User`s guide

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CHAPTER
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Installation
This chapter describes how to install, configure, and troubleshoot the DLT8000 tape
drive.
Installing the Tape Drive
▼ To Install the Tape Drive
1. Determine your operating environment using the uname -rs command.
Caution – If your system uses the Solaris 2.5, 2.5.1, 2.6, or 2.7 operating
environments, you must perform the procedures in Appendix A before proceeding.
2. Shut down the operating environment.
Use either the init or shutdown command. See the man pages for these commands
or the Solaris AnswerBook2 online documentation for more information.
3. Find an available SCSI device identifier (SCSI ID) for the tape drive.
To check for an available SCSI ID, type probe-scsi-all at the ok prompt. Use a
SCSI ID that is not returned by this command. Tape drives are usually set to a SCSI
ID of 4 or 5. Write down the SCSI ID (and SCSI host adapter identifier) for future
use.
Note – Do not choose SCSI ID 7; it is reserved for the host adapter.