression use page 0x10 MTCAN_BSF MTCAN_BSR MTCAN_APPEND MTCAN_SETMK MTCAN_PART MTCAN_PREV MTCAN_SYNC MTCAN_SPEOD MTCAN_CHKRDY MTCAN_VAR MTCAN_SETSZ MTCAN_SILI MTCAN_SEEK MTCAN_CHTYPEANY MTCAN_COMPRESS minimum delay on i o is 12 minutes to allow the Drives full error recovery sequence to be performed 40 12 60 12 60 12 60 3 3600 512 512 512 Scorpion 40 configurations for Windows NT Novell and UNIX 11 tpsc default dens count tpsc default hwg dens names tpsc default alias dens names 0 0 0 0 0
11. n below SCSIDEVICE Type tape Name SEAGATE DAT PARAMETERS TypeSubClass rdat TagQueueDepth 0 MaxTransferSize OxOffffff 16MB 1 ReadyTimeSeconds 60 seconds DENSITY DensityNumber 0 3 4 5 6 7 DensityCode default CompressionCode 0x0 Buffered 0x1 DENSITY DensityNumber 1 2 DensityCode default CompressionCode 0x1 Buffered 0x1 Scorpion 40 configurations for Windows NT Novell and UNIX 4 Save the database file 5 Run the following command ddr config c This takes the default input file ddr dbase and builds a new device database The new device database is effective immediately and there is no need to rebuild the kernel Digital UNIX Versions earlier than 4 0 Configure the system by modifying the file cam data c This is located in either usr sys data or sys data depending on the system configuration The cam data c file should be modified as shown below Look through the file to locate the database entry for the TLZO7 RDAT drive Make a copy of this entry and paste it later in the file taking care to maintain the syntax of the C source Modify the new entry as shown below Seagate DAT Drive Returning SEAGATE DAT Inquiry SEAGATE DAT 14 DEV TLZ07 ALL DTYPE SEQUENTIAL lt lt DTYPE SHFT SZ RDAT CLASS struct pt info ccomn null sizes SZ NO BLK DEC MAX REC 1 amp tlz07 dens NO MOD
12. on 2 f you use the latest Novell NWTAPE driver available on the Novell web site the Operating System Configuration Dip switches should be left in their default positions all switches ON From the administrator workstation place the new NWTAPE driver in the same directory as the TAPEDAI driver usually the system directory Edit any ncf files such as autoexec ncf which call the TAPEDAI driver and replace calls to TAPEDAI with NWTAPE Do not delete the TAPEDAI driver because it may come in handy in resolving future problems Operating System tape Switch Switch Switch Switch driver software 5 6 7 8 Novell 4 11 w native backup ON ON ON ON applet using NWTAPE driver dated after 11 3 99 Scorpion 40 configurations for Windows NT Novell and UNIX 4 Novell 5 x There are two possible ways to configure the Scorpion 40 to work with Novell 5 x depending on which tape driver you use Configuration 1 f you are still using the original Novell NWTAPE driver or any version created before 11 3 99 you must change the Operating System Configuration Dip switches so that switches 5 and 8 are OFF as shown in the table on the front of this sheet This is different from their default settings all switches ON Operating System tape Switch Switch Switch Switch driver software 5 6 7 8 Novell 5 x w native backup OFF ON ON OFF applet using NWTAPE CDM driver dated before 11 3 99
13. re that the correct modifications were made to the file var sysgen master d scsi Switching Hardware Compression Irix 6 x provides support for software switching of hardware compression through the use of different device drivers Drivers including a c in the device name should enable compression You may be able to resolve problems with data compression by installing the latest Irix 6 x patch set Scorpion 40 configurations for Windows NT Novell and UNIX 13 Configurations for the HP UX environment Dip switch settings Before using the Scorpion 40 in an HP UNIX environment set the operating system configuration dip switches as shown below Operating System tape Switch Switch Switch Switch driver software 5 6 7 8 HP UNIX ON ON OFF ON HP UX Versions 10 2 and 11 Follow the steps below to configure these HP UX systems 1 2 3 4 5 Log in as root Run the SAM utility Choose the Peripheral Devices option Choose Tape Drives From the Actions menu in the Tape Device Manager window choose Add Within the Add a Tape Drive window read the instructions then click on OK SAM may detect that your HP UX kernel lacks the drivers necessary to make use of your new tape drive If so within the Device Driver Check window read the message and choose the appropriate action If the chosen option is Build a new kernel and shut down the system immediately SAM will create a new kernel
14. to maximize drive performance and functionality e Setthe 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 e Set the Fixed Blocksize to 1024 e Set Density 1 to 140 Scorpion 40 configurations for Windows NT Novell and UNIX 15 e Setthe Maximum delay for the Read Write command to 900 6 Press the RETURN key The drive will be installed in the system database and the appropriate devices created 7 Exit SMIT Controlling data compression under AIX After you run SMIT device files will have been created for your new tape drive Typical filenames are listed below dev rmtO dev rmt0 1 dev rmt0 2 dev rmt0 3 dev rmt0 4 dev rmt0 5 dev rmt0 6 dev rmt0 7 If you enter the configuration information specified in step 5 of the configuration process devices rmt0 rmt0 1 rmt0 2 and rmt0 3 will cause the drive to write in compressed mode Using devices rmt0 4 rmt0 5 rmt0 6 and rmt0 7 will cause the drive to write with compression disabled Scorpion 40 configurations for Windows NT Novell and UNIX 16 Configurations for Linux and SCO UNIX environments The following table summarizes the settings for the operating system configuration dip switches that should be used for Linux and SCO UNIX environments Operating System tape Switch Switch Switch Switch 5
15. with the 4mmDAT SYS driver from Microsoft you must set Switch 10 the Inquiry String switch to OFF If you use Windows NT 4 0 with the STDAT4 SYS driver from Seagate you can leave the Switch 10 in to ON the default setting In either case switches 5 through 8 the UNIX configuration switches should all be set to ON the default settings Operating System Switch Switch Switch Switch Switch tape driver software 5 6 7 8 10 Windows NT 4 0 w ON ON ON ON ON native backup applet using STDAT4 SYS driver from Seagate Windows NT 4 0 w ON ON ON ON OFF native backup applet using 4mmDAT SYS driver from Microsoft Scorpion 40 configurations for Windows NT Novell and UNIX 3 Configurations for the Novell environment Novell 4 11 There are two possible ways to configure the Scorpion 40 to work with Novell 4 11 depending on which tape driver you use Configuration 1 lf you are using the existing Novell TAPEDAI driver or a version of the NWTAPE driver created before 11 3 99 you must change the Operating System Configuration Dip switches so that switches 5 and 8 are OFF as shown in the table below This is different from their default settings all switches ON Operating System tape Switch Switch Switch Switch driver software 5 Novell 4 11 w native backup OFF ON ON OFF applet using TAPEDAI driver or NWTAPE CDM driver dated before 11 3 99 Configurati
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