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6464118-01

November 2002

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Installing an SDLT or DLTtape Tape Drive into an HP-UX System

Note:

To view these manuals online, go to: 

http://www.quantum.com/AM/

support/DLTtapeDrivesMedia/Manuals/Default.htm

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2.2

 Installing the Tape Drive

To install the tape drive, follow these steps:

1.

Shut down your workstation or server and remove AC power from the system.

2.

Follow instructions in your product manual to install the tape drive and set the
SCSI ID.

Table 1.

Part Numbers for Tape Drive Manuals 

Manual Title

Order Number

DLT 2000/DLT 2700 Product Manual

81-109132

DLT 2500 Owner’s Manual

81-109374

DLT 2000XT/DLT 2500XT/DLT 2700XT Product Manual

81-109253-03

DLT 4000 Product Manual

81-60043-04

DLT 7000 Product Manual

81-60000-06

DLT 8000 Product Manual 

81-60118-04

SDLT 220 Product Manual

81-80000-01

SDLT 220 and SDLT 320 Product Manual

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*. Preferred over the SDLT 220 Product Manual; information is more up-to-date.

81-85002-01

Summary of Contents for DLTtape SDLT 220

Page 1: ...as a service only and assumes no responsibility for any damages that could result from the use of this information The information in this application note is subject to change without notice and is n...

Page 2: ...2 November 2002 6464118 01 quantum Revision History Revisions made to this document are listed below in chronological order Document Release Date Summary of Changes A November 26 2002 Create document...

Page 3: ...ts Tape drives DLT 2000 DLT 2000XT DLT 4000 DLT 7000 DLT 8000 SDLT 220 and SDLT 320 For the DLT 8000 HP UX permits connectivity on versions 10 20 and above Note The Super DLT1 tape drive is currently...

Page 4: ...l the tape drive and how to configure the HP UX operating system to recognize and communicate with the tape drive 2 1 Before You Begin Before you install the tape drive follow these steps 1 Power down...

Page 5: ...instructions in your product manual to install the tape drive and set the SCSI ID Table 1 Part Numbers for Tape Drive Manuals Manual Title Order Number DLT 2000 DLT 2700 Product Manual 81 109132 DLT...

Page 6: ...mple mksf d stape I 0 b 147 c 16 This creates a device file in the format c t d D C for example c0t14d0D147C16 IMPORTANT This device node is created with a rewind at the end of backup To create a node...

Page 7: ...ard s web site go to http www hp com Because of the nature of HP s patch database patch IDs are subject to change To install patches follow these steps 1 Download patches from HP 2 If you haven t alre...

Page 8: ...f necessary Installation complete Note After the patches are installed your system may need the appropriate tape driver included in the HP UX kernel D and K class HP9000 800 systems have a High Speed...

Page 9: ...rive Table 3 Tape Cartridge and Tape Drive Compatibility Native Compressed Model Number Tape Cartridge DLT 2000 DLT 2500 DLT 2700 DLT 2000XT DLT 2500XT DLT 2700XT DLT 4000 DLT 4500 DLT 4700 DLT 7000 D...

Page 10: ...DLT 2500 DLT 2500XT DLT 2700 DLT 2700XT DLT 4500 or DLT 4700 in random access mode You can access the mini library in sequential mode only Note At 10 20 and above you can use the HP UX mc media chang...

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