HP Ultrium tape drives Q1538-90925 - Manual (Page 16)

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The device files then have the syntax: tapeX_dn
For example, /dev/ntape/tape66_d1
is a device file for device 66, no-rewind using density
number 1. Since all density numbers have the same parameters it does not matter which density
number file is used.
What next?
Once device files have been created, you should confirm that your new tape drive is working
properly. Chapter 7 on page 27 provides instructions on backing up and restoring a sample file to
test your installation.