Compaq Integrated SmartArray Quantum DLT4000

[James Long]

> > On 2/1/06, RA Cohen <roy2098 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > Hi All,
> > >
> > > I'm running several Compaq Proliant DL360 servers, all with
> > FBSD
> > > 6.0-RELEASE.
> > >
> > > One of these has an internal Quantum DLT 4000 (that's how
> > the
> > > BIOS identifies it) tape drive. I need to use it, but can
> > find
> > > no evidence of this hardware in the dmesg output.
> > . . .
> > > The system sees the integrated controller and uses ida0 to
> > id
> > > it, but does not see the tape drive.

In my experience, I find it highly unlikely that your DL360 has an 
internal DLT drive in it.  It wouldn't fit.

Have you opened the chassis of the server and tried to physically
locate this alleged internal tape drive?