RP4440 tape drive attached to SCSI Channel B LVD/SE card

[Peter Chuang]

I changed scsi id to 5. Checked bent ping(s), seems to be fine.

kmadmin -k | grep -i tape did not get anything.

[nightwich]

Hi Peter.

I think you need to first install your tape drivers on the server.


To do this go to:

sam -> Kernel_configurations -> Drivers -> Stape

It should be "Current stat" -> in "Pendind state" -> in

I think this need reboot. Give it a try.

After this try the other steps that you already know.

Regards.

[nightwich]

After intall the drivers do a:


kmadmin -k | grep -i tape


Regards.

[Peter Chuang]

Nightwich,

Now I got this:
# kmadmin -k | grep -i tape
stape
#
#

[nightwich · Accepted solution]

Hi Peter

Just fine.

Now do the other steps.

- Connect the tape with a SCSI terminator to the server

- Do a ioscan -fun

- do a insf -e

- do a ioscan -funC tape

Regards.

[Peter Chuang]

Nightwich,

I did the fist 2 steps and the last one output is:

# ioscan -funC tape
Class I H/W Path Driver S/W State H/W Type Description
=====================================================================
tape 0 0/1/1/1.3.0 stape CLAIMED DEVICE HP C5683A
/dev/rmt/0m /dev/rmt/c3t3d0BESTn
/dev/rmt/0mb /dev/rmt/c3t3d0BESTnb
/dev/rmt/0mn /dev/rmt/c3t3d0DDS
/dev/rmt/0mnb /dev/rmt/c3t3d0DDSb
/dev/rmt/c3t3d0BEST /dev/rmt/c3t3d0DDSn
/dev/rmt/c3t3d0BESTb /dev/rmt/c3t3d0DDSnb
#

[nightwich]

Hi Peter.


ok. Now the tape in connect you can do what ever you want.

Create a recovery tape, backup a FS etc .. etc ..


Best Regards.

[Peter Chuang]

The system is being backup as we speak. Thanks you everyone for all your help.