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Old 12-08-2006, 12:02 AM   #1
sunhui
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How to find the tape device


I have a external tape drive that connect to the server via scsi card , I can see the tape drive by ARCserve , how can I know what is the tape drive device path ( eg. /dev/st0) ? thx
 
Old 12-08-2006, 03:30 AM   #2
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From a console window, issue the command: ls -l /dev | grep 'tape'

The output of that command should name the symlinks, and the devices to which they are linked.

You could also try the command: lsscsi

to list scsi devices.

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Old 12-08-2006, 11:44 AM   #3
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If there is only one scsi tape device attached, good chance it will be /dev/st0
 
  


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