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From: vancleef@pawl24.pawl.rpi.edu (David A. Van Cleef)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.i386,comp.sys.att
Subject: Re: Multiple tape drives on 6386 running SVR3.2.2
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Date: 7 Apr 90 07:02:27 GMT
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In-Reply-To: aland@infmx.UUCP's message of 5 Apr 90 19:47:32 GMT

In article <3805@infmx.UUCP> aland@infmx.UUCP (Dr. Scump) writes:

   Can AT&T Sys V/386 Rel 3.2.2 handle multiple tape drives?
Yes

   We have cases where it would be nice to dedicate one tape drive
   for a specific task and have another available for general use.
   With the stock AT&T Streaming Tape Units, however, it doesn't
   seem to be possible -- the Cartridge tape utilities appear to
   be configurable for one drive only.
This is true

   Or, could I add a separate SCSI tape drive with its own
   controller without conflicting with the existing STU or disk
   controllers?  Any other ideas?
Additional tape units can be added on a SCSI chain, as they are not
addressed as /dev/rdsk/c0s0, but rather in a manner reflecting their
position on the SCSI buss.