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Pawan Rawat_1
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Only one tape drive in Windows server 2003

we have MSL 6030 Library with 2 NSR card.Out Data Protector Cell manager is Window Storage server 2003.In this I can see 2 LTO -3 ultrium drive,But On other blade server with windows server 2003 i can see only one LTO -3 Ultrium drive.
Please help me as I am new in tape library and storage
Also all windows servers in which I have not assigned any storage space from EVA there is no tape drive in device manager
thanks in advance

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Rob Leadbeater
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Re: Only one tape drive in Windows server 2003

Hi,

You should check that the zoning on your SAN is configured such that it allows the servers to see the relevant NSRs.

That's the most likely thing to be causing this issue.

Cheers,

Rob
Steven Clementi
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Re: Only one tape drive in Windows server 2003

There may also be some funky drive mapping going on on the NSR's themselves.

As stated, you probably have a zoning config issue...

Can you post the zone config on your SAN Switch?

Telnet to the switch, run the commands...

zoneshow
fabricshow
version

save to a text file and post it, if you can.


Steven
Steven Clementi
HP Master ASE, Storage, Servers, and Clustering
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NPP3 (Nutanix Platform Professional)
Pawan Rawat_1
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Re: Only one tape drive in Windows server 2003

Thank you Rob and Steven

Yes There was some configuration issue in SAN Swithces

We have two san switches but in one swithces zoning was not proper

Just one more question

Can you suggest some link for tutorial on San switches-eva configuration ,mgmt

Again Thank you very much for help
Steven Clementi
Honored Contributor

Re: Only one tape drive in Windows server 2003

I think the only documents that you should need to refer to would be the SAN Design Guide and any release notes for a particular device. Usually all you need to "know" is contained there.

" http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/DocumentIndex.jsp?contentType=SupportManualтМй=en&cc=us&docIndexId=64179&taskId=101&prodTypeId=12169&prodSeriesId=3664763 "


Additionally, the User guides for your specific devices will contain basic configuration information, but would probably not heavily go into design.


Steven
Steven Clementi
HP Master ASE, Storage, Servers, and Clustering
MCSE (NT 4.0, W2K, W2K3)
VCP (ESX2, Vi3, vSphere4, vSphere5, vSphere 6.x)
RHCE
NPP3 (Nutanix Platform Professional)
Pawan Rawat_1
Frequent Advisor

Re: Only one tape drive in Windows server 2003

Thank you Steven.
Pawan Rawat_1
Frequent Advisor

Re: Only one tape drive in Windows server 2003

I have got the solution and hence closing this thread

Thanks for support