DDS-3 SCSI bus error or drive?

[Mike Shisko_1]

Here's what I'm using:
Tape Drive - C6365-60002/C6365-69002 - 12/24GB Single Ended SCSI-2 DDS-3

Cable - C2362A - 68 Pin Very High Density to 68 Pin High Density - 2.5m

Terminator - A1658-62070 - Wide Single Ended SCSI

I've got the cable connected to the VHD port on an L-Class Core/IO card. We had the setup working previously, but now it's not working at all, not found by HP-UX, or SAM. I don't get the LED on the Core I/O card lit up which may tell me the SCSI bus is not working 100%?? We had HP come in and replace a tape drive, and that still didn't solve the problem. I'm wondering if someone could help me out. Is the SCSI LED Terminator usually supposed to light up? I tried differnt SCSI ID's as well, with nothing.

Aside from all this, we currently have a DAT72 external drive hooked up and it seems to be working fine, the LED on the Core I/O card is lit up, as well as the SCSI terminator LED (which is different than the one for the previous setup)

Any suggestions?
Mike

[Mark Matthews]

Hi Mike,

Sounds like a fault with the drive itself if you have another drive working on the same server/card/cable.

Not familiar with HP-UX at all I'm afraid, but I'd try updating the FW of the drive using HP's Library and Tapetools.
See if that makes a difference.

Thanks
Mark...

[Torsten.]

If the upper scsi led is off. the controller is in single ended mode (for your dds3), if led is on, it is in lvd mode (for dat72) - so status is ok. Maybe it is similar for the terminator.