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                                                                   mtj(7)



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        mtj                                                  Special File
        Eclipse MV/family tape subsystem
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        DESCRIPTION

        An mtj tape subsystem consists of a tape controller with up to
        two physical units on that controller.  The models supported are
        as follows:
                 Model #   Description
                 6352      DC 1000 cartridge
                 6426      1/2" cartridge
                 E6341     1600 bpi 1/2" reel-to-reel streaming

        A tape unit may be accessed directly via the special file nodes
        in /dev/mt and /dev/rmt.  These nodes are named in the form:

           /dev/[r]mt/c<n>d<m>

        where <n> is the hardware device code of the controller and <m>
        is the unit on the controller.  The nodes in /dev/mt provide
        access as a block special device as described in mt(7).  The
        nodes in /dev/rmt provide access as a character special device as
        described in rmt(7).

        When accessed as a character special device via the nodes in
        /dev/rmt, the maximum physical record size for the model 6352
        tape drive is 16,384 bytes.  For all other models listed above
        the maximum is 32,768 bytes.


        FILES

        /dev/mt/*

        /dev/rmt/*


        SEE ALSO

        mt(7), rmt(7)











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