Installing a DLTtape or Super DLTtape Drive into an AIX System
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September 2004
6464181-01 Rev B
4.
Reconnect the system AC power cable.
5.
Power on and restart the AIX system.
Restarting the system adds the tape drive you are installing to its customized configuration
table as a
Defined
tape drive. To verify that the tape drive has successfully connected to
your operating system, follow these steps:
1.
At the command line, type
smit
and press Enter.
2.
Select
Devices
.
3.
Select
Tape Drives
.
4.
Select
List All Supported Tape Drives
.
5.
The Output window displays a list of tape drives similar to the following table:
6.
Select
Done
to return to the previous
Tape Drive
menu.
type
subclass
description
1200mb-c
SCSI
1200 MB 1/4-inch Tape Drive
150mb
SCSI
150 MB 1/4-inch Tape Drive
525mb
SCSI
525 MB 1/4-inch Tape Drive
8mm
SCSI
2.3 GB 8mm Tape Drive
8mm5tgb
SCSI
5.0 GB 8mm Tape Drive
9trk
SCSI
1/2-inch 9-trk Tape Drive
ost
SCSI
Other SCSI Tape Drive