StorageWorks 8505 8mm Cartridge Tape Drive

–The third parameter ( 1024) is the block size in bytes.

–The fourth parameter ( 0x1639) defines the options selected. 0x1639 represents the following options:

ST_VARIABLE

= 0x0001

ST_BSF

= 0x0008

ST_BSR

= 0x0010

ST_LONG_ERASE

= 0x0020

ST_KNOWS_EOD

= 0x0200

ST_UNLOADABLE

= 0x0400

ST_LONG TIMEOUTS = 0x1000

These options are equal to the fourth parameter, 0x1639.

–The fifth parameter ( 4) defines the number of densities. The maximum definable number of densities is 4 (limitation on Sun operating systems).

–The sixth parameter ( 0x14) is the vendor-unique density code for EXB-8200 in the uncompressed mode.

–The seventh parameter ( 0x90) is the vendor-unique density code for EXB-8200c in the compressed mode.

–The eight parameter ( 0x15) is the vendor-unique density code for the EXB-8500

(uncompressed mode).

–The ninth parameter ( 0x8C) is the default density code for the EXB-8500c in the compressed mode.

–The last parameter in the swxte-datastring is the default density 3, EXB-8500c in the compressed mode.

•After you have edited the “st.conf” file, shut down the system as follows:

cd /

shutdown -i0 -g0 -y0

ŽInstall the tape SBB into the StorageWorks enclosure and power on the system. We recommend that the SWXTE SCSI device address be set to ID 4 or 5.

NOTE

If your SCSI host adapter is supported by the “probe-scsi”command, then it may be used to verify that the connected device is correctly attached to the system.

•Reboot the system using the following command at the boot prompt:

>boot -rv

Note that the switch "r" forces the kernel to be re-configured, and switch "v" enables a display of the system configuration at boot time.

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Order Number: EK–STWCT–UG. E01