User guide

Installing a DLT, SDLT, VS, LTO, or DAT Tape Drive Into a Linux Operating System
6464215-01, Rev B
January 2006
mt-st Linux RPM Package 17
mt-st Linux RPM Package 0
The mt-st Linux Red Hat Package Manager (RPM) package consists of the
following tools:
•
mt tape device manager (see mtx Tape Library Tool on page 20)
•
stinit tape configuration utility (see mt Tape Device Tool)
In order to use the package, you must ensure that
mt-st is installed. See the
following chapters:
• Verifying mt-st is Installed
and
• Installing mt-st
Verifying mt-st is
Installed
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To perform the actions described from this point forward in this guide, you
must ensure
mt-st is installed.
To check whether
mt-st is installed, execute the following command:
# rpm -qa | grep mt-st
This command returns the name of the package followed by a version
number (for example, RHEL3 returns
mt-st-0.7-11).
If no information is returned,
mt-st is not installed on your system. To install
mt-st, see Installing mt-st.
Installing mt-st 0 mt-st is usually included on your Linux installation CD-ROM.
To install
mt-st, execute the following command:
# rpm -ivh mt-st*
where the asterisk represents the remaining portion of the file name (in this
case, it is the version number).
mt Tape Device Tool 0
mt is a tape device management tool that enables you to set st driver flags,
position loaded media, and secure-erase media.
If
mt-st is installed, then mt is available for use. See Verifying mt-st is Installed
for instructions on checking whether
mt-st is installed.