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Comment: autoload clarification

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Step
Configuration file entry
1Load the SCSI device.load MKXnnn
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Link device with tape container file

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physical tape device

MKXnnn.image="/path/to/tape-container-file"

(info) The path can point to an existing tape container file, but this is not mandatory. The emulator can create the container file if required.

MKXnnn.image="/dev/stN"

(info)You can identify the Linux tape device name using the command dmesg |grep -i tape.
N stands for the device number, e.g., /dev/st0.

3Enable loading the virtual tape automatically (for virtual tapes based on container file). 

MKXnnn.autoload=yes

(warning) Multi-volume backup does not work correctly when autoload is enabled. If a new tape is requested by the software, it will 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 configured manually, e.g., by a customized script.

(info) 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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