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Application Note

Installing an SDLT or DLTtape

Tape Drive into an HP-UX System

November 2002 6464118-01

1. Introduction..........................................................................................3

1.1 Purpose and Scope.............................................................................................3

2. Installation ............................................................................................4

2.1 Before You Begin.................................................................................................4

2.2 Installing the Tape Drive . . ....................................................................................5

2.3 Enabling Hardware Compression on the SDLT 320 Tape Drive..........................6

2.4 Insta lling a Patch to the Operati n g Syste m....... ......... ........................ .................7

3. Tape Cartridge Compatibility...............................................................9

4. Using a DLTtape Mini-Library............................................................10

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Revision History

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Document Release Date Summary of Changes

A November 26, 2002 Create document.

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Ta pe Drive into an HP-UX System

1. Introduction

This document provides instructions for integrating a Quantum® Super DL T tape™ or
DLTtape™ tape drive into an HP®9000 Series 700, 800 System running HP-UX® 10.X
or 11.X.

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. For the DLT 8000, HP-UX permits connectivity on
versions 10.20 and above.

Note: The Super DLT1 tape drive is currently known as the SDLT 220.

• Mini-libraries: DLT 2500, DLT 2500XT, DLT 2700, DLT 2700XT, DLT 4500,

and DLT 4700.

Note: HP-UX will not recognize DLT 2000 series products, but will attempt

to apply generic tape drive parameters. Generic settings are likely to
limit drive performance. These models are not supported with an HP­UX fbackup/frecover command.

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This document includes the following sections:

• “Installation” on page 4 describes how to install an SDLT or DLTtape drive in an

HP9000 system running HP-UX 10.X and 11.X, and how to complete patch
installations.

• “Tape Cartridge Compatibility” on page 9 provides information about SDLT and

DLTtape cartridge and tape drive compatibility.

• “Using a DLTtape Mini-Library” on page 10 provides information about using a

DLTtape mini-library.

2. Installation

This section describes how to install the tape drive and how to configure the HP-UX
operating system to recognize and communicate with the tape drive.

2.1 Before You Begin

Before you install the tape drive, follow these steps:

1. Power down the system.

2. Attach the tape drive to the SCSI interface.

3. Make sure that the hardware has the appropriate SCSI interf a ce for the tape drive. If

you have a SCSI single-ended (SE) tape dr ive, 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.

4. 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.

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Note: To view these manuals online, go to: http://www.quantum.com/AM/

support/DLTtapeDrivesMedia/Manuals/Default.htm.

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 product manual to install the tape drive and set the

SCSI ID.

Table 1. Part Numbers for Tape Drive Manuals

Manual Titl e Order Number

DL T 2000/DLT 2700 Product Manual 81-109132
DL T 2500 Owner’s Manual 81-109374
DLT 2000XT/DLT 2500XT/DLT 2700XT Product Man ual 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 Product Manual 81-80000-01

SDLT 220 and SDLT 320 Product Manual

*

*. Preferred over the SDLT 220 Product Manual; information is more up-to-date.

81-85002-01

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2.3 Enabling Hardware Comp r es si on on the SDLT 320
Tape Drive

To enable hardware compression on the SDLT 320 tape drive, follow these steps:

1. Type ioscan -f to obtain the instance number from the list for your tape drive,

for example, 0 [zero].

2. Type mksf -d stape -I <instance #> -b <density code(in decimal)>

-c <compression code(in decimal)>, for example:

mksf -d stape -I 0 -b 147 -c 16

This creates a device file in the format <c#t#d#D###C###>, for example:

c0t14d0D147C16.

IMPORTAN T: This device node is created with a rewind at the end of backup.

To create a node with no rewind capability , and with the
Berkley format, type in the following:

n (non-rewind) add -n
b (Berkley) add -u
nb (non-rewind Berkley) add -u -n

The following is an example of a line of code to enable hardware compression on the
SDLT 320 tape drive:

tar -cvf /dev/rmt/ c#t#d#D###C## /name of folder

tar -cvf /dev/rmt/c0t14d0D147C16 /usr

Another example (with no rewind and the Berkley format):

tar -cvf -u -n /dev/rmt/ c#t#d#D###C## /name of folder

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2.4 Installing a Patch to the Operating System

Patches allow the operating system to recognize your tape drive and utilize every possible
feature.

Patches can be one of the following two types: tape driver (PHKL) or fbackup/frecover
(PHCO). The tape driver patch is necessary for installation, and the fbackup/frecover
patch is required if you intend to use HP’s fbackup/frecovery utility with your tape drive.

Table 2 specifies the patches for each operating system and hardware.

Note: To download the patches from Hewlett-Packard’s web site, go to

http://www.hp.com/. Because of the nature of HP’s patch database,

patch IDs are subject to change.

To install patches, follow these steps:

1. Download patches from HP.

2. If you haven’t already done so, log in as root.

3. Copy the patches to the /tmp directory.

4. Change the directory to /tmp.

Table 2. Hewlett-Packard (HP) Patches

Operating System and HP Model Number

HP_UX 10.01 HP_UX 10.10 HP_UX 10.20 HP_UX 11.0

HP9000/700 HP9000/800 HP9000/700 HP9000/800 HP9000/700 HP9000/800

HP9000/700/

800

Patch(es)

PHKL_11521

PHKL_11522
PHKL_14062

PHKL_16167

PHKL_19804
PHKL_14061

PHKL_16750
HPKL_20528

PHKL_16751
PHKL_20063

PHKL_18543
PHKL_20530

PHKL_26784

*

*. Install this patch if you are using an HP-UX Model D 370 with an SDLT 220 tape drive.

PHCO_8968 PHCO_8968 PHCO_8968 PHCO_8968 PHCO_18135 PHCO_18135 PHCO_19732

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5. Unpack the patch. Be sure to use the appropriate command for your operating system

version. For example:

sh ./<PATCH>

Where <PATCH> is the patch name.

6. Follow the instructions in /tmp/<PATCH>.text.

7. Reboot your system, if necessary.

Installation complete.

Note: After the patches are installed, your system may need the appropriate

tape driver included in the HP-UX kernel. D and K class HP9000/800
systems have a High Speed Connect (HSC) bus included in the
system. If the DL T tape drive is attached through the HSC, then the

stape driver must be included in the kernel. In all other cases, attach

the tape drive through the Native I/O (NIO) bus; this requires the

tape2 driver . Use HP’s SAM utility to install the appropriate driver.

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3. Tape Cartridge Compatibility

Table 3 provides information about tape cartridge compatibility. Use this matrix when

determining tape 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 tape cartridges that were previously written by a
DLT 4000, DLT 7000, or DLT 8000 tape drive.

Table 3. Tape Cartridge and Tape Drive Compatibility (Native/Compressed)

Model Number

Tape Cartri dg e

DLT 2000
DLT 2500
DLT 2700

DLT 2000XT
DLT 2500XT
DLT 2700XT

DLT 4000
DLT 4500
DLT 4700

DLT

7000

DLT

8000

SDLT

220

SDLT

320

DLTtape™ III
(CompacTape
III™)

10/20 GB 10/20 GB 10/20 GB 10/20 GB 10/20 GB

DLTtape™ IIIXT
(CompacTape
IIIXT)

15/30 GB 15/30 GB 15/30 GB 15/30 GB

DLTtape™ IV
(CompacTape
IV™)

20/40 GB

20/40 GB
35/70 GB

20/40 GB
35/70 GB
40/80 GB

20/40 GB
35/70 GB
40/80 GB

20/40 GB
35/70 GB
40/80 GB

Super DLTtape I

110/220 GB

1 10/220 GB
160/320 GB

DLT Cleaning
Tape

20 uses 20 uses 20 uses 20 uses

SDL T Cleaning
Tape

20 uses 20 uses

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4. Using a DLTtape Mini-Library

HP-UX operating system versions below 10.20 do 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.

Note: At 10.20 and above, you can use the HP-UX mc media changer

commands to operate the mini-library robotics . Refer to HP-UX mc
man page for requirements and usage.

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.