Chapter 6 UNIX Settings Configuring for the IBM AIX Environment (AIX Version 4.1.x and later)
1Enter SMIT at the Tape Drive menu by typing smit tape
2Select Add a tape Drive.
3Select the type of tape drive you will be adding. Use the Other SCSI Tape Drive option.
4Select the Parent SCSI Adapter from the available list. The Add a tape Drive “Entry Fields” appears.
5Some of the standard options can be changed to maximize drive performance and functionality:
Set the Connection Address with the Drives Target and Lun (always use Lun 0). In the list, the Target is the first number and the Lun is the second. For example, if the drive is ID 5, choose 5,0.
Set the BLOCK size to 0.
Set Use DEVICE BUFFERS during writes to yes. Set RETURN error on tape change or reset to no. Set Use EXTENDED file marks to yes.
Set RESERVE/RELEASE support to yes.
Set BLOCK SIZE for variable length support (Num.) to 0. Set Density 1 to 0.
6Leave the Set delay. . . and Set timeout. . . lines at the default value.
7Click OK and the drive will be installed in the system database, and devices created. There is no need to reboot the system.
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