ADSM-L

Re: SunSolaris and dlt7000 tape drives

1999-05-07 16:23:48
Subject: Re: SunSolaris and dlt7000 tape drives
From: johnma <johnma AT SLEWPY.DRF DOT COM>
Date: Fri, 7 May 1999 16:23:48 -0400
good point, I don't see that my os have "st.conf" file..

JohnMa.

Steven P Roder wrote:

> On Fri, 7 May 1999, Barton Longacre wrote:
> > How is your /usr/kernel/drv/mt.conf setup? I know we needed to apply a 
> > patch to modify the Sun 2.6 tapes command...patch 105867-01if I'm not 
> > mistaken.  If you don't have this, then you tend to receive an error with 
> > the add_drv command telling you the device did not attach.  We're using an 
> > stk9714 attached to a ultra 5 running 2.6
>
> You should probably also remove those tape's target id's from
> /kernel/drv/st.conf, so that Sun's drivers do not create entries in
> /dev/rmt too.
>
> ...and that patch number is correct:
>
> Patch-ID# 105867-01
> Keywords: tapes node numeric devlink
> Synopsis: SunOS 5.6: /usr/sbin/tapes patch
> Date: Feb/10/98
>
> Solaris Release: 2.6
>
> SunOS Release: 5.6
>
> Unbundled Product:
>
> Unbundled Release:
>
> Topic: SunOS 5.6: /usr/sbin/tapes patch
>
> BugId's fixed with this patch: 4100165
>
> Changes incorporated in this version:
>
> Relevant Architectures: sparc
>
> Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch:
>
> Patches which conflict with this patch:
>
> Patches required with this patch:
>
> Obsoleted by:
>
> Files included with this patch:
>
> /usr/sbin/tapes
>
> Problem Description:
>
> 4100165 tapes command is different in 2.6 from earlier behavior
>
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:   johnma [SMTP:johnma AT SLEWPY.DRF DOT COM]
> > Sent:   Friday, May 07, 1999 12:44 PM
> > To:     ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> > Subject:        SunSolaris and dlt7000 tape drives
> >
> > > New adsm version 3.1.2.1 installation on Sun Solaris 2.6 and 2 DLT7000.
> >
> > I am having trouble having adsm accessing tape drives. According to the
> > installation precedure, I have to add device call /dev/rmt/*mt  inoder to
> > have adsm to read the tape drive. I am having trouble configurating the *mt
> > drive.
> > Any suggestions.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > JohnMa.
> >
> >
>
> Steve (unVMix Systems Programmer/Dude) Roder
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