DOCUMENT ID:  1107-02

SYNOPSIS:     How to add a SCSI tape drive on Solaris x86

OS RELEASE:   

PRODUCT:      Solaris x86

KEYWORDS:     install SCSI tape drive


DESCRIPTION:

How to add a SCSI tape drive on Solaris x86


SOLUTION:

Procedure to Install SCSI Tape drive

1.  Power down system using the 'shutdown' or 'init' commands

2.  Add tape drive to the SCSI chain by plugging SCSI cable into
    bottom terminator and terminate the top terminator (if it is
    the last device on the SCSI chain).

3.  Set LUN to 4 (or any unused setting).

4.  Turn on the tape drive.

5.  Reboot the system.  At the 'Select (b)oot or (i)nterpreter:'
    type "b -r" .  This will start a reconfiguration boot.

6.  As the system comes up, you will see the following
    informational messages:

        Configuring /devices directory
        Configuring /dev directory
        Configuring /dev directory (compability devices)
 
7.  Once the system is up, check /dev/rmt for tape devices.
    Each tape device will have a combination of characteristics
    /dev/rmt/AXn----------------------------------
             ||                                   ^
             ^^--------                           Optional
             Drive     ^                          No-rewind
               0,1,2   Optional                    n no-rewind 
                       Density                     omit for rewind
                       l=low
                       m=medium
                       h=high
                       u=ultra
                       b=BDS blocking feature


8.  If /dev/rmt is empty, i.e., the tape drives were not created,
    you can manually configure the drive.  Run 'drvconfig' at the
    # sign.

9.  Run 'tapes'.  Check /dev/rmt/  for the creation of the 
    devices.


DATE APPROVED: 09/15/95