Scorpion 40 Configuration settings for Windows NT, Novell, and UNIX operating systems
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Contents Introduction Operating-system configuration dip switches 1 1 Configurations for Windows NT 2 Configurations for the Novell environment 3 Configurations for the DEC UNIX environment Dip switch settings Digital UNIX Version 4.0 and later Digital UNIX Versions earlier than 4.0. 5 5 5 6 Configurations for the Sun UNIX environment Dip switch settings Sun OS 4.1.x Solaris 2.x 7 7 7 8 Configurations for the SGI environment Dip switch settings Irix V5.x Irix V6.x through V6.
Scorpion 40 configurations for Windows NT, Novell, and UNIX Introduction This booklet explains how to configure Scorpion 40 drives and various Windows NT, UNIX and Novell operating systems for optimum compatibility. Operating-system configuration dip switches The figure below shows the location of the operating-system configuration dip switches on the bottom of the internal Scorpion 40.
Scorpion 40 configurations for Windows NT, Novell, and UNIX 2 Configurations for Windows NT If you use Windows NT 4.0 with the 4mmDAT.SYS driver from Microsoft, you must set Switch 10 (the Inquiry-String switch) to OFF. If you use Windows NT 4.0 with the STDAT4.SYS driver from Seagate, you can leave the Switch 10 in to ON (the default setting). In either case, switches 5 through 8, the UNIX configuration switches, should all be set to ON (the default settings).
Scorpion 40 configurations for Windows NT, Novell, and UNIX 3 Configurations for the Novell environment Novell 4.11 There are two possible ways to configure the Scorpion 40 to work with Novell 4.11, depending on which tape driver you use. Configuration 1: If you are using the existing Novell TAPEDAI driver or a version of the NWTAPE driver created before 11/3/99, you must change the Operating-System Configuration Dip switches so that switches 5 and 8 are OFF, as shown in the table below.
Scorpion 40 configurations for Windows NT, Novell, and UNIX 4 Novell 5.x There are two possible ways to configure the Scorpion 40 to work with Novell 5.x, depending on which tape driver you use. Configuration 1: If you are still using the original Novell NWTAPE driver or any version created before 11/3/99, you must change the Operating-System Configuration Dip switches so that switches 5 and 8 are OFF, as shown in the table on the front of this sheet.
Scorpion 40 configurations for Windows NT, Novell, and UNIX 5 Configurations for the DEC UNIX environment Dip switch settings Before using the Scorpion 40 in a DEC UNIX environment, set the operating-system dip switches as shown below: Operating System / tape driver software Switch 5 Switch 6 Switch 7 Switch 8 DEC UNIX OFF ON ON ON Digital UNIX Version 4.0 and later With Version 4.0 of their UNIX operating system, DEC introduced a new method of configuring the CAM SCSI driver.
Scorpion 40 configurations for Windows NT, Novell, and UNIX 6 4. Save the database file. 5. Run the following command: ddr_config -c. This takes the default input file, ddr.dbase, and builds a new device database. The new device database is effective immediately, and there is no need to rebuild the kernel. Digital UNIX Versions earlier than 4.0. Configure the system by modifying the file cam_data.c. This is located in either /usr/sys/data or /sys/data, depending on the system configuration. The cam_data.
Scorpion 40 configurations for Windows NT, Novell, and UNIX 7 Configurations for the Sun UNIX environment Dip switch settings Before using the Scorpion 40 in a Sun UNIX environment, set the operating-system dip switches as shown below: Operating System / tape driver software Switch 5 Switch 6 Switch 7 Switch 8 Sun UNIX ON OFF ON ON Sun OS 4.1.x To configure SunOS 4.1.x to use the Scorpion 40, you must modify the stdef.h and st_conf.
Scorpion 40 configurations for Windows NT, Novell, and UNIX Solaris 2.x 1. To configure Solaris 2.x for compatibility with the Scorpion 40, add the following lines to the file st.conf in the directory /kernel/drv. tape-config-list= "SEAGATE DAT 06240-XXX","Seagate DAT Drive","SEAGATE_DAT"; SEAGATE_DAT = 1,0x34,0,0xd639,4,0x00,0x8C,0x8C,0x8C,3; Note: The inquiry string above contains four spaces between the word DAT and the value 06240. 2. After modifying the file st.
Scorpion 40 configurations for Windows NT, Novell, and UNIX 9 Configurations for the SGI environment Dip switch settings Before using the Scorpion 40 in a SGI UNIX environment, make sure the dip switches are all set to ON, as shown in the table below: Operating System / tape driver software Switch 5 Switch 6 Switch 7 Switch 8 SGI UNIX ON ON ON ON Note: The main difference between tape drive support in Irix 5.x and 6.
Scorpion 40 configurations for Windows NT, Novell, and UNIX 10 Note: Irix 5.3 and later will detect the changes made and automatically rebuild the kernel the next time the system boots. Irix V6.x through V6.5 To configure Irix 6.x-6.5 to use a Scorpion 40, you must modify the files /var/sysgen/master.d/scsi and /dev/MAKEDEV.d/TPS_base, as described below. After modifying these files you must rebuild the kernel. 1. Edit the file /var/sysgen/master.
Scorpion 40 configurations for Windows NT, Novell, and UNIX 11 tpsc_default_dens_count, tpsc_default_hwg_dens_names, tpsc_default_alias_dens_names, {0},0,0,0, 0, (u_char *)0 }, 2. Edit the file /dev/MAKEDEV.d/TPS_base and make the following modification (this modification is not required on systems running IRIX 6.4 or 6.5). Locate the area of code which deals with DAT drives.
Scorpion 40 configurations for Windows NT, Novell, and UNIX 12 If this error is encountered, make sure that the correct modifications were made to the file /var/sysgen/master.d/scsi. Switching Hardware Compression Irix 6.x provides support for software switching of hardware compression through the use of different device drivers. Drivers including a “c” in the device name should enable compression. You may be able to resolve problems with data compression by installing the latest Irix 6.x patch set.
Scorpion 40 configurations for Windows NT, Novell, and UNIX 13 Configurations for the HP-UX environment Dip switch settings Before using the Scorpion 40 in an HP UNIX environment, set the operating-system configuration dip switches as shown below: Operating System / tape driver software Switch 5 Switch 6 Switch 7 Switch 8 HP UNIX ON ON OFF ON HP-UX Versions 10.2 and 11: Follow the steps below to configure these HP-UX systems: 1. Log in as root. 2. Run the SAM utility. 3.
Scorpion 40 configurations for Windows NT, Novell, and UNIX 14 Configurations for the IBM AIX environment Dip switch settings Before using the Scorpion 40 in an IBM AIX environment, set the operating-system configuration dip switches as shown below: Operating System / tape driver software Switch 5 Switch 6 Switch 7 Switch 8 IBM UNIX ON OFF ON OFF AIX Version 3.2 and later AIX Versions 3.2 and later can be configured to work with the Scorpion 40 by using the SMIT “Other SCSI Tape Drive” option.
Scorpion 40 configurations for Windows NT, Novell, and UNIX • 15 Set the “Maximum delay for the Read/Write command” to 900 6. Press the RETURN key. The drive will be installed in the system database and the appropriate devices created 7. Exit SMIT Controlling data compression under AIX After you run SMIT, device files will have been created for your new tape drive. Typical filenames are listed below: /dev/rmt0 /dev/rmt0.4 /dev/rmt0.1 /dev/rmt0.2 /dev/rmt0.3 /dev/rmt0.5 /dev/rmt0.6 /dev/rmt0.
Scorpion 40 configurations for Windows NT, Novell, and UNIX 16 Configurations for Linux and SCO UNIX environments The following table summarizes the settings for the operating-system configuration dip switches that should be used for Linux and SCO UNIX environments. Operating System / tape driver software Switch 5 Switch 6 Switch 7 Switch 8 Linux ON ON ON ON ON ON OFF ON ON ON SCO (ODT and Open Server) OFF installation using MAKDEV utility SCO UnixWare 7.
