User guide

Installing a DLT, SDLT, VS, LTO, or DAT Tape Drive Into a Linux Operating System
6464215-01, Rev B
January 2006
Accessing Devices Using /dev/st* Device Nodes 16
Creating Auto-Rewind
Device Nodes
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Use the mknod commands as shown in the following table to create auto-
rewind device nodes. The table shows only the first two tape devices. You can
have up to 32 tape devices per mode. For instructions on numbering more
than two, see Creating Device Nodes
.
Creating No-Rewind
Device Nodes
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Use the mknod command as shown in the following table to create no-rewind
device nodes. The table shows only the first two tape devices. You can have
up to 32 tape devices per mode. For instructions on numbering more than
two, see Creating Device Nodes
.
Mode
SCSI Tape
Device Command
1First
# mknod -m 666 /dev/st0 c 9 0
1 Second
# mknod -m 666 /dev/st1 c 9 1
2First
# mknod -m 666 /dev/st0l c 9 32
2 Second
# mknod -m 666 /dev/st1l c 9 33
3First
# mknod -m 666 /dev/st0m c 9 64
3 Second
# mknod -m 666 /dev/st1m c 9 65
4First
# mknod -m 666 /dev/st0a c 9 96
4 Second
# mknod -m 666 /dev/st1a c 9 97
Mode
SCSI Tape
Device Command
1First
# mknod -m 666 /dev/nst0 c 9 128
1 Second
# mknod -m 666 /dev/nst1 c 9 129
2First
# mknod -m 666 /dev/nst0l c 9 160
2 Second
# mknod -m 666 /dev/nst1l c 9 161
3First
# mknod -m 666 /dev/nst0m c 9 192
3 Second
# mknod -m 666 /dev/nst1m c 9 193
4First
# mknod -m 666 /dev/nst0a c 9 224
4 Second
# mknod -m 666 /dev/nst1a c 9 225