topic Re: HPU11v1, Can see SCSI tape drive in BCH menu, but not in HP-UX. in Operating System - HP-UX

HPU11v1, Can see SCSI tape drive in BCH menu, but not in HP-UX.

DonOBrien — Wed, 07 Sep 2016 04:06:34 GMT

I have a rp7410 and a rp7420 server. When I connected a DDS4 drive via a SCSI cable, I see the drive in the BCH menu. But later when I go to install HPUX, the tape drive is not listed in the Hardware Summery of the HPUX installation process. Later after the HPUX is installed, the drive is not shown in "ioscan -fnC tape".

How can the drive be seen just fine in BCH, but not seen in HPUX?

Main Menu: Enter command or menu > sea all

Searching for potential boot device(s)
This may take several minutes.

To discontinue search, press any key (termination may not be immediate).


                                                                           IODC
   Path#  Device Path (dec)                      Device Type               Rev
   -----  -----------------                      -----------               ----
   P0     0/0/0/3/0.6                            Random access media       4
          0/0/6/0/0.0.0.0.0.0.0                  Fibre Channel Protocol    8
          0/0/10/0/0.0.0.0.0.0.0                 Fibre Channel Protocol    8
   P1     1/0/0/3/1.2                            Random access media       4
   P2     1/0/1/0/0/1/0.1                        Sequential access media   4
          1/0/2/0/0.0.0.0.0.0.0                  Fibre Channel Protocol    8
          1/0/6/0/0.0.0.0.0.0.0                  Fibre Channel Protocol    8


Main Menu: Enter command or menu > bo p1

 BCH Directed Boot Path: 1/0/0/3/1.2


 Do you wish to stop at the ISL prompt prior to booting? (y/n) >> n

Initializing boot Device.


Boot IO Dependent Code (IODC) Revision 4


Boot Path Initialized.


HARD Booted.

ISL Revision A.00.43  Apr 12, 2000

ISL booting  hpux (;0):INSTALL

Boots from HPUX install DVD

             Welcome to the HP-UX installation/recovery process!

  Use the <tab> key to navigate between fields, and the arrow keys
  within fields.  Use the <return/enter> key to select an item.
  Use the <return/enter> or <space-bar> to pop-up a choices list.  If the
  menus are not clear, select the "Help" item for more information.

  Hardware Summary:         System Model: 9000/800/rp7410
  +---------------------+----------------+-------------------+ [ Scan Again  ]
  | Disks: 1  ( 33.9GB) |  Floppies: 0   | LAN cards:   4    |
  | CD/DVDs:        1   |  Tapes:    0   | Memory:   20160Mb |
  | Graphics Ports: 0   |  IO Buses: 8   | CPUs:        8    | [ H/W Details ]
  +---------------------+----------------+-------------------+

                       [      Install HP-UX       ]

                       [   Run a Recovery Shell   ]

                       [    Advanced Options      ]


          [  Reboot  ]                              [  Help  ]

Is there a step that I am missing here?

Thanks,

Don

Re: HPU11v1, Can see SCSI tape drive in BCH menu, but not in HP-UX.

Torsten. — Wed, 07 Sep 2016 05:27:50 GMT

I have seen something similar with a bad terminator and/or a bent pin (if you have 68pin connectors) - check termination and cable.

Re: HPU11v1, Can see SCSI tape drive in BCH menu, but not in HP-UX.

DonOBrien — Wed, 07 Sep 2016 12:35:24 GMT

Hi Torsten,

Thank you for reply. I have connected a 2nd tape drive using a second cable and terminator. I am still getting the same result. I can see it in BCH, but not in HPUX.

                                                                           IODC
   Path#  Device Path (dec)                      Device Type               Rev
   -----  -----------------                      -----------               ----
   P0     0/0/0/3/0.6                            Random access media       4
          0/0/6/0/0.0.0.0.0.0.0                  Fibre Channel Protocol    8
   P1     0/0/8/0/0.2                            Sequential access media   4
          0/0/10/0/0.0.0.0.0.0.0                 Fibre Channel Protocol    8
   P2     1/0/0/3/1.2                            Random access media       4
   P3     1/0/1/0/0/1/0.1                        Sequential access media   4
          1/0/2/0/0.0.0.0.0.0.0                  Fibre Channel Protocol    8
          1/0/6/0/0.0.0.0.0.0.0                  Fibre Channel Protocol    8


Boot from DVD for HPUX

             Welcome to the HP-UX installation/recovery process!

  Use the <tab> key to navigate between fields, and the arrow keys
  within fields.  Use the <return/enter> key to select an item.
  Use the <return/enter> or <space-bar> to pop-up a choices list.  If the
  menus are not clear, select the "Help" item for more information.

  Hardware Summary:         System Model: 9000/800/rp7410
  +---------------------+----------------+-------------------+ [ Scan Again  ]
  | Disks: 1  ( 33.9GB) |  Floppies: 0   | LAN cards:   4    |
  | CD/DVDs:        1   |  Tapes:    0   | Memory:   20160Mb |
  | Graphics Ports: 0   |  IO Buses: 8   | CPUs:        8    | [ H/W Details ]
  +---------------------+----------------+-------------------+

                       [      Install HP-UX       ]

                       [   Run a Recovery Shell   ]

                       [    Advanced Options      ]


          [  Reboot  ]                              [  Help  ]

I have a few more drives, cables, and terminators. I will try a few more to see if I can isolate this further.

Re: HPU11v1, Can see SCSI tape drive in BCH menu, but not in HP-UX.

DonOBrien — Wed, 07 Sep 2016 13:30:18 GMT

I've tried a third drive. So now there are three drives, cables, and terminators connected. Same result.

                                                                           IODC
   Path#  Device Path (dec)                      Device Type               Rev
   -----  -----------------                      -----------               ----
   P0     0/0/0/3/0.6                            Random access media       4
          0/0/6/0/0.0.0.0.0.0.0                  Fibre Channel Protocol    8
   P1     0/0/8/0/0.2                            Sequential access media   4
   P2     0/0/8/0/1.4                            Sequential access media   4
          0/0/10/0/0.0.0.0.0.0.0                 Fibre Channel Protocol    8
   P3     1/0/0/3/1.2                            Random access media       4
   P4     1/0/1/0/0/1/0.1                        Sequential access media   4
          1/0/2/0/0.0.0.0.0.0.0                  Fibre Channel Protocol    8
          1/0/6/0/0.0.0.0.0.0.0                  Fibre Channel Protocol    8


Main Menu: Enter command or menu > bo p3

 BCH Directed Boot Path: 1/0/0/3/1.2


 Do you wish to stop at the ISL prompt prior to booting? (y/n) >> n

Initializing boot Device.


Boot IO Dependent Code (IODC) Revision 4


Boot Path Initialized.


HARD Booted.

ISL Revision A.00.43  Apr 12, 2000

ISL booting  hpux (;0):INSTALL

Boot
: disk(1/0/0/3/1.2.0.0.0.0.0;0):WINSTALL
12005376 + 2187352 + 2631504 start 0x201568


gate64: sysvec_vaddr = 0xc0002000 for 2 pages
NOTICE: nfs3_link(): File system was registered at index 4.
NOTICE: autofs_link(): File system was registered at index 6.
NOTICE: cachefs_link(): File system was registered at index 7.
td: claimed Tachyon XL2 Fibre Channel Mass Storage card at 0/0/6/0/0
td: claimed Tachyon XL2 Fibre Channel Mass Storage card at 0/0/10/0/0
td: claimed Tachyon XL2 Fibre Channel Mass Storage card at 1/0/2/0/0
td: claimed Tachyon XL2 Fibre Channel Mass Storage card at 1/0/6/0/0

    System Console is on the Built-In Serial Interface
igelan2: INITIALIZING HP A6794-60001 PCI 1000Base-T at hardware path 1/0/1/0/0/4/0
igelan1: INITIALIZING HP A6825-60101 PCI 1000Base-T Adapter at hardware path 0/0/14/0/0
    Swap device table:  (start & size given in 512-byte blocks)
        entry 0 - auto-configured on root device; ignored - no room
WARNING: no swap device configured, so dump cannot be defaulted to primary swap.
WARNING: No dump devices are configured.  Dump is disabled.
Starting the STREAMS daemons-phase 1
Create STCP device files
Starting the STREAMS daemons-phase 2
          $Revision: vmunix:    vw: -proj    selectors: CUPI80_BL2000_1108 -c 'Vw for CUPI80_BL2000_1108 build' -- cupi80_bl2000_1108 'CUPI80_BL2000_1108'  Wed Nov  8 19:24:56 PST 2000 $
Memory Information:
    physical page size = 4096 bytes, logical page size = 4096 bytes
    Physical: 20643840 Kbytes, lockable: 15845464 Kbytes, available: 18216004 Kbytes

=======  09/07/16 09:23:41 EDT  HP-UX Installation Initialization. (Wed Sep 07
         09:23:41 EDT 2016)
         @(#) Ignite-UX Revision C.6.3.324
         @(#) install/init (opt) $Revision: 10.333 $
       * Scanning system for IO devices...
       * Querying disk device: 0/0/0/3/0.6.0 ...
       * Setting keyboard language.

             Welcome to the HP-UX installation/recovery process!

  Use the <tab> key to navigate between fields, and the arrow keys
  within fields.  Use the <return/enter> key to select an item.
  Use the <return/enter> or <space-bar> to pop-up a choices list.  If the
  menus are not clear, select the "Help" item for more information.

  Hardware Summary:         System Model: 9000/800/rp7410
  +---------------------+----------------+-------------------+ [ Scan Again  ]
  | Disks: 1  ( 33.9GB) |  Floppies: 0   | LAN cards:   4    |
  | CD/DVDs:        1   |  Tapes:    0   | Memory:   20160Mb |
  | Graphics Ports: 0   |  IO Buses: 8   | CPUs:        8    | [ H/W Details ]
  +---------------------+----------------+-------------------+

                       [      Install HP-UX       ]

                       [   Run a Recovery Shell   ]

                       [    Advanced Options      ]


          [  Reboot  ]                              [  Help  ]

Re: HPU11v1, Can see SCSI tape drive in BCH menu, but not in HP-UX.

DonOBrien — Wed, 07 Sep 2016 13:45:14 GMT

I just tried to boot from a HPUX 11.v3 DVD to see if that we detect the tape drives. Nope.

                                                                           IODC
   Path#  Device Path (dec)                      Device Type               Rev
   -----  -----------------                      -----------               ----
   P0     0/0/0/3/0.6                            Random access media       4
          0/0/6/0/0.0.0.0.0.0.0                  Fibre Channel Protocol    8
   P1     0/0/8/0/0.2                            Sequential access media   4
   P2     0/0/8/0/1.4                            Sequential access media   4
          0/0/10/0/0.0.0.0.0.0.0                 Fibre Channel Protocol    8
   P3     1/0/0/3/1.2                            Random access media       4
   P4     1/0/1/0/0/1/0.1                        Sequential access media   4
          1/0/2/0/0.0.0.0.0.0.0                  Fibre Channel Protocol    8
          1/0/6/0/0.0.0.0.0.0.0                  Fibre Channel Protocol    8


Main Menu: Enter command or menu > bo p3

 BCH Directed Boot Path: 1/0/0/3/1.2


 Do you wish to stop at the ISL prompt prior to booting? (y/n) >> n

Initializing boot Device.


Boot IO Dependent Code (IODC) Revision 4


Boot Path Initialized.


HARD Booted.

ISL Revision A.00.44  Mar 12, 2003

ISL booting  hpux (;0):INSTALL

Boot
: disk(1/0/0/3/1.2.0.0.0.0.0;0):WINSTALL
22933504 + 5214208 + 8112160 start 0x14e8e8




DoCalllist done
gate64: sysvec_vaddr = 0xc0002000 for 2 pages

Memory Class Setup
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class     Physmem              Lockmem              Swapmem
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
System :  19175 MB             19175 MB             19175 MB
Kernel :  19175 MB             19175 MB             19175 MB
User   :  18475 MB             16378 MB             16443 MB
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

ktracer is off until requested.
Installing Socket Protocol families AF_INET and AF_INET6
Kernel EVM initialized
sec_init(): ker       * Preparing to execute init...
=======  09/07/16 09:39:45 EDT  HP-UX Installation Initialization.
         @(#)Ignite-UX Revision C.7.12.519
         @(#)ignite/launch (opt) Revision:
         /branches/IUX_RA1103/ignite/src@82875 Last Modified: 2011-01-20
         21:10:40 +0530 (Thu, 20 Jan 2011)
       * Configuring RAM filesystems...
       * Scanning system for IO devices...
       * Boot device is: 1/0/0/3/1.0x2.0x0
       * Setting keyboard language.

             Welcome to the HP-UX installation/recovery process!

  Use the <tab> key to navigate between fields, and the arrow keys
  within fields.  Use the <return/enter> key to select an item.
  Use the <return/enter> or <space-bar> to pop-up a choices list.  If the
  menus are not clear, select the "Help" item for more information.

  Hardware Summary:         System Model: 9000/800/rp7410
  +----------------------+---------------+--------------------+[ Scan Again  ]
  | Disks: 1  (   33.9GB)| Floppies: 0   | LAN cards:   4     |
  | CD/DVDs:        1    | Tapes:    0   | Memory:    20160Mb |
  | Graphics Ports: 0    | IO Buses: 13  | CPUs:        8     |[ H/W Details ]
  +----------------------+---------------+--------------------+

                       [      Install HP-UX       ]

                   [   Run an Expert Recovery Shell   ]

                       [    Advanced Options      ]


          [  Reboot  ]                              [  Help  ]

Re: HPU11v1, Can see SCSI tape drive in BCH menu, but not in HP-UX.

Torsten. — Wed, 07 Sep 2016 13:59:26 GMT

If you have an OS installed, boot up and do an "ioscan -fn", please.

Re: HPU11v1, Can see SCSI tape drive in BCH menu, but not in HP-UX.

DonOBrien — Wed, 07 Sep 2016 15:48:50 GMT

Sadly its sees nothing.

# ioscan -funC tape
#

When I try to add a tape drive via SAM, its says that it needs to build the driver, it then does a shutdown -h and I have to power cycle the box to get it boot back up. I'm not sure if the tape drivers are installed or not.

┌ ===                     Tape Drive Manager (hp24) (1)                        ┐
┌                             Add Tape Drive (hp24)                            ┐
│                                                                              │
│ ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐│
│ │ The steps for adding a tape drive to the system are:                      ^│
│ │                                                                            │
│ │     1. Make sure the necessary device drivers are configured into          │
│ │        the kernel.  (When the OK button is pressed, SAM                    │
│ │        automatically makes this test and, if necessary, will guide         │
│ │        you through the building of a new kernel.)                          │
│ │     2. Shut the system down and turn off the power.                        │
│ │     3. Choose the interface card to which the new tape drive will be       │
│ │        connected.                                                          │
│ │     4. Choose a bus address for the new tape drive that does not           │
│ │        match the bus address of any other device connected to the          │
│ │        chosen interface card.                                              │
│ │     5. Connect the new tape drive to the chosen interface card.            │
│ │     6. Turn the new tape drive on.                                         │
│ │     7. Turn the system on.                                                v│
│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘│
│──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────│
│ [   OK   ]                                                        [  Help  ] │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

The tape drives as shown before are already connected and detected by BCH. As I advanced, it looks like all of the drivers are already installed.

┌ ===                     Tape Drive Manager (hp24) (1)                        ┐
┌                             Add Tape Drive (hp24)                            ┐
│                                                                              │
│ ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐│
│ │ The steps for adding a tape drive to the system are:                      ^│
│ │                                                                            │
│ │     1. Make sure the necessary device drivers are configured into          │
│ │        the kernel.  (When the OK button is pressed, SAM                    │
│ │  ┌                            Note (hp24)                            ┐     │
│ │  │                                                                   │     │
│ │  │ All tape-related device drivers are currently configured into the │     │
│ │  │ kernel.  No kernel rebuilding is necessary.                       │     │
│ │  │───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────│     │
│ │  │                            [[ OK    ]]                            │     │
│ │  └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘     │
│ │        chosen interface card.                                              │
│ │     5. Connect the new tape drive to the chosen interface card.            │
│ │     6. Turn the new tape drive on.                                         │
│ │     7. Turn the system on.                                                v│
│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘│
│──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────│
│ [   OK   ]                                                        [  Help  ] │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Re: HPU11v1, Can see SCSI tape drive in BCH menu, but not in HP-UX.

Torsten. — Wed, 07 Sep 2016 15:43:06 GMT

please share an ioscan - fn output

Re: HPU11v1, Can see SCSI tape drive in BCH menu, but not in HP-UX.

DonOBrien — Wed, 07 Sep 2016 16:02:52 GMT

My apologies, Here is what you requested.

Note: I added a fiber connected tape drive to the system and it does appear as a device. Still not sure why my SCSI tape drives do not appear.

# ioscan -fn
Class       I  H/W Path       Driver    S/W State   H/W Type     Description
=============================================================================
root        0                 root      CLAIMED     BUS_NEXUS
cell        0  0              cell      CLAIMED     BUS_NEXUS
ioa         0  0/0            sba       CLAIMED     BUS_NEXUS    System Bus Adapter (804)
ba          0  0/0/0          lba       CLAIMED     BUS_NEXUS    Local PCI Bus Adapter (782)
tty         2  0/0/0/0/0      func0     CLAIMED     INTERFACE    PCI BaseSystem (103c128d)
tty         0  0/0/0/0/1      asio0     CLAIMED     INTERFACE    PCI Serial (103c1048)
                             /dev/diag/mux0  /dev/tty0p0     /dev/tty0p2
                             /dev/mux0       /dev/tty0p1
ext_bus     0  0/0/0/3/0      c8xx      CLAIMED     INTERFACE    SCSI C1010 Ultra160 Wide LVD A6793-60001
target      0  0/0/0/3/0.6    tgt       CLAIMED     DEVICE
disk        0  0/0/0/3/0.6.0  sdisk     CLAIMED     DEVICE       HP 36.4GMAU3036NC
                             /dev/dsk/c0t6d0   /dev/rdsk/c0t6d0
target      1  0/0/0/3/0.7    tgt       CLAIMED     DEVICE
ctl         0  0/0/0/3/0.7.0  sctl      CLAIMED     DEVICE       Initiator
                             /dev/rscsi/c0t7d0
ext_bus     1  0/0/0/3/1      c8xx      CLAIMED     INTERFACE    SCSI C1010 Ultra Wide  A6793-60001
target      2  0/0/0/3/1.7    tgt       CLAIMED     DEVICE
ctl         1  0/0/0/3/1.7.0  sctl      CLAIMED     DEVICE       Initiator
                             /dev/rscsi/c1t7d0
ba          1  0/0/1          lba       CLAIMED     BUS_NEXUS    Local PCI Bus Adapter (782)
ba          2  0/0/2          lba       CLAIMED     BUS_NEXUS    Local PCI Bus Adapter (782)
ba          3  0/0/4          lba       CLAIMED     BUS_NEXUS    Local PCI Bus Adapter (782)
ba          4  0/0/6          lba       CLAIMED     BUS_NEXUS    Local PCI Bus Adapter (782)
fc          0  0/0/6/0/0      td        CLAIMED     INTERFACE    HP Tachyon XL2 Fibre Channel Mass Storage Adapter
                             /dev/td0
fcp         0  0/0/6/0/0.8    fcp       CLAIMED     INTERFACE    FCP Protocol Adapter
ba          5  0/0/8          lba       CLAIMED     BUS_NEXUS    Local PCI Bus Adapter (782)
ext_bus     2  0/0/8/0/0      c8xx      CLAIMED     INTERFACE    SCSI C1010 Ultra160 Wide LVD
target      3  0/0/8/0/0.7    tgt       CLAIMED     DEVICE
ctl         2  0/0/8/0/0.7.0  sctl      CLAIMED     DEVICE       Initiator
                             /dev/rscsi/c2t7d0
ext_bus     3  0/0/8/0/1      c8xx      CLAIMED     INTERFACE    SCSI C1010 Ultra160 Wide LVD
target      4  0/0/8/0/1.7    tgt       CLAIMED     DEVICE
ctl         3  0/0/8/0/1.7.0  sctl      CLAIMED     DEVICE       Initiator
                             /dev/rscsi/c3t7d0
ba          6  0/0/10         lba       CLAIMED     BUS_NEXUS    Local PCI Bus Adapter (782)
fc          1  0/0/10/0/0     td        CLAIMED     INTERFACE    HP Tachyon XL2 Fibre Channel Mass Storage Adapter
                             /dev/td1
fcp         2  0/0/10/0/0.3   fcp       CLAIMED     INTERFACE    FCP Domain
ext_bus     8  0/0/10/0/0.3.15.255.0      fcpdev    CLAIMED     INTERFACE    FCP Device Interface
target     10  0/0/10/0/0.3.15.255.0.0    tgt       CLAIMED     DEVICE
tape        0  0/0/10/0/0.3.15.255.0.0.2  stape     CLAIMED     DEVICE       IBM     ULT3580-TD4
fcp         1  0/0/10/0/0.8   fcp       NO_HW       INTERFACE    FCP Protocol Adapter
ba          7  0/0/12         lba       CLAIMED     BUS_NEXUS    Local PCI Bus Adapter (782)
lan         0  0/0/12/0/0     btlan     CLAIMED     INTERFACE    HP A5230A/B5509BA PCI 10/100Base-TX Addon
                             /dev/diag/lan0  /dev/ether0     /dev/lan0
ba          8  0/0/14         lba       CLAIMED     BUS_NEXUS    Local PCI Bus Adapter (782)
lan         1  0/0/14/0/0     igelan    CLAIMED     INTERFACE    HP A6825-60101 PCI 1000Base-T Adapter
memory      0  0/5            memory    CLAIMED     MEMORY       Memory
processor   0  0/10           processor CLAIMED     PROCESSOR    Processor
processor   1  0/11           processor CLAIMED     PROCESSOR    Processor
processor   2  0/12           processor CLAIMED     PROCESSOR    Processor
processor   3  0/13           processor CLAIMED     PROCESSOR    Processor
cell        1  1              cell      CLAIMED     BUS_NEXUS
ioa         1  1/0            sba       CLAIMED     BUS_NEXUS    System Bus Adapter (804)
ba          9  1/0/0          lba       CLAIMED     BUS_NEXUS    Local PCI Bus Adapter (782)
tty         3  1/0/0/0/0      func0     CLAIMED     INTERFACE    PCI BaseSystem (103c128d)
tty         1  1/0/0/0/1      asio0     CLAIMED     INTERFACE    PCI Serial (103c1048)
                             /dev/GSPdiag1   /dev/mux1       /dev/tty1p1
                             /dev/diag/mux1  /dev/tty1p0     /dev/tty1p2
ext_bus     4  1/0/0/3/0      c8xx      CLAIMED     INTERFACE    SCSI C1010 Ultra160 Wide LVD A6793-60001
target      5  1/0/0/3/0.7    tgt       CLAIMED     DEVICE
ctl         4  1/0/0/3/0.7.0  sctl      CLAIMED     DEVICE       Initiator
                             /dev/rscsi/c4t7d0
ext_bus     5  1/0/0/3/1      c8xx      CLAIMED     INTERFACE    SCSI C1010 Ultra Wide Single-Ended A6793-60001
target      6  1/0/0/3/1.2    tgt       CLAIMED     DEVICE
disk       16  1/0/0/3/1.2.0  sdisk     CLAIMED     DEVICE       HP      DVD-ROM 305
                             /dev/dsk/c5t2d0   /dev/rdsk/c5t2d0
target      7  1/0/0/3/1.7    tgt       CLAIMED     DEVICE
ctl         5  1/0/0/3/1.7.0  sctl      CLAIMED     DEVICE       Initiator
                             /dev/rscsi/c5t7d0
ba         10  1/0/1          lba       CLAIMED     BUS_NEXUS    Local PCI Bus Adapter (782)
ba         11  1/0/1/0/0      PCItoPCI  CLAIMED     BUS_NEXUS    PCItoPCI Bridge
ext_bus     6  1/0/1/0/0/1/0  c8xx      CLAIMED     INTERFACE    SCSI C1010 Ultra160 Wide LVD
target      8  1/0/1/0/0/1/0.7            tgt       CLAIMED     DEVICE
ctl         6  1/0/1/0/0/1/0.7.0          sctl      CLAIMED     DEVICE       Initiator
                             /dev/rscsi/c6t7d0
ext_bus     7  1/0/1/0/0/1/1  c8xx      CLAIMED     INTERFACE    SCSI C1010 Ultra160 Wide LVD
target      9  1/0/1/0/0/1/1.7            tgt       CLAIMED     DEVICE
ctl         7  1/0/1/0/0/1/1.7.0          sctl      CLAIMED     DEVICE       Initiator
                             /dev/rscsi/c7t7d0
lan         2  1/0/1/0/0/4/0  igelan    CLAIMED     INTERFACE    HP A6794-60001 PCI 1000Base-T
ba         12  1/0/2          lba       CLAIMED     BUS_NEXUS    Local PCI Bus Adapter (782)
fc          2  1/0/2/0/0      td        CLAIMED     INTERFACE    HP Tachyon XL2 Fibre Channel Mass Storage Adapter
                             /dev/td2
ba         13  1/0/4          lba       CLAIMED     BUS_NEXUS    Local PCI Bus Adapter (782)
lan         3  1/0/4/0/0      btlan     CLAIMED     INTERFACE    HP A5230A/B5509BA PCI 10/100Base-TX Addon
                             /dev/diag/lan3  /dev/ether3     /dev/lan3
ba         14  1/0/6          lba       CLAIMED     BUS_NEXUS    Local PCI Bus Adapter (782)
fc          3  1/0/6/0/0      td        CLAIMED     INTERFACE    HP Tachyon XL2 Fibre Channel Mass Storage Adapter
                             /dev/td3
ba         15  1/0/8          lba       CLAIMED     BUS_NEXUS    Local PCI Bus Adapter (782)
ba         16  1/0/10         lba       CLAIMED     BUS_NEXUS    Local PCI Bus Adapter (782)
ba         17  1/0/12         lba       CLAIMED     BUS_NEXUS    Local PCI Bus Adapter (782)
ba         18  1/0/14         lba       CLAIMED     BUS_NEXUS    Local PCI Bus Adapter (782)
memory      1  1/5            memory    CLAIMED     MEMORY       Memory
processor   4  1/10           processor CLAIMED     PROCESSOR    Processor
processor   5  1/11           processor CLAIMED     PROCESSOR    Processor
processor   6  1/12           processor CLAIMED     PROCESSOR    Processor
processor   7  1/13           processor CLAIMED     PROCESSOR    Processor
#

# ioscan -funC tape
Class     I  H/W Path      Driver S/W State   H/W Type     Description
=======================================================================
tape      0  0/0/10/0/0.3.15.255.0.0.2  stape  CLAIMED     DEVICE       IBM                                           ULT3580-TD4
#

Re: HPU11v1, Can see SCSI tape drive in BCH menu, but not in HP-UX.

Torsten. — Wed, 07 Sep 2016 18:08:39 GMT

There must be something wrong between controller, cable, drive and terminator ...

However, good to know you found a solution for the initial problem

/t5/System-Administration/HPUX-11-11-can-you-boot-from-a-fiber-attached-tape-drive/m-p/6896720#M489728

Re: HPU11v1, Can see SCSI tape drive in BCH menu, but not in HP-UX.

DonOBrien — Fri, 09 Sep 2016 14:11:02 GMT

It looks like I may have found the issue here. I took a Dat72 Drive that we have connected to another system and connected it to this one. I rebooted and it was properly visible. I saw that it used a different model of terminator.

I found another terminator of the same type and placed that on one of my three drives that the system has NOT been able to see. in HPUX. Using the new terminator, the drive was now seen in HPUX.

So in short, I have several imcompatible terminators. Uhgh.

Thank you for you time in working with me on this.

Don

Re: HPU11v1, Can see SCSI tape drive in BCH menu, but not in HP-UX.

Torsten. — Fri, 09 Sep 2016 15:56:43 GMT

this was my assumption, a bad terminatot. but all wrong? hmm, thos happens. all single ended?

Re: HPU11v1, Can see SCSI tape drive in BCH menu, but not in HP-UX.

DonOBrien — Mon, 12 Sep 2016 12:55:37 GMT

Maybe single ended. The old SCSI cabling seems to be a black art to me. Some cables work, others don't. Some terminators work, others don't.

Thanks again for your help.