Aix tape drivers

 · To remove Tape drive in AIX. rmdev -dl rmt0 or smirrty rmdev. if u r not keeping the definition, while u removing, you need to poweroff the tape drive and on again to redetect. To detect again, cfgmgr -v. or. cfgmgr -l -v. Tape drive will be automatically detected and available for use.  · tctl -f /dev/rmt0 rewind. Rewind and eject the rmt0 tape drive. Code: # tctl -f /dev/rmt0 offline. Check the content of the tape. Code: #tctl -f /dev/rmt -b -n read. Reading tape and redirecting output to a file. In this case, the operating system showed that the tape itself is damaged.  · determine the correct block size the tape drive should be set to for the restore command. # cd /tmp # tctl -f /dev/rmt0 rewind # chdev -l rmt0 -a block_size= # restore -s2 -xqvdf /dev/rmt/tapeblksz # cat./tapeblksz The output that is given is the blocksize to which the tape drive was set when the mksysb was made. 2.

After we have finished zoning our TS and TS tape libraries, we installed the Atape driver, Code: # lslpp -L |grep tape www.doorway.ru C F IBM AIX Enhanced Tape and www.doorway.ru C F FC SCSI Tape Device Software www.doorway.ru C F iSCSI Tape Software www.doorway.ru C F SCSI Tape. To remove Tape drive in AIX. rmdev -dl rmt0 or smirrty rmdev. if u r not keeping the definition, while u removing, you need to poweroff the tape drive and on again to redetect. To detect again, cfgmgr -v. or. cfgmgr -l -v. Tape drive will be automatically detected and available for use. Creating a mksysb to a tape drive in AIX V5 Creating a mksysb to a tape drive in AIX V6 Verification of a mksysb Restoring a mksysb Restore menus Restoring individual files or directories from a mksysb tape FAQ *Note: For all examples the tape drive will be refered to as /dev/rmt0. This may not be the case in your environment.

IBM TotalStorage UltraScalable Tape Library 7. StorageSmart by IBM Ultrium Products 7. Part 2. AIX Tape and Medium. Changer Device Driver. Has anyone experienced AIX ERRPT ID AC5F TAPE DRIVE FAILURE MESSAGE?? IBM says this appears to be an FCS/FSCSI protocol driver issue and are looking. Platforms: AIX. Applies to versions: Upgrades to: Severity: Categories: Abstract: Atape Device Driver for AIX Platform.