No Tape Loaded for mt status

[Robert_Jewell]

The behavior of the command is strange.  I wonder if this has anything to do with the tape using the stape driver rather than the estape driver (or if it matters)?

Do you have the estape driver loaded into the kernel?  (lsdev).  However, not sure about how to associate a device with a different driver (I think this can be done?)?  I dont time now to research, so maybe someone else can offer help on this topic?

-bob

[debtboy]

OK... I'm still at  :-)

Yes it looks like I have both drivers loaded...

HPPRODWEB01:/# more /stand/system | grep -e tape
module estape   best    1.0.[45D4D120]
module stape    best    1.0.[45D4D134]

I used rmsf instead of rm to remove the /dev/rmt/ device files this time...

HPPRODWEB01:/# rmsf /dev/rmt/*
HPPRODWEB01:/#

Which worked, but this didn't...

HPPRODWEB01:/dev/rtape# rmsf /dev/rtape/*
Device /dev/rtape/tape1_BEST is busy. Cannot remove.
Device /dev/rtape/tape1_BESTb is busy. Cannot remove.
Device /dev/rtape/tape1_BESTn is busy. Cannot remove.
Device /dev/rtape/tape1_BESTnb is busy. Cannot remove.

so I ran...

HPPRODWEB01:/dev/rmt# insf -e -C tape
insf: Installing special files for stape instance 0 address 0/6/0/0/0/0/1/0/0/0.0.0.0.0
insf: Installing special files for estape instance 1 address 64000/0xfa00/0x4

So I ran these ioscans...

HPPRODWEB01:/# ioscan -fNnC tape
Class     I  H/W Path  Driver S/W State   H/W Type     Description
===================================================================
tape      1  64000/0xfa00/0x4  estape   CLAIMED     DEVICE       HP      Ultrium 5-SCSI
                      /dev/rtape/tape1_BEST    /dev/rtape/tape1_BESTb   /dev/rtape/tape1_BESTn   /dev/rtape/tape1_BESTnb

HPPRODWEB01:/# ioscan -fnC tape
Class     I  H/W Path  Driver S/W State   H/W Type     Description
==================================================================
tape      0  0/6/0/0/0/0/1/0/0/0.0.0.0.0  stape   CLAIMED     DEVICE       HP      Ultrium 5-SCSI
                      /dev/rmt/0m            /dev/rmt/0mn           /dev/rmt/c1t0d0BEST    /dev/rmt/c1t0d0BESTn
                      /dev/rmt/0mb           /dev/rmt/0mnb          /dev/rmt/c1t0d0BESTb   /dev/rmt/c1t0d0BESTnb

I'm a little confused now, so any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank You

[RRGabe]

I don't know if you have fixed this, but I had same issue until I installed the latest SerialSCSI-00 driver:

https://h20392.www2.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=SerialSCSI-00

[debtboy]

Just an update...

My issue has been resolved via HP Support.

I needed to update my systems with the latest HWE and QPK patches.

Thank you to Robert_Jewell for helping!!

[Robert_Jewell]

You are welcome.  Thank you for posting the resolution.

-Bob