RE: [expert] External SCSI Tape Library
Kind of a silly question hereBut what model/library is it? Have you looked at Exabyte's site? http://www.exabyte.com/ Have you looked at the Linux Tape Device Certification site? http://www.linuxtapecert.org/ Is the 2940 card already installed and working? Or is this a new install as well? If it's not already installed, you'll want to find out if SCSI support is included in your kernel. Chances are, if you don't currently have the SCSI adapter installed, it's not and you'll have to recompile the kernel with the SCSI modules included (since they weren't detected/installed during the initial installation). Check out http://www.mandrakeuser.org/hardware/hremov5.html and the pages it refers to for more information. -Original Message- From: Bill Beauchemin To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Sent: 8/9/00 12:26 PM Subject: [expert] External SCSI Tape Library I need help installing a external SCSI Tape Library. Im using a Exabyte library and a Adaptec 2940 SCSI card. Whats the procedure for adding this to an existing server running Mandrake 6.0 Bill Beauchemin Sunnyvale MDC Control Center GlobalCenter (a Global Crossing company) 888-541-9888
Re: [expert] External SCSI Tape Library
Well, I don't know about a library, but for a plain tape dirve you'll need: kernel SCSI tape support kernel or module support for Adaptec AIC7xxx Your device should show up /dev/st0. Changer commands, I don't know. mt -f /dev/st0 is your tape control tar, cpio etc. for backups Stew Benedict 1:06pm up 2 days, 14:21, 3 users, load average: 0.10, 0.72, 0.76 Have you had your Open Source today? if not, why not!? Stew Benedict http://www.crosswinds.net/~stewb [EMAIL PROTECTED] iMacLinux http://www.imaclinux.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] Nopehttp://nope.sourceforge.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] XStick http://xstick.sourceforge.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] AYS Enterprises http://www.aysenterprises.com [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [expert] External SCSI Tape Library - Correction
I just double-checked on a machine that has never had any SCSI adapters installed in it (running 7.1 w/ 2.2.16-9 kernel), and the SCSI modules are actually installed, they just aren't loaded since there's no SCSI devices. So you may not have to recompile the kernel Can anyone else verify this? Especially since he's running an older version? -Original Message- From: John Rundgren To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Sent: 8/9/00 12:58 PM Subject: RE: [expert] External SCSI Tape Library Kind of a silly question hereBut what model/library is it? Have you looked at Exabyte's site? http://www.exabyte.com/ Have you looked at the Linux Tape Device Certification site? http://www.linuxtapecert.org/ Is the 2940 card already installed and working? Or is this a new install as well? If it's not already installed, you'll want to find out if SCSI support is included in your kernel. Chances are, if you don't currently have the SCSI adapter installed, it's not and you'll have to recompile the kernel with the SCSI modules included (since they weren't detected/installed during the initial installation). Check out http://www.mandrakeuser.org/hardware/hremov5.html and the pages it refers to for more information. -Original Message- From: Bill Beauchemin To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Sent: 8/9/00 12:26 PM Subject: [expert] External SCSI Tape Library I need help installing a external SCSI Tape Library. Im using a Exabyte library and a Adaptec 2940 SCSI card. Whats the procedure for adding this to an existing server running Mandrake 6.0 Bill Beauchemin Sunnyvale MDC Control Center GlobalCenter (a Global Crossing company) 888-541-9888
RE: [expert] External SCSI Tape Library
Its a Exabyte EXB10H . I do have the 2940 up and running im running a 12 gig scsi drive. No help from Exabyte. I know I need scsi tape compiled into the kernel. Will linux see the library on boot? Will it autoprobe for it? Can i manually start autoprobe? On Wed, 9 Aug 2000, John Rundgren wrote: Kind of a silly question hereBut what model/library is it? Have you looked at Exabyte's site? http://www.exabyte.com/ Have you looked at the Linux Tape Device Certification site? http://www.linuxtapecert.org/ Is the 2940 card already installed and working? Or is this a new install as well? If it's not already installed, you'll want to find out if SCSI support is included in your kernel. Chances are, if you don't currently have the SCSI adapter installed, it's not and you'll have to recompile the kernel with the SCSI modules included (since they weren't detected/installed during the initial installation). Check out http://www.mandrakeuser.org/hardware/hremov5.html and the pages it refers to for more information. -Original Message- From: Bill Beauchemin To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Sent: 8/9/00 12:26 PM Subject: [expert] External SCSI Tape Library I need help installing a external SCSI Tape Library. Im using a Exabyte library and a Adaptec 2940 SCSI card. Whats the procedure for adding this to an existing server running Mandrake 6.0 Bill Beauchemin Sunnyvale MDC Control Center GlobalCenter (a Global Crossing company) 888-541-9888 Bill Beauchemin Sunnyvale MDC Control Center GlobalCenter (a Global Crossing company) 888-541-9888
