https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/how-to-refresh-the-device-files/m-p/4010358#M28514 Hi Ahmed<BR /><BR />there are several options:<BR />1) reboot<BR />2) reload driver module<BR />3) rescan bus<BR /><BR />$ cat /sys/class/scsi_host/host?/proc_name<BR />megaraid<BR />lpfc<BR /><BR />If your tapes are connected e.g. via fibre (here lpfc) you may initiate a resacan by<BR /><BR />echo "- - - " &gt; /sys/class/scsi_host/hostX/scan<BR /><BR /><BR /><BR /><BR />rgds<BR />HGH<BR /> Thu, 31 May 2007 03:15:34 GMT Hemmetter 2007-05-31T03:15:34Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/how-to-refresh-the-device-files/m-p/4010357#M28513 Dear All,<BR /><BR />How can i refresh the device files in Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS release 4. The tape library is attahced to this system we have just added the new tape library and i just want to remove/refresh the device files for old library. Thu, 31 May 2007 02:40:01 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/how-to-refresh-the-device-files/m-p/4010357#M28513 Ahmed Saleem 2007-05-31T02:40:01Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/how-to-refresh-the-device-files/m-p/4010358#M28514 Hi Ahmed<BR /><BR />there are several options:<BR />1) reboot<BR />2) reload driver module<BR />3) rescan bus<BR /><BR />$ cat /sys/class/scsi_host/host?/proc_name<BR />megaraid<BR />lpfc<BR /><BR />If your tapes are connected e.g. via fibre (here lpfc) you may initiate a resacan by<BR /><BR />echo "- - - " &gt; /sys/class/scsi_host/hostX/scan<BR /><BR /><BR /><BR /><BR />rgds<BR />HGH<BR /> Thu, 31 May 2007 03:15:34 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/how-to-refresh-the-device-files/m-p/4010358#M28514 Hemmetter 2007-05-31T03:15:34Z