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DLTtape
Application Note
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For a DLTtape device whose SCSI ID is set to 4 and is attached to the system's first host adapter but not
system configured, the system response should be similar to the following:
Tape drive: unit 4 on SCSI controller 0: unknown
3.
If you're operating system is IRIX 5.3, open the /usr/var/sysgen/master.d/scsi file for editing; for IRIX
6.X, open /var/sysgen/master.d/scsi file for editing. As appropriate for the currently running operating
system version, add the following to the table of structures. This will enable DLTtape system recognition:
For IRIX 5.3:
/* DLTtape tape drive */
{DECDLT, TPDLT, "<Vendor length>", 7, "<Vendor ID>", "<DLT tape unit>",0 , 0, {0, 0, 0, 0 },
MTCAN_BSF | MTCAN_BSR | MTCAN_APPEND | MTCAN_SPEOD | MTCAN_CHKRDY | MTCAN_VAR
| MTCAN_SETSZ | MTCAN_SILI | MTCAN_SEEK | MTCAN_SYNC | MTCAN_CHTYPEANY, 20, 8*60,
20*60, 5*60, 16384, 64*1024}
For IRIX 6.X:
/* DLTtape tape drive */
{DECDLT, TPDLT, "<Vendor length>", 7, "<Vendor ID>", "<DLT tape unit>",0 , 0, {0, 0, 0, 0 },
MTCAN_BSF | MTCAN_BSR | MTCAN_APPEND | MTCAN_SPEOD | MTCAN_CHKRDY | MTCAN_VAR
| MTCAN_SETSZ | MTCAN_SILI | MTCAN_SEEK | MTCAN_SYNC | MTCAN_CHTYPEANY, 20, 8*60,
20*60, 5*60, 16384, 64*1024,0 (u_char *)0}
Depending on the DLTtape tape peripheral you are installing, you will need to make substitutions for
<Vendor length>, <Vendor ID>, and <DLTtape tape unit> in the above structure. The following table
shows the DLT tape product and the corresponding substitution values:
DLTtape Tape Product <Vendor length> <Vendor ID> <DLTtape tape unit>
DLTtape Tape Product
<Vendor length>
<Vendor ID>
<DLTtape tape unit>
DLT2000 or DLT2000XT
3
DEC
DLT2000
DLT2500 or DLT2500XT
3
DEC
DLT2500
DLT2700 or DLT2700XT
3
DEC
DLT2700
DLT4000
7
Quantum
DLT4000
DLT4500
7
Quantum
DLT4500
DLT4700
7
Quantum
DLT4700
DLT7000
7
Quantum
DLT7000
DLT8000
7
Quantum
DLT8000
Keep in mind that the Vendor ID entries are case sensitive. Refer to the tpsc_types structure in the
/usr/include/sys/tpsc.h file for further information on the above structure entries and to the
/usr/include/sys/mtio.h file for further information on the MTCAN flag definitions.
4.
Enter the following command to configure the DLTtape device into the system:
/etc/autoconfig
5.
Reboot the system.
