Quantum DAT 40 User's Guide

Scorpion 40

Configuration settings for

Windows NT, Novell,

and UNIX operating systems

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Contents

Introduction 1

Operating-system configuration dip switches 1

Configurations for Windows NT 2
Configurations for the Novell environment 3
Configurations for the DEC UNIX environment 5

Dip switch settings 5
Digital UNIX Version 4.0 and later 5
Digital UNIX Versions earlier than 4.0. 6

Configurations for the Sun UNIX environment 7

Dip switch settings 7
Sun OS 4.1.x 7
Solaris 2.x 8

Configurations for the SGI environment 9

Dip switch settings 9
Irix V5.x 9
Irix V6.x through V6.5 10
Troubleshooting installations on the SGI platform 11

Configurations for the HP-UX environment 13

Dip switch settings 13
HP-UX Versions 10.2 and 11: 13

Configurations for the IBM AIX environment 14

Dip switch settings 14
AIX Version 3.2 and later 14
Controlling data compression under AIX 15

Configurations for Linux and SCO UNIX environments 16

Scorpion 40 configurations for Windows NT, Novell, and UNIX 1

Introduction

This booklet explains how to configure Scorpion 40 drives and
various Windows NT, UNIX and Novell operating systems for
optimum compatibility.

Operating-system configuration dip switches

The figure below shows the location of the operating-system
configuration dip switches on the bottom of the internal Scorpion 40.

If the drive is to be used with an operating system other than

Note:

those described here, these switches should be left in their
default positions.

Operating-system configuration dip switches on underside of
the Scorpion 40

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

10

Default settings shown

Front of drive

O

Data compressione (DC)

N

SCSI DC control
Media recognition
Self T est

Operating-system
configuration
switches

Wide/Narrow SCSI
Inquiry String support

Scorpion 40 configurations for Windows NT, Novell, and UNIX 2

Configurations for Windows NT

If you use Windows NT 4.0 with the 4mmDAT.SYS driver from
Microsoft, you

set Switch 10 (the Inquiry-String switch) to OFF.

must

If you use Windows NT 4.0 with the STDAT4.SYS driver from
Seagate, you can leave the Switch 10 in to ON (the default setting).
In either case, switches 5 through 8, the UNIX configuration switches,
should all be set to ON (the default settings).

Operating System /
tape driver software

Windows NT 4.0

native backup applet
using STDAT4.SYS
driver from Seagate

Windows NT 4.0

native backup applet
using 4mmDAT.SYS
driver from Microsoft

w/

w/

Switch5Switch6Switch7Switch8Switch

10

ON ON ON ON ON

ON ON ON ON OFF

Scorpion 40 configurations for Windows NT, Novell, and UNIX 3

Configurations for the Novell environment

Novell 4.11

There are two possible ways to configure the Scorpion 40 to work
with Novell 4.11, depending on which tape driver you use.

Configuration 1:

If you are using the existing Novell TAPEDAI driver
or a version of the NWTAPE driver created before 11/3/99, you must
change the Operating-System Configuration Dip switches so that
switches 5 and 8 are OFF, as shown in the table below. This is
different from their default settings (all switches ON).

Operating System / tape
driver software

Novell 4.11

applet using TAPEDAI driver
NWTAPE.CDM driver dated

before

Configuration 2:

w/ native backup

11/3/99

If you use the

Switch5Switch6Switch7Switch

OFFONONOFF

or

Novell NWTAPE driver

latest

8

(available on the Novell web site), the Operating-System
Configuration Dip switches should be left in their default positions (all
switches ON). From the administrator workstation, place the new
NWTAPE driver in the same directory as the TAPEDAI driver (usually
the system directory). Edit any .ncf files, such as autoexec.ncf, which
call the TAPEDAI driver and replace calls to TAPEDAI with
NWTAPE. Do not delete the TAPEDAI driver, because it may come
in handy in resolving future problems.

Operating System / tape
driver software

Novell 4.11

applet using NWTAPE driver
dated

w/ native backup

11/3/99

after

Switch5Switch6Switch7Switch

8

ON ON ON ON