tpsetup(8)                                                       tpsetup(8)

NAME
     tpsetup - initialize/update physical tape configuration

SYNOPSIS
     tpsetup -U | -C devname

DESCRIPTION
     tpsetup initializes a new tape or updates an existing tape for use
     with the current version of the system software. tpsetup is a simpli-
     fied high level interface to the low-level tape administration com-
     mands. Tape administration performed by tpsetup consists of building
     the correct device nodes in /dev.

     devname is the generic name of a tape device as displayed by autoconf.
     For example, ios0/stape014 is the SCSI tape drive with SCSI-ID 4 of
     the SCSI port 01.

     -U   Upgrades a tape for the current release of the system software.
          This is non-destructive to the tape. Default device nodes are
          created (regardless of the actual properties of the device).

     -C   The same actions are executed as for -U, but unlike -U, device
          nodes are created which correspond to the properties of the
          device (i.e. only nodes required for this tape device are
          created).

SEE ALSO
     devname(7), stape(7), autoconf(8), setinfo(8).



























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