Tape Device Configuration File

Overview

The Tape Device Configuration Files below enable the support of the corresponding tape devices on a particular release of Data ONTAP (as specified).

If the Tape Device has been built into Data ONTAP, the configuration file cannot be used, and instead, Data ONTAP's built-in values will be used.

Only devices that have been tested to work with a configuration file and NetApp filers with a specific DataOntap release are provided here, and thus are supported.

Note: All other configuration files, any altered configuration files, or any configuration file on a release other than specified here, are considered unsupported by Network Appliance.

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Tape Device	Data ONTAP Supported with Configuration File	Configuration File
Hewlett-Packard Ultrium 2 (HP LTO 2 - SCSI/FC)	6.3.1 or later (SCSI), 6.4.1 or later(FC)	HP.LTO2
IBM LTO II, ULTRIUM-TD2 (SCSI/FC)	6.3.1 or later	IBM_LTO2_ULTRIUM.TCF
IBM LTO II, ULT3580-TD2 (SCSI/FC)	6.3.1 or later	IBM_LTO2_ULT3580.TCF
Quantum SDLT 320 (LVD)	6.3.1 or later	QUANTUM.SDLT320
Quantum SDLT 600	6.5 and later	QUANTUM_SDLT600.TCF
StorageTek 9940B	6.3.1 or later	STK.9940B

Installation

In order to utilize one of the configuration files above, please do the following steps.

Right-click on appropriate file above, do a "Save As..." and download the file. If a file extension has been added by your browser (such as .txt), please rename the file so that is appears similar to NAME.MODEL.

Place the file into the /etc/tape_config directory.

On the file console, run sysconfig -t and confirm that the drives are recognized. A reboot might be necessary for SCSI attached tape devices.

Note: If the drive is already built into Data ONTAP, the configuration file for that device will not be used, and a warning will be generated. For a list of supported/built-in drives, please go to http://www.netapp.com/solutions/data_protection_devices.html

That is for FC connections.

Always power off the SCSI connectors if you can. This means turn off the F760.

Not doing so may cause damage to the F760 SCSI, the Tape Drive/library or both sides.

--tmac

From: Michael Schipp [mailto:mschipp@asi.com.au]
Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2004 11:32 PM
To: Scott Baker; toasters@mathworks.com
Subject: RE: Installing a new tape library

Sounds about right, however you do not need to power off and back on if you are running a later version of DOT (I think it came in 6.4.?)

storage disable adapter 0b

then

storage enable adapter 0b

From: owner-toasters@mathworks.com [mailto:owner-toasters@mathworks.com] On Behalf Of Scott Baker
Sent: Thursday, 23 September 2004 1:08 PM
To: toasters@mathworks.com
Subject: Installing a new tape library

We currently have a DLT tape library connected to our F760 using the onboard HVD. We're going to change this out with a newer LTO2 library. The newer library uses LVD, so we have an HVD/LVD converter box. We also only use dump scripts to do our backups. It sounds like this should be as easy as

- power off F760

- disconnect DLT library

- connect LTO2 library with HVD/LVD converter

- power on F760

- modify scripts in case any SCSI IDs have change

Are there things we're overlooking. BTW, I realize we should have bought an LVD card for the F760, but someone had already purchased the converter and right now we're not up against any windows.

Thanks for any suggestions,

Scott

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