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Re: How to reset mru robot whith no axp-vms server reboot ?

 
Fodil ATTAR
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How to reset mru robot whith no axp-vms server reboot ?

Hi,

Is it possible to reset mru robot whith no axp-vms server reboot ?
$ mru show robot
"ROBOT GKF0: is not responding: Operating system specific error.
%ROBOT-E-OS_ERROR, Operating system specific error"

Any hints will be very welcome.

Fodil.
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Karl Rohwedder
Honored Contributor

Re: How to reset mru robot whith no axp-vms server reboot ?

Did you powercycle the robot?
Did you check the cabling/termination?
Fodil ATTAR
Frequent Advisor

Re: How to reset mru robot whith no axp-vms server reboot ?

Hi Karl,

Yes we :
powercycled the robot.
Cables & termination have been changed yesterday by technician

Nota : an openvms mount command is successfully performed.
But any mru command fails.

We'd like to reset the GFK0 robot whithout rebooting....

Anyway thank's for your quick answer.

Danke, schuss.

Fodil.

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Ian Miller.
Honored Contributor

Re: How to reset mru robot whith no axp-vms server reboot ?

Does the MRU INIT command work?
Where any other parts replaced or config changed - sounds like an issue communicating with the robot. Is the robot on the same or a different scsi bus than the tape drive(s)?
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Fodil ATTAR
Frequent Advisor

Re: How to reset mru robot whith no axp-vms server reboot ?

Hi Ian,

The mru init command give same error message
$mru init robot gkf0
ROBOT gkf0 is not responding: Operating system specific error.
%ROBOT-E-OS_ERROR, Operating system specific error

Other parts have been replaced by anacomp technician (robot scsi card & dlt8000 drive)

Yes the robot is on same bus as 2 drives.

For anacomp technician the way is "Just reboot the server"

Thank's for your Answer Ian.

Regards,
Fodil.
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Ian Miller.
Honored Contributor

Re: How to reset mru robot whith no axp-vms server reboot ?

As a check of scsi connectivity try

$ MCR SYS$ETC:SCSI_INFO GKF0

If this fails to talk you could try
$ MCR SYSMAN IO AUTOCONFIG
which occationally will kick things into life otherwise I would suspect a scsi comms problem.
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Volker Halle
Honored Contributor

Re: How to reset mru robot whith no axp-vms server reboot ?

Fodil,

you can turn on logging for MRU:

$ DEFINE MRU_LOG filename
$ DEFINE MRU_VERBOSE 1

maybe this helps to find out, what the problem may be. And then think about how it can be solved.

Reference:

http://www.hep.phy.cam.ac.uk/MRU/robot012_iguide_001.html

Volker.
Fodil ATTAR
Frequent Advisor

Re: How to reset mru robot whith no axp-vms server reboot ?

Ian,

I tryied the command mc SYS$ETC:SCSI_INFO GKF0 unsuccessfully

same result for sysman io a/log

cheer's
Fodil.
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Fodil ATTAR
Frequent Advisor

Re: How to reset mru robot whith no axp-vms server reboot ?

Hi Volker,

I am trying...

Danke und schuss.

Fodil.
We must become the change we want to see cf. GHANDI
Fodil ATTAR
Frequent Advisor

Re: How to reset mru robot whith no axp-vms server reboot ?

Hi,

The reboot of 1 of 4 (*) cluster member has been done unsuccessfully.
HP support's express an embarrassant silence.

So do we...

(*) Cluster of 2 Gs160 & 2 GS60
(mru concerned GS160)=> rebooted
(2GS60 + 1GS160) => not rebooted

Now I think about calling a marabout.

Any other idea ?

Fodil.
We must become the change we want to see cf. GHANDI