IBM TS2340 User Guide - Page 45
Installation Procedure, Configuring Tape and Medium Changer Devices, Preinstallation Considerations
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AIX Device Driver (Atape) Installation Procedure For information on obtaining the latest version of device drivers and the latest documentation, refer to Appendix A, "Accessing Documentation and Software Online," on page 341. Preinstallation Considerations Before proceeding with the installation, verify the following items: 1. The tape device is properly functioning, properly attached to the server, and is powered up. If you are attaching an IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Tape System 3590 Model E or Model H Tape Drive with the Fibre Channel Attachment, make sure it is defined with the hard addressing option. 2. You have logged onto the server on an account which has root authority. 3. You have a command shell window open on the server to perform the installation procedure. 4. Make sure the current path is defined in the command shell PATH variable. This can be accomplished in the korn shell using the following command: EXPORT PATH=.:$PATH 5. If the tape device was configured previously by another device driver (not Atape), remove any existing device definitions for it. The following command is an example: rmdev -l ost1 -d Installation Procedure Enter the following command to list the currently installed Atape.driver version: lslpp -l Atape.driver Enter the following command to install the Atape driver in the current directory for example installp -acXd Atape.x.x.x.x Atape.driver This installs and commits the Atape driver on the system. Configuring Tape and Medium Changer Devices After the driver software is installed and a tape device is connected to the adapter, the device can be configured and made available for use. Access to the device is not provided until the device is configured. Note: If the tape device was configured previously by another SCSI device driver, such as OST (Other SCSI Tape), issue the following command to remove the device definition before performing the following steps: rmdev -l [device] Configure a tape device using one of the following procedures: v Enter the following command with no parameters: cfgmgr The command configures all devices automatically (including any new tape or medium changer devices). or v Power Off your subsystem and reboot the system to configure it automatically and make available any new tape or medium changer devices on the system. Chapter 3. AIX Tape and Medium Changer Device Driver 27