external device

ust · 08-28-2008, 08:16 AM

I have a external tape drive that connect to the server , I can see the tape drive via my backup software , but when I try to tar file to /dev/st0 , but it not work , what is the device name ( eg. /dev/st0 , /dev/st1 or something ) that the external tape drive atached ? how can i check it ? thx

michaelk · 09-14-2008, 02:50 PM

What is the make/model of the drive and is it SCSI interface?

choogendyk · 09-14-2008, 06:57 PM

um, try doing an `ls /dev` and see what is there. Take it from there. There will be a lot of extra crud, but you should be able to sift out your drive.