External tape drive in DL380 G4 could not be detected by linux V3 upd5

[MahdiRa]

Hi all
i have DL30 server with linux version 3 update 5 i could see the tape drive in the Smart array utility but when i get to the operating system i couldnot see the tape drive, the tape drive is DDS4 connected to the external port of the smart array 6i
Thx in advanced
Mahdi

[Kodjo Agbenu]

Hi Mahdi,

Try :

cat /proc/scsi/scsi

If you can see the tape drive here, try to load scsi tape driver manually :

modprobe st

Good lcuk.

[MahdiRa]

hi
i could not see the tape drive in this file

i checked it befor and also i checked some log files and some of the files on /proc but i saw nothing about this tape drive
thx

[Fadia Almarei]

Hi Mahdi
i have almost the same problem,the following is the link for what they answer me.
http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=869395&admit=-682735245+1129713481682+28353475
i have a script that run under linux that detect any scsi device(in attachment).
BR,
Fadia

[MahdiRa]

dear all
thx for you help the problem was solved yesterday, and the solution to whom like to know about exists in details in the documentation for Linux and exactly in the file : /usr/src/linux-2.4/Documentation/cciss.txt
Mahdi