Configuring Devices

[Roberto Stefan Fernande]

Hello Everybody,

I have realized that when plugging SCSI Tape Drives in my HP-L1000 server (HP-UX 11.0) they don't appear in the exit of ioscan -fnC tape command. The solution I have is to create a special file whith the mksf command.
Is there any way to automaticaly recognize such devices?

Thanks!

[Helen French · Accepted solution]

Hi Roberto:

Did you run this:

# insf -e

This will install special files for all devices in the system automatically.

HTH,
Shiju

[hpuxrox]

Yes,

infs -e

will create automaticly the device files you need.

-Yates

[Tom Geudens]

Hi,
If I remember correctly tapedevices are not "by default" included in an 11.0 kernel. Use SAM to "discover" your tapedrive ... the kernel will be rebuild ... and next time you do an ioscan your tapedrive will be recognized.

Hope this helps,
Tom

[Tom Geudens]

Hi Roberto,
I noticed you awarded 10 points for three answers (and I'm very glad with those points :-). However, can you indicate whether or not your problem is solved (and which answer solved it) ?

Regards,
Tom

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[MANOJ SRIVASTAVA]

Hi Roberto

Even insf will create the device fiels for new added devices , whereas insf -e does a whole reinstall for all the special device files.


Manoj Srivastava

[Abdul Salam H S_1]

Hi,

I feel, ioscan -fnC tape will show the new tape drive(including the Make/Model and the Hardware Path).But the corresponding device files won't appear. Instead of doing insf -e,(which might change the permissions of the already working device files), you may just say, insf -H Hardware_Path_of_new_device.

You can create custom device files for your tape drive through SAM as well.

Anyway, since your problem is already solved, my suggestion may not be much helpful!

Regds,

Abdul Salam

[Roberto Stefan Fernande]

Tom,

I had already issued the mksf command and the tape was recognized this way:

/dev/rmt/c0t0d0BEST

Actually, I'm going to use that advises next time.

It's my first time here in this forum and I don't know its behavior yet. Please, forgive me.

[Helen French]

Hi Roberto:

Read this thread from Patrick. This guide is widely accepted as an excellent one for new/old users of this forum:

http://forums.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/1,,0x022718276953d61190040090279cd0f9,00.html

HTH,
Shiju

[Tom Geudens]

Hi Roberto,
I was just curious about the outcome, no offense was taken (and I hope none was given). Patrick's thread is indeed very helpfull.

Welcome to the forums !
Tom

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