[Veritas-bu] st.conf entries for DLT7k

The st.conf file is formatted in three sections. The first is the
tape-config-list, which defines all configured drive types on the
machine. The second section is the data-property section, which
describes how the driver interacts with those devices. The third
section is the targets, and describes which targets the driver will
build.

The tape-config-list is a series of triplets, and the whole section
must be terminated with a semi-colon. Each data-property and target is
a discrete entry, and should be terminated with a semi-colon.

The default st.conf has all entries commented out, and they all end in
comma, except the last one, which is terminated with a semi-colon. The
assumption being that if you uncommented every line in the
tape-config-list it would be properly formatted. This is also the case
with what Veritas supplies, as it is included as a text file
(/usr/openv/volmgr/MediaMgr_DeviceConfig_Guide.txt), and if you copied
that entire section to /kernel/drv/st.conf it would be formatted
correctly. Not everyone has just one type of tape drive.

This is all explained in:

`man st`
`man driver.conf`
/usr/include/sys/mtio.h
/usr/include/sys/scsi/targets/stdef.h

George

On Wed, 24 Jul 2002, Jeff Kennedy wrote:

> Funny thing that.  If you look at the default st.conf that comes in
> Solaris, all the entries in the tape-config section end in commas, only
> the data portion all end in semi-colons.  In fact, the Veritas media
> manager configuration guide (that Bill so kindly pointed out) lists the
> tape-config entry as ending with a comma, which mine now does.  To date,
> no errors.
>
> ~JK
>
> George Drew wrote:
> >
> > The "unexpected token" error is because you have a comma at the end of the 
> > second line, instead of a semi-colon. The driver has
> > to know where to stop reading the tape config list.
> >
> > Use ATL's entry:
> >
> > # grep ISDLT /usr/include/sys/mtio.h
> > #define MT_ISDLT        0x38            /* sun: SCSI DLT tape drive */
> >
> > George
> >
> > On Tue, 23 Jul 2002, Jeff Kennedy wrote:
> >
> > > I am getting conflicting stories on what should go in st.conf for the
> > > DLT 7k.
> > >
> > > ATL says the following:
> > >
> > > tape-config-list=
> > >       "QUANTUM DLT7000",      "DLT 7000",                     "DLT7000",
> > >       DLT7000         =       1,0x38,0,0x8639,4,0x82,0x83,0x84,0x85,3;
> > >
> > > However, Sun says the following:
> > >
> > > tape-config-list=
> > >       "QUANTUM DLT7000",      "QUANTUM DLT7000", "DLT7k-data";
> > >       DLT7k-data =    1,0x36,0,0x1D639,4,0x82,0x83,0x84,0x85,2;
> > >
> > > And the main reason I post this is that with ATL's entry for DLT7k I get
> > > unexpected token errors from st.conf.  Funny thing though, the SDLT
> > > entry is fine.
> > >
> > > Can anyone verify a Solaris st.conf dlt7k entry for an ATL library for
> > > me?
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
>
>