Unix Settings
Configuring for SCO Open Server 5.0.x
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Configuring for SCO Open Server 5.0.x
Finding Existing SCSI Controllers and Devices
The files
/usr/adm/hwconfig and /var/adm/messages
list the devices found during boot up
of Open Server. The current SCSI controllers can be found using the command:
grepadapter/usr/adm/hwconfig
This command produces output similar to:
%adapter 0x6400–0x64FF 11 type=alad ha=0
bus=0 id=7 fts=st0.
The current tape drives can be found using the command:
grep tape /usr/adm/hwconfig
This command produces output similar to:
%tape type=S ha=0 id=6 lun=0 bus=0 ht=alad
The information above shows that an Adaptec SCSI controller is installed (
alad
) and a SCSI tape
drive (
type=S
) is installed as target id 6. SCSI ID #7 is almost always dedicated to the SCSI control-
ler. Never configure your target device for ID 7 unless you are absolutely sure the controller is not
addressed for ID 7.
Configuring the LTO-2 Half-Height Drive with mkdev
Once connected to the system, installation of the drive is performed using the following command:
mkdevtape
A numeric-based menu appears. If you are replacing an existing SCSI tape drive, use option 3 to
remove the existing tape drive from the configuration files. Then follow the instructions below to add
an LTO-2 half-height drive.
1.
From the menu, choose
Configure a SCSI or Enhanced IDE tape drive
.
2.
From the next menu, choose
Install a SCSI tape drive
.
3.
When prompted, enter the SCSI adapter string. To view the list of supported SCSI adapters,
use the
h
option.
4.
Enter the number of the SCSI host adapter attached to the drive. If one SCSI adapter exists,
enter the number zero (0).
5.
Enter the number of the SCSI bus attached to the drive. Refer to the SCSI adapter documenta-
tion. For many adapters this will be zero (0).
6.
Enter the SCSI ID of the tape drive.
7.
Enter the number zero (0) for the LUN of the device.
8.
When prompted to
Update the SCSI configuration? (y/n)
, enter y.
9.
When prompted for Vendor Identification string, enter CERTANCE.
10.
When prompted to enter the SCSI version to which the tape drive conforms, enter the number
three (3).
11.
When prompted to enter the
Response Data Format
the tape drive uses, enter the number
two (2).