Unable to restore a ignite tape image on a rx2660

[Hugo F Martinez]

mptconfig /dev/mpt4 vpd vpd

Scan For Devices ...

---- ADAPTER INFORMATION -----------------------------------------------------

Device File : /dev/mpt4
Hardware Path : 0/4/1/0

---- BUS PARAMETERS ----------------------------------------------------------

Initiator SCSI ID : 7
SCSI Bus Rate : Ultra320
SCSI Bus Width : Wide

---- CHANNEL CAPABILITIES ----------------------------------------------------

Req/Ack Offset : 127
Bus Mode : LVD
Quick Arbitration Selection : Disabled
DT Clocking : Enabled
Packetized : Enabled

---- TARGET PARAMETERS -------------------------------------------------------
Target Description Firmware In Use In Use
Id Version Rate Width
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No Targets

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[Torsten.]

This means no tape drive.

But your previous ioscan did show it. Does ioscan still show it?

Is it powered? Terminator connected?



Check carefully for bent pins!

This may produce very strange behavior.

[Hugo F Martinez]

Its strange, but I can still seeing it

root@dinar:/ # ioscan -fnC tape
Class I H/W Path Driver S/W State H/W Type Description
=====================================================================
tape 0 0/4/1/0.3.0 stape CLAIMED DEVICE HP C7438A
/dev/rmt/0m /dev/rmt/c4t3d0BESTn
/dev/rmt/0mb /dev/rmt/c4t3d0BESTnb
/dev/rmt/0mn /dev/rmt/c4t3d0DDS
/dev/rmt/0mnb /dev/rmt/c4t3d0DDSb
/dev/rmt/c4t3d0BEST /dev/rmt/c4t3d0DDSn
/dev/rmt/c4t3d0BESTb /dev/rmt/c4t3d0DDSnb

root@dinar:/ # mt -t /dev/rmt/0m status
Drive: HP C7438A
Format:
Status: [45114700] BOT write-protected online compression immediate-report-mode
File: 0
Block: 0

[Torsten.]

You can use the tape from hp-ux?

You should see the device from mptconfig too.


With bent pins (68 pin cable) I have already seen very strange things, e.g. visible from EFI, but not from hp-ux and vice versa. Did you check the cable?

[Hugo F Martinez]

I have the tape drive connected to the Channel A and there is a SCSI terminator on the tape drive. Channel B is not being used.

[Torsten.]

Let's try this:

# echo "sel dev all;info;wait;il"|cstm

[Hugo F Martinez]

Im enclosing the results attached

[Torsten.]

I wonder what kind of scsi card you have.

Usually all the tools will report the product number. But your card doesn't. An unsupported card? This would perhaps explain why you cannot see it in EFI.

[Hugo F Martinez]

I installed the last HWEnablement and finally the mptconfig is working!


root@dinar:/ # mptconfig /dev/mpt4

Scan For Devices ...

---- ADAPTER INFORMATION -----------------------------------------------------

Device File : /dev/mpt4
Hardware Path : 0/4/1/0

---- BUS PARAMETERS ----------------------------------------------------------

Initiator SCSI ID : 7
SCSI Bus Rate : Ultra320
SCSI Bus Width : Wide

---- CHANNEL CAPABILITIES ----------------------------------------------------

Req/Ack Offset : 127
Bus Mode : LVD
Quick Arbitration Selection : Disabled
DT Clocking : Enabled
Packetized : Enabled

---- TARGET PARAMETERS -------------------------------------------------------
Target Description Firmware In Use In Use
Id Version Rate Width
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3 C7438A V601 Ultra Wide

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[Torsten.]

Can you say the product number of your scsi card?


I see an original emulex fc card (obviously not hp branded), so I wonder if the scsi card is hp branded?