HP Ultrium Tape Drive Purpose of this manual, Related documents, Documentation map

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The purpose of this manual

This is one of six volumes that document HP Ultrium drives. This volume provides background information for driver and application developers. The following products are covered. Capacities are when the drive is using data compression with a compression ratio of 2:1, where applicable:

•HP Ultrium Generation 3 Full-Height SCSI Internal Drive

•HP Ultrium Generation 3 Full-Height FC Internal Drive

NOTE: Throughout this manual frequent reference is made to SCSI commands. For more information on SCSI commands for HP Ultrium drives see volume 3, The SCSI Interface, of the HP Ultrium Technical Reference Manual set. Ordering details are given below.

Related documents

The following documents provide additional information:

Documents specific to HP Ultrium drives

•Hardware Integration Guide, volume 1 of the HP Ultrium Technical Reference Manual

•Software Integration Guide, volume 2 of the HP Ultrium Technical Reference Manual

•The SCSI Interface, volume 3 of the HP Ultrium Technical Reference Manual

•Specifications, volume 4 of the HP Ultrium Technical Reference Manual

•Background to Ultrium Drives, volume 6 of the HP Ultrium Technical Reference Manual Please contact your HP supplier for copies.

•The features and benefits of HP Ultrium drives are discussed in the HP Ultrium Technology White Paper.

•For a general background to LTO technology and licensing, go to http://www.lto- technology.com.

Documentation map

The following will help you locate information in the 6-volume Technical Reference Manual:

The purpose of this manual

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Contents Generation 3 drives Version Date Changes Contents Verifying the Installation Related documents Purpose of this manualDocuments specific to HP Ultrium drives Documentation mapDrives-general Interface General documents and standardization How error correction worksIrvine, CA Tel 800 854 7179 or 714 261Page Introduction Backup ApplicationsUltrium Drives in a Library IntroductionHP-UX AIX HP Servers and Workstations-HP-UX HP-UX SystemsIntroduction Determining the Scsi ID HP-UX SystemsSelect the following Creating the Device FilesFor an HP Ultrium drive, execute the following Where When you have exited sam, run ioscan to see the tape driveRun insf as follows To create a device file with the following characteristicsHardware path can be found from previous ioscan output For compressed mode defaultWhat Next? HP-UX Systems HP Alpha Unix HP Alpha UnixHP Alpha Unix Add the following entry to your /dev/ddr.dbase fileWhat Next? This will produce output that looks similar to Configuring the Device FilesDetermining the Scsi ID Device Filenames under AIX Linux Configuring on Linux SystemsDetermining the Scsi ID Linux LinuxThis should find a number of lines. One should look like Where /dev/stp is the device file Using the Seek and Tell Features of mtLinux Sun Systems, Solaris 8, 9 Sun Systems, Solaris 8, 9This will produce output similar to the following This produces a list similar toLs -l /dev/rmt/*m grep st@X Determine the device file by typingHP-Data Values Do a reconfigure bootWhen the system is down, reboot Specifies the LUN for the device Values for the parameters for name are as followsSpecifies the Scsi ID target of the device Verifying the Installation of the Drive Unix Verifying the InstallationTo verify the installation Verifying the InstallationRead the file back from tape File The name of the file to archive, prefixed with ‘./’Extract the file from the tape Compare the original with the restored versionChange to the temporary directory Verifying the Installation Glossary GlossaryFibre Channel switching technology Response to a filemark commandFeatures required by that standard Point-to-point connection between itself and the fabricGlossary Glossary AIX IndexIndex Index