Seagate 240 DDS-4 manual Configuration for the IBM AIX environment, AIX Version 3.2 and later

A-52 Scorpion 240 Autoloader Installation Manual

Configuration for the IBM AIX environment

Dip switch settings

Before using the Scorpion 240 in an IBM AIX environment, set the operating-system configuration dip switches as shown below:

	Switch 5	Switch 6	Switch 7	Switch 8
Setting	ON	OFF	ON	OFF

AIX Version 3.2 and later

AIX Versions 3.2 and later can be configured to work with the Scorpion 240 by using the SMIT “Other SCSI Tape Drive” option.

Note: To use this procedure, you will need to know the SCSI ID being used by the tape drive.

To configure AIX using the SMIT utility, use the following procedure:

1.Enter SMIT at the Tape Drive menu by typing “smit tape”

2.Select “Add a tape drive”

3.Select the type of tape drive you will be adding. Use the “Other SCSI Tape Drive” option.

4.Select the parent SCSI Adapter from the available list

5.The Add a tape Drive entry fields now appear. Some of the standard options need to be changed to maximize drive performance and functionality:

∙Set the “Connection Address” with the tape drive’s Target and LUN (always use 0 for the LUN). 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 Fixed “Blocksize” to 1024

∙Set “Density 1” to 140