Installing a dat tape drive 1

[Guest_imported]

On the server I am currently using I have one of those old big tape drives , Im planning to switch it out to dat drive, Do I just take it out and install the new one and everything would be fine? Or should i completely remove the old one and do a makedev tape command and install it. They are both scsi.

 

[edfair]

Best to do the remove, then install, with a kernel rebuild and reboot in between. Ed Fair
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[scottsi69]

In order for your new DAT drive to work correctly you will have to remove the old one (mkdev tape) and install the new one. These use different drivers, etc.... Good luck !!!

 

[stanhubble]

IMHO I would suggest adding the new tape drive AND keeping your existing one. It would probably be handy a couple of months from now when you have to restore something that was archived six months ago to have a tape drive that can read your old tapes. It just doesn't work right when you try and shove a 1/4" data cartridge ( or even a reel to reel ) into that dat drive.

good luck
stan