Quantum DAT 160 Reference Guide

Installing a DLT, SDLT, VS, LTO, or DAT Tape Drive Into a Linux Operating System

6464215-01, Rev B

January 2006

Setting Up Communication with the Tape Drives

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If you do not have the correct product manual, you can view and download it 

from the Quantum Web site at:

Setting Up Communication with the Tape Drives

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This section describes how to install the tape drive and how to configure the

 

Red Hat Linux and Novell SuSE Linux operating systems to recognize and 

communicate with the tape drive. The Red Hat or Novell SuSE operating 

system includes a driver to communicate efficiently with SCSI devices, such 

as a DLT or SDLT tape drive. 

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Before you install the tape drive, follow these steps:

If you have a DLT 2000, DLT 2500, or DLT 2700 product, make sure it 

uses version V10 (or higher) controller firmware. If it does not, go to 

 to download V10. 

(The suggested method to determine what version of firmware you are 

running is to view the SCSI HBA Bios at boot-up.)   

Make sure that you have the appropriate SCSI interface and cable for 

your tape drive: 

Obtain the appropriate manual for your tape drive. The product manual 

provides detailed hardware installation instructions, including switch 

and jumper settings and information about SCSI bus termination. See 

The DLT 2000XT, DLT 2500XT, DLT 2700XT, DLT 4000, 

DLT 7000, DLT 8000, SDLT 220, SDLT 320, SDLT 600, DLT1, 

VS80, VS160, DLT-V4, LTO-1, LTO-2, LTO-3, and DAT 72 tape 

drives do not have a firmware revision restriction.

Single-ended (SE)

SE or LVD

Low-voltage differential (LVD)

LVD

High-voltage differential (HVD)

HVD