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Using Network Appliance NAS Devices › Network Appliance Servers Configuration › Configure the Drive Access Path

Configure the Drive Access Path

The drive access path is the path that Network Appliance servers use to communicate with NDMP drives.

To find and configure the drive access path

  1. Use either a Telnet session or the URL: http://<NAShostname>/na_admin and connect to the server.
  2. Enter the following command: 
    sysconfig -t

    All the tape access path information appears.

    The tape logical device names listed by Network Appliance NAS servers use the following syntax:

    xxxx#@

The following table explains the symbols and the corresponding values for the logical device names.

Symbol

Value

Description

xxxx

nrst

A no-rewind sequential tape device. Opening and closing the device does not result in the device being automatically rewound.

 

rst

A logical, sequential tape device that positions the actual device at the start of the tape during every open operation.

 

urst

A logical, sequential tape device that loads and unloads the physical device in its open and close calls.

#

numeric

The device number. Device numbers start at 0.

@

l

Low-density mode for tape writes.

 

m

Medium-density mode for tape writes.

 

h

High-density mode for tape writes.

 

a

High-density mode with hardware compression for tape writes.