HP LTO Ultrium 6 tape drives UNIX, Linux and OpenVMS configuration guide

Select the tape drive you wish to change. The example above shows an LTO FC tape drive
as available for selection.
4. The following details are displayed:
Check the following values and change them if necessary:
• BLOCK Size (0=variable length) = 0
• Use EXTENDED file marks = “no”
• RESERVE/RELEASE support = “yes”
• Set timeout for the READ or WRITE command = 1200
Press the Enter key (“Do”) to apply the changes.
Refer to http://www.hp.com/go/connect for up-to-date information on supported applications
Once device files have been configured, you should confirm that your new tape drive is working
properly. “Verifying the installation” (page 25) provides instructions on backing up and restoring
a sample file to test your installation.
Device filenames under AIX
Use device filenames as listed below for the combination of Rewind on Close, Retension on Open,
and Compression that you want:
CompressionRetension on OpenRewind on CloseFilename
enabledNoYes/dev/rmtn
enabledNoNo/dev/rmtn.1
enabledYesYes/dev/rmtn.2
enabledYesNo/dev/rmtn.3
disabledNoYes/dev/rmtn.4
disabledNoNo/dev/rmtn.5
disabledYesYes/dev/rmtn.6
disabledYesNo/dev/rmtn.7
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