HP Surestore Tape Library Model 6/60 SAN Solution Installation Guide - Page 58

Modifying the HP-UX, Tape Driver

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NOTE Installation HP-UX™ Fibre Channel Software Drivers Modifying the HP-UX™ Tape Driver By default, the HP-UX™ SCSI tape driver (stape driver) is configured so that SCSI reserve and release commands are issued automatically with each tape driver command. This behavior needs to be modified for use in SAN environments. To modify the tape driver, perform the following steps: 1. Login as [root]. 2. Run SAM (System Administration Manager). 3. Under Kernel Configuration, select [Configurable Parameters]. 4. Select [st_ats_enabled] from the list of configurable parameters. 5. Under the Actions menu, select [Modify Configurable Parameter...] 6. Set Formula/Value to [0]. 7. Click [OK]. 8. Under the Actions menu, select [Process New Kernel]. 2-40 Chapter 2

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Installation
HP-UX
±
Fibre Channel Software Drivers
Chapter 2
2-40
Modifying the HP-UX
±
Tape Driver
NOTE
By default, the HP-UX
SCSI tape driver (stape driver) is configured so
that SCSI reserve and release commands are issued automatically with
each tape driver command. This behavior needs to be modified for use in
SAN environments.
To modify the tape driver, perform the following steps:
1.
Login as
[root]
.
2. Run
SAM (
System Administration Manager).
3.
Under Kernel Configuration, select
[Configurable Parameters]
.
4. Select
[st_ats_enabled]
from the list of configurable parameters.
5.
Under the
Actions
menu, select
[Modify Configurable Parameter...]
6. Set
Formula/Value
to
[0]
.
7. Click
[OK]
.
8.
Under the
Actions
menu, select
[Process New Kernel]
.