Quantum
Application Note
Installing an SDLTtape or DLTtape Drive
into a Sun Solaris 2.X System
(versions 2.6 and above)
November 2003 6464158-01
Table of Contents
1. Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.1 Purpose and Scope. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
2. Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
2.1 Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
2.2 Installing the Tape Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
2.3 Installing Required Patches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Solar i s 2 .6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Solar i s 2 .7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Solar i s 2 .8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Solar i s 2 .9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.4 Verifying the Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
3. Data Cartridge Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
4. Using a DLTtape Mini-Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
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Installing an SDLTtape or DLTtape Drive into a Su n Solaris 2.X System (versions 2.6 and above)
Notes
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Drive into a Sun Solaris 2.X System
(versions 2.6 and abov e)
1. Introduction
This document provides instructions for integrating a Quantum® SuperDLTtape™ or
DLTtape™ drive into a Sun™ SPARCstation™ workstation, an Ultra™ server, or an
Enterprise™ server running Solaris™ 2.X.
Note: This document applies to Sun Solaris 2.6 and above. Sun no longer
supports Solaris 2.6. Solaris 2.8 is Sun’s preferred operating system.
1.1 Purpose and Scope
This document pertains to the following products:
• Tape drives: DLT 2000, DLT 2000XT, DLT 4000, DLT 7000, DLT 8000,
SDLT 220, and SDLT 320.
Note: The Super DLT1 tape drive is currently known as the SDLT 220
tape drive.
• Mini-libraries: DLT 2500, DLT 2500XT, DLT 2700, DLT 2700XT, DLT 4500,
and DLT 4700.
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This document includes the following sections:
• “Installation” on page 4 describes how to install an SDL T tape or DLTtape
drive in a Sun SPARCstation workstation, Ultra server, or Enterprise server
running Solaris 2.X.
• “Data Cartridge Compatibility” on page 11 provides information about SDL Ttape and
DLTtape data cartridges and tape drive compatibility.
• “Using a DLTtape Mini-Library” on page 12 provides information about using a
DLTtape mini-library.
2. Installation
This section describes how to install the tape drive and how to configure the Solaris
operating system to recognize and communicate with the tape drive. The operating system
includes a driver to communicate efficiently with SCSI devices, such as an SDLTtape or
DLTtape drive.
2.1 Before You Begin
Before you install the tape drive, follow these steps:
1. If you have a DLT 2000, DLT 2500, or DLT 2700 product, make sure it uses version
V10 (or high e r) controller firmw a re .
Note: The DLT 2000XT, DLT 2500XT, DLT 2700XT, DLT 4000,
DLT 7000, DLT 8000, SDLT 220, and SDLT 320 tape drives do not
have a firmware revision restriction.
2. Make sure that the hardware has the appropriate SCSI interface for the tape drive. If
you have a SCSI single-ended (SE) tape drive, you need a SCSI SE interface; if you
have a SCSI low-voltage differential (LVD) or high-voltage differential (HVD) tape
drive, you need a SCSI LVD or HVD interface.
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3. Obtain the appropriate manual for your tape drive as listed in Table 1. These manuals
provide detailed hardware installation instructions, including switch and jumper
settings and information about SCSI bus termination.
Note: To view these manuals online, go to: http://www.quantum.com/AM/
support/DLTtapeDrivesMedia/Manuals/Default.htm.
Table 1. Order Numbers for Tape Drive Manuals
Manual Title Order Number
DLT 2000/DLT 2700 Product Manual 81-109132
DL T 2500 Owner’s Manual 81-109374
DLT 2000XT/DLT 2500XT/DLT 2700X T Produc t Manual 81-109253-03
DL T 4000 Product Manual 81-60043-04
DL T 7000 Product Manual 81-60000-06
DL T 8000 Product Manual 81-60118-04
SDLT 220 and SDLT 320 Product Manual 81-85002-01
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2.2 Installing the Tape Drive
To install the tape drive, follow these steps:
1. Shut down your workstation or server and remove AC power from the system.
2. Follow instructions in your tape drive’s product manual to install the tape drive and
set the SCSI ID.
2.3 Installing Required Patches
For each Solaris configuration (2.6 and above) Sun requires/recommends installing
specific patches to ensure proper functionality of your tape drive. You can d ownload thes e
patches at http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/show.pl?target=patches/patch-
access&nav=patchpage.
Notes: • The patches in this section are tiered as pre-requisites.
• Because patches are updated, the patches listed in this section do not specify a version
number, for example 123456-xx. Be sure to download the latest available patch.
IMPORTANT: You may use a recommended Solaris Patch Cluster for all
patches marked with a red asterisk (*).
Solaris 2.6
Required Patch Description
sparc
x86
105847-xx*
105505-xx*
SunOS 5.6: /kernel/drv/st.conf and /kernel/drv/st patch
SunOS 5.6_x86: /kernel/drv/st.conf and /kernel/drv/st patch
Solaris 2.7
Required Patch Description
sparc
x86
107460-xx*
107461-xx SunOS 5.7.x86: st driver patch
SunOS 5.7: st driver patch
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Solaris 2.8
Patch Description
sparc
108725-xx*
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SunOS 5.8: st driver patch
108528-xx*
108987-xx*
111111-xx*
111310-xx*
SunOS 5.8: kernel update patch
SunOS 5.8: patch for patchadd and patchrm
112396-xx*
SunOS 5.8: /usr/bin/nawk patch
SunOS 5.8: /usr/lib/libdhcpagent.so.1 patch
SunOS 5.8: /usr/bin/fgrep patch
x86
108726-xx*
1 10610-xx SunOS 5.8_x86: cdio.h and commands.h USB patch
Solaris 2.9
Patch Description
sparc
x86
113277-xx*
114243-xx*
SunOS 5.8_x86: st driver patch
108529-xx*
108988-xx*
111112-xx*
111307-xx*
111311-xx*
cdio.h commands.h USB new defines SCSI Quantum SDL T
SunOS 5.9: patch st driver
112233-xx*
112834-xx*
SunOS 5.8_x86: kernel update patch
SunOS 5.8_x86: patch for patchadd and patchrm
112397-xx*
SunOS 5.8_x86: /usr/bin/nawk patch
SunOS 5.6_x86: boot.bin, bootconf.exe, bootenv.rc and nbp patch
SunOS 5.6_x86: /usr/lib/libdhcpagent.so.1 patch
SunOS 5.9: kernel patch
SunOS 5.9: patch scsi
st dr i ver patc h
SunOS 5.8_x86: /usr/bin/fgrep patch
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2.4 Verifying the I nstalla tion
To verify the installation, follow these steps:
1. Load a data cartridge into the tape drive following the instructions in your manual.
2. Change the directory to /.
3. Enter shutdown -i0 -g0 to shut down the system.
4. Enter boot -rv to reboot the system.
The r switch in the boot command recompiles the kernel and creates a special device
file for communicating with the tape drive.
Note: The device files created for the tape drive are located in the /dev/rmt/
path and are discussed in “Device File Assignments” on page 9.
The v switch enables verbose mode display during system bootup. With verbose
mode, the system indicates that the tape drive is attached by displaying t he Vendor ID
and Product ID strings.
5. To verify that you installed the tape drive and that a data cartridge is loaded,
enter mt -f /dev/rmt/0 status.
responds with a display similar to the following:
mt
QUANTUM DLT7000 tape drive:
sense key(0x6)= Unit Attention residual= 0 retries= 0
file no= 0 block no= 0
Installation is complete.
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2.4.1 Device File A ssignments
When you issue a boot -rv command, Solaris recompiles the kernel and creates a special
device file used for communicating with the tape drive . This fil e, loc ated in the /dev/rmt
path, has the following form:
[0-127][l,m,h,c,u][b][n]
Table 2 lists and defines the values within this file.
Table 2. Device File Values and Definitions
Device File Value Definition
[0-127] The target tape drive designation as assigned by Solaris during boot -rv (see
“Target Tape Drive Designations” on page 10).
[l,m,h,c,u] The tape density the tape drive uses during write operations. The first four letters
map to the four density assignments in the <DLTtape data> line in the st.conf
file. If these letters are not in the device file, the tape drive uses the default density
designated by the last parameter in the <DLTtape data> line in the st.conf
file. This is the highest density with compression for this configuration.
The following list defines each letter:
• l - low density
• m - medium density
• h - high density
• c - compressed (same density as u)
• u - ultra (same density as c).
[b] The BSD behavior. See mtio man page for more information.
[n] The rewind behavior. The tape drive will not rewind the tape when the command is
complete.
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For example, listing the device files in /dev/rmt for the first drive assigned by Solaris
may look similar to the following:
ls /dev/rmt/0*
/dev/rmt/0 /dev/rmt/0cbn /dev/rmt/0hn /dev/rmt/0m /dev/rmt/0u
/dev/rmt/0b /dev/rmt/0cn /dev/rmt/01 /dev/rmt/0mb /dev/rmt/0ub
/dev/rmt/0bn /dev/rmt/0h /dev/rmt/01b /dev/rmt/0mbn /dev/rmt/0ubn
/dev/rmt/0c /dev/rmt/0hb /dev/rmt/01bn /dev/rmt/0mn /dev/rmt/0un
/dev/rmt/0cb /dev/rmt/0hbn /dev/rmt/01n /dev/rmt/0n
Target Tape Drive Designations
The target drive designations assigned by Solaris may take on values higher than those
established in the /dev/rmt/ path. This is not a problem; however, during a boot -rv,
Solaris does not remove the tape device files for tape drives no longer attached to the
system. As a result, you may find it more difficult to locate the device file for the
configured tape drive. To minimize this problem, initially delete the tape device files (rm
/dev/rmt/*
), then either boot the system with a boot -rv or issue the following at the
command line prompt:
drvconfig -i st; tapes
If the DLTtape drive is the only drive on the system, its target assignment should be 0. The
Solaris man pages have more information about drvconfig and tapes.
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3. Data Cartridge Compatibility
Table 3 provides information about data cartridge and tape drive compatibility . Use this
matrix when determining data cartridges to use in your tape drive.
Note: The SDLT 220 and SDLT 320 tape drives can read, but not append
data to, DLTtape IV data cartridges that were previously written by a
DLT 4000, DLT 7000, or DLT 8000 tape drive.
Table 3. Data Cartridge and Tape Drive Compatibility (Native/Compressed)
Drive Type
DLT 2000
DLT 2500
Data Cartridge
DLTtape™ III
(CompacTape III™)
DLTtape™ IIIXT
(CompacTape IIIXT)
DLTtape™ IV
(CompacTape IV™)
Super DLTtape I
CleaningTape III 20 uses 20 use s 20 uses 20 uses 20 uses 20 uses
SDLT CleaningTape 20 uses 20 uses
DLT 2700
10/2 0 GB 10/20 GB 10/20 GB 10/20 GB 10/20 GB
DLT 2000XT
DLT 2500XT
DLT 2700XT
15/30 GB 15/30 GB 15/ 30 GB 15/30 GB
DLT 4000
DLT 4500
DLT 4700
20/40 GB
DLT
7000
20/40 GB 35/
70 GB
DLT
8000
20/40 GB
35/70 GB
40/80 GB
SDLT
220
20/40 GB
35/70 GB
40/80 GB
110/220 GB
SDLT
320
20/40 GB
35/70 GB
40/80 GB
110/220 GB
160/32 0 GB
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4. Using a DLTtape Mini-Library
The Solaris operating system does not support SCSI-2 media changer device commands.
Therefore, you cannot use a DLT 2500, DLT 2500XT, DLT 2700, DLT 2700XT,
DLT 4500, or DLT 4700 in random access mode. You can access the mini-library in
sequential mode only.
For a detailed description of these access modes, refer to the appropriate product manual
for your DLTtape mini-library. See Table 1 on page 5.
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