User guide

Installing a DLT, SDLT, VS, LTO, or DAT Tape Drive Into a Linux Operating System
6464215-01, Rev B
January 2006
stinit and stinit.def 19
mode1 blocksize=0 compression=1
mode2 blocksize=1024 compression=1
mode3 blocksize=0 compression 0
mode4 blocksize = 1024 compression 0 }
Identifying Tape
Devices and Parameters
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You identify tape devices and parameters using keywords. The keywords
correspond to the data returned by the tape device in response to a
SCSI
INQUIRY
command. The matches are case-sensitive and performed up to the
length defined in the configuration file. Partial matches are permitted.
Common Tape Device
Keywords
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The following table lists the most common tape device keywords.
Common Parameter
Keywords
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Following are some common parameter keywords. For a more thorough
description of the keywords used for tape devices and parameters, see the
following references:
•
stinit(8) man page
• st(4) man page
• /usr/src/linux-<kernel revision>/drivers/scsi/README.st.
• Appendix C – Sample stinit.def Definitions File
on page 26
Note: You may abbreviate some keywords. Some keywords show a
portion of the word enclosed within square brackets [ ]. The
portion enclosed within the brackets is not required when entering
commands. For example, the keyword
block[size] means you can
signify block size by entering either
blocksize or block.
Keyword Description
manufacturer= Specifies the string that must match the vendor
identification returned by the tape device; for example,
QUANTUM.
model= Specifies the string that must match the product
identification returned by the tape device; for example,
SDLT600.
revision= Specifies the string that must match the product
revision level returned by the tape device; for example,
1E1E, which represents V30.