Manual:
Veritas NetBackup (tm) 6.5 Device Configuration Guide for UNIX,
Windows, Linux
Modification Type: Addition
Modification:
Starting with
NetBackup 6.5.2 and greater all IBM robotics is supported via the Atape driver.
Atape driver creates the smc device files for IBM robots controlled by SCSI,
Fibre Channel or SAS.
The device file is
the interface between AIX and the device.
It is no
longer required to create ovpass device
file using the NetBackup ovpass
pass-through driver,
using the
smc device files is the preferred method
starting with NetBackup 6.5.2 and greater for IBM robots on
AIX.
smc device files will autodiscover in the Device
Discovery Wizard.
To check if Atape
driver is installed on the system run -
# lslpp -l | grep Atape
Atape.driver
11.6.0.0 COMMITTED
IBM AIX Enhanced Tape and
Medium Changer Device Driver
To list the smc
device path run -
# lsdev -Cc tape
...
smc0 Available
06-08-01-1,1 IBM 3582 Library Medium Changer