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Using the Device-Array Definition Window

Use the device-array definition window (Figure 50) to add, edit, or delete devices from an array.

Figure 50. A Partially Completed Device-Array Definition Window
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Array Item Type Group

The Array Item Type group lists the types of devices that you can include in a device array. You can mix different types of devices in a single array.

Device Text Box

Depending on the array item type that you selected from the Array Item Type group, the label for the text box where you type a device name is Tape Device, File Name, or Pipe Command (UNIX only). Fill in this text box as follows.

Device Type
What to Type
Tape Device
The full pathname of the tape device (example: /dev/rmt/0)
File Name
The full pathname of the file (example: /work/mydata)
Pipe Command
The full pathname of the executable pipe command or shellscript (example: /tmp/g)

Tape Parameters Group

When you select Tape as the array item type, the Tape Parameters group becomes active (not gray), as Figure 51 shows. You must type the block and tape size. The tape size must be greater than zero. The example shown in Figure 51 is for UNIX. An example of a tape device name for Windows is: 11.1tape0.

Figure 51. The Tape Parameters Group
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Windows Only

Windows does not support remote tape load and unload.

End of Windows Only
To add devices to the device array
  1. Click Add in the device-array definition window.
  2. Click the device type in the Array Item Type group.
  3. Type the full pathname of the device in the Device text box.
  4. If you specified a tape device, the Tape Parameters group becomes active, as Figure 51 shows.
    1. Type the block size in kilobytes.
    2. Click MB (megabytes) or GB (gigabytes) to specify the units to use for the tape size.
    3. Specify the tape size.
  5. When you have included all of the information for the device, click Perform.

    The device that you added appears in the Array Items list box.

  6. Repeat steps 2 through 5 to add other items to the device array.
  7. When you have added all of the devices to the array, click OK to return to the Device-Array Selection window.

    Your new array appears in the Current Arrays list box.

  8. Click Cancel to return to the HPL main window.
To edit a device in the device array
  1. Click Edit in the device-array definition window.
  2. Select a device from the Array Items list box.

    The selected item appears in the Device text box.

  3. Edit the pathname and tape parameters, as appropriate.
  4. Click Perform.
  5. Click OK to return to the Device-Array Selection window.
  6. Click Cancel to return to the HPL main window.
Tip:
When you edit a device, you can change the pathname and the tape parameters, but you cannot change the array-item type (tape, file, pipe). If you need to change the device type, you must delete the item and then add a new item.
To delete a device from the device array
  1. Click Delete in the device-array definition window.
  2. Select a device from the Array Items list box.
  3. Click Perform.
  4. Click OK to return to the Device-Array Selection window.
  5. Click Cancel to return to the HPL main window.
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