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Using Your Digital Data Storage (DDS) Tape Drive
Operating the DDS Tape Drive
Using Device Files
Device files are special files that tell your system which system hardware
pathway to use when communicating with a specific device, and what kind
of device it is.
To determine what device files are available for use with your tape drive, use
the following procedure:
1In a terminal window, enter the following command:
sam RETURN
2TheSystem Administration Manager window opens. Double-click on Periph-
eral Devices ->.
3ThePeripheral Devices window opens. Double-click on Tape Drives ->.
4TheTape Drives window opens.
5In the list of tape drives, click on the desired tape drive to select it.
6From theActions menu, click on Show Device Files.
A window opens with a list of the device files for the selected tape drive with an
explanation of each one.