How to add a scsi tape drive and controller after installYou need to add a scsi controller after e-smith is installed. In this example we'll add an Adaptec AIC7XXX compatible controller and a scsi tape drive.
Solution:
These commands are used for working
with modules on the command line:
lsmod = list modules
insmod = install module
rmmod = remove module
Basically you need to load 2 modules and make sure other modules are not
loading in conflict as the e-smith default is set to use ide-scsi if the
scsi controller is not installed at the time e-smith is installed:
aic7xxx = Adaptec scsi controller
st = scsi tape
Start by issuing 'lsmod' to see what modules are loading. Next edit
/etc/modules.conf and you should see these two lines:
alias scsi_hostadapter ide-scsi
pre-install ide-scsi modprobe ide-cd
Make a backup copy of /etc/modules.conf and if you have an ide cdrom,
edit as follows. If not simply remove the second line:
alias scsi_hostadapter aic7xxx
pre-install aic7xxx modprobe ide-cd
Reboot e-smith and this should autoload the aic7xxx driver anytime a
call is made to the scsi tape. Test by simply issuing:
mt -f /dev/st0 status
If this doesn't work, try appending to the end of /etc/rc.d/rc.local the
following two lines:
insmod aic7xxx
insmod st
Finally, start the e-smith-manager and select Backup or Restore, Configure tape backups, Enable Tape Backup and set a tape backup time.
Regards,
Darrell