HP C180 manual Using Device Files

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

2The System Administration Manager window opens. Double-click on Periph- eral Devices ->.

3The Peripheral Devices window opens. Double-click on Tape Drives ->.

4The Tape Drives window opens.

5In the list of tape drives, click on the desired tape drive to select it.

6From the Actions 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.

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