HP Q1581A HP DDS/DAT drives UNIX, Linux and OpenVMS configuration guide (DW049 - Page 25
IBM (AIX) servers and workstations, Determining the SCSI ID, Configuring the device files - review
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5 IBM (AIX) servers and workstations NOTE: Only SCSI drives are supported on AIX . Determining the SCSI ID Before you configure your system to support your drive, determine which SCSI ID to use. IDs must be unique for each device attached to the SCSI bus. To list existing devices, use the following: % lsdev -C |grep SCSI This produces output similar to: scsi0 Available 00-00-0S Standard SCSI I/O Controller hdisk0 Available 00-00-0S-0 1.0 GB SCSI Disk Drive rmt1 Defined 00-00-0S-2,0 Other SCSI Tape Drive The SCSI ID is in the series 00-00-0S-X,0, where X is the SCSI ID. Review the list of existing SCSI IDs and choose an available ID to assign to the new tape drive. Configuring the device files To install a DDS-format drive on an IBM workstation, create the appropriate device files for the drive. To change to variable block mode, use the following procedure: If you are using a graphics terminal running X-Windows 1. At a Windows terminal, type: smit tape 2. The following window is displayed: If no device has been configured at this address before, select "add a tape drive" to set up the address. Otherwise, select "change/show characteristics of a tape drive" HP Evolution II DDS/DAT drives: UNIX, Linux and OpenVMS configuration guide 25