Configuring HP Tape Drive HP Q1553A on Solaris 10


 
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Old 11-04-2007
Configuring HP Tape Drive HP Q1553A on Solaris 10

Hi All,

Need some help.............

I have a Solaris 10 installed on x86 PC.

I need some help on how to configure my HP Q1553A tape drive StorageWorks DAT 40
It is connected via Adaptec PCI SCSI card.

I tried to check the drive using commands

Command Output
ls -l /dev/rmt ===== total 0
sconf -v ====== sconf: command not found
mt -f /dev/rmt/0 status = No such file or directory

Note: Tape drive is working when I
installed Suse 10 on the same PC
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