HP DDS/DAT tape drives UNIX, Linux and OpenVMS configuration guide (DW049-90930, May 2010)

4. The names of the device files can be interpreted as follows:

Devices in the /dev/ntape directory are "no-rewind" devices, those in /dev/tape will do a

rewind on close.

The device files then have the syntax, tapeX_dn

where:

X is the instance of the drive

n is the density number

For example, /dev/ntape/tape66_d1 is a device file for device 66, no-rewind using density

number 1. Since all density numbers have the same parameters it does not matter which density

number file is used.

Configuring an autoloader

Add the following entries to /etc/mcicap to configure an autoloader:

mc0:\

:mc=/dev/changer/mc1:\

:dn=/dev/tape/tape23:tc=DAT Autoloader:

# Digital TLZ6L/TLZ7L 4mm DAT Tape Autoloader

:it=scsi2:dt=tape:ae:re:

What next?

Once the device files have been created, you should confirm that your new tape drive is working

properly. “Verifying the installation” on page 39 provides instructions on backing up and restoring

a sample file to test your installation.

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