Installing a DLT, SDLT, VS, LTO, or DAT Tape Drive Into a Linux Operating System
6464215-01, Rev B
January 2006
Setting Up Communication with the Tape Drives
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If you do not have the correct product manual, you can view and download it
from the Quantum Web site at:
http://www.quantum.com/ServiceandSupport/
SoftwareandDocumentationDownloads/Index.aspx
Setting Up Communication with the Tape Drives
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This section describes how to install the tape drive and how to configure the
Red Hat Linux and Novell SuSE Linux operating systems to recognize and
communicate with the tape drive. The Red Hat or Novell SuSE operating
system includes a driver to communicate efficiently with SCSI devices, such
as a DLT or SDLT tape drive.
Before Installing the
Tape Drive
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Before you install the tape drive, follow these steps:
1
If you have a DLT 2000, DLT 2500, or DLT 2700 product, make sure it
uses version V10 (or higher) controller firmware. If it does not, go to
http://www.quantum.com/am/service_support/downloads/
default.htm
to download V10.
(The suggested method to determine what version of firmware you are
running is to view the SCSI HBA Bios at boot-up.)
2
Make sure that you have the appropriate SCSI interface and cable for
your tape drive:
3
Obtain the appropriate manual for your tape drive. The product manual
provides detailed hardware installation instructions, including switch
and jumper settings and information about SCSI bus termination. See
Reference Documents
on page 6.
Note:
The DLT 2000XT, DLT 2500XT, DLT 2700XT, DLT 4000,
DLT 7000, DLT 8000, SDLT 220, SDLT 320, SDLT 600, DLT1,
VS80, VS160, DLT-V4, LTO-1, LTO-2, LTO-3, and DAT 72 tape
drives do not have a firmware revision restriction.
If you have this type of tape
drive SCSI connection...
You need this type of SCSI
interface...
Single-ended (SE)
SE or LVD
Low-voltage differential (LVD)
LVD
High-voltage differential (HVD)
HVD
