topic Re: problem with tape in Operating System - HP-UX

problem with tape

Eva Carrasco Gonzalez — Fri, 13 Feb 2004 04:37:26 GMT

Hello,
i have got a

Modelo mÃ¡quina: K580
SN: 3835G25087
S.O.: HP-UX 11i
HBA: A3404A
Dispositivo cinta: STK T9840A
my problems is that hp-ux donÂ´t know a news tape dri

Re: problem with tape

Jakes Louw — Fri, 13 Feb 2004 04:41:22 GMT

I'm not sure you finished your message, but if your problem is that HP-UX doesn't recognize a new tape drive, I assume:

1) the correct tape device driver is enabled in the kernel?
2) you have done an "ioscan -fnC tape"?
3) you have done an "insf -e"?

Re: problem with tape

G. Vrijhoeven — Fri, 13 Feb 2004 04:50:27 GMT

Hi,

In order to connect a tape drive. You must attach the device to the right SCSI card. ( SE ) and install the stape driver. ( sam, periphicals, tape)
Connecting the tape can be done online. ( only one on the bus) installing the device driver is a reboot.

Gideon

Re: problem with tape

Eva Carrasco Gonzalez — Fri, 13 Feb 2004 05:00:28 GMT

My problem is that then machine donÂ´t look the devi

Re: problem with tape

G. Vrijhoeven — Fri, 13 Feb 2004 05:17:35 GMT

HI like Jakes stated,

To view devices connected do:

ioscan -fnCtape
and to create device files do insf.

It you do not see the tape device.
It could be tuned off, duplicate scsi id?

Gideon

Re: problem with tape

Eva Carrasco Gonzalez — Fri, 13 Feb 2004 05:26:26 GMT

i do not se the tape device. I did ioscan -fnCtape an insf but the problem is idem

Re: problem with tape

G. Vrijhoeven — Fri, 13 Feb 2004 05:29:20 GMT

Hi,

I think the only sollution is making sure appopiate drivers are in the kernel ( sam ==> periphials ==> tape ==> action add tape rebuild the kernel and reboot!)

Gideon

Re: problem with tape

Jakes Louw — Fri, 13 Feb 2004 08:31:51 GMT

I think Gideon knows where I was going, but maybe he had the right idea: is the tape device actually connected to the server?