A special file name for a tape device is required for the IBM
Spectrum Protect server to work with tape, medium changer, or removable media devices.
When a device is configured successfully, a logical file name is returned.
Table 1 specifies the name of the device, also called a special file name, that corresponds to the drive or library. You can use the
SMIT operating system command to get the device special file name. In the examples,
x specifies an integer, 0 or greater.
Table 1. Device examples
Device |
Device example |
Logical file name |
Tape drives that can be used by the IBM
Spectrum Protect device driver |
⁄dev⁄mtx |
mtx |
Tape drives that can be used by the IBM tape device driver |
⁄dev⁄rmtx |
rmtx |
Tape drives that can be used by the IBM
AIX® generic tape device driver |
⁄dev⁄rmtx |
rmtx |
Library devices that can be used by the IBM
Spectrum Protect device driver |
⁄dev⁄lbx |
lbx |
Library devices that can be used by the IBM tape device driver |
⁄dev⁄smcx |
smcx |
When a device is configured successfully, a logical file name is returned.
Table 2 specifies the name of the device, also called the special file name, that corresponds to the drive or library. In the examples,
x specifies an integer, 0 or greater.
Table 2. Device examples
Device |
Device example |
Logical file name |
Tape drives that can be used by the IBM
Spectrum Protect passthru device driver |
⁄dev⁄tsmscsi/mtx |
mtx |
Tape drives that can be used by the IBM lin_tape device driver |
⁄dev⁄IBMtapex |
IBMtapex |
Library devices that can be used by the IBM
Spectrum Protect passthru device driver |
⁄dev⁄tsmscsi/lbx |
lbx |
Library devices that can be used by the IBM lin_tape device driver |
⁄dev⁄IBMchangerx |
IBMchangerx |
When a device is configured successfully, a logical file name is returned.
Table 3 specifies the name of the device, also called the special file name, that corresponds to the drive or library. In the examples,
a,
b,
c,
d, and
x specify an integer, 0 or greater, where:
- a specifies the target ID.
- b specifies the LUN.
- c specifies the SCSI bus ID.
- d specifies the port ID.
Table 3. Device examples
Device |
Device example |
Converted device name |
Tape drives that are supported by the IBM
Spectrum Protect device driver |
mta.b.c.d |
mta.b.c.d |
Tape drives that are supported by the IBM
Spectrum Protect passthru device driver |
mta.b.c.d |
mta.b.c.d |
Tape drives that are supported by the IBM device driver |
Tapex |
mta.b.c.d |
Library devices that are supported by the IBM
Spectrum Protect device driver |
lb.a.b.c.d |
lba.b.c.d |
Library devices that are supported by the IBM
Spectrum Protect passthru device driver |
lba.b.c.d |
lba.b.c.d |
Library devices that are supported by the IBM device driver |
Changerx |
lba.b.c.d |