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Installing tape device

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Name: Willem
Date: August 6, 2003 at 08:27:35 Pacific
OS: Solaris
CPU/Ram: ??
Comment:

I just connected a StoreEdge L8 to my solaris 9 machine. How should I configure this unit so that I can use the tapeunit? Install drivers? And how should that be done?



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Name: wolf
Date: August 7, 2003 at 10:55:43 Pacific
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Have you tried boot -r?


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Name: David Perry
Date: August 11, 2003 at 05:24:10 Pacific
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You have to remake the /dev directory. Do any of the following:

reboot -- -r

touch /reconfigure ; reboot

devfsadm -v



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