Tristram Scott wrote:
> Robert Mazur <no-one@no-domain.com> wrote:
>
>>I am trying to configure an external SCSI DAT drive to an Ultra60 w/
>>Solaris 9. It is a Dell Powervault 100T, which I find to be a
>>re-branded Seagate STD6401LW.
>>
>
> [snip]
>
>
>>I was happy to see something recognized, but I suppose I was a little
>>suprised to see it listing "Python" rather than a Seagate device.
>
>
> [snip]
>
> That seems quite likely. Archive Python and Seagate have been
> interchangeable names for these things form many years, I think usually
> depending on the flavour of the firmware in the drive.
>
> The SCSI id could well be the problem. Pull off the connector to the
> switch and use a couple of jumpers. Some devices have the bit order
> reversed from others, so you switch may well be dialling up the wrong
> number.
>
>

Thanks for the note.

When attempting to write to the drive and getting "I/O error" as a
result, I am getting out of /var/adm/messages:

Sep 20 06:57:12 sunking scsi: [ID 365881 kern.info]
/pci@1f,4000/scsi@3,1/st@4,0 (st11):
Sep 20 06:57:12 sunking <Archive Python 4mm Helical Scan>
Sep 20 06:57:12 sunking scsi: [ID 193665 kern.info] st11 at glm1:
target 4 lun 0
Sep 20 06:57:12 sunking genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] st11 is
/pci@1f,4000/scsi@3,1/st@4,0

I am guessing here, but it looks like Solaris is recognizing my DAT
drive at scsi id 4, with the piece that says "st@4". Am i right? Of
course, I am not sure what the "(st11)" means afterward.

Thanks,
Rob