Quantum 646415801, 646415801 3, 646415801 2 User Manual
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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understandi ng the interrelati onships of this informat ion with other affect ed software or system pr oducts. Quantum
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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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Installing an SDLTtape or DLTtape
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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Installing an SDLTtape or DLTtape Drive into a Su n Solaris 2.X System (versions 2.6 and above)
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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