User's Guide

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
.
Note:
To use this procedure, you will need to know the SCSI ID
being used by the tape drive.
To configure AIX using the SMIT utility, use the following
procedure:
1. Enter SMIT at the Tape Drive menu by typing “smit tape”
2. Select “Add a tape drive”
3. Select the type of tape drive you will be adding. Use the “Other
SCSI Tape Drive” option.
4. Select the parent SCSI Adapter from the available list
5. The Add a tape Drive entry fields now appear. Some of the
standard options need to be changed to maximize drive
performance and functionality:
Set the “Connection Address” with the tape drive’s Target
and LUN (always use 0 for the LUN). In the list, the Target is
the first number and the LUN is the second. For example, if
the drive is ID 5, choose 5,0
Set the Fixed “Blocksize” to 1024
Set “Density 1” to 140