Installing a DLT, SDLT, VS, LTO, or DAT Tape Drive Into a Linux Operating System
6464215-01, Rev B
January 2006
Appendix C – Sample stinit.def Definitions File
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# 225 = /dev/nst1a Second SCSI tape, mode 3, no rewind
# Global Keywords and Values
drive-buffering=1
#scsi2logical=1
no-wait=0
buffering=0
async-writes=0
read-ahead=1
two-fms=0
auto-lock=0
fast-eom=1
can-bsr=1
noblklimits=0
# can-partitions=0
# QUANTUM SDLT600
manufacturer=QUANTUM model="SDLT600" {
timeout=3600
# 1 hour timeout
long-timeout=14400# 4 hour long timeout
can-partitions=0
mode1 blocksize=0 density=0x4A compression=1 # SDLT600 density, compression on
mode2 blocksize=0 density=0x4A compression=0 # SDLT600 density, compression off
mode3 blocksize=0 density=0x49 compression=1 # SDLT320 density, compression on
mode4 blocksize=0 density=0x48 compression=1 # SDLT220 density, compression on
}
# QUANTUM SDLT320
manufacturer=QUANTUM model="SDLT320" {
timeout=3600
# 1 hour timeout
long-timeout=14400# 4 hour long timeout
can-partitions=0
mode1 blocksize=0 density=0x49 compression=1 # SDLT320 density, compression on
mode2 blocksize=0 density=0x49 compression=0 # SDLT320 density, compression off
mode3 blocksize=0 density=0x48 compression=1 # SDLT220 density, compression on
mode4 blocksize=0 density=0x48 compression=0 # SDLT220 density, compression off
}
# QUANTUM SDLT220
manufacturer=QUANTUM model="SuperDLT1" {
timeout=3600
long-timeout=14400
can-partitions=0
mode1 blocksize=0 density=0x48 compression=1 # SDLT220 density, compression on
mode2 blocksize=0 density=0x48 compression=0 # SDLT220 density, compression off
mode3 blocksize=0 density=0x41 compression=1 # DLT8000 density, compression on
mode4 blocksize=0 density=0x41 compression=0 # DLT8000 density, compression off
}
# QUANTUM DLT8000
manufacturer=QUANTUM model="DLT8000" {
timeout=3600
long-timeout=14400
can-partitions=0
mode1 blocksize=0 density=0x41 compression=1 # DLT8000 density, compression on
mode2 blocksize=0 density=0x41 compression=0 # DLT8000 density, compression off
mode3 blocksize=0 density=0x1B compression=1 # DLT7000 density, compression on
