Configuring HP-UX For Peripherals

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Contents
Removing a Disk Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Finding Out the Disk Model Number and Other Information . . . . . . 169
After Configuring HP-UX for the Disk Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
6. Configuring Magneto-Optical Devices
Planning to Configure a Magneto-Optical Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Characteristics of Magneto-Optical Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Understanding Magneto-Optical Media Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Magneto-Optical Disk Configuration Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Configuring HP-UX for a Magneto-Optical Disk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Magneto-Optical Disk Library Configuration Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . 176
Configuring HP-UX for a Magneto-Optical Disk Library. . . . . . . . . 177
After Configuring a Magneto-Optical Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
7. Configuring Tape Drives
Selecting Device Drivers for a Tape Device and Interface. . . . . . . . . . 184
SCSI Tape Drive Configuration Guidelines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Configuring HP-UX for a Tape Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Creating Customized Device Special Files for Tape Devices. . . . . . . . 190
Examples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
After Configuring a Tape Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
8. Configuring Printers and Plotters
Preparing to Configure HP-UX for a Printer or Plotter. . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Choosing Means of Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Hardware Concerns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Software Concerns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198