Order Number: EK–STWCT–UG. E01
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D
Product Notes for IBM
™
RS/6000
This appendix provides information for the system administrator. It should be read before installing and using the
SWXTE tape drive SBB with a host system with the AIX 3.2.5 (or later) operating system.
D.1
Modifications Required to Operate the SWXTE with AIX 3.2.5 (or later)
After the SWXTE tape drive has been properly attached to the SCSI bus, install the device using
"smit" or by executing specific commands while logged into the root account. Section D.1.1
below describes how to install the tape drive using the fast-path command
(smit dev)
.
Section D.1.2 describes how to install the device using the command-line interface.
D.1.1
Installing the SWXTE Using the SMIT Command
From the command line, type:
# smit dev
Select menu entry "Configure the devices you have added after the IPL".
Select menu entry "Change/show the characteristics".
a) Select the entry that matches the controller and target ID of your installation.
Example: rmt1 available 00–03–00–50 other SCSI tape drive
where 3 is the SCSI controller number and 5 is the SCSI target ID
b) On the menu, change the settings of the "BLOCK size", "DENSITY setting #1", and
"DENSITY setting #2". Density codes are listed in Section D.1.2 below. For IBM
compatibility, set the block size to "1024".
c) Accept the changes.
D.1.2
Installing the SWXTE Using Command-Line Interface
From the command line, type:
# cfgmgr
To determine which rmt has been added, type:
# lsdev –Cc tape
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