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Download Certance DLT 1 User guide
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Installing a DLT, SDLT, VS, LTO, or DAT Tape Drive Into a Linux Operating System Document 6464215-01 Rev. B January 2006 Accessing Devices Using /dev/st* Device Nodes 11 Generating a List of Device Files ...........................................................................11 Reviewing the List of Device Files ........................................................................11 What To Do if a Device Node is Missing .............................................................12 Interpreting the Device Node File Listing............................................................13 Identifying Device Nodes.......................................................................................14 Identifying Device Modes ......................................................................................15 Creating Device Nodes ...........................................................................................15 Creating Auto-Rewind Device Nodes ..................................................................16 Creating No-Rewind Device Nodes......................................................................16 mt-st Linux RPM Package 17 Verifying mt-st is Installed .....................................................................................17 Installing mt-st .........................................................................................................17 mt Tape Device Tool 17 stinit and stinit.def 18 Tape Device and Parameter Definitions...............................................................18 Identifying Tape Devices and Parameters ...........................................................19 Common Tape Device Keywords .........................................................................19 Common Parameter Keywords .............................................................................19 mtx Tape Library Tool 20 Verifying mtx is Installed .......................................................................................20 Installing mtx............................................................................................................21 Appendix A – Tape Drive and Cartridge Compatibility 22 Tape Drive and Cartridge Compatibility – DLT .................................................22 Tape Drive and Cartridge Compatibility – SDLT ...............................................23 Tape Drive and Cartridge Compatibility – VS ....................................................23 Tape Drive and Cartridge Compatibility – LTO .................................................24 Tape Drive and Cartridge Compatibility – DDS/DAT......................................24 Contents 2
