Installing a DLT, SDLT, VS, LTO, or DAT Tape Drive Into a Linux Operating System
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January 2006
mt-st Linux RPM Package
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mt-st Linux RPM Package
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The
mt-st
Linux Red Hat Package Manager (RPM) package consists of the
following
tools:
•
mt
tape device manager (see
mtx Tape Library Tool
on page 20)
•
stinit
tape configuration utility (see
mt Tape Device Tool
)
In order to use the package, you must ensure that
mt-st
is installed. See the
following chapters:
•
Verifying mt-st is Installed
and
•
Installing mt-st
Verifying mt-st is
Installed
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To perform the actions described from this point forward in this guide, you
must ensure
mt-st
is installed.
To check whether
mt-st
is installed, execute the following command:
# rpm -qa | grep mt-st
This command returns the name of the package followed by a version
number (for example, RHEL3 returns
mt-st-0.7-11
).
If no information is returned,
mt-st
is not installed on your system. To install
mt-st
, see
Installing mt-st
.
Installing mt-st
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mt-st
is usually included on your Linux installation CD-ROM.
To install
mt-st
, execute the following command:
# rpm -ivh mt-st*
where the asterisk represents the remaining portion of the file name (in this
case, it is the version number).
mt Tape Device Tool
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mt
is a tape device management tool that enables you to set
st
driver flags,
position loaded media, and secure-erase
media.
If
mt-st
is installed, then
mt
is available for use. See
Verifying mt-st is Installed
for instructions on checking whether
mt-st
is installed.
