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Solaris Transition Guide

Convention for Tape Drives

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Table 7-1 provides some examples that compare the SunOS release 4.x and SunOS release 5.7 device naming conventions.

Table 7-1 SunOS release 4.x and SunOS release 5.7 Device Names

Device Description 

SunOS release 4.x Device Name 

SunOS release 5.7 Device Name

Disk devices

/dev/sd0g

/dev/dsk/c0t3d0s6

 

/dev/rsd3b

/dev/rdsk/c0t0d0s1

 

/dev/rsd3a

/dev/rdsk/c0t0d0s0

Magnetic tape devices 

/dev/nrmt8

/dev/rmt/8hn

 

/dev/rst0

/dev/rmt/0

CD-ROM device

/dev/sr0

/dev/dsk/c0t6d0s2