Seagate Scorpion 240 DDS-4 Autoloader Manuel D'installation page 54

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Configuration for the IBM AIX environment
Dip switch settings
Before using the Scorpion 240 in an IBM AIX environment, set
the operating-system configuration dip switches as shown
below:
Setting
AIX Version 3.2 and later
AIX Versions 3.2 and later can be configured to work with the
Scorpion 240 by using the SMIT "Other SCSI Tape Drive"
option .
Note: To use this procedure, you will need to know the SCSI
To configure AIX using the SMIT utility, use the following
procedure:
1. Enter SMIT at the Tape Drive menu by typing "smit tape"
2. Select "Add a tape drive"
3. Select the type of tape drive you will be adding. Use the
4. Select the parent SCSI Adapter from the available list
5. The Add a tape Drive entry fields now appear. Some of
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ID being used by the tape drive.
"Other SCSI Tape Drive" option.
the standard options need to be changed to maximize
drive performance and functionality:
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Set the "Connection Address" with the tape drive's
Target and LUN (always use 0 for the LUN). In the
list, the Target is the first number and the LUN is the
second. For example, if the drive is ID 5, choose 5,0
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Set the Fixed "Blocksize" to 1024
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Set "Density 1" to 140
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