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Chapter G - GDT User's Manual
G.7 Further Information
- Under SCO UNIX V/386 3.2v2.0, media changes in cache-run devices with exchangeable
media (for example removable hard disks) can only be made with GDTSETUP
(mount/unmount) or a SCSI reset (cold boot).
From version 4.x of SCO UNIX V/386 3.2, this restriction does not exist anymore. A m e-
dia change can be made with the UNIX commands
MOUNT
and
UNMOUNT
. Please
make sure that the removable hard disk keeps its GDTSETUP drive number when
changing the media, otherwise a separate ID/LUN entry is necessary for each single
media (since the drive number depends on the media and not the device containing it).
- SCO UNIX V/386 3.2v2.0 supports a maximum of 4 host drives (entries in GDTSETUP).
For SCO UNIX V/386 3.2v4.x there is no such restriction.
- SCO UNIX V/386 3.2v2.0 supports a maximum of 2 GDT controllers in the system, SCO
UNIX V/386 3.2v4.x and later versions support a maximum of 4.
- The tool
GDTSYNC
in the directory '/etc' carries out a UNIX SYNC command (update
super block) and causes all buffers still present in GDT's cache to be written to the
cache drives. It is advisable to use this tool before shutting down the system.
- When using Direct Access Devices with
exchangeable media
(e.g. removable hard disks), a
media has to be inserted when the system is booted, otherwise the device is not avai l-
able under UNIX.
- "Not Direct Access Devices" (streamer, tapes, CD-ROMs, etc) can be switched on even
after system power up, they will still be recognized by
GDTSCAN
afterwards.
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