Installing a DLTtape or Super DLTtape Drive into an AIX System
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5.
Click OK. The system reports the status of the command.
6.
Select
List All Supported Tape Drives
to verify that the system has changed the
device status to
Available
. For example, the system would display the following:
rmtl Available
7.
If the status reported is
Available
, the installation is complete.
If the status is not reported as
Available
, contact Quantum Technical Support for
assistance. For specific contact information, visit the Contact Support page on our
website at:
http://www.quantum.com/am/service_support/contact/default.htm
.
3.
Optional Attribute Settings
The following information describes optional DLTtape drive attribute settings. These
optional settings include attributes such as
Fixed vs. Variable Blocks
,
Variable
Length Block Size
,
Device Buffer Usage
and
Density Settings
. To examine
and/or modify these attributes, follow these steps:
1.
Under
Devices, Tape drive
selection in
smit
, select
Change/Show
Characteristics of a Tape Drive
. The system displays a table of defined tape
drives.
2.
Select the tape drive via its logical address and location. 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.
•
BLOCK size (0 = variable length): 0
•
BLOCK SIZE for variable length support: 0
•
Use DEVICE BUFFERS during writes: yes
