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Adding Tape Devices to the Configuration File
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1 | Load the SCSI device. | load MKXnnn |
2 | Link the device with tape container file
physical tape device |
The path can point to an existing tape container file, but this is not mandatory. The emulator can create the container file if required.
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3 | Enable loading the virtual tape automatically (for virtual tapes based on container file). |
Multi-volume backup software may not work correctly when autoload is enabled. If a new tape is requested by the software, it may not wait for a new tape to load but overwrite the existing file. If data is must be written to several tapes, this needs to be implemented manually, e.g., by a customized script. Without autoload enabled, MPE/iX can load a tape using the DEVCTRL command. There is no such option for HP-UX guest systems. The autoload command can help to overcome this deficiency. Please note the note above! |
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The parameter MKXnnn encodes the device type and the device path of the emulated SCSI device presented to the guest operating system:
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