adding neo library to an L-class

[dan dobbs]

Greetings, all.

I'm adding a Overland Neo 2000 library to my L-class running HP-UX 11. I've installed a Ultra 160 card to support it, and I've added the 8xx, STAPE and SCHGR modules to my kernel. Is an additional driver specifically required for the SDLT 320, or am I good to go?

Thanks in advance,

-dd

[Brian Watkins]

Does the library/drive show up in an ioscan?
If so, run insf -e to configure the device files.

Once that's done, you can test the devices with the mt commands (rewind, status, etc. see the man pages for mt).

You can also check the library robot and drive/slot status using the mc command, i.e.:
mc -p /dev/rac/c7t8d0 -r DS
(just substitute the device file for your changer)

Hope this helps,

Brian

[Steven E. Protter]

after insf -e and ioscan -fnC tape it should show up.

If not, check for scsi id conflicts and loose cabling.

Then check the hardware.

Why so many drivers? Did the instructions call for that? If not, consult them and see what the right driver is.

SEP

[dan dobbs]

Sorry, I guess I should have been more clear.

None of the hardware has been bolted together, I'm just prepping the L-Class so when the nice man from Overland comes out to install the library, the server will be ready for it.

As it sits, everything might work just ducky once we plug all the cables in. I just am fishing for 'gotchas' and other wisdom from folks that have installed SDLT's in their environment.

Thanks again for the responses!

-dd

[dan dobbs]

OK, plugged it all in, and here's what ioscan -fun says:

ext_bus 5 0/7/0/0 c8xx CLAIMED INTERFACE SCSI C1010 Ultra160 Wide LVD A6828-60101
tape 1 0/7/0/0.5.0 stape CLAIMED DEVICE QUANTUM SDLT320
autoch 0 0/7/0/0.6.0 schgr CLAIMED DEVICE OVERLANDNEO Series
/dev/rac/c5t6d0
ctl 5 0/7/0/0.7.0 sctl CLAIMED DEVICE Initiator
/dev/rscsi/c5t7d0

It's all there, but I'm used to more device names, like on my old box:

tape 1 0/8/0/0.2.0 stape CLAIMED DEVICE Quantum DLT4000
/dev/rmt/1m /dev/rmt/1mn /dev/rmt/c4t2d0BEST /dev/rmt/c4t2d0BESTn
/dev/rmt/1mb /dev/rmt/1mnb /dev/rmt/c4t2d0BESTb /dev/rmt/c4t2d0BESTnb

Is there something I need to run in SAM, or make links to for the other device names to show up?

Thanks again!

-dd

[dan dobbs]

never mind. looks like insf -e did the trick. :>)

Big thanks to my pal Zack!